UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORMN-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number811-09491
Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis,
MN 55416-1297
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.,
4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus,
OH 43219-8000
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:800-624-0197
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2019
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 9
Statement of Operations
Page 9
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 10
Financial Highlights
Page 11
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 12
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 18
Other Information
Page 19
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 20
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 23
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) returned 3.50%. That compared to a 3.86% total return for its benchmark, the FTSE World Government Bond Index,1-5 Years, Currency-Hedged in USD Terms1.
Global fixed income returns were generally positive for 2019.Non-U.S. yield curves exhibited currency-hedged expected returns equal to or greater than those in the U.S. Yield curves in markets eligible for inclusion in the Fund generally flattened, suggesting smaller expected term premiums by the end of the year. Realized term premiums were positive for the year, with longer-term bonds generally outperforming shorter-term bonds.*
The Fund underperformed its benchmark during the12-month period. An overweight position in Norwegian krone-denominated bonds detracted from the Fund’s relative performance during the period, as Norwegian bonds underperformed. The Fund’s focus on higher-quality securities meant it had a below-benchmark exposure to lower-rated bond markets, such as Italy, which outperformed during the period. This reduced exposure to strongly-performing markets dragged on the Fund’s relative performance.*
By contrast, underweight positions in Japaneseyen-denominated bonds and short-term U.S. dollar-denominated bonds boosted relative returns, as these issues underperformed in the period. An overweight position in intermediate-term euro-denominated bonds, which produced strong performance relative to the overall benchmark, also improved the Fund’s performance during the period.*
The Fund used currency forward contracts to hedge its foreign currency exposure during the period. Given that the Fund’s benchmark index is also currency hedged, this strategy did not affect the Fund’s relative performance.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide a market rate of return for a fixed income portfolio with low relative volatility of returns, and seeks to focus the eligible universe on securities with relatively less expected upward or downward movement in market value. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities that mature within five years from the date of settlement.
Investment Concerns
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | Since Inception (4/27/15) | |
AZL®DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | 3.50 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
FTSE World Government Bond Index,1-5 Years, Currency-Hedged in USD Terms | | | 3.86 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 1.89 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | 0.91 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.95% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the FTSE World Government Bond Index,1-5 Years, Currency-Hedged in USD Terms, an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate; local currency, investment-grade sovereign bonds, and currently comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries. This index follows the same inclusion criteria and methodology as the FTSE(Non-USD) World Government Bond Index, which is a market capitalization-weighted index that tracks 10 government bond indexes, excluding the U.S. (“WGBI”), but only includes the securities from the WGBI with a weighted average life of greater than or equal to 1 and less than 5 years. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,007.00 | | | | $ | 4.10 | | | | | 0.81 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.12 | | | | $ | 4.13 | | | | | 0.81 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Foreign Bonds | | | | 85.9 | % |
| |
Corporate Bonds | | | | 5.7 | |
| |
Yankee Dollars | | | | 2.8 | |
| |
Commercial Paper | | | | 2.8 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 2.6 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.8 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.8 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds (5.7%): | |
Communications Equipment (0.3%): | |
$ | 1,339,000 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc., 1.85%, 9/20/21, Callable 8/20/21 @ 100 | | $ | 1,340,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.6%): | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.16% (US0003M+15 bps), 10/9/20, MTN | | | 2,000,802 | |
| 200,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.75%, 7/21/22 | | | 229,617 | |
| 257,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.38%, 2/1/23 | | | 310,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,540,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.5%): | |
| 1,900,000 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 0.63%, 1/17/23, Callable 11/17/22 @ 100 | | | 2,172,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%): | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Walmart, Inc., 1.90%, 4/8/22, Callable 1/8/22 @ 100 | | | 1,170,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (1.3%): | |
| 4,700,000 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 2.00%, 8/16/22 | | | 5,575,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%): | |
| 1,850,000 | | | 3M Co., 0.38%, 2/15/22, Callable 11/15/21 @ 100 | | | 2,097,814 | |
| 200,000 | | | 3M Co., Series E, 0.95%, 5/15/23 | | | 232,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,329,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (1.3%): | |
| 750,000 | | | Johnson & Johnson, 0.25%, 1/20/22, Callable 12/20/21 @ 100 | | | 849,245 | |
| 4,521,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 0.25%, 3/6/22, Callable 2/6/22 @ 100 | | | 5,113,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,962,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.2%): | |
| 250,000 | | | Oracle Corp., Series E, 2.25%, 1/10/21, MTN | | | 287,577 | |
| 491,000 | | | Oracle Corp., 2.50%, 5/15/22, Callable 3/15/22 @ 100 | | | 498,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 785,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.7%): | |
| 500,000 | | | Apple, Inc., 3.04% (US0003M+113 bps), 2/23/21 | | | 505,646 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Apple, Inc., 1.00%, 11/10/22 | | | 2,317,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,823,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $25,648,660) | | | 24,701,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign Bonds (85.9%): | |
Banks (24.2%): | |
| 16,000,000 | | | Bank of Montreal, 1.88%, 3/31/21+ | | | 12,291,313 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Bank of Montreal, 1.61%, 10/28/21+ | | | 763,355 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.13%, 6/15/20+ | | | 5,397,666 | |
| 6,500,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 3.27%, 1/11/21+ | | | 5,068,138 | |
| 500,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.38%, 4/6/22, MTN+ | | | 565,406 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.85%, 7/14/20+ | | | 2,310,421 | |
| 3,200,000 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.90%, 4/26/21+ | | | 2,461,072 | |
| 450,000 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 0.75%, 3/22/23+ | | | 517,037 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Series E, 0.50%, 7/11/22+ | | | 1,137,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
$ | 2,389,000 | | | Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Series E, 4.75%, 6/6/22+ | | $ | 2,996,338 | |
| 2,093,000 | | | Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 0.50%, 12/6/22+ | | | 2,386,088 | |
| 4,350,000 | | | Dexia Credit Local SA, 0.25%, 6/2/22+ | | | 4,942,796 | |
| 1,800,000 | | | Dexia Credit Local SA, Series E, 1.13%, 6/15/22+ | | | 2,390,973 | |
| 5,200,000 | | | Dexia Credit Local SA, 0.25%, 6/1/23, MTN+ | | | 5,920,469 | |
| 405,000 | | | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.00%, 12/19/22+ | | | 538,489 | |
| 6,123,000 | | | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 2.13%, 8/15/23+ | | | 7,481,751 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | National Australia Bank, Ltd., Series G, 0.88%, 1/20/22+ | | | 3,432,109 | |
| 500,000 | | | National Australia Bank, Ltd., 0.35%, 9/7/22+ | | | 566,702 | |
| 10,930,000 | | | Nordic Investment Bank, 1.38%, 7/15/20, MTN+ | | | 1,242,660 | |
| 1,164,000 | | | Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Series E, 0.75%, 3/7/22+ | | | 1,536,111 | |
| 5,500,000 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, 1.92%, 7/17/20+ | | | 4,235,729 | |
| 3,500,000 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, 2.03%, 3/15/21+ | | | 2,695,302 | |
| 7,700,000 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, Series DPNT, 1.97%, 3/2/22+ | | | 5,907,010 | |
| 1,190,000 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.25%, 8/5/22+ | | | 1,578,303 | |
| 250,000 | | | State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 1.25%, 3/13/20+ | | | 281,296 | |
| 2,700,000 | | | State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 0.00%, 12/5/22+ | | | 3,054,527 | |
| 3,167,000 | | | State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 0.38%, 2/16/23+ | | | 3,624,407 | |
| 475,000 | | | State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 0.13%, 3/16/23+ | | | 539,725 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, 0.20%, 4/17/23+ | | | 1,139,258 | |
| 2,318,000 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Series E, 0.25%, 2/28/22+ | | | 2,618,365 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 2.63%, 8/23/22+ | | | 1,199,017 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.13%, 12/14/22+ | | | 1,273,640 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 2.56%, 6/24/20+ | | | 1,544,116 | |
| 4,000,000 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Series DPNT, 2.62%, 12/22/21+ | | | 3,110,598 | |
| 10,300,000 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Series DPNT, 1.99%, 3/23/22+ | | | 7,911,977 | |
| 300,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp., Series E, 0.25%, 1/17/22+ | | | 338,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 104,997,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.1%): | |
| 4,000,000 | | | Canada Housing Trust, 1.45%, 6/15/20+(a) | | | 3,076,741 | |
| 300,000 | | | FMS Wertmanagement, 1.13%, 9/7/23+ | | | 400,272 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | International Finance Corp., 0.96% (SONIA+25bps), 1/18/22+ | | | 1,324,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4,801,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (2.4%): | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Toyota Credit Canada, Inc., 2.20%, 2/25/21+ | | | 771,041 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Toyota Credit Canada, Inc., 2.02%, 2/28/22+ | | | 1,150,786 | |
| 5,368,000 | | | Toyota Finance Australia, Ltd., 0.00%, 4/9/21, MTN+ | | | 6,030,766 | |
| 1,355,000 | | | Toyota Finance Australia, Ltd., Series E, 0.50%, 4/6/23, MTN+ | | | 1,545,154 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | |
Consumer Finance, continued | |
$ | 905,000 | | | Toyota Motor Finance Netherlands BV, Series E, 0.25%, 1/10/22, MTN+ | | $ | 1,023,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10,521,579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (32.6%): | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Agence Francaise de Developpement, 0.13%, 4/30/22+ | | | 1,133,123 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Agence Francaise de Developpement, 0.50%, 10/25/22+ | | | 1,718,932 | |
| 5,700,000 | | | ASB Finance, Ltd., Series E, 0.50%, 6/10/22+ | | | 6,482,649 | |
| 11,248,000 | | | Asian Development Bank, 0.20%, 5/25/23+ | | | 12,847,558 | |
| 400,000 | | | Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV, Series E, 1.00%, 3/15/22+ | | | 530,612 | |
| 1,600,000 | | | Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten NV, 0.25%, 2/22/23+ | | | 1,824,698 | |
| 399,000 | | | BNG Bank NV, 1.50%, 4/15/20+ | | | 449,968 | |
| 6,334,000 | | | BNG Bank NV, 0.05%, 7/11/23, MTN+ | | | 7,185,728 | |
| 300,000 | | | Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 0.13%, 11/25/22+ | | | 341,603 | |
| 400,000 | | | Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, Series E, 0.50%, 5/25/23, MTN+ | | | 461,747 | |
| 5,600,000 | | | Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 0.13%, 10/25/23+ | | | 6,387,195 | |
| 700,000 | | | Caisse des Depots et Consignations, Series E, 1.00%, 1/25/21, MTN+ | | | 927,635 | |
| 403,000 | | | Council Of Europe Development Bank, 0.38%, 10/27/22+ | | | 461,368 | |
| 750,000 | | | Council Of Europe Development Bank, 0.13%, 5/25/23, MTN+ | | | 854,133 | |
| 4,498,000 | | | European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Series G, 1.01% (SONIO/N+30bps), 2/28/24, MTN+ | | | 5,957,798 | |
| 11,400,000 | | | European Financial Stability Facility, 0.13%, 10/17/23, MTN+ | | | 12,988,313 | |
| 183,000 | | | European Investment Bank, 1.04% (BP0003M+25bps), 2/17/20, MTN+ | | | 242,457 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | European Investment Bank, Series E, 0.99% (SONIO/N+28bps), 1/10/22, MTN+ | | | 2,654,888 | |
| 85,000,000 | | | European Investment Bank, Series E, 1.50%, 5/12/22, MTN+ | | | 9,648,274 | |
| 143,000 | | | European Investment Bank, 0.00%, 10/16/23+ | | | 162,389 | |
| 8,586,000 | | | European Stability Mechanism, 0.10%, 7/31/23+ | | | 9,768,865 | |
| 400,000 | | | Kommunalbanken AS, 1.13%, 11/30/22+ | | | 532,318 | |
| 846,000 | | | Kommunekredit, 0.13%, 8/28/23, MTN+ | | | 962,124 | |
| 97,000,000 | | | Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 0.25%, 6/1/22+ | | | 10,386,627 | |
| 24,000,000 | | | Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 0.75%, 2/22/23+ | | | 2,605,669 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, Series 2311, 1.00%, 11/13/23, MTN+ | | | 328,919 | |
| 4,253,000 | | | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.00%, 9/15/23+ | | | 4,828,713 | |
| 200,000 | | | Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Foerderbank, Series E, 0.88%, 3/7/22+ | | | 264,729 | |
| 5,250,000 | | | Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 0.05%, 6/12/23, MTN+ | | | 5,966,915 | |
| 1,466,000 | | | Municipality Finance plc, 1.25%, 12/7/22+ | | | 1,956,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | |
Diversified Financial Services, continued | |
$ | 3,091,000 | | | Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV, 0.13%, 9/25/23, MTN+ | | $ | 3,519,853 | |
| 500,000 | | | Nestle Finance International, Ltd., Series E, 0.75%, 11/8/21, MTN+ | | | 570,930 | |
| 500,000 | | | Nestle Finance International, Ltd., 1.75%, 9/12/22+ | | | 589,964 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | NRW.Bank, 0.00%, 11/11/22+ | | | 1,244,104 | |
| 4,500,000 | | | NRW.Bank, 0.13%, 3/10/23+ | | | 5,115,660 | |
| 5,850,000 | | | NRW.Bank, 0.13%, 7/7/23+ | | | 6,649,964 | |
| 4,680,000 | | | OP Corporate Bank plc, Series E, 0.75%, 3/3/22+ | | | 5,344,747 | |
| 700,000 | | | Roche Finance Europe BV, 0.50%, 2/27/23, Callable 11/27/22 @ 100+ | | | 799,381 | |
| 1,140,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 1.63%, 3/24/21, MTN+ | | | 1,308,344 | |
| 500,000 | | | Temasek Financial I, Ltd., Series E, 0.50%, 3/1/22+ | | | 568,771 | |
| 800,000 | | | Temasek Financial I, Ltd., Series G, 4.63%, 7/26/22+ | | | 1,157,598 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Total Capital Canada, Ltd., 1.88%, 7/9/20, MTN+ | | | 1,474,591 | |
| 600,000 | | | Total Capital Canada, Ltd., Series E, 1.13%, 3/18/22+ | | | 692,243 | |
| 500,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, Series E, 0.00% (EUR003M+30bps), 3/19/20, MTN+ | | | 561,172 | |
| 900,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 0.25%, 7/12/23+ | | | 1,019,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 141,480,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.9%): | |
| 600,000 | | | UNEDIC ASSEO, 0.13%, 5/25/22+ | | | 680,473 | |
| 2,600,000 | | | UNEDIC ASSEO, 0.88%, 10/25/22+ | | | 3,016,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3,697,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.2%): | |
| 500,000 | | | Equinor ASA, Series E, 2.00%, 9/10/20, MTN+ | | | 569,635 | |
| 1,925,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, Series E, 1.25%, 3/15/22+ | | | 2,228,179 | |
| 900,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, Series E, 1.00%, 4/6/22+ | | | 1,036,245 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Statoil ASA, 0.88%, 2/17/23, Callable 11/17/22 @ 100+ | | | 1,495,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5,329,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.8%): | |
| 750,000 | | | Novartis Finance SA, 0.75%, 11/9/21+ | | | 856,808 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Novartis Finance SA, 0.50%, 8/14/23, Callable 5/14/23 @ 100+ | | | 2,286,121 | |
| 1,200,000 | | | Sanofi, 0.00%, 1/13/20, MTN+ | | | 1,345,979 | |
| 300,000 | | | Sanofi, 0.00% (EUR003M+15bps), 3/21/20, MTN+ | | | 336,710 | |
| 500,000 | | | Sanofi, 1.13%, 3/10/22, Callable 12/10/21 @ 100+ | | | 575,933 | |
| 300,000 | | | Sanofi, Series E, 0.00%, 3/21/22, Callable 2/21/22 @ 100, MTN+ | | | 338,288 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Sanofi, 0.00%, 9/13/22, Callable 6/13/22 @ 100+ | | | 1,239,218 | |
| 8,300,000 | | | Sanofi, 0.50%, 3/21/23, Callable 12/21/22 @ 100+ | | | 9,483,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16,462,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.2%): | |
| 667,000 | | | Transport For London, 2.25%, 8/9/22, MTN+ | | | 913,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | |
Sovereign Bond (19.3%): | |
$ | 300,000 | | | Bpifrance Financement SA, Series E, 0.10%, 2/19/21+ | | $ | 338,298 | |
| 10,000,000 | | | Canadian Government Bond, 1.50%, 3/1/20+ | | | 7,701,555 | |
| 81,000,000 | | | Denmark Government Bond, 1.50%, 11/15/23+ | | | 13,122,415 | |
| 4,000,000 | | | European Investment Bank, Series E, 3.50%, 1/14/21+ | | | 441,630 | |
| 200,000 | | | European Investment Bank, 0.05%, 12/15/23, MTN+ | | | 227,724 | |
| 500,000 | | | European Stability Mechanism Bill, 0.00%, 1/23/20+(b) | | | 560,954 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | European Stability Mechanism Bill, 0.00%, 3/5/20+(b) | | | 1,122,580 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Export Development Canada, Series E, 1.02% (SONIO/N+31bps), 5/29/24+ | | | 1,323,868 | |
| 4,615,000 | | | Finland Government Bond, 0.00%, 9/15/23+(a) | | | 5,266,166 | |
| 1,700,000 | | | French Republic Discount Bill, 0.00%, 2/12/20+(b) | | | 1,908,101 | |
| 3,150,000 | | | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.13%, 3/11/20+ | | | 2,423,588 | |
| 4,568,000 | | | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 0.98% (SONIO/N+27bps), 5/15/24+ | | | 6,044,889 | |
| 500,000 | | | Kommunalbanken AS, Series E, 0.88%, 12/8/20, MTN+ | | | 661,994 | |
| 500,000 | | | Kommunalbanken AS, Series E, 1.50%, 12/15/23, MTN+ | | | 675,151 | |
| 6,000,000 | | | Monetary Authority of Singapore Bill, Series 84, 1.71%, 1/31/20+(b) | | | 4,455,734 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | Monetary Authority of Singapore Bill, Series 84, 1.76%, 3/20/20+(b) | | | 5,185,758 | |
| 450,000 | | | Province of Manitoba, 1.50%, 12/15/22+ | | | 603,441 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | Province of Ontario, 4.20%, 6/2/20+ | | | 3,888,979 | |
| 950,000 | | | Province of Quebec, 0.88%, 5/24/22+ | | | 1,253,825 | |
| 3,033,000 | | | Republic of Austria Government Bond, 0.00%, 7/15/23+(a) | | | 3,458,296 | |
| 500,000 | | | Swedish Export Credit AB, Series E, 1.38%, 12/15/23, MTN+ | | | 671,178 | |
| 105,000,000 | | | Swedish Government Bond, Series 1047, 5.00%, 12/1/20+ | | | 11,756,739 | |
| 2,500,000 | | | United Kingdom Government Bill, 0.72%, 3/2/20+(b) | | | 3,306,923 | |
| 6,000,000 | | | United Kingdom Government Bill, 0.76%, 3/23/20+(b) | | | 7,932,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 84,332,267 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.2%): | |
$ | 693,000 | | | Oebb-Infrastruktur AG, Series E, 3.50%, 10/19/20, MTN+ | | $ | 801,585 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $377,428,604) | | | 373,337,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Yankee Dollars (2.8%): | |
Banks (0.5%): | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, Series B, 2.41% (US0003M+44 bps), 4/20/21 | | | 1,253,100 | |
| 512,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.70%, 3/7/22 | | | 520,446 | |
| 400,000 | | | The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3.04% (US0003M+100 bps), 4/7/21, MTN | | | 403,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2,177,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.9%): | |
| 600,000 | | | Caisse des Depots et Consignations, 2.18% (US0003M+9 bps), 10/2/20, MTN | | | 600,444 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | EUROFIMA, 2.00% (US0003M+9 bps), 11/15/21 | | | 999,760 | |
| 800,000 | | | EUROFIMA, 1.99% (US0003M+10 bps), 3/11/22, MTN | | | 799,616 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Kommunalbanken AS, 2.04% (US0003M+4 bps), 4/15/21 | | | 1,999,288 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Foerderbank, Series E, 2.07% (US0003M+12 bps), 9/27/21, MTN | | | 3,002,820 | |
| 650,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 2.88%, 2/17/22 | | | 663,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8,065,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%): | |
| 910,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 2.38%, 8/21/22 | | | 921,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bond (0.2%): | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Swedish Export Credit AB, Series E, 2.01% (US0003M+12 bps), 12/13/21, MTN | | | 1,000,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $12,113,411) | | | 12,165,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (2.6%): | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (2.6%): | |
| 11,500,000 | | | 1.75% (USBMMY3M+22bps), 7/31/21 | | | 11,499,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $11,497,086) | | | 11,499,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Paper (2.8%): | |
| 4,000,000 | | | DBS Bank, Ltd., 1.88%(a)(b) | | | 3,979,860 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | DBS Bank, Ltd., 1.83%(a)(b) | | | 4,984,275 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd., 2.00%(a) | | | 3,000,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Commercial Paper (Cost $11,963,915) | | | 11,964,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.0%): | |
Money Markets (1.0%): | |
| 4,252,122 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(b) | | | 4,252,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $4,252,122) | | | 4,252,122 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $442,903,798)—100.8%(c) | | | 437,920,483 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities)—(0.8)% | | | (3,636,919 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets—100.0% | | $ | 434,283,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
BP0003M—3 Month GBP LIBOR
EUR003M—3 Month EUR LIBOR
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN—Medium Term Note
SONIA—Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
USBMMY3M—3 Month Treasury Bill Rate
+ | The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Australia | | | 3.0 | % |
Austria | | | 1.3 | % |
Canada | | | 18.0 | % |
Denmark | | | 3.2 | % |
Finland | | | 2.9 | % |
France | | | 10.6 | % |
Germany | | | 10.0 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 3.9 | % |
Netherlands | | | 6.0 | % |
New Zealand | | | 1.5 | % |
Norway | | | 1.4 | % |
Singapore | | | 5.3 | % |
Supernational | | | 13.3 | % |
Sweden | | | 7.6 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 2.8 | % |
United States | | | 9.2 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Forward Currency Contracts
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Purchased | | | | | Currency Sold | | | | | | Counterparty | | | Settlement Date | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Danish Krone | | | 896,670 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 132,642 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/2/20 | | | $ | 1,975 | |
Danish Krone | | | 88,110,958 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 13,160,691 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/2/20 | | | | 67,395 | |
European Euro | | | 1,195,657 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,330,060 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | 11,670 | |
European Euro | | | 1,025,970 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,139,989 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | 11,323 | |
European Euro | | | 821,549 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 916,838 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | 5,079 | |
European Euro | | | 583,571 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 645,306 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | 9,559 | |
European Euro | | | 1,030,460 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,145,730 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | 10,693 | |
European Euro | | | 1,671,234 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,860,952 | | | | BNY Mellon | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | 14,572 | |
European Euro | | | 436,434 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 487,337 | | | | BNY Mellon | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | 2,447 | |
European Euro | | | 10,358 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 11,559 | | | | BNY Mellon | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | 65 | |
British Pound | | | 1,507,659 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 1,952,845 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/24/20 | | | | 45,208 | |
Canadian Dollar | | | 6,768,038 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 5,091,993 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | 121,580 | |
Canadian Dollar | | | 8,664,062 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 6,577,881 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | 96,243 | |
Canadian Dollar | | | 4,160,953 | | | | U.S. Dollar | | | | 3,173,986 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | 31,290 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 429,099 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 13,126,354 | | | | Danish Krone | | | | 89,007,628 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/2/20 | | | $ | (236,349 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 74,192,564 | | | | European Euro | | | | 67,058,602 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | (1,058,519 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 429,812 | | | | European Euro | | | | 387,810 | | | | BNY Mellon | | | | 1/8/20 | | | | (5,377 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,127,063 | | | | European Euro | | | | 1,017,389 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (14,692 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 73,877,034 | | | | European Euro | | | | 66,852,991 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (1,148,037 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,333,010 | | | | British Pound | | | | 1,023,528 | | | | BNY Mellon | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (22,883 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 630,961 | | | | British Pound | | | | 484,939 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (11,450 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 3,305,372 | | | | British Pound | | | | 2,503,553 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (11,146 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 3,807,335 | | | | British Pound | | | | 2,923,585 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/9/20 | | | | (65,610 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 2,250,471 | | | | Swedish Krona | | | | 21,135,968 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/21/20 | | �� | | (9,327 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,680,269 | | | | Swedish Krona | | | | 15,776,779 | | | | Barclays Bank | | | | 1/21/20 | | | | (6,540 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 7,858,942 | | | | Swedish Krona | | | | 73,536,087 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/21/20 | | | | (3,328 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 13,615,313 | | | | Swedish Krona | | | | 129,982,248 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/21/20 | | | | (282,020 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,005,685 | | | | European Euro | | | | 904,707 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/24/20 | | | | (10,571 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 865,831 | | | | European Euro | | | | 782,565 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/24/20 | | | | (13,223 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 70,927,684 | | | | European Euro | | | | 63,508,950 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/24/20 | | | | (411,810 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 37,525,808 | | | | British Pound | | | | 28,945,660 | | | | State Street | | | | 1/24/20 | | | | (834,972 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 10,439,738 | | | | Norwegian Krone | | | | 96,709,246 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | (582,275 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 3,077,707 | | | | Canadian Dollar | | | | 4,045,052 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | (38,288 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 84,630,211 | | | | Canadian Dollar | | | | 110,454,587 | | | | Barclays Bank | | | | 1/28/20 | | | | (455,459 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 5,153,386 | | | | Singapore Dollar | | | | 6,982,400 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (41,489 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 4,403,935 | | | | Singapore Dollar | | | | 5,977,320 | | | | Citigroup | | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (43,165 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | | 13,183,786 | | | | Danish Krone | | | | 87,926,231 | | | | State Street | | | | 2/26/20 | | | | (71,167 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (5,377,697 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Forward Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (4,948,598 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Forward Currency Contracts
| | | | | | | | |
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Forward currency contracts | | $ | 429,099 | | | $ | (5,377,697 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 442,903,798 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value | | | $ | 437,920,483 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,411,983 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,625) | | | | 2,668 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | 429,099 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 229,190 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,491 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 439,994,914 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | 5,377,697 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 24,580 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 184,230 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 4,667 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 92,114 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 11,506 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,541 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 959 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 379 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 13,677 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 5,711,350 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 434,283,564 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 440,934,712 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | (6,651,148 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 434,283,564 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 44,228,532 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 9.82 | |
| | | | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 4,084,633 | |
Dividends | | | | 81,120 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 6,599 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 4,172,352 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,683,087 | |
Administration fees | | | | 145,218 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 1,117,947 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 64,441 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 8,076 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,859 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 25,942 | |
Professional fees | | | | 22,177 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 6,286 | |
Other expenses | | | | 13,900 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 4,092,933 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (447,176 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 3,645,757 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 526,595 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | (6,434,387 | ) |
Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts | | | | 20,646,243 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 8,013,097 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | (7,026,059 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 15,198,894 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 15,725,489 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 526,595 | | | | $ | 2,230,317 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 14,211,856 | | | | | 12,519,470 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 987,038 | | | | | (9,544,124 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 15,725,489 | | | | | 5,205,663 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (24,665,739 | ) | | | | (2,736,651 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (24,665,739 | ) | | | | (2,736,651 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 12,381,360 | | | | | 23,263,345 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 24,665,739 | | | | | 2,736,651 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (54,717,556 | ) | | | | (73,662,691 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (17,670,457 | ) | | | | (47,662,695 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | (26,610,707 | ) | | | | (45,193,683 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 460,894,271 | | | | | 506,087,954 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 434,283,564 | | | | $ | 460,894,271 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 1,218,558 | | | | | 2,334,447 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 2,514,346 | | | | | 275,594 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (5,333,251 | ) | | | | (7,385,373 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (1,600,347 | ) | | | | (4,775,332 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | April 27, 2015 to December 31, 2015(a) |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.06 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | $ | 9.96 | | | | $ | 9.91 | | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.01 | (b) | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.06 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.15 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | (0.09 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | — | |
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Total Dividends | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 9.82 | | | | $ | 10.06 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | $ | 9.96 | | | | $ | 9.91 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | 3.50 | % | | | | 1.17 | % | | | | 1.57 | % | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | (0.90 | )%(d) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 434,284 | | | | $ | 460,894 | | | | $ | 506,088 | | | | $ | 482,830 | | | | $ | 517,049 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e) | | | | 0.12 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 0.90 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f) | | | | 0.92 | % | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 0.91 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions(e) | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.81 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 35 | % | | | | 69 | % | | | | 83 | % | | | | 52 | % | | | | 127 | %(d) |
(a) | For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of share class) to December 31, 2015. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $632 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no open securities lending transactions as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Forward Currency Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connections with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $7.6 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $394.7 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | |
Foreign Exchange Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | $ | 429,099 | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | $ | 5,377,697 | |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Foreign Exchange Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts | | $ | 20,646,243 | | | $ | (7,026,059 | ) |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at December 31, 2019. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Assets | | Liabilities |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward currency contracts | | | $ | 429,099 | | | | $ | 5,377,697 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | 429,099 | | | | | 5,377,697 | |
Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | | (17,084 | ) | | | | (28,260 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | | $ | 412,015 | | | | $ | 5,349,437 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of December 31, 2019:
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Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to a MNA by Counterparty | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-cash Collateral Received* | | Cash Collateral Received* | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets |
Bank of America | | | $ | 335,061 | | | | $ | (335,061 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | |
State Street | | | | 76,954 | | | | | (76,954 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $ | 412,015 | | | | $ | (412,015 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to a MNA by Counterparty | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged* | | Cash Collateral Pledged* | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities |
Bank of America | | | $ | 3,139,547 | | | | $ | (335,061 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,804,486 | |
Barclays Bank | | | | 461,999 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 461,999 | |
Citigroup | | | | 43,165 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 43,165 | |
State Street | | | | 1,704,726 | | | | | (76,954 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,627,772 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 5,349,437 | | | | $ | (412,015 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 4,937,422 | |
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* | The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | | 0.60 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $3,376 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 24,701,287 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 24,701,287 | |
Foreign Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 373,337,620 | | | | | — | | | | | 373,337,620 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 12,165,117 | | | | | — | | | | | 12,165,117 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 11,499,779 | | | | | — | | | | | 11,499,779 | |
Commercial Paper | | | | — | | | | | 11,964,558 | | | | | — | | | | | 11,964,558 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 4,252,122 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,252,122 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 4,252,122 | | | | | 433,668,361 | | | | | — | | | | | 437,920,483 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | | | — | | | | | (4,948,598 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (4,948,598 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 4,252,122 | | | | $ | 428,719,763 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 432,971,885 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 143,770,889 | | | | $ | 234,907,752 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 39,181,258 | | | | $ | 27,693,589 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $442,904,981. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 2,788,293 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (7,772,791 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | (4,984,498 | ) |
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As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $99,873 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
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| | | | | | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,436,105 | | | | $ | 5,579,865 | | | | $ | 9,015,970 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | | | | | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 24,665,739 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 24,665,739 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | | | | | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,736,651 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,736,651 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund | | | $ | 9,025,087 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (9,015,970 | ) | | | $ | (5,288,537 | ) | | | $ | (5,279,420 | ) |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of currency contracts and straddles. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and
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expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available
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and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® DFA International Core Equity Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 36
Statement of Operations
Page 36
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 37
Financial Highlights
Page 38
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 39
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 44
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 45
Other Information
Page 46
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 47
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 50
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL®DFA International Core Equity Fund (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL®DFA International Core Equity Fund and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® DFA International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned 20.72%†. That compared to a 22.66% and 23.16% total return for its benchmarks, the MSCI EAFE Index1 and the MSCI World Ex-USA Index1 respectively, each gross of withholding taxes.
Developed market equities outside the United States posted strong returns for the period. They trailed U.S. equities, but outperformed equities in emerging markets. Currency movements in developed markets were mixed, with the Canadian dollar and Israeli new shekel appreciating relative to the U.S. dollar, while the Swedish krona and Danish krone depreciated. Currency movements produced little overall impact on returns in U.S. dollar-denominated terms.
Within the developed ex-U.S. equity universe, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap and mid-cap stocks during the period. Mid-cap stocks also outperformed large-cap stocks. Among large-cap equities, higher profitability stocks outperformed lower profitability stocks. However, higher profitability stocks in the small-cap universe underperformed their lower profitability counterparts. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks across all market cap sizes.
The Fund’s performance trailed that of both of its benchmarks during the 12-month period. The Fund’s bias toward value stocks dragged on relative results as growth stocks outperformed value stocks. The Fund’s tilt toward small-cap stocks offset some of this negative impact, due to strong performance among small-cap companies relative to their mid-cap and large-cap counterparts.*
The Fund also includes results from Canada, a country that is not covered by the MSCI EAFE Index. Canada outperformed the overall benchmark for the period, boosting relative returns.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmarks please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® DFA International Core Equity Fund (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | Since Inception (4/27/15) | |
AZL®DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | 20.72 | %† | | | 7.82 | % | | | 3.36 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 22.66 | % | | | 10.11 | % | | | 4.27 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 22.01 | % | | | 9.56 | % | | | 3.78 | % |
MSCI WorldEx-USA Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 23.16 | % | | | 9.91 | % | | | 4.22 | % |
MSCI WorldEx-USA Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 22.49 | % | | | 9.34 | % | | | 3.69 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | 1.38 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.39% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index and the Morgan Stanley Capital International WorldEx-USA (“MSCI WorldEx-USA”) Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI WorldEx-USA Index captures a large- andmid-capitalization representation across 22 of 23 developed markets countries, excluding the United States. The Indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” reflects the maximum possible reinvestment of dividends with no adjustment for withholding tax deductions or tax credits. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable tonon-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,075.10 | | | | $ | 5.75 | | | | | 1.10 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,019.66 | | | | $ | 5.60 | | | | | 1.10 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Industrials | | | | 19.2 | % |
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Financials | | | | 15.7 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 14.4 | |
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Materials | | | | 11.0 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 7.5 | |
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Health Care | | | | 7.0 | |
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Energy | | | | 6.5 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 6.5 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 5.6 | |
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Utilities | | | | 3.0 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.7 | |
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Total Common and Preferred Stocks | | | | 99.1 | |
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Warrants | | | | — | † |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.5 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.4 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.0 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | — | † |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (98.7%): | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%): | |
| 4,047 | | | Airbus SE | | $ | 593,716 | |
| 15,989 | | | Austal, Ltd. | | | 43,021 | |
| 982 | | | Avon Rubber plc | | | 27,296 | |
| 44,779 | | | BAE Systems plc | | | 335,459 | |
| 5,900 | | | Bombardier, Inc., Class B* | | | 8,770 | |
| 6,187 | | | CAE, Inc. | | | 163,824 | |
| 3,081 | | | Chemring Group plc | | | 9,830 | |
| 50,056 | | | Cobham plc | | | 108,930 | |
| 15 | | | Dassault Aviation SA | | | 19,755 | |
| 504 | | | Elbit Systems, Ltd. | | | 78,510 | |
| 89 | | | Facc AG | | | 1,112 | |
| 401 | | | FMS Enterprises Migun, Ltd. | | | 14,881 | |
| 2,535 | | | Heroux-Devtek, Inc.* | | | 37,291 | |
| 9,452 | | | Leonardo SpA | | | 110,760 | |
| 1,132 | | | LISI | | | 38,171 | |
| 24,328 | | | Meggitt plc | | | 211,961 | |
| 2,059 | | | MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 587,911 | |
| 19,005 | | | QinetiQ Group plc | | | 90,051 | |
| 25,323 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | | | 229,268 | |
| 1,420 | | | Saab AB | | | 47,569 | |
| 1,223 | | | Safran SA | | | 189,566 | |
| 20,156 | | | Senior plc | | | 46,135 | |
| 25,500 | | | Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd. | | | 74,796 | |
| 1,426 | | | Thales SA | | | 148,348 | |
| 4,563 | | | Ultra Electronics Holdings plc | | | 128,024 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,344,955 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%): | |
| 13,896 | | | Bollore, Inc. | | | 60,648 | |
| 6,117 | | | BPOST SA | | | 70,882 | |
| 1,400 | | | Chuo Warehouse Co., Ltd. | | | 15,720 | |
| 2,399 | | | Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA | | | 54,193 | |
| 6,355 | | | CTT-Correios de Portugal SA | | | 22,782 | |
| 10,513 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 401,348 | |
| 5,804 | | | Freightways, Ltd. | | | 33,208 | |
| 73 | | | ID Logistics Group* | | | 14,772 | |
| 37,500 | | | Kerry Network, Ltd. | | | 64,474 | |
| 2,300 | | | Kintetsu World Express, Inc. | | | 39,926 | |
| 1,800 | | | Konoike Transport Co., Ltd. | | | 27,434 | |
| 1,284 | | | Mainfreight, Ltd. | | | 36,738 | |
| 1,800 | | | Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 33,821 | |
| 1,146 | | | Oesterreichische Post AG | | | 43,687 | |
| 27,139 | | | PostNL NV | | | 61,216 | |
| 23,649 | | | Royal Mail plc | | | 70,947 | |
| 900 | | | SBS Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,606 | |
| 27,700 | | | Singapore Post, Ltd. | | | 19,264 | |
| 36 | | | XPO Logistics Europe SADIR | | | 10,454 | |
| 2,000 | | | Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 34,207 | |
| 1,600 | | | Yasuda Logistics Corp. | | | 15,290 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,146,617 | |
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Airlines (0.3%): | |
| 2,930 | | | Air Canada* | | | 109,468 | |
| 13,467 | | | AirFrance-KLM* | | | 149,910 | |
| 26,921 | | | Air New Zealand, Ltd. | | | 53,148 | |
| 1,200 | | | ANA Holdings, Inc. | | | 40,154 | |
| 1,046 | | | Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. | | | 1,548 | |
| 6,945 | | | Dart Group plc | | | 155,735 | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Airlines, continued | |
| 9,717 | | | Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares | | $ | 178,805 | |
| 2,130 | | | easyJet plc | | | 40,511 | |
| 28,658 | | | El Al Israel Airlines* | | | 7,994 | |
| 1,728 | | | Exchange Income Corp. | | | 59,477 | |
| 13,156 | | | International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | | | 109,234 | |
| 1,700 | | | Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. | | | 53,057 | |
| 24,091 | | | Qantas Airways, Ltd. | | | 120,336 | |
| 18,011 | | | SAS AB* | | | 29,377 | |
| 21,400 | | | Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | | | 144,015 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,252,769 | |
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Auto Components (2.3%): | |
| 1,000 | | | Aisan Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 7,208 | |
| 4,300 | | | Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd. | | | 159,059 | |
| 7,300 | | | Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.* | | | 16,390 | |
| 1,027 | | | Akwel | | | 23,256 | |
| 2,314 | | | Arb Corp., Ltd. | | | 30,520 | |
| 266 | | | Autoneum Holding AG | | | 31,972 | |
| 8,806 | | | Brembo SpA | | | 109,347 | |
| 12,900 | | | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 479,210 | |
| 1,647 | | | Bulten AB | | | 13,876 | |
| 11 | | | Burelle SA | | | 10,099 | |
| 3,874 | | | CIE Automotive SA | | | 91,761 | |
| 5,225 | | | Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B | | | 640,865 | |
| 2,623 | | | Continental AG | | | 340,590 | |
| 2,800 | | | Daido Metal Co., Ltd. | | | 19,508 | |
| 2,400 | | | Daikyonishikawa Corp. | | | 18,661 | |
| 3,400 | | | Denso Corp. | | | 153,394 | |
| 10,709 | | | Dometic Group AB(a) | | | 108,027 | |
| 1,800 | | | Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 18,618 | |
| 673 | | | Edag Engineering Group AG | | | 7,625 | |
| 1,724 | | | ElringKlinger AG* | | | 15,865 | |
| 1,700 | | | Exedy Corp. | | | 38,369 | |
| 3,076 | | | Faurecia SA | | | 166,767 | |
| 2,300 | | | FCC Co., Ltd. | | | 49,701 | |
| 1,000 | | | F-Tech, Inc. | | | 7,294 | |
| 4,000 | | | Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 28,002 | |
| 1,400 | | | G-Tekt Corp. | | | 22,218 | |
| 3,860 | | | Gud Holdings, Ltd. | | | 30,119 | |
| 2,186 | | | Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA | | | 120,978 | |
| 1,600 | | | Hi-Lex Corp. | | | 29,444 | |
| 700 | | | H-One Co., Ltd. | | | 5,405 | |
| 1,200 | | | Imasen Electric Industrial | | | 10,712 | |
| 1,800 | | | Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 14,100 | |
| 2,500 | | | Keihin Corp. | | | 58,661 | |
| 1,600 | | | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 74,063 | |
| 31,203 | | | Kongsberg Automotive ASA* | | | 21,796 | |
| 1,400 | | | KYB Corp.* | | | 41,451 | |
| 2,493 | | | Leoni AG*^ | | | 29,143 | |
| 3,233 | | | Linamar Corp. | | | 122,333 | |
| 11,703 | | | Magna International, Inc. | | | 641,793 | |
| 350 | | | Magna Internationl, Inc. | | | 19,193 | |
| 6,366 | | | Martinrea International, Inc. | | | 70,161 | |
| 2,000 | | | Mitsuba Corp. | | | 13,570 | |
| 3,200 | | | Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 43,782 | |
| 3,300 | | | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | | | 64,024 | |
| 6,600 | | | NHK SPRING Co., Ltd. | | | 59,701 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Auto Components, continued | |
| 600 | | | Nichirin Co., Ltd. | | $ | 10,712 | |
| 3,600 | | | Nifco, Inc. | | | 98,483 | |
| 3,300 | | | Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 53,954 | |
| 1,400 | | | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 28,536 | |
| 2,700 | | | NOK Corp. | | | 40,209 | |
| 5,985 | | | Nokian Renkaat OYJ | | | 172,494 | |
| 800 | | | Ohashi Technica, Inc. | | | 11,002 | |
| 2,600 | | | Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 35,376 | |
| 1,800 | | | Piolax, Inc. | | | 34,725 | |
| 6,511 | | | Pirelli & C SpA(a) | | | 37,527 | |
| 2,839 | | | Plastic Omnium SA | | | 79,578 | |
| 6,300 | | | Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 25,038 | |
| 3,582 | | | PWR Holdings, Ltd. | | | 12,066 | |
| 400 | | | Riken Corp. | | | 15,233 | |
| 4,208 | | | Saf-Holland SA | | | 34,898 | |
| 1,600 | | | Sanden Holdings Corp.* | | | 12,362 | |
| 1,900 | | | Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 21,827 | |
| 2,535 | | | Schaeffler AG | | | 27,522 | |
| 600 | | | Shoei Co., Ltd. | | | 28,447 | |
| 4,000 | | | Showa Corp. | | | 83,420 | |
| 2,500 | | | Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 72,289 | |
| 11,800 | | | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | | | 177,073 | |
| 2,900 | | | Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd. | | | 26,144 | |
| 9,500 | | | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | | | 115,588 | |
| 300 | | | T RAD Co., Ltd. | | | 5,636 | |
| 1,400 | | | Tachi-S Co., Ltd. | | | 18,302 | |
| 800 | | | Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 6,377 | |
| 3,900 | | | Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. | | | 75,931 | |
| 2,500 | | | Topre Corp. | | | 40,303 | |
| 7,500 | | | Toyo Tire Corp. | | | 107,574 | |
| 3,400 | | | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | | | 84,864 | |
| 3,500 | | | Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 56,143 | |
| 1,200 | | | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 69,161 | |
| 1,500 | | | TPR Co., Ltd. | | | 29,430 | |
| 2,100 | | | TS Tech Co., Ltd. | | | 65,144 | |
| 2,000 | | | Unipres Corp. | | | 28,073 | |
| 2,847 | | | Valeo SA | | | 100,796 | |
| 104,000 | | | Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd. | | | 137,818 | |
| 6,500 | | | Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 125,798 | |
| 600 | | | Yorozu Corp. | | | 8,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,292,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (2.7%): | |
| 7,641 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | | | 628,965 | |
| 17,987 | | | Daimler AG, Registered Shares | | | 997,172 | |
| 1,253 | | | Ferrari NV | | | 207,422 | |
| 36,310 | | | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | | | 537,715 | |
| 21,000 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 592,433 | |
| 24,135 | | | IMMSI SpA* | | | 15,220 | |
| 10,900 | | | Isuzu Motors, Ltd. | | | 128,429 | |
| 11,700 | | | Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 99,593 | |
| 16,200 | | | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | | | 67,444 | |
| 33,900 | | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 197,047 | |
| 2,700 | | | Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. | | | 25,724 | |
| 14,678 | | | Piaggio & C SpA | | | 45,262 | |
| 27,636 | | | PSA Peugeot Citroen SA | | | 661,808 | |
| 3,686 | | | Renault SA | | | 174,848 | |
| 4,600 | | | Subaru Corp. | | | 113,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Automobiles, continued | |
| 4,400 | | | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | $ | 184,327 | |
| 36,824 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 2,593,127 | |
| 794 | | | Volkswagen AG | | | 154,291 | |
| 8,800 | | | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 175,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,600,509 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (8.0%): | |
| 3,000 | | | 77th Bank | | | 49,868 | |
| 5,948 | | | ABN AMRO Group NV(a) | | | 108,632 | |
| 15,084 | | | AIB Group plc | | | 52,824 | |
| 500 | | | Aichi Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 17,132 | |
| 1,500 | | | Akita Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 30,388 | |
| 3,329 | | | Aktia Bank OYJ | | | 34,900 | |
| 1,200 | | | Aomori Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 32,063 | |
| 3,300 | | | Aozora Bank, Ltd. | | | 87,175 | |
| 22,170 | | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | | | 384,004 | |
| 2,000 | | | Awa Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 44,595 | |
| 21,166 | | | Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA | | | 50,061 | |
| 44,344 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 249,878 | |
| 75,804 | | | Banco Bpm SpA* | | | 172,554 | |
| 106,975 | | | Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R | | | 24,392 | |
| 118,137 | | | Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 138,368 | |
| 158,428 | | | Banco Santander SA | | | 668,893 | |
| 11,673 | | | Bank Hapoalim BM | | | 97,003 | |
| 15,385 | | | Bank LeumiLe-Israel Corp. | | | 112,164 | |
| 24,138 | | | Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The) | | | 53,939 | |
| 2,674 | | | Bank of Georgia Group plc | | | 57,674 | |
| 39,409 | | | Bank of Ireland Group plc | | | 217,298 | |
| 900 | | | Bank of Iwate, Ltd. (The) | | | 23,804 | |
| 1,900 | | | Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The) | | | 81,012 | |
| 15,317 | | | Bank of Montreal | | | 1,187,069 | |
| 500 | | | Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. (The) | | | 15,550 | |
| 9,618 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 543,321 | |
| 820 | | | Bank of Okinawa, Ltd. (The) | | | 27,532 | |
| 16,478 | | | Bank of Queensland, Ltd. | | | 83,973 | |
| 1,100 | | | Bank of Saga, Ltd. (The) | | | 17,583 | |
| 2,000 | | | Bank of The Ryukyus, Ltd. | | | 21,905 | |
| 23,866 | | | Bankia SA | | | 51,083 | |
| 11,373 | | | Bankinter SA | | | 83,611 | |
| 71 | | | Banque Cantonale de Geneve | | | 14,278 | |
| 142 | | | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise,Registered Shares | | | 115,918 | |
| 32,117 | | | Barclays plc, ADR | | | 305,754 | |
| 14,732 | | | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd. | | | 101,288 | |
| 209 | | | Berner Kantonalbank AG | | | 47,939 | |
| 9,054 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 538,914 | |
| 57,542 | | | BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. | | | 200,394 | |
| 20,218 | | | BPER Banca | | | 101,741 | |
| 41,307 | | | CaixaBank SA | | | 130,255 | |
| 5,889 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 489,965 | |
| 4,227 | | | Canadian Western Bank | | | 103,819 | |
| 9,400 | | | Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 54,056 | |
| 4,300 | | | Chiba Kogyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 15,546 | |
| 6,200 | | | Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 62,888 | |
| 700 | | | Chukyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 14,325 | |
| 1,097 | | | Comdirect Bank AG | | | 15,994 | |
| 19,952 | | | Commerzbank AG | | | 123,540 | |
| 11,410 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 641,322 | |
| 19,900 | | | Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 81,640 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
5
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 9,126 | | | Credit Agricole SA | | $ | 132,945 | |
| 5,165 | | | Credito Emiliano SpA | | | 30,095 | |
| 348,864 | | | Credito Valtellinese SpA* | | | 27,877 | |
| 16,000 | | | Dah Sing Banking Group, Ltd. | | | 21,384 | |
| 5,600 | | | Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 22,087 | |
| 1,900 | | | Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. | | | 52,697 | |
| 4,743 | | | Danske Bank A/S | | | 76,717 | |
| 10,500 | | | DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 202,444 | |
| 8,411 | | | DNB ASA | | | 157,675 | |
| 3,100 | | | Ehime Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 33,401 | |
| 3,500 | | | Erste Group Bank AG | | | 131,630 | |
| 6,500 | | | Fidea Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 8,265 | |
| 13,601 | | | Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 163,242 | |
| 3,600 | | | First Bank of Toyama, Ltd. (The) | | | 11,378 | |
| 1,816 | | | First International Bank of Israel | | | 52,610 | |
| 1,000 | | | Fukui Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 18,027 | |
| 5,100 | | | Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 97,364 | |
| 2,200 | | | Fukushima Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 5,604 | |
| 11,100 | | | Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 38,946 | |
| 15,800 | | | Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 68,813 | |
| 9,105 | | | Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. | | | 188,429 | |
| 26,855 | | | Heartland Group Holdings Npv | | | 33,484 | |
| 11,800 | | | Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 57,435 | |
| 1,000 | | | Hokkoku Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 31,976 | |
| 6,000 | | | Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 62,890 | |
| 29,691 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, ADR | | | 1,160,621 | |
| 9,400 | | | Hyakugo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 29,795 | |
| 1,000 | | | Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 19,752 | |
| 31,633 | | | ING Groep NV | | | 380,134 | |
| 116,122 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 306,088 | |
| 20,917 | | | Isreal Discount Bank | | | 97,114 | |
| 9,500 | | | Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 53,605 | |
| 6,200 | | | Jimoto Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,503 | |
| 1,200 | | | Juroku Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 28,131 | |
| 2,965 | | | Jyske Bank A/S | | | 108,314 | |
| 1,742 | | | Kansai Mirai Financial Group,Inc. | | | 11,198 | |
| 2,805 | | | KBC Group NV | | | 211,494 | |
| 5,800 | | | Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 33,403 | |
| 400 | | | Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 8,278 | |
| 3,800 | | | Kiyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 57,443 | |
| 13,590 | | | Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. | | | 58,464 | |
| 2,296 | | | Laurentian Bank of Canada | | | 78,567 | |
| 120,273 | | | Liberbank SA | | | 45,311 | |
| 562 | | | Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG | | | 36,222 | |
| 513,763 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc | | | 428,735 | |
| 78,144 | | | Lloyds TSB Group plc, ADR | | | 258,657 | |
| 162 | | | Luzerner Kantonalbank AG | | | 70,257 | |
| 24,670 | | | Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 62,952 | |
| 9,651 | | | Mediobanca SpA | | | 106,296 | |
| 700 | | | Michinoku Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 9,641 | |
| 95,500 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 516,211 | |
| 800 | | | Miyazaki Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 19,936 | |
| 3,605 | | | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | | | 96,173 | |
| 183,400 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 282,101 | |
| 1,300 | | | Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 22,299 | |
| 800 | | | Nagano Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 12,149 | |
| 1,300 | | | Nanto Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 32,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 19,757 | | | National Australia Bank, Ltd. | | $ | 342,264 | |
| 9,441 | | | National Bank of Canada | | | 524,112 | |
| 7,200 | | | Nishi-Nippon Holdings, Inc. | | | 56,065 | |
| 14,794 | | | Nordea Bank AB | | | 119,710 | |
| 17,400 | | | North Pacific Bank, Ltd. | | | 38,779 | |
| 4,701 | | | Norwegian Finans Holding ASA* | | | 51,048 | |
| 1,800 | | | Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 39,120 | |
| 1,000 | | | Oita Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 25,447 | |
| 23,586 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 192,906 | |
| 28,000 | | | Public Financial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 11,428 | |
| 5,943 | | | Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG | | | 149,066 | |
| 33,600 | | | Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 146,529 | |
| 1,604 | | | Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S | | | 124,056 | |
| 1,041 | | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | 82,380 | |
| 12,263 | | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | 971,230 | |
| 19,782 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland, ADR^ | | | 127,396 | |
| 1,190 | | | San Ju San Financial Group, Inc. | | | 18,834 | |
| 6,200 | | | San-In Godo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 37,806 | |
| 1,475 | | | Sbanken ASA(a) | | | 12,543 | |
| 11,600 | | | Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,043 | |
| 24,500 | | | Seven Bank, Ltd. | | | 80,528 | |
| 2,300 | | | Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 58,305 | |
| 1,000 | | | Shikoku Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 9,494 | |
| 400 | | | Shimizu Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 7,967 | |
| 3,300 | | | Shinsei Bank, Ltd. | | | 50,382 | |
| 7,400 | | | Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 55,097 | |
| 13,992 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 131,665 | |
| 8,737 | | | Societe Generale | | | 305,251 | |
| 4,543 | | | Spar Nord Bank A/S | | | 44,119 | |
| 4,203 | | | Sparebank 1Sr-Bank ASA | | | 47,891 | |
| 147 | | | St. Galler Kantonalbank AG | | | 68,481 | |
| 37,160 | | | Standard Chartered plc | | | 350,909 | |
| 10,600 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 390,263 | |
| 2,900 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 114,456 | |
| 1,500 | | | Suruga Bank, Ltd.* | | | 6,809 | |
| 11,527 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 124,154 | |
| 7,319 | | | Swedbank AB, Class A | | | 109,187 | |
| 3,208 | | | Sydbank A/S | | | 67,290 | |
| 1,200 | | | Taiko Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 18,743 | |
| 8,700 | | | Tochigi Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 18,696 | |
| 6,500 | | | Toho Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 16,154 | |
| 1,100 | | | Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 15,295 | |
| 7,500 | | | Tomony Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,404 | |
| 12,432 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | | 697,808 | |
| 2,100 | | | Towa Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 16,688 | |
| 6,200 | | | Tsukuba Bank, Ltd. | | | 13,571 | |
| 13,966 | | | Unicaja Banco SA(a) | | | 15,186 | |
| 17,111 | | | Unicredit SpA | | | 250,146 | |
| 48,370 | | | Unione di Banche Italiane SpA | | | 157,922 | |
| 9,727 | | | United Overseas Bank, Ltd. | | | 191,379 | |
| 682 | | | Valiant Holding AG | | | 69,339 | |
| 764 | | | Van Lanschot Kempen NV | | | 17,234 | |
| 34,734 | | | Virgin Money UK plc | | | 87,779 | |
| 582 | | | Walliser Kantonalbank, Registered Shares | | | 67,973 | |
| 25,126 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 428,085 | |
| 1,600 | | | Yamagata Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 23,543 | |
| 7,200 | | | Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 48,715 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 1,800 | | | Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | $ | 19,193 | |
| 6 | | | Zuger Kantonalbank AG | | | 39,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,712,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (1.3%): | |
| 3,371 | | | A.G. Barr plc | | | 25,914 | |
| 8,852 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 725,815 | |
| 3,600 | | | Asahi Breweries, Ltd. | | | 164,470 | |
| 10,973 | | | Britvic plc | | | 131,672 | |
| 11,716 | | | C&C Group plc | | | 62,969 | |
| 1,071 | | | Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 159,790 | |
| 11,116 | | | Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. | | | 86,415 | |
| 2,200 | | | Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. | | | 56,499 | |
| 3,897 | | | Coca-Cola European Partners plc | | | 195,596 | |
| 3,906 | | | Coca-Cola HBC AG | | | 133,200 | |
| 5,750 | | | Cott Corp. | | | 78,562 | |
| 5,510 | | | Davide Campari – Milano SpA | | | 50,317 | |
| 4,082 | | | Diageo plc, ADR | | | 687,491 | |
| 4,304 | | | Fevertree Drinks plc | | | 119,679 | |
| 2,618 | | | Heineken NV | | | 279,242 | |
| 900 | | | ITO EN, Ltd. | | | 45,364 | |
| 7,900 | | | Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 172,328 | |
| 109 | | | Laurent-Perrier | | | 10,684 | |
| 938 | | | Olvi OYJ | | | 43,369 | |
| 207 | | | Pernod Ricard SA | | | 37,051 | |
| 2,807 | | | Royal Unibrew A/S | | | 257,367 | |
| 4,000 | | | Sapporo Breweries, Ltd. | | | 94,313 | |
| 3,457 | | | Stock Spirits Group plc | | | 9,472 | |
| 1,000 | | | Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd. | | | 41,824 | |
| 2,119 | | | Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd. | | | 24,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,693,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.4%): | |
| 195 | | | Argenx SE* | | | 31,375 | |
| 986 | | | Bavarian Nordic A/S* | | | 25,368 | |
| 906 | | | Biogaia AB | | | 41,093 | |
| 486 | | | Biotest AG | | | 11,181 | |
| 3,023 | | | CSL, Ltd. | | | 586,553 | |
| 225 | | | Galapagos NV* | | | 46,828 | |
| 275 | | | Genmab A/S* | | | 61,219 | |
| 634 | | | Genus plc | | | 26,777 | |
| 2,522 | | | Grifols SA | | | 89,040 | |
| 5,747 | | | Knight Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 33,551 | |
| 29,311 | | | Mesoblast, Ltd.* | | | 42,755 | |
| 1,400 | | | Peptidream, Inc.* | | | 71,695 | |
| 1,008 | | | Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB* | | | 16,657 | |
| 1,188 | | | Vitrolife AB | | | 25,074 | |
| 1,155 | | | Zealand Pharma A/S* | | | 40,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,149,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (1.1%): | |
| 4,300 | | | AGC, Inc. | | | 153,457 | |
| 1,100 | | | AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 36,383 | |
| 2,028 | | | Arbonia AG | | | 26,403 | |
| 1,735 | | | ASSA Abloy AB, Class B | | | 40,556 | |
| 20 | | | Belimo Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 150,826 | |
| 2,400 | | | Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. | | | 21,143 | |
| 1,800 | | | Central Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 43,956 | |
| 631 | | | Centrotec Sustainable AG | | | 11,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Building Products, continued | |
| 11,276 | | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA | | $ | 463,287 | |
| 1,300 | | | Daikin Industries, Ltd. | | | 182,844 | |
| 153 | | | dorma kaba Holding AG | | | 109,500 | |
| 512 | | | Geberit AG, Registered Shares | | | 287,489 | |
| 12,489 | | | Gwa Group, Ltd. | | | 29,125 | |
| 2,938 | | | Inwido AB | | | 22,624 | |
| 8,338 | | | Kingspan Group plc | | | 513,482 | |
| 4,912 | | | Lindab International AB | | | 62,767 | |
| 3,600 | | | Lixil Group Corp. | | | 62,054 | |
| 600 | | | Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd. | | | 11,926 | |
| 2,617 | | | Nibe Industrier AB, Class B | | | 45,397 | |
| 4,000 | | | Nichias Corp. | | | 101,207 | |
| 1,500 | | | Nichiha Corp. | | | 36,666 | |
| 1,600 | | | Nippon Hume Corp. | | | 12,589 | |
| 4,100 | | | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 25,864 | |
| 1,400 | | | Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. | | | 59,329 | |
| 2,401 | | | Nordic Waterproofing Holding AS(a) | | | 24,684 | |
| 1,500 | | | Noritz Corp. | | | 20,095 | |
| 1,400 | | | Okabe Co., Ltd. | | | 11,788 | |
| 5,784 | | | Polypipe Group plc | | | 41,393 | |
| 22 | | | Rockwool International A/S | | | 4,754 | |
| 353 | | | Rockwool International A/S | | | 83,579 | |
| 1,900 | | | Sankyo Tateyama, Inc. | | | 21,281 | |
| 7,800 | | | Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | | 87,397 | |
| 55 | | | Schweiter Technologies AG | | | 69,712 | |
| 2,100 | | | Sekisui Jushi Corp. | | | 44,309 | |
| 900 | | | Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd. | | | 17,912 | |
| 1,800 | | | Takara Standard Co., Ltd. | | | 32,411 | |
| 2,310 | | | Tarkett SA | | | 37,413 | |
| 900 | | | TOTO, Ltd. | | | 37,934 | |
| 2,597 | | | Tyman plc | | | 9,361 | |
| 3,400 | | | Uponor OYJ | | | 44,445 | |
| 638 | | | Zehnder Group AG | | | 30,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,129,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.9%): | |
| 10,501 | | | 3i Group plc | | | 153,030 | |
| 24,792 | | | ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA | | | 11,273 | |
| 3,200 | | | AGF Management, Ltd. | | | 15,872 | |
| 1,600 | | | Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 10,426 | |
| 2,800 | | | Alaris Royalty Corp. | | | 47,292 | |
| 1,655 | | | Altamir | | | 30,967 | |
| 817 | | | Amundi SA(a) | | | 64,218 | |
| 11,464 | | | Anima Holding SpA(a) | | | 59,210 | |
| 4,796 | | | Ashmore Group plc | | | 32,994 | |
| 1,066 | | | ASX, Ltd. | | | 58,777 | |
| 4,255 | | | Avanza Bank Holding AB | | | 44,479 | |
| 6,343 | | | Azimut Holding SpA | | | 151,501 | |
| 2,819 | | | Banca Generali SpA | | | 91,549 | |
| 521 | | | Bellevue Group AG | | | 12,868 | |
| 4,346 | | | Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles | | | 167,770 | |
| 16,646 | | | Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc | | | 82,478 | |
| 86,000 | | | Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group, Ltd. | | | 15,501 | |
| 1,119 | | | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 64,678 | |
| 2,865 | | | Bure Equity AB | | | 64,845 | |
| 4,759 | | | Burford Capital, Ltd. | | | 45,245 | |
| 2,497 | | | Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. | | | 9,308 | |
| 7,682 | | | CI Financial Corp. | | | 128,447 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Capital Markets, continued | |
| 115 | | | CIE Financiere Tradition SA | | $ | 12,557 | |
| 6,760 | | | Close Brothers Group plc | | | 143,398 | |
| 66,000 | | | Cosmopolitan International Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 14,925 | |
| 20,849 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG | | | 282,999 | |
| 29,100 | | | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 147,644 | |
| 4,462 | | | Dea Capital SpA | | | 7,311 | |
| 10,467 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 81,433 | |
| 23,069 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 178,951 | |
| 2,050 | | | Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 322,373 | |
| 1,252 | | | Eastnine AB | | | 18,382 | |
| 5,622 | | | EFG International AG | | | 37,100 | |
| 258,000 | | | Emperor Capital Group, Ltd. | | | 6,264 | |
| 2,588 | | | Euronext NV(a) | | | 211,166 | |
| 2,000 | | | Fiera Capital Corp. | | | 18,038 | |
| 3,097 | | | Flow Traders(a) | | | 74,824 | |
| 10,649 | | | GAM Holding AG* | | | 30,840 | |
| 2,674 | | | Georgia Capital plc* | | | 32,692 | |
| 969 | | | Gimv NV | | | 59,626 | |
| 2,400 | | | GMO Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,076 | |
| 1,675 | | | Guardian Capital Group, Ltd., Class A | | | 34,638 | |
| 142,000 | | | Guotai Junan International Hol | | | 25,197 | |
| 135,243 | | | Haitong International Securities | | | 41,155 | |
| 5,422 | | | Hargreaves Lansdown plc | | | 139,588 | |
| 8,576 | | | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd. | | | 277,980 | |
| 4,000 | | | Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 23,490 | |
| 11,954 | | | IG Group Holdings plc | | | 110,197 | |
| 632 | | | IGM Financial, Inc. | | | 18,146 | |
| 3,744 | | | Intermediate Capital Group plc | | | 80,034 | |
| 22,533 | | | Investec plc | | | 132,677 | |
| 15,236 | | | IOOF Holdings, Ltd. | | | 84,065 | |
| 29,231 | | | IP Group plc* | | | 27,580 | |
| 1,700 | | | IwaiCosmo Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,280 | |
| 1,400 | | | Jafco Co., Ltd. | | | 54,854 | |
| 7,200 | | | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | 126,759 | |
| 4,092 | | | Julius Baer Group, Ltd. | | | 211,372 | |
| 25,444 | | | Jupiter Fund Management plc | | | 138,390 | |
| 138,000 | | | Kingston Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 14,177 | |
| 800 | | | Kyokuto Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 5,427 | |
| 3,928 | | | London Stock Exchange Group plc | | | 405,670 | |
| 3,452 | | | Macquarie Group, Ltd. | | | 334,748 | |
| 3,866 | | | Magellan Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 155,099 | |
| 63,034 | | | Man Group PLC/Jersey | | | 132,103 | |
| 2,300 | | | Marusan Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 10,315 | |
| 1,180,000 | | | Mason Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 9,389 | |
| 2,000 | | | Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 15,827 | |
| 3,000 | | | Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 20,825 | |
| 2,900 | | | Mito Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 5,874 | |
| 3,035 | | | MLP SE | | | 19,088 | |
| 7,700 | | | Monex Group, Inc. | | | 18,828 | |
| 12,339 | | | Natixis | | | 54,989 | |
| 4,265 | | | Navigator Global Investments, Ltd. | | | 8,470 | |
| 29,100 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 149,499 | |
| 9,500 | | | Okasan Securities Group, Inc. | | | 34,011 | |
| 2,586 | | | Pacific Current Group, Ltd. | | | 11,438 | |
| 276 | | | Partners Group Holding AG | | | 252,998 | |
| 8,321 | | | Pendal Group, Ltd. | | | 50,297 | |
| 2,749 | | | Perpetual, Ltd. | | | 79,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Capital Markets, continued | |
| 11,593 | | | Platinum Asset Management, Ltd. | | $ | 36,865 | |
| 2,595 | | | Polar Capital Holdings plc | | | 18,947 | |
| 3,710 | | | Premier Miton Group plc | | | 9,270 | |
| 92,552 | | | Quilter plc(a) | | | 197,918 | |
| 565 | | | Rathbone Brothers plc | | | 15,996 | |
| 9,785 | | | Ratos AB, Class B | | | 34,978 | |
| 1,124 | | | Rothschild & Co. | | | 32,311 | |
| 3,700 | | | SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,950 | |
| 965 | | | Schroders plc | | | 42,907 | |
| 11,400 | | | Singapore Exchange, Ltd. | | | 75,220 | |
| 4,300 | | | Sprott, Inc. | | | 9,869 | |
| 14,023 | | | St. James Place plc | | | 216,952 | |
| 700 | | | Strike Co., Ltd. | | | 35,157 | |
| 900 | | | Swissquote Group Holding SA | | | 45,183 | |
| 2,584 | | | Tamburi Investment Partners SP | | | 19,771 | |
| 1,131 | | | TMX Group, Ltd. | | | 97,952 | |
| 8,500 | | | Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 25,277 | |
| 4,000 | | | Toyo Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 5,472 | |
| 25,317 | | | TP ICAP plc | | | 137,353 | |
| 29,721 | | | UBS Group AG | | | 375,183 | |
| 1,161 | | | Vontobel Holding AG | | | 83,025 | |
| 245 | | | Vp Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 39,234 | |
| 77 | | | VZ Holding AG | | | 23,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,047,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (4.0%): | |
| 900 | | | Achilles Corp. | | | 14,959 | |
| 3,300 | | | Adeka Corp. | | | 49,661 | |
| 4,658 | | | Air Liquide SA | | | 661,969 | |
| 6,000 | | | Air Water, Inc. | | | 88,476 | |
| 1,618 | | | Akzo Nobel NV | | | 164,954 | |
| 700 | | | Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd. | | | 10,488 | |
| 4,466 | | | Arkema SA | | | 476,328 | |
| 19,200 | | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 215,465 | |
| 1,100 | | | ASAHI YUKIZAI Corp. | | | 18,041 | |
| 4,458 | | | BASF SE | | | 338,050 | |
| 3,760 | | | Borregaard ASA | | | 40,705 | |
| 2,300 | | | Carlit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 13,304 | |
| 52,400 | | | China Sunsine Chemical Holdings, Ltd. | | | 20,101 | |
| 600 | | | Christian Hansen Holding A/S | | | 47,671 | |
| 2,100 | | | Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd. | | | 20,008 | |
| 1,600 | | | CI Takiron Corp. | | | 10,761 | |
| 2,563 | | | Clariant AG | | | 57,364 | |
| 3,032 | | | Corbion NV | | | 95,469 | |
| 3,597 | | | Covestro AG(a) | | | 167,196 | |
| 2,733 | | | Croda International plc | | | 185,594 | |
| 1,000 | | | Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd. | | | 10,721 | |
| 9,800 | | | Daicel Corp. | | | 93,497 | |
| 2,600 | | | Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 21,455 | |
| 900 | | | Dainichiseika Color & Chemical | | | 25,937 | |
| 5,100 | | | Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 140,664 | |
| 5,600 | | | Denka Co., Ltd. | | | 166,369 | |
| 500 | | | DKS Co., Ltd. | | | 20,286 | |
| 18,377 | | | Elementis plc | | | 43,680 | |
| 132 | | | EMS-Chemie Holding AG | | | 86,886 | |
| 8,516 | | | Ercros SA | | | 24,536 | |
| 9,485 | | | Essentra plc | | | 54,866 | |
| 60,321 | | | Evolva Holding SA* | | | 13,651 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
8
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Chemicals, continued | |
| 3,245 | | | Evonik Industries AG | | $ | 99,457 | |
| 2,601 | | | Fuchs Petrolub AG | | | 129,393 | |
| 679 | | | FUCHS Petrolub SE | | | 30,557 | |
| 1,100 | | | Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 34,843 | |
| 1,400 | | | Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 41,548 | |
| 100 | | | Givaudan SA, Registered Shares | | | 313,037 | |
| 29 | | | Gurit Holding AG | | | 44,881 | |
| 835 | | | H&R GMBH & Co. KGAA* | | | 5,007 | |
| 1,900 | | | Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. | | | 20,858 | |
| 4,570 | | | Hexpol AB | | | 44,783 | |
| 600 | | | Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 25,116 | |
| 700 | | | Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 27,150 | |
| 43,710 | | | Incitec Pivot, Ltd. | | | 97,775 | |
| 1,500 | | | Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 14,264 | |
| 10,087 | | | Israel Chemicals, Ltd. | | | 47,609 | |
| 1,700 | | | JCU Corp. | | | 50,525 | |
| 1,479 | | | Johnson Matthey plc | | | 58,838 | |
| 700 | | | Jsp Corp. | | | 12,585 | |
| 3,500 | | | JSR Corp. | | | 63,980 | |
| 8,586 | | | K+S AG, Registered Shares | | | 107,090 | |
| 2,000 | | | Kaneka Corp. | | | 63,958 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. | | | 26,888 | |
| 5,000 | | | Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 46,603 | |
| 7,358 | | | Kemira OYJ | | | 109,404 | |
| 800 | | | Kh Neochem Co., Ltd. | | | 17,047 | |
| 1,500 | | | Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 12,147 | |
| 3,055 | | | Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 398,755 | |
| 1,000 | | | Konishi Co., Ltd. | | | 14,111 | |
| 3,200 | | | Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 29,274 | |
| 7,800 | | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 95,665 | |
| 800 | | | Kureha Corp. | | | 47,993 | |
| 4,531 | | | Lanxess AG | | | 304,446 | |
| 671 | | | Lenzing AG | | | 62,282 | |
| 1,300 | | | Lintec Corp. | | | 28,921 | |
| 2,350 | | | Methanex Corp. | | | 90,781 | |
| 46,900 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 349,465 | |
| 4,800 | | | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 72,952 | |
| 4,400 | | | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 106,957 | |
| 800 | | | Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 7,594 | |
| 2,300 | | | Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. | | | 12,205 | |
| 3,600 | | | Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd. | | | 38,376 | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 17,469 | |
| 1,400 | | | Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 16,506 | |
| 3,300 | | | Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. | | | 40,739 | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 31,046 | |
| 1,400 | | | Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd. | | | 19,346 | |
| 700 | | | Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | | | 43,273 | |
| 800 | | | Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. | | | 21,553 | |
| 2,400 | | | Nissan Chemical Corp. | | | 100,346 | |
| 2,700 | | | Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 151,505 | |
| 1,400 | | | NOF Corp. | | | 46,448 | |
| 3,539 | | | Novozymes A/S, Class B | | | 173,294 | |
| 6,786 | | | Nufarm, Ltd.* | | | 27,581 | |
| 4,481 | | | Nutrien, Ltd.^ | | | 214,684 | |
| 1,600 | | | OCI NV* | | | 33,832 | |
| 500 | | | Okamoto Industries, Inc. | | | 18,508 | |
| 600 | | | Okura Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 11,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Chemicals, continued | |
| 8,136 | | | Orica, Ltd. | | $ | 125,718 | |
| 1,000 | | | Osaka Organic Chemical Industry, Ltd. | | | 14,607 | |
| 964 | | | Plastivaloire | | | 7,492 | |
| 1,600 | | | Rasa Industries, Ltd. | | | 23,164 | |
| 2,613 | | | Recticel SA | | | 24,405 | |
| 2,800 | | | Riken Technos Corp. | | | 13,715 | |
| 500 | | | Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 11,389 | |
| 2,400 | | | Sakata Inx Corp. | | | 25,927 | |
| 700 | | | Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. | | | 34,551 | |
| 900 | | | Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd. | | | 6,809 | |
| 1,100 | | | Shikoku Chemicals Corp. | | | 13,820 | |
| 2,500 | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 274,127 | |
| 1,800 | | | Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. | | | 18,256 | |
| 3,900 | | | Showa Denko K.K. | | | 102,744 | |
| 1,873 | | | Sika AG | | | 352,795 | |
| 1,754 | | | SOL SpA | | | 20,659 | |
| 2,035 | | | Solvay SA | | | 236,626 | |
| 400 | | | Stella Chemifa Corp. | | | 11,706 | |
| 1,500 | | | Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. | | | 56,125 | |
| 38,000 | | | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 172,244 | |
| 300 | | | Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd. | | | 9,752 | |
| 2,206 | | | Symrise AG | | | 232,060 | |
| 18,622 | | | Synthomer plc | | | 87,468 | |
| 2,000 | | | T Hasegawa Co., Ltd. | | | 38,920 | |
| 1,200 | | | T&K Toka Co., Ltd. | | | 11,141 | |
| 900 | | | Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 36,502 | |
| 3,000 | | | Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 66,469 | |
| 600 | | | Takasago International Corp. | | | 13,957 | |
| 600 | | | Tayca Corp. | | | 10,585 | |
| 9,600 | | | Teijin, Ltd. | | | 179,152 | |
| 500 | | | Tenma Corp. | | | 9,200 | |
| 1,223 | | | Tessenderlo Group SA* | | | 43,113 | |
| 2,007 | | | Tikkurila OYJ | | | 32,280 | |
| 4,900 | | | Toagosei Co., Ltd. | | | 56,531 | |
| 5,400 | | | Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. | | | 53,798 | |
| 4,100 | | | Tokuyama Corp. | | | 106,268 | |
| 600 | | | Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 23,375 | |
| 12,900 | | | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 88,146 | |
| 13,500 | | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 207,789 | |
| 1,200 | | | Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 29,112 | |
| 5,000 | | | Toyobo Co., Ltd. | | | 75,911 | |
| 7,200 | | | Ube Industries, Ltd. | | | 155,916 | |
| 3,116 | | | Umicore SA | | | 151,899 | |
| 3,635 | | | Victrex plc | | | 120,347 | |
| 329 | | | Wacker Chemie AG | | | 25,058 | |
| 997 | | | Yara International ASA | | | 41,558 | |
| 4,800 | | | Zeon Corp. | | | 59,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,084,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.7%): | |
| 800 | | | AEON Delight Co., Ltd. | | | 28,657 | |
| 17,026 | | | Aggreko plc | | | 187,920 | |
| 25,551 | | | Babcock International Group plc | | | 213,489 | |
| 1,800 | | | Bell System24 Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,295 | |
| 13,069 | | | Biffa plc(a) | | | 47,459 | |
| 13,431 | | | Bingo Industries, Ltd. | | | 26,821 | |
| 1,670 | | | Black Diamond Group, Ltd.* | | | 2,765 | |
| 14,490 | | | Brambles, Ltd. | | | 119,410 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
9
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued | |
| 3,225 | | | Bravida Holding AB(a) | | $ | 31,330 | |
| 300 | | | Central Security Patrols Co., Ltd. | | | 17,249 | |
| 432 | | | Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA | | | 51,271 | |
| 49,900 | | | CITIC Envirotech, Ltd. | | | 20,178 | |
| 46,000 | | | Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd. | | | 65,067 | |
| 10,948 | | | Collection House, Ltd. | | | 8,562 | |
| 1,829 | | | Coor Service Management Holding AB(a) | | | 16,096 | |
| 3,600 | | | CTS Co., Ltd. | | | 25,518 | |
| 3,300 | | | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 89,573 | |
| 1,000 | | | Daiseki Co., Ltd. | | | 28,732 | |
| 4,203 | | | De La Rue plc | | | 7,933 | |
| 20,752 | | | Downer EDI, Ltd. | | | 119,238 | |
| 1,100 | | | Duskin Co., Ltd. | | | 30,551 | |
| 5,961 | | | Edenred | | | 308,425 | |
| 1,700 | | | EF-ON, Inc. | | | 11,611 | |
| 9,528 | | | Elis SA | | | 197,902 | |
| 79,627 | | | G4S plc | | | 231,533 | |
| 435 | | | GL Events | | | 11,737 | |
| 18,123 | | | HomeServe plc | | | 303,525 | |
| 10,900 | | | Horizon North Logistics, Inc. | | | 10,326 | |
| 900 | | | Inaba Seisakusho Co., Ltd. | | | 11,853 | |
| 2,297 | | | Intrum AB | | | 68,543 | |
| 5,989 | | | ISS A/S | | | 143,837 | |
| 1,800 | | | Itoki Corp. | | | 8,822 | |
| 42,602 | | | IWG plc | | | 246,033 | |
| 400 | | | Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 10,084 | |
| 3,300 | | | Kokuyo Co., Ltd. | | | 49,233 | |
| 400 | | | Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 10,928 | |
| 2,302 | | | Lassila & Tikanoja OYJ | | | 40,642 | |
| 4,748 | | | Loomis AB | | | 196,752 | |
| 700 | | | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 10,360 | |
| 5,449 | | | Mears Group plc | | | 21,225 | |
| 22,737 | | | Mitie Group plc | | | 43,696 | |
| 1,400 | | | NAC Co., Ltd. | | | 13,022 | |
| 15,900 | | | Nippon Parking Development Co., Ltd. | | | 22,656 | |
| 1,600 | | | Okamura Corp. | | | 16,248 | |
| 1,100 | | | Oyo Corp. | | | 15,343 | |
| 2,700 | | | Park24 Co., Ltd. | | | 66,149 | |
| 2,696 | | | PayPoint plc | | | 36,190 | |
| 1,400 | | | Pilot Corp. | | | 56,298 | |
| 2,400 | | | Prestige International, Inc. | | | 21,688 | |
| 13,654 | | | Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA | | | 56,406 | |
| 2,400 | | | Relia, Inc. | | | 30,417 | |
| 11,583 | | | Renewi plc | | | 5,567 | |
| 58,477 | | | Rentokil Initial plc | | | 351,977 | |
| 3,299 | | | RPS Group plc | | | 7,458 | |
| 900 | | | Sato Holdings Corp. | | | 28,187 | |
| 700 | | | SECOM Co., Ltd. | | | 62,477 | |
| 6,430 | | | Securitas AB, Class B | | | 110,978 | |
| 3,267 | | | Smartgroup Corp., Ltd. | | | 15,911 | |
| 1,201 | | | Societe BIC SA | | | 83,631 | |
| 700 | | | Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. | | | 37,915 | |
| 5,537 | | | Spie SA | | | 112,859 | |
| 1,300 | | | Takeei Corp. | | | 15,124 | |
| 2,256 | | | Tomra Systems ASA | | | 71,570 | |
| 2,600 | | | Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. | | | 29,167 | |
| 4,780 | | | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 98,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued | |
| 4,470 | | | Transcontinental, Inc. | | $ | 54,636 | |
| 980 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 88,974 | |
| 290 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 26,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,638,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.2%): | |
| 2,792 | | | Adva Optical Networking Se* | | | 25,455 | |
| 700 | | | Aiphone Co., Ltd. | | | 11,826 | |
| 1,000 | | | Audiocodes, Ltd. | | | 25,690 | |
| 700 | | | Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 20,973 | |
| 991 | | | Evs Broadcast Equipment SA | | | 24,222 | |
| 500 | | | Icom, Inc. | | | 12,446 | |
| 18,706 | | | Nokia OYJ | | | 69,390 | |
| 10,200 | | | Quarterhill, Inc. | | | 13,119 | |
| 2,600 | | | Sierra Wireless, Inc.* | | | 24,811 | |
| 26,263 | | | Spirent Communications plc | | | 87,421 | |
| 3,280 | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 28,749 | |
| 9,300 | | | VTech Holdings, Ltd. | | | 91,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 436,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (2.1%): | |
| 4,227 | | | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | | | 169,432 | |
| 3,143 | | | Adapteo OYJ* | | | 38,585 | |
| 3,353 | | | Aecon Group, Inc. | | | 45,244 | |
| 783 | | | AF Gruppen ASA | | | 15,701 | |
| 3,103 | | | Arcadis NV | | | 72,381 | |
| 300 | | | Asanuma Corp. | | | 13,028 | |
| 2,110 | | | Badger Daylighting, Ltd. | | | 57,105 | |
| 14,080 | | | Balfour Beatty plc | | | 48,872 | |
| 375 | | | Bauer AG | | | 6,362 | |
| 4,556 | | | Boskalis Westminster | | | 116,933 | |
| 16,800 | | | Boustead Singapore, Ltd. | | | 9,430 | |
| 7,647 | | | Bouygues SA | | | 325,510 | |
| 209 | | | Burkhalter Holding AG | | | 16,441 | |
| 14,759 | | | Cardno, Ltd.* | | | 4,921 | |
| 1,700 | | | Chudenko Corp. | | | 39,259 | |
| 589 | | | CIE d’Entreprises CFE SA | | | 64,458 | |
| 2,026 | | | Cimic Group, Ltd. | | | 47,259 | |
| 621 | | | ComSys Holdings Corp. | | | 17,806 | |
| 6,098 | | | Costain Group plc | | | 12,901 | |
| 500 | | | Dai-Dan Co., Ltd. | | | 12,805 | |
| 1,200 | | | Daiho Corp. | | | 31,718 | |
| 800 | | | Daiichi Kensetsu Corp. | | | 12,893 | |
| 4,435 | | | Eiffage SA | | | 508,158 | |
| 2,783 | | | Elecnor SA | | | 34,167 | |
| 44 | | | Electra, Ltd./Israel | | | 19,559 | |
| 7,737 | | | Eltel AB*(a) | | | 15,725 | |
| 37,002 | | | Empresas ICA SAB de C.V.* | | | 79 | |
| 2,944 | | | Ferrovial SA | | | 89,304 | |
| 1,664 | | | FLSmidth & Co. A/S | | | 66,397 | |
| 1,845 | | | Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA | | | 22,581 | |
| 440 | | | Fudo Tetra Corp. | | | 6,960 | |
| 200 | | | Fukuda Corp. | | | 8,968 | |
| 4,363 | | | Galliford Try plc | | | 49,763 | |
| 6,000 | | | Hazama Ando Corp. | | | 52,062 | |
| 1,713 | | | Heijmans NV* | | | 14,408 | |
| 600 | | | Hibiya Engineering, Ltd. | | | 10,880 | |
| 373 | | | Hochtief AG | | | 47,737 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Construction & Engineering, continued | |
| 600 | | | Ichiken Co., Ltd. | | $ | 9,912 | |
| 1,093 | | | Implenia AG | | | 44,329 | |
| 14,759 | | | Intega Group, Ltd.* | | | 4,948 | |
| 5,200 | | | JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 83,689 | |
| 9,988 | | | John Laing Group plc(a) | | | 50,335 | |
| 7,500 | | | Kajima Corp. | | | 100,244 | |
| 3,000 | | | Kandenko Co., Ltd. | | | 28,716 | |
| 400 | | | Kawada Technologies, Inc. | | | 24,562 | |
| 5,690 | | | Keller Group plc | | | 56,577 | |
| 3,564 | | | Kier Group plc | | | 4,530 | |
| 3,500 | | | Kinden Corp. | | | 54,190 | |
| 15,900 | | | Koninklijke BAM Groep NV | | | 48,138 | |
| 1,600 | | | Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. | | | 48,632 | |
| 1,300 | | | Kyowa Exeo Corp. | | | 32,868 | |
| 1,300 | | | Kyudenko Corp. | | | 38,353 | |
| 7,400 | | | Lian Beng Group, Ltd. | | | 2,862 | |
| 5,300 | | | Maeda Corp. | | | 51,551 | |
| 3,000 | | | Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 73,415 | |
| 9,546 | | | Maire Tecnimont SpA^ | | | 26,508 | |
| 3,300 | | | Mirait Holdings Corp. | | | 50,013 | |
| 5,179 | | | Monadelphous Group, Ltd. | | | 60,715 | |
| 1,922 | | | Morgan Sindall Group plc | | | 41,469 | |
| 1,000 | | | Nichireki Co., Ltd. | | | 12,482 | |
| 1,900 | | | Nippo Corp. | | | 40,792 | |
| 1,600 | | | Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 32,957 | |
| 700 | | | Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. | | | 23,815 | |
| 200 | | | Nippon Road Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 12,506 | |
| 1,500 | | | Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 33,772 | |
| 30,510 | | | NRW Holdings, Ltd. | | | 69,323 | |
| 11,600 | | | Obayashi Corp. | | | 128,636 | |
| 4,863 | | | Obrascon Huarte Lain SA* | | | 5,804 | |
| 1,100 | | | Okumura Corp. | | | 30,213 | |
| 8,600 | | | OSJB Holdings Corp. | | | 21,389 | |
| 12,582 | | | Peab AB | | | 126,054 | |
| 18,100 | | | Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 111,759 | |
| 1,318 | | | Per Aarsleff Holding A/S | | | 42,445 | |
| 2,500 | | | Raito Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 36,119 | |
| 21,104 | | | Sacyr SA | | | 61,696 | |
| 1,900 | | | Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 26,768 | |
| 1,700 | | | Seikitokyu Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 14,151 | |
| 26,757 | | | Service Stream, Ltd. | | | 50,003 | |
| 3,211 | | | Shapir Engineering And Indus | | | 19,610 | |
| 11,913 | | | Shikun & Binui, Ltd. | | | 54,921 | |
| 8,500 | | | Shimizu Corp. | | | 86,491 | |
| 1,500 | | | Shinnihon Corp. | | | 12,907 | |
| 5,521 | | | Skanska AB, Class B | | | 124,881 | |
| 2,500 | | | SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. | | | 57,667 | |
| 881 | | | Strabag Se | | | 30,632 | |
| 1,000 | | | Sumitomo Densetsu Co., Ltd. | | | 26,855 | |
| 12,380 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Construction | | | 71,671 | |
| 2,479 | | | SwecoAB-B Shs | | | 95,638 | |
| 700 | | | Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 14,795 | |
| 800 | | | Taikisha, Ltd. | | | 28,340 | |
| 3,500 | | | Taisei Corp. | | | 144,927 | |
| 1,400 | | | Takamatsu Construction Group C | | | 36,210 | |
| 400 | | | Tekken Corp. | | | 10,312 | |
| 900 | | | TOA Corp. | | | 13,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Construction & Engineering, continued | |
| 400 | | | TOA Road Corp. | | $ | 13,084 | |
| 1,630 | | | Tobishima Corp. | | | 22,329 | |
| 4,700 | | | Toda Corp. | | | 30,984 | |
| 400 | | | Toenec Corp. | | | 14,189 | |
| 1,000 | | | Tokyo Energy & Systems, Inc. | | | 8,361 | |
| 5,100 | | | Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 36,349 | |
| 1,100 | | | Totetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 31,860 | |
| 4,300 | | | Toyo Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 20,636 | |
| 2,100 | | | Toyo Engineering Corp.* | | | 13,672 | |
| 3,109 | | | Veidekke ASA | | | 42,373 | |
| 4,816 | | | Vinci SA | | | 534,990 | |
| 1,400 | | | Wakachiku Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 22,499 | |
| 1,700 | | | Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 12,858 | |
| 7,664 | | | YIT OYJ | | | 51,227 | |
| 1,200 | | | Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. | | | 21,878 | |
| 1,200 | | | Yurtec Corp. | | | 7,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,657,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.8%): | |
| 13,883 | | | Adelaide Brighton, Ltd. | | | 33,782 | |
| 1,800 | | | Asia Pile Holdings Corp. | | | 9,945 | |
| 34,094 | | | Boral, Ltd. | | | 107,502 | |
| 3,157 | | | Brickworks, Ltd. | | | 41,451 | |
| 1,408 | | | Buzzi Unicem SpA | | | 35,481 | |
| 2,602 | | | CRH plc | | | 104,363 | |
| 14,374 | | | CRH plc, ADR | | | 579,702 | |
| 22,791 | | | CSR, Ltd. | | | 72,795 | |
| 14,576 | | | Fletcher Building, Ltd. | | | 49,997 | |
| 1,160 | | | H+H International A/S, Class B* | | | 21,782 | |
| 2,326 | | | HeidelbergCement AG | | | 169,528 | |
| 13,005 | | | Ibstock plc(a) | | | 54,737 | |
| 1,410 | | | Imerys SA | | | 59,749 | |
| 5,016 | | | James Hardie Industries SE | | | 98,320 | |
| 400 | | | Krosaki Harima Corp. | | | 23,465 | |
| 3,983 | | | LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares | | | 220,910 | |
| 13,487 | | | Marshalls PLC | | | 154,385 | |
| 2,500 | | | Nippon Concrete Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 6,531 | |
| 500 | | | Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd. | | | 16,169 | |
| 123 | | | STO SE & Co KGaA | | | 15,770 | |
| 1,500 | | | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | | | 65,385 | |
| 7,200 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 210,690 | |
| 2,600 | | | TYK Corp. | | | 8,104 | |
| 998 | | | Vicat | | | 45,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,205,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.3%): | |
| 3,600 | | | AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. | | | 56,632 | |
| 15,300 | | | Aiful Corp.* | | | 35,432 | |
| 96,000 | | | Allied Properties HK, Ltd. | | | 19,092 | |
| 9,830 | | | Arrow Global Group plc | | | 33,576 | |
| 6,358 | | | Axactor SE* | | | 13,766 | |
| 982 | | | Cembra Money Bank AG | | | 107,721 | |
| 2,046 | | | Credit Corp. Group, Ltd. | | | 44,335 | |
| 3,900 | | | Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 67,607 | |
| 18,226 | | | Eclipx Group, Ltd.* | | | 18,566 | |
| 18,254 | | | Flexigroup, Ltd. | | | 23,574 | |
| 1,185 | | | Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA | | | 26,656 | |
| 2,616 | | | H&T Group Plc | | | 11,657 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Consumer Finance, continued | |
| 4,100 | | | Hitachi Capital Corp. | | $ | 107,620 | |
| 5,740 | | | Hoist Finance AB*(a) | | | 30,630 | |
| 17,800 | | | Hong Leong Finance, Ltd. | | | 35,361 | |
| 14,415 | | | International Personal Finance | | | 30,927 | |
| 4,300 | | | J Trust Co., Ltd. | | | 16,950 | |
| 1,800 | | | Jaccs Co., Ltd. | | | 46,017 | |
| 8,490 | | | Money3 Corp., Ltd. | | | 13,586 | |
| 15,200 | | | Orient Corp. | | | 22,831 | |
| 213,600 | | | Oshidori International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 26,620 | |
| 4,742 | | | Provident Financial plc | | | 28,753 | |
| 4,452 | | | Resurs Holding AB(a) | | | 28,607 | |
| 38,000 | | | Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd. | | | 18,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 864,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.6%): | |
| 8,372 | | | BillerudKorsnas AB^ | | | 98,884 | |
| 4,231 | | | Cascades, Inc. | | | 36,529 | |
| 1,780 | | | CCL Industries, Inc. | | | 75,839 | |
| 28,862 | | | DS Smith plc | | | 147,256 | |
| 800 | | | FP Corp. | | | 47,468 | |
| 1,900 | | | Fuji Seal International, Inc. | | | 42,301 | |
| 1,000 | | | Hokkan Holdings, Ltd. | | | 19,133 | |
| 5,634 | | | Huhtamaki OYJ | | | 261,641 | |
| 3,327 | | | Intertape Polymer Group, Inc. | | | 42,587 | |
| 187 | | | Mayr Melnhof Karton AG | | | 25,096 | |
| 59,022 | | | Orora, Ltd. | | | 131,698 | |
| 6,607 | | | Pact Group Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 12,612 | |
| 8,600 | | | Rengo Co., Ltd. | | | 65,503 | |
| 8,689 | | | Smurfit Kappa Group plc | | | 334,670 | |
| 500 | | | Taisei Lamick Co., Ltd. | | | 13,562 | |
| 600 | | | Tomoku Co., Ltd. | | | 10,419 | |
| 3,400 | | | Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 58,947 | |
| 15 | | | Vetropack Holding AG | | | 47,116 | |
| 887 | | | Vidrala SA | | | 93,512 | |
| 300 | | | Winpak, Ltd. | | | 10,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,575,628 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.2%): | |
| 10,053 | | | Bapcor, Ltd. | | | 45,252 | |
| 1,900 | | | Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. | | | 44,020 | |
| 500 | | | Chori Co., Ltd. | | | 10,129 | |
| 5,572 | | | Connect Group plc* | | | 2,676 | |
| 1,438 | | | D’ieteren SA/NV | | | 101,063 | |
| 1,000 | | | Doshisha Co., Ltd. | | | 16,577 | |
| 1,600 | | | Happinet Corp. | | | 20,655 | |
| 4,313 | | | Headlam Group plc | | | 30,636 | |
| 29,210 | | | Inchcape plc | | | 273,083 | |
| 1,000 | | | Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. | | | 22,386 | |
| 7,157 | | | John Menzies plc | | | 44,913 | |
| 400 | | | Paltac Corp. | | | 19,116 | |
| 3,025 | | | Uni-Select, Inc. | | | 26,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 657,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | |
| 23,128 | | | AA plc | | | 17,874 | |
| 1,811 | | | Academedia AB(a) | | | 10,655 | |
| 1,100 | | | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,927 | |
| 32,000 | | | China New Higher Education Group Limited(a) | | | 12,460 | |
| 10,000 | | | Cross-Harbour Holdings, Ltd. (The) | | | 15,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Diversified Consumer Services, continued | |
| 4,259 | | | Dignity plc | | $ | 32,969 | |
| 23,577 | | | G8 Education, Ltd. | | | 31,544 | |
| 1,700 | | | IBJ, Inc. | | | 19,338 | |
| 5,459 | | | IDP Education, Ltd. | | | 65,918 | |
| 6,281 | | | InvoCare, Ltd. | | | 58,149 | |
| 1,800 | | | Japan Best Rescue System Co., Ltd. | | | 18,647 | |
| 300 | | | PIA Corp. | | | 13,210 | |
| 2,600 | | | Riso Kyoiku Co., Ltd. | | | 9,195 | |
| 700 | | | Studio Alice Co., Ltd. | | | 12,185 | |
| 1,300 | | | Take And Give Needs Co., Ltd. | | | 14,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 361,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.7%): | |
| 1,042 | | | Ackermans & Van Haaren NV | | | 163,476 | |
| 376 | | | Aker ASA | | | 23,287 | |
| 77,201 | | | AMP, Ltd. | | | 103,781 | |
| 3,396 | | | Banca Farmafactoring SpA(a) | | | 20,356 | |
| 1,140 | | | Banca Ifis SpA | | | 17,915 | |
| 3,032 | | | Banca Mediolanum SpA | | | 30,141 | |
| 6,216 | | | Cerved Group SpA | | | 60,646 | |
| 5,648 | | | Challenger, Ltd. | | | 32,162 | |
| 14,100 | | | Ecn Capital Corp. | | | 52,017 | |
| 2,300 | | | eGuarantee, Inc. | | | 26,619 | |
| 20,244 | | | Element Fleet Management Corp. | | | 172,910 | |
| 3,300 | | | Financial Products Group Co., Ltd. | | | 31,919 | |
| 108,669 | | | First Pacific Co., Ltd. | | | 36,910 | |
| 1,200 | | | Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. | | | 80,644 | |
| 1,236,000 | | | G-Resources Group, Ltd.* | | | 9,202 | |
| 7,214 | | | IMF Bentham, Ltd.* | | | 22,647 | |
| 800 | | | Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd. | | | 11,114 | |
| 4,600 | | | Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. | | | 21,932 | |
| 23,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. | | | 148,049 | |
| 1,800 | | | Mizuho Leasing Co., Ltd. | | | 56,224 | |
| 900 | | | NEC Capital Solutions, Ltd. | | | 20,606 | |
| 16,085 | | | Ofx Group, Ltd. | | | 15,768 | |
| 597 | | | Onex Corp. | | | 37,781 | |
| 23,500 | | | ORIX Corp. | | | 391,221 | |
| 4,352 | | | Pioneer Credit, Ltd. | | | 5,481 | |
| 1,100 | | | Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd. | | | 41,492 | |
| 14,676 | | | Standard Life Aberdeen plc | | | 63,938 | |
| 1,900 | | | Tokyo Century Corp. | | | 102,032 | |
| 2,800 | | | Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd. | | | 119,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,919,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%): | |
| 26,000 | | | APT Satellite Holdings, Ltd. | | | 9,744 | |
| 644 | | | BCE, Inc. | | | 29,839 | |
| 974 | | | BCE, Inc. | | | 45,145 | |
| 36,348 | | | Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (The)* | | | 29,256 | |
| 105,351 | | | BT Group plc | | | 269,953 | |
| 3,250 | | | Cellnex Telecom SAU(a) | | | 140,061 | |
| 25,395 | | | Chorus, Ltd. | | | 105,686 | |
| 155,000 | | | CITIC Telecom International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 56,507 | |
| 67,539 | | | Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,103,599 | |
| 4,161 | | | Elisa OYJ | | | 229,907 | |
| 4,460 | | | Euskaltel SA(a) | | | 44,973 | |
| 34,000 | | | HKBN, Ltd. | | | 57,002 | |
| 82,295 | | | HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. | | | 116,025 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
12
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued | |
| 1,538 | | | Iliad SA | | $ | 199,549 | |
| 2,100 | | | Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. | | | 56,537 | |
| 61,309 | | | Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 181,132 | |
| 2,835 | | | Masmovil Ibercom SA* | | | 64,855 | |
| 6,000 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 152,000 | |
| 40,490 | | | Orange SA | | | 594,923 | |
| 275,553 | | | PCCW, Ltd. | | | 162,709 | |
| 5,067 | | | Proximus SADP | | | 145,091 | |
| 9,797 | | | QSC AG^ | | | 11,564 | |
| 48,100 | | | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | | | 120,652 | |
| 34,736 | | | Spark New Zealand, Ltd. | | | 101,292 | |
| 13,084 | | | Speedcast International, Ltd. | | | 8,636 | |
| 2,262 | | | Sunrise Communications Group(a) | | | 177,772 | |
| 9,426 | | | Superloop, Ltd.* | | | 6,418 | |
| 723 | | | Swisscom AG, Registered Shares^ | | | 382,967 | |
| 29,050 | | | Talktalk Telecom Group plc | | | 44,732 | |
| 207,283 | | | Telecom Italia SpA* | | | 129,331 | |
| 19,343 | | | Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 56,059 | |
| 47,197 | | | Telefonica SA | | | 329,844 | |
| 4,768 | | | Telekom Austria AG | | | 38,873 | |
| 5,872 | | | Telenor ASA | | | 105,353 | |
| 28,747 | | | Telia Co AB | | | 123,524 | |
| 41,906 | | | Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 104,378 | |
| 14,183 | | | TPG Telecom, Ltd. | | | 66,900 | |
| 6,450 | | | United Internet AG, Registered Shares | | | 211,951 | |
| 1,800 | | | Vision, Inc.* | | | 29,814 | |
| 28,323 | | | Vocus Group, Ltd.* | | | 57,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,901,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.4%): | |
| 2,033 | | | Acciona SA | | | 214,100 | |
| 53,654 | | | AusNet Services | | | 63,966 | |
| 452 | | | BKW AG | | | 33,354 | |
| 3,200 | | | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 45,143 | |
| 2,800 | | | Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 36,929 | |
| 7,000 | | | CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd. | | | 49,926 | |
| 8,064 | | | CLP Holdings, Ltd. | | | 84,917 | |
| 5,549 | | | Contact Energy, Ltd. | | | 26,634 | |
| 18,599 | | | Electricite de France | | | 207,461 | |
| 633 | | | Elia System Operator SA/NV | | | 56,223 | |
| 4,746 | | | Endesa SA | | | 126,698 | |
| 76,385 | | | Enel SpA | | | 607,622 | |
| 3,198 | | | EVN AG | | | 62,029 | |
| 2,853 | | | Fortis, Inc. | | | 118,457 | |
| 8,437 | | | Fortum OYJ | | | 208,119 | |
| 18,530 | | | Genesis Energy, Ltd. | | | 37,745 | |
| 30,000 | | | HK Electric Investments, Ltd. | | | 29,568 | |
| 7,700 | | | Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 37,337 | |
| 3,500 | | | Hokuriku Electric Power Co.* | | | 25,486 | |
| 3,000 | | | Hydro One, Ltd.(a) | | | 57,948 | |
| 72,781 | | | Iberdrola SA | | | 749,510 | |
| 27,751 | | | Infratil, Ltd. | | | 93,947 | |
| 3,500 | | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 40,478 | |
| 3,800 | | | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 32,831 | |
| 9,445 | | | Mercury NZ, Ltd. | | | 32,116 | |
| 1,325 | | | Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 24,930 | |
| 673 | | | Orsted A/S(a) | | | 69,736 | |
| 9,500 | | | Power Assets Holdings, Ltd. | | | 69,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Electric Utilities, continued | |
| 4,360 | | | Red Electrica Corp SA | | $ | 87,695 | |
| 11 | | | Romande Energie Holding SA, Registered Shares | | | 13,646 | |
| 11,301 | | | Scottish & Southern Energy plc | | | 216,493 | |
| 3,300 | | | Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 32,805 | |
| 13,794 | | | Terna SpA | | | 92,287 | |
| 3,900 | | | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 38,579 | |
| 13,100 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.* | | | 55,946 | |
| 284 | | | Verbund AG, Class A | | | 14,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,794,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (1.2%): | |
| 10,462 | | | ABB, Ltd. | | | 252,613 | |
| 600 | | | Chiyoda Integre Co., Ltd. | | | 12,577 | |
| 1,200 | | | Daihen Corp. | | | 39,520 | |
| 1,300 | | | Denyo Co., Ltd. | | | 24,627 | |
| 2,400 | | | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 73,352 | |
| 6,900 | | | Fujikura, Ltd. | | | 28,293 | |
| 4,000 | | | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 102,534 | |
| 1,200 | | | Futaba Corp. | | | 14,845 | |
| 38 | | | Gavazzi Carlo Holding AG | | | 10,210 | |
| 4,600 | | | GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 99,172 | |
| 400 | | | Hirakawa Hewtech Corp. | | | 5,878 | |
| 815 | | | Huber & Suhner AG | | | 64,635 | |
| 29,500 | | | Johnson Electric Holdings, Ltd. | | | 67,176 | |
| 254 | | | Kendrion NV | | | 5,974 | |
| 3,563 | | | Legrand SA | | | 290,692 | |
| 400 | | | Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 15,118 | |
| 91,010 | | | Melrose Industries plc | | | 290,857 | |
| 346 | | | Mersen | | | 13,278 | |
| 12,700 | | | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 172,708 | |
| 1,976 | | | Nexans SA | | | 96,571 | |
| 400 | | | Nidec Corp. | | | 54,649 | |
| 500 | | | Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd. | | | 18,713 | |
| 2,700 | | | Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 33,418 | |
| 2,100 | | | Nitto Kogyo Corp. | | | 48,633 | |
| 821 | | | NKT A/S* | | | 19,931 | |
| 4,617 | | | Nordex Se* | | | 62,543 | |
| 3,659 | | | OSRAM Licht AG* | | | 166,415 | |
| 17 | | | Phoenix Mecano AG | | | 8,404 | |
| 6,311 | | | PNE AG* | | | 28,172 | |
| 574 | | | Prysmian SpA | | | 13,831 | |
| 400 | | | Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 19,728 | |
| 3,972 | | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 408,557 | |
| 200 | | | SEC Carbon, Ltd. | | | 17,396 | |
| 2,150 | | | SGL Carbon SE* | | | 11,426 | |
| 1,735 | | | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | | | 30,485 | |
| 4,485 | | | Signify NV(a) | | | 140,236 | |
| 1,000 | | | Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 12,567 | |
| 190 | | | Somfy SA | | | 18,659 | |
| 2,200 | | | SwCC Showa Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 29,974 | |
| 900 | | | Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd. | | | 9,848 | |
| 4,000 | | | Tatsuta Electric Wire And Cable Co., Ltd. | | | 22,111 | |
| 2,597 | | | TKH Group NV | | | 145,615 | |
| 600 | | | Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd. | | | 12,429 | |
| 4,400 | | | Ushio, Inc. | | | 65,606 | |
| 1,461 | | | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 147,723 | |
| 920 | | | XP Power, Ltd. | | | 37,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,265,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.0%): | |
| 1,300 | | | Ai Holdings Corp. | | $ | 23,049 | |
| 4,460 | | | Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. | | | 100,761 | |
| 506 | | | ALSO Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 85,399 | |
| 1,300 | | | Amano Corp. | | | 39,566 | |
| 3,800 | | | Arisawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 35,110 | |
| 3,172 | | | Austria Technologie & Systemte | | | 71,417 | |
| 1,000 | | | Azbil Corp. | | | 28,153 | |
| 333 | | | Barco NV | | | 81,948 | |
| 225 | | | Basler AG | | | 13,724 | |
| 900 | | | Canon Electronics, Inc. | | | 17,282 | |
| 5,004 | | | Celestica, Inc.* | | | 41,507 | |
| 157 | | | Cicor Technologies, Ltd. | | | 9,642 | |
| 13,600 | | | Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. | | | 73,803 | |
| 3,400 | | | CMK Corp. | | | 21,047 | |
| 1,300 | | | Conexio Corp. | | | 19,286 | |
| 46,000 | | | Cowell e Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,124 | |
| 400 | | | Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd. | | | 9,716 | |
| 1,000 | | | Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 61,826 | |
| 545 | | | Datalogic SpA | | | 10,310 | |
| 3,500 | | | Dexerials Corp. | | | 35,164 | |
| 21,950 | | | Electrocomponents plc | | | 197,266 | |
| 1,100 | | | Elematec Corp. | | | 11,587 | |
| 1,300 | | | Espec Corp. | | | 26,623 | |
| 700 | | | Evertz Technologies, Ltd. | | | 9,629 | |
| 148,000 | | | FIH Mobile, Ltd.* | �� | | 28,694 | |
| 7,452 | | | Fingerprint Cards AB*^ | | | 15,053 | |
| 2,100 | | | Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 25,878 | |
| 400 | | | Hagiwara Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 10,466 | |
| 500 | | | Hakuto Co., Ltd. | | | 6,224 | |
| 12,033 | | | Halma plc | | | 337,758 | |
| 400 | | | Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 16,392 | |
| 1,034 | | | Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 57,952 | |
| 200 | | | Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 25,572 | |
| 600 | | | Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 42,405 | |
| 6,700 | | | Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 282,257 | |
| 1,200 | | | Hochiki Corp. | | | 19,275 | |
| 400 | | | Horiba, Ltd. | | | 26,686 | |
| 2,600 | | | Hosiden Corp. | | | 32,811 | |
| 3,500 | | | IBIDEN Co., Ltd. | | | 83,048 | |
| 91 | | | Inficon Holding AG | | | 72,263 | |
| 2,871 | | | Ingenico Group | | | 312,098 | |
| 500 | | | Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 22,185 | |
| 4,000 | | | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | | | 80,593 | |
| 1,100 | | | Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. | | | 9,098 | |
| 21,200 | | | Japan Display, Inc.* | | | 15,552 | |
| 1,679 | | | Jenoptik AG | | | 47,977 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 22,920 | |
| 400 | | | Keyence Corp. | | | 141,601 | |
| 1,200 | | | Koa Corp. | | | 14,902 | |
| 2,388 | | | Kudelski SA | | | 14,184 | |
| 2,000 | | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 136,312 | |
| 3,500 | | | Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 19,929 | |
| 1,835 | | | Lagercrantz Group AB, Class B | | | 28,728 | |
| 26 | | | Lem Holding SA, Registered Shares | | | 38,268 | |
| 2,200 | | | Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings | | | 37,973 | |
| 700 | | | Maruwa Co., Ltd./Aichi | | | 54,160 | |
| 2,000 | | | Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 45,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued | |
| 2,366 | | | Micronic Mydata AB | | $ | 46,763 | |
| 160 | | | Midwich Group plc | | | 1,170 | |
| 4,600 | | | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 284,434 | |
| 1,500 | | | Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd. | | | 12,599 | |
| 267 | | | Nederland Apparatenfabriek | | | 14,532 | |
| 2,800 | | | Nichicon Corp. | | | 29,139 | |
| 600 | | | NipponChemi-Con Corp. | | | 11,565 | |
| 2,900 | | | Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 64,247 | |
| 3,400 | | | Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. | | | 45,352 | |
| 1,800 | | | Nissha Co., Ltd. | | | 18,379 | |
| 600 | | | Nohmi Bosai, Ltd. | | | 13,435 | |
| 3,600 | | | OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 49,919 | |
| 700 | | | Omron Corp. | | | 40,785 | |
| 1,200 | | | Optex Group Co., Ltd. | | | 18,210 | |
| 13,505 | | | Opus Group AB | | | 12,124 | |
| 3,000 | | | Osaki Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 18,876 | |
| 3,519 | | | Oxford Instruments plc | | | 72,030 | |
| 8,300 | | | Pricer AB | | | 16,590 | |
| 1,053 | | | Renishaw plc | | | 53,050 | |
| 1,100 | | | Restar Holdings Corp. | | | 20,341 | |
| 1,400 | | | Ryoden Corp. | | | 21,197 | |
| 1,100 | | | Ryosan Co., Ltd. | | | 28,258 | |
| 600 | | | Ryoyo Electro Corp. | | | 11,121 | |
| 900 | | | Sanshin Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 14,707 | |
| 700 | | | Shibaura Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 20,548 | |
| 900 | | | Shimadzu Corp. | | | 28,152 | |
| 1,200 | | | Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. | | | 9,717 | |
| 2,000 | | | Siix Corp. | | | 27,674 | |
| 2,172 | | | Spectris plc | | | 83,848 | |
| 6,120 | | | Strix Group plc | | | 15,892 | |
| 2,000 | | | Sumida Corp. | | | 23,455 | |
| 700 | | | Tachibana Eletech Co., Ltd. | | | 11,908 | |
| 8,000 | | | Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. | | | 245,395 | |
| 2,500 | | | Tamura Corp. | | | 16,414 | |
| 3,700 | | | TDK Corp. | | | 415,915 | |
| 1,800 | | | Terilogy Co., Ltd.* | | | 14,846 | |
| 5,000 | | | Topcon Corp. | | | 64,440 | |
| 1,300 | | | Toyo Corp. | | | 16,193 | |
| 7,103 | | | TT Electronics plc | | | 23,611 | |
| 400 | | | V Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 20,211 | |
| 312 | | | Vaisala OYJ, Class A | | | 11,101 | |
| 7,400 | | | Venture Corp., Ltd. | | | 89,312 | |
| 74,000 | | | Vstecs Holdings, Ltd. | | | 38,034 | |
| 3,200 | | | Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 120,767 | |
| 2,200 | | | Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 38,971 | |
| 1,100 | | | Yokowo Co., Ltd. | | | 32,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,447,198 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%): | |
| 7,314 | | | Akastor ASA* | | | 8,284 | |
| 5,393 | | | Aker Solutions ASA* | | | 15,192 | |
| 1,137 | | | Bonheur ASA | | | 25,810 | |
| 2,991 | | | BW Offshore, Ltd.*^ | | | 22,590 | |
| 5,101 | | | Calfrac Well Services, Ltd.*^ | | | 4,911 | |
| 5,874 | | | Ces Energy Solutions Corp. | | | 10,541 | |
| 29,491 | | | CGG SA* | | | 96,405 | |
| 4,726 | | | Computer Modelling Group, Ltd. | | | 29,920 | |
| 6,058 | | | Enerflex, Ltd. | | | 57,063 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
14
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Energy Equipment & Services, continued | |
| 8,606 | | | Ensign Energy Services, Inc. | | $ | 18,890 | |
| 106,730 | | | Ezion Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 1,278 | |
| 4,488 | | | Fugro NV* | | | 50,447 | |
| 6,704 | | | Hunting plc | | | 37,245 | |
| 22,482 | | | John Wood Group plc | | | 119,032 | |
| 8,257 | | | Lamprell plc* | | | 4,280 | |
| 1,000 | | | Modec, Inc. | | | 24,527 | |
| 4,500 | | | Mullen Group, Ltd. | | | 32,128 | |
| 2,400 | | | North American Construction Group, Ltd. | | | 29,094 | |
| 3,324 | | | Ocean Yield ASA | | | 18,181 | |
| 7,269 | | | Odfjell Drilling, Ltd.* | | | 27,103 | |
| 2,900 | | | Pason Systems, Inc. | | | 29,281 | |
| 6,196 | | | Petrofac, Ltd. | | | 31,553 | |
| 18,993 | | | PetroleumGeo-Services ASA* | | | 37,226 | |
| 16,362 | | | Precision Drilling Corp.* | | | 22,809 | |
| 2,400 | | | Raiznext Corp. | | | 29,232 | |
| 15,278 | | | Saipem SpA* | | | 74,697 | |
| 8,829 | | | SBM Offshore NV | | | 164,922 | |
| 174 | | | Schoeller-Blackman Oilfield Equipment AG | | | 9,817 | |
| 8,377 | | | Secure Energy Services, Inc. | | | 32,646 | |
| 3,900 | | | ShawCor, Ltd. | | | 37,636 | |
| 5,204 | | | Subsea 7 SA | | | 62,415 | |
| 1,938 | | | Tenaris SA | | | 21,915 | |
| 5,241 | | | TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA | | | 159,527 | |
| 421 | | | The Drilling Co of 1972 A/S* | | | 27,837 | |
| 900 | | | Total Energy Services, Inc. | | | 4,450 | |
| 400 | | | Toyo Kanetsu KK | | | 8,819 | |
| 13,311 | | | Trican Well Service, Inc.* | | | 11,687 | |
| 10,731 | | | Vallourec SA* | | | 34,049 | |
| 10,270 | | | Worley, Ltd. | | | 110,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,544,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.5%): | |
| 1,400 | | | Ateam, Inc. | | | 14,010 | |
| 2,500 | | | Avex, Inc. | | | 28,864 | |
| 3,818 | | | Borussia Dortmund GMBH & Co. KGaA | | | 37,690 | |
| 2,600 | | | Capcom Co., Ltd. | | | 72,223 | |
| 4,665 | | | Cineplex, Inc. | | | 121,619 | |
| 50,738 | | | Cineworld Group plc | | | 147,312 | |
| 2,160 | | | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 135,778 | |
| 1,600 | | | Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. | | | 83,860 | |
| 3,000 | | | DeNA Co., Ltd. | | | 48,264 | |
| 4,107 | | | Event Hospitality And Entertainment, Ltd. | | | 39,186 | |
| 1,590 | | | Gungho Online Enetertainment, Inc. | | | 33,833 | |
| 38,000 | | | IGG, Inc. | | | 28,104 | |
| 594 | | | Kinepolis Group NV | | | 39,452 | |
| 1,100 | | | Konami Holdings Corp. | | | 45,363 | |
| 1,700 | | | Marvelous, Inc. | | | 11,334 | |
| 2,100 | | | Nexon Co., Ltd.* | | | 27,780 | |
| 200 | | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 80,740 | |
| 200 | | | Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 9,994 | |
| 13,788 | | | Technicolor SA* | | | 10,591 | |
| 400 | | | Toei Animation Co., Ltd. | | | 20,623 | |
| 200 | | | Toei Co., Ltd. | | | 29,862 | |
| 1,000 | | | Toho Co., Ltd. | | | 41,646 | |
| 2,851 | | | UbiSoft Entertainment SA* | | | 197,206 | |
| 2,219 | | | Vivendi Universal SA | | | 64,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Entertainment, continued | |
| 5,570 | | | WildBrain, Ltd.* | | $ | 6,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,376,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (2.0%): | |
| 5,600 | | | AEON Co., Ltd. | | | 115,383 | |
| 500 | | | Ain Holdings, Inc. | | | 31,886 | |
| 800 | | | Albis Co., Ltd. | | | 16,607 | |
| 3,200 | | | Alcanna, Inc.* | | | 10,967 | |
| 5,772 | | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 183,198 | |
| 1,309 | | | Amsterdam Commodities NV | | | 30,461 | |
| 2,400 | | | Arcs Co., Ltd. | | | 50,490 | |
| 1,537 | | | Axfood AB | | | 34,213 | |
| 1,200 | | | Axial Retailing, Inc. | | | 41,727 | |
| 600 | | | Belc Co., Ltd. | | | 30,482 | |
| 12,484 | | | Carrefour SA | | | 209,690 | |
| 2,135 | | | Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA^ | | | 100,076 | |
| 1,100 | | | Cawachi, Ltd. | | | 22,256 | |
| 400 | | | Cocokara Fine, Inc. | | | 23,221 | |
| 14,148 | | | Coles Group, Ltd. | | | 147,734 | |
| 2,636 | | | Colruyt SA | | | 137,582 | |
| 400 | | | Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | | | 83,060 | |
| 1,300 | | | Create SD Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 33,218 | |
| 500 | | | Daikokutenbussan Co., Ltd. | | | 14,757 | |
| 3,700 | | | Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 21,105 | |
| 800 | | | Eco’s Co., Ltd. | | | 12,576 | |
| 3,691 | | | Empire Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 86,590 | |
| 1,600 | | | Heiwado Co., Ltd. | | | 30,258 | |
| 1,367 | | | ICA Gruppen AB | | | 63,861 | |
| 200 | | | Itochu-Shokuhin Co., Ltd. | | | 9,591 | |
| 34,091 | | | J Sainsbury plc | | | 104,491 | |
| 600 | | | Japan Meat Co., Ltd. | | | 12,498 | |
| 580 | | | Kesko OYJ, Class A | | | 38,248 | |
| 761 | | | Kesko OYJ, Class B | | | 53,838 | |
| 1,200 | | | Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. | | | 41,232 | |
| 35,101 | | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | | 879,621 | |
| 400 | | | Kusuri NO Aoki Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 25,179 | |
| 400 | | | LAWSON, Inc. | | | 22,656 | |
| 800 | | | Life Corp. | | | 18,999 | |
| 1,111 | | | Loblaw Cos., Ltd. | | | 57,330 | |
| 1,430 | | | Marr SpA | | | 32,641 | |
| 54,594 | | | Metcash, Ltd. | | | 98,487 | |
| 10,912 | | | METRO AG | | | 175,878 | |
| 1,817 | | | Metro, Inc. | | | 74,995 | |
| 600 | | | Ministop Co., Ltd. | | | 8,072 | |
| 900 | | | Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. | | | 25,451 | |
| 600 | | | Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd. | | | 21,065 | |
| 1,801 | | | North West Co., Inc. | | | 37,909 | |
| 2,000 | | | Okuwa Co., Ltd. | | | 26,755 | |
| 9,500 | | | Olam International, Ltd. | | | 12,790 | |
| 1,200 | | | Qol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 16,738 | |
| 1,094 | | | Rallye SA | | | 12,440 | |
| 337 | | | Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikm | | | 19,397 | |
| 1,000 | | | Retail Partners Co., Ltd. | | | 8,235 | |
| 600 | | | San-A Co., Ltd. | | | 26,693 | |
| 8,900 | | | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 325,686 | |
| 28,900 | | | Sheng Siong Group, Ltd. | | | 26,655 | |
| 6,398 | | | Shufersal, Ltd. | | | 40,771 | |
| 1,454 | | | Sligro Food Group NV | | | 39,189 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
15
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Food & Staples Retailing, continued | |
| 600 | | | Sogo Medical Holdings Co., Ltd. | | $ | 11,054 | |
| 38,447 | | | Sonae SGPS SA | | | 39,297 | |
| 500 | | | Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 26,372 | |
| 1,300 | | | Sundrug Co., Ltd. | | | 46,988 | |
| 73,670 | | | Tesco plc | | | 249,520 | |
| 400 | | | Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,326 | |
| 3,100 | | | United Supermarkets Holdings | | | 27,283 | |
| 2,200 | | | Valor Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 42,929 | |
| 700 | | | Watahan & Co., Ltd. | | | 12,240 | |
| 1,000 | | | Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 63,707 | |
| 11,809 | | | Wesfarmers, Ltd. | | | 343,969 | |
| 1,793 | | | Weston (George), Ltd. | | | 142,263 | |
| 68,290 | | | William Morrison Supermarkets plc | | | 181,771 | |
| 9,081 | | | Woolworths Group, Ltd. | | | 231,014 | |
| 800 | | | YAKUODO Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 17,958 | |
| 700 | | | Yamatane Corp. | | | 10,430 | |
| 700 | | | Yaoko Co., Ltd. | | | 35,745 | |
| 2,800 | | | Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd. | | | 25,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,384,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (2.7%): | |
| 3,191 | | | A2 Milk Co., Ltd.* | | | 32,290 | |
| 3,258 | | | AAK AB | | | 61,946 | |
| 364 | | | Agrana Beteiligungs AG | | | 7,585 | |
| 2,600 | | | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 43,233 | |
| 44,180 | | | Aryzta AG* | | | 49,471 | |
| 4,032 | | | Associated British Foods plc | | | 139,658 | |
| 772 | | | Atria OYJ | | | 8,692 | |
| 4,083 | | | Austevoll Seafood ASA | | | 41,922 | |
| 23,247 | | | Australian Agricultural Co., Ltd.* | | | 17,946 | |
| 363 | | | Bakkafrost P/F | | | 26,886 | |
| 33 | | | Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares | | | 72,968 | |
| 6,130 | | | Bega Cheese, Ltd. | | | 18,601 | |
| 125 | | | Bell AG | | | 33,854 | |
| 854 | | | Bonduelle S.C.A. | | | 22,331 | |
| 1,100 | | | Calbee, Inc. | | | 35,780 | |
| 1 | | | Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 88,368 | |
| 800 | | | Chubu Shiryo Co., Ltd. | | | 11,804 | |
| 12,278 | | | Cloetta AB | | | 41,582 | |
| 13,015 | | | Costa Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 22,646 | |
| 2,420 | | | Cranswick plc | | | 108,783 | |
| 6,062 | | | Danone SA | | | 503,125 | |
| 1,700 | | | Delfi, Ltd. | | | 1,259 | |
| 16,123 | | | Devro plc | | | 38,111 | |
| 500 | | | DyDo Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,070 | |
| 2,372 | | | Ebro Foods SA | | | 51,335 | |
| 7,504 | | | Elders, Ltd. | | | 34,127 | |
| 80 | | | Emmi AG | | | 69,626 | |
| 16,300 | | | First Resources, Ltd. | | | 23,066 | |
| 1,616 | | | Forfarmers NV | | | 10,424 | |
| 9,500 | | | Fraser & Neave, Ltd. | | | 12,154 | |
| 3,739 | | | Freedom Foods Group, Ltd. | | | 13,395 | |
| 1,000 | | | Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,975 | |
| 700 | | | Fujicco Co., Ltd. | | | 12,505 | |
| 260,400 | | | Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd. | | | 45,583 | |
| 11,957 | | | GrainCorp, Ltd.* | | | 63,796 | |
| 17,127 | | | Greencore Group plc | | | 60,820 | |
| 3,373 | | | Grieg Seafood ASA | | | 53,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Food Products, continued | |
| 1,119 | | | Hilton Food Group plc | | $ | 16,462 | |
| 1,600 | | | Hokuto Corp. | | | 29,095 | |
| 700 | | | House Foods Group, Inc. | | | 23,875 | |
| 15,498 | | | Inghams Group, Ltd. | | | 36,624 | |
| 6,700 | | | Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc. | | | 43,153 | |
| 300 | | | Iwatsuka Confectionery Co., Ltd. | | | 11,559 | |
| 47,400 | | | Japfa, Ltd. | | | 20,468 | |
| 300 | | | J-Oil Mills, Inc. | | | 11,874 | |
| 800 | | | Kagome Co., Ltd. | | | 19,139 | |
| 400 | | | Kameda Seika Co., Ltd. | | | 18,286 | |
| 700 | | | Kenko Mayonnaise Co., Ltd. | | | 15,782 | |
| 706 | | | Kerry Group plc, Class A | | | 87,891 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kewpie Corp. | | | 24,773 | |
| 400 | | | Kikkoman Corp. | | | 19,571 | |
| 900 | | | Kotobuki Spirits Co., Ltd. | | | 66,573 | |
| 295 | | | KWS Saat SE | | | 19,107 | |
| 500 | | | Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. | | | 13,175 | |
| 147 | | | Lassonde Industries, Inc. | | | 17,602 | |
| 3,154 | | | Leroy Seafood Group ASA | | | 20,979 | |
| 5 | | | Lotus Bakeries | | | 14,539 | |
| 2,049 | | | Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 40,841 | |
| 1,200 | | | Marudai Food Co., Ltd. | | | 25,110 | |
| 2,600 | | | Maruha Nichiro Corp. | | | 66,745 | |
| 2,400 | | | Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. | | | 54,678 | |
| 41 | | | Mehadrin, Ltd.* | | | 1,627 | |
| 1,100 | | | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 74,303 | |
| 800 | | | Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd. | | | 16,677 | |
| 700 | | | Morinaga & Co., Ltd. | | | 33,758 | |
| 3,000 | | | Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 122,311 | |
| 3,528 | | | Mowi ASA | | | 91,791 | |
| 300 | | | Nakamuraya Co., Ltd. | | | 12,039 | |
| 25,220 | | | Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 2,732,812 | |
| 1,200 | | | NH Foods, Ltd. | | | 49,713 | |
| 4,900 | | | Nichirei Corp. | | | 114,217 | |
| 800 | | | Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 14,913 | |
| 2,800 | | | Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. | | | 43,280 | |
| 20,100 | | | Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 120,202 | |
| 1,200 | | | Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. (The) | | | 41,460 | |
| 900 | | | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 15,688 | |
| 900 | | | Nissin Sugar Co., Ltd. | | | 16,571 | |
| 993 | | | Norway Royal Salmon ASA | | | 27,090 | |
| 326 | | | Orior AG | | | 30,148 | |
| 2,710 | | | Orkla ASA, Class A | | | 27,475 | |
| 51,099 | | | Premier Foods plc* | | | 25,697 | |
| 988 | | | Premium Brands Holdings Corp. | | | 69,215 | |
| 2,000 | | | Prima Meat Packers, Ltd. | | | 46,400 | |
| 33,700 | | | PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk* | | | 76 | |
| 3,268 | | | Raisio Oyj, Class V | | | 12,458 | |
| 11,598 | | | Ridley Corp., Ltd. | | | 8,547 | |
| 1,000 | | | Rock Field Co., Ltd. | | | 14,071 | |
| 5,300 | | | Rogers Sugar, Inc. | | | 20,083 | |
| 600 | | | S Foods, Inc. | | | 15,653 | |
| 1,029 | | | Salmar ASA | | | 52,760 | |
| 2,346 | | | Sanford, Ltd. | | | 12,553 | |
| 2,323 | | | Saputo, Inc. | | | 71,923 | |
| 127 | | | Savencia SA | | | 8,749 | |
| 3,496 | | | Scales Corp., Ltd. | | | 11,789 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Food Products, continued | |
| 3,767 | | | Scandi Standard AB | | $ | 29,933 | |
| 786 | | | Schouw & Co. | | | 66,096 | |
| 2,304 | | | Select Harvests, Ltd. | | | 13,559 | |
| 800 | | | Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 22,856 | |
| 306 | | | Sipef SA | | | 18,820 | |
| 300 | | | Starzen Co., Ltd. | | | 12,154 | |
| 1,353 | | | Strauss Group, Ltd. | | | 41,521 | |
| 3,754 | | | Suedzucker AG | | | 68,977 | |
| 2,371 | | | Synlait Milk, Ltd.* | | | 14,201 | |
| 11,335 | | | Tassal Group, Ltd. | | | 33,094 | |
| 9,755 | | | Tate & Lyle plc | | | 98,308 | |
| 700 | | | Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 29,777 | |
| 58 | | | United International Enterprises | | | 11,758 | |
| 475 | | | Vilmorin & CIE SA | | | 25,718 | |
| 1,955 | | | Viscofan SA | | | 103,389 | |
| 22,000 | | | Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 79,798 | |
| 400 | | | Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 6,409 | |
| 238,612 | | | WH Group, Ltd.(a) | | | 247,253 | |
| 200 | | | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | | | 11,011 | |
| 2,000 | | | Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. | | | 35,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,571,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.4%): | |
| 5,937 | | | AltaGas, Ltd. | | | 90,445 | |
| 12,578 | | | APA Group | | | 98,212 | |
| 7,633 | | | Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 192,137 | |
| 40,948 | | | Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 80,012 | |
| 16,993 | | | Italgas SpA | | | 103,925 | |
| 800 | | | K&O Energy Group, Inc. | | | 11,938 | |
| 2,400 | | | Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 76,820 | |
| 2,100 | | | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 40,130 | |
| 1,382 | | | Rubis SCA | | | 85,101 | |
| 1,300 | | | Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 30,165 | |
| 3,700 | | | Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 32,078 | |
| 10,212 | | | Superior Plus Corp. | | | 98,785 | |
| 800 | | | Toho Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 32,578 | |
| 2,200 | | | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 53,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,025,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.5%): | |
| 5,549 | | | Alcon, Inc.* | | | 314,414 | |
| 2,602 | | | Ambu A/S | | | 43,608 | |
| 2,532 | | | Ansell, Ltd. | | | 51,676 | |
| 11,514 | | | Arjo AB, Class B | | | 55,476 | |
| 3,200 | | | Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. | | | 94,232 | |
| 838 | | | BioMerieux | | | 74,643 | |
| 792 | | | Cochlear, Ltd. | | | 125,170 | |
| 1,014 | | | Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 126,081 | |
| 251 | | | Coltene Holding AG | | | 23,031 | |
| 1,992 | | | Consort Medical plc | | | 27,025 | |
| 11,124 | | | Convatec Group plc(a) | | | 29,318 | |
| 3,137 | | | Demant A/S* | | | 98,867 | |
| 781 | | | DiaSorin SpA | | | 101,130 | |
| 509 | | | Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA | | | 31,796 | |
| 238 | | | Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA | | | 10,575 | |
| 185 | | | Eckert & Ziegler AG | | | 39,642 | |
| 2,223 | | | Elekta AB, Class B | | | 29,296 | |
| 633 | | | EssilorLuxottica SA | | | 96,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued | |
| 4,164 | | | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd. | | $ | 62,467 | |
| 5,004 | | | Getinge AB, Class B | | | 92,948 | |
| 7,376 | | | GN Store Nord A/S | | | 347,295 | |
| 405 | | | Guerbet | | | 18,764 | |
| 800 | | | Hogy Medical Co., Ltd. | | | 26,142 | |
| 3,200 | | | HOYA Corp. | | | 305,580 | |
| 1,300 | | | Jeol, Ltd. | | | 39,314 | |
| 3,877 | | | Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, NYS | | | 189,197 | |
| 3,471 | | | Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 169,680 | |
| 1,500 | | | Mani, Inc. | | | 42,892 | |
| 500 | | | Menicon Co., Ltd. | | | 20,950 | |
| 1,200 | | | Nakanishi, Inc. | | | 22,851 | |
| 1,500 | | | Nihon Kohden Corp. | | | 41,728 | |
| 2,300 | | | Nikkiso Co., Ltd. | | | 30,162 | |
| 8,900 | | | Nipro Corp. | | | 107,135 | |
| 14,000 | | | Olympus Corp. | | | 215,618 | |
| 900 | | | Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 37,441 | |
| 457 | | | Revenio Group OYJ | | | 13,466 | |
| 1,192 | | | Sartorius AG | | | 255,171 | |
| 1,077 | | | Sectra AB, Class B* | | | 44,974 | |
| 900 | | | Shofu, Inc. | | | 14,825 | |
| 6,142 | | | Smith & Nephew plc | | | 148,347 | |
| 411 | | | Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 94,050 | |
| 360 | | | Stratec Se | | | 24,627 | |
| 184 | | | Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 180,642 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sysmex Corp. | | | 81,577 | |
| 5,000 | | | Terumo Corp. | | | 176,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,177,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.8%): | |
| 500 | | | Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 10,210 | |
| 3,876 | | | Amplifon SpA | | | 111,513 | |
| 300 | | | As One Corp. | | | 28,097 | |
| 18,377 | | | Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. | | | 17,306 | |
| 700 | | | BML, Inc. | | | 20,097 | |
| 3,715 | | | CareTech Holdings plc | | | 21,928 | |
| 6,200 | | | CRH Medical Corp.* | | | 21,488 | |
| 4,243 | | | Ebos Group, Ltd. | | | 69,279 | |
| 1,500 | | | Elan Corp. | | | 22,067 | |
| 14,050 | | | Estia Health, Ltd. | | | 24,080 | |
| 4,012 | | | Extendicare, Inc. | | | 26,079 | |
| 2,001 | | | Fagron | | | 43,456 | |
| 1,000 | | | FALCO Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 16,953 | |
| 6,326 | | | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA | | | 469,147 | |
| 2,812 | | | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 158,713 | |
| 27,126 | | | Healius, Ltd. | | | 52,661 | |
| 2,000 | | | Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. | | | 27,377 | |
| 1,000 | | | Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing, Inc. | | | 21,440 | |
| 16,930 | | | Japara Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 11,729 | |
| 1,912 | | | Korian SA | | | 90,119 | |
| 225 | | | Lna Sante | | | 12,525 | |
| 3,204 | | | Medical Facilities Corp. | | | 11,845 | |
| 6,037 | | | Mediclinic International plc | | | 32,972 | |
| 2,000 | | | Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 44,124 | |
| 7,584 | | | Metlifecare, Ltd. | | | 34,861 | |
| 2,800 | | | Miraca Holdings, Inc. | | | 68,544 | |
| 1,800 | | | N Field Co., Ltd. | | | 11,060 | |
| 2,200 | | | Nichiigakkan Co., Ltd. | | | 33,292 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Health Care Providers & Services, continued | |
| 1,110 | | | NMC Health plc | | $ | 26,054 | |
| 18,405 | | | Oceania Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 16,357 | |
| 11,311 | | | Oriola Corp. | | | 25,689 | |
| 1,060 | | | Orpea | | | 136,069 | |
| 23,400 | | | Raffles Medical Group, Ltd. | | | 17,405 | |
| 1,806 | | | Ramsay Health Care, Ltd. | | | 92,127 | |
| 873 | | | Rhoen-Klinikum AG | | | 17,127 | |
| 3,746 | | | Ryman Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 41,239 | |
| 2,200 | | | Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | | | 101,940 | |
| 800 | | | Sienna Senior Living, Inc. | | | 11,251 | |
| 59,044 | | | Sigma Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 24,058 | |
| 1,900 | | | Solasto Corp. | | | 22,304 | |
| 3,129 | | | Sonic Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 63,249 | |
| 8,887 | | | Spire Healthcare Group plc(a) | | | 16,757 | |
| 10,895 | | | Summerset Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 65,282 | |
| 400 | | | Suzuken Co., Ltd. | | | 16,280 | |
| 1,800 | | | Toho Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 39,928 | |
| 5,100 | | | Tsukui Corp. | | | 27,570 | |
| 3,435 | | | Virtus Health, Ltd. | | | 11,286 | |
| 2,800 | | | Vital Ksk Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,311,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | |
| 14,160 | | | AGFA-Gevaert NV* | | | 73,363 | |
| 2,052 | | | Ascom Holding AG | | | 22,304 | |
| 857 | | | Compugroup Medical Se | | | 61,302 | |
| 2,389 | | | Emis Group plc | | | 35,102 | |
| 4,200 | | | M3, Inc. | | | 126,848 | |
| 800 | | | Nnit A/S(a) | | | 13,393 | |
| 1,258 | | | Pro Medicus, Ltd. | | | 19,738 | |
| 1,213 | | | Raysearch Laboratories AB* | | | 13,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 365,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.3%): | |
| 2,563 | | | Accor SA | | | 120,306 | |
| 36,400 | | | Accordia Golf Trust | | | 18,133 | |
| 600 | | | AEON Fantasy Co., Ltd. | | | 16,079 | |
| 1,000 | | | Arcland Service Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 17,250 | |
| 23,206 | | | Ardent Leisure Group, Ltd.* | | | 21,236 | |
| 7,016 | | | Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. | | | 166,361 | |
| 4,300 | | | Atom Corp. | | | 40,140 | |
| 7,557 | | | Autogrill SpA | | | 79,070 | |
| 1,707 | | | Basic-Fit NV*(a) | | | 64,923 | |
| 3,095 | | | Betsson AB* | | | 14,447 | |
| 20,000 | | | Cafe de Coral Holdings, Ltd. | | | 47,390 | |
| 1,533 | | | Carnival plc, ADR | | | 73,829 | |
| 700 | | | Central Sports Co., Ltd. | | | 20,502 | |
| 72,000 | | | Century City International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 5,360 | |
| 485 | | | CIE des Alpes | | | 16,236 | |
| 9,479 | | | Collins Foods, Ltd. | | | 59,377 | |
| 2,000 | | | Colowide Co., Ltd. | | | 41,403 | |
| 9,783 | | | Compass Group plc | | | 245,035 | |
| 2,200 | | | Corporate Travel Management, Ltd. | | | 31,706 | |
| 2,000 | | | Create Restaurants Holdings In | | | 34,325 | |
| 4,576 | | | Crown Resorts, Ltd. | | | 38,619 | |
| 151 | | | Do & Co. AG | | | 14,543 | |
| 1,951 | | | Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd. | | | 71,687 | |
| 23,341 | | | Domino’s Pizza Group plc | | | 99,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | |
| 1,600 | | | Doutor Nichires Holdings Co., Ltd. | | $ | 31,741 | |
| 29,990 | | | EI Group plc* | | | 112,735 | |
| 4,906 | | | Elior Group^(a) | | | 72,164 | |
| 6,500 | | | Fairwood Holdings, Ltd. | | | 16,587 | |
| 2,425 | | | Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd. | | | 74,996 | |
| 1,016 | | | Flutter Entertainment plc | | | 124,272 | |
| 2,258 | | | Flutter Entertainment plc | | | 275,724 | |
| 800 | | | Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd. | | | 30,931 | |
| 600 | | | Fujita Kanko, Inc. | | | 15,576 | |
| 557 | | | Fuller Smith & Turner plc, Class A | | | 7,090 | |
| 19,010 | | | Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. | | | 140,128 | |
| 1,491 | | | Gamesys Group plc* | | | 13,974 | |
| 200 | | | Genki Sushi Co., Ltd. | | | 5,488 | |
| 50,200 | | | Genting Singapore, Ltd. | | | 34,376 | |
| 36,100 | | | GL Limited | | | 21,635 | |
| 2,773 | | | Great Canadian Gaming Corp.* | | | 91,921 | |
| 8,283 | | | Greggs plc | | | 252,295 | |
| 16,772 | | | GVC Holdings plc | | | 196,664 | |
| 660 | | | Hiday Hidaka Corp. | | | 12,195 | |
| 1,700 | | | HIS Co., Ltd. | | | 48,802 | |
| 18,000 | | | Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels (The) | | | 19,295 | |
| 11,300 | | | Hotel Grand Central, Ltd. | | | 10,766 | |
| 400 | | | Ichibanya Co., Ltd. | | | 21,170 | |
| 1,639 | | | InterContinental Hotels Group plc, ADR | | | 112,550 | |
| 900 | | | Intertain Group, Ltd. (The)* | | | 8,304 | |
| 7,041 | | | JD Wetherspoon plc | | | 155,402 | |
| 868 | | | Jumbo Interactive, Ltd. | | | 9,106 | |
| 6,856 | | | Kindred Group plc | | | 42,046 | |
| 1,700 | | | Komeda Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 33,143 | |
| 1,900 | | | Koshidaka Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 28,782 | |
| 900 | | | Kourakuen Holdings Corp. | | | 17,127 | |
| 400 | | | Kura Sushi, Inc. | | | 19,885 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. | | | 52,310 | |
| 70,000 | | | Macau Legend Development, Ltd.* | | | 9,797 | |
| 33,812 | | | Marston’s plc | | | 57,263 | |
| 200 | | | Matsuya Foods Co., Ltd. | | | 8,317 | |
| 500 | | | McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 24,099 | |
| 36,000 | | | Melco International Development Ltd. | | | 101,332 | |
| 5,571 | | | Melia Hotels International SA | | | 49,219 | |
| 15,327 | | | MGM China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 25,121 | |
| 14,000 | | | Miramar Hotel & Investment | | | 28,213 | |
| 10,745 | | | Mitchells & Butlers plc* | | | 65,429 | |
| 410 | | | Mty Food Group, Inc. | | | 17,522 | |
| 72,000 | | | NagaCorp, Ltd. | | | 125,714 | |
| 4,629 | | | NetEnt AB* | | | 12,802 | |
| 400 | | | Ohsho Food Service Corp. | | | 23,834 | |
| 1,223 | | | Orascom Development Holding AG* | | | 19,316 | |
| 200 | | | Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | | | 27,300 | |
| 2,702 | | | Pandox AB | | | 61,217 | |
| 900 | | | Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. | | | 6,772 | |
| 10,182 | | | PlayTech plc | | | 53,616 | |
| 12,439 | | | Rank Group plc | | | 45,691 | |
| 600 | | | Renaissance, Inc. | | | 9,616 | |
| 4,200 | | | Resorttrust, Inc. | | | 71,283 | |
| 1,657 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 105,643 | |
| 392 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 24,998 | |
| 1,129 | | | Restaurant Brands New Zealand, Ltd.* | | | 10,599 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | |
| 33,738 | | | Restaurant Group plc (The) | | $ | 73,214 | |
| 800 | | | Ringer Hut Co., Ltd. | | | 18,496 | |
| 3,200 | | | Round One Corp. | | | 31,169 | |
| 1,300 | | | Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.^ | | | 29,395 | |
| 1,200 | | | Saint Marc Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 25,620 | |
| 400 | | | Saizeriya Co., Ltd. | | | 9,762 | |
| 16,988 | | | Sands China, Ltd. | | | 91,105 | |
| 2,943 | | | Scandic Hotels Group AB(a) | | | 32,813 | |
| 44,000 | | | Shangri-La Asia, Ltd. | | | 46,028 | |
| 56,868 | | | SJM Holdings, Ltd. | | | 64,919 | |
| 1,360 | | | SkiStar AB | | | 17,266 | |
| 25,292 | | | Sky City Entertainment Group, Ltd. | | | 67,597 | |
| 4,600 | | | Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 90,060 | |
| 1,707 | | | Sodexo SA | | | 202,441 | |
| 20,846 | | | SSP Group Plc | | | 179,625 | |
| 27,388 | | | Star Entertainment Group, Ltd. (The) | | | 88,570 | |
| 5,813 | | | Stars Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 151,727 | |
| 500 | | | Sushiro Global Holdings, Ltd. | | | 43,078 | |
| 28,365 | | | Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd. | | | 90,287 | |
| 581 | | | The Gym Group plc(a) | | | 2,230 | |
| 50,634 | | | Thomas Cook Group plc*(b) | | | — | |
| 4,500 | | | Tokyo Dome Corp. | | | 44,952 | |
| 1,100 | | | Toridoll Holding Corp. | | | 28,462 | |
| 400 | | | Tosho Co., Ltd. | | | 9,191 | |
| 7,082 | | | TUI AG | | | 89,524 | |
| 1,475 | | | Whitbread plc | | | 94,906 | |
| 41,297 | | | William Hill plc | | | 103,213 | |
| 26,430 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd. | | | 65,382 | |
| 3,500 | | | Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 79,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,321,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (2.0%): | |
| 5,875 | | | Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co., Ltd.* | | | 11,922 | |
| 1,604 | | | Bang & Olufsen A/S* | | | 8,419 | |
| 19,424 | | | Barratt Developments plc | | | 192,503 | |
| 5,753 | | | Bellway plc | | | 290,642 | |
| 2,271 | | | Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The) | | | 147,242 | |
| 1,566 | | | Bigben Interactive | | | 28,179 | |
| 3,728 | | | Bonava AB | | | 39,612 | |
| 4,205 | | | Bovis Homes Group plc | | | 76,146 | |
| 3,865 | | | Breville Group, Ltd. | | | 47,466 | |
| 2,200 | | | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | 44,215 | |
| 600 | | | Chofu Seisakusho Co., Ltd. | | | 13,521 | |
| 1,800 | | | Cleanup Corp. | | | 11,859 | |
| 1,800 | | | Corona Corp. | | | 17,092 | |
| 9,695 | | | Countryside Properties plc(a) | | | 58,944 | |
| 11,005 | | | Crest Nicholson Holdings plc | | | 63,394 | |
| 1,076 | | | De’Longhi | | | 22,781 | |
| 7,507 | | | DFS Furniture plc | | | 28,881 | |
| 1,000 | | | Dorel Industries, Inc. | | | 4,606 | |
| 2,152 | | | Duni AB | | | 29,720 | |
| 4,630 | | | Electrolux AB, Series B, Class B | | | 113,668 | |
| 2,700 | | | Es-Con Japan, Ltd. | | | 23,231 | |
| 800 | | | Eslead Corp. | | | 16,056 | |
| 2,053 | | | Fiskars OYJ Abp | | | 25,924 | |
| 2,700 | | | FJ Next Co., Ltd. | | | 28,370 | |
| 87 | | | Forbo Holding AG | | | 148,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Household Durables, continued | |
| 1,600 | | | Foster Electric Co., Ltd. | | $ | 28,074 | |
| 1,400 | | | France Bed Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 12,382 | |
| 1,600 | | | Fuji Corp., Ltd. | | | 10,352 | |
| 900 | | | Fujitsu General, Ltd. | | | 20,213 | |
| 14,200 | | | Haseko Corp. | | | 190,359 | |
| 700 | | | Hoosiers Holdings | | | 4,598 | |
| 187 | | | Hunter Douglas NV | | | 12,188 | |
| 10,452 | | | Husqvarna AB, Class B | | | 83,720 | |
| 3,200 | | | Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 56,021 | |
| 3,817 | | | JM AB | | | 113,051 | |
| 10,600 | | | Jvc Kenwood Corp. | | | 26,510 | |
| 958 | | | Kaufman & Broad SA | | | 39,761 | |
| 1,300 | | | LEC, Inc. | | | 15,880 | |
| 540 | | | Leifheit AG | | | 14,347 | |
| 62,400 | | | Man Wah Holdings, Ltd. | | | 44,555 | |
| 18,466 | | | McCarthy & Stone plc(a) | | | 36,508 | |
| 10 | | | Metall Zug AG | | | 22,522 | |
| 4,500 | | | Nikon Corp. | | | 55,012 | |
| 9,589 | | | Nobia AB | | | 71,554 | |
| 39,400 | | | Panasonic Corp. | | | 369,595 | |
| 5,699 | | | Persimmon plc | | | 205,270 | |
| 3,200 | | | Pressance Corp. | | | 39,402 | |
| 13,354 | | | Redrow plc | | | 131,923 | |
| 1,000 | | | Rinnai Corp. | | | 78,105 | |
| 500 | | | Sangetsu Corp. | | | 9,441 | |
| 1,048 | | | SEB SA | | | 155,857 | |
| 13,000 | | | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 225,057 | |
| 4,500 | | | Sekisui House, Ltd. | | | 96,116 | |
| 3,000 | | | Sharp Corp. | | | 45,849 | |
| 13,600 | | | Sony Corp. | | | 925,835 | |
| 2,500 | | | Space Value Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 12,250 | |
| 2,200 | | | Starts Corp., Inc. | | | 56,023 | |
| 6,900 | | | Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. | | | 101,584 | |
| 328 | | | Surteco Group SE | | | 8,330 | |
| 1,100 | | | Tamron Co., Ltd. | | | 25,444 | |
| 171,627 | | | Taylor Wimpey plc | | | 444,101 | |
| 20,687 | | | Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 169,288 | |
| 805 | | | The Vitec Group plc | | | 11,723 | |
| 1,000 | | | TOA Corp. | | | 10,490 | |
| 400 | | | Token Corp. | | | 27,017 | |
| 3,468 | | | TomTom NV | | | 36,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,535,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.2%): | |
| 4,672 | | | Essity AB, Class B | | | 150,664 | |
| 407 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 38,321 | |
| 1,700 | | | Lion Corp. | | | 33,186 | |
| 14,255 | | | Mcbride plc | | | 16,756 | |
| 1,600 | | | Pigeon Corp. | | | 59,003 | |
| 5,635 | | | PZ Cussons plc | | | 15,548 | |
| 2,279 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | | | 185,041 | |
| 2,600 | | | Unicharm Corp. | | | 87,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 586,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.4%): | |
| 2,002 | | | Albioma SA | | | 58,485 | |
| 4,859 | | | Boralex, Inc., Class A | | | 91,537 | |
| 1,700 | | | Capital Power Corp. | | | 45,027 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers, continued | |
| 17,378 | | | Drax Group plc | | $ | 72,186 | |
| 5,259 | | | EDP Renovaveis SA | | | 61,948 | |
| 1,300 | | | Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. | | | 31,596 | |
| 1,162 | | | ERG SpA | | | 25,058 | |
| 9,297 | | | Falck Renewables SpA | | | 49,665 | |
| 54,874 | | | Infigen Energy | | | 25,056 | |
| 3,741 | | | Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | | | 48,578 | |
| 1,207 | | | Kenon Holdings, Ltd. | | | 25,799 | |
| 10,105 | | | Meridian Energy, Ltd. | | | 34,019 | |
| 15,630 | | | New Energy Solar, Ltd. | | | 14,798 | |
| 4,661 | | | Northland Power, Inc. | | | 97,643 | |
| 2,000 | | | Polaris Infrastructure, Inc. | | | 18,869 | |
| 1,917 | | | Scatec Solar ASA(a) | | | 27,171 | |
| 16,748 | | | Transalta Corp. | | | 119,701 | |
| 1,200 | | | Transalta Renewables, Inc. | | | 14,344 | |
| 3,710 | | | Uniper SE | | | 122,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 984,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%): | |
| 8,000 | | | Chevalier International Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,807 | |
| 26,645 | | | Cir-Compagnie Industriali Riun | | | 32,511 | |
| 20,430 | | | CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd. | | | 195,229 | |
| 615 | | | DCC plc | | | 53,525 | |
| 2,000 | | | Guoco Group, Ltd. | | | 33,892 | |
| 1,269 | | | Indus Holding AG | | | 55,545 | |
| 515 | | | Italmobiliare SpA | | | 13,953 | |
| 1,500 | | | Katakura Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 18,687 | |
| 1,800 | | | Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 87,629 | |
| 23,700 | | | Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 119,440 | |
| 1,284 | | | LifcoAB-B Shs | | | 78,521 | |
| 5,400 | | | Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,318 | |
| 1,487 | | | Nolato AB | | | 87,366 | |
| 23,000 | | | NWS Holdings, Ltd. | | | 32,285 | |
| 2,675 | | | Rheinmetall AG | | | 307,588 | |
| 2,400 | | | Seibu Holdings, Inc. | | | 39,598 | |
| 57,400 | | | SembCorp Industries, Ltd. | | | 97,913 | |
| 70,000 | | | Shun Tak Holdings, Ltd. | | | 33,429 | |
| 1,907 | | | Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 249,262 | |
| 2,723 | | | Smiths Group plc | | | 60,870 | |
| 5,400 | | | Tokai Holdings Corp. | | | 54,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,714,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (3.6%): | |
| 5,489 | | | Admiral Group plc | | | 168,072 | |
| 31,128 | | | AEGON NV | | | 142,472 | |
| 3,360 | | | Ageas NV | | | 198,757 | |
| 49,040 | | | AIA Group, Ltd. | | | 516,015 | |
| 4,109 | | | Alm Brand A/S | | | 36,578 | |
| 5,560 | | | ASR Nederland NV | | | 208,456 | |
| 6,744 | | | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 139,205 | |
| 1,203 | | | AUB Group, Ltd. | | | 10,134 | |
| 60,373 | | | Aviva plc | | | 336,744 | |
| 15,366 | | | AXA SA | | | 433,477 | |
| 1,671 | | | Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 302,071 | |
| 3,798 | | | Beazley plc | | | 28,013 | |
| 7,384 | | | Chesnara plc | | | 31,177 | |
| 2,213 | | | Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 33,299 | |
| 2,983 | | | CNP Assurances SA | | | 59,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Insurance, continued | |
| 5,028 | | | Coface SA | | $ | 61,938 | |
| 8,500 | | | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 140,005 | |
| 51,629 | | | Direct Line Insurance Group plc | | | 215,087 | |
| 82 | | | E-L Financial Corp., Ltd. | | | 52,352 | |
| 398 | | | Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 186,904 | |
| 1,054 | | | FBD Holdings plc | | | 10,319 | |
| 1,983 | | | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 41,683 | |
| 1,400 | | | Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | | 35,863 | |
| 578 | | | Grupo Catalana Occidente SA | | | 20,227 | |
| 478 | | | Hannover Rueck SE | | | 92,408 | |
| 5,987 | | | Harel Insurance Investments & | | | 46,800 | |
| 15,099 | | | Hastings Group Holdings, Ltd.(a) | | | 35,854 | |
| 1,674 | | | Helvetia Holding AG | | | 236,584 | |
| 4,798 | | | Hiscox, Ltd. | | | 90,729 | |
| 4,219 | | | IA Financial Corp., Inc. | | | 231,779 | |
| 506 | | | IDI Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 18,461 | |
| 22,509 | | | Insurance Australia Group, Ltd. | | | 121,238 | |
| 400 | | | Intact Financial Corp. | | | 43,259 | |
| 12,300 | | | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 115,537 | |
| 33,275 | | | Just Group plc* | | | 34,870 | |
| 7,487 | | | Lancashire Holdings, Ltd. | | | 76,081 | |
| 102,780 | | | Legal & General Group plc | | | 414,014 | |
| 13,895 | | | Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 281,930 | |
| 4,750 | | | Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 96,434 | |
| 13,386 | | | Mapfre SA | | | 35,605 | |
| 26,388 | | | Medibank Private, Ltd. | | | 58,540 | |
| 1,055 | | | Menora Mivtachim Holdings, Ltd. | | | 15,467 | |
| 16,641 | | | Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding, Ltd. | | | 15,732 | |
| 3,700 | | | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 121,844 | |
| 1,100 | | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 324,488 | |
| 20,116 | | | NIB Holdings, Ltd. | | | 88,714 | |
| 4,578 | | | NN Group NV | | | 174,064 | |
| 19,541 | | | Phoenix Group Holdings plc | | | 194,290 | |
| 7,577 | | | Phoenix Holdings, Ltd. (The) | | | 45,883 | |
| 5,245 | | | Poste Italiane SpA(a) | | | 59,524 | |
| 2,480 | | | Prudential plc, ADR | | | 94,463 | |
| 14,630 | | | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 132,568 | |
| 11,387 | | | RSA Insurance Group plc | | | 85,941 | |
| 57,341 | | | Saga plc | | | 40,539 | |
| 5,023 | | | Sampo Oyj, Class A | | | 219,138 | |
| 5,232 | | | SCOR SA | | | 219,791 | |
| 8,029 | | | Societa Cattolica di Assicuraz | | | 65,518 | |
| 3,200 | | | Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 125,407 | |
| 14,257 | | | Storebrand ASA | | | 112,129 | |
| 3,597 | | | Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | | 163,915 | |
| 554 | | | Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 278,000 | |
| 2,344 | | | Swiss Re AG | | | 263,506 | |
| 10,600 | | | T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 133,808 | |
| 995 | | | Talanx AG | | | 49,396 | |
| 3,600 | | | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 201,036 | |
| 1,981 | | | Topdanmark A/S | | | 97,805 | |
| 23 | | | Trisura Group, Ltd.* | | | 713 | |
| 2,610 | | | Tryg A/S | | | 77,380 | |
| 21,980 | | | Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA | | | 125,996 | |
| 22,967 | | | UnipolSai SpA | | | 66,770 | |
| 6,313 | | | Uniqa Insurance Group AG | | | 64,200 | |
| 54 | | | Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA | | | 31,931 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Insurance, continued | |
| 2,033 | | | Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | | $ | 57,722 | |
| 1,796 | | | Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG | | | 39,068 | |
| 1,771 | | | Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 726,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,951,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.4%): | |
| 1,083 | | | Adevinta ASA, Class B* | | | 12,836 | |
| 22,069 | | | Auto Trader Group plc(a) | | | 174,386 | |
| 600 | | | Bengo4.com, Inc.* | | | 31,753 | |
| 9,425 | | | Carsales.com, Ltd. | | | 110,198 | |
| 1,200 | | | Dip Corp. | | | 35,463 | |
| 5,600 | | | Gree, Inc. | | | 25,384 | |
| 3,100 | | | Gurunavi, Inc. | | | 27,721 | |
| 800 | | | Itokuro, Inc.* | | | 10,416 | |
| 3,100 | | | Kakaku.com, Inc. | | | 79,704 | |
| 2,000 | | | mixi, Inc. | | | 37,935 | |
| 135 | | | New Work SE | | | 44,217 | |
| 1,012 | | | REA Group, Ltd. | | | 73,764 | |
| 29,220 | | | Rightmove plc | | | 245,686 | |
| 1,046 | | | Scout24 AG(a) | | | 69,189 | |
| 12,657 | | | Solocal Group* | | | 7,858 | |
| 15,200 | | | Z Holdings Corp. | | | 63,692 | |
| 1,700 | | | Zigexn Co., Ltd. | | | 8,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,058,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.2%): | |
| 1,900 | | | Belluna Co., Ltd. | | | 12,406 | |
| 18,446 | | | Boohoo Group plc* | | | 72,916 | |
| 3,809 | | | Dustin Group AB(a) | | | 30,593 | |
| 2,462 | | | eDreams ODIGEO SA* | | | 11,799 | |
| 2,400 | | | Enigmo, Inc.* | | | 19,587 | |
| 22,749 | | | Moneysupermarket.com Group plc | | | 99,857 | |
| 6,515 | | | N Brown Group plc | | | 14,070 | |
| 1,472 | | | Ocado Group plc* | | | 24,990 | |
| 7,306 | | | On The Beach Group plc(a) | | | 47,355 | |
| 800 | | | Open Door, Inc.* | | | 11,524 | |
| 9,400 | | | Rakuten, Inc. | | | 80,636 | |
| 3,182 | | | Rocket Internet SE*(a) | | | 78,863 | |
| 1,817 | | | Takkt AG | | | 25,717 | |
| 2,580 | | | Webjet, Ltd.^ | | | 23,650 | |
| 1,200 | | | ZOZO, Inc. | | | 22,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 576,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (1.4%): | |
| 1,366 | | | AddNode Group AB | | | 26,045 | |
| 370 | | | Allgeier SE | | | 14,099 | |
| 974 | | | Alten SA | | | 123,302 | |
| 9,025 | | | Altran Technologies SA | | | 143,447 | |
| 3,748 | | | Amadeus IT Group SA | | | 307,073 | |
| 2,621 | | | Appen, Ltd. | | | 41,359 | |
| 5,372 | | | ARQ Group, Ltd. | | | 1,430 | |
| 3,853 | | | Atea ASA | | | 56,636 | |
| 2,079 | | | Atos SE | | | 173,814 | |
| 1,266 | | | Bechtle AG | | | 177,636 | |
| 1,900 | | | CAC Holdings Corp. | | | 27,381 | |
| 2,722 | | | Cancom SE | | | 161,075 | |
| 1,420 | | | Capgemini SA | | | 173,931 | |
| 2,893 | | | CGI, Inc.* | | | 242,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
IT Services, continued | |
| 4,933 | | | Columbus A/S | | $ | 7,129 | |
| 5,725 | | | Computacenter plc | | | 133,841 | |
| 6,694 | | | Computershare, Ltd. | | | 78,888 | |
| 1,600 | | | Comture Corp. | | | 34,391 | |
| 500 | | | Densan System Co., Ltd. | | | 13,947 | |
| 317 | | | Devoteam SA | | | 33,642 | |
| 1,400 | | | DTS Corp. | | | 32,555 | |
| 8,624 | | | Econocom Group SA/NV | | | 23,575 | |
| 1,000 | | | E-Guardian, Inc. | | | 18,647 | |
| 6,228 | | | Equiniti Group plc(a) | | | 17,119 | |
| 3,891 | | | Fdm Group Holdings plc | | | 53,627 | |
| 457 | | | Formula Systems 1985, Ltd. | | | 31,135 | |
| 700 | | | Fujitsu, Ltd. | | | 66,063 | |
| 800 | | | Future Corp. | | | 13,263 | |
| 6,665 | | | Global Dominion Access SA*(a) | | | 27,319 | |
| 3,000 | | | GMO Internet, Inc. | | | 57,299 | |
| 400 | | | GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | | | 27,522 | |
| 287 | | | Groupe Open | | | 3,515 | |
| 2,320 | | | HIQ International AB* | | | 12,817 | |
| 800 | | | ID Holdings Corp. | | | 11,152 | |
| 6,538 | | | Indra Sistemas SA* | | | 75,219 | |
| 1,200 | | | Infocom Corp. | | | 29,443 | |
| 700 | | | Information Services Internati | | | 27,817 | |
| 2,776 | | | Iomart Group plc | | | 13,751 | |
| 1,100 | | | Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 31,059 | |
| 400 | | | Kanematsu Electronics, Ltd. | | | 13,369 | |
| 1,915 | | | Knowit AB | | | 42,636 | |
| 19,141 | | | Link Administration Holdings, Ltd. | | | 78,864 | |
| 2,100 | | | Mamezou Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 28,240 | |
| 896 | | | Matrix It, Ltd. | | | 18,042 | |
| 300 | | | Mitsubishi Research Institute | | | 11,846 | |
| 9,872 | | | NCC Group plc | | | 29,406 | |
| 700 | | | NEC Networks & System Integrat | | | 24,892 | |
| 3,000 | | | Nihon Unisys, Ltd. | | | 94,287 | |
| 2,556 | | | Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. | | | 55,002 | |
| 800 | | | NS Solutions Corp. | | | 26,297 | |
| 2,200 | | | Nsd Co., Ltd. | | | 36,344 | |
| 5,500 | | | NTT Data Corp. | | | 73,535 | |
| 200 | | | OBIC Co., Ltd. | | | 27,020 | |
| 4,539 | | | Ordina NV | | | 10,372 | |
| 1,400 | | | Otsuka Corp. | | | 55,923 | |
| 1,200 | | | Poletowin Pitcrew Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,662 | |
| 663 | | | Reply SpA | | | 51,654 | |
| 800 | | | SCSK Corp. | | | 41,724 | |
| 159 | | | Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | | 63,215 | |
| 800 | | | Softbank Technology Corp. | | | 14,781 | |
| 2,531 | | | Softcat plc | | | 38,702 | |
| 700 | | | Sopra Steria Group | | | 112,782 | |
| 16,000 | | | Sunevision Holdings, Ltd. | | | 10,825 | |
| 1,200 | | | TDC Soft, Inc. | | | 11,825 | |
| 1,400 | | | TechMatrix Corp. | | | 30,226 | |
| 2,503 | | | The Citadel Group, Ltd. | | | 8,644 | |
| 3,261 | | | Tieto OYJ | | | 101,497 | |
| 1,500 | | | TIS, Inc. | | | 88,678 | |
| 1,140 | | | Wirecard AG | | | 137,727 | |
| 402 | | | Worldline SA*(a) | | | 28,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,921,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Leisure Products (0.3%): | |
| 1,179 | | | Accell Group | | $ | 34,131 | |
| 2,900 | | | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 175,996 | |
| 406 | | | BRP, Inc. | | | 18,499 | |
| 1,319 | | | Games Workshop Group plc | | | 106,722 | |
| 800 | | | Globeride, Inc. | | | 20,018 | |
| 72,000 | | | Goodbaby International Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 15,992 | |
| 1,200 | | | Heiwa Corp. | | | 25,106 | |
| 700 | | | Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 25,136 | |
| 500 | | | Mars Group Holdings Corp. | | | 9,358 | |
| 2,702 | | | Maytronics, Ltd. | | | 22,604 | |
| 800 | | | Mizuno Corp. | | | 20,188 | |
| 26,132 | | | Photo-Me International plc | | | 33,612 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 39,780 | |
| 3,600 | | | Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 52,442 | |
| 1,337 | | | Spin Master Corp.*(a) | | | 40,715 | |
| 1,169 | | | Technogym SpA(a) | | | 15,204 | |
| 1,995 | | | Thule Group AB (The)(a) | | | 46,052 | |
| 4,700 | | | Tomy Co., Ltd. | | | 60,803 | |
| 385 | | | Trigano SA | | | 40,690 | |
| 700 | | | Universal Entertainment Corp. | | | 23,831 | |
| 500 | | | Yamaha Corp. | | | 27,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 854,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%): | |
| 2,607 | | | Biotage AB | | | 34,546 | |
| 600 | | | Cmic Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 10,136 | |
| 1,200 | | | Eps Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,270 | |
| 478 | | | Eurofins Scientific SE | | | 265,430 | |
| 2,098 | | | Evotec SE* | | | 54,417 | |
| 1,626 | | | Gerresheimer AG | | | 126,068 | |
| 1,600 | | | Linical Co., Ltd. | | | 16,536 | |
| 1,329 | | | Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 484,806 | |
| 1,322 | | | Qiagen NV* | | | 44,684 | |
| 876 | | | Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 145,235 | |
| 1,600 | | | Shin Nippon Biomedical Laborat | | | 9,264 | |
| 185 | | | Siegfried Holding AG | | | 89,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,296,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (3.9%): | |
| 6,065 | | | Aalberts NV | | | 272,828 | |
| 1,100 | | | AG Growth International, Inc. | | | 39,344 | |
| 2,600 | | | Aichi Corp. | | | 17,668 | |
| 2,100 | | | Aida Engineering, Ltd. | | | 18,777 | |
| 4,185 | | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 105,466 | |
| 1,607 | | | Alimak Group AB(a) | | | 23,978 | |
| 900 | | | Alinco, Inc. | | | 10,620 | |
| 789 | | | Alstom SA | | | 37,374 | |
| 5,000 | | | Amada Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 56,792 | |
| 2,790 | | | Andritz AG | | | 120,108 | |
| 2,000 | | | Anest Iwata Corp. | | | 19,256 | |
| 2,700 | | | Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 15,869 | |
| 2,774 | | | Atlas Copco AB | | | 96,275 | |
| 4,706 | | | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 187,652 | |
| 1,149 | | | Ats Automation Tooling Systems, Inc.* | | | 18,964 | |
| 1,300 | | | Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. | | | 10,963 | |
| 2,296 | | | Beijer Alma AB, Class B | | | 38,423 | |
| 506 | | | Bobst Group SA | | | 29,486 | |
| 10,601 | | | Bodycote plc | | | 133,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Machinery, continued | |
| 267 | | | Bucher Industries AG | | $ | 93,817 | |
| 1,623 | | | Cargotec OYJ | | | 55,002 | |
| 500 | | | Chugai Ro Co., Ltd. | | | 8,338 | |
| 1,000 | | | CKD Corp. | | | 16,808 | |
| 17,805 | | | CNH Industrial NV | | | 195,436 | |
| 2,050 | | | Concentric AB | | | 34,845 | |
| 1,110 | | | Construcc y Aux de Ferrocarr SA | | | 51,011 | |
| 68 | | | Conzzeta AG | | | 81,239 | |
| 234 | | | Daetwyler Holding AG | | | 45,050 | |
| 900 | | | Daifuku Co., Ltd. | | | 54,431 | |
| 1,900 | | | Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 12,382 | |
| 2,100 | | | Daiwa Industries, Ltd. | | | 23,246 | |
| 7,304 | | | Deutz AG | | | 45,653 | |
| 3,500 | | | DMG Mori Co., Ltd. | | | 53,579 | |
| 2,668 | | | Duerr AG | | | 90,998 | |
| 3,400 | | | Ebara Corp. | | | 102,742 | |
| 2,774 | | | Epiroc AB | | | 32,935 | |
| 3,946 | | | Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 48,240 | |
| 1,500 | | | Exco Technologies, Ltd. | | | 9,161 | |
| 300 | | | FANUC Corp. | | | 55,414 | |
| 114 | | | Feintool International Holding AG | | | 7,282 | |
| 19,282 | | | Fincantieri SpA^ | | | 19,929 | |
| 1,579 | | | Fluidra SA* | | | 21,608 | |
| 2,000 | | | Fuji Corp. | | | 36,581 | |
| 700 | | | Fukushima Galilei Co., Ltd. | | | 26,203 | |
| 1,700 | | | Furukawa Co., Ltd. | | | 22,397 | |
| 4,784 | | | GEA Group AG | | | 158,163 | |
| 140 | | | Georg Fischer AG | | | 142,351 | |
| 2,000 | | | Glory, Ltd. | | | 60,374 | |
| 2,253 | | | Haldex AB | | | 12,289 | |
| 26,103 | | | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG* | | | 33,788 | |
| 9,700 | | | Hino Motors, Ltd. | | | 102,506 | |
| 1,200 | | | Hisaka Works, Ltd. | | | 11,059 | |
| 2,600 | | | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 77,365 | |
| 12,300 | | | Hitachi Zosen Corp. | | | 46,510 | |
| 400 | | | Hoshizaki Corp. | | | 35,621 | |
| 500 | | | Hosokawa Micron Corp. | | | 21,403 | |
| 2,700 | | | IHI Corp. | | | 63,288 | |
| 14,403 | | | IMI plc | | | 225,345 | |
| 755 | | | Industria Macchine Automatiche | | | 54,305 | |
| 1,933 | | | Interpump Group SpA | | | 61,234 | |
| 27 | | | Interroll Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 60,730 | |
| 1,300 | | | Iseki & Co., Ltd. | | | 19,772 | |
| 3,200 | | | Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (The) | | | 62,535 | |
| 8,700 | | | JTEKT Corp. | | | 102,630 | |
| 2,600 | | | Juki Corp. | | | 20,854 | |
| 3,751 | | | Jungheinrich AG | | | 90,966 | |
| 609 | | | Kardex AG | | | 102,705 | |
| 900 | | | Kato Works Co., Ltd. | | | 13,503 | |
| 5,400 | | | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 118,075 | |
| 2,997 | | | Kion Group AG | | | 206,919 | |
| 400 | | | Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. | | | 8,809 | |
| 1,400 | | | Kito Corp. | | | 21,973 | |
| 5,100 | | | Kitz Corp. | | | 35,928 | |
| 572 | | | Koenig & Bauer AG | | | 18,022 | |
| 13,400 | | | Komatsu, Ltd. | | | 321,313 | |
| 184 | | | Komax Holding AG | | | 44,987 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Machinery, continued | |
| 2,900 | | | Komori Corp. | | $ | 30,027 | |
| 2,802 | | | Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 183,169 | |
| 1,994 | | | Konecranes OYJ | | | 61,246 | |
| 354 | | | Krones AG | | | 26,914 | |
| 3,100 | | | Kubota Corp. | | | 48,571 | |
| 1,800 | | | Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. | | | 53,337 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 14,654 | |
| 600 | | | Maezawa Kyuso Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 12,228 | |
| 700 | | | Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. | | | 31,828 | |
| 600 | | | Makita Corp. | | | 20,774 | |
| 586 | | | Manitou Bf SA | | | 14,170 | |
| 800 | | | Max Co., Ltd. | | | 16,015 | |
| 2,600 | | | Meidensha Corp. | | | 57,317 | |
| 400 | | | Metawater Co., Ltd. | | | 15,996 | |
| 5,870 | | | Metso Oyj | | | 231,727 | |
| 8,632 | | | MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. | | | 178,158 | |
| 1,700 | | | Misumi Group, Inc. | | | 42,045 | |
| 2,000 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 77,361 | |
| 1,000 | | | Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. | | | 12,641 | |
| 700 | | | Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd. | | | 13,405 | |
| 2,900 | | | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.* | | | 23,462 | |
| 700 | | | Miura Co., Ltd. | | | 24,186 | |
| 19,488 | | | Morgan Advanced Materials plc | | | 82,037 | |
| 1,500 | | | Morita Holdings Corp. | | | 24,893 | |
| 2,100 | | | Nabtesco Corp. | | | 61,975 | |
| 1,100 | | | Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. | | | 48,026 | |
| 2,000 | | | Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. | | | 4,892 | |
| 2,956 | | | NFI Group, Inc. | | | 60,673 | |
| 4,300 | | | NGK Insulators, Ltd. | | | 74,603 | |
| 1,569 | | | Nilfisk Holding A/S* | | | 34,352 | |
| 3,900 | | | Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. | | | 18,399 | |
| 800 | | | Nitta Corp. | | | 23,665 | |
| 500 | | | Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd. | | | 10,707 | |
| 1,900 | | | Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd. | | | 11,127 | |
| 300 | | | Noritake Co., Ltd. | | | 12,820 | |
| 2,186 | | | Norma Group SE | | | 93,162 | |
| 1,000 | | | NS Tool Co., Ltd. | | | 24,643 | |
| 7,000 | | | NSK, Ltd. | | | 66,028 | |
| 34,000 | | | NTN Corp. | | | 106,276 | |
| 700 | | | Obara Group, Inc. | | | 23,571 | |
| 7,984 | | | OC Oerlikon Corp. AG | | | 93,666 | |
| 1,700 | | | Oiles Corp. | | | 25,810 | |
| 500 | | | Okuma Corp. | | | 26,270 | |
| 400 | | | Organo Corp. | | | 24,693 | |
| 3,000 | | | OSG Corp. | | | 57,132 | |
| 2,177 | | | Outotec OYJ* | | | 14,046 | |
| 1,045 | | | Palfinger AG | | | 34,264 | |
| 330 | | | Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG | | | 58,899 | |
| 4,300 | | | Punch Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 19,625 | |
| 118 | | | Rational AG | | | 94,895 | |
| 70 | | | Rieter Holding AG | | | 9,985 | |
| 40,796 | | | Rotork plc | | | 181,410 | |
| 1,800 | | | Ryobi, Ltd. | | | 31,958 | |
| 18,878 | | | Sandvik AB | | | 369,080 | |
| 332 | | | Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 81,357 | |
| 18,300 | | | SembCorp Marine, Ltd.* | | | 17,993 | |
| 757 | | | SFS Group AG | | | 72,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Machinery, continued | |
| 1,200 | | | Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd. | | $ | 27,876 | |
| 4,000 | | | Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd. | | | 54,430 | |
| 78,000 | | | Singamas Container Holdings, Ltd. | | | 8,609 | |
| 2,200 | | | Sintokogio, Ltd. | | | 21,238 | |
| 3,528 | | | Skellerup Holdings, Ltd. | | | 5,691 | |
| 7,796 | | | SKF AB, Class B | | | 157,996 | |
| 200 | | | SMC Corp. | | | 91,434 | |
| 2,300 | | | Sodick Co., Ltd. | | | 20,347 | |
| 2,119 | | | Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc | | | 250,883 | |
| 891 | | | Stabilus SA | | | 60,607 | |
| 1,600 | | | Star Micronics Co., Ltd. | | | 22,933 | |
| 849 | | | Sulzer AG, Registered Shares | | | 94,710 | |
| 3,200 | | | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 90,723 | |
| 14,200 | | | Sunningdale Tech, Ltd. | | | 14,048 | |
| 3,900 | | | Tadano, Ltd. | | | 35,478 | |
| 2,200 | | | Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 32,919 | |
| 3,400 | | | Takuma Co., Ltd. | | | 40,947 | |
| 5,654 | | | Talgo SA*(a) | | | 38,680 | |
| 478 | | | Technotrans SE | | | 10,030 | |
| 800 | | | Teikoku Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 10,596 | |
| 4,200 | | | THK Co., Ltd. | | | 112,745 | |
| 5,700 | | | Tocalo Co., Ltd. | | | 58,262 | |
| 1,200 | | | Tokyo Keiki, Inc. | | | 11,290 | |
| 1,400 | | | Torishima Pump Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 11,783 | |
| 1,000 | | | Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. | | | 26,949 | |
| 3,695 | | | Trelleborg AB | | | 66,480 | |
| 1,098 | | | Troax Group AB | | | 14,169 | |
| 2,700 | | | Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd. | | | 39,607 | |
| 1,400 | | | Tsubakimoto Chain Co. | | | 49,275 | |
| 4,900 | | | Tsugami Corp. | | | 49,617 | |
| 1,200 | | | Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd. | | | 18,177 | |
| 600 | | | Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 11,220 | |
| 6,727 | | | Valmet Corp. | | | 161,177 | |
| 957 | | | Vat Group AG(a) | | | 161,937 | |
| 6,262 | | | Vesuvius plc | | | 41,827 | |
| 5,758 | | | Volvo AB, Class A | | | 97,460 | |
| 27,562 | | | Volvo AB, Class B | | | 462,677 | |
| 689 | | | Vossloh AG | | | 28,589 | |
| 1,416 | | | Wacker Neuson SE | | | 27,189 | |
| 7,232 | | | Wartsila OYJ Abp, Class B | | | 79,852 | |
| 560 | | | Washtec AG | | | 33,857 | |
| 1,192 | | | Weir Group plc (The) | | | 23,848 | |
| 3,000 | | | Yamabiko Corp. | | | 32,708 | |
| 84,100 | | | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. | | | 70,283 | |
| 5,060 | | | Zardoya Otis SA | | | 39,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,859,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.4%): | |
| 32 | | | A.P. Moeller – Maersk A/S, Class A | | | 43,393 | |
| 40 | | | A.P. Moeller – Maersk A/S, Class B | | | 57,726 | |
| 3,578 | | | American Shipping Co. ASA | | | 13,400 | |
| 556 | | | Clarkson plc | | | 22,329 | |
| 1,333 | | | D/S Norden A/S | | | 21,339 | |
| 1,307 | | | DFDS A/S | | | 64,090 | |
| 1,192 | | | Hapag-Lloyd AG(a) | | | 102,665 | |
| 3,300 | | | Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 11,185 | |
| 9,940 | | | Irish Continental Group | | | 54,546 | |
| 2,300 | | | Japan Transcity Corp. | | | 11,547 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Marine, continued | |
| 3,000 | | | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.* | | $ | 50,613 | |
| 894 | | | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares | | | 150,730 | |
| 3,600 | | | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. | | | 98,874 | |
| 102,930 | | | MMA Offshore, Ltd.* | | | 12,683 | |
| 3,900 | | | Nippon Yusen KK | | | 70,275 | |
| 600 | | | NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 12,308 | |
| 246,000 | | | Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd. | | | 51,677 | |
| 89,000 | | | Sitc International Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 108,535 | |
| 1,962 | | | Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd. | | | 25,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 983,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.4%): | |
| 1,267 | | | 4imprint Group plc | | | 58,482 | |
| 5,715 | | | Aimia, Inc.* | | | 15,846 | |
| 18,743 | | | Altice Europe NV, Class A* | | | 121,112 | |
| 1,460 | | | Altice Europe NV, Class B* | | | 9,349 | |
| 65 | | | APG SGA SA | | | 19,082 | |
| 14,475 | | | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA* | | | 33,464 | |
| 2,124 | | | Ascential plc(a) | | | 11,045 | |
| 4,886 | | | Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comuicacion SA | | | 19,102 | |
| 1,891 | | | Bloomsbury Publishing plc | | | 7,272 | |
| 6,744 | | | Cairo Communication SpA | | | 20,552 | |
| 1,001 | | | Cogeco Communications, Inc. | | | 87,271 | |
| 400 | | | Cogeco, Inc. | | | 32,067 | |
| 5,394 | | | Corus Entertainment, Inc. | | | 22,101 | |
| 1,600 | | | Cyberagent, Inc. | | | 55,711 | |
| 3,302 | | | Daily Mail & General Trust plc | | | 36,292 | |
| 1,300 | | | Dentsu Group, Inc. | | | 44,770 | |
| 3,391 | | | Euromoney Institutional Investor plc | | | 58,512 | |
| 8,672 | | | Eutelsat Communications SA | | | 141,047 | |
| 1,700 | | | F@n Communications, Inc. | | | 7,491 | |
| 800 | | | Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,356 | |
| 4,000 | | | Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 64,343 | |
| 8,376 | | | HT&E, Ltd. | | | 9,961 | |
| 26,999 | | | Hyve Group plc | | | 36,510 | |
| 12,641 | | | Informa plc | | | 143,673 | |
| 2,000 | | | Intage Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,107 | |
| 1,711 | | | Ipsos | | | 55,585 | |
| 78,966 | | | ITV plc | | | 158,473 | |
| 9,582 | | | Ive Group, Ltd. | | | 16,278 | |
| 1,344 | | | JCDecaux SA | | | 41,474 | |
| 2,300 | | | Kadokawa Corp. | | | 44,142 | |
| 2,312 | | | Kin And Carta plc | | | 3,056 | |
| 7,566 | | | Lagardere SCA | �� | | 165,159 | |
| 3,548 | | | Liberty Global plc, Series C* | | | 77,329 | |
| 1,449 | | | Liberty Global plc, Class A* | | | 32,950 | |
| 1,664 | | | M6 Metropole Television SA | | | 31,327 | |
| 1,300 | | | Macromill, Inc. | | | 12,456 | |
| 8,183 | | | Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA | | | 52,036 | |
| 24,075 | | | Mediaset SpA*^ | | | 71,861 | |
| 70,711 | | | Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings, Ltd. | | | 88,980 | |
| 15,502 | | | NOS SGPS SA | | | 83,525 | |
| 1,307 | | | NRJ Group | | | 9,826 | |
| 8,170 | | | Ooh!media, Ltd. | | | 20,909 | |
| 6,014 | | | Otello Corp. ASA* | | | 10,968 | |
| 7,451 | | | Pearson plc | | | 63,019 | |
| 3,968 | | | Pearson plc, ADR^ | | | 33,450 | |
| 13,544 | | | Promotora de Informaciones SA* | | | 21,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Media, continued | |
| 6,106 | | | Publicis Groupe SA | | $ | 276,447 | |
| 7,521 | | | QMS Media, Ltd. | | | 6,335 | |
| 4,026 | | | Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 102,759 | |
| 13,261 | | | Reach plc | | | 23,954 | |
| 1,406 | | | RTL Group | | | 69,337 | |
| 4,177 | | | Sanoma OYJ | | | 44,268 | |
| 641 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class A | | | 19,386 | |
| 435 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class B | | | 12,486 | |
| 16,754 | | | SES Global, Class A | | | 235,545 | |
| 60,999 | | | Seven West Media, Ltd.* | | | 14,069 | |
| 7,456 | | | Shaw Communications, Inc. | | | 151,282 | |
| 44,700 | | | Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. | | | 72,496 | |
| 18,618 | | | Sky Network Television, Ltd. | | | 8,904 | |
| 7,900 | | | SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,004 | |
| 4,175 | | | Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 34,761 | |
| 500 | | | SoldOut, Inc. | | | 9,205 | |
| 44,663 | | | Southern Cross Media Group, Ltd. | | | 26,058 | |
| 1,167 | | | Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA | | | 94,412 | |
| 232 | | | Tamedia AG, Registered Shares | | | 22,463 | |
| 1,586 | | | Telenet Group Holding NV | | | 71,434 | |
| 15,000 | | | Television Broadcasts, Ltd. | | | 23,590 | |
| 1,900 | | | Tokyo Broadcasting System Hold | | | 32,305 | |
| 1,400 | | | TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | | | 25,900 | |
| 500 | | | TV Tokyo Holdings Corp. | | | 11,174 | |
| 1,000 | | | ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. | | | 21,471 | |
| 500 | | | Wowow, Inc. | | | 12,720 | |
| 27,313 | | | WPP Aunz, Ltd. | | | 10,447 | |
| 18,270 | | | WPP plc | | | 257,083 | |
| 700 | | | Zenrin Co., Ltd. | | | 11,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,915,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (5.0%): | |
| 3,860 | | | Acerinox SA | | | 43,611 | |
| 1,911 | | | Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd. | | | 117,737 | |
| 400 | | | Aichi Steel Corp. | | | 13,991 | |
| 16,681 | | | Alacer Gold Corp.* | | | 88,647 | |
| 17,361 | | | Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A | | | 104,695 | |
| 2,200 | | | Altius Minerals Corp. | | | 20,265 | |
| 12,599 | | | Alumina, Ltd. | | | 20,344 | |
| 723 | | | Amg Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. | | | 17,754 | |
| 34,264 | | | Anglo American plc | | | 988,773 | |
| 6,845 | | | Antofagasta plc | | | 83,388 | |
| 1,971 | | | Aperam SA | | | 63,321 | |
| 11,577 | | | ArcelorMittal | | | 204,482 | |
| 12,400 | | | Argonaut Gold, Inc.* | | | 18,623 | |
| 1,100 | | | Asahi Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,254 | |
| 8,215 | | | Asanko Gold, Inc.* | | | 7,782 | |
| 63,720 | | | Aurelia Metals, Ltd. | | | 19,454 | |
| 1,731 | | | Aurubis AG | | | 106,244 | |
| 58,345 | | | B2Gold Corp. | | | 234,117 | |
| 9,184 | | | Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 170,609 | |
| 1,875 | | | Bekaert NV | | | 55,930 | |
| 35,937 | | | BHP Group, Ltd. | | | 984,120 | |
| 10,342 | | | Billiton plc, ADR | | | 486,177 | |
| 25,458 | | | BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | | | 269,690 | |
| 9,186 | | | Boliden AB | | | 244,413 | |
| 17,700 | | | Capstone Mining Corp.* | | | 10,360 | |
| 3,059 | | | Castile Resources Pty, Ltd.* | | | — | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Metals & Mining, continued | |
| 73,572 | | | Centamin plc | | $ | 123,327 | |
| 11,600 | | | Centerra Gold, Inc.* | | | 92,289 | |
| 4,374 | | | Central Asia Metals plc | | | 12,686 | |
| 16,254 | | | China Gold International Resources Corp., Ltd.* | | | 14,772 | |
| 5,800 | | | Continental Gold, Inc.* | | | 23,899 | |
| 700 | | | Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 30,608 | |
| 2,700 | | | Daiki Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 18,761 | |
| 9,900 | | | Detour Gold Corp.* | | | 191,687 | |
| 2,600 | | | DOWA Mining Co. | | | 96,499 | |
| 10,500 | | | Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.* | | | 45,125 | |
| 7,762 | | | Eldorado Gold Corp.* | | | 62,352 | |
| 3,600 | | | Endeavour Mining Corp.* | | | 68,013 | |
| 539 | | | Eramet | | | 27,772 | |
| 40,854 | | | Evolution Mining, Ltd. | | | 108,560 | |
| 16,814 | | | EVRAZ plc | | | 90,231 | |
| 22,438 | | | Ferrexpo plc | | | 47,432 | |
| 3,209 | | | First Majestic Silver Corp.* | | | 39,371 | |
| 8,602 | | | First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. | | | 87,252 | |
| 86,302 | | | Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | | | 650,327 | |
| 5,947 | | | Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.* | | | 24,230 | |
| 327 | | | Franco Nevada Corp. | | | 33,779 | |
| 3,312 | | | Fresnillo plc | | | 28,068 | |
| 129,412 | | | Glencore plc | | | 404,600 | |
| 1,100 | | | Godo Steel, Ltd. | | | 28,314 | |
| 4,758 | | | Granges AB | | | 50,337 | |
| 5,096 | | | Guyana Goldfields, Inc.* | | | 2,747 | |
| 18,140 | | | Highland Gold Mining, Ltd. | | | 47,029 | |
| 4,214 | | | Hill & Smith Holdings plc | | | 82,388 | |
| 3,000 | | | Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | | | 44,080 | |
| 15,125 | | | Hochschild Mining plc | | | 36,705 | |
| 18,195 | | | Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | | | 75,392 | |
| 15,631 | | | IAMGOLD Corp.* | | | 58,388 | |
| 5,323 | | | Iluka Resources, Ltd. | | | 34,802 | |
| 14,498 | | | Imdex, Ltd. | | | 15,031 | |
| 17,091 | | | Independence Group NL | | | 74,979 | |
| 23,446 | | | Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A* | | | 76,745 | |
| 9,400 | | | JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 120,436 | |
| 50,009 | | | Jupiter Mines, Ltd. | | | 9,836 | |
| 14,214 | | | KAZ Minerals plc | | | 100,372 | |
| 84,792 | | | Kinross Gold Corp.* | | | 402,279 | |
| 4,744 | | | Kirkland Lake Gold, Ltd. | | | 209,139 | |
| 10,600 | | | Kobe Steel, Ltd. | | | 56,811 | |
| 1,800 | | | Kyoei Steel, Ltd. | | | 35,066 | |
| 800 | | | Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. | | | 15,169 | |
| 4,400 | | | Leagold Mining Corp.* | | | 10,946 | |
| 14,207 | | | Lucara Diamond Corp. | | | 9,301 | |
| 29,301 | | | Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 175,120 | |
| 24,310 | | | Lynas Corp., Ltd.* | | | 39,872 | |
| 11,288 | | | MACA, Ltd. | | | 8,316 | |
| 48,387 | | | Macmahon Holdings, Ltd. | | | 9,678 | |
| 4,545 | | | Major Drilling Group International, Inc.* | | | 19,848 | |
| 176,000 | | | Midas Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 4,712 | |
| 10,123 | | | Mineral Resources, Ltd. | | | 117,627 | |
| 4,300 | | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 116,610 | |
| 500 | | | Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 4,927 | |
| 4,200 | | | Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. | | | 111,528 | |
| 25,100 | | | Mount Gibson Iron, Ltd. | | | 16,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Metals & Mining, continued | |
| 2,200 | | | Neturen Co., Ltd. | | $ | 17,985 | |
| 27,410 | | | New Gold, Inc.* | | | 24,277 | |
| 4,822 | | | Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | | | 102,053 | |
| 6,200 | | | Nippon Denko Co., Ltd.* | | | 9,833 | |
| 37,000 | | | Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. | | | 79,529 | |
| 8,595 | | | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 129,330 | |
| 930 | | | Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 19,755 | |
| 200 | | | Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 9,221 | |
| 22,184 | | | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 82,847 | |
| 28,664 | | | Northern Star Resources, Ltd. | | | 226,705 | |
| 22,428 | | | OceanaGold Corp. | | | 44,048 | |
| 21,175 | | | OM Holdings, Ltd. | | | 7,465 | |
| 500 | | | Osaka Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 6,792 | |
| 3,154 | | | Osisko Gold Royalties, Ltd. | | | 30,656 | |
| 18,826 | | | Outokumpu OYJ | | | 59,198 | |
| 15,777 | | | OZ Minerals, Ltd. | | | 117,281 | |
| 900 | | | Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. | | | 20,971 | |
| 1,752 | | | Pan American Silver Corp. | | | 41,505 | |
| 8,517 | | | Pan American Silver Corp. | | | 201,774 | |
| 31,662 | | | Perenti Global, Ltd. | | | 36,072 | |
| 73,744 | | | Perseus Mining, Ltd.* | | | 60,060 | |
| 57,911 | | | Petra Diamonds, Ltd.* | | | 6,797 | |
| 176,214 | | | Petropavlovsk plc* | | | 29,701 | |
| 9,700 | | | Premier Gold Mines, Ltd.* | | | 14,717 | |
| 5,733 | | | Pretium Resources, Inc.* | | | 63,803 | |
| 23,878 | | | Ramelius Resources, Ltd. | | | 20,636 | |
| 25,382 | | | Regis Resources, Ltd. | | | 77,011 | |
| 45,534 | | | Resolute Mining, Ltd.* | | | 40,174 | |
| 550 | | | Rio Tinto plc | | | 32,674 | |
| 11,161 | | | Rio Tinto plc, Registered Shares, ADR | | | 662,518 | |
| 5,809 | | | Rio Tinto, Ltd. | | | 410,737 | |
| 6,000 | | | Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.* | | | 8,872 | |
| 2,148 | | | Salzgitter AG | | | 47,641 | |
| 11,858 | | | Sandfire Resources NL | | | 49,915 | |
| 4,142 | | | Sandstorm Gold, Ltd.* | | | 30,912 | |
| 1,600 | | | Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 23,288 | |
| 38,220 | | | Saracen Mineral Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 88,719 | |
| 21,718 | | | Schmolz + Bickenbach AG* | | | 6,302 | |
| 16,210 | | | Semafo, Inc.* | | | 33,708 | |
| 32,896 | | | Silver Lake Resources, Ltd.* | | | 30,908 | |
| 7,261 | | | Sims Metal Management, Ltd. | | | 54,396 | |
| 71,970 | | | South32, Ltd. | | | 136,990 | |
| 4,092 | | | SSAB AB, Class A^ | | | 14,386 | |
| 15,312 | | | SSAB AB, Class B | | | 50,015 | |
| 4,935 | | | SSR Mining, Inc.* | | | 94,983 | |
| 43,997 | | | St. Barbara, Ltd. | | | 83,917 | |
| 11,400 | | | Straits Trading Co., Ltd. | | | 17,973 | |
| 4,200 | | | Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 135,484 | |
| 17,269 | | | Syrah Resources, Ltd.* | | | 5,715 | |
| 10,787 | | | Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B | | | 187,094 | |
| 1,985 | | | Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B | | | 34,479 | |
| 9,775 | | | Teranga Gold Corp.* | | | 52,850 | |
| 3,912 | | | ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 52,819 | |
| 1,900 | | | Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. | | | 16,227 | |
| 700 | | | Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. | | | 13,182 | |
| 1,100 | | | Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 13,084 | |
| 1,500 | | | Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 10,815 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Metals & Mining, continued | |
| 1,300 | | | Topy Industries, Ltd. | | $ | 23,909 | |
| 4,685 | | | Torex Gold Resources, Inc.* | | | 74,042 | |
| 9,694 | | | Trevali Mining Corp.* | | | 1,717 | |
| 33,241 | | | Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd.* | | | 24,321 | |
| 1,500 | | | UACJ Corp. | | | 34,121 | |
| 6,344 | | | Voestalpine AG | | | 176,762 | |
| 14,139 | | | Western Areas, Ltd. | | | 30,144 | |
| 12,239 | | | Westgold Resources, Ltd.* | | | 19,676 | |
| 2,702 | | | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 80,385 | |
| 2,310 | | | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 68,745 | |
| 42,447 | | | Yamana Gold, Inc. | | | 168,036 | |
| 1,600 | | | Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 39,984 | |
| 800 | | | Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd. | | | 14,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,682,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.6%): | |
| 40,020 | | | B&M European Value Retail SA | | | 218,123 | |
| 1,147 | | | Canadian Tire Corp., Class A | | | 123,455 | |
| 53,885 | | | Debenhams plc* | | | — | |
| 2,909 | | | Dollarama, Inc. | | | 99,991 | |
| 15,946 | | | Europris ASA(a) | | | 62,688 | |
| 500 | | | Fuji Co., Ltd./Ehime | | | 8,889 | |
| 3,300 | | | H2O Retailing Corp. | | | 36,873 | |
| 24,471 | | | Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. | | | 70,009 | |
| 10,400 | | | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd. | | | 93,528 | |
| 900 | | | Izumi Co., Ltd. | | | 32,354 | |
| 4,300 | | | J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 59,985 | |
| 400 | | | Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. | | | 14,174 | |
| 24,500 | | | Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 28,128 | |
| 73,250 | | | Marks & Spencer Group plc | | | 207,698 | |
| 1,300 | | | Marui Group Co., Ltd. | | | 31,649 | |
| 30,000 | | | Metro Holdings, Ltd. | | | 20,864 | |
| 47,139 | | | Myer Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 15,881 | |
| 1,643 | | | Next plc | | | 152,957 | |
| 5,600 | | | Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | | | 92,961 | |
| 2,100 | | | Parco Co., Ltd. | | | 35,586 | |
| 5,000 | | | Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. | | | 116,637 | |
| 600 | | | Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 12,051 | |
| 1,000 | | | Seria Co., Ltd. | | | 27,283 | |
| 6,000 | | | Takashimaya Co., Ltd. | | | 67,284 | |
| 3,557 | | | Tokmanni Group Corp. | | | 50,397 | |
| 4,000 | | | Wing On Company International, Ltd. | | | 11,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,690,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.8%): | |
| 3,187 | | | Acea SpA | | | 65,909 | |
| 3,186 | | | AGL Energy, Ltd. | | | 45,979 | |
| 4,330 | | | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | | | 61,262 | |
| 905 | | | Atco, Ltd. | | | 34,690 | |
| 1,466 | | | Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A | | | 44,226 | |
| 93,709 | | | Centrica plc | | | 111,667 | |
| 40,123 | | | E.ON SE | | | 429,075 | |
| 17,405 | | | Engie Group | | | 281,241 | |
| 8,483 | | | Hera SpA | | | 37,186 | |
| 23,167 | | | Iren SpA | | | 71,867 | |
| 41,584 | | | ITL AEM SpA | | | 77,972 | |
| 2,700 | | | Just Energy Group, Inc. | | | 4,533 | |
| 110,123 | | | Keppel Infrastructure Trust | | | 44,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Multi-Utilities, continued | |
| 3,070 | | | National Grid plc, ADR | | $ | 192,397 | |
| 11,914 | | | Ren – Redes Energeticas Nacion | | | 36,359 | |
| 8,682 | | | RWE AG | | | 266,725 | |
| 7,455 | | | Suez | | | 112,818 | |
| 3,114 | | | Telecom Plus plc | | | 62,019 | |
| 6,009 | | | Vector, Ltd. | | | 15,085 | |
| 4,208 | | | Veolia Environnement SA | | | 112,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,107,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.0%): | |
| 9,181 | | | Advantage Oil & Gas, Ltd.* | | | 19,445 | |
| 24,155 | | | Africa Oil Corp.* | | | 21,766 | |
| 145,000 | | | Agritrade Resources, Ltd. | | | 10,791 | |
| 2,005 | | | Aker BP ASA | | | 65,802 | |
| 7,200 | | | Anglo Pacific Group plc | | | 18,324 | |
| 18,944 | | | ARC Resources, Ltd. | | | 119,348 | |
| 18,809 | | | Athabasca Oil Corp.* | | | 8,547 | |
| 2,064 | | | Baytex Energy Corp.* | | | 2,993 | |
| 25,572 | | | Baytex Energy Corp.* | | | 36,830 | |
| 103,499 | | | Beach Energy, Ltd. | | | 183,080 | |
| 17,741 | | | Birchcliff Energy, Ltd. | | | 35,389 | |
| 15,440 | | | Bonavista Energy Corp. | | | 7,254 | |
| 1,208 | | | Bonterra Energy Corp. | | | 3,666 | |
| 32,835 | | | BP plc | | | 206,085 | |
| 50,100 | | | BP plc, ADR | | | 1,890,775 | |
| 173,000 | | | Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 24,978 | |
| 2,656 | | | BW LPG, Ltd.(a) | | | 22,352 | |
| 26,063 | | | Cairn Energy plc* | | | 71,106 | |
| 12,816 | | | Caltex Australia, Ltd. | | | 306,072 | |
| 5,227 | | | Cameco Corp. | | | 46,520 | |
| 9,946 | | | Cameco Corp. | | | 88,399 | |
| 10,058 | | | Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. | | | 325,351 | |
| 16,028 | | | Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. | | | 518,507 | |
| 3,012 | | | Cardinal Energy, Ltd. | | | 6,031 | |
| 11,375 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | | 115,456 | |
| 7,600 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | | 77,264 | |
| 13,100 | | | China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp., Ltd. | | | 12,379 | |
| 40,015 | | | Cooper Energy, Ltd.* | | | 17,048 | |
| 3,700 | | | Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 85,439 | |
| 8,781 | | | Crescent Point Energy | | | 39,251 | |
| 7,561 | | | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | | | 33,717 | |
| 8,223 | | | Crew Energy, Inc.* | | | 3,610 | |
| 854 | | | CropEnergies AG | | | 10,542 | |
| 252 | | | Delek Group, Ltd. | | | 38,290 | |
| 39,162 | | | DNO ASA | | | 51,655 | |
| 9,137 | | | Enagas SA | | | 233,396 | |
| 8,022 | | | Enbridge, Inc. | | | 318,989 | |
| 13,160 | | | EnCana Corp. | | | 61,624 | |
| 1,055 | | | EnCana Corp. | | | 4,948 | |
| 17,700 | | | Enerplus Corp. | | | 126,098 | |
| 43,854 | | | ENI SpA | | | 681,381 | |
| 114,028 | | | EnQuest plc* | | | 32,617 | |
| 21,115 | | | Equinor ASA | | | 422,414 | |
| 1,004 | | | Equital, Ltd.* | | | 29,807 | |
| 1,390 | | | Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA | | | 4,405 | |
| 9,112 | | | Euronav NV | | | 112,374 | |
| 1,579 | | | Exmar NV* | | | 9,350 | |
| 1,267 | | | FLEX LNG, Ltd. | | | 13,127 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | |
| 3,700 | | | Freehold Royalties, Ltd. | | $ | 20,774 | |
| 1,400 | | | Frontera Energy Corp. | | | 10,567 | |
| 3,784 | | | Frontline, Ltd. | | | 47,816 | |
| 3,100 | | | Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. | | | 6,955 | |
| 7,147 | | | Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 119,525 | |
| 734 | | | Gaztransport et Technigaz SA | | | 70,557 | |
| 6,249 | | | Genel Energy plc | | | 15,713 | |
| 5,650 | | | Gibson Energy, Inc. | | | 115,707 | |
| 19,607 | | | Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* | | | 25,521 | |
| 18,883 | | | Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Ltd. | | | 53,207 | |
| 4,281 | | | Hoegh Lng Holdings, Ltd. | | | 16,348 | |
| 11,767 | | | Husky Energy, Inc. | | | 94,433 | |
| 4,700 | | | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | | | 130,775 | |
| 2,500 | | | Imperial Oil, Ltd. | | | 66,139 | |
| 1,542 | | | Imperial Oil, Ltd. | | | 40,817 | |
| 13,700 | | | INPEX Corp. | | | 142,930 | |
| 6,882 | | | Inter Pipeline, Ltd. | | | 119,470 | |
| 2,244 | | | International Petroleum Corp.* | | | 9,886 | |
| 3,600 | | | Itochu Enex Co., Ltd. | | | 30,317 | |
| 1,000 | | | Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. | | | 27,130 | |
| 41,000 | | | JXTG Holdings, Inc. | | | 187,501 | |
| 24,713 | | | Karoon Energy, Ltd.* | | | 20,084 | |
| 7,300 | | | Kelt Exploration, Ltd.* | | | 27,381 | |
| 7,446 | | | Keyera Corp. | | | 195,096 | |
| 2,385 | | | Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 129,468 | |
| 2,011 | | | Lundin Petroleum AB | | | 68,366 | |
| 10,707 | | | MEG Energy Corp.* | | | 60,940 | |
| 1,700 | | | Mitsuuroko Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 20,099 | |
| 1,502 | | | Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. | | | 8,977 | |
| 11,451 | | | Neste Oyj | | | 398,415 | |
| 14,065 | | | New Hope Corp., Ltd. | | | 20,339 | |
| 7,392 | | | New Zealand Refining Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 9,353 | |
| 64,000 | | | NewOcean Energy Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 9,695 | |
| 21,200 | | | Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 15,751 | |
| 7,654 | | | Nuvista Energy, Ltd.* | | | 18,805 | |
| 4,687 | | | Obsidian Energy, Ltd.* | | | 3,357 | |
| 104,047 | | | Oil Refineries, Ltd. | | | 52,303 | |
| 21,604 | | | Oil Search, Ltd. | | | 110,186 | |
| 2,596 | | | OMV AG | | | 145,824 | |
| 29,853 | | | Origin Energy, Ltd. | | | 177,414 | |
| 7,550 | | | Painted Pony Energy, Ltd.* | | | 4,419 | |
| 1,307 | | | Paramount Resouces, Ltd., Class A* | | | 7,590 | |
| 9,663 | | | Parex Resources, Inc.* | | | 179,730 | |
| 5,800 | | | Parkland Fuel Corp. | | | 213,122 | |
| 587 | | | Paz Oil Co., Ltd. | | | 83,233 | |
| 1,584 | | | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 58,703 | |
| 183 | | | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 6,784 | |
| 6,660 | | | Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | | | 19,492 | |
| 12,892 | | | Pharos Energy plc | | | 8,934 | |
| 5,032 | | | Prairiesky Royalty, Ltd. | | | 59,024 | |
| 61,033 | | | Premier Oil plc* | | | 79,719 | |
| 9,112 | | | Repsol SA | | | 142,931 | |
| 17,670 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR | | | 1,042,177 | |
| 16,231 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B, ADR | | | 973,373 | |
| 1,600 | | | Sala Corp. | | | 9,346 | |
| 4,000 | | | San-Ai Oil Co., Ltd. | | | 43,390 | |
| 35,592 | | | Santos, Ltd. | | | 204,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | |
| 27,521 | | | Saras SpA | | $ | 44,281 | |
| 36,000 | | | Savannah Petroleum plc* | | | 10,258 | |
| 59,700 | | | Senex Energy, Ltd.* | | | 14,520 | |
| 13,762 | | | Seven Generations Energy* | | | 89,775 | |
| 400 | | | Sinanen Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 7,433 | |
| 12,876 | | | Snam SpA | | | 67,839 | |
| 12,179 | | | Stobart Group, Ltd. | | | 17,406 | |
| 18,111 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 594,042 | |
| 9,784 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 320,708 | |
| 384 | | | Sundance Energy, Inc.* | | | 7,283 | |
| 16,600 | | | Tamarack Valley Energy, Ltd.* | | | 25,570 | |
| 3,152 | | | TC Energy Corp. | | | 168,033 | |
| 13,400 | | | Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure, Ltd. | | | 12,075 | |
| 8,990 | | | Torc Oil & Gas, Ltd. | | | 31,088 | |
| 1,559 | | | Torm plc* | | | 17,422 | |
| 31,435 | | | Total SA | | | 1,737,021 | |
| 11,630 | | | Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | | 136,328 | |
| 6,518 | | | TransGlobe Energy Corp. | | | 9,086 | |
| 103,509 | | | Tullow Oil plc | | | 88,579 | |
| 3,072 | | | Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG | | | 40,430 | |
| 5,883 | | | Vermilion Energy, Inc. | | | 96,192 | |
| 12,328 | | | Whitecap Resources, Inc. | | | 52,696 | |
| 48,191 | | | Whitehaven Coal, Ltd. | | | 89,494 | |
| 9,290 | | | Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. | | | 224,616 | |
| 8,000 | | | Yangarra Resources, Ltd.* | | | 8,503 | |
| 10,083 | | | Z Energy, Ltd. | | | 29,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,495,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.6%): | |
| 1,344 | | | Ahlstrom-Munksjo OYJ | | | 21,609 | |
| 2,718 | | | Altri SGPS SA | | | 17,349 | |
| 5,029 | | | Canfor Corp.* | | | 47,021 | |
| 2,751 | | | Canfor Pulp Products, Inc. | | | 17,713 | |
| 1,300 | | | Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 19,824 | |
| 600 | | | Daiken Corp. | | | 10,862 | |
| 6,000 | | | Daio Paper Corp. | | | 81,838 | |
| 11,027 | | | Ence Energia y Celulosa S.A | | | 45,520 | |
| 6,700 | | | Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 34,486 | |
| 2,821 | | | Holmen AB, Class B | | | 86,017 | |
| 4,627 | | | Interfor Corp.* | | | 52,278 | |
| 5,272 | | | Metsa Board OYJ^ | | | 35,430 | |
| 6,301 | | | Mondi plc | | | 148,722 | |
| 5,731 | | | Navigator Co. SA (The) | | | 23,093 | |
| 3,200 | | | Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 54,019 | |
| 1,721 | | | Norbord, Inc. | | | 46,034 | |
| 25,900 | | | Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 139,803 | |
| 1,598 | | | Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento E Gestao | | | 24,655 | |
| 898 | | | Stella-Jones, Inc. | | | 25,950 | |
| 11,332 | | | Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares, Class R | | | 164,662 | |
| 10,437 | | | Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class B | | | 105,849 | |
| 600 | | | Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 22,264 | |
| 13,480 | | | UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 467,143 | |
| 1,416 | | | West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. | | | 62,467 | |
| 24,618 | | | Western Forest Products, Inc. | | | 23,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,777,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.8%): | |
| 18,108 | | | Asaleo Care, Ltd.* | | | 13,469 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Personal Products, continued | |
| 458 | | | Beiersdorf AG | | $ | 54,799 | |
| 16,000 | | | Best World International, Ltd. | | | 6,015 | |
| 498 | | | Blackmores, Ltd. | | | 29,686 | |
| 800 | | | Fancl Corp. | | | 21,386 | |
| 300 | | | HABA Laboratories, Inc. | | | 19,550 | |
| 1,514 | | | Jamieson Wellness, Inc. | | | 30,026 | |
| 3,900 | | | Kao Corp. | | | 321,709 | |
| 300 | | | Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 25,408 | |
| 400 | | | Kose Corp. | | | 58,470 | |
| 778 | | | L’Oreal SA | | | 231,026 | |
| 400 | | | Milbon Co., Ltd. | | | 22,780 | |
| 1,000 | | | Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 53,841 | |
| 3,305 | | | Ontex Group NV | | | 69,714 | |
| 1,400 | | | Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,450 | |
| 3,000 | | | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | 214,543 | |
| 9,464 | | | Unilever NV, NYS | | | 543,801 | |
| 958 | | | Unilever NV | | | 55,115 | |
| 366 | | | Unilever plc | | | 20,950 | |
| 4,976 | | | Unilever plc, ADR | | | 284,478 | |
| 1,300 | | | Ya-Man, Ltd. | | | 8,757 | �� |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,118,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.6%): | |
| 172 | | | Alk-Abello A/S* | | | 42,314 | |
| 15,687 | | | Alliance Pharma plc | | | 17,432 | |
| 1,867 | | | Almirall SA | | | 30,784 | |
| 1,900 | | | Aska Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 21,961 | |
| 16,400 | | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 280,182 | |
| 15,563 | | | AstraZeneca plc, ADR | | | 775,971 | |
| 5,900 | | | Aurora Cannabis, Inc.* | | | 12,678 | |
| 8,600 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc.* | | | 257,457 | |
| 1,145 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc.* | | | 34,258 | |
| 8,705 | | | Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 711,486 | |
| 693 | | | Boiron SA | | | 28,235 | |
| 400 | | | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 36,847 | |
| 600 | | | Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 39,625 | |
| 700 | | | Eisai Co., Ltd. | | | 52,144 | |
| 20,341 | | | Faes Farma SA | | | 114,406 | |
| 700 | | | Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 8,569 | |
| 500 | | | Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries. Ltd. | | | 9,402 | |
| 11,369 | | | GlaxoSmithKline plc, ADR | | | 534,229 | |
| 3,801 | | | GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 89,408 | |
| 1,126 | | | H. Lundbeck A/S | | | 43,168 | |
| 6,300 | | | Haw Par Corp., Ltd. | | | 59,959 | |
| 4,811 | | | Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc | | | 127,425 | |
| 500 | | | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | | | 24,327 | |
| 26,202 | | | Indivior plc* | | | 13,562 | |
| 701 | | | Ipsen SA | | | 62,107 | |
| 98,000 | | | Jacobson Pharma Corp., Ltd. | | | 21,666 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 55,140 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 28,384 | |
| 1,700 | | | Kyorin Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,613 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. | | | 25,849 | |
| 98,378 | | | Mayne Pharma Group, Ltd.* | | | 30,107 | |
| 468 | | | Merck KGaA | | | 55,377 | |
| 4,400 | | | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 81,158 | |
| 3,200 | | | Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 39,758 | |
| 300 | | | Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. | | | 26,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Pharmaceuticals, continued | |
| 15,903 | | | Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | $ | 1,506,999 | |
| 13,371 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 775,625 | |
| 1,000 | | | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 22,839 | |
| 1,037 | | | Orion OYJ | | | 47,639 | |
| 4,471 | | | Orion OYJ, Class B | | | 206,914 | |
| 800 | | | Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 35,583 | |
| 1,732 | | | Recipharm AB | | | 27,587 | |
| 3,141 | | | Recordati SpA | | | 132,423 | |
| 216 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 68,628 | |
| 5,605 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 1,817,843 | |
| 600 | | | Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 18,166 | |
| 5,527 | | | Sanofi | | | 555,069 | |
| 1,600 | | | Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 30,511 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 76,018 | |
| 1,300 | | | Seikagaku Corp. | | | 14,610 | |
| 1,400 | | | Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | | | 86,508 | |
| 1,600 | | | Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 31,220 | |
| 400 | | | Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 29,560 | |
| 3,500 | | | Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd. | | | 138,682 | |
| 3,519 | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.* | | | 34,552 | |
| 800 | | | Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 22,430 | |
| 1,200 | | | Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 31,188 | |
| 1,400 | | | Tsumura & Co. | | | 41,006 | |
| 1,144 | | | UCB SA | | | 91,022 | |
| 46,000 | | | United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd.^ | | | 33,384 | |
| 34,791 | | | Vectura Group plc | | | 42,795 | |
| 1,353 | | | Vifor Pharma AG | | | 247,204 | |
| 116 | | | Virbac SA* | | | 30,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,017,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (2.2%): | |
| 5,976 | | | Adecco SA, Registered Shares | | | 377,882 | |
| 2,215 | | | AF Poyry AB | | | 51,752 | |
| 1,162 | | | Akka Technologies SA | | | 85,544 | |
| 7,788 | | | ALS, Ltd. | | | 50,179 | |
| 770 | | | Altech Corp. | | | 13,916 | |
| 80 | | | Amadeus Fire AG | | | 13,286 | |
| 9,096 | | | Applus Services SA | | | 116,498 | |
| 1,000 | | | Baycurrent Consulting, Inc. | | | 51,270 | |
| 3,600 | | | Benefit One, Inc. | | | 74,305 | |
| 372 | | | Bertrandt AG | | | 23,525 | |
| 7,058 | | | Bureau Veritas SA | | | 184,416 | |
| 26,624 | | | Capita plc* | | | 57,964 | |
| 180 | | | Danel Adir Yeoshua, Ltd. | | | 16,762 | |
| 1,100 | | | DKSH Holding, Ltd. | | | 59,860 | |
| 900 | | | EN-Japan, Inc. | | | 39,382 | |
| 11,350 | | | Experian plc | | | 383,828 | |
| 1,200 | | | FULLCAST Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 27,361 | |
| 900 | | | Funai Soken Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,500 | |
| 175 | | | Groupe Crit | | | 14,442 | |
| 76,397 | | | Hays plc | | | 184,148 | |
| 2,680 | | | Intertek Group plc | | | 207,969 | |
| 2,270 | | | Intertrust NV(a) | | | 44,103 | |
| 5,691 | | | IPH, Ltd. | | | 32,807 | |
| 800 | | | IR Japan Holdings, Ltd. | | | 35,509 | |
| 1,000 | | | Jac Recruitment Co., Ltd. | | | 17,829 | |
| 5,154 | | | McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd. | | | 47,463 | |
| 1,100 | | | Meitec Corp. | | | 61,761 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Professional Services, continued | |
| 2,597 | | | Morneau Shepell, Inc. | | $ | 67,585 | |
| 700 | | | Nexyz Group Corp. | | | 11,482 | |
| 2,500 | | | Nihon M&A Center, Inc. | | | 86,365 | |
| 3,600 | | | Nomura Co., Ltd. | | | 47,688 | |
| 3,000 | | | Outsourcing, Inc. | | | 31,762 | |
| 18,606 | | | Pagegroup plc | | | 129,036 | |
| 2,000 | | | Pasona Group, Inc. | | | 29,322 | |
| 1,700 | | | Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 31,958 | |
| 5,320 | | | Randstad NV | | | 325,757 | |
| 8,900 | | | Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 334,955 | |
| 7,938 | | | RELX plc | | | 200,223 | |
| 5,236 | | | RELX plc, ADR | | | 132,314 | |
| 2,833 | | | Ricardo plc | | | 28,628 | |
| 6,390 | | | Robert Walters plc | | | 47,236 | |
| 2,992 | | | Seek, Ltd. | | | 47,466 | |
| 80 | | | SGS SA, Registered Shares | | | 219,041 | |
| 2,100 | | | SIGMAXYZ, Inc. | | | 39,850 | |
| 2,400 | | | SMS Co., Ltd. | | | 66,399 | |
| 2,421 | | | Stantec, Inc. | | | 68,514 | |
| 1,400 | | | Stantec, Inc. | | | 39,572 | |
| 7,669 | | | SThree plc | | | 38,544 | |
| 1,100 | | | Tanseisha Co., Ltd. | | | 13,284 | |
| 1,200 | | | Technopro Holdings, Inc. | | | 84,240 | |
| 2,255 | | | Teleperformance | | | 550,927 | |
| 2,878 | | | Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 206,065 | |
| 1,800 | | | Trust Tech, Inc. | | | 21,005 | |
| 1,100 | | | UT Group Co., Ltd. | | | 32,796 | |
| 800 | | | Weathernews, Inc. | | | 25,791 | |
| 10,253 | | | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 749,360 | |
| 600 | | | YAMADA Consulting Group Co., Ltd. | | | 8,938 | |
| 3,100 | | | Yumeshin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 25,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,035,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (2.7%): | |
| 1,963 | | | Adler Real Estate AG*^ | | | 30,309 | |
| 902 | | | ADO Properties SA(a) | | | 32,512 | |
| 1,200 | | | AEON Mall Co., Ltd. | | | 21,276 | |
| 3,164 | | | Airport City, Ltd.* | | | 59,425 | |
| 2,300 | | | Airport Facilities Co., Ltd. | | | 11,697 | |
| 656 | | | Allreal Holding AG | | | 130,416 | |
| 1,972 | | | Alony Hetz Properties & Invest | | | 31,217 | |
| 492 | | | Alrov Properties And Lodgings, Ltd. | | | 22,539 | |
| 2,393 | | | Amot Investments, Ltd. | | | 17,388 | |
| 7,650 | | | Aroundtown SA | | | 68,501 | |
| 2,512 | | | Ashtrom Properties, Ltd. | | | 16,089 | |
| 46,000 | | | Asia Standard International Group, Ltd. | | | 7,549 | |
| 2,076 | | | Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B | | | 50,004 | |
| 443 | | | Azrieli Group | | | 32,419 | |
| 45 | | | Bayside Land Corp. | | | 34,604 | |
| 210 | | | Big Shopping Centers, Ltd. | | | 20,421 | |
| 3,700 | | | Bukit Sembawang Estates, Ltd. | | | 12,885 | |
| 844 | | | CA Immobilien Anlagen AG | | | 35,461 | |
| 19,711 | | | Capital & Counties Properties plc | | | 68,651 | |
| 38,900 | | | CapitaLand, Ltd. | | | 108,526 | |
| 2,300 | | | Castellum AB | | | 54,061 | |
| 1,571 | | | Catena AB | | | 69,400 | |
| 2,794 | | | Cedar Woods Properties, Ltd. | | | 15,396 | |
| 18,000 | | | Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd. | | | 14,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | |
| 41,300 | | | Chip Eng Seng Corp., Ltd. | | $ | 19,047 | |
| 52,000 | | | Chuang’s Consortium International, Ltd. | | | 9,739 | |
| 7,300 | | | City Developments, Ltd. | | | 59,547 | |
| 1,684 | | | Citycon OYJ | | | 17,686 | |
| 16,430 | | | CK Asset Holdings, Ltd. | | | 119,081 | |
| 3,803 | | | CLS Holdings plc | | | 15,293 | |
| 72,500 | | | Cnqc International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 10,343 | |
| 1,625 | | | Colliers International Group | | | 126,701 | |
| 741 | | | Corestate Capital Holding SA | | | 31,169 | |
| 231 | | | Countrywide plc* | | | 1,060 | |
| 340,000 | | | CSI Properties, Ltd. | | | 12,237 | |
| 168 | | | Daejan Holdings plc | | | 12,076 | |
| 1,700 | | | Daibiru Corp. | | | 20,404 | |
| 900 | | | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 111,481 | |
| 10,300 | | | Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 319,155 | |
| 887 | | | Deutsche Euroshop AG | | | 26,286 | |
| 3,980 | | | Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 162,635 | |
| 2,618 | | | Dic Asset AG | | | 46,645 | |
| 2,900 | | | Dream Unlimited Corp. | | | 26,132 | |
| 34,000 | | | Emperor International Holdings | | | 7,551 | |
| 2,667 | | | Entra ASA(a) | | | 44,093 | |
| 1,853 | | | Fabege AB | | | 30,828 | |
| 68,000 | | | Far East Consortium International, Ltd. | | | 33,307 | |
| 1,175 | | | Fastighets AB Balder* | | | 54,387 | |
| 3,800 | | | First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 60,494 | |
| 1,529 | | | FirstService Corp. | | | 142,259 | |
| 11,092 | | | Foxtons Group PLC* | | | 13,025 | |
| 16,000 | | | Frasers Property, Ltd. | | | 20,116 | |
| 1,100 | | | Goldcrest Co., Ltd. | | | 20,967 | |
| 9,690 | | | Grainger plc | | | 40,223 | |
| 2,575 | | | Grand City Properties SA | | | 61,753 | |
| 10,000 | | | Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd. | | | 33,732 | |
| 17,100 | | | GuocoLand, Ltd. | | | 24,929 | |
| 28,000 | | | Hang Lung Group, Ltd. | | | 69,114 | |
| 33,984 | | | Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. | | | 74,299 | |
| 1,200 | | | Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 33,096 | |
| 5,154 | | | Helical plc | | | 32,443 | |
| 4,837 | | | Hemfosa Fastigheter AB | | | 62,595 | |
| 16,706 | | | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 82,045 | |
| 37,840 | | | HKR International, Ltd. | | | 15,733 | |
| 9,400 | | | Ho Bee Land, Ltd. | | | 16,854 | |
| 18,500 | | | Hong Fok Corp., Ltd. | | | 10,871 | |
| 9,000 | | | Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. | | | 51,793 | |
| 2,049 | | | Hufvudstaden AB | | | 40,521 | |
| 3,000 | | | Hulic Co., Ltd. | | | 36,117 | |
| 11,000 | | | Hysan Development Co., Ltd. | | | 43,283 | |
| 12,900 | | | Ichigo, Inc. | | | 54,311 | |
| 836 | | | IMMOFINANZ AG | | | 22,393 | |
| 9,306 | | | Industrial Buildings Corp., Ltd.* | | | 25,436 | |
| 29 | | | Intershop Holdings AG | | | 16,991 | |
| 2,000 | | | Invesque, Inc. | | | 13,460 | |
| 1,400 | | | Keihanshin Building Co., Ltd. | | | 18,345 | |
| 8,200 | | | Kenedix, Inc. | | | 42,687 | |
| 22,225 | | | Kerry Properties, Ltd. | | | 70,831 | |
| 21,647 | | | Klovern AB | | | 53,146 | |
| 26,000 | | | Kowloon Development Co., Ltd. | | | 32,616 | |
| 7,162 | | | Kungsleden AB | | | 75,280 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | |
| 11,400 | | | Lai Sun Development Co., Ltd. | | $ | 15,125 | |
| 112,800 | | | Landing International Development, Ltd.* | | | 12,761 | |
| 44,500 | | | Langham Hospitality Investment | | | 13,489 | |
| 1,358 | | | LEG Immobilien AG | | | 160,825 | |
| 11,224 | | | Lend Lease Group | | | 138,881 | |
| 14,300 | | | Leopalace21 Corp.* | | | 46,898 | |
| 8,000 | | | Liu Chong Hing Investment, Ltd. | | | 10,935 | |
| 4,644 | | | LSL Property Services plc | | | 16,868 | |
| 578 | | | Melisron, Ltd. | | | 36,970 | |
| 59,000 | | | Mingfa Group International Co., Ltd.* | | | 426 | |
| 4,200 | | | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 80,303 | |
| 4,100 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 100,152 | |
| 338 | | | Mobimo Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 100,763 | |
| 100 | | | Morguard Corp. | | | 15,481 | |
| 102,351 | | | New World Development Co., Ltd. | | | 140,379 | |
| 2,193 | | | Nexity SA | | | 110,220 | |
| 800 | | | Nippon Commercial Development Co., Ltd. | | | 12,265 | |
| 1,700 | | | Nisshin Fudosan Co. | | | 8,589 | |
| 3,200 | | | Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,016 | |
| 2,400 | | | Open House Co., Ltd. | | | 68,699 | |
| 17,900 | | | Oue, Ltd. | | | 19,833 | |
| 49,550 | | | Oxley Holdings, Ltd. | | | 13,095 | |
| 1,449 | | | PATRIZIA AG | | | 32,283 | |
| 94 | | | Plazza AG | | | 27,395 | |
| 2,600 | | | Polytec Asset Holdings, Ltd. | | | 334 | |
| 31,000 | | | Prospect Co., Ltd.* | | | 8,254 | |
| 638 | | | PSP Swiss Property AG | | | 88,127 | |
| 700 | | | Raysum Co., Ltd. | | | 6,891 | |
| 2,300 | | | Relo Group, Inc. | | | 64,161 | |
| 2,615 | | | S Immo AG | | | 65,441 | |
| 1,200 | | | SAMTY Co., Ltd. | | | 24,685 | |
| 9,123 | | | Savills plc | | | 137,270 | |
| 1,875 | | | Selvaag Bolig ASA | | | 15,861 | |
| 7,103 | | | Servcorp, Ltd. | | | 20,996 | |
| 2,600 | | | Shinoken Group Co., Ltd. | | | 30,849 | |
| 100,800 | | | Sinarmas Land, Ltd. | | | 18,752 | |
| 46,825 | | | Sino Land Co., Ltd. | | | 68,228 | |
| 5,000 | | | Soundwill Holdings, Ltd. | | | 6,356 | |
| 8,938 | | | St. Modwen Properties plc | | | 59,027 | |
| 2,900 | | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 101,163 | |
| 1,493 | | | Summit Real Estate Holdings, Ltd. | | | 19,943 | |
| 1,800 | | | Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. | | | 21,543 | |
| 11,421 | | | Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. | | | 175,200 | |
| 7,146 | | | Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A | | | 66,604 | |
| 17,500 | | | Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class B | | | 26,224 | |
| 5,800 | | | Swire Properties, Ltd. | | | 19,275 | |
| 2,643 | | | Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 306,451 | |
| 3,756 | | | TAG Immobilien AG | | | 93,345 | |
| 21,000 | | | TAI Cheung Holdings, Ltd. | | | 17,170 | |
| 4,200 | | | Takara Leben Co., Ltd. | | | 19,486 | |
| 21,324 | | | The Wharf Holdings, Ltd. | | | 54,254 | |
| 2,606 | | | TLG Immobilien AG | | | 83,164 | |
| 4,500 | | | Toc Co., Ltd. | | | 36,980 | |
| 6,400 | | | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. | | | 99,863 | |
| 17,000 | | | Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 117,397 | |
| 2,400 | | | Tosei Corp. | | | 32,742 | |
| 2,676 | | | Tricon Capital Group, Inc. | | | 21,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | |
| 6,860 | | | U & I Group plc | | $ | 16,117 | |
| 213 | | | UBM Development AG | | | 11,279 | |
| 22,100 | | | United Engineers, Ltd. | | | 44,278 | |
| 1,200 | | | Unizo Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 56,335 | |
| 9,300 | | | UOL Group, Ltd. | | | 57,613 | |
| 2,129 | | | Vonovia SE | | | 114,607 | |
| 3,228 | | | Wallenstam AB | | | 39,041 | |
| 10,000 | | | Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 61,323 | |
| 12,829 | | | Wheelock & Co., Ltd. | | | 85,556 | |
| 2,034 | | | Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | | | 37,477 | |
| 20,700 | | | Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd. | | | 31,098 | |
| 16,000 | | | Wing Tai Properties, Ltd. | | | 10,549 | |
| 17 | | | Zug Estates Holding AG | | | 40,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,487,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.5%): | |
| 8,566 | | | A2B Australia, Ltd. | | | 8,986 | |
| 43,226 | | | Aurizon Holdings, Ltd. | | | 158,987 | |
| 400 | | | Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 36,189 | |
| 5,353 | | | Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 484,179 | |
| 1,009 | | | Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. | | | 257,245 | |
| 600 | | | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 120,588 | |
| 1,200 | | | Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 15,844 | |
| 44,100 | | | ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd. | | | 78,131 | |
| 1,441 | | | DSV PANALPINA A/S | | | 166,832 | |
| 1,400 | | | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 126,387 | |
| 8,727 | | | Europcar Mobility Group^(a) | | | 42,458 | |
| 64,976 | | | FirstGroup plc* | | | 107,929 | |
| 900 | | | Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. | | | 32,661 | |
| 4,083 | | | Go-Ahead Group plc | | | 119,443 | |
| 1,000 | | | Hamakyorex Co., Ltd. | | | 32,893 | |
| 3,000 | | | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 128,307 | |
| 2,200 | | | Hitachi Transport System, Ltd. | | | 61,867 | |
| 1,100 | | | Ichinen Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 16,254 | |
| 206 | | | Jungfraubahn Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 35,130 | |
| 2,500 | | | Keikyu Corp. | | | 48,192 | |
| 700 | | | Keio Corp. | | | 42,298 | |
| 900 | | | Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 34,908 | |
| 1,500 | | | Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 81,300 | |
| 400 | | | Maruzen Showa Unyu Co., Ltd. | | | 11,705 | |
| 7,515 | | | MTR Corp., Ltd. | | | 44,550 | |
| 2,700 | | | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | | | 83,809 | |
| 2,400 | | | Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 65,140 | |
| 29,502 | | | National Express Group plc | | | 183,749 | |
| 3,300 | | | Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 82,371 | |
| 1,100 | | | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | | | 64,369 | |
| 2,100 | | | Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. | | | 48,354 | |
| 5,199 | | | Nobina AB(a) | | | 35,784 | |
| 8,429 | | | Northgate plc | | | 34,863 | |
| 2,800 | | | Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 65,314 | |
| 13,948 | | | Redde plc | | | 19,742 | |
| 500 | | | Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd. | | | 31,860 | |
| 2,300 | | | Sankyu, Inc. | | | 115,838 | |
| 4,000 | | | Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 53,953 | |
| 11,100 | | | Senko Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 94,518 | |
| 823 | | | Sixt Leasing Se | | | 10,450 | |
| 1,659 | | | Sixt SE | | | 121,512 | |
| 1,209 | | | Sixt SE | | | 121,980 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Road & Rail, continued | |
| 2,000 | | | Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 54,216 | |
| 31,768 | | | Stagecoach Group plc | | | 67,912 | |
| 278 | | | Stef S.A. | | | 25,084 | |
| 5,661 | | | Tfi International, Inc. | | | 190,836 | |
| 2,000 | | | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 72,693 | |
| 1,800 | | | Tokyu Corp. | | | 33,263 | |
| 300 | | | Tonami Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 14,849 | |
| 3,913 | | | Tourism Holdings, Ltd. | | | 9,090 | |
| 600 | | | Trancom Co., Ltd. | | | 45,583 | |
| 20,000 | | | Transport International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 51,824 | |
| 700 | | | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 60,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,152,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.4%): | |
| 2,600 | | | Advantest Corp. | | | 147,124 | |
| 1,000 | | | Aixtron SE* | | | 9,577 | |
| 2,386 | | | ASM International NV | | | 269,649 | |
| 14,619 | | | ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd. | | | 203,250 | |
| 2,381 | | | ASML Holding NV, NYS | | | 704,634 | |
| 4,404 | | | BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | 171,020 | |
| 3,163 | | | Dialog Semiconductor plc* | | | 160,248 | |
| 100 | | | Disco Corp. | | | 23,806 | |
| 839 | | | Elmos Semiconductor AG | | | 26,799 | |
| 2,300 | | | Ferrotec Holdings Corp. | | | 19,535 | |
| 438 | | | First Sensor AG | | | 18,590 | |
| 17,569 | | | Infineon Technologies AG | | | 402,855 | |
| 2,200 | | | Japan Material Co., Ltd. | | | 36,556 | |
| 1,600 | | | Lasertec Corp. | | | 81,491 | |
| 1,200 | | | Megachips Corp. | | | 20,661 | |
| 1,090 | | | Melexis NV | | | 82,125 | |
| 800 | | | Mimasu Semiconductor Industry | | | 16,011 | |
| 1,700 | | | MitsuiHigh-Tec, Inc. | | | 26,841 | |
| 12,100 | | | Renesas Electronics Corp.* | | | 83,331 | |
| 1,100 | | | ROHM Co., Ltd. | | | 88,674 | |
| 1,600 | | | Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 49,320 | |
| 400 | | | Screen Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 27,380 | |
| 700 | | | Shibaura Mechatronics Corp. | | | 25,513 | |
| 300 | | | Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 10,444 | |
| 4,800 | | | Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 56,879 | |
| 992 | | | Siltronic AG | | | 99,859 | |
| 285 | | | SMA Solar Technology AG* | | | 11,043 | |
| 474 | | | Soitec* | | | 50,028 | |
| 8,416 | | | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 227,123 | |
| 1,086 | | | SUESS MicroTec SE* | | | 14,665 | |
| 5,400 | | | SUMCO Corp. | | | 90,459 | |
| 1,100 | | | Tokyo Electron, Ltd. | | | 241,762 | |
| 800 | | | Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. | | | 31,288 | |
| 2,300 | | | Towa Corp. | | | 24,719 | |
| 2,312 | | | Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.* | | | 55,627 | |
| 300 | | | Tri Chemical Laboratories, Inc. | | | 23,609 | |
| 386 | | | U-Blox AG | | | 38,997 | |
| 1,800 | | | Ulvac, Inc. | | | 71,670 | |
| 1,200 | | | Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 18,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,761,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (1.1%): | |
| 1,800 | | | Access Co., Ltd. | | | 15,728 | |
| 4,557 | | | Altium, Ltd. | | | 111,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Software, continued | |
| 585 | | | AVEVA Group plc | | $ | 36,159 | |
| 14,854 | | | BlackBerry, Ltd.* | | | 95,526 | |
| 7,787 | | | Bravura Solutions, Ltd. | | | 28,436 | |
| 500 | | | Computer Engineering & Consulting, Ltd. | | | 9,466 | |
| 301 | | | Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 292,367 | |
| 700 | | | Cresco, Ltd. | | | 23,357 | |
| 1,200 | | | Cybozu, Inc. | | | 16,362 | |
| 323 | | | Dassault Systemes SA | | | 53,273 | |
| 764 | | | Descartes Systems Group, Inc.* | | | 32,638 | |
| 300 | | | Digital Arts, Inc. | | | 15,381 | |
| 1,200 | | | Enghouse Systems, Ltd. | | | 44,529 | |
| 900 | | | Fukui Computer Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,163 | |
| 900 | | | Gunosy, Inc.* | | | 12,233 | |
| 8,509 | | | Hansen Technology, Ltd. | | | 22,707 | |
| 916 | | | Hilan, Ltd. | | | 36,925 | |
| 8,800 | | | Infomart Corp. | | | 79,676 | |
| 13,965 | | | Infomedia, Ltd. | | | 20,473 | |
| 6,854 | | | IRESS, Ltd. | | | 62,870 | |
| 9,063 | | | Isentia Group, Ltd.* | | | 1,812 | |
| 400 | | | Kinaxis, Inc.* | | | 30,813 | |
| 1,361 | | | Lectra | | | 34,153 | |
| 172 | | | Linedata Services | | | 5,157 | |
| 1,195 | | | Magic Software Enterprises, Ltd. | | | 11,636 | |
| 8,235 | | | Micro Focus International plc, ADR | | | 115,537 | |
| 500 | | | Miroku Jyoho Service Co., Ltd. | | | 15,112 | |
| 2,085 | | | Nemetschek Se | | | 137,489 | |
| 546 | | | NICE Systems, Ltd.* | | | 84,674 | |
| 3,485 | | | Open Text Corp. | | | 153,584 | |
| 700 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 63,649 | |
| 1,053 | | | Rib Software Se | | | 26,687 | |
| 16,033 | | | Sage Group plc | | | 159,286 | |
| 2,059 | | | SAP SE | | | 277,468 | |
| 2,151 | | | SimCorp A/S | | | 244,448 | |
| 998 | | | Software AG | | | 34,943 | |
| 500 | | | SRA Holdings | | | 12,285 | |
| 2,800 | | | Systena Corp. | | | 45,722 | |
| 8,525 | | | Technology One, Ltd. | | | 49,679 | |
| 1,610 | | | Temenos AG | | | 254,597 | |
| 1,900 | | | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 97,241 | |
| 8,732 | | | Vista Group International, Ltd. | | | 21,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,915,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (1.5%): | |
| 400 | | | ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 27,270 | |
| 16,866 | | | Accent Group, Ltd. | | | 22,089 | |
| 10,400 | | | Adairs, Ltd. | | | 16,726 | |
| 1,300 | | | Adastria Co., Ltd. | | | 29,589 | |
| 900 | | | Alpen Co., Ltd. | | | 14,639 | |
| 34,842 | | | AMA Group, Ltd. | | | 21,925 | |
| 2,600 | | | Aoki Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,887 | |
| 2,800 | | | Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd. | | | 39,517 | |
| 3,236 | | | AP Eagers, Ltd. | | | 23,239 | |
| 1,900 | | | Arcland Sakamoto Co., Ltd. | | | 21,638 | |
| 700 | | | Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd. | | | 11,034 | |
| 1,813 | | | Autocanada, Inc. | | | 17,301 | |
| 2,300 | | | BIC Camera, Inc. | | | 26,190 | |
| 6,038 | | | Bilia AB, Class A | | | 68,585 | |
| 3,245 | | | Byggmax Group AB* | | | 9,158 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Specialty Retail, continued | |
| 2,292 | | | Carasso Motors, Ltd. | | $ | 10,298 | |
| 16,294 | | | Card Factory PLC | | | 32,064 | |
| 3,919 | | | Ceconomy AG* | | | 23,865 | |
| 800 | | | Chiyoda Co., Ltd. | | | 11,853 | |
| 18,000 | | | Chow Sang Sang Holdings International, Ltd. | | | 22,401 | |
| 31,200 | | | Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd. | | | 29,831 | |
| 4,700 | | | DCM Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 45,764 | |
| 39,375 | | | Dixons Carphone plc | | | 75,518 | |
| 1,884 | | | Dufry AG, Registered Shares | | | 186,806 | |
| 5,850 | | | Dunelm Group plc | | | 89,737 | |
| 4,900 | | | Edion Corp. | | | 54,337 | |
| 230,000 | | | Emperor Watch & Jewellery, Ltd. | | | 4,636 | |
| 77,300 | | | Esprit Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 15,597 | |
| 400 | | | Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 237,128 | |
| 104 | | | Fenix Outdoor International AG | | | 12,977 | |
| 811 | | | Fielmann AG | | | 65,612 | |
| 878 | | | Fnac Darty SA* | | | 52,095 | |
| 9,000 | | | Frasers Group plc* | | | 54,700 | |
| 2,300 | | | Geo Holdings Corp. | | | 28,376 | |
| 130,000 | | | Giordano International, Ltd. | | | 39,205 | |
| 1,946 | | | Grandvision BV(a) | | | 59,860 | |
| 13,359 | | | Halfords Group plc | | | 29,976 | |
| 5,546 | | | Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | | | 112,773 | |
| 300 | | | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 75,320 | |
| 483 | | | Hornbach Baumarkt AG | | | 12,763 | |
| 721 | | | Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA | | | 52,244 | |
| 22,000 | | | I.T, Ltd. | | | 5,281 | |
| 5,100 | | | Idom, Inc. | | | 29,361 | |
| 5,629 | | | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 199,379 | |
| 5,883 | | | JBHi-Fi, Ltd. | | | 155,784 | |
| 27,079 | | | JD Sports Fashion plc | | | 302,403 | |
| 700 | | | JINS Holdings, Inc. | | | 47,292 | |
| 1,500 | | | Joshin Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 35,695 | |
| 11,030 | | | Kathmandu Holdings, Ltd. | | | 24,804 | |
| 1,700 | | | Keiyo Co., Ltd. | | | 8,940 | |
| 71,499 | | | Kingfisher plc | | | 207,320 | |
| 900 | | | Kohnan Shoji Co., Ltd. | | | 21,135 | |
| 5,100 | | | Kojima Co., Ltd. | | | 24,558 | |
| 1,600 | | | Komeri Co., Ltd. | | | 34,334 | |
| 6,600 | | | K’s Holding Corp. | | | 86,328 | |
| 2,366 | | | Leon’s Furniture, Ltd. | | | 30,377 | |
| 300 | | | Lixil Viva Corp. | | | 5,382 | |
| 20,250 | | | L’occitane International SA | | | 47,961 | |
| 19,046 | | | Lookers plc | | | 13,862 | |
| 20,000 | | | Luk Fook Holdings International, Ltd. | | | 57,637 | |
| 2,347 | | | Matas A/S | | | 19,403 | |
| 1,681 | | | Mekonomen AB*^ | | | 16,723 | |
| 2,955 | | | Mobilezone Holding AG | | | 33,184 | |
| 3,966 | | | Nick Scali, Ltd. | | | 19,310 | |
| 1,900 | | | Nishimatsuya Chain Co., Ltd. | | | 16,304 | |
| 400 | | | Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 63,214 | |
| 2,300 | | | Nojima Corp. | | | 48,201 | |
| 40,000 | | | Oriental Watch Holdings | | | 10,622 | |
| 700 | | | Pal Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 24,427 | |
| 76,677 | | | Pendragon plc | | | 13,153 | |
| 19,618 | | | Pets At Home Group plc | | | 72,720 | |
| 2,736 | | | Premier Investments, Ltd. | | | 36,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Specialty Retail, continued | |
| 61,088 | | | SA SA International Holdings, Ltd. | | $ | 13,871 | |
| 1,800 | | | Shimachu Co., Ltd. | | | 49,045 | |
| 800 | | | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 61,056 | |
| 2,900 | | | Sleep Country Canada Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 45,139 | |
| 8,650 | | | Super Retail Group, Ltd. | | | 61,596 | |
| 3,968 | | | Superdry plc | | | 26,441 | |
| 900 | | | T-Gaia Corp. | | | 21,894 | |
| 1,300 | | | United Arrows, Ltd. | | | 36,822 | |
| 2,400 | | | USS Co., Ltd. | | | 45,328 | |
| 240 | | | Valora Holding AG | | | 66,958 | |
| 8,200 | | | VT Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 36,406 | |
| 4,080 | | | WHSmith plc | | | 140,751 | |
| 300 | | | Workman Co., Ltd. | | | 28,021 | |
| 700 | | | Xebio Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 8,439 | |
| 1,990 | | | XXL ASA*(a) | | | 3,800 | |
| 10,200 | | | Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 53,996 | |
| 800 | | | Yellow Hat, Ltd. | | | 14,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,236,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%): | |
| 6,400 | | | Brother Industries, Ltd. | | | 131,798 | |
| 3,200 | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 87,279 | |
| 700 | | | EIZO Corp. | | | 25,027 | |
| 900 | | | Elecom Co., Ltd. | | | 36,436 | |
| 2,200 | | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 104,915 | |
| 14,600 | | | Konica Minolta, Inc. | | | 95,570 | |
| 4,546 | | | Logitech International SA, ADR | | | 214,389 | |
| 1,900 | | | Maxell Holdings, Ltd. | | | 25,784 | |
| 4,900 | | | Mcj Co., Ltd. | | | 37,628 | |
| 2,500 | | | NEC Corp. | | | 103,893 | |
| 1,300 | | | Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. | | | 18,057 | |
| 1,935 | | | Quadient | | | 46,863 | |
| 13,100 | | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 141,972 | |
| 600 | | | Roland Dg Corp. | | | 12,031 | |
| 2,197 | | | S&T AG | | | 52,491 | |
| 7,600 | | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 114,759 | |
| 1,800 | | | Toshiba Tec Corp. | | | 74,380 | |
| 4,400 | | | Wacom Co., Ltd. | | | 17,768 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,341,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%): | |
| 1,248 | | | Adidas AG | | | 405,574 | |
| 1,537 | | | Aritzia, Inc.* | | | 22,551 | |
| 1,500 | | | Asics Corp. | | | 24,952 | |
| 1,700 | | | Atsugi Co., Ltd. | | | 13,257 | |
| 287 | | | Bijou Brigitte AG | | | 15,593 | |
| 1,383 | | | Brunello Cucinelli SpA | | | 48,981 | |
| 6,313 | | | Burberry Group plc | | | 184,727 | |
| 364 | | | Calida Holding AG | | | 13,838 | |
| 408 | | | Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.* | | | 14,786 | |
| 3,896 | | | Cie Financiere Richemont SA | | | 305,889 | |
| 485 | | | Delta-Galil Industries, Ltd. | | | 13,240 | |
| 800 | | | Descente, Ltd. | | | 15,079 | |
| 829 | | | Fox Wizel, Ltd. | | | 37,802 | |
| 900 | | | Fujibo Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,105 | |
| 2,382 | | | Gildan Activewear, Inc. | | | 70,340 | |
| 28,000 | | | Global Brands Group Holding, Ltd. | | | 2,302 | |
| 400 | | | Goldwin, Inc. | | | 29,386 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | |
| 900 | | | Gunze, Ltd. | | $ | 40,185 | |
| 189 | | | Hermes International SA | | | 141,425 | |
| 2,775 | | | Hugo Boss AG | | | 134,636 | |
| 2,800 | | | Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 28,843 | |
| 420 | | | Kering | | | 276,660 | |
| 1,500 | | | Komatsu Matere Co., Ltd. | | | 11,182 | |
| 700 | | | Kurabo Industries, Ltd. | | | 16,215 | |
| 399,238 | | | Li & Fung, Ltd. | | | 43,651 | |
| 2,443 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 1,137,684 | |
| 5,170 | | | Moncler SpA | | | 232,516 | |
| 3,560 | | | New Wave Group AB | | | 22,748 | |
| 5,000 | | | Onward Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 30,005 | |
| 9,893 | | | Ovs SpA*(a) | | | 22,278 | |
| 44,000 | | | Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd. | | | 30,214 | |
| 2,465 | | | Pandora A/S | | | 107,242 | |
| 12,900 | | | Prada SpA | | | 53,412 | |
| 990 | | | Puma SE | | | 75,901 | |
| 1,469 | | | Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SpA | | | 30,912 | |
| 73,200 | | | Samsonite International SA(a) | | | 175,377 | |
| 2,100 | | | Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd. | | | 11,505 | |
| 500 | | | Sanyo Shokai, Ltd. | | | 6,364 | |
| 1,800 | | | Seiko Holdings Corp. | | | 48,022 | |
| 2,500 | | | Seiren Co., Ltd. | | | 35,880 | |
| 17,500 | | | Stella International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 28,024 | |
| 244 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Class B | | | 68,028 | |
| 953 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares | | | 50,331 | |
| 1,909 | | | Ted Baker plc | | | 10,297 | |
| 60,000 | | | Texwinca Holdings, Ltd. | | | 14,869 | |
| 404 | | | Tod’s SpA | | | 18,682 | |
| 3,200 | | | Tsi Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 16,165 | |
| 5,500 | | | Unitika, Ltd.* | | | 18,886 | |
| 2,000 | | | Wacoal Holdings Corp. | | | 53,573 | |
| 45,514 | | | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 134,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,373,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%): | |
| 2,831 | | | Aareal Bank AG | | | 96,057 | |
| 6,165 | | | Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a) | | | 100,970 | |
| 615 | | | Equitable Group, Inc. | | | 51,795 | |
| 1,100 | | | Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. | | | 12,471 | |
| 2,026 | | | Genworth MI Canada, Inc. | | | 88,661 | |
| 16,190 | | | Genworth Mortgage Insurance AU | | | 41,529 | |
| 3,512 | | | Home Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 89,152 | |
| 3,730 | | | MyState, Ltd. | | | 12,974 | |
| 15,593 | | | Onesavings Bank plc | | | 89,651 | |
| 7,191 | | | Paragon Banking Group plc | | | 51,369 | |
| 3,600 | | | Timbercreek Financial Corp. | | | 27,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 662,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.5%): | |
| 17,152 | | | British American Tobacco plc | | | 730,654 | |
| 8,782 | | | Imperial Brands plc, Class A | | | 217,571 | |
| 13,100 | | | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 292,080 | |
| 3,118 | | | Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S(a) | | | 38,056 | |
| 2,105 | | | Swedish Match AB, Class B | | | 108,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,386,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.9%): | |
| 2,637 | | | AddTech AB, Class B | | | 85,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued | |
| 1,000 | | | Alconix Corp. | | $ | 13,096 | |
| 14,372 | | | Ashtead Group plc | | | 459,842 | |
| 1,271 | | | B&b Tools AB | | | 10,974 | |
| 653 | | | BayWa AG | | | 20,696 | |
| 2,337 | | | Beijer Ref AB | | | 68,647 | |
| 12,500 | | | BOC Aviation, Ltd.(a) | | | 126,994 | |
| 537 | | | Bossard Holding AG | | | 97,010 | |
| 5,520 | | | Brenntag AG | | | 300,119 | |
| 4,067 | | | Bunzl plc | | | 111,258 | |
| 4,000 | | | CanWel Building Materials Group, Ltd. | | | 16,513 | |
| 70,000 | | | China Strategic Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 314 | |
| 3,143 | | | Cramo OYJ | | | 46,674 | |
| 400 | | | Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd. | | | 14,022 | |
| 5,850 | | | Diploma plc | | | 156,809 | |
| 3,513 | | | Ferguson plc | | | 319,131 | |
| 1,100 | | | Finning International, Inc. | | | 21,434 | |
| 1,200 | | | Furusato Industries, Ltd. | | | 19,558 | |
| 7,815 | | | Grafton Group plc | | | 90,246 | |
| 1,700 | | | Hanwa Co., Ltd. | | | 44,472 | |
| 32,140 | | | Howden Joinery Group plc | | | 288,024 | |
| 1,598 | | | Imcd Group NV | | | 139,854 | |
| 1,800 | | | Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 45,693 | |
| 1,800 | | | Inabata & Co., Ltd. | | | 26,871 | |
| 3,231 | | | Indutrade AB | | | 115,820 | |
| 7,900 | | | Itochu Corp. | | | 182,977 | |
| 2,600 | | | Iwatani Corp. | | | 88,414 | |
| 616 | | | Jacquet Metal Service | | | 10,662 | |
| 500 | | | Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 19,168 | |
| 700 | | | Kamei Corp. | | | 8,565 | |
| 900 | | | Kanaden Corp. | | | 11,247 | |
| 1,700 | | | Kanamoto Co., Ltd. | | | 43,777 | |
| 4,800 | | | Kanematsu Corp. | | | 64,469 | |
| 5,365 | | | Kloeckner & Co. SE | | | 37,784 | |
| 14,200 | | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 104,944 | |
| 900 | | | Maruka Corp. | | | 19,241 | |
| 900 | | | Mitani Corp. | | | 51,933 | |
| 10,700 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 283,907 | |
| 13,100 | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 232,976 | |
| 1,271 | | | Momentum Group AB, Class B | | | 15,836 | |
| 1,800 | | | MonotaRo Co., Ltd. | | | 48,256 | |
| 4,300 | | | Nagase & Co., Ltd. | | | 63,800 | |
| 600 | | | Nichiden Corp. | | | 11,425 | |
| 1,100 | | | Nippon Steel Trading Corp. | | | 53,198 | |
| 1,200 | | | Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd. | | | 34,094 | |
| 700 | | | Onoken Co., Ltd. | | | 9,090 | |
| 4,501 | | | Reece, Ltd. | | | 36,219 | |
| 10,309 | | | Rexel SA | | | 137,277 | |
| 3,492 | | | Richelieu Hardware, Ltd. | | | 72,965 | |
| 2,804 | | | Russel Metals, Inc. | | | 47,878 | |
| 1,200 | | | Seika Corp. | | | 14,783 | |
| 600 | | | Senshu Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 18,827 | |
| 4,146 | | | Seven Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 56,771 | |
| 21,100 | | | Sojitz Corp. | | | 67,919 | |
| 409 | | | Solar A/S | | | 18,391 | |
| 17,864 | | | Speedy Hire plc | | | 18,295 | |
| 800 | | | Sugimoto & Co., Ltd. | | | 15,375 | |
| 10,200 | | | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 152,093 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued | |
| 600 | | | Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. | | $ | 12,496 | |
| 2,572 | | | Toromont Industries, Ltd. | | | 139,831 | |
| 1,400 | | | Toyota Tsushu Corp. | | | 49,078 | |
| 9,061 | | | Travis Perkins plc | | | 193,822 | |
| 1,000 | | | Trusco Nakayama Corp. | | | 25,593 | |
| 800 | | | Wajax Corp. | | | 9,119 | |
| 2,700 | | | Wakita & Co., Ltd. | | | 27,482 | |
| 2,700 | | | Yamazen Corp. | | | 26,924 | |
| 800 | | | Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd. | | | 26,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,203,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.6%): | |
| 833 | | | Aena SME SA(a) | | | 159,822 | |
| 496 | | | Aeroports de Paris | | | 98,167 | |
| 3,735 | | | Atlantia SpA | | | 87,119 | |
| 15,506 | | | Atlas Arteria, Ltd. | | | 85,238 | |
| 6,897 | | | Auckland International Airport, Ltd. | | | 40,622 | |
| 4,570 | | | Enav SpA(a) | | | 27,274 | |
| 671 | | | Flughafen Zuerich AG | | | 122,507 | |
| 1,452 | | | Fraport AG | | | 123,402 | |
| 3,270 | | | Getlink SE | | | 56,903 | |
| 2,440 | | | Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG | | | 67,152 | |
| 182,200 | | | Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | | | 31,366 | |
| 2,770 | | | James Fisher & Sons plc | | | 74,363 | |
| 400 | | | Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. | | | 22,140 | |
| 1,500 | | | Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | | | 32,869 | |
| 2,100 | | | Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 54,563 | |
| 400 | | | Nissin Corp. | | | 6,925 | |
| 47,661 | | | Qube Holdings, Ltd. | | | 110,248 | |
| 15,500 | | | SATS, Ltd. | | | 58,396 | |
| 1,641 | | | SIAS SpA | | | 27,502 | |
| 17,118 | | | Signature Aviation plc | | | 72,057 | |
| 3,800 | | | Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 50,949 | |
| 9,817 | | | Sydney Airport | | | 59,800 | |
| 8,991 | | | Transurban Group | | | 94,255 | |
| 2,729 | | | Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. | | | 39,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,603,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.2%): | |
| 15,034 | | | Pennon Group plc | | | 204,613 | |
| 5,341 | | | Severn Trent plc | | | 178,221 | |
| 45,000 | | | Siic Environment Holdings, Ltd. | | | 8,869 | |
| 10,525 | | | United Utilities Group plc | | | 132,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 523,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%): | |
| 1,292 | | | 1&1 Drillisch AG | | | 33,185 | |
| 3,670 | | | Cellcom Israel, Ltd.* | | | 11,691 | |
| 7,390 | | | Freenet AG | | | 169,424 | |
| 88,000 | | | Hutchison Telecommunications Holdings, Ltd. | | | 17,757 | |
| 27,900 | | | KDDI Corp. | | | 830,134 | |
| 3,522 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR | | | 168,861 | |
| 12,900 | | | NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 360,545 | |
| 1,000 | | | Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | | | 39,194 | |
| 2,104 | | | Orange Belgium SA | | | 48,864 | |
| 5,106 | | | Partner Communications Co.* | | | 22,754 | |
| 1,708 | | | Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 84,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued | |
| 35,000 | | | Smartone Telecommunications Ho | | $ | 26,991 | |
| 20,900 | | | SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 910,039 | |
| 21,800 | | | StarHub, Ltd. | | | 23,029 | |
| 2,667 | | | Tele2 AB | | | 38,699 | |
| 229,560 | | | Vodafone Group plc | | | 445,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,231,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $246,862,450) | | | 272,302,788 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (0.4%): | |
Automobiles (0.4%): | |
| 1,600 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 6.39%, 5/15/20 | | | 98,787 | |
| 2,667 | | | Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.31%, 5/20/20 | | | 199,488 | |
| 4,515 | | | Volkswagen AG, 2.76%, 5/8/20 | | | 892,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,190,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.0%†): | |
| 638 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 2.01%, 4/21/20 | | | 65,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,327,911) | | | 1,256,705 | |
| | | | | |
Warrant (0.0%†): | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | |
| 64,038 | | | Ezion Holdings, Ltd. | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Warrant (Cost $—) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%†): | |
| 1,164,858 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 1/6/20* | | | 1,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.0%†): | |
| 3,059 | | | Castile Resources, Expires on 1/20/20* | | | — | |
| 5,574 | | | Tahoe Resources, Inc. - CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 1,969 | |
| 9,084 | | | Tahoe Resources, Inc. - CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 3,209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | |
| 9,112 | | | Repsol SA, Expires on 1/8/20* | | | 4,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.0%†): | |
| 218 | | | XXL ASA, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 43 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $5,814) | | | 11,087 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.5%): | |
| 1,263,528 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(c)(d) | | | 1,263,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $1,263,528) | | | 1,263,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.4%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.4%): | | | |
| 975,207 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(d) | | | 975,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $975,207) | | | 975,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $250,434,910) — 100.0%(e) | | | 275,809,315 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%† | | | 76,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 275,886,281 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
ADR—American Depository Receipt
CVR—Contingency Valued Rights
NYS—New York Shares
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $1,210,692. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(c) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(d) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Australia | | | 6.1 | % |
| |
Austria | | | 0.5 | % |
| |
Belgium | | | 1.2 | % |
| |
Bermuda | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Cambodia | | | — | %† |
| |
Canada | | | 8.9 | % |
| |
Cayman Islands | | | — | %† |
| |
China | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Colombia | | | — | %† |
| |
Denmark | | | 1.6 | % |
| |
Egypt | | | — | %† |
| |
European Community | | | — | %† |
| |
Faroe Islands | | | — | %† |
| |
Finland | | | 1.5 | % |
| |
France | | | 7.7 | % |
| |
Germany | | | 7.3 | % |
| |
Hong Kong | | | 2.3 | % |
| |
Indonesia | | | — | %† |
| |
Ireland | | | 1.2 | % |
| |
Isle of Man | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Israel | | | 0.7 | % |
| |
Italy | | | 2.6 | % |
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Japan | | | 23.6 | % |
| |
Jersey | | | — | %† |
| |
Liechtenstein | | | — | %† |
| |
Luxembourg | | | 0.5 | % |
| |
Macau | | | — | %† |
| |
Malta | | | — | %† |
| |
Mexico | | | — | %† |
| |
Monaco | | | — | %† |
| |
Netherlands | | | 3.4 | % |
| |
New Zealand | | | 0.4 | % |
| |
Norway | | | 0.9 | % |
| |
Peru | | | — | %† |
| |
Portugal | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Russian Federation | | | — | %† |
| |
Singapore | | | 1.0 | % |
| |
Spain | | | 2.4 | % |
| |
Sweden | | | 2.8 | % |
| |
Switzerland | | | 7.3 | % |
| |
United Arab Emirates | | | — | %† |
| |
United Kingdom | | | 14.5 | % |
| |
United States | | | 1.2 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 250,434,910 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 275,809,315 | |
Cash | | | | 2,933 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 256,889 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $312,404) | | | | 314,068 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 48,867 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 1,038,910 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 952 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 277,471,934 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 72,238 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 1,263,528 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 174,633 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 4,335 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 58,211 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 5,540 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 557 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 527 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 137 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 5,947 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,585,653 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 275,886,281 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 245,803,640 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 30,082,641 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 275,886,281 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 26,087,484 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 10.58 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $1,210,692. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 9,565,867 | |
Interest | | | | 5,382 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 52,142 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (882,681 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 8,740,710 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,579,467 | |
Administration fees | | | | 140,551 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 678,806 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 74,327 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 5,755 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 9,644 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 17,805 | |
Professional fees | | | | 18,112 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 4,386 | |
Other expenses | | | | 81,297 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 3,610,150 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (543,050 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 3,067,100 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 5,673,610 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | (689,954 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 45,781,004 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 45,091,050 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 50,764,660 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 5,673,610 | | | | $ | 3,941,035 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | (689,954 | ) | | | | 9,116,493 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 45,781,004 | | | | | (59,004,774 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 50,764,660 | | | | | (45,947,246 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (12,489,056 | ) | | | | (5,579,837 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (12,489,056 | ) | | | | (5,579,837 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 2,153,591 | | | | | 59,206,671 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 12,489,056 | | | | | 5,579,836 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (30,075,836 | ) | | | | (19,174,409 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (15,433,189 | ) | | | | 45,612,098 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 22,842,415 | | | | | (5,914,985 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 253,043,866 | | | | | 258,958,851 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 275,886,281 | | | | $ | 253,043,866 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 216,549 | | | | | 6,025,192 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,303,659 | | | | | 543,844 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (2,929,634 | ) | | | | (1,661,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (1,409,426 | ) | | | | 4,907,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | April 27, 2015 to December 31, 2015(a) |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.20 | | | | $ | 11.46 | | | | $ | 9.21 | | | | $ | 9.03 | | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.21 | (b) | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.08 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.65 | | | | | (2.16 | ) | | | | 2.21 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | (1.05 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.86 | | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | | 2.40 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | (0.97 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | — | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.58 | | | | $ | 9.20 | | | | $ | 11.46 | | | | $ | 9.21 | | | | $ | 9.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | | 20.72 | % | | | | (17.65 | )% | | | | 26.09 | % | | | | 3.17 | % | | | | (9.70 | )%(d) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 275,886 | | | | $ | 253,044 | | | | $ | 258,959 | | | | $ | 252,697 | | | | $ | 170,273 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e) | | | | 2.09 | % | | | | 1.63 | % | | | | 1.48 | % | | | | 1.62 | % | | | | 1.19 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f) | | | | 1.33 | % | | | | 1.38 | % | | | | 1.41 | % | | | | 1.39 | % | | | | 1.39 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions(e) | | | | 1.13 | % | | | | 1.18 | % | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | 1.19 | % | | | | 1.19 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 6 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 11 | % | | | | 4 | %(d) |
(a) | For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of share class) to December 31, 2015. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $5,149 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $1,263,528 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | | 0.95 | % | | | | 1.39 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $2,036 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 38,276,567 | | | | $ | 234,026,221 | | | | $ | — | # | | | $ | 272,302,788 | |
Preferred Stocks+ | | | | — | | | | | 1,256,705 | | | | | — | | | | | 1,256,705 | |
Warrants+ | | | | — | | | | | — | # | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Rights+ | | | | — | | | | | 11,087 | | | | | — | | | | | 11,087 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1,263,528 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,263,528 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 975,207 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 975,207 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 40,515,302 | | | | $ | 235,294,013 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 275,809,315 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 15,340,631 | | | | $ | 38,178,617 | |
6. Investment Risks
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $251,163,724. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 51,251,250 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (26,605,659 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 24,645,591 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 801,699 | | | | $ | 801,699 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 4,021,220 | | | | $ | 8,467,836 | | | | $ | 12,489,056 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 5,579,837 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 5,579,837 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 6,243,461 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (801,699 | ) | | | $ | 24,640,878 | | | | $ | 30,082,640 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and mark-to-market of futures contracts. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 0.08% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $188,209.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $8,467,836.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 25
Statement of Operations
Page 25
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 26
Financial Highlights
Page 27
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 28
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 33
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 34
Other Information
Page 35
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 36
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 39
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned 29.36%†. That compared to a 31.02% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index1.
U.S. stocks began 2019 rebounding from the significant losses experienced at the end of 2018. The Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) announcement in January that it would halt interest rate hikes for the near future boosted both stocks and bonds. Market volatility returned in the second quarter on worries about U.S. trade relations. The Fed cut rates in July and September, offsetting the negative effects of the U.S.-China trade war, weak global growth and signs of weakness in the U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors. In August, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly fell below the yields on 2-year and 1-year notes, sparking recession fears. Improving prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal in the fourth quarter, increased investors’ appetites for risk, and third rate cut by the Fed in October combined with strong economic growth to buoy markets through the end of the year.
Large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks for the period. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks across all market cap sizes. In the large-cap universe, stocks with lower-relative prices and higher profitability outperformed stocks with higher relative prices and lower profitability. In the small-cap universe, however, stocks with lower relative prices and higher profitability underperformed stocks with higher-relative prices and lower profitability.
The Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 12-month period. The Fund’s emphasis on stocks with smaller market capitalizations detracted from its relative performance; as such, stocks underperformed their larger-cap peers for the
year. The Fund’s bias toward value stocks also detracted from relative returns as value stocks underperformed growth stocks during the period.*
Conversely, the Fund’s general lack of exposure to real estate investment trusts2 (REITs) offset some of these negative impacts, as REITs underperformed the overall benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. |
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AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | Since Inception (4/27/15) | |
AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | 29.36 | %† | | | 12.95 | % | | | 9.99 | % |
Russell 3000® Index | | | 31.02 | % | | | 14.57 | % | | | 11.22 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | 1.10 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.54% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.20% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 3000® Index, which is an unmanaged broad capitalization index of the top 3,000 U.S. stocks by market capitalization and covers 98% of the U.S. equity investable universe. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,099.40 | | | | $ | 4.44 | | | | | 0.84 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.97 | | | | $ | 4.28 | | | | | 0.84 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Information Technology | | | | 21.1 | % |
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Financials | | | | 15.3 | |
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Industrials | | | | 12.9 | |
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Health Care | | | | 11.8 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 11.8 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 8.6 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 6.3 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.5 | |
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Materials | | | | 3.9 | |
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Utilities | | | | 3.1 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 0.3 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | 99.6 | |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.6 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.3 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.5 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.5 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (99.6%): | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.2%): | |
| 1,810 | | | AAR Corp. | | $ | 81,631 | |
| 3,216 | | | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* | | | 146,843 | |
| 1,163 | | | AeroVironment, Inc.* | | | 71,804 | |
| 7,585 | | | Arconic, Inc. | | | 233,390 | |
| 712 | | | Astronics Corp.* | | | 19,900 | |
| 415 | | | Astronics Corp., Class B* | | | 11,558 | |
| 1,481 | | | Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | | 108,528 | |
| 5,814 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | | 1,893,968 | |
| 2,197 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 136,390 | |
| 685 | | | CPI Aerostructures, Inc.* | | | 4,610 | |
| 1,202 | | | Cubic Corp. | | | 76,411 | |
| 1,891 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 266,423 | |
| 625 | | | Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 31,581 | |
| 3,113 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 548,978 | |
| 1,087 | | | HEICO Corp. | | | 124,081 | |
| 1,407 | | | HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 125,969 | |
| 3,113 | | | Hexcel Corp. | | | 228,214 | |
| 934 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 234,322 | |
| 4,471 | | | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | | | 80,523 | |
| 2,203 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 435,908 | |
| 3,632 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,414,228 | |
| 1,378 | | | Mercury Systems, Inc.* | | | 95,234 | |
| 913 | | | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 77,906 | |
| 343 | | | National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 30,318 | |
| 2,196 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 755,358 | |
| 953 | | | Park Aerospace Corp., Class C | | | 15,505 | |
| 4,443 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 976,305 | |
| 2,910 | | | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 212,081 | |
| 597 | | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 206,884 | |
| 6,294 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 280,712 | |
| 521 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 291,760 | |
| 2,166 | | | Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 54,735 | |
| 10,499 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 1,572,329 | |
| 741 | | | Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 37,984 | |
| 6,897 | | | WESCO Aircraft Holdings, Inc.* | | | 76,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,958,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%): | |
| 3,741 | | | Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 87,764 | |
| 1,400 | | | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 38,598 | |
| 3,518 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 275,108 | |
| 1,026 | | | Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 21,238 | |
| 3,621 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 282,510 | |
| 4,109 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 621,322 | |
| 1,079 | | | Forward Air Corp. | | | 75,476 | |
| 1,993 | | | Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 102,221 | |
| 3,266 | | | Radiant Logistics, Inc.* | | | 18,192 | |
| 10,010 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 1,171,771 | |
| 4,309 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 343,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,037,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.7%): | |
| 5,679 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 384,752 | |
| 858 | | | Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 149,326 | |
| 6,467 | | | American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 185,474 | |
| 1,140 | | | Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 123,211 | |
| 11,193 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 654,566 | |
| 2,644 | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,443 | |
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Airlines, continued | |
| 7,697 | | | JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | $ | 144,088 | |
| 2,917 | | | SkyWest, Inc. | | | 188,526 | |
| 8,851 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 477,777 | |
| 3,618 | | | Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 145,842 | |
| 8,909 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 784,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,315,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.6%): | |
| 2,780 | | | Adient plc* | | | 59,075 | |
| 8,138 | | | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | | | 87,565 | |
| 5,014 | | | Aptiv plc | | | 476,180 | |
| 3,249 | | | Autoliv, Inc. | | | 274,248 | |
| 6,472 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 280,755 | |
| 2,411 | | | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 69,316 | |
| 1,256 | | | Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.* | | | 41,649 | |
| 8,752 | | | Dana, Inc. | | | 159,286 | |
| 2,123 | | | Delphi Technologies plc* | | | 27,238 | |
| 1,395 | | | Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 105,629 | |
| 1,599 | | | Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | | | 111,242 | |
| 1,259 | | | Garrett Motion, Inc.* | | | 12,577 | |
| 9,029 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | 261,660 | |
| 1,620 | | | Gentherm, Inc.* | | | 71,912 | |
| 10,334 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 160,745 | |
| 1,365 | | | Horizon Global Corp.* | | | 4,764 | |
| 1,015 | | | LCI Industries | | | 108,737 | |
| 2,642 | | | Lear Corp. | | | 362,483 | |
| 3,637 | | | Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 28,005 | |
| 1,190 | | | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | | | 26,216 | |
| 1,436 | | | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 76,424 | |
| 1,582 | | | Stoneridge, Inc.* | | | 46,384 | |
| 275 | | | Strattec Security Corp. | | | 6,108 | |
| 3,917 | | | Tenneco, Inc. | | | 51,313 | |
| 3,249 | | | Veoneer, Inc.*^ | | | 50,749 | |
| 986 | | | Visteon Corp.* | | | 85,378 | |
| 1,621 | | | VOXX International Corp.* | | | 7,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,052,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.5%): | |
| 72,805 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 677,087 | |
| 31,998 | | | General Motors Co. | | | 1,171,126 | |
| 7,220 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 268,512 | |
| 429 | | | Tesla, Inc.* | | | 179,464 | |
| 1,652 | | | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 87,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,383,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (7.1%): | |
| 1,278 | | | 1st Source Corp. | | | 66,303 | |
| 504 | | | ACNB Corp. | | | 19,061 | |
| 954 | | | Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 35,870 | |
| 661 | | | American National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 26,156 | |
| 587 | | | American River Bankshares | | | 8,729 | |
| 2,629 | | | Ameris Bancorp | | | 111,838 | |
| 704 | | | Ames National Corp. | | | 19,754 | |
| 958 | | | Arrow Financial Corp. | | | 36,212 | |
| 5,524 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 121,749 | |
| 1,160 | | | Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 21,286 | |
| 4,019 | | | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 150,913 | |
| 2,876 | | | Banc of California, Inc. | | | 49,410 | |
| 1,639 | | | BancFirst Corp. | | | 102,339 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 2,831 | | | Bancorp, Inc. (The)* | | $ | 36,718 | |
| 2,523 | | | BancorpSouth Bank | | | 79,247 | |
| 96,505 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 3,398,907 | |
| 899 | | | Bank of Commerce Holdings | | | 10,401 | |
| 1,489 | | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 141,693 | |
| 902 | | | Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 40,635 | |
| 2,800 | | | Bank of Nt Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The) | | | 103,656 | |
| 4,810 | | | Bank OZK | | | 146,729 | |
| 2,950 | | | BankUnited, Inc. | | | 107,852 | |
| 1,829 | | | Banner Corp. | | | 103,503 | |
| 1,189 | | | Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 30,189 | |
| 842 | | | BCB Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,611 | |
| 2,598 | | | Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 85,422 | |
| 1,780 | | | BOK Financial Corp. | | | 155,572 | |
| 5,245 | | | Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,097 | |
| 668 | | | Bridge Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,398 | |
| 5,107 | | | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 84,061 | |
| 1,162 | | | Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | | | 47,921 | |
| 977 | | | Byline BanCorp, Inc. | | | 19,120 | |
| 74 | | | C&F Financial Corp. | | | 4,094 | |
| 5,075 | | | Cadence Bancorp | | | 92,010 | |
| 843 | | | Camden National Corp. | | | 38,829 | |
| 1,309 | | | Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 39,925 | |
| 1,092 | | | Carolina Financial Corp. | | | 47,207 | |
| 3,399 | | | Cathay General Bancorp | | | 129,332 | |
| 1,225 | | | CBTX, Inc. | | | 38,122 | |
| 5,698 | | | CenterState Bank Corp. | | | 142,336 | |
| 1,402 | | | Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 41,471 | |
| 933 | | | Central Valley Community Bancorp | | | 20,218 | |
| 273 | | | Century Bancorp, Inc. | | | 24,559 | |
| 377 | | | Chemung Financial Corp. | | | 16,023 | |
| 2,299 | | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 104,903 | |
| 24,885 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,988,063 | |
| 943 | | | Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 26,640 | |
| 5,861 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 238,015 | |
| 552 | | | Citizens Holding Co. | | | 12,078 | |
| 904 | | | City Holding Co. | | | 74,083 | |
| 938 | | | Civista Bancshares, Inc. | | | 22,512 | |
| 735 | | | CNB Financial Corp. | | | 24,020 | |
| 85 | | | Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,958 | |
| 56 | | | Colony Bankcorp, Inc. | | | 924 | |
| 3,326 | | | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 135,318 | |
| 2,543 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 182,460 | |
| 3,237 | | | Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^ | | | 219,922 | |
| 1,393 | | | Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 98,819 | |
| 1,325 | | | Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 61,798 | |
| 2,266 | | | ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 58,282 | |
| 1,451 | | | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 141,879 | |
| 1,643 | | | Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 39,120 | |
| 5,350 | | | CVB Financial Corp. | | | 115,453 | |
| 1,882 | | | Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 91,522 | |
| 4,316 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 210,189 | |
| 1,229 | | | Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 59,250 | |
| 682 | | | Equity Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 21,053 | |
| 312 | | | Evans Bancorp, Inc. | | | 12,511 | |
| 13,238 | | | F.N.B. Corp. | | | 168,123 | |
| 1,329 | | | Farmers National Banc Corp. | | | 21,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 1,542 | | | FB Financial Corp. | | $ | 61,048 | |
| 13,546 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 416,404 | |
| 1,053 | | | Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 33,801 | |
| 752 | | | First Bancorp | | | 30,012 | |
| 10,711 | | | First Bancorp | | | 113,429 | |
| 814 | | | First Bancorp, Inc. | | | 24,607 | |
| 611 | | | First Bancshares, Inc. (The) | | | 21,703 | |
| 2,931 | | | First Busey Corp. | | | 80,603 | |
| 664 | | | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 17,483 | |
| 365 | | | First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 194,257 | |
| 5,424 | | | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 78,702 | |
| 1,419 | | | First Community Bankshares | | | 44,017 | |
| 5,037 | | | First Financial Bancorp | | | 128,141 | |
| 4,532 | | | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 159,073 | |
| 536 | | | First Financial Corp. | | | 24,506 | |
| 733 | | | First Financial Northwest, Inc. | | | 10,951 | |
| 1,996 | | | First Foundation, Inc. | | | 34,730 | |
| 1,512 | | | First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 43,621 | |
| 11,600 | | | First Horizon National Corp. | | | 192,096 | |
| 1,244 | | | First Interstate BancSystem, Class A | | | 52,148 | |
| 1,606 | | | First Merchants Corp. | | | 66,794 | |
| 660 | | | First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 23,265 | |
| 4,022 | | | First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 92,747 | |
| 1,573 | | | First of Long Island Corp. (The) | | | 39,451 | |
| 2,517 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 295,622 | |
| 2,253 | | | Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 48,676 | |
| 322 | | | Franklin Financial Network, Inc. | | | 11,054 | |
| 5,044 | | | Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 87,917 | |
| 1,315 | | | German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 46,840 | |
| 3,017 | | | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 138,752 | |
| 1,035 | | | Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 65,536 | |
| 2,353 | | | Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | | | 81,743 | |
| 4,107 | | | Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 180,215 | |
| 2,408 | | | Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 48,148 | |
| 3,310 | | | HarborOne BanCorp, Inc.* | | | 36,377 | |
| 41 | | | Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,046 | |
| 1,853 | | | Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 92,168 | |
| 1,197 | | | Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 33,875 | |
| 2,010 | | | Hertiage Commerce Corp. | | | 25,788 | |
| 5,680 | | | Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 141,602 | |
| 4,922 | | | Home Bancshares, Inc. | | | 96,767 | |
| 1,540 | | | Hometrust Bancshares, Inc. | | | 41,318 | |
| 6,189 | | | Hope BanCorp, Inc. | | | 91,969 | |
| 2,112 | | | Horizon Bancorp | | | 40,128 | |
| 17,399 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 262,377 | |
| 1,730 | | | IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 129,456 | |
| 929 | | | Independent Bank Corp. | | | 77,339 | |
| 855 | | | Independent Bank Corp. | | | 19,366 | |
| 2,071 | | | Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 114,816 | |
| 3,359 | | | International Bancshares Corp. | | | 144,672 | |
| 10,187 | | | Investors Bancorp, Inc. | | | 121,378 | |
| 50,280 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,009,033 | |
| 9,622 | | | KeyCorp | | | 194,749 | |
| 2,859 | | | Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 49,689 | |
| 1,656 | | | Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 81,028 | |
| 501 | | | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | | | 12,550 | |
| 712 | | | LCNB Corp. | | | 13,742 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 2,207 | | | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | $ | 41,955 | |
| 2,041 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 346,460 | |
| 2,571 | | | Macatawa Bank Corp. | | | 28,615 | |
| 1,293 | | | Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 47,156 | |
| 241 | | | Midland States BanCorp, Inc. | | | 6,979 | |
| 638 | | | MidWestone Financial Group, Inc. | | | 23,115 | |
| 570 | | | MutualFirst Financial, Inc. | | | 22,612 | |
| 1,805 | | | National Bank Holdings Corp. | | | 63,572 | |
| 514 | | | National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 23,094 | |
| 2,353 | | | NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 95,438 | |
| 373 | | | Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 27,546 | |
| 510 | | | Northrim Bancorp, Inc. | | | 19,533 | |
| 511 | | | Norwood Financial Corp. | | | 19,878 | |
| 3,309 | | | OFG Bancorp | | | 78,125 | |
| 440 | | | Ohio Valley Banc Corp. | | | 17,433 | |
| 7,959 | | | Old National Bancorp | | | 145,570 | |
| 2,225 | | | Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 29,971 | |
| 1,951 | | | Opus Bank | | | 50,472 | |
| 550 | | | Origin BanCorp, Inc. | | | 20,812 | |
| 638 | | | Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | | | 14,432 | |
| 1,205 | | | Pacific Mercantile Bancorp* | | | 9,785 | |
| 3,086 | | | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 100,619 | |
| 2,447 | | | PacWest Bancorp | | | 93,647 | |
| 784 | | | Park National Corp. | | | 80,266 | |
| 1,165 | | | Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 35,999 | |
| 546 | | | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. | | | 19,416 | |
| 608 | | | Peoples Bancorp of NC | | | 19,973 | |
| 1,361 | | | Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 47,172 | |
| 11,228 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 189,753 | |
| 749 | | | People’s Utah BanCorp | | | 22,560 | |
| 2,297 | | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 147,008 | |
| 5,024 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 801,981 | |
| 2,484 | | | Popular, Inc. | | | 145,936 | |
| 878 | | | Preferred Bank Los Angeles | | | 52,759 | |
| 945 | | | Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 17,142 | |
| 3,603 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 259,020 | |
| 606 | | | QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,579 | |
| 487 | | | Rbb BanCorp | | | 10,310 | |
| 17,681 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 303,406 | |
| 2,997 | | | Renasant Co. | | | 106,154 | |
| 1,417 | | | Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 66,316 | |
| 1,468 | | | S & T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 59,146 | |
| 148 | | | Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,759 | |
| 1,838 | | | Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 69,623 | |
| 1,879 | | | Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida* | | | 57,441 | |
| 1,252 | | | Select Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 15,400 | |
| 2,629 | | | ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 99,061 | |
| 1,113 | | | Shore Bancshares, Inc. | | | 19,322 | |
| 1,028 | | | Sierra Bancorp | | | 29,935 | |
| 933 | | | Signature Bank | | | 127,457 | |
| 4,534 | | | Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 121,466 | |
| 1,131 | | | South State Corp. | | | 98,114 | |
| 2,003 | | | Southern National Bancorp | | | 32,749 | |
| 2,264 | | | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 84,085 | |
| 7,203 | | | Sterling Bancorp | | | 151,839 | |
| 1,432 | | | Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 58,798 | |
| 557 | | | Summit Financial Group, Inc. | | | 15,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Banks, continued | |
| 1,390 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | $ | 348,946 | |
| 5,125 | | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 200,900 | |
| 6,322 | | | TCF Financial Corp. | | | 295,870 | |
| 1,633 | | | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 92,705 | |
| 490 | | | Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 44,835 | |
| 3,776 | | | TowneBank | | | 105,048 | |
| 1,726 | | | TriCo Bancshares | | | 70,438 | |
| 2,154 | | | Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc.* | | | 56,262 | |
| 1,501 | | | Triumph BanCorp, Inc.* | | | 57,068 | |
| 13,468 | | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | 758,518 | |
| 3,028 | | | Trustmark Corp. | | | 104,496 | |
| 98 | | | Two River Bancorp(a) | | | 2,195 | |
| 17,207 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 1,020,203 | |
| 2,075 | | | UMB Financial Corp. | | | 142,428 | |
| 6,312 | | | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 111,722 | |
| 4,048 | | | United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 156,496 | |
| 3,244 | | | United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 100,175 | |
| 1,190 | | | United Security Bancshares | | | 12,769 | |
| 42 | | | Unity Bancorp, Inc. | | | 948 | |
| 1,914 | | | Univest Financial Corp. | | | 51,257 | |
| 13,568 | | | Valley National Bancorp | | | 155,354 | |
| 1,733 | | | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 50,482 | |
| 1,113 | | | Washington Trust Bancorp | | | 59,868 | |
| 2,517 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 134,307 | |
| 64,624 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3,476,772 | |
| 2,998 | | | WesBanco, Inc. | | | 113,294 | |
| 1,062 | | | West Bancorp | | | 27,219 | |
| 1,287 | | | Westamerica Bancorp | | | 87,220 | |
| 3,900 | | | Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 222,300 | |
| 2,102 | | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 149,032 | |
| 2,669 | | | Zions Bancorp | | | 138,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,114,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (1.4%): | | | |
| 185 | | | Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A* | | | 69,902 | |
| 1,635 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 102,629 | |
| 4,793 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 324,007 | |
| 48,017 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 2,657,741 | |
| 285 | | | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 80,954 | |
| 1,620 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C | | | 307,395 | |
| 787 | | | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.* | | | 12,986 | |
| 2,891 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 83,694 | |
| 615 | | | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | | 29,797 | |
| 3,243 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 174,798 | |
| 4,703 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 298,876 | |
| 1,132 | | | National Beverage Corp.*^ | | | 57,755 | |
| 19,743 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 2,698,275 | |
| 876 | | | Primo Water Corp.* | | | 9,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,908,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (1.9%): | | | |
| 16,064 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 1,422,306 | |
| 3,743 | | | Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 22,570 | |
| 3,866 | | | Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 7,887 | |
| 3,964 | | | Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.* | | | 45,665 | |
| 436 | | | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 20,819 | |
| 7,184 | | | Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 45,403 | |
| 3,451 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 373,226 | |
| 1,012 | | | Alkermes plc* | | | 20,645 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Biotechnology, continued | | | |
| 1,987 | | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | $ | 228,843 | |
| 2,354 | | | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^ | | | 28,648 | |
| 9,024 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 2,175,415 | |
| 955 | | | Anaptysbio, Inc.* | | | 15,519 | |
| 2,151 | | | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 97,698 | |
| 1,907 | | | Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | | | 31,408 | |
| 2,471 | | | Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 147,865 | |
| 2,548 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 756,067 | |
| 1,108 | | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 93,681 | |
| 506 | | | Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 44,402 | |
| 718 | | | Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 6,624 | |
| 1,545 | | | Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 96,161 | |
| 1,534 | | | Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*^ | | | 26,722 | |
| 233 | | | Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 13,999 | |
| 1,249 | | | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.* | | | 67,384 | |
| 1,013 | | | Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 62,583 | |
| 2,306 | | | Epizyme, Inc.* | | | 56,728 | |
| 785 | | | Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 72,597 | |
| 6,986 | | | Exelixis, Inc.* | | | 123,093 | |
| 2,400 | | | Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 11,016 | |
| 1,432 | | | G1 Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 37,848 | |
| 17,621 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 1,145,012 | |
| 1,929 | | | Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 153,336 | |
| 779 | | | Glycomimetics Industries* | | | 4,121 | |
| 966 | | | Incyte Corp.* | | | 84,351 | |
| 953 | | | Insmed, Inc.* | | | 22,758 | |
| 2,177 | | | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 31,937 | |
| 945 | | | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 57,087 | |
| 2,043 | | | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | | | 56,550 | |
| 1,605 | | | Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 30,768 | |
| 1,263 | | | Kura Oncology, Inc.* | | | 17,366 | |
| 526 | | | Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B* | | | 54,857 | |
| 1,449 | | | Macrogenics, Inc.* | | | 15,765 | |
| 194 | | | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 17,675 | |
| 4,868 | | | Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 96,046 | |
| 3,689 | | | Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | | | 100,451 | |
| 1,067 | | | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 114,692 | |
| 1,522 | | | ObsEva SA* | | | 5,814 | |
| 10,235 | | | OPKO Health, Inc.*^ | | | 15,045 | |
| 9,565 | | | PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | | | 31,038 | |
| 1,720 | | | Prothena Corp. plc* | | | 27,228 | |
| 687 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 257,955 | |
| 1,384 | | | Regenxbio, Inc.* | | | 56,702 | |
| 1,271 | | | Repligen Corp.* | | | 117,568 | |
| 1,882 | | | Retrophin, Inc.* | | | 26,724 | |
| 1,053 | | | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 24,177 | |
| 2,600 | | | Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 59,176 | |
| 6,888 | | | Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 57,653 | |
| 1,210 | | | Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | 138,255 | |
| 2,126 | | | Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 7,739 | |
| 1,559 | | | United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 137,317 | |
| 2,321 | | | Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 38,088 | |
| 841 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 184,137 | |
| 2,446 | | | Xencor, Inc.* | | | 84,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,424,328 | |
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Building Products (0.7%): | | | |
| 3,264 | | | A.O. Smith Corp. | | $ | 155,497 | |
| 1,915 | | | AAON, Inc. | | | 94,620 | |
| 2,557 | | | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 99,314 | |
| 1,995 | | | Allegion plc | | | 248,457 | |
| 1,083 | | | American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 113,184 | |
| 1,085 | | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 35,263 | |
| 1,778 | | | Armstrong Flooring, Inc.* | | | 7,592 | |
| 734 | | | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 68,974 | |
| 5,385 | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 136,833 | |
| 2,571 | | | Continental Building Products, Inc.* | | | 93,662 | |
| 3,362 | | | Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.* | | | 28,611 | |
| 889 | | | Csw Industrials, Inc. | | | 68,453 | |
| 4,434 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 289,718 | |
| 1,576 | | | Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 79,493 | |
| 2,893 | | | Griffon Corp. | | | 58,815 | |
| 1,209 | | | Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 25,981 | |
| 4,386 | | | Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc.* | | | 102,676 | |
| 8,866 | | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 360,934 | |
| 617 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 150,529 | |
| 3,994 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 191,672 | |
| 1,451 | | | Masonite International Corp.* | | | 104,777 | |
| 5,086 | | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 331,200 | |
| 1,648 | | | Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 86,405 | |
| 3,615 | | | PGT Innovations, Inc.* | | | 53,900 | |
| 1,925 | | | Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 32,879 | |
| 5,228 | | | Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 62,370 | |
| 1,453 | | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 116,574 | |
| 1,002 | | | Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 90,060 | |
| 2,820 | | | Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 134,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,422,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.6%): | | | |
| 2,645 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 224,137 | |
| 2,626 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 437,439 | |
| 1,834 | | | Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 65,455 | |
| 2,502 | | | Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 80,865 | |
| 10,085 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 507,578 | |
| 14,937 | | | BGC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 88,726 | |
| 1,035 | | | BlackRock, Inc., Class A | | | 520,295 | |
| 2,377 | | | Blucora, Inc.* | | | 62,135 | |
| 3,965 | | | Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 40,522 | |
| 1,779 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 213,480 | |
| 12,920 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 614,475 | |
| 2,686 | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | 539,134 | |
| 2,934 | | | Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | | 184,138 | |
| 190 | | | Diamond Hill Investment Group | | | 26,687 | |
| 2,917 | | | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | | 30,541 | |
| 5,873 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 266,458 | |
| 3,982 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 185,920 | |
| 796 | | | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 213,567 | |
| 4,054 | | | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | | | 132,120 | |
| 5,534 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 143,773 | |
| 3,237 | | | Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 12,786 | |
| 388 | | | GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A | | | 7,562 | |
| 3,627 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 833,955 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
| 1,743 | | | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | $ | 29,770 | |
| 211 | | | Hennessy Advisors, Inc. | | | 2,127 | |
| 1,166 | | | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 56,982 | |
| 2,679 | | | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 124,895 | |
| 4,301 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 398,058 | |
| 597 | | | INTL FCStone, Inc.* | | | 29,152 | |
| 13,284 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 238,846 | |
| 4,134 | | | Janus Henderson Group plc | | | 101,076 | |
| 10,552 | | | Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. | | | 36,721 | |
| 3,497 | | | Lazard, Ltd., Class A | | | 139,740 | |
| 2,912 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 104,570 | |
| 3,166 | | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 292,064 | |
| 628 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 238,081 | |
| 1,429 | | | Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 45,614 | |
| 2,453 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 582,367 | |
| 18,789 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 960,493 | |
| 1,357 | | | Morningstar, Inc. | | | 205,328 | |
| 1,253 | | | MSCI, Inc. | | | 323,500 | |
| 3,324 | | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 356,000 | |
| 3,367 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 357,710 | |
| 1,024 | | | Oppenheimer Holdings, Class A | | | 28,140 | |
| 784 | | | Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. | | | 62,673 | |
| 940 | | | PJT Partners, Inc. | | | 42,422 | |
| 1,113 | | | Pzena Investment Management, Inc. | | | 9,594 | |
| 3,034 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 271,422 | |
| 3,572 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 975,334 | |
| 3,335 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 218,376 | |
| 660 | | | Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A | | | 8,303 | |
| 3,927 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 310,626 | |
| 2,637 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 159,934 | |
| 4,497 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 547,914 | |
| 2,299 | | | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 114,260 | |
| 1,429 | | | Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 22,850 | |
| 438 | | | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 53,313 | |
| 5,362 | | | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 89,653 | |
| 425 | | | Westwood Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,589 | |
| 7,874 | | | WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | | | 38,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,020,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (2.1%): | | | |
| 2,746 | | | AdvanSix, Inc.* | | | 54,810 | |
| 2,624 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 616,613 | |
| 4,125 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 301,290 | |
| 1,157 | | | American Vanguard Corp. | | | 22,527 | |
| 2,194 | | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 167,907 | |
| 3,752 | | | Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.* | | | 114,061 | |
| 1,138 | | | Balchem Corp. | | | 115,655 | |
| 2,532 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 120,321 | |
| 3,318 | | | Celanese Corp., Series A | | | 408,512 | |
| 4,613 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 220,225 | |
| 733 | | | Chase Corp. | | | 86,846 | |
| 4,033 | | | Chemours Co. (The) | | | 72,957 | |
| 578 | | | Core Molding Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,879 | |
| 8,214 | | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 242,806 | |
| 10,218 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 559,231 | |
| 8,214 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 527,339 | |
| 3,749 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 297,146 | |
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| 2,888 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | $ | 557,355 | |
| 13,216 | | | Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 154,363 | |
| 5,990 | | | Ferro Corp.* | | | 88,832 | |
| 2,310 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 230,584 | |
| 3,222 | | | Futurefuel Corp. | | | 39,921 | |
| 3,313 | | | GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.* | | | 75,238 | |
| 1,438 | | | H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 74,158 | |
| 9,602 | | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 231,984 | |
| 962 | | | Ingevity Corp.* | | | 84,060 | |
| 1,620 | | | Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,808 | |
| 571 | | | Innospec, Inc. | | | 59,064 | |
| 1,701 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 219,463 | |
| 14,982 | | | Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | | | 40,601 | |
| 783 | | | Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | | | 29,926 | |
| 2,348 | | | Kraton Corp.* | | | 59,451 | |
| 4,741 | | | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 63,529 | |
| 4,500 | | | Linde plc | | | 958,050 | |
| 2,160 | | | Livent Corp.* | | | 18,468 | |
| 1,233 | | | LSB Industries, Inc.* | | | 5,179 | |
| 5,319 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 502,539 | |
| 1,816 | | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 104,656 | |
| 5,492 | | | Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 118,847 | |
| 441 | | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 214,555 | |
| 7,103 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 122,527 | |
| 2,346 | | | Omnova Solutions, Inc.* | | | 23,718 | |
| 3,051 | | | PolyOne Corp. | | | 112,246 | |
| 3,333 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 444,922 | |
| 1,630 | | | PQ Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 28,003 | |
| 368 | | | Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 60,543 | |
| 3,631 | | | Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | | | 13,943 | |
| 2,581 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 198,118 | |
| 1,648 | | | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 174,985 | |
| 1,975 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 130,528 | |
| 1,137 | | | Sherwin Williams Co. | | | 663,484 | |
| 893 | | | Stepan Co. | | | 91,479 | |
| 1,627 | | | Trecora Resources* | | | 11,633 | |
| 1,070 | | | Tredegar Corp. | | | 23,915 | |
| 2,086 | | | Trinseo SA | | | 77,620 | |
| 4,906 | | | Tronox Holdings plc, Class A | | | 56,027 | |
| 6,023 | | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 128,952 | |
| 4,276 | | | Venator Materials plc* | | | 16,377 | |
| 1,439 | | | W.R. Grace & Co. | | | 100,514 | |
| 1,636 | | | Westlake Chemical Corp. | | | 114,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,507,055 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies (1.1%): | | | |
| 2,302 | | | ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 86,808 | |
| 2,927 | | | ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 27,397 | |
| 3,173 | | | Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.* | | | 104,297 | |
| 4,271 | | | ARC Document Solutions, Inc.* | | | 5,937 | |
| 1,844 | | | Brady Corp., Class A | | | 105,587 | |
| 1,144 | | | Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 103,738 | |
| 1,028 | | | Casella Waste Systems, Inc.* | | | 47,319 | |
| 2,003 | | | CECO Environmental Corp.* | | | 15,343 | |
| 912 | | | Cimpress plc* | | | 114,702 | |
| 1,976 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 531,702 | |
| 5,206 | | | Civeo Corp.* | | | 6,716 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Commercial Services & Supplies, continued | | | |
| 2,044 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | $ | 175,273 | |
| 4,259 | | | Copart, Inc.* | | | 387,313 | |
| 5,346 | | | Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 79,335 | |
| 859 | | | Deluxe Corp. | | | 42,881 | |
| 1,613 | | | Ennis, Inc. | | | 34,921 | |
| 2,148 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 52,239 | |
| 1,042 | | | Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.* | | | 32,688 | |
| 2,205 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 91,838 | |
| 2,271 | | | HNI Corp. | | | 85,072 | |
| 4,215 | | | IAA, Inc.* | | | 198,358 | |
| 4,002 | | | Interface, Inc. | | | 66,393 | |
| 5,118 | | | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 111,521 | |
| 2,829 | | | Kimball International, Inc., Class B | | | 58,475 | |
| 2,754 | | | Knoll, Inc. | | | 69,566 | |
| 1,875 | | | Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 71,569 | |
| 1,011 | | | McGrath Rentcorp | | | 77,382 | |
| 2,162 | | | Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 81,961 | |
| 1,035 | | | MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 130,783 | |
| 1,552 | | | NL Industries, Inc.* | | | 6,068 | |
| 1,763 | | | PICO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 19,605 | |
| 8,238 | | | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 33,199 | |
| 2,606 | | | Quad Graphics, Inc. | | | 12,170 | |
| 6,273 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 562,249 | |
| 4,020 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 133,303 | |
| 2,114 | | | RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 8,350 | |
| 1,467 | | | SP Plus Corp.* | | | 62,245 | |
| 5,403 | | | Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 110,545 | |
| 1,563 | | | Stericycle, Inc.* | | | 99,735 | |
| 1,534 | | | Team, Inc.* | | | 24,498 | |
| 1,842 | | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 158,707 | |
| 542 | | | UniFirst Corp. | | | 109,473 | |
| 1,141 | | | US Ecology, Inc. | | | 66,075 | |
| 1,003 | | | Viad Corp. | | | 67,703 | |
| 824 | | | Vse Corp. | | | 31,345 | |
| 7,973 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 908,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,410,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (1.1%): | | | |
| 1,772 | | | Acacia Communications, Inc.* | | | 120,159 | |
| 2,109 | | | ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 20,858 | |
| 752 | | | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^ | | | 8,934 | |
| 976 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 198,518 | |
| 1,829 | | | CalAmp Corp.* | | | 17,522 | |
| 2,202 | | | Calix, Inc.* | | | 17,616 | |
| 4,939 | | | Ciena Corp.* | | | 210,846 | |
| 57,588 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2,761,921 | |
| 6,102 | | | CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 86,587 | |
| 316 | | | Communications Systems, Inc. | | | 1,950 | |
| 1,822 | | | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 64,663 | |
| 1,262 | | | Digi International, Inc.* | | | 22,363 | |
| 1,548 | | | EchoStar Corp., Class A* | | | 67,044 | |
| 1,189 | | | EMCORE Corp.* | | | 3,615 | |
| 1,678 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.* | | | 234,333 | |
| 7,060 | | | Harmonic, Inc.* | | | 55,068 | |
| 11,833 | | | Infinera Corp.* | | | 93,954 | |
| 1,013 | | | InterDigital, Inc. | | | 55,198 | |
| 7,807 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 192,286 | |
| 909 | | | KVH Industries, Inc.* | | | 10,117 | |
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Communications Equipment, continued | | | |
| 1,533 | | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | | $ | 121,567 | |
| 2,594 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 417,997 | |
| 2,444 | | | NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 59,902 | |
| 3,156 | | | NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 75,965 | |
| 360 | | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 83,250 | |
| 807 | | | Plantronics, Inc. | | | 22,063 | |
| 3,679 | | | Ribbon Communications, Inc.* | | | 11,405 | |
| 583 | | | Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 110,175 | |
| 2,004 | | | ViaSat, Inc.* | | | 146,683 | |
| 6,628 | | | Viavi Solutions, Inc.* | | | 99,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,391,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.4%): | | | |
| 5,463 | | | AECOM* | | | 235,620 | |
| 800 | | | Aegion Corp.* | | | 17,896 | |
| 2,172 | | | Ameresco, Inc., Class A* | | | 38,010 | |
| 1,719 | | | Arcosa, Inc. | | | 76,581 | |
| 1,245 | | | Argan, Inc. | | | 49,974 | |
| 1,358 | | | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 67,696 | |
| 2,183 | | | Construction Partners, Inc., Class A* | | | 36,827 | |
| 1,425 | | | Dycom Industries, Inc.* | | | 67,189 | |
| 2,278 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 196,591 | |
| 2,848 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 53,770 | |
| 2,377 | | | Granite Construction, Inc.^ | | | 65,772 | |
| 5,343 | | | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.* | | | 60,536 | |
| 1,221 | | | IES Holdings, Inc.* | | | 31,331 | |
| 2,447 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 219,814 | |
| 3,504 | | | MasTec, Inc.* | | | 224,818 | |
| 1,578 | | | MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 51,427 | |
| 574 | | | NV5 Global, Inc.* | | | 28,958 | |
| 2,101 | | | Orion Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 10,904 | |
| 3,094 | | | Primoris Services Corp. | | | 68,811 | |
| 5,039 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 205,138 | |
| 2,791 | | | Tutor Perini Corp.* | | | 35,892 | |
| 568 | | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 85,075 | |
| 1,311 | | | Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc.* | | | 2,255 | |
| 5,058 | | | Willscot Corp.* | | | 93,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,024,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.2%): | | | |
| 961 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A | | | 87,124 | |
| 1,145 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 320,188 | |
| 5,020 | | | Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 119,978 | |
| 1,308 | | | U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | | | 54,491 | |
| 353 | | | U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc. | | | 31,876 | |
| 2,021 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 291,004 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 904,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (1.0%): | | | |
| 8,927 | | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 272,809 | |
| 9,821 | | | American Express Co. | | | 1,222,615 | |
| 144 | | | Asta Funding, Inc.* | | | 1,488 | |
| 6,037 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 621,267 | |
| 1,912 | | | Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.* | | | 6,443 | |
| 600 | | | Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | 265,398 | |
| 8,319 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 705,617 | |
| 2,110 | | | Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 74,610 | |
| 1,910 | | | Enova International, Inc.* | | | 45,955 | |
| 3,948 | | | EZCORP, Inc., Class A* | | | 26,925 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
| 1,460 | | | Firstcash, Inc. | | $ | 117,720 | |
| 1,425 | | | Green Dot Corp., Class A* | | | 33,203 | |
| 5,431 | | | LendingClub Corp.* | | | 68,539 | |
| 9,170 | | | Navient Corp. | | | 125,446 | |
| 1,462 | | | Nelnet, Inc., Class A | | | 85,147 | |
| 750 | | | Nicholas Financial, Inc.* | | | 6,180 | |
| 5,999 | | | Onemain Holdings, Inc. | | | 252,858 | |
| 2,661 | | | PRA Group, Inc.* | | | 96,594 | |
| 960 | | | Regional Mgmt Corp.* | | | 28,829 | |
| 10,164 | | | Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. | | | 237,533 | |
| 13,802 | | | SLM Corp. | | | 122,976 | |
| 16,752 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 603,240 | |
| 505 | | | World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 43,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,065,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.7%): | | | |
| 21,700 | | | Amcor plc | | | 235,228 | |
| 2,245 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 259,567 | |
| 1,901 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 248,689 | |
| 6,530 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 422,294 | |
| 4,116 | | | Berry Global Group, Inc.* | | | 195,469 | |
| 3,346 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | 242,719 | |
| 14,726 | | | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 245,188 | |
| 1,930 | | | Greif, Inc., Class A | | | 85,306 | |
| 1,110 | | | Greif, Inc., Class B | | | 57,465 | |
| 8,729 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 401,970 | |
| 2,608 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 43,501 | |
| 9,463 | | | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 112,894 | |
| 2,537 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 284,119 | |
| 3,591 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 143,030 | |
| 5,030 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 156,332 | |
| 4,589 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 283,233 | |
| 538 | | | UFP Technologies, Inc.* | | | 26,690 | |
| 4,190 | | | WestRock Co. | | | 179,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,623,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,074 | | | Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc. | | | 56,392 | |
| 3,288 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 349,284 | |
| 6,871 | | | LKQ Corp.* | | | 245,295 | |
| 973 | | | Pool Corp. | | | 206,646 | |
| 811 | | | Weyco Group, Inc. | | | 21,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 879,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,744 | | | Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | | | 60,988 | |
| 1,304 | | | American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 35,717 | |
| 1,375 | | | Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | | 206,648 | |
| 2,522 | | | Career Education Corp.* | | | 46,380 | |
| 1,464 | | | Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 37,478 | |
| 467 | | | Chegg, Inc.* | | | 17,704 | |
| 506 | | | Collectors Universe, Inc. | | | 11,663 | |
| 1,726 | | | Frontdoor, Inc.* | | | 81,847 | |
| 112 | | | Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 71,567 | |
| 1,763 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 168,878 | |
| 5,239 | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 123,012 | |
| 8,803 | | | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* | | | 55,019 | |
| 2,988 | | | K12, Inc.* | | | 60,806 | |
| 3,406 | | | Laureate Education, Inc.* | | | 59,980 | |
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| 1,309 | | | Regis Corp.* | | $ | 23,392 | |
| 6,510 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 299,654 | |
| 3,452 | | | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 133,454 | |
| 925 | | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 146,983 | |
| 1,696 | | | Universal Technical Institute, Inc.* | | | 13,076 | |
| 1,419 | | | WW International, Inc.* | | | 54,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,708,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.1%): | | | |
| 22,020 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 4,987,530 | |
| 2,704 | | | Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 100,562 | |
| 6,246 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 133,477 | |
| 827 | | | Marlin Business Services, Inc. | | | 18,177 | |
| 4,869 | | | On Deck Capital, Inc.* | | | 20,158 | |
| 2,777 | | | Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 169,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,429,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.7%): | | | |
| 398 | | | Anterix, Inc.* | | | 17,198 | |
| 180,809 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 7,066,016 | |
| 1,019 | | | ATN International, Inc. | | | 56,442 | |
| 33,705 | | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 445,243 | |
| 3,035 | | | Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | | | 31,776 | |
| 1,533 | | | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 100,887 | |
| 4,558 | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,685 | |
| 1,573 | | | Frontier Communications Corp.* | | | 1,399 | |
| 1,994 | | | IDT Corp.* | | | 14,377 | |
| 2,626 | | | Intelsat S.A.* | | | 18,461 | |
| 4,575 | | | Iridium Communications, Inc.* | | | 112,728 | |
| 4,045 | | | Orbcomm, Inc.* | | | 17,029 | |
| 84,538 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 5,190,633 | |
| 5,536 | | | Vonage Holdings Corp.* | | | 41,022 | |
| 7,609 | | | Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 263,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,394,548 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.6%): | | | |
| 1,218 | | | ALLETE, Inc. | | | 98,865 | |
| 3,448 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 188,675 | |
| 5,589 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 528,216 | |
| 1,163 | | | Avangrid, Inc. | | | 59,499 | |
| 8,111 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 739,804 | |
| 4,082 | | | Edison International | | | 307,824 | |
| 1,593 | | | El Paso Electric Co. | | | 108,149 | |
| 2,217 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 265,597 | |
| 3,485 | | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 226,839 | |
| 4,208 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 357,975 | |
| 10,867 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 495,427 | |
| 7,887 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 383,308 | |
| 1,272 | | | Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B | | | 9,833 | |
| 3,281 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 153,748 | |
| 1,676 | | | IDA Corp., Inc. | | | 178,997 | |
| 1,426 | | | MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 112,397 | |
| 5,402 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,308,147 | |
| 3,593 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 159,781 | |
| 1,672 | | | Otter Tail Corp. | | | 85,757 | |
| 1,175 | | | PG&E Corp.* | | | 12,772 | |
| 1,787 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 160,705 | |
| 2,755 | | | PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 139,706 | |
| 2,522 | | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | 140,702 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 11,330 | | | PPL Corp. | | $ | 406,520 | |
| 10,893 | | | Southern Co. (The) | | | 693,884 | |
| 6,176 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 392,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,715,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.8%): | |
| 2,009 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 277,242 | |
| 926 | | | Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. | | | 44,911 | |
| 4,662 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 464,988 | |
| 2,063 | | | Atkore International Group, Inc.* | | | 83,469 | |
| 1,175 | | | AZZ, Inc. | | | 53,991 | |
| 4,820 | | | Eaton Corp. plc | | | 456,550 | |
| 8,538 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 651,108 | |
| 1,159 | | | Encore Wire Corp. | | | 66,527 | |
| 1,495 | | | EnerSys | | | 111,871 | |
| 2,333 | | | Generac Holdings, Inc.* | | | 234,676 | |
| 1,858 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 274,650 | |
| 1,831 | | | LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 11,078 | |
| 5,836 | | | nVent Electric plc | | | 149,285 | |
| 606 | | | Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 29,688 | |
| 400 | | | Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 24,140 | |
| 1,766 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 151,187 | |
| 2,197 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 445,266 | |
| 5,452 | | | Sensata Technologies Holding plc* | | | 293,699 | |
| 4,883 | | | Sunrun, Inc.* | | | 67,434 | |
| 1,298 | | | Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 34,786 | |
| 1,704 | | | Tpi Composites, Inc.* | | | 31,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,958,087 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%): | |
| 3,911 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 423,287 | |
| 1,693 | | | Anixter International, Inc.* | | | 155,925 | |
| 2,582 | | | Arlo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 10,870 | |
| 2,934 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 248,627 | |
| 2,249 | | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 95,448 | |
| 6,994 | | | AVX Corp. | | | 143,167 | |
| 1,234 | | | Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 80,124 | |
| 550 | | | Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B | | | 11,275 | |
| 2,425 | | | Belden, Inc. | | | 133,375 | |
| 1,721 | | | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 59,134 | |
| 3,072 | | | CDW Corp. | | | 438,803 | |
| 1,759 | | | Cognex Corp. | | | 98,574 | |
| 687 | | | Coherent, Inc.* | | | 114,282 | |
| 13,544 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 394,266 | |
| 1,576 | | | CTS Corp. | | | 47,296 | |
| 2,838 | | | Daktronics, Inc. | | | 17,283 | |
| 1,977 | | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 136,018 | |
| 876 | | | ePlus, Inc.* | | | 73,838 | |
| 1,526 | | | Fabrinet* | | | 98,946 | |
| 1,007 | | | FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 50,702 | |
| 10,405 | | | Fitbit, Inc., Class A* | | | 68,361 | |
| 21,372 | | | Flex, Ltd.* | | | 269,715 | |
| 2,876 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 149,753 | |
| 640 | | | Frequency Electronics, Inc.* | | | 6,534 | |
| 3,837 | | | II-VI, Inc.* | | | 129,192 | |
| 1,676 | | | Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 117,806 | |
| 1,107 | | | IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 160,426 | |
| 1,749 | | | Itron, Inc.* | | | 146,829 | |
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| 8,429 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | $ | 348,371 | |
| 3,410 | | | KEMET Corp. | | | 92,241 | |
| 2,507 | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 257,293 | |
| 1,603 | | | Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | | | 28,133 | |
| 4,037 | | | Knowles Corp.* | | | 85,383 | |
| 725 | | | Littlelfuse, Inc. | | | 138,693 | |
| 2,290 | | | Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A | | | 90,112 | |
| 915 | | | MTS Systems Corp. | | | 43,947 | |
| 1,715 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 72,613 | |
| 1,323 | | | Novanta, Inc.* | | | 117,006 | |
| 594 | | | OSI Systems, Inc.* | | | 59,840 | |
| 1,445 | | | PC Connection, Inc. | | | 71,759 | |
| 1,291 | | | Plexus Corp.* | | | 99,330 | |
| 793 | | | Rogers Corp.* | | | 98,911 | |
| 2,240 | | | Sanmina Corp.* | | | 76,698 | |
| 1,757 | | | ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 64,921 | |
| 1,596 | | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 205,565 | |
| 4,966 | | | TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 475,941 | |
| 1,453 | | | Tech Data Corp.* | | | 208,651 | |
| 2,596 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 108,227 | |
| 6,321 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 95,131 | |
| 6,420 | | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 136,682 | |
| 1,035 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 264,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,119,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%): | | | |
| 2,515 | | | Apergy Corp.* | | | 84,957 | |
| 7,479 | | | Archrock, Inc. | | | 75,089 | |
| 3,651 | | | Baker Hughes Co. | | | 93,575 | |
| 1,347 | | | Core Laboratories NV | | | 50,741 | |
| 10,172 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*^ | | | 73,137 | |
| 2,169 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc.* | | | 101,748 | |
| 1,558 | | | Era Group, Inc.* | | | 15,845 | |
| 2,010 | | | Exterran Corp.* | | | 15,738 | |
| 6,125 | | | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* | | | 10,290 | |
| 13,037 | | | Frank’s International NV* | | | 67,401 | |
| 760 | | | Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 12,745 | |
| 1,086 | | | Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.* | | | 5,506 | |
| 11,888 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 290,898 | |
| 7,826 | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 75,364 | |
| 2,727 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 123,888 | |
| 892 | | | KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,744 | |
| 2,181 | | | Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A | | | 24,253 | |
| 1,436 | | | Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | | | 3,159 | |
| 1,750 | | | Matrix Service Co.* | | | 40,040 | |
| 6,284 | | | McDermott International, Inc.*^ | | | 4,252 | |
| 17,995 | | | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | | | 51,826 | |
| 8,395 | | | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 210,295 | |
| 935 | | | Natural Gas Services Group* | | | 11,463 | |
| 4,799 | | | Newpark Resources, Inc.* | | | 30,090 | |
| 12,646 | | | NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.* | | | 84,728 | |
| 12,057 | | | Noble Corp. plc* | | | 14,710 | |
| 4,818 | | | Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 71,836 | |
| 3,066 | | | Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 50,006 | |
| 6,531 | | | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 68,576 | |
| 6,172 | | | Propetro Holding Corp.* | | | 69,435 | |
| 4,475 | | | RPC, Inc. | | | 23,449 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Energy Equipment & Services, continued | | | |
| 11,144 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | $ | 447,990 | |
| 1,291 | | | SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 55,707 | |
| 493 | | | SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,798 | |
| 3,974 | | | Select Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 36,879 | |
| 7,361 | | | Technipfmc plc | | | 157,819 | |
| 4,086 | | | TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | | | 8,009 | |
| 2,510 | | | Tidewater, Inc.* | | | 48,393 | |
| 14,584 | | | Transocean, Ltd.* | | | 100,338 | |
| 4,546 | | | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,958 | |
| 2,800 | | | Unit Corp.* | | | 1,948 | |
| 9,435 | | | Valaris plc^ | | | 61,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,814,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (1.1%): | |
| 11,312 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 672,159 | |
| 3,433 | | | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A^ | | | 24,855 | |
| 4,383 | | | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 148,365 | |
| 2,474 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 265,980 | |
| 1,834 | | | Eros International plc*^ | | | 6,217 | |
| 2,858 | | | Imax Corp.* | | | 58,389 | |
| 247 | | | Liberty Braves Group, Class A* | | | 7,324 | |
| 527 | | | Liberty Braves Group, Class C* | | | 15,568 | |
| 619 | | | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class A* | | | 27,100 | |
| 3,302 | | | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | | 151,776 | |
| 2,111 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A* | | | 22,503 | |
| 2,411 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B* | | | 23,941 | |
| 2,762 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 197,400 | |
| 540 | | | Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A* | | | 158,863 | |
| 1,459 | | | Marcus Corp. | | | 46,352 | |
| 2,535 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 820,250 | |
| 1,419 | | | Reading International, Inc., Class A* | | | 15,879 | |
| 294 | | | Rosetta Stone, Inc.* | | | 5,333 | |
| 1,231 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 150,711 | |
| 14,586 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 2,109,572 | |
| 1,208 | | | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^ | | | 78,363 | |
| 31,714 | | | Zynga, Inc.* | | | 194,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,200,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.4%): | |
| 500 | | | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,370 | |
| 1,222 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 194,286 | |
| 5,792 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,702,385 | |
| 1,267 | | | Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 60,195 | |
| 27,024 | | | Kroger Co. (The) | | | 783,426 | |
| 1,720 | | | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | | | 16,976 | |
| 1,409 | | | Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 72,535 | |
| 884 | | | PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 62,782 | |
| 1,864 | | | Rite Aid Corp.*^ | | | 28,836 | |
| 3,281 | | | SpartanNash Co. | | | 46,721 | |
| 4,494 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 86,959 | |
| 7,069 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 604,682 | |
| 1,610 | | | The Andersons, Inc. | | | 40,701 | |
| 1,143 | | | The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 43,560 | |
| 3,347 | | | United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 29,320 | |
| 3,790 | | | US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 158,763 | |
| 738 | | | Village Super Market, Inc., Class A | | | 17,122 | |
| 10,994 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 648,206 | |
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| 19,566 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | $ | 2,325,223 | |
| 2,107 | | | Weis Markets, Inc. | | | 85,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,019,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.5%): | |
| 8,183 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 379,282 | |
| 3,898 | | | B&G Foods, Inc.^ | | | 69,891 | |
| 4,805 | | | Bunge, Ltd. | | | 276,528 | |
| 808 | | | Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 73,197 | |
| 1,477 | | | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 63,142 | |
| 5,711 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 282,238 | |
| 7,343 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 251,424 | |
| 4,717 | | | Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 132,453 | |
| 5,447 | | | Dean Foods Co.* | | | 327 | |
| 1,004 | | | Farmer Brothers Co.* | | | 15,120 | |
| 7,961 | | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 173,072 | |
| 2,396 | | | Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 83,812 | |
| 7,635 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 408,931 | |
| 3,802 | | | Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | | | 98,681 | |
| 2,287 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 336,143 | |
| 6,832 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 308,192 | |
| 6,244 | | | Hostess Brands, Inc.* | | | 90,788 | |
| 2,764 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 256,914 | |
| 576 | | | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 106,140 | |
| 2,443 | | | JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 254,390 | |
| 300 | | | John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc. | | | 27,384 | |
| 5,585 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 386,259 | |
| 6,403 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 205,728 | |
| 2,371 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 203,977 | |
| 902 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 144,410 | |
| 1,028 | | | Landec Corp.* | | | 11,627 | |
| 1,858 | | | McCormick & Co. | | | 315,358 | |
| 389 | | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 66,546 | |
| 11,410 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 628,462 | |
| 4,222 | | | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 138,123 | |
| 3,404 | | | Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 371,376 | |
| 954 | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 168,114 | |
| 29 | | | Seaboard Corp. | | | 123,266 | |
| 677 | | | Seneca Foods Corp., Class A* | | | 27,615 | |
| 3,045 | | | Simply Good Foods Co. (The)* | | | 86,904 | |
| 1,842 | | | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^ | | | 62,886 | |
| 2,341 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 113,539 | |
| 4,611 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 419,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,162,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.3%): | |
| 1,751 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 195,866 | |
| 900 | | | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 86,247 | |
| 2,716 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 126,403 | |
| 3,160 | | | New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 140,841 | |
| 1,115 | | | Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 82,209 | |
| 1,624 | | | ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 151,958 | |
| 232 | | | RGC Resources, Inc. | | | 6,631 | |
| 2,958 | | | South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 97,555 | |
| 1,754 | | | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 133,251 | |
| 1,545 | | | Spire, Inc. | | | 128,714 | |
| 3,695 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 166,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,316,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.3%): | |
| 15,845 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | $ | 1,376,296 | |
| 771 | | | ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | 131,525 | |
| 2,269 | | | Accuray, Inc.* | | | 6,399 | |
| 1,170 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 326,477 | |
| 2,726 | | | AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 43,643 | |
| 955 | | | Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 49,517 | |
| 66 | | | Atrion Corp. | | | 49,599 | |
| 1,897 | | | Avanos Medical, Inc.* | | | 63,929 | |
| 4,834 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 404,219 | |
| 1,987 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 540,403 | |
| 7,099 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 321,017 | |
| 1,208 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 85,647 | |
| 1,289 | | | CONMED Corp. | | | 144,149 | |
| 716 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 230,044 | |
| 1,619 | | | CryoLife, Inc.* | | | 43,859 | |
| 4,107 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 630,341 | |
| 4,082 | | | Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | | | 231,000 | |
| 693 | | | DexCom, Inc.* | | | 151,587 | |
| 1,586 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 369,998 | |
| 1,790 | | | Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 53,056 | |
| 1,966 | | | Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 115,758 | |
| 1,463 | | | Haemonetics Corp.* | | | 168,099 | |
| 392 | | | Heska Corp.* | | | 37,608 | |
| 1,867 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 211,961 | |
| 5,682 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 296,657 | |
| 508 | | | ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 95,057 | |
| 1,650 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 430,865 | |
| 433 | | | Inogen, Inc.* | | | 29,587 | |
| 489 | | | Insulet Corp.* | | | 83,717 | |
| 1,457 | | | Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 117,187 | |
| 1,042 | | | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 60,728 | |
| 891 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 526,715 | |
| 2,327 | | | Invacare Corp. | | | 20,990 | |
| 1,705 | | | Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* | | | 34,970 | |
| 809 | | | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 29,084 | |
| 1,168 | | | LivaNova plc* | | | 88,102 | |
| 1,479 | | | Masimo Corp.* | | | 233,771 | |
| 9,563 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 1,084,921 | |
| 3,164 | | | Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | | 30,912 | |
| 1,466 | | | Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 45,769 | |
| 1,935 | | | Natus Medical, Inc.* | | | 63,836 | |
| 804 | | | Neogen Corp.* | | | 52,469 | |
| 1,366 | | | NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 105,646 | |
| 481 | | | Nuvectra Corp.* | | | 46 | |
| 2,205 | | | OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 17,706 | |
| 1,074 | | | Orthofix Medical, Inc.* | | | 49,597 | |
| 285 | | | Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 46,817 | |
| 700 | | | Quidel Corp.* | | | 52,521 | |
| 2,826 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 437,945 | |
| 3,310 | | | RTI Surgical, Inc.* | | | 9,069 | |
| 624 | | | SeaSpine Holdings Corp.* | | | 7,494 | |
| 1,207 | | | Steris plc | | | 183,971 | |
| 2,573 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 540,176 | |
| 750 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 282,330 | |
| 227 | | | Utah Medical Products, Inc. | | | 24,493 | |
| 1,961 | | | Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 58,457 | |
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| 1,458 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | | $ | 207,051 | |
| 1,157 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 173,932 | |
| 1,714 | | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 256,552 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,565,271 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%): | | | |
| 3,551 | | | Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 117,964 | |
| 634 | | | Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 61,637 | |
| 801 | | | Amedisys, Inc.* | | | 133,703 | |
| 2,339 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 198,862 | |
| 1,394 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | | 86,860 | |
| 2,880 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 869,846 | |
| 724 | | | BioTelemetry, Inc.* | | | 33,521 | |
| 9,264 | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 67,349 | |
| 5,903 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 298,574 | |
| 5,646 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 354,964 | |
| 497 | | | Chemed Corp. | | | 218,312 | |
| 6,310 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 1,290,333 | |
| 7,171 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 20,796 | |
| 922 | | | CorVel Corp.* | | | 80,546 | |
| 1,589 | | | Covetrus, Inc.*^ | | | 20,975 | |
| 1,177 | | | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 13,677 | |
| 18,367 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 1,364,485 | |
| 5,046 | | | DaVita, Inc.* | | | 378,601 | |
| 4,148 | | | Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | | | 16,592 | |
| 3,452 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 239,120 | |
| 1,585 | | | Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 71,911 | |
| 78 | | | Five Star Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 289 | |
| 1,531 | | | Hanger, Inc.* | | | 42,271 | |
| 3,078 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 454,959 | |
| 1,272 | | | HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | 94,217 | |
| 2,772 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 184,948 | |
| 1,947 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 713,614 | |
| 2,629 | | | InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.* | | | 22,425 | |
| 1,959 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | | 331,404 | |
| 925 | | | LHC Group, Inc.* | | | 127,428 | |
| 1,471 | | | Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 115,106 | |
| 3,805 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 526,308 | |
| 3,346 | | | MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 92,985 | |
| 1,417 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 192,273 | |
| 1,075 | | | National Healthcare Corp. | | | 92,912 | |
| 1,219 | | | National Research Corp. | | | 80,381 | |
| 4,172 | | | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 21,569 | |
| 4,695 | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 96,154 | |
| 629 | | | Petiq, Inc.*^ | | | 15,756 | |
| 2,269 | | | Premier, Inc., Class A* | | | 85,950 | |
| 835 | | | Providence Service Corp.* | | | 49,415 | |
| 2,544 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 271,674 | |
| 2,518 | | | RadNet, Inc.* | | | 51,115 | |
| 2,778 | | | Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | | | 64,839 | |
| 2,133 | | | Surgery Partners, Inc.* | | | 33,392 | |
| 3,992 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 151,816 | |
| 792 | | | The Pennant Group, Inc.* | | | 26,191 | |
| 2,390 | | | Tivity Health, Inc.* | | | 48,625 | |
| 1,303 | | | Triple-S Management Corp., Class B* | | | 24,092 | |
| 577 | | | U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 65,980 | |
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| 11,374 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | $ | 3,343,730 | |
| 2,273 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 326,085 | |
| 969 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 319,973 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,006,504 | |
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Health Care Technology (0.2%): | | | |
| 8,903 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | | | 87,383 | |
| 5,606 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 411,425 | |
| 339 | | | Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | | 8,950 | |
| 4,037 | | | Evolent Health, Inc., Class A* | | | 36,535 | |
| 1,357 | | | HealthStream, Inc.* | | | 36,910 | |
| 3,154 | | | HMS Holdings Corp.* | | | 93,358 | |
| 2,464 | | | NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 39,596 | |
| 1,095 | | | Omnicell, Inc.* | | | 89,483 | |
| 1,047 | | | Simulations Plus, Inc. | | | 30,436 | |
| 1,142 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 160,634 | |
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| | | | | | | 994,710 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.2%): | | | |
| 7,296 | | | Aramark | | | 316,646 | |
| 2,451 | | | BBX Capital Corp. | | | 11,691 | |
| 6 | | | Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,600 | |
| 67 | | | Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B* | | | 7,666 | |
| 813 | | | BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. | | | 30,861 | |
| 3,499 | | | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 77,223 | |
| 1,968 | | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 82,656 | |
| 7,300 | | | Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | 99,280 | |
| 6,877 | | | Carnival Corp., Class A | | | 349,558 | |
| 2,943 | | | Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 20,748 | |
| 1,723 | | | Century Casinos, Inc.* | | | 13,646 | |
| 2,158 | | | Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 83,860 | |
| 140 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 117,195 | |
| 1,693 | | | Choice Hotels International, Inc.^ | | | 175,107 | |
| 582 | | | Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 79,850 | |
| 1,178 | | | Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | | | 30,534 | |
| 1,026 | | | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 157,737 | |
| 2,832 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 308,716 | |
| 1,410 | | | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | | | 56,640 | |
| 2,144 | | | Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 16,948 | |
| 2,291 | | | Denny’s Corp.* | | | 45,545 | |
| 684 | | | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 57,128 | |
| 693 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 203,590 | |
| 2,246 | | | Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 169,663 | |
| 1,288 | | | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 19,500 | |
| 1,112 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc.*^ | | | 66,320 | |
| 1,277 | | | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 12,630 | |
| 624 | | | Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The), Class A* | | | 6,508 | |
| 2,724 | | | Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.* | | | 93,678 | |
| 3,183 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 353,027 | |
| 1,051 | | | Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A | | | 94,285 | |
| 6,233 | | | International Game Technology plc | | | 93,308 | |
| 721 | | | Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 56,260 | |
| 6,925 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 478,102 | |
| 2,136 | | | Luby’s, Inc.* | | | 4,699 | |
| 3,634 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 550,297 | |
| 1,381 | | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 177,818 | |
| 8,276 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,635,420 | |
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| 10,392 | | | MGM Resorts International | | $ | 345,742 | |
| 341 | | | Nathans Famous, Inc. | | | 24,170 | |
| 5,162 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 301,512 | |
| 1,596 | | | Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 100,787 | |
| 2,376 | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | 60,731 | |
| 2,093 | | | Planet Fitness, Inc.* | | | 156,305 | |
| 3,664 | | | Playa Hotels & Resorts NV* | | | 30,778 | |
| 763 | | | Potbelly Corp.* | | | 3,220 | |
| 1,501 | | | Red Lion Hotels Corp.* | | | 5,599 | |
| 878 | | | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers* | | | 28,992 | |
| 1,400 | | | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | | | 33,530 | |
| 2,548 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | | | 340,183 | |
| 2,527 | | | Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | | | 55,000 | |
| 3,394 | | | Scientific Games Corp., Class A* | | | 90,891 | |
| 2,359 | | | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 74,804 | |
| 1,629 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 73,484 | |
| 13,021 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 1,144,806 | |
| 2,721 | | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A | | | 153,247 | |
| 1,604 | | | Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,743 | |
| 633 | | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 151,812 | |
| 8,057 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 178,946 | |
| 898 | | | Wingstop, Inc. | | | 77,435 | |
| 3,177 | | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 164,219 | |
| 3,177 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 199,547 | |
| 2,056 | | | Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | | | 285,517 | |
| 3,672 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 369,881 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,611,821 | |
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Household Durables (0.9%): | | | |
| 1,886 | | | Beazer Homes USA, Inc.* | | | 26,649 | |
| 511 | | | Cavco Industries, Inc.* | | | 99,839 | |
| 1,523 | | | Century Communities, Inc.* | | | 41,654 | |
| 6,885 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 363,183 | |
| 1,137 | | | Dixie Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 1,296 | |
| 1,910 | | | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 36,405 | |
| 431 | | | Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 8,586 | |
| 2,780 | | | Garmin, Ltd. | | | 271,217 | |
| 2,761 | | | GoPro, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 11,983 | |
| 2,219 | | | Green Brick Partners, Inc.* | | | 25,474 | |
| 911 | | | Helen of Troy, Ltd.* | | | 163,789 | |
| 500 | | | Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 12,845 | |
| 1,333 | | | Installed Building Products, Inc.* | | | 91,804 | |
| 931 | | | iRobot Corp.*^ | | | 47,137 | |
| 4,456 | | | KB Home | | | 152,707 | |
| 2,231 | | | La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 70,232 | |
| 4,024 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 204,540 | |
| 3,994 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 222,825 | |
| 119 | | | Lennar Corp., Class B | | | 5,319 | |
| 1,206 | | | LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 85,204 | |
| 1,627 | | | Libbey, Inc.* | | | 2,359 | |
| 1,017 | | | Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 7,068 | |
| 2,531 | | | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | | | 96,583 | |
| 1,880 | | | M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 73,978 | |
| 3,168 | | | Meritage Corp.* | | | 193,596 | |
| 1,447 | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 197,342 | |
| 2,791 | | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 53,643 | |
| 69 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 262,780 | |
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| 7,610 | | | PulteGroup, Inc. | | $ | 295,268 | |
| 2,933 | | | Skyline Champion Corp.* | | | 92,976 | |
| 5,496 | | | Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A* | | | 120,143 | |
| 1,501 | | | Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 130,677 | |
| 2,183 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 86,250 | |
| 2,208 | | | TopBuild Corp.* | | | 227,601 | |
| 4,276 | | | TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | | | 66,620 | |
| 2,153 | | | Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 18,473 | |
| 718 | | | Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 37,523 | |
| 1,966 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 290,044 | |
| 2,147 | | | William Lyon Homes, Class A* | | | 42,897 | |
| 1,918 | | | Zagg, Inc.*^ | | | 15,555 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,254,064 | |
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Household Products (1.1%): | | | |
| 2,899 | | | Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A* | | | 85,115 | |
| 3,967 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 279,039 | |
| 2,408 | | | Clorox Co. (The) | | | 369,724 | |
| 9,432 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 649,299 | |
| 3,853 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 529,980 | |
| 333 | | | Oil-Dri Corp of America | | | 12,071 | |
| 27,268 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 3,405,774 | |
| 2,129 | | | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 136,873 | |
| 295 | | | WD-40 Co. | | | 57,271 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,525,146 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%): | |
| 11,888 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 236,571 | |
| 5,810 | | | Atlantic Power Corp.* | | | 13,537 | |
| 4,440 | | | Atlantica Yield plc | | | 117,172 | |
| 1,323 | | | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 25,296 | |
| 2,753 | | | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 54,922 | |
| 3,849 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 152,998 | |
| 2,058 | | | Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 153,362 | |
| 3,788 | | | Pattern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 101,348 | |
| 10,243 | | | Vistra Energy Corp. | | | 235,487 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,090,693 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates (0.9%): | | | |
| 9,625 | | | 3M Co. | | | 1,698,042 | |
| 1,602 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 259,268 | |
| 53,601 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 598,187 | |
| 8,521 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1,508,217 | |
| 1,736 | | | Raven Industries, Inc. | | | 59,823 | |
| 876 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 310,305 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,433,842 | |
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Insurance (2.9%): | | | |
| 8,732 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 461,923 | |
| 275 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 219,882 | |
| 5,169 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 581,254 | |
| 2,395 | | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 51,660 | |
| 3,511 | | | American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 105,084 | |
| 1,597 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 175,111 | |
| 9,027 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 463,356 | |
| 409 | | | American National Insurance Co. | | | 48,131 | |
| 907 | | | Amerisafe, Inc. | | | 59,889 | |
| 3,137 | | | Aon plc | | | 653,407 | |
| 5,730 | | | Arch Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 245,760 | |
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| 1,501 | | | Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. | | $ | 98,691 | |
| 3,560 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 339,019 | |
| 1,955 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 256,261 | |
| 3,247 | | | Assured Guaranty, Ltd. | | | 159,168 | |
| 1,196 | | | Athene Holding, Ltd.* | | | 56,248 | |
| 2,351 | | | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | | | 139,743 | |
| 1,029 | | | Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 40,368 | |
| 5,788 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 228,510 | |
| 4,915 | | | Chubb, Ltd. | | | 765,070 | |
| 2,852 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 299,888 | |
| 2,176 | | | Citizens, Inc.* | | | 14,688 | |
| 1,199 | | | CNA Financial Corp. | | | 53,727 | |
| 2,354 | | | Crawford & Co. | | | 23,893 | |
| 2,915 | | | Crawford & Co., Class A | | | 33,435 | |
| 1,631 | | | Donegal Group, Inc., Class A | | | 24,171 | |
| 800 | | | eHealth, Inc.* | | | 76,864 | |
| 1,993 | | | Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 83,208 | |
| 447 | | | Enstar Group, Ltd.* | | | 92,466 | |
| 664 | | | Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | | | 110,224 | |
| 748 | | | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | | | 207,076 | |
| 1,025 | | | FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A | | | 60,403 | |
| 1,054 | | | FedNat Holding Co. | | | 17,528 | |
| 4,594 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 267,922 | |
| 5,437 | | | FNF Group | | | 246,568 | |
| 21,335 | | | Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | | | 93,874 | |
| 695 | | | Global Indemnity, Ltd. | | | 20,593 | |
| 1,775 | | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 186,819 | |
| 2,383 | | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.* | | | 24,092 | |
| 1,469 | | | Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 25,810 | |
| 1,263 | | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 172,614 | |
| 7,229 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 439,306 | |
| 397 | | | HCI Group, Inc. | | | 18,123 | |
| 387 | | | Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,128 | |
| 2,388 | | | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 104,260 | |
| 1,317 | | | Independence Holding Co. | | | 55,419 | |
| 153 | | | Investors Title Co. | | | 24,358 | |
| 1,283 | | | James River Group Holdings | | | 52,872 | |
| 2,246 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 174,065 | |
| 3,599 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 212,377 | |
| 5,372 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 281,976 | |
| 5,556 | | | Maiden Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 4,167 | |
| 281 | | | Markel Corp.* | | | 321,231 | |
| 5,780 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 643,950 | |
| 1,688 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 82,256 | |
| 8,570 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 436,813 | |
| 4,959 | | | National General Holdings Corp. | | | 109,594 | |
| 162 | | | National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A | | | 47,123 | |
| 9,717 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 217,369 | |
| 1,995 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 260,467 | |
| 5,300 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 291,500 | |
| 2,111 | | | ProAssurance Corp. | | | 76,292 | |
| 6,434 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 465,757 | |
| 4,383 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 410,862 | |
| 1,023 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 166,810 | |
| 1,433 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 280,898 | |
| 1,252 | | | RLI Corp. | | | 112,705 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Insurance, continued | | | |
| 854 | | | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | $ | 79,021 | |
| 2,198 | | | Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 143,288 | |
| 2,664 | | | State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 82,637 | |
| 1,761 | | | Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 71,831 | |
| 5,145 | | | Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.* | | | 54,125 | |
| 1,767 | | | Tiptree, Inc., Class A | | | 14,383 | |
| 5,063 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 693,379 | |
| 1,438 | | | United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 62,884 | |
| 2,794 | | | United Insurance Holdings Co. | | | 35,232 | |
| 1,869 | | | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 52,313 | |
| 3,102 | | | Unum Group | | | 90,454 | |
| 140 | | | White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 156,171 | |
| 911 | | | Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 183,967 | |
| 3,121 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 215,661 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,515,422 | |
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Interactive Media & Services (2.7%): | | | |
| 2,399 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,213,197 | |
| 2,477 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 3,311,798 | |
| 1,229 | | | Cargurus, Inc.* | | | 43,236 | |
| 3,783 | | | Cars.com, Inc.* | | | 46,228 | |
| 2,881 | | | DHI Group, Inc.* | | | 8,672 | |
| 28,959 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,943,834 | |
| 583 | | | IAC/InterActiveCorp.* | | | 145,231 | |
| 5,384 | | | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 39,572 | |
| 1,146 | | | Match Group, Inc.*^ | | | 94,098 | |
| 1,563 | | | QuinStreet, Inc.* | | | 23,930 | |
| 2,297 | | | The Meet Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 11,508 | |
| 1,344 | | | Travelzoo, Inc.* | | | 14,381 | |
| 2,514 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 76,375 | |
| 6,966 | | | TrueCar, Inc.* | | | 33,089 | |
| 6,535 | | | Twitter, Inc.* | | | 209,447 | |
| 2,068 | | | Yelp, Inc.* | | | 72,028 | |
| 664 | | | Zedge, Inc., Class B* | | | 1,023 | |
| 1,125 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 51,458 | |
| 2,298 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^ | | | 105,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,444,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.6%): | | | |
| 2,093 | | | 1-800 Flowers.com, Inc., Class A* | | | 30,349 | |
| 5,634 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 10,410,731 | |
| 593 | | | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,217,862 | |
| 13,047 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 471,127 | |
| 800 | | | Etsy, Inc.* | | | 35,440 | |
| 2,413 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 260,942 | |
| 4,200 | | | Groupon, Inc.* | | | 10,038 | |
| 1,546 | | | Grubhub, Inc.*^ | | | 75,197 | |
| 2,242 | | | Lands’ End, Inc.* | | | 37,666 | |
| 1,546 | | | Leaf Group, Ltd.* | | | 6,184 | |
| 1,736 | | | Liquidity Services, Inc.* | | | 10,347 | |
| 1,164 | | | PetMed Express, Inc.^ | | | 27,377 | |
| 4,088 | | | Quotient Technology, Inc.* | | | 40,308 | |
| 8,810 | | | Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A* | | | 74,268 | |
| 981 | | | Shutterstock, Inc.* | | | 42,065 | |
| 585 | | | Stamps.com, Inc.* | | | 48,859 | |
| 1,006 | | | Wayfair, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 90,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,889,672 | |
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IT Services (4.5%): | | | |
| 8,224 | | | Accenture plc, Class C | | $ | 1,731,728 | |
| 3,427 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 296,024 | |
| 2,523 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 283,081 | |
| 2,873 | | | Amdocs, Ltd. | | | 207,402 | |
| 6,220 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,060,510 | |
| 3,092 | | | Black Knight, Inc.* | | | 199,372 | |
| 3,165 | | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 225,126 | |
| 2,371 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 292,913 | |
| 843 | | | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 210,742 | |
| 2,591 | | | Cardtronics plc* | | | 115,688 | |
| 687 | | | Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | 39,667 | |
| 5,920 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 367,158 | |
| 6,347 | | | Conduent, Inc.* | | | 39,351 | |
| 2,751 | | | CoreLogic, Inc.* | | | 120,246 | |
| 1,424 | | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 73,735 | |
| 5,461 | | | DXC Technology Co. | | | 205,279 | |
| 513 | | | Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,411 | |
| 577 | | | Epam Systems, Inc.* | | | 122,416 | |
| 1,953 | | | Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 307,715 | |
| 2,060 | | | Evertec, Inc. | | | 70,122 | |
| 1,320 | | | Exlservice Holdings, Inc.* | | | 91,687 | |
| 5,231 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 727,580 | |
| 4,710 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 544,617 | |
| 1,288 | | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 370,583 | |
| 609 | | | Gartner, Inc.* | | | 93,847 | |
| 6,266 | | | Genpact, Ltd. | | | 264,237 | |
| 2,507 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 457,678 | |
| 2,153 | | | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | | | 146,232 | |
| 2,548 | | | GTT Communications, Inc.*^ | | | 28,920 | |
| 1,357 | | | Hackett Group, Inc. (The) | | | 21,902 | |
| 821 | | | Internap Corp.* | | | 903 | |
| 16,183 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,169,169 | |
| 1,269 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 184,855 | |
| 5,179 | | | KBR, Inc. | | | 157,960 | |
| 3,050 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 298,565 | |
| 2,160 | | | Limelight Networks, Inc.* | | | 8,813 | |
| 1,817 | | | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 87,343 | |
| 1,140 | | | ManTech International Corp., Class A | | | 91,063 | |
| 12,605 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 3,763,728 | |
| 2,057 | | | Maximus, Inc. | | | 153,020 | |
| 403 | | | MongoDB, Inc.* | | | 53,039 | |
| 3,759 | | | NIC, Inc. | | | 84,014 | |
| 839 | | | Okta, Inc.* | | | 96,795 | |
| 4,250 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 361,505 | |
| 8,338 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 901,921 | |
| 2,322 | | | Perficient, Inc.* | | | 106,975 | |
| 1,985 | | | Perspecta, Inc. | | | 52,483 | |
| 840 | | | PFSweb, Inc.* | | | 3,209 | |
| 6,698 | | | Sabre Corp. | | | 150,303 | |
| 1,873 | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 162,988 | |
| 3,035 | | | Servicesource International, Inc.* | | | 5,068 | |
| 3,966 | | | Steel Connect, Inc.* | | | 5,790 | |
| 2,283 | | | Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 84,448 | |
| 3,331 | | | Teradata Corp.* | | | 89,171 | |
| 2,575 | | | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 102,022 | |
| 3,021 | | | Unisys Corp.* | | | 35,829 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Common Stocks, continued | |
IT Services, continued | | | |
| 1,735 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | $ | 334,300 | |
| 1,675 | | | Virtusa Corp.* | | | 75,928 | |
| 20,184 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 3,792,575 | |
| 9,515 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 254,812 | |
| 662 | | | WEX, Inc.* | | | 138,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,525,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 3,430 | | | Acushnet Holdings Corp. | | | 111,475 | |
| 3,582 | | | American Outdoor Brands Corp.* | | | 33,241 | |
| 2,964 | | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 177,781 | |
| 3,826 | | | Callaway Golf Co. | | | 81,111 | |
| 658 | | | Escalade, Inc. | | | 6,468 | |
| 1,907 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 201,398 | |
| 503 | | | Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A | | | 38,580 | |
| 531 | | | Malibu Boats, Inc.* | | | 21,744 | |
| 662 | | | Marine Products Corp. | | | 9,533 | |
| 6,035 | | | Mattel, Inc.*^ | | | 81,774 | |
| 1,932 | | | Nautilus Group, Inc.* | | | 3,381 | |
| 2,101 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 213,673 | |
| 2,859 | | | Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 21,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,001,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.9%): | | | |
| 4,857 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 414,351 | |
| 427 | | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 158,003 | |
| 954 | | | Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 209,413 | |
| 5,159 | | | Bruker Corp. | | | 262,954 | |
| 1,808 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 276,190 | |
| 1,979 | | | Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | | | 6,036 | |
| 1,139 | | | Illumina, Inc.* | | | 377,852 | |
| 2,504 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 386,893 | |
| 2,457 | | | Luminex Corp. | | | 56,904 | |
| 1,150 | | | Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | | | 96,669 | |
| 465 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 368,875 | |
| 1,400 | | | Neogenomics, Inc.* | | | 40,950 | |
| 1,490 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 144,679 | |
| 1,655 | | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 183,953 | |
| 2,622 | | | Syneos Health, Inc.* | | | 155,943 | |
| 3,326 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,080,517 | |
| 1,230 | | | Waters Corp.* | | | 287,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,507,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (3.0%): | | | |
| 2,898 | | | Actuant Corp., Class A | | | 75,435 | |
| 4,145 | | | AGCO Corp. | | | 320,201 | |
| 228 | | | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 28,625 | |
| 737 | | | Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 55,953 | |
| 4,381 | | | Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 211,690 | |
| 2,614 | | | Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 94,653 | |
| 929 | | | Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 39,018 | |
| 1,993 | | | Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 123,486 | |
| 837 | | | Blue Bird Corp.* | | | 19,184 | |
| 2,517 | | | Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | 16,763 | |
| 10,638 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,571,019 | |
| 1,019 | | | Chart Industries, Inc.* | | | 68,772 | |
| 1,284 | | | CIRCOR International, Inc.* | | | 59,372 | |
| 4,064 | | | Colfax Corp.* | | | 147,848 | |
| 1,526 | | | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 61,086 | |
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| 2,706 | | | Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | $ | 17,183 | |
| 1,945 | | | Crane Co. | | | 168,009 | |
| 3,972 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 710,828 | |
| 4,084 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 707,594 | |
| 562 | | | DMC Global, Inc.^ | | | 25,256 | |
| 4,360 | | | Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 251,223 | |
| 1,324 | | | Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 72,820 | |
| 2,877 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 331,603 | |
| 1,120 | | | EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 74,906 | |
| 951 | | | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 87,968 | |
| 2,959 | | | Federal Signal Corp. | | | 95,428 | |
| 3,108 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 154,685 | |
| 3,574 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 273,018 | |
| 1,521 | | | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 87,184 | |
| 694 | | | FreightCar America, Inc.* | | | 1,437 | |
| 2,740 | | | Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.* | | | 100,503 | |
| 889 | | | Gencor Industries, Inc.* | | | 10,375 | |
| 1,617 | | | Gorman-Rupp Co. (The) | | | 60,638 | |
| 4,423 | | | Graco, Inc. | | | 229,996 | |
| 2,503 | | | Harsco Corp.* | | | 57,594 | |
| 1,370 | | | Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 63,335 | |
| 4,005 | | | Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 133,407 | |
| 490 | | | Hurco Cos, Inc. | | | 18,796 | |
| 896 | | | Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A | | | 52,828 | |
| 1,615 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 277,780 | |
| 4,695 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 843,362 | |
| 2,925 | | | Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 388,791 | |
| 3,590 | | | ITT, Inc. | | | 265,337 | |
| 1,157 | | | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 130,348 | |
| 598 | | | Kadant, Inc. | | | 62,993 | |
| 2,960 | | | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 109,194 | |
| 787 | | | L.B. Foster Co., Class A* | | | 15,252 | |
| 1,806 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 174,694 | |
| 539 | | | Lindsay Corp. | | | 51,739 | |
| 774 | | | Lydall, Inc.* | | | 15,882 | |
| 1,213 | | | Manitex International, Inc.* | | | 7,217 | |
| 2,529 | | | Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)* | | | 44,258 | |
| 4,260 | | | Meritor, Inc.* | | | 111,569 | |
| 1,601 | | | Middleby Corp. (The)* | | | 175,342 | |
| 2,406 | | | Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 76,391 | |
| 7,183 | | | Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A | | | 86,052 | |
| 2,868 | | | Navistar International Corp.* | | | 83,000 | |
| 1,258 | | | NN, Inc. | | | 11,637 | |
| 1,155 | | | Nordson Corp. | | | 188,080 | |
| 158 | | | Omega Flex, Inc. | | | 16,952 | |
| 2,269 | | | Oshkosh Corp. | | | 214,761 | |
| 8,569 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 677,808 | |
| 2,496 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 513,727 | |
| 1,058 | | | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | | | 35,602 | |
| 5,836 | | | Pentair plc | | | 267,697 | |
| 976 | | | Proto Labs, Inc.* | | | 99,113 | |
| 660 | | | RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 104,504 | |
| 5,687 | | | REV Group, Inc. | | | 69,552 | |
| 5,156 | | | Rexnord Corp.* | | | 168,189 | |
| 1,567 | | | Snap-On, Inc. | | | 265,450 | |
| 612 | | | Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 11,065 | |
| 1,562 | | | SPX Corp.* | | | 79,475 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Machinery, continued | | | |
| 2,004 | | | SPX FLOW, Inc.* | | $ | 97,935 | |
| 775 | | | Standex International Corp. | | | 61,496 | |
| 1,547 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 256,400 | |
| 793 | | | Tennant Co. | | | 61,791 | |
| 3,523 | | | Terex Corp. | | | 104,915 | |
| 1,612 | | | The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 52,277 | |
| 3,355 | | | Timken Co. | | | 188,920 | |
| 3,046 | | | Titan International, Inc. | | | 11,027 | |
| 3,651 | | | Toro Co. | | | 290,875 | |
| 2,213 | | | TriMas Corp.* | | | 69,510 | |
| 5,158 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 114,250 | |
| 4,006 | | | Wabash National Corp. | | | 58,848 | |
| 1,380 | | | WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 186,990 | |
| 2,490 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 193,722 | |
| 960 | | | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 95,770 | |
| 4,275 | | | Welbilt, Inc.* | | | 66,733 | |
| 2,272 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 269,096 | |
| 3,852 | | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 303,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,806,586 | |
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Marine (0.1%): | | | |
| 7,028 | | | Costamare, Inc. | | | 66,977 | |
| 1,680 | | | Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*^ | | | 7,728 | |
| 1,300 | | | Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. | | | 13,806 | |
| 1,331 | | | Golden Ocean Group, Ltd. | | | 7,733 | |
| 1,948 | | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 174,404 | |
| 1,541 | | | Matson, Inc. | | | 62,873 | |
| 1,478 | | | Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. | | | 9,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 342,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (2.0%): | | | |
| 1,468 | | | A.H. Belo Corp., Class A | | | 4,140 | |
| 5,437 | | | Altice USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 148,648 | |
| 2,029 | | | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 80,146 | |
| 270 | | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 401,887 | |
| 2,157 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,046,317 | |
| 1,661 | | | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,750 | |
| 65,295 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 2,936,315 | |
| 2,952 | | | comScore, Inc.* | | | 14,583 | |
| 9,189 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C* | | | 280,173 | |
| 4,071 | | | Discovery, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 133,285 | |
| 5,909 | | | DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | 209,592 | |
| 4,131 | | | E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A | | | 64,898 | |
| 4,691 | | | Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. | | | 49,490 | |
| 8,164 | | | Entercom Communications Corp. | | | 37,881 | |
| 4,792 | | | Entravision Communications Corp., Class A | | | 12,555 | |
| 6,577 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 243,809 | |
| 4,728 | | | Fox Corp., Class B | | | 172,099 | |
| 7,573 | | | Gannett Co, Inc. | | | 48,316 | |
| 3,660 | | | GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A* | | | 259,311 | |
| 4,886 | | | Gray Television, Inc.* | | | 104,756 | |
| 13,729 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 317,140 | |
| 1,262 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 61,232 | |
| 192 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class B | | | 8,911 | |
| 563 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A* | | | 70,127 | |
| 2,655 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | 333,866 | |
| 1,489 | | | Liberty Latin America, Ltd.* | | | 28,738 | |
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| 3,100 | | | Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C* | | $ | 60,326 | |
| 2,477 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A* | | | 119,738 | |
| 4,373 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C* | | | 210,516 | |
| 143 | | | Loral Space & Communications* | | | 4,622 | |
| 2,502 | | | Marchex, Inc., Class B* | | | 9,458 | |
| 1,649 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 53,543 | |
| 3,759 | | | MSG Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 65,407 | |
| 3,726 | | | National CineMedia, Inc. | | | 27,163 | |
| 3,530 | | | New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 113,560 | |
| 9,481 | | | News Corp., Class A | | | 134,061 | |
| 2,563 | | | News Corp., Class B | | | 37,189 | |
| 2,115 | | | Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 247,984 | |
| 5,196 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 420,980 | |
| 1,853 | | | Scholastic Corp. | | | 71,248 | |
| 5,191 | | | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 173,068 | |
| 17,733 | | | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | | | 126,791 | |
| 1,895 | | | TechTarget, Inc.* | | | 49,460 | |
| 8,978 | | | Tegna, Inc. | | | 149,843 | |
| 933 | | | Tribune Publishing Co. | | | 12,278 | |
| 16,141 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., B | | | 677,437 | |
| 445 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A^ | | | 19,967 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,857,604 | |
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Metals & Mining (0.7%): | | | |
| 16,272 | | | AK Steel Holding Corp.* | | | 53,535 | |
| 6,163 | | | Alcoa Corp.* | | | 132,566 | |
| 4,528 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | 93,548 | |
| 799 | | | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.* | | | 2,405 | |
| 2,296 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 114,295 | |
| 4,968 | | | Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 37,335 | |
| 6,542 | | | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.^ | | | 54,953 | |
| 12,366 | | | Coeur Mining, Inc.* | | | 99,917 | |
| 6,147 | | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 136,894 | |
| 1,713 | | | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 104,424 | |
| 7,323 | | | Ferroglobe plc* | | | 6,884 | |
| 9,823 | | | Ferroglobe Unit*(a) | | | — | |
| 25,395 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 333,182 | |
| 2,945 | | | Gold Resource Corp. | | | 16,315 | |
| 943 | | | Haynes International, Inc. | | | 33,741 | |
| 23,972 | | | Hecla Mining Co. | | | 81,265 | |
| 151 | | | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 16,744 | |
| 1,359 | | | Materion Corp. | | | 80,793 | |
| 12,309 | | | McEwen Mining, Inc. | | | 15,632 | |
| 9,007 | | | Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 391,353 | |
| 6,254 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 351,975 | |
| 700 | | | Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 12,544 | |
| 2,353 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 281,795 | |
| 2,119 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 259,048 | |
| 1,500 | | | Ryerson Holding Corp.* | | | 17,745 | |
| 1,365 | | | Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 29,593 | |
| 1,772 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 75,275 | |
| 11,019 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 375,087 | |
| 3,673 | | | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 22,883 | |
| 701 | | | Synalloy Corp.* | | | 9,050 | |
| 2,052 | | | TimkenSteel Corp.* | | | 16,129 | |
| 7,131 | | | United States Steel Corp.^ | | | 81,365 | |
| 548 | | | Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 8,165 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Metals & Mining, continued | | | |
| 4,099 | | | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | $ | 86,612 | |
| 2,198 | | | Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 92,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,525,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.7%): | | | |
| 2,583 | | | Big Lots, Inc. | | | 74,184 | |
| 1,248 | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^ | | | 91,703 | |
| 3,091 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 482,134 | |
| 4,739 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 445,703 | |
| 18,758 | | | J.C. Penney Co., Inc.* | | | 21,009 | |
| 6,791 | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 346,001 | |
| 15,105 | | | Macy’s, Inc.^ | | | 256,785 | |
| 5,858 | | | Nordstrom, Inc.^ | | | 239,768 | |
| 2,055 | | | Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 134,212 | |
| 9,357 | | | Target Corp. | | | 1,199,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,291,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.8%): | | | |
| 3,944 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 302,899 | |
| 1,884 | | | Avista Corp. | | | 90,602 | |
| 1,784 | | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 140,115 | |
| 7,105 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 193,753 | |
| 4,589 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 288,373 | |
| 3,650 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 330,216 | |
| 9,272 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 767,906 | |
| 2,856 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 370,909 | |
| 7,317 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 217,388 | |
| 6,403 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 178,260 | |
| 1,765 | | | NorthWestern Corp. | | | 126,498 | |
| 5,413 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 319,638 | |
| 2,131 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 322,804 | |
| 844 | | | Unitil Corp. | | | 52,176 | |
| 4,178 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 385,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,086,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.9%): | | | |
| 7,900 | | | Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 2,774 | |
| 332 | | | Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 12,639 | |
| 7,652 | | | Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 21,808 | |
| 8,444 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 216,082 | |
| 1,256 | | | Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 90,105 | |
| 1,988 | | | Berry Petroleum Corp. | | | 18,747 | |
| 1,149 | | | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 26,818 | |
| 7,819 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 136,129 | |
| 275 | | | California Resources Corp.*^ | | | 2,483 | |
| 28,192 | | | Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 136,167 | |
| 6,243 | | | Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A* | | | 28,843 | |
| 3,933 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 240,188 | |
| 40,762 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp.* | | | 33,653 | |
| 30,418 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 3,665,672 | |
| 1,737 | | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 91,175 | |
| 7,534 | | | Clean Energy Fuel Corp.* | | | 17,630 | |
| 10,708 | | | CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 94,766 | |
| 3,437 | | | Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 300,978 | |
| 17,974 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 1,168,848 | |
| 1,846 | | | CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | | | 26,785 | |
| 1,423 | | | Contango Oil & Gas Co.*^ | | | 5,222 | |
| 1,170 | | | Continental Resources, Inc. | | | 40,131 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 3,223 | | | CVR Energy, Inc. | | $ | 130,306 | |
| 4,054 | | | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 135,931 | |
| 35,565 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc.* | | | 50,147 | |
| 7,602 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 197,424 | |
| 8,860 | | | DHT Holdings, Inc. | | | 73,361 | |
| 3,063 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 284,430 | |
| 107 | | | Dorian LPG, Ltd.* | | | 1,656 | |
| 2,885 | | | Energy Transfer LP | | | 37,015 | |
| 5,391 | | | Enlink Midstream LLC | | | 33,047 | |
| 7,578 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 634,732 | |
| 3,515 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 38,314 | |
| 2,812 | | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 37,568 | |
| 5,493 | | | Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*^ | | | 11,645 | |
| 60,879 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 4,248,136 | |
| 4,505 | | | Gaslog, Ltd. | | | 44,104 | |
| 2,514 | | | Green Plains, Inc. | | | 38,791 | |
| 8,600 | | | Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 26,144 | |
| 2,222 | | | Hallador Energy Co. | | | 6,599 | |
| 5,198 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 347,278 | |
| 10,617 | | | HighPoint Resources Corp.* | | | 17,943 | |
| 5,967 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 302,587 | |
| 1,180 | | | International Seaways, Inc.* | | | 35,117 | |
| 3,393 | | | Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.* | | | 28,807 | |
| 23,531 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 498,151 | |
| 17,233 | | | Kosmos Energy, Ltd. | | | 98,228 | |
| 12,195 | | | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 35,000 | |
| 17,859 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 242,525 | |
| 8,975 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 540,744 | |
| 6,316 | | | Matador Resources Co.* | | | 113,499 | |
| 1,037 | | | Montage Resources Corp.*^ | | | 8,234 | |
| 6,993 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 187,412 | |
| 7,953 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 197,553 | |
| 10,234 | | | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 23,948 | |
| 11,184 | | | Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 36,460 | |
| 13,641 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 562,146 | |
| 5,286 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 399,992 | |
| 2,263 | | | Pacific Ethanol, Inc.* | | | 1,471 | |
| 1,401 | | | Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A | | | 15,705 | |
| 2,936 | | | PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 68,233 | |
| 5,375 | | | Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 101,641 | |
| 5,640 | | | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 176,927 | |
| 3,182 | | | PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 83,273 | |
| 4,173 | | | Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 38,058 | |
| 787 | | | Penn Virginia Corp.* | | | 23,885 | |
| 5,076 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 565,517 | |
| 2,116 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 320,299 | |
| 6 | | | PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.* | | | 908 | |
| 11,578 | | | QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 52,101 | |
| 4,715 | | | Range Resources Corp.^ | | | 22,868 | |
| 3,344 | | | Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* | | | 90,121 | |
| 374 | | | REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 30,653 | |
| 1,820 | | | Ring Energy, Inc.* | | | 4,805 | |
| 3,448 | | | Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | 135,644 | |
| 6,460 | | | SFL Corp., Ltd. | | | 93,929 | |
| 6,397 | | | SM Energy Co. | | | 71,902 | |
| 22,197 | | | Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 53,717 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 14,755 | | | SRC Energy, Inc.* | | $ | 60,791 | |
| 3,310 | | | Talos Energy, Inc.* | | | 99,797 | |
| 4,483 | | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 183,041 | |
| 6,407 | | | Teekay Shipping Corp.^ | | | 34,085 | |
| 1,031 | | | Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A* | | | 24,713 | |
| 4,967 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 465,160 | |
| 6,207 | | | Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 45,559 | |
| 8,914 | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 211,440 | |
| 3,515 | | | World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 152,621 | |
| 13,673 | | | WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 187,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,499,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,511 | | | Boise Cascade Co. | | | 91,727 | |
| 1,659 | | | Clearwater Paper Corp.* | | | 35,436 | |
| 3,283 | | | Domtar Corp. | | | 125,542 | |
| 4,940 | | | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 146,569 | |
| 5,575 | | | Mercer International, Inc. | | | 68,573 | |
| 617 | | | Neenah, Inc. | | | 43,455 | |
| 2,520 | | | P.H. Glatfelter Co. | | | 46,116 | |
| 5,870 | | | Resolute Forest Products* | | | 24,654 | |
| 1,565 | | | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 65,714 | |
| 2,251 | | | Verso Corp.* | | | 40,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 688,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 22,998 | | | Avon Products, Inc. | | | 129,709 | |
| 5,561 | | | Coty, Inc., Class A | | | 62,561 | |
| 1,562 | | | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.* | | | 25,195 | |
| 2,453 | | | Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | 75,945 | |
| 2,824 | | | Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 583,270 | |
| 4,410 | | | Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.* | | | 210,225 | |
| 1,355 | | | Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 98,522 | |
| 609 | | | Medifast, Inc.^ | | | 66,734 | |
| 1,236 | | | Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.* | | | 11,037 | |
| 2,377 | | | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 97,409 | |
| 340 | | | United-Guardian, Inc. | | | 6,681 | |
| 864 | | | Usana Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 67,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,435,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.6%): | | | |
| 4,368 | | | Akorn, Inc.* | | | 6,552 | |
| 3,430 | | | Allergan plc | | | 655,713 | |
| 2,003 | | | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 38,638 | |
| 900 | | | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 55,503 | |
| 885 | | | Assembly Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 18,107 | |
| 32,815 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 2,106,395 | |
| 5,044 | | | Catalent, Inc.* | | | 283,977 | |
| 4,376 | | | Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 52,950 | |
| 1,468 | | | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 7,560 | |
| 1,054 | | | Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 2,066 | |
| 6,012 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | | | 177,053 | |
| 10,978 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,442,839 | |
| 8,827 | | | Endo International plc* | | | 41,398 | |
| 5,527 | | | Horizon Therapeutics plc* | | | 200,077 | |
| 3,292 | | | Innoviva, Inc.* | | | 46,615 | |
| 2,219 | | | Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* | | | 76,134 | |
| 1,011 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc* | | | 150,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Pharmaceuticals, continued | | | |
| 35,929 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | $ | 5,240,964 | |
| 2,281 | | | Lannett Co., Inc.*^ | | | 20,118 | |
| 4,828 | | | Mallinckrodt plc*^ | | | 16,850 | |
| 32,001 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,910,491 | |
| 7,562 | | | Mylan NV* | | | 151,996 | |
| 1,317 | | | Otonomy, Inc.* | | | 5,044 | |
| 3,223 | | | Perrigo Co. plc | | | 166,500 | |
| 75,996 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 2,977,523 | |
| 793 | | | Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 19,690 | |
| 2,480 | | | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 100,440 | |
| 1,463 | | | Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 23,744 | |
| 1,789 | | | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 42,435 | |
| 923 | | | Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.* | | | 81,159 | |
| 6,923 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 916,259 | |
| 1,297 | | | Zogenix, Inc.* | | | 67,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,103,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.6%): | | | |
| 2,183 | | | ASGN, Inc.* | | | 154,928 | |
| 494 | | | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 44,687 | |
| 3,154 | | | CBIZ, Inc.* | | | 85,032 | |
| 304 | | | CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 181,883 | |
| 456 | | | CRA International, Inc. | | | 24,838 | |
| 1,275 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 178,653 | |
| 1,075 | | | Exponent, Inc. | | | 74,186 | |
| 825 | | | Forrester Research, Inc.* | | | 34,403 | |
| 1,382 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 152,932 | |
| 1,205 | | | Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 39,163 | |
| 466 | | | Hill International, Inc.* | | | 1,473 | |
| 1,313 | | | Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | | | 90,229 | |
| 795 | | | ICF International, Inc. | | | 72,838 | |
| 3,095 | | | InnerWorkings, Inc.* | | | 17,053 | |
| 740 | | | Insperity, Inc. | | | 63,670 | |
| 2,223 | | | Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | | | 50,195 | |
| 1,154 | | | Kforce, Inc. | | | 45,814 | |
| 2,258 | | | Korn Ferry | | | 95,739 | |
| 2,677 | | | ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 259,937 | |
| 659 | | | Mistras Group, Inc.* | | | 9,404 | |
| 7,090 | | | Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 143,927 | |
| 2,125 | | | Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 34,701 | |
| 3,340 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 210,921 | |
| 2,853 | | | TransUnion | | | 244,245 | |
| 2,194 | | | TriNet Group, Inc.* | | | 124,202 | |
| 2,213 | | | Trueblue, Inc.* | | | 53,245 | |
| 2,920 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 436,072 | |
| 840 | | | Volt Information Sciences, Inc.* | | | 2,083 | |
| 633 | | | Willdan Group, Inc.* | | | 20,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,946,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%): | | | |
| 400 | | | Altisource Portfolio Solutions*^ | | | 7,732 | |
| 9,333 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 572,021 | |
| 339 | | | Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. | | | 20,448 | |
| 279 | | | Forestar Group, Inc.* | | | 5,817 | |
| 232 | | | FRP Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,556 | |
| 318 | | | Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 12,577 | |
| 1,280 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | | | 162,304 | |
| 1,691 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 294,386 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 5,360 | | | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 119,528 | |
| 2,112 | | | Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | | | 78,672 | |
| 6,929 | | | Newmark Group, Inc. | | | 93,230 | |
| 997 | | | Rafael Holdings, Inc., Class B* | | | 17,786 | |
| 910 | | | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 35,026 | |
| 7,526 | | | Realogy Holdings Corp.^ | | | 72,852 | |
| 1,447 | | | Tejon Ranch Co.* | | | 23,123 | |
| 1,038 | | | The RMR Group, Inc., Class A | | | 47,374 | |
| 3,157 | | | The St Joe Co.*^ | | | 62,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,637,035 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.1%): | | | |
| 566 | | | AMERCO, Inc. | | | 212,714 | |
| 1,475 | | | ArcBest Corp. | | | 40,710 | |
| 2,770 | | | Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | | | 89,305 | |
| 1,699 | | | Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 21,960 | |
| 10,582 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 765,713 | |
| 4,179 | | | Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 87,968 | |
| 8,317 | | | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 130,993 | |
| 3,215 | | | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 375,448 | |
| 2,263 | | | Kansas City Southern | | | 346,601 | |
| 3,490 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 125,082 | |
| 1,359 | | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 154,749 | |
| 3,359 | | | Marten Transport, Ltd. | | | 72,185 | |
| 3,691 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 716,534 | |
| 2,241 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 425,297 | |
| 400 | | | P.A.M. Transportation SVCS* | | | 23,084 | |
| 1,902 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 103,298 | |
| 1,512 | | | Saia, Inc.* | | | 140,797 | |
| 9,046 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,635,425 | |
| 2,010 | | | Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,110 | |
| 1,023 | | | USA Truck, Inc.* | | | 7,621 | |
| 3,284 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 119,505 | |
| 1,829 | | | YRC Worldwide, Inc.*^ | | | 4,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,637,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.3%): | | | |
| 1,056 | | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | | 75,187 | |
| 6,699 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 307,216 | |
| 2,031 | | | Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.* | | | 27,662 | |
| 1,392 | | | Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 84,300 | |
| 12,824 | | | Amkor Technology, Inc.* | | | 166,712 | |
| 2,339 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 277,967 | |
| 15,126 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 923,291 | |
| 1,615 | | | Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | | 38,913 | |
| 1,701 | | | AXT, Inc.* | | | 7,399 | |
| 4,273 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1,350,353 | |
| 3,367 | | | Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 141,279 | |
| 297 | | | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 42,863 | |
| 437 | | | CEVA, Inc.* | | | 11,782 | |
| 1,665 | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 137,213 | |
| 2,261 | | | Cohu, Inc. | | | 51,664 | |
| 3,350 | | | Cree, Inc.* | | | 154,603 | |
| 9,588 | | | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 223,688 | |
| 2,201 | | | Diodes, Inc.* | | | 124,070 | |
| 5,453 | | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 273,141 | |
| 3,383 | | | First Solar, Inc.* | | | 189,313 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued | | | |
| 3,971 | | | FormFactor, Inc.* | | $ | 103,127 | |
| 1,314 | | | GSI Technology, Inc.* | | | 9,316 | |
| 948 | | | Ichor Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 31,540 | |
| 975 | | | Inphi Corp.* | | | 72,170 | |
| 78,572 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 4,702,533 | |
| 3,658 | | | KLA Corp. | | | 651,746 | |
| 2,537 | | | Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 69,006 | |
| 2,315 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 676,906 | |
| 4,922 | | | Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 94,207 | |
| 2,991 | | | MA-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 79,561 | |
| 11,227 | | | Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. | | | 298,189 | |
| 5,015 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 308,473 | |
| 3,353 | | | MaxLinear, Inc., Class A* | | | 71,151 | |
| 3,257 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 341,073 | |
| 27,536 | | | Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 1,480,886 | |
| 1,905 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 209,569 | |
| 793 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 141,170 | |
| 1,500 | | | Neophotonics Corp.* | | | 13,230 | |
| 150 | | | NVE Corp. | | | 10,710 | |
| 5,537 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1,302,856 | |
| 11,695 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 285,124 | |
| 2,597 | | | Onto Innovation, Inc.* | | | 94,894 | |
| 1,438 | | | PDF Solutions, Inc.* | | | 24,288 | |
| 5,010 | | | Photronics, Inc.* | | | 78,958 | |
| 760 | | | Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 75,172 | |
| 1,918 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 222,929 | |
| 15,194 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 1,340,567 | |
| 5,880 | | | Rambus, Inc.* | | | 80,997 | |
| 2,464 | | | Semtech Corp.* | | | 130,346 | |
| 867 | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 100,555 | |
| 3,982 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 481,344 | |
| 1,751 | | | SMART Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 66,433 | |
| 2,652 | | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 252,180 | |
| 1,129 | | | Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 74,254 | |
| 4,497 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 306,650 | |
| 13,222 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,696,249 | |
| 1,678 | | | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 39,383 | |
| 516 | | | Universal Display Corp. | | | 106,332 | |
| 3,598 | | | Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | | | 52,837 | |
| 3,913 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 382,574 | |
| 3,667 | | | Xperi Corp. | | | 67,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,235,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (5.2%): | | | |
| 2,452 | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 92,894 | |
| 5,752 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 1,897,067 | |
| 627 | | | Alarm.com Holding, Inc.* | | | 26,942 | |
| 1,009 | | | American Software, Inc., Class A | | | 15,014 | |
| 988 | | | ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 254,321 | |
| 1,609 | | | Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 194,576 | |
| 1,764 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 323,623 | |
| 5,114 | | | Avaya Holdings Corp.* | | | 69,039 | |
| 2,272 | | | Aware, Inc.* | | | 7,634 | |
| 1,088 | | | Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 86,605 | |
| 794 | | | Bottomline Technologies, Inc.* | | | 42,558 | |
| 4,885 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 338,824 | |
| 3,648 | | | CDK Global, Inc. | | | 199,473 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Software, continued | | | |
| 1,053 | | | Cerence, Inc.* | | $ | 23,829 | |
| 2,507 | | | Cision, Ltd.* | | | 24,995 | |
| 2,502 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 277,472 | |
| 505 | | | CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | | 22,543 | |
| 533 | | | Coupa Software, Inc.* | | | 77,951 | |
| 1,380 | | | Ebix, Inc. | | | 46,106 | |
| 990 | | | Envestnet, Inc.* | | | 68,934 | |
| 573 | | | Fair Isaac Corp.* | | | 214,692 | |
| 1,784 | | | FireEye, Inc.* | | | 29,490 | |
| 1,944 | | | Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 207,541 | |
| 977 | | | Globant SA* | | | 103,611 | |
| 1,126 | | | Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 123,601 | |
| 385 | | | HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 61,023 | |
| 3,002 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 786,314 | |
| 1,711 | | | J2 Global, Inc. | | | 160,338 | |
| 1,431 | | | LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 122,694 | |
| 1,805 | | | Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 143,949 | |
| 92,844 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 14,641,498 | |
| 430 | | | MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* | | | 61,331 | |
| 600 | | | New Relic, Inc.* | | | 39,426 | |
| 2,577 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 65,765 | |
| 5,919 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 105,536 | |
| 1,722 | | | OneSpan, Inc.* | | | 29,481 | |
| 40,545 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 2,148,074 | |
| 1,051 | | | Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 278,263 | |
| 237 | | | Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 28,634 | |
| 963 | | | Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 76,703 | |
| 1,395 | | | Progress Software Corp. | | | 57,962 | |
| 400 | | | Proofpoint, Inc.* | | | 45,912 | |
| 393 | | | PTC, Inc.* | | | 29,432 | |
| 1,224 | | | Qualys, Inc.* | | | 102,045 | |
| 2,745 | | | RealNetworks, Inc.* | | | 3,294 | |
| 1,867 | | | RealPage, Inc.* | | | 100,351 | |
| 737 | | | Rubicon Project, Inc.* | | | 6,014 | |
| 3,484 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 566,638 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sapiens International Corp. NV | | | 27,600 | |
| 2,393 | | | SeaChange International, Inc.* | | | 10,027 | |
| 574 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 162,052 | |
| 967 | | | Splunk, Inc.* | | | 144,828 | |
| 4,418 | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 271,265 | |
| 2,279 | | | Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^ | | | 10,825 | |
| 1,545 | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 215,064 | |
| 3,390 | | | Telaria, Inc.* | | | 29,866 | |
| 454 | | | The Trade Desk, Inc.* | | | 117,940 | |
| 7,428 | | | TiVo Corp. | | | 62,989 | |
| 409 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 122,708 | |
| 2,230 | | | Verint Systems, Inc.* | | | 123,453 | |
| 742 | | | VMware, Inc., Class A* | | | 112,628 | |
| 494 | | | Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 81,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,922,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (2.6%): | | | |
| 2,187 | | | Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 124,900 | |
| 4,015 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 69,419 | |
| 1,285 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 205,806 | |
| 7,096 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 104,311 | |
| 492 | | | America’s Car Mart, Inc.* | | | 53,953 | |
| 1,333 | | | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 149,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Specialty Retail, continued | | | |
| 462 | | | Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*^ | | $ | 3,541 | |
| 3,229 | | | At Home Group, Inc.* | | | 17,760 | |
| 4,080 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 198,410 | |
| 351 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 418,150 | |
| 3,164 | | | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | | | 13,510 | |
| 5,744 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^ | | | 99,371 | |
| 5,789 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 508,274 | |
| 1,657 | | | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | | | 4,971 | |
| 1,519 | | | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 67,641 | |
| 583 | | | Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.* | | | 1,889 | |
| 1,337 | | | Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 304,876 | |
| 2,280 | | | Caleres, Inc. | | | 54,150 | |
| 3,534 | | | CarMax, Inc.* | | | 309,826 | |
| 1,987 | | | Cato Corp., Class A | | | 34,574 | |
| 7,822 | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 29,802 | |
| 881 | | | Citi Trends, Inc. | | | 20,369 | |
| 1,572 | | | Conn’s, Inc.* | | | 19,477 | |
| 3,425 | | | Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 53,910 | |
| 2,864 | | | Destination XL Group, Inc.* | | | 3,666 | |
| 2,768 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 136,988 | |
| 6,313 | | | Express, Inc.* | | | 30,744 | |
| 976 | | | Five Below, Inc.* | | | 124,791 | |
| 4,013 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 156,467 | |
| 199 | | | Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*^ | | | 2,066 | |
| 6,630 | | | GameStop Corp., Class A^ | | | 40,310 | |
| 16,270 | | | Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 287,654 | |
| 1,571 | | | Genesco, Inc.* | | | 75,282 | |
| 1,200 | | | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 120,000 | |
| 4,368 | | | Guess?, Inc. | | | 97,756 | |
| 1,166 | | | Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 23,507 | |
| 1,874 | | | Hibbett Sports, Inc.* | | | 52,547 | |
| 11,850 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 2,587,802 | |
| 1,293 | | | Hudson, Ltd., Class A* | | | 19,835 | |
| 1,036 | | | Kirkland’s, Inc.*^ | | | 1,285 | |
| 4,361 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 79,021 | |
| 1,177 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 173,019 | |
| 11,080 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 1,326,940 | |
| 1,427 | | | MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 23,817 | |
| 7,372 | | | Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)* | | | 59,639 | |
| 1,401 | | | Monro, Inc. | | | 109,558 | |
| 1,654 | | | Murphy U.S.A., Inc.* | | | 193,518 | |
| 1,200 | | | National Vision Holdings, Inc.* | | | 38,916 | |
| 25,774 | | | Office Depot, Inc. | | | 70,621 | |
| 1,161 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 508,820 | |
| 5,666 | | | Party City Holdco, Inc.*^ | | | 13,258 | |
| 3,939 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 197,817 | |
| 8 | | | Pier 1 Imports, Inc.*^ | | | 51 | |
| 1,792 | | | Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 51,681 | |
| 622 | | | RH* | | | 132,797 | |
| 5,323 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 619,704 | |
| 4,842 | | | RTW Retailwinds, Inc.* | | | 3,878 | |
| 5,608 | | | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 102,346 | |
| 600 | | | Shoe Carnival, Inc.^ | | | 22,368 | |
| 1,393 | | | Signet Jewelers, Ltd.^ | | | 30,283 | |
| 1,230 | | | Sleep Number Corp.* | | | 60,565 | |
| 3,293 | | | Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 102,083 | |
| 1,606 | | | Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | | | 12,896 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Common Stocks, continued | |
Specialty Retail, continued | | | |
| 289 | | | Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.* | | $ | 1,650 | |
| 848 | | | The Buckle, Inc. | | | 22,930 | |
| 988 | | | The Children’s Place, Inc. | | | 61,770 | |
| 2,708 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 361,924 | |
| 854 | | | Tilly’s, Inc. | | | 10,462 | |
| 17,310 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,056,949 | |
| 2,828 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 264,248 | |
| 1,178 | | | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 298,199 | |
| 5,535 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 153,707 | |
| 2,949 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 216,575 | |
| 285 | | | Winmark Corp. | | | 56,516 | |
| 2,204 | | | Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 76,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,143,258 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.5%): | | | |
| 6,315 | | | 3D Systems Corp.* | | | 55,256 | |
| 67,371 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 19,783,495 | |
| 728 | | | AstroNova, Inc. | | | 9,988 | |
| 2,354 | | | Avid Technology, Inc.* | | | 20,197 | |
| 2,642 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | | 135,772 | |
| 17,049 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 270,397 | |
| 20,929 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 430,092 | |
| 5,127 | | | NCR Corp.* | | | 180,265 | |
| 4,382 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 272,780 | |
| 2,304 | | | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | | | 39,421 | |
| 6,799 | | | Seagate Technology plc | | | 404,541 | |
| 2,522 | | | Stratasys, Ltd.* | | | 51,007 | |
| 1,472 | | | Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | | | 35,357 | |
| 6,313 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 400,687 | |
| 7,974 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 294,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,383,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%): | | | |
| 5,725 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 218,409 | |
| 1,710 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 186,971 | |
| 1,828 | | | Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 183,147 | |
| 2,493 | | | Crocs, Inc.* | | | 104,432 | |
| 810 | | | Culp, Inc. | | | 11,032 | |
| 1,141 | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 192,669 | |
| 3,440 | | | Fossil Group, Inc.* | | | 27,107 | |
| 2,480 | | | G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.* | | | 83,080 | |
| 11,489 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 170,612 | |
| 795 | | | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 33,382 | |
| 2,320 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 537,475 | |
| 1,551 | | | Movado Group, Inc. | | | 33,719 | |
| 15,610 | | | Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 1,581,448 | |
| 1,259 | | | Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 94,954 | |
| 1,797 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 188,955 | |
| 1,477 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 173,134 | |
| 570 | | | Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 16,775 | |
| 5,498 | | | Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 237,459 | |
| 2,686 | | | Steven Madden, Ltd. | | | 115,525 | |
| 700 | | | Superior Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 9,478 | |
| 8,939 | | | Tapestry, Inc. | | | 241,085 | |
| 3,746 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 71,848 | |
| 1,027 | | | Unifi, Inc.* | | | 25,942 | |
| 802 | | | Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 9,464 | |
| 4,448 | | | VF Corp. | | | 443,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | | | |
| 3,237 | | | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | $ | 109,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,100,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.6%): | | | |
| 3,384 | | | Axos Financial, Inc.* | | | 102,468 | |
| 1,591 | | | BankFinancial Corp. | | | 20,810 | |
| 7,721 | | | Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 106,009 | |
| 2,223 | | | Columbia Financial, Inc.* | | | 37,658 | |
| 2,791 | | | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 58,304 | |
| 855 | | | ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,492 | |
| 3,469 | | | Essent Group, Ltd. | | | 180,353 | |
| 403 | | | Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. | | | 33,651 | |
| 408 | | | First Capital, Inc. | | | 29,784 | |
| 1,544 | | | First Defiance Financial Corp. | | | 48,621 | |
| 2,446 | | | Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 93,560 | |
| 8 | | | Greene County Bancorp, Inc. | | | 230 | |
| 155 | | | Hingham Institution for Savings | | | 32,581 | |
| 1,670 | | | HomeStreet, Inc.* | | | 56,780 | |
| 413 | | | IF Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,507 | |
| 966 | | | Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,081 | |
| 5,948 | | | Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 82,261 | |
| 1,249 | | | Kentucky First Federal Bancorp | | | 9,680 | |
| 750 | | | Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,438 | |
| 194 | | | LendingTree, Inc.* | | | 58,867 | |
| 3,570 | | | Meridian Bancorp, Inc. | | | 71,721 | |
| 2,468 | | | Meta Financial Group, Inc. | | | 90,107 | |
| 14,868 | | | MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 210,679 | |
| 4,623 | | | Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | | | 57,834 | |
| 7,598 | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 91,328 | |
| 3,378 | | | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 112,082 | |
| 2,984 | | | Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 50,609 | |
| 5,417 | | | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 90,085 | |
| 3,167 | | | Oceanfirst Financial Corp. | | | 80,885 | |
| 503 | | | Oconee Federal Financial Corp. | | | 13,133 | |
| 6,975 | | | Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 9,556 | |
| 2,417 | | | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | | | 82,275 | |
| 679 | | | Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,870 | |
| 3,181 | | | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 78,412 | |
| 6,456 | | | Radian Group, Inc. | | | 162,432 | |
| 420 | | | Riverview Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,448 | |
| 561 | | | Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | | | 21,520 | |
| 1,764 | | | Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,288 | |
| 733 | | | Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,679 | |
| 5,881 | | | TFS Financial Corp. | | | 115,738 | |
| 7,273 | | | TrustCo Bank Corp NY | | | 63,057 | |
| 2,800 | | | United Community Financial Corp. | | | 32,648 | |
| 3,136 | | | Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 114,934 | |
| 2,036 | | | Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 38,745 | |
| 1,846 | | | Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 119,399 | |
| 1,498 | | | Western New England BanCorp, Inc. | | | 14,426 | |
| 2,825 | | | WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 124,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,893,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.7%): | | | |
| 33,963 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 1,695,094 | |
| 17,037 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,449,678 | |
| 1,284 | | | Universal Corp. | | | 73,265 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Tobacco, continued | | | |
| 8,474 | | | Vector Group, Ltd. | | $ | 113,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,331,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.8%): | | | |
| 7,096 | | | Air Lease Corp. | | | 337,202 | |
| 4,508 | | | Aircastle, Ltd. | | | 144,301 | |
| 1,994 | | | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 132,980 | |
| 2,840 | | | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 90,823 | |
| 3,866 | | | BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* | | | 110,916 | |
| 1,592 | | | CAI International, Inc.* | | | 46,136 | |
| 644 | | | DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 25,638 | |
| 11,185 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 413,286 | |
| 876 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 72,577 | |
| 2,334 | | | GMS, Inc.* | | | 63,205 | |
| 1,700 | | | H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 56,831 | |
| 6,084 | | | HD Supply Holdings, Inc.* | | | 244,698 | |
| 1,767 | | | Herc Holdings, Inc.* | | | 86,477 | |
| 1,307 | | | Huttig Building Products, Inc.* | | | 2,013 | |
| 870 | | | Kaman Corp., Class A | | | 57,350 | |
| 5,217 | | | MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 71,160 | |
| 2,233 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 175,224 | |
| 5,453 | | | NOW, Inc.* | | | 61,292 | |
| 1,902 | | | Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 88,443 | |
| 2,034 | | | Systemax, Inc. | | | 51,175 | |
| 2,654 | | | Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*^ | | | 28,424 | |
| 651 | | | Titan Machinery, Inc.* | | | 9,622 | |
| 1,007 | | | Transcat, Inc.* | | | 32,083 | |
| 3,334 | | | Triton International, Ltd. | | | 134,027 | |
| 2,958 | | | United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 493,305 | |
| 5,820 | | | Univar Solutions, Inc.* | | | 141,077 | |
| 1,184 | | | Veritiv Corp.* | | | 23,289 | |
| 1,254 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 424,504 | |
| 902 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 162,495 | |
| 84 | | | Watsco, Inc., Class B | | | 15,004 | |
| 2,155 | | | WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 127,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,923,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,859 | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 122,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,327 | | | American States Water Co. | | | 114,971 | |
| 2,774 | | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 340,786 | |
| 3,102 | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 145,608 | |
| 1,620 | | | AquaVenture Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 43,934 | |
| 491 | | | Artesian Resources Corp. | | | 18,270 | |
| 1,743 | | | California Water Service Group | | | 89,869 | |
| 979 | | | Middlesex Water Co. | | | 62,235 | |
| 669 | | | Pure Cycle Corp.* | | | 8,423 | |
| 1,234 | | | SJW Group | | | 87,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | |
Water Utilities, continued | | | |
| 772 | | | York Water Co. (The) | | $ | 35,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 947,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,055 | | | Boingo Wireless, Inc.* | | | 22,502 | |
| 2,603 | | | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 108,311 | |
| 1,649 | | | Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,167 | |
| 15,850 | | | Sprint Corp.* | | | 82,579 | |
| 4,354 | | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 110,722 | |
| 6,513 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 510,749 | |
| 1,695 | | | United States Cellular Corp.* | | | 61,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 916,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $354,940,623) | | | 494,429,694 | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,215 | | | Schulman, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49*(a) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,411 | | | NewStar Financial, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 1,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.0%†): | | | |
| 9,820 | | | Media General, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 14,276 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Expires on 12/31/21* | | | 42,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $37,180) | | | 45,637 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for | | | |
Securities on Loan (0.6%): | | | |
| 3,040,005 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 3,040,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,040,005) | | | 3,040,005 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.3%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,309,836 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | | 1,309,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $1,309,836) | | | 1,309,836 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities | | | | |
| (Cost $359,327,644) — 100.5%(d) | | | 498,825,172 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.5)% | | | (2,506,994 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 496,318,178 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
CVR—Contingency Valued Rights
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $2,947,972. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 359,327,644 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 498,825,172 | |
Cash | | | | 180,102 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 433,414 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 282,164 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 4,866 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,709 | |
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Total Assets | | | | 499,727,427 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 9,699 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 3,040,005 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 226,620 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 5,166 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 104,917 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 3,564 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,801 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 987 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 443 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 16,047 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 3,409,249 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 496,318,178 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 319,148,027 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 177,170,151 | |
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Net Assets | | | $ | 496,318,178 | |
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Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 36,683,360 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.53 | |
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(a) | Includes securities on loan of $2,947,972. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 9,169,471 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 71,131 | |
Foreign tax reclaims received | | | | 566 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 9,241,168 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 3,963,770 | |
Administration fees | | | | 159,266 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 1,238,676 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 20,599 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 9,040 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,933 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 28,204 | |
Professional fees | | | | 25,123 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 6,863 | |
Other expenses | | | | 18,472 | |
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Total expenses before reductions | | | | 5,475,946 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (1,288,228 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | | 4,187,718 | |
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Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 5,053,450 | |
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Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 32,472,338 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 90,102,485 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 122,574,823 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 127,628,273 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 5,053,450 | | | | $ | 5,485,762 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 32,472,338 | | | | | 30,756,695 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 90,102,485 | | | | | (69,335,803 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 127,628,273 | | | | | (33,093,346 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (36,227,548 | ) | | | | (21,156,078 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (36,227,548 | ) | | | | (21,156,078 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 2,050,767 | | | | | 9,663,472 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 36,227,548 | | | | | 21,156,078 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (96,897,568 | ) | | | | (97,254,403 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (58,619,253 | ) | | | | (66,434,853 | ) |
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Change in net assets | | | | 32,781,472 | | | | | (120,684,277 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 463,536,706 | | | | | 584,220,983 | |
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End of period | | | $ | 496,318,178 | | | | $ | 463,536,706 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 163,172 | | | | | 753,910 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 2,969,471 | | | | | 1,661,907 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (7,394,237 | ) | | | | (7,270,508 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (4,261,594 | ) | | | | (4,854,691 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | April 27, 2015 to December 31, 2015(a) |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 11.32 | | | | $ | 12.76 | | | | $ | 10.74 | | | | $ | 9.49 | | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.13 | (b) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.08 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 3.08 | | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | | 2.04 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | (0.59 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 3.21 | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 2.19 | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | (0.51 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | — | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total Dividends | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.53 | | | | $ | 11.32 | | | | $ | 12.76 | | | | $ | 10.74 | | | | $ | 9.49 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | 29.36 | % | | | | (7.52 | )% | | | | 20.45 | % | | | | 14.25 | % | | | | (5.10 | )%(d) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 496,318 | | | | $ | 463,537 | | | | $ | 584,221 | | | | $ | 582,088 | | | | $ | 557,576 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e) | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.24 | % | | | | 1.12 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f) | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.12 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions(e) | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | | 0.86 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 4 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 2 | % | | | | 10 | % | | | | 12 | %(d) |
(a) | For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of share class) to December 31, 2015. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $6,966 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,040,005 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 1.20 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.54% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $3,734 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 494,427,499 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,195 | | | | $ | 494,429,694 | |
Rights | | | | 42,970 | | | | | 2,667 | | | | | — | # | | | | 45,637 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 3,040,005 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,040,005 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1,309,836 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,309,836 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 498,820,310 | | | | $ | 2,667 | | | | $ | 2,195 | | | | $ | 498,825,172 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 20,467,568 | | | | $ | 108,507,847 | |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $359,308,347. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 175,683,818 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (36,166,993 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 139,516,825 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 5,481,514 | | | | $ | 30,746,034 | | | | $ | 36,227,548 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 6,370,472 | | | | $ | 14,785,606 | | | | $ | 21,156,078 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund | | | $ | 5,364,452 | | | | $ | 32,288,876 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 139,516,825 | | | | $ | 177,170,153 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 75% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $93,963.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $30,746,034.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 21
Statement of Operations
Page 21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 22
Financial Highlights
Page 23
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 24
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 29
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 30
Other Information
Page 31
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 32
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 35
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (Unaudited)
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Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP serves as Subadviser to the Fund. | | |
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) returned 21.10%†. That compared to a 25.52% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index1.
U.S. stocks began 2019 rebounding from the significant losses experienced at the end of 2018. The Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) announcement in January that it would halt interest rate hikes for the near future boosted both stocks and bonds. Market volatility returned in the second quarter on worries about U.S. trade relations. The Fed cut rates in July and September, offsetting the negative effects of the U.S.-China trade war, weak global growth and signs of weakness in the U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors. In August, the10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly fell below the yields on2-year and1-year notes, sparking recession fears. Improving prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal in the fourth quarter, increased investors’ appetites for risk, and a third rate cut by the Fed in October combined with strong economic growth to buoy markets through the end of the year.
Large-cap stocks outperformedsmall-cap stocks for the period. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks across all market cap sizes. In thelarge-cap universe, stocks with lower relative prices and higher profitability outperformed stocks with higher relative prices and lower profitability. In thesmall-cap universe, however, stocks with lower-relative prices and higher profitability underperformed stocks with higher-relative prices and lower profitability.
The Fund’s underperformance relative to its benchmark was primarily driven by its lack of exposure to stocks with the lowest profitability and highest-relative price. These stocks were among the best performers during the period. The Fund’s lack of exposure to the largest stocks held by the benchmark also detracted from relative performance, as those stocks outperformed thesmaller-cap stocks in the Fund’s portfolio.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (Unaudited)
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Fund Objective | | | | |
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization U.S. companies. | | | | |
Investment Concerns | | | | |
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. | | | | |
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility. | | | | |
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus. | | | | |
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 | | | 3 | | | Inception | |
| | Year | | | Year | | | (4/27/15) | |
AZL®DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | 21.10 | %† | | | 5.43 | % | | | 6.57 | % |
Russell 2000®Index | | | 25.52 | % | | | 8.59 | % | | | 7.83 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | 1.16 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.35% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies listed in the Russell 3000® Index, which contains the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S. based on market capitalization. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,061.10 | | | | $ | 5.30 | | | | | 1.02 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.06 | | | | $ | 5.19 | | | | | 1.02 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Financials | | | | 21.0 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 20.4 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 14.4 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 13.5 | |
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Health Care | | | | 8.6 | |
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Materials | | | | 5.7 | |
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Utilities | | | | 4.3 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 4.0 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 3.3 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 0.5 | |
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Total Common and Preferred Stocks | | | | 99.8 | |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1.8 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.3 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 101.9 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (1.9 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (99.8%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.4%): | | | |
| 1,397 | | | AAR Corp. | | $ | 63,005 | |
| 9,389 | | | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* | | | 428,703 | |
| 2,231 | | | AeroVironment, Inc.* | | | 137,742 | |
| 2,615 | | | Astronics Corp.* | | | 73,089 | |
| 392 | | | Astronics Corp., Class B* | | | 10,917 | |
| 3,730 | | | Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | | 273,334 | |
| 685 | | | CPI Aerostructures, Inc.* | | | 4,610 | |
| 3,061 | | | Cubic Corp. | | | 194,588 | |
| 766 | | | Ducommun, Inc.* | | | 38,706 | |
| 3,376 | | | Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.* | | | 19,716 | |
| 11,071 | | | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | | | 199,389 | |
| 4,348 | | | Mercury Systems, Inc.* | | | 300,490 | |
| 4,062 | | | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 346,610 | |
| 947 | | | National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 83,705 | |
| 2,564 | | | Park Aerospace Corp., Class C | | | 41,716 | |
| 621 | | | Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 15,693 | |
| 459 | | | Vectrus, Inc.* | | | 23,528 | |
| 12,220 | | | WESCO Aircraft Holdings, Inc.* | | | 134,664 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,390,205 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%): | | | |
| 738 | | | Air T, Inc.* | | | 14,871 | |
| 7,991 | | | Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* | | | 187,469 | |
| 1,862 | | | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 51,335 | |
| 3,555 | | | Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 73,589 | |
| 3,628 | | | Forward Air Corp. | | | 253,778 | |
| 4,675 | | | Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 239,781 | |
| 5,212 | | | Radiant Logistics, Inc.* | | | 29,031 | |
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| | | | | | | 849,854 | |
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Airlines (0.6%): | | | |
| 2,064 | | | Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 359,218 | |
| 455 | | | Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 49,176 | |
| 6,365 | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 186,431 | |
| 2,689 | | | SkyWest, Inc. | | | 173,790 | |
| 4,325 | | | Spirit Airlines, Inc.* | | | 174,341 | |
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| | | | | | | 942,956 | |
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Auto Components (1.6%): | | | |
| 3,195 | | | Adient plc* | | | 67,894 | |
| 12,952 | | | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | | | 139,364 | |
| 7,311 | | | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 210,191 | |
| 2,216 | | | Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.* | | | 73,483 | |
| 11,599 | | | Dana, Inc. | | | 211,102 | |
| 2,148 | | | Delphi Technologies plc* | | | 27,559 | |
| 4,102 | | | Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 310,603 | |
| 4,852 | | | Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | | | 337,553 | |
| 1,200 | | | Garrett Motion, Inc.* | | | 11,988 | |
| 4,614 | | | Gentherm, Inc.* | | | 204,815 | |
| 6,906 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 107,423 | |
| 1,680 | | | Horizon Global Corp.* | | | 5,863 | |
| 3,045 | | | LCI Industries | | | 326,210 | |
| 7,745 | | | Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 59,637 | |
| 2,866 | | | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | | | 63,138 | |
| 1,992 | | | Shiloh Industries, Inc.* | | | 7,092 | |
| 3,444 | | | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 183,290 | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Auto Components, continued | | | |
| 3,162 | | | Stoneridge, Inc.* | | $ | 92,710 | |
| 733 | | | Strattec Security Corp. | | | 16,280 | |
| 3,266 | | | Tenneco, Inc. | | | 42,785 | |
| 472 | | | Veoneer, Inc.*^ | | | 7,373 | |
| 3,073 | | | Visteon Corp.* | | | 266,091 | |
| 4,313 | | | VOXX International Corp.* | | | 18,891 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,791,335 | |
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Automobiles (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,980 | | | Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 147,094 | |
| 4,607 | | | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 244,079 | |
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| | | | | | | 391,173 | |
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Banks (12.9%): | | | |
| 1,584 | | | 1st Constitution Bancorp | | | 35,054 | |
| 3,659 | | | 1st Source Corp. | | | 189,829 | |
| 410 | | | ACNB Corp. | | | 15,506 | |
| 704 | | | Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 26,470 | |
| 1,339 | | | American National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 52,984 | |
| 346 | | | American River Bankshares | | | 5,145 | |
| 6,800 | | | Ameris Bancorp | | | 289,272 | |
| 1,649 | | | Ames National Corp. | | | 46,271 | |
| 1,809 | | | Arrow Financial Corp. | | | 68,380 | |
| 8,706 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 191,880 | |
| 1,465 | | | Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 26,883 | |
| 7,824 | | | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 293,791 | |
| 13 | | | Auburn National Bancorp, Inc. | | | 689 | |
| 5,894 | | | Banc of California, Inc. | | | 101,259 | |
| 4,614 | | | BancFirst Corp. | | | 288,098 | |
| 810 | | | Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.* | | | 14,491 | |
| 8,252 | | | Bancorp, Inc. (The)* | | | 107,028 | |
| 10,148 | | | BancorpSouth Bank | | | 318,749 | |
| 2,653 | | | Bank of Commerce Holdings | | | 30,695 | |
| 3,143 | | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 299,088 | |
| 1,669 | | | Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 75,188 | |
| 997 | | | Bank of Nt Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The) | | | 36,909 | |
| 485 | | | Bank of South Carolina Corp. | | | 9,108 | |
| 4,212 | | | Bank OZK | | | 128,487 | |
| 4,568 | | | BankUnited, Inc. | | | 167,006 | |
| 3,430 | | | Banner Corp. | | | 194,104 | |
| 2,449 | | | Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 62,180 | |
| 595 | | | BCB Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,205 | |
| 5,543 | | | Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 182,254 | |
| 9,350 | | | Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 112,481 | |
| 2,206 | | | Bridge Bancorp, Inc. | | | 73,967 | |
| 8,918 | | | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 146,790 | |
| 2,266 | | | Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | | | 93,450 | |
| 1,380 | | | Byline BanCorp, Inc. | | | 27,007 | |
| 227 | | | C&F Financial Corp. | | | 12,560 | |
| 6,024 | | | Cadence Bancorp | | | 109,215 | |
| 1,274 | | | California First National Bancorp | | | 21,212 | |
| 2,359 | | | Camden National Corp. | | | 108,656 | |
| 2,242 | | | Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 68,381 | |
| 1,218 | | | Carolina Financial Corp. | | | 52,654 | |
| 7,813 | | | Cathay General Bancorp | | | 297,285 | |
| 279 | | | CBTX, Inc. | | | 8,682 | |
| 11,385 | | | CenterState Bank Corp. | | | 284,397 | |
| 3,786 | | | Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 111,990 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 1,141 | | | Central Valley Community Bancorp | | $ | 24,725 | |
| 511 | | | Century Bancorp, Inc. | | | 45,970 | |
| 668 | | | Chemung Financial Corp. | | | 28,390 | |
| 2,009 | | | Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 56,754 | |
| 718 | | | Citizens Holding Co. | | | 15,710 | |
| 1,550 | | | City Holding Co. | | | 127,023 | |
| 822 | | | Civista Bancshares, Inc. | | | 19,728 | |
| 2,720 | | | CNB Financial Corp. | | | 88,890 | |
| 85 | | | Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,958 | |
| 56 | | | Colony Bankcorp, Inc. | | | 924 | |
| 7,176 | | | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 291,956 | |
| 5,057 | | | Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 358,744 | |
| 3,296 | | | Community Bankers Trust Corp. | | | 29,268 | |
| 2,232 | | | Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 104,100 | |
| 525 | | | Community West Bancshares | | | 5,828 | |
| 4,062 | | | ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 104,475 | |
| 4,048 | | | Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 96,383 | |
| 13,574 | | | CVB Financial Corp. | | | 292,927 | |
| 609 | | | Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. | | | 13,027 | |
| 4,678 | | | Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 227,491 | |
| 2,893 | | | Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 139,472 | |
| 924 | | | Equity Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 28,524 | |
| 534 | | | Evans Bancorp, Inc. | | | 21,413 | |
| 13,654 | | | F.N.B. Corp. | | | 173,406 | |
| 2,582 | | | Farmers National Banc Corp. | | | 42,138 | |
| 242 | | | Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. | | | 5,140 | |
| 1,909 | | | Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 61,279 | |
| 22,183 | | | First Bancorp | | | 234,918 | |
| 2,793 | | | First Bancorp | | | 111,469 | |
| 2,165 | | | First Bancorp, Inc. | | | 65,448 | |
| 965 | | | First Bancshares, Inc. (The) | | | 34,277 | |
| 5,271 | | | First Busey Corp. | | | 144,953 | |
| 940 | | | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 24,750 | |
| 3,144 | | | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 45,619 | |
| 2,206 | | | First Community Bankshares | | | 68,430 | |
| 10,114 | | | First Financial Bancorp | | | 257,300 | |
| 9,472 | | | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 332,467 | |
| 2,044 | | | First Financial Corp. | | | 93,452 | |
| 1,717 | | | First Financial Northwest, Inc. | | | 25,652 | |
| 2,578 | | | First Foundation, Inc. | | | 44,857 | |
| 5,182 | | | First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 149,501 | |
| 402 | | | First Internet BanCorp | | | 9,531 | |
| 3,985 | | | First Interstate BancSystem, Class A | | | 167,051 | |
| 5,921 | | | First Merchants Corp. | | | 246,254 | |
| 320 | | | First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 11,280 | |
| 10,291 | | | First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 237,310 | |
| 3,897 | | | First of Long Island Corp. (The) | | | 97,737 | |
| 28 | | | First Savings Financial Group | | | 1,879 | |
| 234 | | | First United Corp. | | | 5,637 | |
| 908 | | | First US Bancshares, Inc. | | | 10,542 | |
| 3,766 | | | Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 81,364 | |
| 601 | | | Franklin Financial Network, Inc. | | | 20,632 | |
| 18,304 | | | Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 319,039 | |
| 3,443 | | | German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 122,640 | |
| 8,403 | | | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 386,454 | |
| 1,738 | | | Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 110,050 | |
| 2,715 | | | Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | | | 94,319 | |
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| 3,930 | | | Hancock Whitney Corp. | | $ | 172,448 | |
| 4,853 | | | Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 97,036 | |
| 1,518 | | | HarborOne BanCorp, Inc.* | | | 16,683 | |
| 41 | | | Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,046 | |
| 3,598 | | | Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | | | 178,965 | |
| 3,957 | | | Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 111,983 | |
| 5,806 | | | Hertiage Commerce Corp. | | | 74,491 | |
| 15,083 | | | Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 376,019 | |
| 7,449 | | | Home Bancshares, Inc. | | | 146,447 | |
| 2,818 | | | Hometrust Bancshares, Inc. | | | 75,607 | |
| 13,353 | | | Hope BanCorp, Inc. | | | 198,426 | |
| 4,456 | | | Horizon Bancorp | | | 84,664 | |
| 2,493 | | | IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 186,551 | |
| 3,317 | | | Independent Bank Corp. | | | 276,140 | |
| 4,315 | | | Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 239,224 | |
| 6,452 | | | International Bancshares Corp. | | | 277,888 | |
| 12,112 | | | Investors Bancorp, Inc. | | | 144,314 | |
| 6,091 | | | Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 105,862 | |
| 3,599 | | | Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 176,099 | |
| 862 | | | Landmark Bancorp, Inc. | | | 21,593 | |
| 1,512 | | | LCNB Corp. | | | 29,182 | |
| 1,000 | | | Limestone Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 18,000 | |
| 1,383 | | | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 26,291 | |
| 5,225 | | | Macatawa Bank Corp. | | | 58,154 | |
| 1,048 | | | Mackinac Financial Corp. | | | 18,298 | |
| 2,659 | | | Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 96,974 | |
| 974 | | | Midland States BanCorp, Inc. | | | 28,207 | |
| 1,441 | | | MidWestone Financial Group, Inc. | | | 52,207 | |
| 892 | | | MutualFirst Financial, Inc. | | | 35,386 | |
| 3,525 | | | National Bank Holdings Corp. | | | 124,151 | |
| 1,069 | | | National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 48,030 | |
| 4,368 | | | NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 177,166 | |
| 378 | | | Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.* | | | 27,915 | |
| 1,136 | | | Northeast Bank | | | 24,981 | |
| 657 | | | Northrim Bancorp, Inc. | | | 25,163 | |
| 609 | | | Norwood Financial Corp. | | | 23,690 | |
| 6,426 | | | OFG Bancorp | | | 151,718 | |
| 183 | | | Ohio Valley Banc Corp. | | | 7,250 | |
| 16,444 | | | Old National Bancorp | | | 300,761 | |
| 1,004 | | | Old Point Financial Corp. | | | 27,600 | |
| 3,314 | | | Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 44,640 | |
| 1,805 | | | Opus Bank | | | 46,695 | |
| 1,765 | | | Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | | | 39,924 | |
| 1,718 | | | Pacific Mercantile Bancorp* | | | 13,950 | |
| 4,430 | | | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 144,440 | |
| 598 | | | PacWest Bancorp | | | 22,885 | |
| 1,807 | | | Park National Corp. | | | 185,001 | |
| 1,488 | | | Parke Bancorp, Inc. | | | 37,780 | |
| 2,884 | | | Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 89,116 | |
| 1,452 | | | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. | | | 51,633 | |
| 434 | | | Peoples Bancorp of NC | | | 14,257 | |
| 2,394 | | | Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 82,976 | |
| 1,015 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 17,154 | |
| 452 | | | People’s Utah BanCorp | | | 13,614 | |
| 997 | | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 63,808 | |
| 2,285 | | | Preferred Bank Los Angeles | | | 137,306 | |
| 1,193 | | | Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 21,641 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 880 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | $ | 63,263 | |
| 1,118 | | | QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 49,035 | |
| 351 | | | Rbb BanCorp | | | 7,431 | |
| 5,547 | | | Renasant Co. | | | 196,475 | |
| 1,882 | | | Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 88,078 | |
| 6,466 | | | Republic First Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 27,028 | |
| 3,577 | | | S & T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 144,117 | |
| 320 | | | Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. | | | 14,614 | |
| 3,392 | | | Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 128,489 | |
| 552 | | | SB Financial Group, Inc. | | | 10,869 | |
| 625 | | | SB One BanCorp | | | 15,575 | |
| 4,737 | | | Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida* | | | 144,810 | |
| 1,252 | | | Select Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 15,400 | |
| 3,209 | | | ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 120,915 | |
| 2,325 | | | Shore Bancshares, Inc. | | | 40,362 | |
| 2,333 | | | Sierra Bancorp | | | 67,937 | |
| 9,879 | | | Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 264,658 | |
| 4,213 | | | South State Corp. | | | 365,478 | |
| 562 | | | Southern First Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 23,879 | |
| 2,309 | | | Southern National Bancorp | | | 37,752 | |
| 3,194 | | | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 118,625 | |
| 88 | | | Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. | | | 3,089 | |
| 13,176 | | | Sterling Bancorp | | | 277,750 | |
| 3,509 | | | Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 144,080 | |
| 682 | | | Summit Financial Group, Inc. | | | 18,475 | |
| 1,203 | | | Summit State Bank | | | 15,597 | |
| 8,055 | | | TCF Financial Corp. | | | 376,974 | |
| 2,140 | | | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 121,488 | |
| 2,166 | | | Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 198,189 | |
| 7,005 | | | TowneBank | | | 194,879 | |
| 3,566 | | | TriCo Bancshares | | | 145,528 | |
| 3,463 | | | Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc.* | | | 90,454 | |
| 969 | | | Triumph BanCorp, Inc.* | | | 36,841 | |
| 6,836 | | | Trustmark Corp. | | | 235,910 | |
| 98 | | | Two River Bancorp | | | 2,195 | |
| 3,397 | | | UMB Financial Corp. | | | 233,170 | |
| 4,425 | | | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 78,323 | |
| 249 | | | Union Bankshares, Inc. | | | 9,029 | |
| 450 | | | United Bancshares, Inc. | | | 10,220 | |
| 5,557 | | | United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 214,834 | |
| 3,612 | | | United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 111,539 | |
| 916 | | | United Security Bancshares | | | 9,829 | |
| 42 | | | Unity Bancorp, Inc. | | | 948 | |
| 3,568 | | | Univest Financial Corp. | | | 95,551 | |
| 25,614 | | | Valley National Bancorp | | | 293,280 | |
| 2,264 | | | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 65,950 | |
| 2,567 | | | Washington Trust Bancorp | | | 138,079 | |
| 830 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 44,289 | |
| 127 | | | Wellesley Bank | | | 5,716 | |
| 7,260 | | | WesBanco, Inc. | | | 274,355 | |
| 2,380 | | | West Bancorp | | | 60,999 | |
| 3,781 | | | Westamerica Bancorp | | | 256,238 | |
| 256 | | | Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 14,592 | |
| 2,797 | | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 198,307 | |
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| | | | | | | 21,965,102 | |
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Beverages (0.4%): | | | |
| 547 | | | Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A* | | $ | 206,684 | |
| 1,011 | | | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 287,175 | |
| 1,920 | | | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.* | | | 31,680 | |
| 2,640 | | | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | | 127,908 | |
| 634 | | | National Beverage Corp.*^ | | | 32,347 | |
| 1,846 | | | Primo Water Corp.* | | | 20,721 | |
| 985 | | | Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.* | | | 6,826 | |
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| | | | | | | 713,341 | |
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Biotechnology (1.7%): | | | |
| 838 | | | Abeona Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 2,740 | |
| 8,857 | | | Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 53,408 | |
| 4,449 | | | Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 9,076 | |
| 1,123 | | | Aduro Biotech, Inc.* | | | 1,325 | |
| 3,308 | | | Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.* | | | 38,108 | |
| 1,728 | | | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 82,512 | |
| 1,550 | | | Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 9,796 | |
| 473 | | | Albireo Pharma, Inc.* | | | 12,024 | |
| 2,647 | | | Alkermes plc* | | | 53,999 | |
| 1,397 | | | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^ | | | 17,001 | |
| 6,621 | | | Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 64,489 | |
| 1,103 | | | Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.* | | | 4,986 | |
| 3,101 | | | Ardelyx, Inc.* | | | 23,273 | |
| 1,538 | | | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 69,856 | |
| 1,412 | | | Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | | | 23,256 | |
| 1,202 | | | Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 71,928 | |
| 804 | | | Avrobio, Inc.* | | | 16,185 | |
| 1,280 | | | Biospecifics Technologies Corp.* | | | 72,883 | |
| 221 | | | Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 19,393 | |
| 4,360 | | | Calithera Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 24,896 | |
| 1,053 | | | Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 7,171 | |
| 2,202 | | | ChemoCentryx, Inc.* | | | 87,089 | |
| 10,291 | | | Chimerix, Inc.* | | | 20,891 | |
| 1,046 | | | Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 9,649 | |
| 1,877 | | | CRISPR Therapeutics AG* | | | 114,319 | |
| 992 | | | Cytomx Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 8,244 | |
| 577 | | | Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 34,666 | |
| 3,366 | | | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.* | | | 181,595 | |
| 2,302 | | | Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 142,218 | |
| 2,852 | | | Fibrogen, Inc.* | | | 122,322 | |
| 2,224 | | | Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 10,208 | |
| 1,199 | | | Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 95,309 | |
| 1,738 | | | Glycomimetics Industries* | | | 9,194 | |
| 592 | | | ImmuCell Corp.* | | | 3,049 | |
| 2,155 | | | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 31,614 | |
| 1,649 | | | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | | | 45,644 | |
| 956 | | | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 12,724 | |
| 3,800 | | | Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 33,174 | |
| 2,769 | | | Kindred Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 23,481 | |
| 2,093 | | | Kura Oncology, Inc.* | | | 28,779 | |
| 742 | | | Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B* | | | 77,383 | |
| 1,612 | | | Macrogenics, Inc.* | | | 17,539 | |
| 900 | | | MediciNova, Inc.* | | | 6,066 | |
| 1,300 | | | Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.* | | | 9,243 | |
| 514 | | | Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 10,141 | |
| 7,827 | | | Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | | | 213,128 | |
| 687 | | | ObsEva SA* | | | 2,624 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 19,735 | | | OPKO Health, Inc.*^ | | $ | 29,010 | |
| 14,857 | | | PDL BioPharma, Inc.* | | | 48,211 | |
| 1,429 | | | Pfenex, Inc.* | | | 15,690 | |
| 4,400 | | | Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 22,396 | |
| 2,626 | | | Prothena Corp. plc* | | | 41,570 | |
| 580 | | | PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 27,857 | |
| 1,892 | | | Repligen Corp.* | | | 175,009 | |
| 3,247 | | | Retrophin, Inc.* | | | 46,107 | |
| 506 | | | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 11,618 | |
| 1,925 | | | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 4,120 | |
| 853 | | | Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 19,414 | |
| 2,359 | | | Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 19,745 | |
| 1,670 | | | Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 6,079 | |
| 1,000 | | | Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 8,780 | |
| 905 | | | Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 6,254 | |
| 2,094 | | | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 89,435 | |
| 2,009 | | | United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 176,952 | |
| 889 | | | Vericel Corp.* | | | 15,469 | |
| 1,909 | | | Xencor, Inc.* | | | 65,651 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,857,965 | |
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Building Products (2.0%): | | | |
| 6,894 | | | AAON, Inc. | | | 340,633 | |
| 5,005 | | | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 194,394 | |
| 2,371 | | | American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 247,793 | |
| 3,577 | | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 116,253 | |
| 3,226 | | | Armstrong Flooring, Inc.* | | | 13,775 | |
| 4,820 | | | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 452,936 | |
| 14,981 | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 380,667 | |
| 1,725 | | | Continental Building Products, Inc.* | | | 62,842 | |
| 308 | | | Continental Materials Corp.* | | | 2,421 | |
| 3,446 | | | Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.* | | | 29,325 | |
| 815 | | | Csw Industrials, Inc. | | | 62,755 | |
| 1,117 | | | Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 56,341 | |
| 2,794 | | | Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 60,043 | |
| 3,571 | | | Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 187,228 | |
| 7,162 | | | PGT Innovations, Inc.* | | | 106,785 | |
| 4,793 | | | Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 81,864 | |
| 1,305 | | | Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 15,569 | |
| 5,332 | | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 427,787 | |
| 4,263 | | | Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 383,158 | |
| 2,113 | | | Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 100,790 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,323,359 | |
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Capital Markets (1.7%): | | | |
| 2,080 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 176,259 | |
| 3,202 | | | Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 103,489 | |
| 3,253 | | | BGC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 19,323 | |
| 1,300 | | | Blucora, Inc.* | | | 33,982 | |
| 5,851 | | | Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 59,797 | |
| 6,403 | | | Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | | 401,853 | |
| 473 | | | Diamond Hill Investment Group | | | 66,438 | |
| 2,638 | | | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | | 27,620 | |
| 834 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 38,939 | |
| 7,007 | | | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | | | 228,358 | |
| 8,015 | | | Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 31,659 | |
| 1,776 | | | GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A | | | 34,614 | |
| 3,795 | | | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 64,819 | |
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| 537 | | | Hamilton Lane, Inc. | | $ | 32,005 | |
| 211 | | | Hennessy Advisors, Inc. | | | 2,127 | |
| 1,116 | | | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 54,539 | |
| 2,999 | | | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 139,813 | |
| 2,101 | | | INTL FCStone, Inc.* | | | 102,592 | |
| 4,175 | | | Janus Henderson Group plc | | | 102,079 | |
| 18,721 | | | Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. | | | 65,149 | |
| 4,777 | | | Lazard, Ltd., Class A | | | 190,889 | |
| 3,606 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 129,491 | |
| 2,775 | | | Manning & Napier, Inc. | | | 4,829 | |
| 2,069 | | | Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 66,042 | |
| 1,741 | | | Oppenheimer Holdings, Class A | | | 47,843 | |
| 284 | | | Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. | | | 22,703 | |
| 1,718 | | | PJT Partners, Inc. | | | 77,533 | |
| 2,624 | | | Pzena Investment Management, Inc. | | | 22,619 | |
| 3,824 | | | Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | | | 41,988 | |
| 1,619 | | | Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A | | | 20,367 | |
| 3,787 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 229,682 | |
| 207 | | | Value Line, Inc. | | | 5,984 | |
| 4,653 | | | Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 74,401 | |
| 493 | | | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 60,008 | |
| 1,478 | | | Westwood Holdings, Inc. | | | 43,778 | |
| 14,884 | | | WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | | | 72,039 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,895,650 | |
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Chemicals (2.8%): | | | |
| 1,064 | | | Advanced Emmissions Solutions^ | | | 11,172 | |
| 3,852 | | | AdvanSix, Inc.* | | | 76,886 | |
| 1,429 | | | Agrofresh Solutions, Inc.* | | | 3,687 | |
| 4,305 | | | American Vanguard Corp. | | | 83,818 | |
| 1,186 | | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 90,765 | |
| 3,963 | | | Balchem Corp. | | | 402,761 | |
| 3,659 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 173,876 | |
| 1,192 | | | Chase Corp. | | | 141,228 | |
| 5,193 | | | Chemours Co. (The) | | | 93,941 | |
| 1,403 | | | Core Molding Technologies, Inc.* | | | 4,560 | |
| 18,384 | | | Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 214,725 | |
| 2,886 | | | Ferro Corp.* | | | 42,799 | |
| 2,318 | | | Flotek Industries, Inc.* | | | 4,636 | |
| 7,277 | | | Futurefuel Corp. | | | 90,162 | |
| 3,321 | | | GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.* | | | 75,420 | |
| 5,688 | | | H.B. Fuller Co. | | | 293,330 | |
| 1,335 | | | Hawkins, Inc. | | | 61,156 | |
| 3,581 | | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 86,517 | |
| 1,769 | | | Ingevity Corp.* | | | 154,575 | |
| 2,429 | | | Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,679 | |
| 3,040 | | | Innospec, Inc. | | | 314,459 | |
| 14,475 | | | Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | | | 39,227 | |
| 1,147 | | | Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | | | 43,838 | |
| 4,651 | | | Kraton Corp.* | | | 117,763 | |
| 6,883 | | | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | | | 92,232 | |
| 4,373 | | | LSB Industries, Inc.* | | | 18,367 | |
| 4,709 | | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 271,380 | |
| 1,786 | | | Northern Technologies International Corp. | | | 25,111 | |
| 9,710 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 167,498 | |
| 6,607 | | | Omnova Solutions, Inc.* | | | 66,797 | |
| 3,797 | | | PolyOne Corp. | | | 139,692 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 1,916 | | | PQ Group Holdings, Inc.* | | $ | 32,917 | |
| 339 | | | Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 55,772 | |
| 5,893 | | | Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | | | 22,629 | |
| 1,058 | | | ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 112,338 | |
| 1,833 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 121,143 | |
| 2,776 | | | Stepan Co. | | | 284,373 | |
| 3,421 | | | Trecora Resources* | | | 24,460 | |
| 1,788 | | | Tredegar Corp. | | | 39,962 | |
| 2,135 | | | Trinseo SA | | | 79,443 | |
| 10,917 | | | Tronox Holdings plc, Class A | | | 124,672 | |
| 10,237 | | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 219,174 | |
| 2,972 | | | Venator Materials plc* | | | 11,383 | |
| 3,305 | | | W.R. Grace & Co. | | | 230,854 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,839,177 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies (3.5%): | | | |
| 6,854 | | | ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 258,464 | |
| 11,413 | | | ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 106,826 | |
| 675 | | | Acme United Corp. | | | 16,058 | |
| 462 | | | Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.* | | | 15,186 | |
| 1,580 | | | AMREP Corp.* | | | 9,448 | |
| 8,754 | | | ARC Document Solutions, Inc.* | | | 12,168 | |
| 6,288 | | | Brady Corp., Class A | | | 360,051 | |
| 4,155 | | | Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 376,775 | |
| 6,301 | | | Casella Waste Systems, Inc.* | | | 290,035 | |
| 5,965 | | | CECO Environmental Corp.* | | | 45,692 | |
| 2,582 | | | Cimpress plc* | | | 324,737 | |
| 5,239 | | | Civeo Corp.* | | | 6,758 | |
| 2,332 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | | 199,969 | |
| 325 | | | CompX International, Inc. | | | 4,742 | |
| 17,319 | | | Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 257,014 | |
| 1,356 | | | Deluxe Corp. | | | 67,692 | |
| 535 | | | Ecology and Environment, Inc., Class A | | | 8,293 | |
| 1,100 | | | Ennis, Inc. | | | 23,815 | |
| 3,351 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 81,496 | |
| 7,474 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 311,292 | |
| 5,553 | | | HNI Corp. | | | 208,015 | |
| 8,025 | | | Interface, Inc. | | | 133,135 | |
| 5,879 | | | Kimball International, Inc., Class B | | | 121,519 | |
| 6,368 | | | Knoll, Inc. | | | 160,856 | |
| 4,144 | | | Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 158,176 | |
| 3,355 | | | McGrath Rentcorp | | | 256,792 | |
| 5,478 | | | Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 207,671 | |
| 2,856 | | | MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 360,884 | |
| 2,566 | | | NL Industries, Inc.* | | | 10,033 | |
| 2,198 | | | Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.* | | | 20,002 | |
| 3,566 | | | PICO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 39,654 | |
| 4,293 | | | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 17,301 | |
| 5,379 | | | Quad Graphics, Inc. | | | 25,120 | |
| 8,004 | | | RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 31,616 | |
| 3,028 | | | SP Plus Corp.* | | | 128,478 | |
| 11,600 | | | Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 237,336 | |
| 1,542 | | | Stericycle, Inc.* | | | 98,395 | |
| 5,115 | | | Team, Inc.* | | | 81,687 | |
| 5,737 | | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 494,299 | |
| 1,723 | | | UniFirst Corp. | | | 348,012 | |
| 3,000 | | | US Ecology, Inc. | | | 173,730 | |
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| 3,364 | | | Virco Manufacturing Co.* | | $ | 14,263 | |
| 1,477 | | | Vse Corp. | | | 56,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,159,670 | |
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Communications Equipment (1.0%): | | | |
| 620 | | | Acacia Communications, Inc.* | | | 42,042 | |
| 5,938 | | | ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 58,727 | |
| 1,444 | | | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^ | | | 17,155 | |
| 900 | | | BK Technologies Corp. | | | 2,790 | |
| 4,095 | | | CalAmp Corp.* | | | 39,230 | |
| 7,919 | | | Calix, Inc.* | | | 63,352 | |
| 3,508 | | | Casa Systems, Inc.* | | | 14,348 | |
| 980 | | | Clearfield, Inc.* | | | 13,661 | |
| 3,616 | | | ClearOne, Inc.* | | | 6,003 | |
| 1,300 | | | CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 18,447 | |
| 316 | | | Communications Systems, Inc. | | | 1,950 | |
| 2,902 | | | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 102,992 | |
| 2,559 | | | Digi International, Inc.* | | | 45,345 | |
| 1,076 | | | EchoStar Corp., Class A* | | | 46,602 | |
| 6,028 | | | EMCORE Corp.* | | | 18,325 | |
| 5,946 | | | Extreme Networks, Inc.* | | | 43,822 | |
| 12,360 | | | Harmonic, Inc.* | | | 96,408 | |
| 6,890 | | | Infinera Corp.* | | | 54,707 | |
| 3,253 | | | InterDigital, Inc. | | | 177,256 | |
| 3,225 | | | KVH Industries, Inc.* | | | 35,894 | |
| 2,394 | | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | | | 189,843 | |
| 3,305 | | | NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 81,006 | |
| 7,359 | | | NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 177,131 | |
| 2,391 | | | Network-1 Technologies, Inc. | | | 5,212 | |
| 131 | | | Optical Cable Corp.* | | | 426 | |
| 300 | | | Plantronics, Inc. | | | 8,202 | |
| 7,260 | | | Ribbon Communications, Inc.* | | | 22,506 | |
| 1,633 | | | ViaSat, Inc.* | | | 119,527 | |
| 8,844 | | | Viavi Solutions, Inc.* | | | 132,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,635,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (1.1%): | |
| 524 | | | Aegion Corp.* | | | 11,722 | |
| 4,275 | | | Ameresco, Inc., Class A* | | | 74,813 | |
| 1,970 | | | Argan, Inc. | | | 79,076 | |
| 5,217 | | | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 260,067 | |
| 4,203 | | | Dycom Industries, Inc.* | | | 198,171 | |
| 1,499 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 129,364 | |
| 4,959 | | | Granite Construction, Inc.^ | | | 137,216 | |
| 2,621 | | | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.* | | | 29,696 | |
| 1,979 | | | IES Holdings, Inc.* | | | 50,781 | |
| 2,037 | | | MasTec, Inc.* | | | 130,694 | |
| 2,719 | | | MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 88,612 | |
| 1,479 | | | Northwest Pipe Co.* | | | 49,265 | |
| 1,180 | | | NV5 Global, Inc.* | | | 59,531 | |
| 5,203 | | | Orion Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 27,004 | |
| 1,563 | | | Primoris Services Corp. | | | 34,761 | |
| 3,151 | | | Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | | | 44,366 | |
| 4,317 | | | The Goldfield Corp.* | | | 15,325 | |
| 1,290 | | | Tutor Perini Corp.* | | | 16,589 | |
| 2,416 | | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 361,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,798,922 | |
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Construction Materials (0.2%): | |
| 1,180 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A | | $ | 106,978 | |
| 4,132 | | | Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 98,755 | |
| 2,142 | | | U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | | | 89,236 | |
| 720 | | | U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc. | | | 65,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 359,985 | |
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Consumer Finance (1.0%): | |
| 195 | | | Asta Funding, Inc.* | | | 2,014 | |
| 2,191 | | | Atlanticus Holdings Corp.* | | | 19,741 | |
| 5,088 | | | Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.* | | | 17,147 | |
| 1,481 | | | Curo Group Holdings Corp.* | | | 18,039 | |
| 3,868 | | | Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 136,772 | |
| 5,261 | | | Enova International, Inc.* | | | 126,580 | |
| 8,075 | | | EZCORP, Inc., Class A* | | | 55,072 | |
| 5,168 | | | Firstcash, Inc. | | | 416,695 | |
| 3,061 | | | Green Dot Corp., Class A* | | | 71,321 | |
| 2,159 | | | LendingClub Corp.* | | | 27,247 | |
| 14,462 | | | Navient Corp. | | | 197,840 | |
| 3,433 | | | Nelnet, Inc., Class A | | | 199,938 | |
| 1,556 | | | Nicholas Financial, Inc.* | | | 12,821 | |
| 1,671 | | | Onemain Holdings, Inc. | | | 70,433 | |
| 5,326 | | | PRA Group, Inc.* | | | 193,334 | |
| 1,376 | | | Regional Mgmt Corp.* | | | 41,321 | |
| 1,278 | | | SLM Corp. | | | 11,387 | |
| 1,276 | | | World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 110,246 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,727,948 | |
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Containers & Packaging (0.5%): | |
| 11,072 | | | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 184,349 | |
| 3,300 | | | Greif, Inc., Class A | | | 145,860 | |
| 1,290 | | | Greif, Inc., Class B | | | 66,783 | |
| 5,009 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 83,550 | |
| 7,172 | | | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 85,562 | |
| 4,885 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 151,826 | |
| 1,332 | | | UFP Technologies, Inc.* | | | 66,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 784,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.1%): | |
| 12 | | | AMCON Distributing Co. | | | 864 | |
| 4,993 | | | Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc. | | | 135,759 | |
| 1,626 | | | Educational Development Corp. | | | 10,049 | |
| 1,655 | | | Weyco Group, Inc. | | | 43,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 190,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.9%): | |
| 5,521 | | | Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | | | 193,069 | |
| 2,153 | | | American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 58,971 | |
| 8,806 | | | Career Education Corp.* | | | 161,942 | |
| 2,338 | | | Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 59,853 | |
| 1,667 | | | Collectors Universe, Inc. | | | 38,424 | |
| 3,371 | | | Frontdoor, Inc.* | | | 159,853 | |
| 271 | | | Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 173,166 | |
| 624 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 59,773 | |
| 6,370 | | | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* | | | 39,813 | |
| 5,615 | | | K12, Inc.* | | | 114,265 | |
| 1,977 | | | Laureate Education, Inc.* | | | 34,815 | |
| 2,561 | | | Regis Corp.* | | | 45,765 | |
| 496 | | | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 19,175 | |
| 1,112 | | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 176,697 | |
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| 5,156 | | | Universal Technical Institute, Inc.* | | $ | 39,753 | |
| 2,647 | | | WW International, Inc.* | | | 101,142 | |
| 3,362 | | | Zovio, Inc.* | | | 6,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,483,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%): | |
| 1,727 | | | Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 64,227 | |
| 1,617 | | | Marlin Business Services, Inc. | | | 35,542 | |
| 3,296 | | | On Deck Capital, Inc.* | | | 13,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 113,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%): | |
| 679 | | | Anterix, Inc.* | | | 29,340 | |
| 1,599 | | | ATN International, Inc. | | | 88,569 | |
| 8,538 | | | Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | | | 89,393 | |
| 5,915 | | | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 389,266 | |
| 5,491 | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,305 | |
| 4,115 | | | IDT Corp.* | | | 29,669 | |
| 6,073 | | | Intelsat S.A.* | | | 42,693 | |
| 13,452 | | | Iridium Communications, Inc.* | | | 331,457 | |
| 8,713 | | | Orbcomm, Inc.* | | | 36,682 | |
| 13,169 | | | Vonage Holdings Corp.* | | | 97,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,155,956 | |
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Electric Utilities (1.2%): | |
| 3,264 | | | ALLETE, Inc. | | | 264,939 | |
| 5,690 | | | El Paso Electric Co. | | | 386,293 | |
| 3,043 | | | Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B | | | 23,522 | |
| 4,044 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 189,502 | |
| 191 | | | IDA Corp., Inc. | | | 20,399 | |
| 4,330 | | | MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 341,291 | |
| 5,364 | | | Otter Tail Corp. | | | 275,120 | |
| 7,610 | | | PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 385,903 | |
| 2,371 | | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | 132,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,019,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (1.1%): | | | |
| 1,259 | | | Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. | | | 61,062 | |
| 634 | | | Atkore International Group, Inc.* | | | 25,652 | |
| 2,918 | | | AZZ, Inc. | | | 134,082 | |
| 2,210 | | | Encore Wire Corp. | | | 126,854 | |
| 5,188 | | | EnerSys | | | 388,218 | |
| 5,430 | | | Enphase Energy, Inc.*^ | | | 141,886 | |
| 411 | | | Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp. | | | 8,878 | |
| 2,346 | | | Generac Holdings, Inc.* | | | 235,984 | |
| 7,970 | | | GrafTech International, Ltd. | | | 92,611 | |
| 4,534 | | | LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 27,431 | |
| 515 | | | nVent Electric plc | | | 13,174 | |
| 53 | | | Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. | | | 120 | |
| 569 | | | Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 27,875 | |
| 864 | | | Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 52,142 | |
| 3,194 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 273,438 | |
| 75 | | | Servotronics, Inc. | | | 755 | |
| 5,025 | | | Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 134,670 | |
| 3,104 | | | Ultralife Corp.* | | | 22,939 | |
| 320 | | | Vicor Corp.* | | | 14,950 | |
| 5,942 | | | Vivint Solar, Inc.*^ | | | 43,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,825,860 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.5%): | | | |
| 2,011 | | | ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.* | | $ | 4,947 | |
| 3,997 | | | Anixter International, Inc.* | | | 368,124 | |
| 6,544 | | | Arlo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 27,550 | |
| 373 | | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 15,830 | |
| 12,822 | | | AVX Corp. | | | 262,466 | |
| 3,861 | | | Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 250,695 | |
| 254 | | | Bel Fuse, Inc., Class A | | | 4,064 | |
| 1,595 | | | Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B | | | 32,698 | |
| 1,972 | | | Belden, Inc. | | | 108,460 | |
| 896 | | | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 30,787 | |
| 807 | | | Coherent, Inc.* | | | 134,244 | |
| 6,442 | | | Daktronics, Inc. | | | 39,232 | |
| 1,365 | | | Data I/O Corp.* | | | 5,719 | |
| 4,550 | | | Fabrinet* | | | 295,021 | |
| 1,853 | | | FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 93,299 | |
| 5,586 | | | Fitbit, Inc., Class A* | | | 36,700 | |
| 640 | | | Frequency Electronics, Inc.* | | | 6,534 | |
| 646 | | | IEC Electronics Corp.* | | | 5,872 | |
| 6,190 | | | II-VI, Inc.* | | | 208,417 | |
| 1,303 | | | Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 91,588 | |
| 3,899 | | | Itron, Inc.* | | | 327,321 | |
| 3,461 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 143,043 | |
| 8,386 | | | KEMET Corp. | | | 226,841 | |
| 2,556 | | | Kimball Electronics, Inc.* | | | 44,858 | |
| 10,286 | | | Knowles Corp.* | | | 217,549 | |
| 187 | | | Littlelfuse, Inc. | | | 35,773 | |
| 450 | | | Mesa Labs, Inc. | | | 112,230 | |
| 4,775 | | | Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A | | | 187,896 | |
| 2,201 | | | MTS Systems Corp. | | | 105,714 | |
| 2,608 | | | Napco Security Technologies, Inc.* | | | 76,649 | |
| 4,365 | | | Novanta, Inc.* | | | 386,040 | |
| 2,432 | | | OSI Systems, Inc.* | | | 245,000 | |
| 1,908 | | | PAR Technology Corp.*^ | | | 58,652 | |
| 400 | | | PC Connection, Inc. | | | 19,864 | |
| 1,875 | | | Perceptron, Inc.* | | | 10,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| 3,488 | | | Plexus Corp.* | | | 268,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| 1,727 | | | RF Industries, Ltd. | | | 11,675 | |
| 2,291 | | | Rogers Corp.* | | | 285,756 | |
| 8,103 | | | Sanmina Corp.* | | | 277,447 | |
| 3,045 | | | ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 112,513 | |
| 1,494 | | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 192,427 | |
| 1,738 | | | Tech Data Corp.* | | | 249,577 | |
| 12,240 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 184,212 | |
| 7,410 | | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 157,759 | |
| 989 | | | Wayside Technology Group, Inc. | | | 16,022 | |
| 3,952 | | | Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.* | | | 5,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,981,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (1.3%): | | | |
| 3,788 | | | Apergy Corp.* | | | 127,959 | |
| 5,088 | | | Archrock, Inc. | | | 51,084 | |
| 1,261 | | | Basic Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 334 | |
| 2,978 | | | Cactus, Inc., Class A | | | 102,205 | |
| 1,217 | | | Core Laboratories NV | | | 45,844 | |
| 1,457 | | | Dawson Geophysical Co.* | | | 3,497 | |
| 4,461 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*^ | | | 32,075 | |
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| 3,587 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc.* | | $ | 168,265 | |
| 3,837 | | | Era Group, Inc.* | | | 39,022 | |
| 4,307 | | | Exterran Corp.* | | | 33,724 | |
| 12,451 | | | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* | | | 20,918 | |
| 3,592 | | | Frank’s International NV* | | | 18,571 | |
| 2,906 | | | FTS International, Inc.* | | | 3,022 | |
| 1,260 | | | Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 21,130 | |
| 2,641 | | | Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.* | | | 13,390 | |
| 7,520 | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 72,418 | |
| 4,571 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 207,660 | |
| 749 | | | Ion Geophysical* | | | 6,501 | |
| 2,658 | | | KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.* | | | 17,118 | |
| 595 | | | Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | | | 1,309 | |
| 4,480 | | | Matrix Service Co.* | | | 102,502 | |
| 12,642 | | | McDermott International, Inc.*^ | | | 8,554 | |
| 24,731 | | | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | | | 71,225 | |
| 2,316 | | | Natural Gas Services Group* | | | 28,394 | |
| 11,883 | | | Newpark Resources, Inc.* | | | 74,506 | |
| 6,877 | | | NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.* | | | 46,076 | |
| 885 | | | Nine Energy Service, Inc.* | | | 6,921 | |
| 18,346 | | | Noble Corp. plc* | | | 22,382 | |
| 10,150 | | | Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 151,337 | |
| 3,039 | | | Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 49,566 | |
| 14,429 | | | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 151,504 | |
| 2,252 | | | Propetro Holding Corp.* | | | 25,335 | |
| 1,757 | | | Rignet, Inc.* | | | 11,596 | |
| 4,432 | | | RPC, Inc.^ | | | 23,224 | |
| 1,148 | | | SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 49,536 | |
| 1,598 | | | SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.* | | | 22,036 | |
| 1,229 | | | Select Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 11,405 | |
| 1,537 | | | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | | | 21,518 | |
| 5,480 | | | TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | | | 10,741 | |
| 1,075 | | | Tidewater, Inc.* | | | 20,726 | |
| 20,620 | | | Transocean, Ltd.* | | | 141,866 | |
| 5,730 | | | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,240 | |
| 3,954 | | | Unit Corp.* | | | 2,750 | |
| 16,905 | | | Valaris plc^ | | | 110,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,185,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.4%): | | | |
| 3,922 | | | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A^ | | | 28,395 | |
| 2,527 | | | Ballantyne Strong, Inc.* | | | 8,187 | |
| 2,242 | | | Eros International plc*^ | | | 7,600 | |
| 4,000 | | | Glu Mobile, Inc.* | | | 24,200 | |
| 1,045 | | | Imax Corp.* | | | 21,349 | |
| 783 | | | Liberty Braves Group, Class A* | | | 23,216 | |
| 1,784 | | | Liberty Braves Group, Class C* | | | 52,699 | |
| 3,297 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A* | | | 35,146 | |
| 5,341 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B* | | | 53,036 | |
| 870 | | | Marcus Corp. | | | 27,640 | |
| 2,715 | | | Reading International, Inc., Class A* | | | 30,381 | |
| 700 | | | Rosetta Stone, Inc.* | | | 12,698 | |
| 951 | | | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^ | | | 61,692 | |
| 49,054 | | | Zynga, Inc.* | | | 300,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 686,450 | |
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Food & Staples Retailing (0.7%): | |
| 5,839 | | | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | $ | 132,780 | |
| 224 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 35,614 | |
| 1,910 | | | Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 90,744 | |
| 4,259 | | | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | | | 42,036 | |
| 4,226 | | | Performance Food Group Co.* | | | 217,555 | |
| 4,174 | | | PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 296,438 | |
| 305 | | | Rite Aid Corp.*^ | | | 4,718 | |
| 2,176 | | | SpartanNash Co. | | | 30,986 | |
| 3,641 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 70,453 | |
| 1,576 | | | The Andersons, Inc. | | | 39,841 | |
| 3,260 | | | The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 124,239 | |
| 3,444 | | | United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 30,169 | |
| 1,832 | | | Village Super Market, Inc., Class A | | | 42,502 | |
| 2,676 | | | Weis Markets, Inc. | | | 108,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,266,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.6%): | |
| 8,875 | | | B&G Foods, Inc.^ | | | 159,129 | |
| 2,290 | | | Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 207,451 | |
| 3,684 | | | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 157,491 | |
| 1,318 | | | Coffee Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 6,063 | |
| 11,242 | | | Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 315,675 | |
| 13,942 | | | Dean Foods Co.* | | | 837 | |
| 2,411 | | | Farmer Brothers Co.* | | | 36,310 | |
| 2,122 | | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 46,132 | |
| 1,800 | | | Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 62,964 | |
| 300 | | | Freshpet, Inc.* | | | 17,727 | |
| 4,577 | | | Hostess Brands, Inc.* | | | 66,550 | |
| 1,810 | | | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 333,529 | |
| 470 | | | John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc. | | | 42,902 | |
| 1,773 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 283,857 | |
| 2,754 | | | Landec Corp.* | | | 31,148 | |
| 2,175 | | | Limoneira Co. | | | 41,825 | |
| 1,220 | | | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | | | 11,261 | |
| 2,474 | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 435,967 | |
| 927 | | | Seneca Foods Corp., Class A* | | | 37,812 | |
| 12 | | | Seneca Foods Corp., Class B* | | | 492 | |
| 1,600 | | | Simply Good Foods Co. (The)* | | | 45,664 | |
| 4,416 | | | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^ | | | 150,762 | |
| 3,670 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 177,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,669,543 | |
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Gas Utilities (1.0%): | |
| 2,159 | | | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 206,897 | |
| 3,578 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 166,520 | |
| 5,705 | | | New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 254,272 | |
| 2,904 | | | Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 214,112 | |
| 1,560 | | | ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 145,969 | |
| 118 | | | RGC Resources, Inc. | | | 3,372 | |
| 7,843 | | | South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 258,662 | |
| 1,833 | | | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 139,253 | |
| 4,117 | | | Spire, Inc. | | | 342,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,732,045 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.2%): | |
| 6,691 | | | Accuray, Inc.* | | | 18,869 | |
| 5,021 | | | AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 80,386 | |
| 1,709 | | | Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 88,612 | |
| 263 | | | Atrion Corp. | | | 197,645 | |
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| 4,568 | | | Avanos Medical, Inc.* | | $ | 153,942 | |
| 1,300 | | | Axogen, Inc.* | | | 23,257 | |
| 2,329 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 165,126 | |
| 1,804 | | | CONMED Corp. | | | 201,740 | |
| 3,805 | | | CryoLife, Inc.* | | | 103,077 | |
| 1,118 | | | Elctromed, Inc.* | | | 9,671 | |
| 427 | | | Fonar Corp.* | | | 8,408 | |
| 2,687 | | | Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 158,211 | |
| 420 | | | Haemonetics Corp.* | | | 48,258 | |
| 608 | | | Heska Corp.* | | | 58,332 | |
| 439 | | | ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 82,146 | |
| 1,629 | | | Inogen, Inc.* | | | 111,310 | |
| 3,276 | | | Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 263,488 | |
| 1,200 | | | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 69,936 | |
| 199 | | | IntriCon Corp.* | | | 3,582 | |
| 4,509 | | | Invacare Corp. | | | 40,671 | |
| 850 | | | iRadimed Corp.* | | | 19,873 | |
| 2,006 | | | IRIDEX Corp.* | | | 4,493 | |
| 249 | | | Kewaunee Scientific CP | | | 3,349 | |
| 3,514 | | | Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* | | | 72,072 | |
| 2,690 | | | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 96,706 | |
| 1,108 | | | LivaNova plc* | | | 83,576 | |
| 6,577 | | | Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | | 64,257 | |
| 5,338 | | | Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 166,652 | |
| 3,498 | | | Natus Medical, Inc.* | | | 115,399 | |
| 2,746 | | | Neogen Corp.* | | | 179,204 | |
| 4,707 | | | NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 364,038 | |
| 3,020 | | | Nuvectra Corp.* | | | 287 | |
| 6,333 | | | OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 50,854 | |
| 1,884 | | | Orthofix Medical, Inc.* | | | 87,003 | |
| 574 | | | Orthopediatrics Corp.* | | | 26,972 | |
| 1,629 | | | Quidel Corp.* | | | 122,224 | |
| 10,930 | | | RTI Surgical, Inc.* | | | 29,948 | |
| 2,363 | | | SeaSpine Holdings Corp.* | | | 28,380 | |
| 2,000 | | | Sientra, Inc.* | | | 17,880 | |
| 1,450 | | | Surmodics, Inc.* | | | 60,074 | |
| 277 | | | TransEnterix, Inc.* | | | 407 | |
| 554 | | | Utah Medical Products, Inc. | | | 59,777 | |
| 626 | | | Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 18,661 | |
| 7,300 | | | Wright Medical Group NV* | | | 222,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,781,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%): | |
| 6,333 | | | Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 210,382 | |
| 1,470 | | | Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 142,913 | |
| 2,954 | | | Amedisys, Inc.* | | | 493,083 | |
| 1,150 | | | American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,926 | |
| 5,781 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | | 360,214 | |
| 3,573 | | | BioTelemetry, Inc.* | | | 165,430 | |
| 12,012 | | | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 87,327 | |
| 3,946 | | | Capital Senior Living Corp.* | | | 12,193 | |
| 5,249 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 15,222 | |
| 2,726 | | | CorVel Corp.* | | | 238,143 | |
| 1,032 | | | Covetrus, Inc.*^ | | | 13,622 | |
| 2,958 | | | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 34,372 | |
| 2,588 | | | Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | | | 10,352 | |
| 6,408 | | | Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 290,731 | |
| 190 | | | Five Star Senior Living, Inc.* | | | 705 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 1,259 | | | Hanger, Inc.* | | $ | 34,761 | |
| 1,605 | | | HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | 118,882 | |
| 3,529 | | | InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.* | | | 30,102 | |
| 3,061 | | | LHC Group, Inc.* | | | 421,684 | |
| 2,287 | | | Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 178,958 | |
| 6,017 | | | MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 167,212 | |
| 1,646 | | | National Healthcare Corp. | | | 142,264 | |
| 2,600 | | | National Research Corp. | | | 171,444 | |
| 5,327 | | | Option Care Health, Inc.* | | | 19,870 | |
| 7,794 | | | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 40,295 | |
| 3,316 | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 67,912 | |
| 1,065 | | | Petiq, Inc.*^ | | | 26,678 | |
| 1,671 | | | Providence Service Corp.* | | | 98,890 | |
| 1,080 | | | Psychemedics Corp. | | | 9,882 | |
| 6,913 | | | RadNet, Inc.* | | | 140,334 | |
| 18,186 | | | Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | | | 424,462 | |
| 1,331 | | | Surgery Partners, Inc.* | | | 20,837 | |
| 5,780 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 219,813 | |
| 3,204 | | | The Pennant Group, Inc.* | | | 105,956 | |
| 1,697 | | | Tivity Health, Inc.* | | | 34,525 | |
| 3,562 | | | Triple-S Management Corp., Class B* | | | 65,861 | |
| 1,714 | | | U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 195,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,823,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.6%): | | | |
| 15,998 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | | | 157,020 | |
| 3,434 | | | Castlight Health, Inc., Class B* | | | 4,567 | |
| 2,108 | | | Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | | 55,651 | |
| 564 | | | Evolent Health, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,104 | |
| 2,627 | | | HealthStream, Inc.* | | | 71,454 | |
| 5,891 | | | HMS Holdings Corp.* | | | 174,374 | |
| 1,027 | | | Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 19,328 | |
| 558 | | | Micron Solutions, Inc.* | | | 1,334 | |
| 8,396 | | | NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 134,924 | |
| 3,783 | | | Omnicell, Inc.* | | | 309,147 | |
| 2,026 | | | Simulations Plus, Inc. | | | 58,896 | |
| 364 | | | Teladoc Health, Inc.*^ | | | 30,474 | |
| 1,266 | | | Vocera Communications, Inc.* | | | 26,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,048,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.9%): | | | |
| 1,724 | | | BBQ Holdings, Inc.* | | | 6,775 | |
| 4,748 | | | BBX Capital Corp. | | | 22,648 | |
| 3 | | | Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,800 | |
| 168 | | | Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B* | | | 19,223 | |
| 2,915 | | | BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. | | | 110,653 | |
| 12,557 | | | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 277,133 | |
| 2,784 | | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 116,928 | |
| 4,497 | | | Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 31,704 | |
| 4,585 | | | Century Casinos, Inc.* | | | 36,313 | |
| 6,259 | | | Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 243,225 | |
| 1,550 | | | Choice Hotels International, Inc.^ | | | 160,317 | |
| 1,082 | | | Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 148,450 | |
| 2,799 | | | Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | | | 72,550 | |
| 1,266 | | | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 194,635 | |
| 3,275 | | | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | | | 131,557 | |
| 2,980 | | | Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 23,557 | |
| 7,674 | | | Denny’s Corp.* | | | 152,559 | |
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| 495 | | | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | $ | 41,342 | |
| 3,712 | | | Dover Motorsports, Inc. | | | 6,904 | |
| 3,973 | | | Drive Shack, Inc.* | | | 14,541 | |
| 2,394 | | | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 36,245 | |
| 2,468 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc.* | | | 147,192 | |
| 1,759 | | | Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 26,139 | |
| 4,357 | | | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 43,091 | |
| 378 | | | Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc. | | | 8,369 | |
| 608 | | | Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The), Class A* | | | 6,341 | |
| 2,816 | | | Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.* | | | 96,842 | |
| 4,444 | | | International Game Technology plc | | | 66,527 | |
| 3,548 | | | Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 276,850 | |
| 2,108 | | | Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 34,466 | |
| 5,681 | | | Luby’s, Inc.* | | | 12,498 | |
| 2,755 | | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 354,735 | |
| 597 | | | Nathans Famous, Inc. | | | 42,315 | |
| 1,669 | | | Noodles & Co.* | | | 9,246 | |
| 4,423 | | | Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 279,312 | |
| 4,883 | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | 124,809 | |
| 1,446 | | | Playa Hotels & Resorts NV* | | | 12,146 | |
| 1,540 | | | Playags, Inc.* | | | 18,680 | |
| 3,185 | | | Potbelly Corp.* | | | 13,441 | |
| 3,634 | | | Red Lion Hotels Corp.* | | | 13,555 | |
| 2,030 | | | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers* | | | 67,031 | |
| 662 | | | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | | | 15,855 | |
| 4,652 | | | Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | | | 101,251 | |
| 3,369 | | | Scientific Games Corp., Class A* | | | 90,222 | |
| 3,059 | | | SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 97,001 | |
| 788 | | | Shake Shack, Inc., Class A* | | | 46,941 | |
| 3,391 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 152,968 | |
| 4,120 | | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A | | | 232,038 | |
| 4,346 | | | Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.* | | | 7,432 | |
| 9,899 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 219,857 | |
| 2,153 | | | Wingstop, Inc. | | | 185,653 | |
| 3,977 | | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 205,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,857,433 | |
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Household Durables (2.3%): | | | |
| 608 | | | Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | | | 10,141 | |
| 899 | | | Cavco Industries, Inc.* | | | 175,647 | |
| 2,144 | | | Century Communities, Inc.* | | | 58,638 | |
| 3,024 | | | Dixie Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 3,447 | |
| 4,218 | | | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 80,395 | |
| 820 | | | Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 16,334 | |
| 3,002 | | | Helen of Troy, Ltd.* | | | 539,730 | |
| 670 | | | Hooker Furniture Corp. | | | 17,212 | |
| 2,905 | | | Installed Building Products, Inc.* | | | 200,067 | |
| 3,858 | | | iRobot Corp.*^ | | | 195,331 | |
| 9,957 | | | KB Home | | | 341,226 | |
| 1,138 | | | Koss Corp.* | | | 1,753 | |
| 6,113 | | | La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 192,437 | |
| 924 | | | LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 65,281 | |
| 2,522 | | | Lifetime Brands, Inc. | | | 17,528 | |
| 7,014 | | | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | | | 267,654 | |
| 4,157 | | | M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 163,578 | |
| 6,186 | | | Meritage Corp.* | | | 378,026 | |
| 723 | | | P & F Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 4,960 | |
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| 1,301 | | | Skyline Champion Corp.* | | $ | 41,242 | |
| 5,672 | | | Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A* | | | 123,990 | |
| 2,725 | | | Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 237,239 | |
| 2,041 | | | TopBuild Corp.* | | | 210,386 | |
| 15,629 | | | TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | | | 243,500 | |
| 4,563 | | | Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 39,151 | |
| 1,860 | | | Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 97,204 | |
| 4,639 | | | William Lyon Homes, Class A* | | | 92,687 | |
| 4,044 | | | Zagg, Inc.*^ | | | 32,797 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,847,581 | |
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Household Products (0.4%): | | | |
| 1,115 | | | Central Garden & Pet Co.* | | | 34,643 | |
| 3,036 | | | Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A* | | | 89,137 | |
| 799 | | | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 40,126 | |
| 1,767 | | | OceanBio-Chem, Inc. | | | 5,849 | |
| 940 | | | Oil-Dri Corp of America | | | 34,075 | |
| 1,701 | | | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 109,357 | |
| 1,660 | | | WD-40 Co. | | | 322,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 635,459 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.6%): | |
| 22,978 | | | Atlantic Power Corp.* | | | 53,539 | |
| 3,027 | | | Atlantica Yield plc | | | 79,883 | |
| 3,724 | | | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 71,203 | |
| 5,480 | | | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 109,326 | |
| 6,324 | | | Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 471,264 | |
| 9,283 | | | Pattern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 248,367 | |
| 4,607 | | | TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A | | | 70,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,104,484 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%): | | | |
| 4,605 | | | Raven Industries, Inc. | | | 158,688 | |
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Insurance (2.8%): | | | |
| 6,708 | | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 144,692 | |
| 9,054 | | | American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 270,985 | |
| 1,653 | | | American National Insurance Co. | | | 194,525 | |
| 2,876 | | | Amerisafe, Inc. | | | 189,902 | |
| 3,498 | | | Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 229,994 | |
| 1,079 | | | Assured Guaranty, Ltd. | | | 52,893 | |
| 1,304 | | | Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 51,156 | |
| 8,209 | | | Citizens, Inc.* | | | 55,411 | |
| 3,445 | | | Crawford & Co. | | | 34,967 | |
| 4,636 | | | Crawford & Co., Class A | | | 53,175 | |
| 2,691 | | | Donegal Group, Inc., Class A | | | 39,881 | |
| 2,004 | | | eHealth, Inc.* | | | 192,544 | |
| 3,106 | | | Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 129,676 | |
| 797 | | | Enstar Group, Ltd.* | | | 164,867 | |
| 2,839 | | | FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A | | | 167,302 | |
| 2,111 | | | FedNat Holding Co. | | | 35,106 | |
| 10,826 | | | Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | | | 47,634 | |
| 1,050 | | | Global Indemnity, Ltd. | | | 31,112 | |
| 301 | | | Goosehead Insurance, Inc.^ | | | 12,762 | |
| 3,055 | | | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.* | | | 30,886 | |
| 1,752 | | | Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* | | | 30,783 | |
| 1,470 | | | HCI Group, Inc. | | | 67,106 | |
| 569 | | | Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,539 | |
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| 1,214 | | | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | $ | 53,003 | |
| 2,328 | | | Independence Holding Co. | | | 97,962 | |
| 253 | | | Investors Title Co. | | | 40,278 | |
| 941 | | | James River Group Holdings | | | 38,779 | |
| 790 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 61,225 | |
| 1,473 | | | Kingstone Co., Inc. | | | 11,416 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 101,660 | |
| 12,677 | | | Maiden Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 9,508 | |
| 2,967 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 144,582 | |
| 4,498 | | | National General Holdings Corp. | | | 99,406 | |
| 386 | | | National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A | | | 112,280 | |
| 927 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 121,029 | |
| 5,649 | | | ProAssurance Corp. | | | 204,155 | |
| 180 | | | Protective Insurance Corp.^ | | | 2,808 | |
| 4,238 | | | RLI Corp. | | | 381,504 | |
| 513 | | | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 47,468 | |
| 3,533 | | | Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 230,315 | |
| 4,915 | | | State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 152,463 | |
| 3,277 | | | Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 133,669 | |
| 204 | | | The National Security Group, Inc. | | | 3,042 | |
| 2,083 | | | Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.* | | | 21,913 | |
| 2,849 | | | Tiptree, Inc., Class A | | | 23,191 | |
| 748 | | | United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 32,710 | |
| 4,002 | | | United Insurance Holdings Co. | | | 50,465 | |
| 4,549 | | | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 127,327 | |
| 161 | | | White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 179,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,716,653 | |
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Interactive Media & Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 1,722 | | | Care.com, Inc.* | | | 25,882 | |
| 4,376 | | | Cargurus, Inc.* | | | 153,947 | |
| 3,666 | | | Cars.com, Inc.* | | | 44,799 | |
| 6,181 | | | DHI Group, Inc.* | | | 18,605 | |
| 7,846 | | | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 57,668 | |
| 7,450 | | | QuinStreet, Inc.* | | | 114,060 | |
| 7,131 | | | The Meet Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 35,726 | |
| 2,073 | | | Travelzoo, Inc.* | | | 22,181 | |
| 1,127 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 34,238 | |
| 2,459 | | | TrueCar, Inc.* | | | 11,680 | |
| 2,489 | | | Yelp, Inc.* | | | 86,692 | |
| 1,473 | | | Zedge, Inc., Class B* | | | 2,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 607,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.4%): | | | |
| 4,886 | | | 1-800 Flowers.com, Inc., Class A* | | | 70,847 | |
| 11,534 | | | Groupon, Inc.* | | | 27,566 | |
| 905 | | | Grubhub, Inc.*^ | | | 44,019 | |
| 1,300 | | | Lands’ End, Inc.* | | | 21,840 | |
| 3,938 | | | Leaf Group, Ltd.* | | | 15,752 | |
| 3,018 | | | Liquidity Services, Inc.* | | | 17,987 | |
| 3,081 | | | PetMed Express, Inc.^ | | | 72,465 | |
| 1,050 | | | Quotient Technology, Inc.* | | | 10,353 | |
| 4,378 | | | Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A* | | | 36,907 | |
| 4,549 | | | Shutterstock, Inc.* | | | 195,061 | |
| 1,086 | | | Stamps.com, Inc.* | | | 90,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 603,500 | |
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IT Services (2.7%): | | | |
| 1,081 | | | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | $ | 270,239 | |
| 5,955 | | | Cardtronics plc* | | | 265,890 | |
| 1,886 | | | Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | 108,898 | |
| 11,403 | | | Conduent, Inc.* | | | 70,699 | |
| 4,018 | | | CoreLogic, Inc.* | | | 175,627 | |
| 4,402 | | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 227,936 | |
| 758 | | | CSP, Inc. | | | 9,892 | |
| 4,290 | | | Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 20,163 | |
| 3,668 | | | Evertec, Inc. | | | 124,859 | |
| 3,658 | | | Exlservice Holdings, Inc.* | | | 254,085 | |
| 1,053 | | | Greensky, Inc.* | | | 9,372 | |
| 4,964 | | | GTT Communications, Inc.*^ | | | 56,341 | |
| 4,599 | | | Hackett Group, Inc. (The) | | | 74,228 | |
| 439 | | | I3 Verticals, Inc.* | | | 12,402 | |
| 1,786 | | | Internap Corp.* | | | 1,965 | |
| 16,780 | | | KBR, Inc. | | | 511,789 | |
| 18,673 | | | Limelight Networks, Inc.* | | | 76,186 | |
| 6,459 | | | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 310,484 | |
| 2,747 | | | ManTech International Corp., Class A | | | 219,430 | |
| 500 | | | Maximus, Inc. | | | 37,195 | |
| 8,730 | | | NIC, Inc. | | | 195,116 | |
| 862 | | | Paysign, Inc.*^ | | | 8,749 | |
| 4,334 | | | Perficient, Inc.* | | | 199,667 | |
| 6,302 | | | Perspecta, Inc. | | | 166,625 | |
| 3,168 | | | PFSweb, Inc.* | | | 12,102 | |
| 4,370 | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 380,276 | |
| 8,429 | | | Servicesource International, Inc.* | | | 14,076 | |
| 1,555 | | | StarTek, Inc.* | | | 12,409 | |
| 10,553 | | | Steel Connect, Inc.* | | | 15,407 | |
| 4,608 | | | Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 170,450 | |
| 4,172 | | | Teradata Corp.* | | | 111,684 | |
| 5,956 | | | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 235,977 | |
| 7,332 | | | Unisys Corp.* | | | 86,958 | |
| 3,309 | | | Virtusa Corp.* | | | 149,997 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,597,173 | |
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Leisure Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,742 | | | Acushnet Holdings Corp. | | | 56,615 | |
| 8,017 | | | American Outdoor Brands Corp.* | | | 74,398 | |
| 7,292 | | | Callaway Golf Co. | | | 154,589 | |
| 2,916 | | | Escalade, Inc. | | | 28,664 | |
| 2,447 | | | Jakks Pacific, Inc.* | | | 2,520 | |
| 361 | | | Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A | | | 27,689 | |
| 1,830 | | | Malibu Boats, Inc.* | | | 74,938 | |
| 2,419 | | | Marine Products Corp. | | | 34,834 | |
| 850 | | | Mastercraft Boat Holdings, Inc.* | | | 13,388 | |
| 4,982 | | | Nautilus Group, Inc.* | | | 8,719 | |
| 7,141 | | | Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 53,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 529,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 671 | | | Codexis, Inc.* | | | 10,729 | |
| 7,407 | | | Enzo Biochem, Inc.* | | | 19,480 | |
| 7,018 | | | Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | | | 21,405 | |
| 4,475 | | | Luminex Corp. | | | 103,641 | |
| 1,361 | | | Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | | | 114,406 | |
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| 4,427 | | | Neogenomics, Inc.* | | $ | 129,490 | |
| 1,449 | | | Syneos Health, Inc.* | | | 86,179 | |
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| | | | | | | 485,330 | |
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Machinery (5.5%): | | | |
| 6,598 | | | Actuant Corp., Class A | | | 171,746 | |
| 1,154 | | | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 144,885 | |
| 3,730 | | | Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 283,182 | |
| 1,386 | | | Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 50,187 | |
| 806 | | | Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co.* | | | 1,435 | |
| 2,880 | | | Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 120,960 | |
| 6,349 | | | Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 393,383 | |
| 1,115 | | | Blue Bird Corp.* | | | 25,556 | |
| 2,245 | | | Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | 14,952 | |
| 3,812 | | | Chart Industries, Inc.* | | | 257,272 | |
| 2,359 | | | CIRCOR International, Inc.* | | | 109,080 | |
| 6,302 | | | Colfax Corp.* | | | 229,267 | |
| 3,105 | | | Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 124,293 | |
| 5,525 | | | Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | | 35,084 | |
| 1,676 | | | DMC Global, Inc. | | | 75,319 | |
| 3,020 | | | Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 166,100 | |
| 500 | | | Eastern Co. (The) | | | 15,265 | |
| 2,433 | | | EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 162,719 | |
| 3,185 | | | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 294,613 | |
| 8,469 | | | Federal Signal Corp. | | | 273,125 | |
| 5,946 | | | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 340,824 | |
| 2,281 | | | FreightCar America, Inc.* | | | 4,722 | |
| 1,555 | | | Gates Industrial Corp. plc* | | | 21,397 | |
| 1,765 | | | Gencor Industries, Inc.* | | | 20,598 | |
| 3,372 | | | Gorman-Rupp Co. (The) | | | 126,450 | |
| 459 | | | Graham Corp. | | | 10,043 | |
| 10,550 | | | Harsco Corp.* | | | 242,756 | |
| 3,615 | | | Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 167,121 | |
| 4,010 | | | Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 133,573 | |
| 785 | | | Hurco Cos, Inc. | | | 30,113 | |
| 1,314 | | | Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A | | | 77,473 | |
| 3,679 | | | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 414,475 | |
| 9,594 | | | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 353,922 | |
| 1,529 | | | L.B. Foster Co., Class A* | | | 29,632 | |
| 1,368 | | | Lindsay Corp. | | | 131,314 | |
| 829 | | | Lydall, Inc.* | | | 17,011 | |
| 3,228 | | | Manitex International, Inc.* | | | 19,207 | |
| 4,498 | | | Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)* | | | 78,715 | |
| 11,063 | | | Meritor, Inc.* | | | 289,740 | |
| 7,214 | | | Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 229,045 | |
| 22,037 | | | Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A | | | 264,003 | |
| 5,988 | | | Navistar International Corp.* | | | 173,293 | |
| 3,562 | | | NN, Inc. | | | 32,949 | |
| 738 | | | Omega Flex, Inc. | | | 79,180 | |
| 2,028 | | | Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. | | | 68,242 | |
| 1,756 | | | Proto Labs, Inc.* | | | 178,322 | |
| 2,358 | | | RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 373,365 | |
| 12,642 | | | Rexnord Corp.* | | | 412,381 | |
| 5,735 | | | Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 103,689 | |
| 1,692 | | | SPX Corp.* | | | 86,089 | |
| 1,085 | | | SPX FLOW, Inc.* | | | 53,024 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 1,636 | | | Standex International Corp. | | $ | 129,817 | |
| 466 | | | Taylor Devices, Inc.* | | | 4,898 | |
| 1,866 | | | Tennant Co. | | | 145,399 | |
| 9,270 | | | Terex Corp. | | | 276,061 | |
| 800 | | | The Exone Co.*^ | | | 5,968 | |
| 3,586 | | | The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 116,294 | |
| 2,794 | | | Timken Co. | | | 157,330 | |
| 7,930 | | | Titan International, Inc. | | | 28,707 | |
| 5,970 | | | TriMas Corp.* | | | 187,518 | |
| 6,206 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 137,463 | |
| 1,747 | | | Twin Disc, Inc.* | | | 19,252 | |
| 7,530 | | | Wabash National Corp. | | | 110,616 | |
| 3,369 | | | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 336,091 | |
| 18,293 | | | Welbilt, Inc.* | | | 285,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,452,059 | |
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Marine (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,689 | | | Costamare, Inc. | | | 16,096 | |
| 4,337 | | | Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. | | | 46,059 | |
| 848 | | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 75,921 | |
| 5,648 | | | Matson, Inc. | | | 230,439 | |
| 3,151 | | | Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. | | | 20,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 388,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.5%): | | | |
| 3,904 | | | A.H. Belo Corp., Class A | | | 11,009 | |
| 2,250 | | | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 88,875 | |
| 478 | | | Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 1,477 | |
| 41 | | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 61,027 | |
| 23,234 | | | Central Eurpoean Media Enterprises* | | | 105,250 | |
| 4,066 | | | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,629 | |
| 229 | | | Daily Journal Corp.* | | | 66,506 | |
| 7,889 | | | E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A | | | 123,936 | |
| 3,323 | | | Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. | | | 35,058 | |
| 6,123 | | | Entercom Communications Corp. | | | 28,411 | |
| 11,865 | | | Entravision Communications Corp., Class A | | | 31,086 | |
| 5,880 | | | Gannett Co, Inc. | | | 37,514 | |
| 8,641 | | | Gray Television, Inc.* | | | 185,263 | |
| 2,892 | | | Hemisphere Media Group* | | | 42,946 | |
| 4,052 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 196,603 | |
| 10,454 | | | Lee Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 14,845 | |
| 3,964 | | | Liberty Latin America, Ltd.* | | | 76,505 | |
| 7,609 | | | Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C* | | | 148,071 | |
| 6,655 | | | Marchex, Inc., Class B* | | | 25,156 | |
| 4,388 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 142,478 | |
| 3,571 | | | MSG Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 62,135 | |
| 10,941 | | | National CineMedia, Inc. | | | 79,760 | |
| 4,149 | | | New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 133,473 | |
| 2,788 | | | Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 326,894 | |
| 1,017 | | | Scholastic Corp. | | | 39,104 | |
| 3,843 | | | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 128,126 | |
| 3,708 | | | TechTarget, Inc.* | | | 96,779 | |
| 10,206 | | | Tegna, Inc. | | | 170,338 | |
| 2,169 | | | Tribune Publishing Co. | | | 28,544 | |
| 8,158 | | | Urban One, Inc.* | | | 15,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,514,298 | |
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Metals & Mining (1.4%): | | | |
| 23,109 | | | AK Steel Holding Corp.* | | $ | 76,029 | |
| 7,273 | | | Alcoa Corp.* | | | 156,442 | |
| 7,802 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | 161,189 | |
| 2,124 | | | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.* | | | 6,393 | |
| 5,867 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 292,060 | |
| 3,100 | | | Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 23,297 | |
| 21,148 | | | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.^ | | | 177,643 | |
| 7,283 | | | Coeur Mining, Inc.* | | | 58,847 | |
| 12,903 | | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 287,350 | |
| 4,543 | | | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 276,941 | |
| 13,641 | | | Ferroglobe plc* | | | 12,823 | |
| 13,641 | | | Ferroglobe Unit*(a) | | | — | |
| 1,805 | | | Gold Resource Corp. | | | 10,000 | |
| 1,557 | | | Haynes International, Inc. | | | 55,709 | |
| 42,581 | | | Hecla Mining Co. | | | 144,350 | |
| 931 | | | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 103,239 | |
| 2,285 | | | Materion Corp. | | | 135,843 | |
| 9,373 | | | McEwen Mining, Inc. | | | 11,904 | |
| 2,868 | | | Ryerson Holding Corp.* | | | 33,928 | |
| 1,487 | | | Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 32,238 | |
| 3,318 | | | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 20,671 | |
| 1,789 | | | Synalloy Corp.* | | | 23,096 | |
| 4,467 | | | TimkenSteel Corp.* | | | 35,111 | |
| 6,784 | | | United States Steel Corp.^ | | | 77,405 | |
| 1,458 | | | Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 21,724 | |
| 684 | | | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 14,453 | |
| 2,441 | | | Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 102,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,351,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.4%): | | | |
| 5,705 | | | Big Lots, Inc. | | | 163,848 | |
| 654 | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^ | | | 48,056 | |
| 27,998 | | | J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*^ | | | 31,358 | |
| 3,428 | | | Macy’s, Inc.^ | | | 58,276 | |
| 3,797 | | | Nordstrom, Inc.^ | | | 155,411 | |
| 2,928 | | | Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | | | 191,227 | |
| 5,314 | | | Tuesday Morning Corp.* | | | 9,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 658,007 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.6%): | | | |
| 8,048 | | | Avista Corp. | | | 387,028 | |
| 2,541 | | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 199,570 | |
| 4,953 | | | NorthWestern Corp. | | | 354,982 | |
| 2,144 | | | Unitil Corp. | | | 132,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,074,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%): | | | |
| 4,107 | | | Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 1,442 | |
| 816 | | | Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 31,065 | |
| 1,538 | | | Amplify Energy Corp. | | | 10,166 | |
| 2,307 | | | Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 6,575 | |
| 1,638 | | | Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 117,510 | |
| 1,954 | | | Ardmore Shipping Corp.* | | | 17,684 | |
| 2,422 | | | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 56,529 | |
| 2,193 | | | California Resources Corp.*^ | | | 19,803 | |
| 23,301 | | | Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 112,544 | |
| 3,036 | | | Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A* | | | 14,026 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 32,742 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp.* | | $ | 27,032 | |
| 3,046 | | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 159,885 | |
| 16,914 | | | Clean Energy Fuel Corp.* | | | 39,579 | |
| 19,397 | | | CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 171,663 | |
| 2,015 | | | CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | | | 29,238 | |
| 1,914 | | | Contango Oil & Gas Co.*^ | | | 7,024 | |
| 4,234 | | | CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 171,181 | |
| 7,363 | | | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 246,881 | |
| 39,156 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc.* | | | 55,210 | |
| 16,266 | | | DHT Holdings, Inc. | | | 134,682 | |
| 4,012 | | | Dorian LPG, Ltd.* | | | 62,106 | |
| 416 | | | Earthstone Energy, Inc.* | | | 2,633 | |
| 2,142 | | | Energy Transfer LP | | | 27,482 | |
| 17,427 | | | Enlink Midstream LLC | | | 106,828 | |
| 8,624 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 94,002 | |
| 9,259 | | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 123,700 | |
| 2,943 | | | Evolution Petroleum Corp. | | | 16,098 | |
| 5,664 | | | Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*^ | | | 12,008 | |
| 10,643 | | | Gaslog, Ltd. | | | 104,195 | |
| 1,561 | | | Green Plains, Inc. | | | 24,086 | |
| 9,417 | | | Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 28,628 | |
| 5,504 | | | Hallador Energy Co. | | | 16,347 | |
| 9,079 | | | HighPoint Resources Corp.* | | | 15,344 | |
| 2,520 | | | International Seaways, Inc.* | | | 74,995 | |
| 6,317 | | | Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.* | | | 53,631 | |
| 34,496 | | | Kosmos Energy, Ltd. | | | 196,627 | |
| 14,513 | | | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 41,652 | |
| 2,082 | | | Lonestar Resources US, Inc.* | | | 5,434 | |
| 9,030 | | | Matador Resources Co.* | | | 162,269 | |
| 290 | | | Montage Resources Corp.*^ | | | 2,303 | |
| 6,183 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 165,704 | |
| 12,361 | | | Nordic American Tankers, Ltd. | | | 60,816 | |
| 3,092 | | | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 7,235 | |
| 18,805 | | | Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 61,304 | |
| 5,300 | | | Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.* | | | 12,190 | |
| 2,410 | | | Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A | | | 27,016 | |
| 1,648 | | | PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 38,300 | |
| 6,480 | | | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 203,278 | |
| 3,470 | | | PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 90,810 | |
| 5,636 | | | Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 51,400 | |
| 523 | | | Penn Virginia Corp.* | | | 15,873 | |
| 6 | | | PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.* | | | 908 | |
| 12,864 | | | QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 57,888 | |
| 12,188 | | | Range Resources Corp.^ | | | 59,112 | |
| 5,239 | | | Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* | | | 141,191 | |
| 3,561 | | | Ring Energy, Inc.* | | | 9,401 | |
| 1,533 | | | SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 6,500 | |
| 2,911 | | | Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | 114,519 | |
| 12,619 | | | SFL Corp., Ltd. | | | 183,480 | |
| 7,278 | | | SM Energy Co. | | | 81,805 | |
| 32,445 | | | Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 78,517 | |
| 23,009 | | | SRC Energy, Inc.* | | | 94,797 | |
| 1,352 | | | Talos Energy, Inc.* | | | 40,763 | |
| 1,980 | | | Teekay Shipping Corp.^ | | | 10,534 | |
| 2,363 | | | Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A* | | | 56,641 | |
| 8,709 | | | W&T Offshore, Inc.* | | | 48,422 | |
| 7,070 | | | Whiting Petroleum Corp.* | | | 51,894 | |
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| 3,407 | | | World Fuel Services Corp. | | $ | 147,932 | |
| 19,806 | | | WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 272,134 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,790,451 | |
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Paper & Forest Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 5,866 | | | Boise Cascade Co. | | | 214,285 | |
| 2,174 | | | Clearwater Paper Corp.* | | | 46,437 | |
| 7,194 | | | Domtar Corp. | | | 275,099 | |
| 6,293 | | | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 186,713 | |
| 8,641 | | | Mercer International, Inc. | | | 106,284 | |
| 2,510 | | | Neenah, Inc. | | | 176,779 | |
| 1,455 | | | P.H. Glatfelter Co. | | | 26,627 | |
| 12,394 | | | Resolute Forest Products* | | | 52,055 | |
| 4,054 | | | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 170,227 | |
| 1,313 | | | Verso Corp.* | | | 23,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,278,179 | |
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Personal Products (0.7%): | | | |
| 27,730 | | | Avon Products, Inc. | | | 156,397 | |
| 2,048 | | | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.* | | | 33,034 | |
| 2,807 | | | Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | 86,905 | |
| 4,010 | | | Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 291,568 | |
| 900 | | | Lifevantage Corp.* | | | 14,049 | |
| 537 | | | Mannatech, Inc. | | | 8,409 | |
| 1,346 | | | Medifast, Inc.^ | | | 147,495 | |
| 1,387 | | | Natural Alternatives International, Inc.* | | | 11,068 | |
| 369 | | | Natural Health Trends Corp. | | | 1,985 | |
| 2,857 | | | Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.* | | | 25,513 | |
| 2,622 | | | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 107,450 | |
| 340 | | | United-Guardian, Inc. | | | 6,681 | |
| 3,195 | | | Usana Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 250,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,141,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.9%): | | | |
| 5,270 | | | Akorn, Inc.* | | | 7,905 | |
| 3,129 | | | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 60,358 | |
| 1,566 | | | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 96,575 | |
| 1,496 | | | Aratana Therapeutics- CVR*(a) | | | — | |
| 961 | | | Assembly Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 19,662 | |
| 4,744 | | | Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 5,930 | |
| 2,200 | | | BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.* | | | 13,904 | |
| 1,154 | | | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 23,749 | |
| 3,245 | | | Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 39,265 | |
| 3,415 | | | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 17,587 | |
| 1,891 | | | Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 3,706 | |
| 1,500 | | | Dermira, Inc.* | | | 22,740 | |
| 7,597 | | | Endo International plc* | | | 35,630 | |
| 7,355 | | | Horizon Therapeutics plc* | | | 266,252 | |
| 6,525 | | | Innoviva, Inc.* | | | 92,394 | |
| 2,755 | | | Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* | | | 94,524 | |
| 1,144 | | | Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^ | | | 4,221 | |
| 6,034 | | | Lannett Co., Inc.* | | | 53,220 | |
| 3,492 | | | Mallinckrodt plc*^ | | | 12,187 | |
| 1,475 | | | Nektar Therapeutics* | | | 31,838 | |
| 2,308 | | | Otonomy, Inc.* | | | 8,840 | |
| 1,324 | | | Pacira BioSciences, Inc.* | | | 59,977 | |
| 859 | | | Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 21,329 | |
| 5,702 | | | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 230,932 | |
| 1,980 | | | Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 32,135 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| 1,800 | | | SIGA Technologies, Inc.* | | $ | 8,586 | |
| 5,788 | | | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 137,291 | |
| 1,155 | | | Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.* | | | 101,559 | |
| 1,478 | | | Zogenix, Inc.* | | | 77,048 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,579,344 | |
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Professional Services (1.9%): | | | |
| 1,888 | | | Acacia Research Corp.* | | | 5,022 | |
| 5,362 | | | ASGN, Inc.* | | | 380,541 | |
| 1,199 | | | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 108,462 | |
| 6,714 | | | CBIZ, Inc.* | | | 181,009 | |
| 490 | | | CRA International, Inc. | | | 26,690 | |
| 5,032 | | | Exponent, Inc. | | | 347,258 | |
| 2,512 | | | Forrester Research, Inc.* | | | 104,750 | |
| 2,195 | | | Franklin Covey Co.* | | | 70,745 | |
| 4,532 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 501,511 | |
| 2,202 | | | GP Strategies Corp.* | | | 29,132 | |
| 2,274 | | | Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 73,905 | |
| 2,544 | | | Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* | | | 174,824 | |
| 2,071 | | | ICF International, Inc. | | | 189,745 | |
| 5,892 | | | InnerWorkings, Inc.* | | | 32,465 | |
| 1,529 | | | Insperity, Inc. | | | 131,555 | |
| 1,000 | | | Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | | | 22,580 | |
| 3,344 | | | Kforce, Inc. | | | 132,757 | |
| 5,647 | | | Korn Ferry | | | 239,433 | |
| 1,332 | | | Mastech Digital, Inc.* | | | 14,745 | |
| 3,943 | | | Mistras Group, Inc.* | | | 56,267 | |
| 4,033 | | | Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 65,859 | |
| 3,165 | | | TriNet Group, Inc.* | | | 179,171 | |
| 6,167 | | | Trueblue, Inc.* | | | 148,378 | |
| 4,212 | | | Volt Information Sciences, Inc.* | | | 10,446 | |
| 505 | | | Willdan Group, Inc.* | | | 16,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,243,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%): | | | |
| 2,400 | | | Altisource Portfolio Solutions*^ | | | 46,392 | |
| 395 | | | CKX Lands, Inc.*^ | | | 3,681 | |
| 920 | | | Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. | | | 55,494 | |
| 692 | | | Forestar Group, Inc.* | | | 14,428 | |
| 504 | | | FRP Holdings, Inc.* | | | 25,104 | |
| 376 | | | Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 14,871 | |
| 10 | | | J.W. Mays, Inc.* | | | 303 | |
| 6,324 | | | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 141,024 | |
| 5,387 | | | Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | | | 200,665 | |
| 1,035 | | | Maui Land & Pineapple Co.* | | | 11,644 | |
| 3,298 | | | Newmark Group, Inc. | | | 44,375 | |
| 2,057 | | | Rafael Holdings, Inc., Class B* | | | 36,697 | |
| 702 | | | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 27,020 | |
| 8,369 | | | Realogy Holdings Corp.^ | | | 81,012 | |
| 308 | | | Stratus Properties, Inc.* | | | 9,542 | |
| 3,421 | | | Tejon Ranch Co.* | | | 54,668 | |
| 1,076 | | | The RMR Group, Inc., Class A | | | 49,109 | |
| 2,700 | | | The St Joe Co.*^ | | | 53,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 869,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.9%): | | | |
| 1,803 | | | ArcBest Corp. | | | 49,763 | |
| 9,143 | | | Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | | | 294,770 | |
| 2,278 | | | Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 29,443 | |
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| 10,920 | | | Heartland Express, Inc. | | $ | 229,866 | |
| 5,530 | | | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 87,098 | |
| 875 | | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 99,636 | |
| 1,700 | | | Marten Transport, Ltd. | | | 36,533 | |
| 598 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 32,477 | |
| 3,297 | | | Saia, Inc.* | | | 307,017 | |
| 646 | | | Schneider National, Inc. | | | 14,096 | |
| 3,855 | | | Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | | | 73,091 | |
| 988 | | | USA Truck, Inc.* | | | 7,361 | |
| 8,985 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 326,964 | |
| 4,526 | | | YRC Worldwide, Inc.*^ | | | 11,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,599,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%): | | | |
| 4,922 | | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | | 350,446 | |
| 3,814 | | | Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.* | | | 51,947 | |
| 1,056 | | | Ambarella, Inc.* | | | 63,951 | |
| 30,273 | | | Amkor Technology, Inc.* | | | 393,548 | |
| 1,301 | | | Amtech Systems, Inc.* | | | 9,315 | |
| 4,245 | | | Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | | 102,283 | |
| 2,777 | | | AXT, Inc.* | | | 12,080 | |
| 2,714 | | | Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 113,879 | |
| 2,508 | | | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 361,955 | |
| 1,462 | | | CEVA, Inc.* | | | 39,416 | |
| 5,549 | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 457,292 | |
| 4,450 | | | Cohu, Inc. | | | 101,683 | |
| 1,905 | | | Cree, Inc.* | | | 87,916 | |
| 522 | | | Cyberoptics Corp.* | | | 9,594 | |
| 6,488 | | | Diodes, Inc.* | | | 365,728 | |
| 3,285 | | | DSP Group, Inc.* | | | 51,706 | |
| 3,718 | | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 186,235 | |
| 8,247 | | | FormFactor, Inc.* | | | 214,175 | |
| 4,679 | | | GSI Technology, Inc.* | | | 33,174 | |
| 1,254 | | | Ichor Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 41,721 | |
| 1,471 | | | Inphi Corp.* | | | 108,883 | |
| 1,349 | | | inTest Corp.* | | | 8,027 | |
| 7,339 | | | Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 199,621 | |
| 12,204 | | | Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 233,585 | |
| 1,636 | | | MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.*^ | | | 18,994 | |
| 4,333 | | | MaxLinear, Inc., Class A* | | | 91,946 | |
| 700 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 77,007 | |
| 6,163 | | | Neophotonics Corp.* | | | 54,358 | |
| 807 | | | NVE Corp. | | | 57,620 | |
| 6,903 | | | Onto Innovation, Inc.* | | | 252,236 | |
| 4,804 | | | PDF Solutions, Inc.* | | | 81,140 | |
| 9,112 | | | Photronics, Inc.* | | | 143,605 | |
| 2,109 | | | Pixelworks, Inc.* | | | 8,267 | |
| 2,975 | | | Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 294,257 | |
| 11,907 | | | Rambus, Inc.* | | | 164,019 | |
| 2,943 | | | Semtech Corp.* | | | 155,685 | |
| 2,126 | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 246,573 | |
| 1,208 | | | SMART Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 45,832 | |
| 1,698 | | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 161,463 | |
| 2,469 | | | Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 162,386 | |
| 5,213 | | | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 122,349 | |
| 6,109 | | | Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | | | 89,711 | |
| 5,605 | | | Xperi Corp. | | | 103,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,929,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Software (2.6%): | | | |
| 3,492 | | | A10 Networks, Inc.* | | $ | 23,990 | |
| 12,450 | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 471,667 | |
| 994 | | | Agilysys, Inc.* | | | 25,258 | |
| 2,538 | | | Alarm.com Holding, Inc.* | | | 109,058 | |
| 966 | | | Altair Engineering, Inc.* | | | 34,689 | |
| 4,794 | | | American Software, Inc., Class A | | | 71,335 | |
| 752 | | | Appfolio, Inc.* | | | 82,682 | |
| 935 | | | Asure Software, Inc.*^ | | | 7,648 | |
| 2,595 | | | Avaya Holdings Corp.* | | | 35,033 | |
| 2,785 | | | Aware, Inc.* | | | 9,358 | |
| 2,658 | | | Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 211,577 | |
| 620 | | | Blackline, Inc.* | | | 31,967 | |
| 2,196 | | | Bottomline Technologies, Inc.* | | | 117,706 | |
| 2,350 | | | BSQUARE Corp.* | | | 3,267 | |
| 900 | | | ChannelAdvisor Corp.* | | | 8,136 | |
| 3,451 | | | Cision, Ltd.* | | | 34,406 | |
| 2,037 | | | CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | | 90,932 | |
| 2,686 | | | Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* | | | 157,265 | |
| 3,185 | | | Digital Turbine, Inc.* | | | 22,709 | |
| 3,842 | | | Ebix, Inc. | | | 128,361 | |
| 2,301 | | | Envestnet, Inc.* | | | 160,219 | |
| 5,614 | | | Finjan Holdings, Inc.* | | | 11,284 | |
| 3,423 | | | FireEye, Inc.* | | | 56,582 | |
| 4,113 | | | GlobalSCAPE, Inc. | | | 40,431 | |
| 1,820 | | | Globant SA* | | | 193,011 | |
| 2,398 | | | J2 Global, Inc. | | | 224,717 | |
| 1,662 | | | LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 142,500 | |
| 2,555 | | | Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 203,761 | |
| 562 | | | MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* | | | 80,158 | |
| 2,468 | | | Mimecast, Ltd.* | | | 107,062 | |
| 856 | | | New Relic, Inc.* | | | 56,248 | |
| 5,507 | | | OneSpan, Inc.* | | | 94,280 | |
| 1,348 | | | Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | | 162,865 | |
| 5,762 | | | Progress Software Corp. | | | 239,410 | |
| 1,864 | | | QAD, Inc. | | | 94,934 | |
| 2,008 | | | Qualys, Inc.* | | | 167,407 | |
| 7,302 | | | RealNetworks, Inc.* | | | 8,762 | |
| 2,886 | | | Rubicon Project, Inc.* | | | 23,550 | |
| 4,036 | | | SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc.* | | | 95,250 | |
| 769 | | | Sapiens International Corp. NV | | | 17,687 | |
| 6,367 | | | SeaChange International, Inc.* | | | 26,678 | |
| 539 | | | Shotspotter, Inc.* | | | 13,745 | |
| 684 | | | Sps Commerce, Inc.* | | | 37,907 | |
| 5,449 | | | Synacor, Inc.* | | | 8,282 | |
| 3,280 | | | Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^ | | | 15,580 | |
| 5,185 | | | Telaria, Inc.* | | | 45,680 | |
| 7,906 | | | Telenav, Inc.* | | | 38,423 | |
| 16,342 | | | TiVo Corp. | | | 138,580 | |
| 870 | | | Upland Software, Inc.* | | | 31,068 | |
| 3,726 | | | Verint Systems, Inc.* | | | 206,271 | |
| 1,895 | | | Zix Corp.* | | | 12,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,432,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (3.9%): | | | |
| 7,069 | | | Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 403,712 | |
| 3,905 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 67,517 | |
| 13,115 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 192,791 | |
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| 996 | | | America’s Car Mart, Inc.* | | $ | 109,221 | |
| 2,646 | | | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 295,796 | |
| 660 | | | Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*^ | | | 5,059 | |
| 3,093 | | | At Home Group, Inc.* | | | 17,012 | |
| 4,741 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 230,555 | |
| 7,305 | | | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | | | 31,192 | |
| 7,174 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^ | | | 124,110 | |
| 4,102 | | | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | | | 12,306 | |
| 3,574 | | | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 159,150 | |
| 1,732 | | | Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.* | | | 5,612 | |
| 3,926 | | | Caleres, Inc. | | | 93,243 | |
| 3,499 | | | Cato Corp., Class A | | | 60,883 | |
| 16,720 | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 63,703 | |
| 1,594 | | | Citi Trends, Inc. | | | 36,853 | |
| 3,051 | | | Conn’s, Inc.* | | | 37,802 | |
| 7,160 | | | Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 112,698 | |
| 10,159 | | | Destination XL Group, Inc.* | | | 13,004 | |
| 5,615 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 277,886 | |
| 11,002 | | | Express, Inc.* | | | 53,580 | |
| 4,493 | | | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 228,289 | |
| 2,914 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 113,617 | |
| 367 | | | Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*^ | | | 3,809 | |
| 5,741 | | | GameStop Corp., Class A^ | | | 34,905 | |
| 2,011 | | | Genesco, Inc.* | | | 96,367 | |
| 693 | | | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 69,300 | |
| 7,980 | | | Guess?, Inc. | | | 178,592 | |
| 2,764 | | | Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 55,722 | |
| 2,944 | | | Hibbett Sports, Inc.* | | | 82,550 | |
| 2,388 | | | J. Jill, Inc.^ | | | 2,698 | |
| 1,806 | | | Kirkland’s, Inc.*^ | | | 2,239 | |
| 6,135 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 111,166 | |
| 2,739 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 402,634 | |
| 1,529 | | | Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*^ | | | 14,938 | |
| 3,059 | | | MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 51,055 | |
| 8,315 | | | Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)* | | | 67,268 | |
| 4,052 | | | Monro, Inc. | | | 316,866 | |
| 4,397 | | | Murphy U.S.A., Inc.* | | | 514,450 | |
| 1,671 | | | National Vision Holdings, Inc.* | | | 54,191 | |
| 42,056 | | | Office Depot, Inc. | | | 115,233 | |
| 5,416 | | | Party City Holdco, Inc.*^ | | | 12,673 | |
| 5,392 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 270,786 | |
| 577 | | | Pier 1 Imports, Inc.*^ | | | 3,693 | |
| 1,537 | | | Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 44,327 | |
| 805 | | | RH* | | | 171,868 | |
| 11,726 | | | RTW Retailwinds, Inc.* | | | 9,393 | |
| 7,968 | | | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 145,416 | |
| 4,149 | | | Signet Jewelers, Ltd. | | | 90,199 | |
| 4,304 | | | Sleep Number Corp.* | | | 211,929 | |
| 4,654 | | | Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 144,274 | |
| 2,363 | | | Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | | | 18,975 | |
| 1,752 | | | Tailored Brands, Inc.^ | | | 7,253 | |
| 289 | | | Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.* | | | 1,650 | |
| 6,734 | | | The Buckle, Inc. | | | 182,087 | |
| 2,162 | | | The Children’s Place, Inc. | | | 135,168 | |
| 6,893 | | | The Container Store Group, Inc.*^ | | | 29,088 | |
| 2,271 | | | Tilly’s, Inc. | | | 27,820 | |
| 4,285 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 118,994 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Specialty Retail, continued | | | |
| 672 | | | Winmark Corp. | | $ | 133,258 | |
| 3,700 | | | Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 127,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,806,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.3%): | | | |
| 3,723 | | | 3D Systems Corp.* | | | 32,576 | |
| 1,308 | | | AstroNova, Inc. | | | 17,946 | |
| 7,288 | | | Avid Technology, Inc.* | | | 62,531 | |
| 1,901 | | | CCUR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,269 | |
| 6,091 | | | NCR Corp.* | | | 214,160 | |
| 2,458 | | | Stratasys, Ltd.* | | | 49,713 | |
| 2,001 | | | Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | | | 48,064 | |
| 1,590 | | | TransAct Technologies, Inc. | | | 17,442 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 450,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.4%): | | | |
| 2,413 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 92,056 | |
| 920 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 100,593 | |
| 8,448 | | | Crocs, Inc.* | | | 353,887 | |
| 2,291 | | | Culp, Inc. | | | 31,203 | |
| 3,005 | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 507,424 | |
| 1,291 | | | Fossil Group, Inc.* | | | 10,173 | |
| 6,596 | | | G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.* | | | 220,966 | |
| 849 | | | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 35,650 | |
| 816 | | | Lakeland Industries, Inc.* | | | 8,813 | |
| 2,340 | | | Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 176,483 | |
| 1,515 | | | Rocky Brands, Inc. | | | 44,586 | |
| 10,289 | | | Steven Madden, Ltd. | | | 442,530 | |
| 957 | | | Unifi, Inc.* | | | 24,174 | |
| 1,916 | | | Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 22,609 | |
| 10,479 | | | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 353,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,424,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.5%): | | | |
| 8,516 | | | Axos Financial, Inc.* | | | 257,864 | |
| 2,838 | | | BankFinancial Corp. | | | 37,121 | |
| 15,045 | | | Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 206,568 | |
| 280 | | | Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,422 | |
| 4,896 | | | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 102,277 | |
| 1,537 | | | ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | | | 26,052 | |
| 3,103 | | | Essent Group, Ltd. | | | 161,325 | |
| 696 | | | Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. | | | 58,116 | |
| 242 | | | First Capital, Inc. | | | 17,666 | |
| 1,180 | | | First Defiance Financial Corp. | | | 37,158 | |
| 6,849 | | | Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 261,974 | |
| 659 | | | FS Bancorp, Inc. | | | 42,038 | |
| 195 | | | Guaranty Federal Bankshares, Inc. | | | 4,914 | |
| 301 | | | Hingham Institution for Savings | | | 63,270 | |
| 629 | | | HMN Financial, Inc.* | | | 13,215 | |
| 973 | | | Home Bancorp, Inc. | | | 38,132 | |
| 43 | | | Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,537 | |
| 3,414 | | | HomeStreet, Inc.* | | | 116,076 | |
| 869 | | | IF Bancorp, Inc. | | | 20,004 | |
| 865 | | | Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,550 | |
| 8,131 | | | Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 112,452 | |
| 390 | | | Kentucky First Federal Bancorp | | | 3,023 | |
| 955 | | | LendingTree, Inc.* | | | 289,785 | |
| 940 | | | Malvern Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 21,705 | |
| 5,312 | | | Meridian Bancorp, Inc. | | | 106,718 | |
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, continued | | | |
| 3,591 | | | Meta Financial Group, Inc. | | $ | 131,107 | |
| 3,964 | | | Mr Cooper Group, Inc.* | | | 49,590 | |
| 676 | | | MSB Financial Corp. | | | 12,168 | |
| 3,627 | | | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 120,344 | |
| 6,978 | | | Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 118,347 | |
| 10,868 | | | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 180,735 | |
| 4,848 | | | Oceanfirst Financial Corp. | | | 123,818 | |
| 198 | | | Oconee Federal Financial Corp. | | | 5,170 | |
| 16,927 | | | Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 23,190 | |
| 600 | | | PCSB Financial Corp. | | | 12,150 | |
| 4,022 | | | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | | | 136,909 | |
| 1,677 | | | Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,726 | |
| 2,873 | | | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 70,819 | |
| 1,685 | | | Prudential Bancorp, Inc. | | | 31,223 | |
| 1,982 | | | Riverview Bancorp, Inc. | | | 16,272 | |
| 3,025 | | | Security National Financial Corp., Class A* | | | 17,696 | |
| 671 | | | Severn Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,247 | |
| 707 | | | Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | | | 27,121 | |
| 1,053 | | | Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,529 | |
| 1,815 | | | Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 56,156 | |
| 12,547 | | | TrustCo Bank Corp NY | | | 108,782 | |
| 7,757 | | | United Community Financial Corp. | | | 90,447 | |
| 8,174 | | | Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 299,578 | |
| 3,389 | | | Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 64,493 | |
| 4,268 | | | Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 276,054 | |
| 3,601 | | | Western New England BanCorp, Inc. | | | 34,678 | |
| 5,569 | | | WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 244,980 | |
| 35 | | | WVS Financial Corp. | | | 576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,310,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,419 | | | Pyxus International, Inc.*^ | | | 12,686 | |
| 491 | | | Turning Point Brands, Inc.^ | | | 14,043 | |
| 975 | | | Universal Corp. | | | 55,634 | |
| 19,769 | | | Vector Group, Ltd. | | | 264,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 347,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.5%): | | | |
| 311 | | | AeroCentury Corp.* | | | 1,400 | |
| 2,151 | | | Air Lease Corp. | | | 102,216 | |
| 3,318 | | | Aircastle, Ltd. | | | 106,209 | |
| 4,868 | | | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 324,646 | |
| 8,168 | | | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 261,213 | |
| 2,473 | | | BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* | | | 70,950 | |
| 1,906 | | | CAI International, Inc.* | | | 55,236 | |
| 2,504 | | | DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 99,684 | |
| 1,463 | | | EVI Industries, Inc.*^ | | | 39,560 | |
| 1,904 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 157,746 | |
| 120 | | | GMS, Inc.* | | | 3,250 | |
| 1,239 | | | H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 41,420 | |
| 1,116 | | | Herc Holdings, Inc.* | | | 54,617 | |
| 4,781 | | | Huttig Building Products, Inc.* | | | 7,363 | |
| 3,562 | | | Kaman Corp., Class A | | | 234,807 | |
| 373 | | | Lawson Products, Inc.* | | | 19,433 | |
| 4,569 | | | MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 62,321 | |
| 4,852 | | | NOW, Inc.* | | | 54,536 | |
| 2,681 | | | Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 124,667 | |
| 2,017 | | | Systemax, Inc. | | | 50,748 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued | | | |
| 7,847 | | | Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*^ | | $ | 84,041 | |
| 2,765 | | | Titan Machinery, Inc.* | | | 40,867 | |
| 577 | | | Transcat, Inc.* | | | 18,383 | |
| 5,731 | | | Triton International, Ltd. | | | 230,386 | |
| 2,679 | | | Univar Solutions, Inc.* | | | 64,939 | |
| 2,676 | | | Veritiv Corp.* | | | 52,637 | |
| 3,460 | | | WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 205,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,568,764 | |
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Transportation Infrastructure (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,917 | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 167,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.8%): | | | |
| 4,757 | | | American States Water Co. | | | 412,146 | |
| 1,695 | | | AquaVenture Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 45,968 | |
| 1,221 | | | Artesian Resources Corp. | | | 45,433 | |
| 6,345 | | | California Water Service Group | | | 327,148 | |
| 2,756 | | | Consolidated Water Co., Ltd. | | | 44,923 | |
| 2,508 | | | Middlesex Water Co. | | | 159,434 | |
| 669 | | | Pure Cycle Corp.* | | | 8,423 | |
| 2,763 | | | SJW Group | | | 196,339 | |
| 1,642 | | | York Water Co. (The) | | | 75,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,315,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 6,783 | | | Boingo Wireless, Inc.* | | | 74,274 | |
| 6,918 | | | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 287,858 | |
| 2,722 | | | Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,290 | |
| 9,308 | | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 236,702 | |
| 1,352 | | | United States Cellular Corp.* | | | 48,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 681,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $145,630,070) | | | 169,908,185 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Preferred Stocks (0.0%†): | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%†): | | | |
| 389 | | | Air T Funding | | $ | 961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.0%†): | | | |
| 430 | | | GCI Liberty, Inc., Series A, 6.61% | | | 11,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,038) | | | 12,347 | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 4,314 | | | Schulman, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49*(a) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 6,056 | | | NewStar Financial, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 4,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.0%†): | | | |
| 21,894 | | | Media General, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49* | | | 2,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $10,055) | | | 6,436 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.8%): | | | |
| 3,077,235 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 3,077,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,077,235) | | | 3,077,235 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.3%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.3%): | | | |
| 512,537 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | | 512,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $512,537) | | | 512,537 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $149,233,935) — 101.9%(d) | | | 173,516,740 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.9)% | | | (3,180,805 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 170,335,935 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
CVR—Contingency | Valued Rights |
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $2,994,816. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 149,233,935 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 173,516,740 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 125,449 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 48,741 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 466 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 545 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 173,691,941 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 10,770 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 117,026 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 1,417 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 3,077,235 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 100,755 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 3,400 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 35,984 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 1,712 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 659 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 979 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 162 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 5,907 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 3,356,006 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 170,335,935 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 140,270,513 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 30,065,422 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 170,335,935 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 15,034,204 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 11.33 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $2,994,816. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 2,382,892 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 75,555 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (770 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 2,457,677 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 1,409,816 | |
Administration fees | | | | 71,502 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 414,650 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 10,117 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 2,960 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,410 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 9,185 | |
Professional fees | | | | 8,368 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 2,264 | |
Other expenses | | | | 7,146 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 1,941,418 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (248,791 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 1,692,627 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 765,050 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 4,811,949 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 25,654,285 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 30,466,234 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 31,231,284 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 765,050 | | | | $ | 885,455 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 4,811,949 | | | | | 12,151,134 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 25,654,285 | | | | | (33,614,615 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 31,231,284 | | | | | (20,578,026 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (12,961,906 | ) | | | | (10,343,723 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (12,961,906 | ) | | | | (10,343,723 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 1,104,883 | | | | | 2,337,294 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 12,961,906 | | | | | 10,343,723 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (11,873,146 | ) | | | | (30,305,676 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 2,193,643 | | | | | (17,624,659 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 20,463,021 | | | | | (48,546,408 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 149,872,914 | | | | | 198,419,322 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 170,335,935 | | | | $ | 149,872,914 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 99,170 | | | | | 186,349 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,270,775 | | | | | 869,951 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,040,928 | ) | | | | (2,349,735 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | 329,017 | | | | | (1,293,435 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | April 27, 2015 to December 31, 2015(a) |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.19 | | | | $ | 12.40 | | | | $ | 11.42 | | | | $ | 9.20 | | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.05 | (b) | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.03 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.00 | | | | | (1.53 | ) | | | | 1.16 | | | | | 2.21 | | | | | (0.83 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.05 | | | | | (1.46 | ) | | | | 1.23 | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | (0.80 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | — | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 11.33 | | | | $ | 10.19 | | | | $ | 12.40 | | | | $ | 11.42 | | | | $ | 9.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | | 21.10 | % | | | | (12.64 | )% | | | | 10.87 | % | | | | 24.90 | % | | | | (8.00 | )%(d) |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 170,336 | | | | $ | 149,873 | | | | $ | 198,419 | | | | $ | 208,012 | | | | $ | 208,531 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e) | | | | 0.46 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.55 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.50 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f) | | | | 1.17 | % | | | | 1.16 | % | | | | 1.16 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.18 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions(e) | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 1.03 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 10 | % | | | | 9 | % | | | | 9 | % | | | | 9 | % | | | | 10 | %(d) |
(a) | For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of share class) to December 31, 2015. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $7,420 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,077,235 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 1.35 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $1,245 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 169,897,697 | | | | $ | 8,293 | | | | $ | 2,195 | | | | $ | 169,908,185 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | 12,347 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 12,347 | |
Rights | | | | — | | | | | 6,436 | | | | | — | # | | | | 6,436 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 3,077,235 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,077,235 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 512,537 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 512,537 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 173,499,816 | | | | $ | 14,729 | | | | $ | 2,195 | | | | $ | 173,516,740 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 16,112,418 | | | | $ | 25,366,049 | |
6. Investment Risks
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $149,074,208. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 47,750,730 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (23,308,198 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 24,442,532 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 1,347,790 | | | | $ | 11,614,116 | | | | $ | 12,961,906 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 1,260,088 | | | | $ | 9,083,635 | | | | $ | 10,343,723 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund | | | $ | 1,086,122 | | | | $ | 4,536,785 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 24,442,515 | | | | $ | 30,065,422 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 85% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $559,109.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $11,614,116.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and
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expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 35
Statement of Operations
Page 35
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 36
Financial Highlights
Page 37
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 38
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 46
Other Information
Page 47
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 48
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 51
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”) had a total return of 8.38%. That compared to a 8.72% total return for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1.
As the 12-month period began, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) shifted to a more dovish stance than it demonstrated in 2018. The Fed ultimately cut interest rates three times in 2019 after raising rates four times in 2018. Other central banks took similar approaches, with the European Central Bank announcing a substantial new quantitative easing package and the Bank of Japan communicating a more dovish message as well. Geopolitical tensions—namely, the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit—triggered bouts of uncertainty throughout the year, although those tensions eased late in the period. Signs of slower global growth also raised concerns in the middle of 2019. However, central bank policies drove the markets, and interest rates declined even as spreads tightened. As the year came to a close, the U.S. and China agreed to phase one of a trade deal and the U.K. moved closer to an orderly Brexit, both of which helped reduce uncertainty in the market.
The Fund underperformed its benchmark due in large part to duration positioning. Interest rates fell due to geopolitical tensions, weaker global growth, and the Fed’s rate cuts. In this environment, the Fund’s underweight duration positioning (meaning it held bonds that were generally less sensitive to changes in interest rates) weighed on relative return, as lower interest rates lead to higher bond prices.*
The Fund’s relative performance benefited from its overweight position and security selection within investment-grade credit, particularly during the first quarter as credit spreads tightened by more than 30 basis points
(0.30%). Security selection within agency mortgage-backed securities also added to relative results, as did the Fund’s strategy of holding an underweight position in this asset class early in the year and moving to an overweight position later in the year. The Fund’s general above-benchmark exposure to the front of the yield curve, along with other strategic positioning and tactical trading, added to relative results.*
The Fund held derivatives in the form of foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the portfolio’s currency exposure to non-dollar bonds. The portfolio also held Treasury futures to manage duration and yield curve exposures. The derivative positions benefited the portfolio by giving managers the ability to more precisely manage duration and yield curve risk during a period in which yields proved volatile.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to exceed the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Investment Concerns
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | 8.38 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 3.29 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.75 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | 0.65 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.70% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is an unmanaged market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.80 | | | | $ | 3.32 | | | | | 0.65 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.93 | | | | $ | 3.31 | | | | | 0.65 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
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Portfolio Composition | | | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | 30.8 | % |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 29.5 | |
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Corporate Bonds | | | | 22.9 | |
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Yankee Dollars | | | | 6.3 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 5.4 | |
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Commercial Paper | | | | 4.0 | |
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Asset Backed Securities | | | | 3.2 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 3.1 | |
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Foreign Bonds | | | | 2.2 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.6 | |
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Municipal Bonds | | | | 0.6 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 109.6 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (9.6 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities (3.2%): | | | |
$ | 2,399,996 | | | American Homes 4 Rent LLC, Class A,Series 2014-SFR3, 3.68%, 12/17/36(a) | | $ | 2,492,420 | |
| 2,220,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A4,Series 2018-B7, 4.51%, 11/15/51 | | | 2,538,304 | |
| 5,159,207 | | | Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Class A1,Series 2018-1A, 3.04%, 4/15/30(a) | | | 5,213,855 | |
| 1,174,000 | | | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Class A7, Series2018-A7, 3.96%, 10/15/30 | | | 1,304,893 | |
| 2,210,000 | | | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Class A1, Series2014-A1, 2.88%, 1/23/23 | | | 2,232,273 | |
| 4,730,000 | | | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A,Series 2018-3A, 3.55%, 8/15/27, Callable 10/15/21 @ 100(a) | | | 4,817,480 | |
| 3,760,000 | | | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A,Series 2019-3, 2.38%, 11/15/28(a) | | | 3,754,848 | |
| 3,925,000 | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Class A3,Series 2019-B, 2.23%, 10/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100 | | | 3,939,943 | |
| 4,810,000 | | | Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Class A, Series2019-4, 2.44%, 9/15/26 | | | 4,822,105 | |
| 4,830,000 | | | Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Class A, Series2019-2, 3.06%, 4/15/26 | | | 4,990,843 | |
| 3,830,000 | | | GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Class A3, Series2019-1, 2.97%, 11/16/23, Callable 11/16/22 @ 100 | | | 3,881,749 | |
| 3,400,000 | | | LoanCore Issuer, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018-CRE1, 2.87%(US0001M+113bps), 5/15/28, Callable 5/15/20 @ 100(a) | | | 3,401,625 | |
| 940,096 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2A,Series 2016-AA, 3.91%, 12/15/45, Callable 10/15/30 @ 100(a) | | | 975,089 | |
| 103,891 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A,Series 2014-CTA, 2.44%(US0001M+70bps), 9/16/24, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100(a) | | | 103,912 | |
| 2,550,000 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2B,Series 2019-D, 2.79%(US0001M+105bps), 12/15/59, Callable 4/15/30 @ 100(a) | | | 2,558,916 | |
| 461,000 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2,Series 2018-EA, 4.00%, 12/15/59, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100(a) | | | 478,893 | |
| 2,440,000 | | | Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Class A, Series2019-B, 2.17%(US0001M+43bps), 11/15/23 | | | 2,443,699 | |
| 3,770,000 | | | Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Class A, Series2019-A, 2.30%(US0001M+56bps), 2/15/24 | | | 3,784,274 | |
| 151,067 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2016-A, 2.70%, 5/15/31(a)(b) | | | 151,884 | |
| 273,530 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2015-B, 2.98%, 7/15/27, Callable 7/15/27 @ 100(a) | | | 275,062 | |
| 1,331,323 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2017-B, 2.82%, 10/15/35(a) | | | 1,345,711 | |
| 798,794 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series2017-B, 2.49%(US0001M+75bps), 10/15/35(a) | | | 799,969 | |
| 3,710,000 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2018-B, 3.60%, 1/15/37(a) | | | 3,836,445 | |
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Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities, continued | | | |
$ | 1,759,310 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2017-A, 2.88%, 9/15/34(a) | | $ | 1,777,592 | |
| 438,755 | | | SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2,Series 2015-C, 2.51%, 8/25/33, Callable 7/25/22 @ 100(a) | | | 438,307 | |
| 81,536 | | | SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2B,Series 2016-D, 2.34%, 4/25/33, Callable 8/25/25 @ 100(a) | | | 81,539 | |
| 1,360,915 | | | SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2,Series 2015-d, 2.72%, 10/27/36, Callable 8/25/23 @ 100(a) | | | 1,372,662 | |
| 5,850,000 | | | SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2FX,Series 2017-F, 2.84%, 1/25/41, Callable 9/25/26 @ 100(a) | | | 5,903,133 | |
| 1,170,000 | | | SoFi Professional Loan Program, Class A2FX,Series 2019-B, 3.09%, 8/17/48, Callable 4/15/28 @ 100(a) | | | 1,181,625 | |
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| Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $69,711,687) | | | 70,899,050 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (5.4%): | | | |
| 1,971,000 | | | BANK, Class A3, Series 2019-BNK24, 2.96%, 11/15/62 | | | 2,020,038 | |
| 4,840,000 | | | Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2018-TALL, 2.46%(US0001M+72bps), 3/15/37(a) | | | 4,810,814 | |
| 2,697,000 | | | Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2019-C5, 3.06%, 11/15/52 | | | 2,760,164 | |
| 668,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class C,Series 2019-B15, 3.84%, 12/15/72 | | | 673,277 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class B,Series 2019-B15, 3.56%, 12/15/72 | | | 1,265,413 | |
| 1,954,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5,Series 2019-B14, 3.05%, 12/15/61 | | | 2,017,544 | |
| 551,000 | | | BX Trust, Class D, Series 2019-OC11, 4.08%, 12/9/41(a) | | | 560,375 | |
| 1,242,000 | | | BX Trust, Class A, Series 2019-OC11, 3.20%, 12/9/41(a) | | | 1,273,293 | |
| 2,611,000 | | | BX Trust, Class A, Series2019-XL, 2.66%(US0001M+92bps), 10/15/36(a) | | | 2,612,384 | |
| 603,000 | | | Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, Class B, Series2019-CF3, 3.50%, 1/15/53(b) | | | 615,834 | |
| 1,863,000 | | | Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, Class A4, Series2019-CF3, 3.01%, 1/15/53 | | | 1,911,514 | |
| 1,463,771 | | | Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-ATR2, 2.69%(US0001M+90bps), 7/25/49, Callable 7/25/25 @ 100(a) | | | 1,457,521 | |
| 3,928,638 | | | CIM Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV3, 2.66%(US0001M+100bps), 8/25/49, Callable 1/25/32 @ 100(a) | | | 3,920,310 | |
| 3,030,000 | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2014-GC21, 3.86%, 5/10/47 | | | 3,204,346 | |
| 2,001,000 | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2019-C7, 3.10%, 12/15/72 | | | 2,069,430 | |
| 3,360,000 | | | Cityline Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2016-CLNE, 2.78%, 11/10/31(a)(b) | | | 3,422,160 | |
| 667,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A5, Series 2015-CR24, 3.70%, 8/10/48 | | | 707,514 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 1,279,058 | | | Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class AM, Series2013-CR7, 3.31%, 3/10/46, Callable 4/6/23 @ 100(a) | | $ | 1,306,711 | |
| 1,015,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class D,Series 2013-WWP, 3.90%, 3/10/31(a) | | | 1,072,358 | |
| 3,075,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-CCRE26, 3.63%, 10/10/48 | | | 3,253,012 | |
| 3,870,000 | | | Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust, Class A,Series 2017-CSMO, 2.67%(US0001M+93bps), 11/15/36(a) | | | 3,857,384 | |
| 2,152,000 | | | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series2019-C17, 3.02%, 9/15/52 | | | 2,204,939 | |
| 2,760,000 | | | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2018-CX11, 4.03%, 4/15/51(b) | | | 3,028,327 | |
| 1,580,000 | | | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2019-C15, 4.05%, 3/15/52 | | | 1,737,099 | |
| 2,700,977 | | | Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series2019-1, 2.74%(US0001M+95bps), 10/25/49, Callable 4/25/29 @ 100(a) | | | 2,700,819 | |
| 1,398,224 | | | FRESB Multifamily Mortgage Pass Through, Class A10H, Series 2019-SB60, 3.50%(US0001M+350bps), 1/25/39, Callable 12/1/28 @ 100 | | | 1,460,683 | |
| 2,462,000 | | | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series 2019-GSA1, 3.05%, 11/10/52 | | | 2,519,685 | |
| 1,525,000 | | | IMT Trust, Class BFX, Series 2017-APTS, 3.50%, 6/15/34(a)(b) | | | 1,568,463 | |
| 3,081,981 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV2, 2.69%(US0001M+90bps), 2/25/50, Callable 3/25/29 @ 100(a) | | | 3,075,572 | |
| 1,280,330 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11,Series 2019-7, 2.69%(US0001M+90bps), 2/25/50(a) | | | 1,276,436 | |
| 2,210,404 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A6,Series 2017-4, 3.00%, 11/25/48, Callable 2/25/25 @ 100(a)(b) | | | 2,237,587 | |
| 3,221,883 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-LTV3, 2.56%(US0001M+85bps), 2/25/50, Callable 2/25/32 @ 100(a) | | | 3,201,992 | |
| 1,120,000 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A5,Series 2019-LTV3, 3.50%, 2/25/50, Callable 2/25/32 @ 100(a)(b) | | | 1,130,403 | |
| 2,040,000 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A11, Series 2019-INV3, 2.74%(US0001M+100bps), 5/25/50, Callable 4/25/32 @ 100(a) | | | 2,037,183 | |
| 3,049,951 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A4,Series 2017-1, 3.50%, 1/25/47, Callable 1/25/28 @ 100(a)(b) | | | 3,124,926 | |
| 2,245,127 | | | JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class A6,Series 2017-2, 3.00%, 5/25/47, Callable 12/25/27 @ 100(a)(b) | | | 2,281,231 | |
| 2,058,000 | | | JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series 2019-COR6, 3.06%, 11/13/52 | | | 2,121,406 | |
| 2,985,000 | | | JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A5, Series2017-C5, 3.69%, 3/15/50 | | | 3,200,607 | |
| 235,081 | | | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A, Series 2012-WLDN, 3.91%, 5/5/30(a) | | | 241,087 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 4,884,415 | | | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A4FX, Series2012-CBX, 3.48%, 6/15/45(a) | | $ | 4,979,172 | |
| 2,904,000 | | | KNDL Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-KNSQ, 2.54%(US0001M+80bps), 5/15/36(a) | | | 2,901,938 | |
| 149,299 | | | Latitude Management Real Estate Capital, Class A, Series 2016-CRE2, 3.48%(US0001M+170bps), 11/24/31(a) | | | 149,853 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Class A3, Series2015-C24, 3.48%, 5/15/48 | | | 1,362,621 | |
| 1,540,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series 2016-BNK2, 3.05%, 11/15/49 | | | 1,594,901 | |
| 1,170,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4,Series 2019-L3, 3.13%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,207,814 | |
| 864,757 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4,Series 2019-H6, 3.42%, 6/15/52 | | | 912,336 | |
| 1,740,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A,Series 2014-MP, 3.47%, 8/11/33(a) | | | 1,774,052 | |
| 1,563,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-NUGS, 2.70%(US0001M+95bps), 12/15/36(a) | | | 1,563,000 | |
| 3,942,313 | | | One Lincoln Street Commercial Mortgage, Class A1, Series2004-C3, 5.72%, 10/15/30(a)(b) | | | 4,298,106 | |
| 1,458,859 | | | Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Class MA, Series2018-2, 3.50%, 11/25/57, Callable 9/25/41 @ 100 | | | 1,496,680 | |
| 2,835,509 | | | Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Class MA, Series2019-2, 3.50%, 8/25/58 | | | 2,935,086 | |
| 125,000 | | | SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series2016-C5, 3.06%, 10/10/48 | | | 128,379 | |
| 208,981 | | | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series2016-B, 2.43%, 2/17/32(a)(b) | | | 208,884 | |
| 388,839 | | | Tharaldson Hotel Portfolio Trust, Class A,Series 2018-THL, 2.46%(US0001M+75bps), 11/11/34(a) | | | 388,457 | |
| 1,857,000 | | | UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4,Series 2019-C18, 3.04%, 12/15/52 | | | 1,904,694 | |
| 1,460,000 | | | VNO Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2013-PENN, 3.81%, 12/13/29(a) | | | 1,475,870 | |
| 1,853,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2019-C53, 3.04%, 10/15/52 | | | 1,904,687 | |
| 1,147,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2019-C54, 3.15%, 12/15/52 | | | 1,188,403 | |
| 940,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2018-C46, 4.15%, 8/15/51 | | | 1,043,409 | |
| 1,635,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-NXS4, 3.72%, 12/15/48 | | | 1,745,755 | |
| 975,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2015-C28, 3.54%, 5/15/48 | | | 1,029,932 | |
| 10,253,647 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA, Series 2016-LC25, 0.99%, 12/15/59(b) | | | 474,129 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AS, Series 2015-NXS1, 3.41%, 5/15/48 | | | 1,297,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $121,463,235) | | | 121,905,762 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
5
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds (22.9%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%): | | | |
$ | 1,315,000 | | | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 2.85%, 12/15/20, Callable 11/15/20 @ 100(a) | | $ | 1,321,973 | |
| 1,135,000 | | | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.80%, 10/7/24(a) | | | 1,194,314 | |
| 245,000 | | | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 3.85%, 12/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100(a) | | | 259,471 | |
| 134,000 | | | Boeing Co. (The), 3.25%, 2/1/35, Callable 11/1/34 @ 100 | | | 136,680 | |
| 135,000 | | | General Dynamics Corp., 3.75%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100 | | | 148,788 | |
| 129,000 | | | Harris Corp., 3.83%, 4/27/25, Callable 1/27/25 @ 100 | | | 137,295 | |
| 2,091,000 | | | Harris Corp., 4.40%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 | | | 2,329,046 | |
| 1,057,000 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/25, Callable 11/15/20 @ 102.5(a) | | | 1,104,565 | |
| 1,247,000 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.48%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100 | | | 1,299,998 | |
| 2,050,000 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/23, Callable 5/15/23 @ 100(a) | | | 2,158,640 | |
| 267,000 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.95%, 5/28/24, Callable 2/28/24 @ 100(a) | | | 283,284 | |
| 1,715,000 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 12/15/26, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100(a) | | | 1,844,045 | |
| 90,000 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 4.40%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100(a) | | | 100,332 | |
| 1,347,000 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp., 2.90%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100 | | | 1,400,196 | |
| 338,000 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.60%, 3/1/35, Callable 9/1/34 @ 100 | | | 370,510 | |
| 628,000 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.07%, 12/15/42 | | | 719,802 | |
| 398,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.08%, 10/15/20 | | | 398,248 | |
| 30,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.55%, 10/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100 | | | 30,453 | |
| 3,892,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.93%, 1/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100 | | | 4,011,596 | |
| 704,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100 | | | 734,040 | |
| 280,000 | | | Raytheon Co., 7.20%, 8/15/27 | | | 366,348 | |
| 115,000 | | | Raytheon Co., 7.00%, 11/1/28 | | | 152,605 | |
| 10,000 | | | Raytheon Co., 4.70%, 12/15/41 | | | 12,451 | |
| 415,000 | | | Raytheon Co., 4.20%, 12/15/44, Callable 6/15/44 @ 100 | | | 487,336 | |
| 805,000 | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc., 2.80%, 3/15/22, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 | | | 818,941 | |
| 280,000 | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc., 3.20%, 3/15/24, Callable 1/15/24 @ 100 | | | 291,516 | |
| 90,000 | | | Textron, Inc., 3.65%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100 | | | 94,169 | |
| 882,000 | | | Textron, Inc., 3.90%, 9/17/29, Callable 6/17/29 @ 100 | | | 941,592 | |
| 25,000 | | | United Technolgies Group, 5.70%, 4/15/40 | | | 33,488 | |
| 620,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 1.13%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/15/21 @ 100 | | | 708,322 | |
| 685,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 1.25%, 5/22/23, Callable 2/22/23 @ 100 | | | 794,790 | |
| 168,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 6.13%, 7/15/38 | | | 232,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Aerospace & Defense, continued | | | |
$ | 31,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 4.45%, 11/16/38, Callable 5/16/38 @ 100 | | $ | 36,444 | |
| 624,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/42 | | | 748,434 | |
| 4,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 4.15%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/16/44 @ 100 | | | 4,590 | |
| 110,000 | | | United Technologies Corp., 4.05%, 5/4/47, Callable 11/4/46 @ 100 | | | 125,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,832,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%): | | | |
| 296,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/42 | | | 284,977 | |
| 463,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 5.10%, 1/15/44 | | | 507,501 | |
| 85,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/45, Callable 5/15/45 @ 100 | | | 89,621 | |
| 13,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 4.55%, 4/1/46, Callable 10/1/45 @ 100 | | | 13,308 | |
| 5,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 4.40%, 1/15/47, Callable 7/15/46 @ 100 | | | 5,034 | |
| 6,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 2.35%, 5/16/22, Callable 4/16/22 @ 100 | | | 6,068 | |
| 87,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 2.50%, 4/1/23, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100 | | | 88,409 | |
| 695,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 0.38%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 788,371 | |
| 57,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 3.40%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 61,073 | |
| 528,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 2.50%, 9/1/29, Callable 6/1/29 @ 100 | | | 527,112 | |
| 40,000 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., 3.40%, 9/1/49, Callable 3/1/49 @ 100 | | | 40,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,412,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.5%): | | | |
| 8,923 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2014-1, 4.38%, 10/1/22 | | | 9,161 | |
| 1,053,766 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2015-2, 4.40%, 3/22/25 | | | 1,089,840 | |
| 317,002 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2016-1, 5.25%, 7/15/25 | | | 335,132 | |
| 96,801 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2017-1, 4.95%, 8/15/26 | | | 101,844 | |
| 10,702 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2016-3, 3.75%, 4/15/27 | | | 10,829 | |
| 212,085 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2017-2, 3.70%, 4/15/27 | | | 212,502 | |
| 553,098 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2015-2, 3.60%, 3/22/29 | | | 580,691 | |
| 795,000 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B, Series2019-1, 3.85%, 8/15/29 | | | 807,911 | |
| 231,570 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2016-2, 3.20%, 12/15/29 | | | 238,767 | |
| 464,702 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2016-3, 3.00%, 4/15/30 | | | 473,031 | |
| 190,146 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2017-1, 3.65%, 8/15/30 | | | 199,328 | |
| 332,612 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2017-2, 3.35%, 4/15/31 | | | 339,111 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Airlines, continued | | | |
$ | 735,000 | | | American Airlines Pass Through Trust,Series 2019-1, 3.15%, 8/15/33 | | $ | 746,550 | |
| 1,934,000 | | | British Airways Pass Through Trust, Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.35%, 12/15/30(a) | | | 1,975,099 | |
| 1,074,865 | | | British Airways Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2019-1, 3.30%, 6/15/34(a) | | | 1,116,517 | |
| 71,000 | | | Delta Airlines Pass Through Trust, 3.63%, 3/15/22, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 | | | 72,739 | |
| 505,000 | | | Delta Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA,Series 2019-1, 3.20%, 10/25/25 | | | 524,812 | |
| 396,000 | | | Southwest Airlines Co., 2.75%, 11/16/22, Callable 10/16/22 @ 100 | | | 401,714 | |
| 11,795 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2014-1, 4.75%, 10/11/23 | | | 12,135 | |
| 63,289 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2014-2, 4.63%, 3/3/24 | | | 65,282 | |
| 8,287 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2016-2, 3.65%, 4/7/27 | | | 8,403 | |
| 61,007 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2016-1, 3.65%, 7/7/27 | | | 61,475 | |
| 339,968 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2018-1, 4.60%, 9/1/27 | | | 350,786 | |
| 12,461 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2015-1, 3.45%, 6/1/29 | | | 12,857 | |
| 462,000 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2019-2, 3.50%, 11/1/29 | | | 465,292 | |
| 51,879 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2016-2, 3.10%, 1/7/30 | | | 53,016 | |
| 201,212 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2019-2, 2.88%, 4/7/30 | | | 203,903 | |
| 239,452 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2018-1, 3.50%, 9/1/31 | | | 247,348 | |
| 381,290 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2016-1, 4.15%, 2/25/33 | | | 411,824 | |
| 505,000 | | | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series2019-2, 2.70%, 11/1/33 | | | 504,999 | |
| 20,226 | | | US Airways Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2012-2, 6.75%, 12/3/22 | | | 21,187 | |
| 64,629 | | | US Airways Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2013-1, 5.38%, 5/15/23 | | | 67,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,721,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.0%†): | | | |
| 55,000 | | | Aptiv plc, 5.40%, 3/15/49, Callable 9/15/48 @ 100 | | | 62,098 | |
| 45,000 | | | Lear Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/49, Callable 11/15/48 @ 100 | | | 46,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,575,000 | | | Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.70%, 8/3/20(a) | | | 2,584,970 | |
| 335,000 | | | Daimler Finance North America LLC, 3.75%, 11/5/21(a) | | | 344,284 | |
| 29,000 | | | General Motors Co., 4.00%, 4/1/25 | | | 30,203 | |
| 1,400,000 | | | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 3.15%, 3/15/21(a) | | | 1,412,789 | |
| 1,390,000 | | | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 2.40%, 5/22/20(a) | | | 1,391,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Automobiles, continued | | | |
$ | 520,000 | | | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 2.50%, 9/24/21(a) | | $ | 523,698 | |
| 650,000 | | | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 2.70%, 9/26/22(a) | | | 657,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,944,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (3.6%): | | | |
| 7,430,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series G, 2.37%(US0003M+66bps), 7/21/21, Callable 7/21/20 @ 100 | | | 7,445,729 | |
| 140,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.50%(US0003M+63bps), 5/17/22, Callable 5/17/21 @ 100, MTN | | | 142,617 | |
| 357,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.10%, 7/24/23 | | | 380,334 | |
| 2,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.00%(US0003M+79bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100 | | | 2,045 | |
| 64,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.13%, 1/22/24, MTN | | | 68,875 | |
| 4,108,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.55%(US0003M+78bps), 3/5/24, Callable 3/5/23 @ 100 | | | 4,251,357 | |
| 10,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 4/1/24 | | | 10,708 | |
| 1,371,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.86%(US0003M+94bps), 7/23/24, Callable 7/23/23 @ 100 | | | 1,443,163 | |
| 452,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24, MTN | | | 485,117 | |
| 304,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 1/22/25, MTN | | | 323,307 | |
| 3,934,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.46%(US0003M+97bps), 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 4,096,903 | |
| 382,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25 | | | 406,864 | |
| 28,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/25, MTN | | | 30,030 | |
| 71,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.09%(US0003M+109bps), 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/24 @ 100 | | | 73,175 | |
| 270,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 2.46%(US0003M+87bps), 10/22/25, Callable 10/22/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 271,039 | |
| 1,156,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26 | | | 1,267,124 | |
| 2,523,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.56%(US0003M+106bps), 4/23/27, Callable 4/23/26 @ 100, MTN | | | 2,661,593 | |
| 3,034,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.82%(US0003M+158bps), 1/20/28, Callable 1/20/27 @ 100, MTN | | | 3,254,793 | |
| 3,177,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.71%(US0003M+151bps), 4/24/28, Callable 4/24/27 @ 100 | | | 3,392,922 | |
| 918,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.42%(US0003M+104bps), 12/20/28, Callable 12/20/27 @ 100 | | | 962,172 | |
| 842,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.97%(US0003M+107bps), 3/5/29, Callable 3/5/28 @ 100, MTN | | | 916,180 | |
| 203,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.27%(US0003M+131bps), 7/23/29, Callable 7/23/28 @ 100 | | | 224,979 | |
| 817,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.97%(US0003M+121bps), 2/7/30, Callable 2/7/29 @ 100, MTN | | | 889,906 | |
| 20,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.24%(US0003M+181bps), 4/24/38, Callable 4/24/37 @ 100, MTN | | | 22,975 | |
| 7,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.75%, 4/21/45 | | | 8,525 | |
| 685,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 5.88%(US0003M+293bps), 12/31/99, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 | | | 761,206 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Citibank NA, Series B, 2.10%, 6/12/20, Callable 5/12/20 @ 100 | | | 1,101,357 | |
| 1,030,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 2.65%, 10/26/20 | | | 1,035,164 | |
| 4,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 2.75%, 4/25/22, Callable 3/25/22 @ 100 | | | 4,065 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 265,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 2.88%(US0003M+95bps), 7/24/23, Callable 7/24/22 @ 100 | | $ | 269,619 | |
| 3,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.04%(US0003M+102bps), 6/1/24, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100 | | | 3,177 | |
| 859,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.40%, 6/10/25 | | | 933,523 | |
| 10,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 5.50%, 9/13/25 | | | 11,423 | |
| 40,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.45%, 9/29/27 | | | 44,017 | |
| 306,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 3.89%(US0003M+156bps), 1/10/28, Callable 1/10/27 @ 100 | | | 328,183 | |
| 675,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 3.67%(US0003M+139bps), 7/24/28, Callable 7/24/27 @ 100 | | | 717,330 | |
| 531,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 3.52%(US0003M), 10/27/28, Callable 10/27/27 @ 100 | | | 557,991 | |
| 965,000 | | | Citizens Bank NA, 2.20%, 5/26/20, Callable 4/26/20 @ 100 | | | 964,982 | �� |
| 250,000 | | | Citizens Bank NA, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100 | | | 251,580 | |
| 38,000 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.38%, 7/28/21, Callable 6/28/21 @ 100 | | | 38,084 | |
| 435,000 | | | HSBC USA, Inc., 5.00%, 9/27/20 | | | 443,658 | |
| 470,000 | | | Huntington National Bank (The), 2.40%, 4/1/20, Callable 3/1/20 @ 100 | | | 470,032 | |
| 23,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.63%, 5/10/21 | | | 23,818 | |
| 3,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.40%, 6/7/21, Callable 5/7/21 @ 100 | | | 3,019 | |
| 861,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100 | | | 862,558 | |
| 360,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.51%(US0003M+61bps), 6/18/22, Callable 6/18/21 @ 100 | | | 367,724 | |
| 100,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.21%(US0003M+70bps), 4/1/23, Callable 4/1/22 @ 100 | | | 102,173 | |
| 2,769,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.78%(US0003M+94bps), 4/25/23, Callable 4/25/22 @ 100 | | | 2,803,097 | |
| 3,374,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.56%(US0003M+73bps), 4/23/24, Callable 4/23/23 @ 100 | | | 3,518,127 | |
| 101,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.02%(US0003M+100bps), 12/5/24, Callable 12/5/23 @ 100 | | | 107,657 | |
| 1,366,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.22%(US0003M+116bps), 3/1/25, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100 | | | 1,411,772 | |
| 5,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%(SOFR+116bps), 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 4,994 | |
| 144,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.20%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 150,003 | |
| 427,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.96%(US0003M+125bps), 1/29/27, Callable 1/29/26 @ 100 | | | 462,398 | |
| 4,673,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.78%(US0003M+134bps), 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100 | | | 5,022,452 | |
| 3,214,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.54%(US0003M+138bps), 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/27 @ 100 | | | 3,406,814 | |
| 1,480,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.51%(US0003M+95bps), 1/23/29, Callable 1/23/28 @ 100 | | | 1,569,756 | |
| 70,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.00%(US0003M+112bps), 4/23/29, Callable 4/23/28 @ 100 | | | 76,678 | |
| 404,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.20%(US0003M+126bps), 7/23/29, Callable 7/23/28 @ 100 | | | 450,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 1,872,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.70%(US0003M+116bps), 5/6/30, Callable 5/6/29 @ 100 | | $ | 2,011,852 | |
| 1,014,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.74%(SOFR+151bps), 10/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100 | | | 1,012,733 | |
| 250,000 | | | KeyBank NA, Series B, 3.35%, 6/15/21 | | | 255,182 | |
| 500,000 | | | KeyBank NA, Series B, 2.40%, 6/9/22 | | | 505,552 | |
| 200,000 | | | KeyCorp, 2.90%, 9/15/20 | | | 201,195 | |
| 6,000 | | | SunTrust Bank, 3.53%(US0003M+50bps), 10/26/21, Callable 10/26/20 @ 100 | | | 6,067 | |
| 356,000 | | | Synovus Financial Corp., 3.13%, 11/1/22, Callable 10/1/22 @ 100 | | | 360,587 | |
| 370,000 | | | Truist Bank, 2.80%, 5/17/22, Callable 4/17/22 @ 100 | | | 376,618 | |
| 300,000 | | | Truist Bank, 3.50%(US0003M+59bps), 8/2/22, Callable 8/2/21 @ 100 | | | 306,367 | |
| 10,000 | | | Truist Bank, 3.20%, 4/1/24, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100 | | | 10,386 | |
| 10,000 | | | Truist Bank, 3.69%(US0003M+74bps), 8/2/24, Callable 8/2/23 @ 100 | | | 10,475 | |
| 204,000 | | | US Bancorp, 2.35%, 1/29/21, Callable 12/29/20 @ 100, MTN | | | 204,877 | |
| 75,000 | | | US BanCorp, 3.10%, 4/27/26, Callable 3/27/26 @ 100 | | | 78,118 | |
| 180,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.50%, 3/4/21 | | | 181,241 | |
| 900,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 1.13%, 10/29/21, MTN | | | 1,032,126 | |
| 6,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.50%, 3/8/22 | | | 6,185 | |
| 566,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.63%, 7/22/22, MTN | | | 573,779 | |
| 2,225,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, 1/24/24, Callable 12/24/23 @ 100, MTN | | | 2,344,683 | |
| 391,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 2/19/25 | | | 403,437 | |
| 222,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.55%, 9/29/25, MTN | | | 234,671 | |
| 8,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.41%(US0003M+83bps), 10/30/25, Callable 10/30/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 7,980 | |
| 2,619,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 4/22/26 | | | 2,695,514 | |
| 64,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 4.10%, 6/3/26 | | | 68,840 | |
| 704,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 10/23/26 | | | 720,079 | |
| 57,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Series G, 4.30%, 7/22/27, MTN | | | 62,252 | |
| 2,315,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.58%(US0003M+131bps), 5/22/28, Callable 5/22/27 @ 100, MTN | | | 2,456,389 | |
| 173,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.88%(US0003M+117bps), 10/30/30, Callable 10/30/29 @ 100, MTN | | | 174,168 | |
| 14,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 5.61%, 1/15/44 | | | 18,543 | |
| 280,000 | | | Wells Fargo Bank NA, 3.63%, 10/22/21, Callable 9/21/21 @ 100 | | | 288,084 | |
| 320,000 | | | Wells Fargo Bank NA, 2.08%(US0003M+65bps), 9/9/22, Callable 9/9/21 @ 100 | | | 320,133 | |
| 330,000 | | | Zions Bancorp NA, 3.50%, 8/27/21 | | | 336,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 78,575,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.5%): | | | |
| 5,126,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100 | | | 5,918,167 | |
| 884,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100 | | | 1,048,617 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Beverages, continued | | | |
$ | 243,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.45%, 1/23/39, Callable 7/23/38 @ 100 | | $ | 305,918 | |
| 31,000 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The), 2.20%, 5/25/22 | | | 31,305 | |
| 1,710,000 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.13%, 9/22/22 | | | 1,982,118 | |
| 1,235,000 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The), 0.75%, 3/9/23, Callable 12/9/22 @ 100 | | | 1,416,473 | |
| 420,000 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The), 2.13%, 9/6/29 | | | 408,631 | |
| 20,000 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 3.55%, 5/25/21 | | | 20,410 | |
| 780,000 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2.10%, 7/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100 | | | 779,848 | |
| 10,000 | | | PepsiCo, Inc., 2.63%, 7/29/29, Callable 4/29/29 @ 100 | | | 10,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,921,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.3%): | | | |
| 36,000 | | | Abbvie, Inc., 3.20%, 11/6/22, Callable 9/6/22 @ 100 | | | 37,025 | |
| 112,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 5/14/21, Callable 4/14/21 @ 100 | | | 112,330 | |
| 167,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 3.38%, 11/14/21 | | | 171,159 | |
| 17,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 3.75%, 11/14/23, Callable 10/14/23 @ 100 | | | 17,892 | |
| 300,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 1.38%, 5/17/24, Callable 2/17/24 @ 100 | | | 354,130 | |
| 440,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 5/14/25, Callable 2/14/25 @ 100 | | | 464,615 | |
| 110,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 5/14/26, Callable 2/14/26 @ 100 | | | 113,845 | |
| 780,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 2.95%, 11/21/26, Callable 9/21/26 @ 100(a) | | | 791,439 | |
| 2,228,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.50%, 5/14/35, Callable 11/14/34 @ 100 | | | 2,507,169 | |
| 8,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.45%, 5/14/46, Callable 11/14/45 @ 100 | | | 8,627 | |
| 187,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100 | | | 192,916 | |
| 49,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 2.25%, 8/19/23, Callable 6/19/23 @ 100 | | | 49,441 | |
| 205,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 4.95%, 10/1/41 | | | 243,804 | |
| 196,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/41, Callable 5/15/41 @ 100 | | | 237,403 | |
| 94,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 5.65%, 6/15/42, Callable 12/15/41 @ 100 | | | 116,564 | |
| 666,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/1/45, Callable 11/1/44 @ 100 | | | 747,812 | |
| 2,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 4.56%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100 | | | 2,312 | |
| 204,000 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.70%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 216,666 | |
| 225,000 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100 | | | 242,015 | |
| 40,000 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.60%, 9/1/35, Callable 3/1/35 @ 100 | | | 47,879 | |
| 951,000 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.80%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100 | | | 1,139,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,814,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Building Products (0.0%†): | | | |
$ | 36,000 | | | Owens Corning, 4.30%, 7/15/47, Callable 1/15/47 @ 100 | | $ | 34,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.2%): | | | |
| 1,710,000 | | | Ares Capital Corp., 4.25%, 3/1/25, Callable 1/1/25 @ 100 | | | 1,785,498 | |
| 118,000 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 3.44%(US0003M+107bps), 2/7/28, Callable 2/7/27 @ 100, MTN | | | 124,707 | |
| 805,000 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.62%(US0003M+313bps), 12/29/49, Callable 9/20/26 @ 100 | | | 845,451 | |
| 93,000 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 3.20%, 1/25/28, Callable 10/25/27 @ 100 | | | 97,267 | |
| 1,435,000 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series E, 4.62%(US0003M+332bps), 12/29/49, Callable 3/1/22 @ 100 | | | 1,476,256 | |
| 60,000 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp., 3.80%, 8/24/27, Callable 5/24/27 @ 100 | | | 62,655 | |
| 109,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.25%, 7/27/21 | | | 114,273 | |
| 170,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 1/24/22 | | | 181,972 | |
| 1,700,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.00%, 4/26/22, Callable 4/26/21 @ 100 | | | 1,721,966 | |
| 355,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.71%(US0003M+78bps), 10/31/22, Callable 10/31/21 @ 100 | | | 357,229 | |
| 19,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.63%, 1/22/23 | | | 19,734 | |
| 13,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.91%(US0003M+105bps), 6/5/23, Callable 6/5/22 @ 100 | | | 13,209 | |
| 82,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.90%(US0003M+99bps), 7/24/23, Callable 7/24/22 @ 100 | | | 83,269 | |
| 170,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.63%, 2/20/24, Callable 1/20/24 @ 100 | | | 178,512 | |
| 319,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 4.00%, 3/3/24 | | | 338,890 | |
| 2,027,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.50%, 1/23/25, Callable 10/23/24 @ 100 | | | 2,128,713 | |
| 69,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.75%, 5/22/25, Callable 2/22/25 @ 100 | | | 73,063 | |
| 130,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.27%(US0003M+120bps), 9/29/25, Callable 9/29/24 @ 100 | | | 134,162 | |
| 942,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.75%, 2/25/26, Callable 11/25/25 @ 100 | | | 998,468 | |
| 425,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.08%(US0003M+117bps), 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100 | | | 430,991 | |
| 2,585,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.50%, 11/16/26, Callable 11/16/25 @ 100 | | | 2,698,074 | |
| 169,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.85%, 1/26/27, Callable 1/26/26 @ 100 | | | 179,784 | |
| 694,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.69%(US0003M+151bps), 6/5/28, Callable 6/5/27 @ 100 | | | 736,678 | |
| 35,000 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 3.75%, 9/21/28, Callable 6/21/28 @ 100 | | | 38,218 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
$ | 670,000 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 4.25%, 9/21/48, Callable 3/21/48 @ 100 | | $ | 793,011 | |
| 305,000 | | | Moody’s Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/29, Callable 11/1/28 @ 100 | | | 344,752 | |
| 155,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 2.63%, 11/17/21 | | | 156,758 | |
| 431,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.75%, 2/25/23 | | | 450,348 | |
| 12,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.74%(US0003M+85bps), 4/24/24, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100 | | | 12,496 | |
| 1,142,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, Series G, 3.70%, 10/23/24, MTN | | | 1,210,256 | |
| 37,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 2.72%(SOFR+115bps), 7/22/25, Callable 7/22/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 37,368 | |
| 140,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, Series G, 3.88%, 1/27/26 | | | 150,255 | |
| 40,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.13%, 7/27/26, MTN | | | 41,201 | |
| 3,903,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.63%, 1/20/27 | | | 4,147,247 | |
| 1,760,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.77%(US0003M+114bps), 1/24/29, Callable 1/24/28 @ 100 | | | 1,891,995 | |
| 666,000 | | | State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25%(US0003M+360bps), 12/31/49, Callable 9/15/20 @ 100 | | | 682,650 | |
| 1,510,000 | | | State Street Corp., Series H, 5.62%(US0003M+254bps), 12/31/99, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100 | | | 1,600,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,337,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.4%): | | | |
| 70,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 3.00%, 11/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100 | | | 71,663 | |
| 15,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 3.15%, 5/15/24, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100 | | | 15,483 | |
| 226,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 4.55%, 11/30/25, Callable 9/30/25 @ 100 | | | 248,889 | |
| 1,594,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 3.63%, 5/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 1,676,412 | |
| 53,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 5.25%, 11/15/41, Callable 5/15/41 @ 100 | | | 61,496 | |
| 753,000 | | | Dow Chemical Co. (The), 4.38%, 11/15/42, Callable 5/15/42 @ 100 | | | 804,410 | |
| 1,770,000 | | | DowDuPont, Inc., 4.49%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100 | | | 1,946,645 | |
| 670,000 | | | DowDuPont, Inc., 5.42%, 11/15/48, Callable 5/15/48 @ 100 | | | 826,468 | |
| 20,000 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 5.32%, 11/15/38, Callable 5/15/38 @ 100 | | | 23,793 | |
| 265,000 | | | Eastman Chemical Co., 3.50%, 12/1/21 | | | 271,891 | |
| 330,000 | | | Eastman Chemical Co., 3.80%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100 | | | 348,144 | |
| 80,000 | | | Ecolab, Inc., 4.35%, 12/8/21 | | | 83,706 | |
| 562,000 | | | Ecolab, Inc., 4.35%, 12/8/21 | | | 588,032 | |
| 460,000 | | | Ecolab, Inc., 2.38%, 8/10/22, Callable 7/10/22 @ 100 | | | 464,350 | |
| 2,000 | | | Ecolab, Inc., 2.70%, 11/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100 | | | 2,055 | |
| 42,000 | | | LYB International Finance BV, 4.88%, 3/15/44, Callable 9/15/43 @ 100 | | | 47,331 | |
| 190,000 | | | LYB International Finance III LLC, 4.20%, 10/15/49, Callable 4/15/49 @ 100 | | | 197,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
$ | 220,000 | | | RPM International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100 | | $ | 226,344 | |
| 145,000 | | | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.00%, 12/15/42, Callable 6/15/42 @ 100 | | | 149,082 | |
| 153,000 | | | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.50%, 6/1/47, Callable 12/1/46 @ 100 | | | 174,026 | |
| 10,000 | | | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 3.80%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 10,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,238,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%): | | | |
| 32,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 3.55%, 6/1/22, Callable 3/1/22 @ 100 | | | 33,071 | |
| 90,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100 | | | 96,953 | |
| 31,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 2.50%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 31,422 | |
| 205,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 2.90%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100 | | | 208,996 | |
| 859,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 3.38%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100 | | | 906,865 | |
| 820,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 3.95%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100 | | | 901,810 | |
| 17,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 2.95%, 6/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 17,542 | |
| 295,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 3.13%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100 | | | 308,393 | |
| 114,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 3.20%, 6/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100 | | | 119,502 | |
| 198,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 3.45%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 211,627 | |
| 571,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/39, Callable 1/15/39 @ 100 | | | 638,641 | |
| 865,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 4.15%, 7/15/49, Callable 1/15/49 @ 100 | | | 987,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,461,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.1%): | | | |
| 93,000 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/24 | | | 100,587 | |
| 48,000 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.35%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100 | | | 51,102 | |
| 190,000 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/24 | | | 201,063 | |
| 447,000 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 2/23/28, Callable 11/23/27 @ 100 | | | 484,892 | |
| 1,458,000 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 5/23/29, Callable 2/23/29 @ 100 | | | 1,602,001 | |
| 122,000 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/44 | | | 134,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,573,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (1.0%): | | | |
| 160,000 | | | American Express Co., 2.20%, 10/30/20, Callable 9/29/20 @ 100 | | | 160,228 | |
| 55,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.00%, 2/22/21, Callable 1/22/21 @ 100 | | | 55,561 | |
| 69,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.38%, 5/17/21, Callable 4/17/21 @ 100 | | | 70,260 | |
| 38,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.70%, 11/5/21, Callable 10/5/21 @ 100 | | | 39,140 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
$ | 635,000 | | | American Express Co., 2.75%, 5/20/22, Callable 4/20/22 @ 100 | | $ | 645,659 | |
| 170,000 | | | American Express Co., 2.50%, 8/1/22, Callable 7/1/22 @ 100 | | | 171,944 | |
| 35,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.40%, 2/27/23, Callable 1/27/23 @ 100 | | | 36,277 | |
| 400,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.70%, 8/3/23, Callable 7/3/23 @ 100 | | | 421,171 | |
| 345,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.40%, 2/22/24, Callable 1/22/24 @ 100 | | | 360,555 | |
| 2,101,000 | | | American Express Co., 2.50%, 7/30/24, Callable 6/30/24 @ 100 | | | 2,123,827 | |
| 101,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.00%, 10/30/24, Callable 9/29/24 @ 100 | | | 104,285 | |
| 7,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.13%, 5/20/26, Callable 4/20/26 @ 100 | | | 7,267 | |
| 387,000 | | | American Express Credit Corp., 2.25%, 5/5/21, Callable 4/4/21 @ 100 | | | 388,777 | |
| 740,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 1.38%, 11/10/22 | | | 861,269 | |
| 3,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 2.60%, 11/16/22, MTN | | | 3,059 | |
| 110,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 0.55%, 3/17/23 | | | 125,269 | |
| 455,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 2.90%, 2/16/24, MTN | | | 468,378 | |
| 75,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 2.40%, 6/27/24, MTN | | | 75,911 | |
| 9,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., 2.30%, 9/9/26 | | | 8,978 | |
| 500,000 | | | Discover Bank, 3.20%, 8/9/21, Callable 7/9/21 @ 100 | | | 508,016 | |
| 205,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 3.75%, 3/4/25, Callable 12/4/24 @ 100 | | | 216,464 | |
| 270,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.16%, 8/4/20 | | | 271,011 | |
| 323,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Series G, 4.39%, 1/8/26 | | | 328,331 | |
| 160,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co, Inc., 3.15%, 6/30/22, Callable 5/30/22 @ 100 | | | 162,989 | |
| 2,269,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.20%, 7/13/20, Callable 6/13/20 @ 100 | | | 2,278,950 | |
| 2,060,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.45%, 11/6/20 | | | 2,064,005 | |
| 468,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.38%, 9/25/21 | | | 484,665 | |
| 635,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/22, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100 | | | 649,623 | |
| 199,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.00%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 209,199 | |
| 3,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.35%, 4/9/25, Callable 2/9/25 @ 100 | | | 3,211 | |
| 430,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100 | | | 477,038 | |
| 1,176,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.35%, 1/17/27, Callable 10/17/26 @ 100 | | | 1,238,955 | |
| 945,000 | | | Hyundai Capital America, 2.55%, 4/3/20(a) | | | 945,644 | |
| 588,000 | | | Hyundai Capital America, 3.00%, 10/30/20(a) | | | 591,055 | |
| 1,420,000 | | | Hyundai Capital America, 3.95%, 2/1/22(a) | | | 1,462,353 | |
| 2,250,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 2.70%, 2/3/20 | | | 2,250,167 | |
| 10,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 3/19/24, Callable 2/19/24 @ 100 | | | 10,634 | |
| 7,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 7,472 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
$ | 940,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 7/21/21 | | $ | 1,057,144 | |
| 663,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.63%, 1/10/23, MTN | | | 676,111 | |
| 30,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.00%, 10/7/24, MTN | | | 29,900 | |
| 521,000 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 3.20%, 1/11/27 | | | 551,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,601,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.0%†): | | | |
| 10,000 | | | International Paper Co., 6.00%, 11/15/41, Callable 5/15/41 @ 100 | | | 12,437 | |
| 28,000 | | | International Paper Co., 4.40%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100 | | | 29,742 | |
| 516,000 | | | International Paper Co., 4.35%, 8/15/48, Callable 2/15/48 @ 100 | | | 549,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 591,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 145,000 | | | California Institute of Technology, 4.32%, 8/1/45 | | | 173,325 | |
| 360,000 | | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4.68%, 7/1/14 | | | 465,673 | |
| 114,000 | | | Pres & Fellows of Harvar, 3.15%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100 | | | 115,890 | |
| 575,000 | | | Pres & Fellows of Harvar, 3.30%, 7/15/56, Callable 1/15/56 @ 100 | | | 592,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,347,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 666,000 | | | AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 3.90%, 4/20/23, Callable 3/20/23 @ 100 | | | 697,753 | |
| 625,000 | | | BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.41%, 2/11/26, Callable 12/11/25 @ 100 | | | 664,039 | |
| 10,000 | | | BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.12%, 5/4/26, Callable 2/4/26 @ 100 | | | 10,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,372,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 467,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 2.80%, 2/17/21, Callable 1/17/21 @ 100 | | | 470,750 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 2.28%, 11/27/22(a)(c) | | | 1,874,098 | |
| 1,719,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 2/15/27, Callable 11/15/26 @ 100 | | | 1,834,006 | |
| 1,104,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.25%, 3/1/27, Callable 12/1/26 @ 100 | | | 1,211,012 | |
| 4,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.10%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100 | | | 4,345 | |
| 1,826,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 2,030,709 | |
| 1,971,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/35, Callable 11/15/34 @ 100 | | | 2,194,017 | |
| 50,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/37, Callable 9/1/36 @ 100 | | | 59,781 | |
| 23,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.90%, 8/15/37, Callable 2/14/37 @ 100 | | | 26,415 | |
| 143,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 6.00%, 8/15/40, Callable 5/15/40 @ 100 | | | 181,691 | |
| 1,146,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 3/15/42 | | | 1,337,313 | |
| 156,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.80%, 6/15/44, Callable 12/15/43 @ 100 | | | 177,538 | |
| 3,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100 | | | 3,374 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued | | | |
$ | 502,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100 | | $ | 598,629 | |
| 3,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.45%, 3/1/47, Callable 9/1/46 @ 100 | | | 3,708 | |
| 495,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., 0.50%, 6/2/22 | | | 562,156 | |
| 2,594,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.13%, 3/16/27 | | | 2,870,136 | |
| 1,311,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 8/10/33 | | | 1,523,294 | |
| 46,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.40%, 11/1/34, Callable 5/1/34 @ 100 | | | 53,265 | |
| 3,868,000 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.27%, 1/15/36 | | | 4,363,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,379,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (2.0%): | | | |
| 430,000 | | | AEP Texas, Inc., 2.40%, 10/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100 | | | 433,276 | |
| 824,000 | | | AEP Texas, Inc., Class H, Series H, 3.45%, 1/15/50, Callable 7/15/49 @ 100 | | | 825,005 | |
| 640,000 | | | AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.75%, 12/1/47, Callable 6/1/47 @ 100 | | | 687,210 | |
| 281,000 | | | AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 4.25%, 9/15/48, Callable 3/15/48 @ 100 | | | 322,861 | |
| 20,000 | | | AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.80%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100 | | | 21,452 | |
| 585,000 | | | AEP Transmission Co. LLC, 3.15%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 567,885 | |
| 21,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., 6.00%, 3/1/39 | | | 29,161 | |
| 168,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., Series2011-C, 5.20%, 6/1/41 | | | 206,248 | |
| 284,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., 3.85%, 12/1/42 | | | 302,481 | |
| 450,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., 4.15%, 8/15/44, Callable 2/15/44 @ 100 | | | 500,791 | |
| 285,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., 3.75%, 3/1/45, Callable 9/1/44 @ 100 | | | 299,426 | |
| 151,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., Series A, 4.30%, 7/15/48, Callable 1/15/48 @ 100 | | | 174,303 | |
| 561,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., 3.45%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100 | | | 575,309 | |
| 430,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 2.80%, 8/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100 | | | 437,054 | |
| 35,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 2.40%, 8/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100 | | | 35,127 | |
| 505,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.50%, 8/15/46, Callable 2/15/46 @ 100 | | | 516,720 | |
| 900,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.75%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100 | | | 961,615 | |
| 90,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 4.25%, 9/15/48, Callable 3/15/48 @ 100 | | | 104,392 | |
| 216,000 | | | Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.20%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 211,794 | |
| 85,000 | | | Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.60%, 8/15/43, Callable 2/15/43 @ 100 | | | 101,137 | |
| 816,000 | | | Dayton Power & Light Co. (The), 3.95%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100(a) | | | 840,691 | |
| 250,000 | | | DTE Electric Co., Series A, 4.05%, 5/15/48, Callable 11/15/47 @ 100 | | | 287,271 | |
| 869,000 | | | DTE Electric Co., 3.95%, 3/1/49, Callable 9/1/48 @ 100 | | | 994,700 | |
| 118,000 | | | Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.75%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100 | | | 126,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 544,000 | | | Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.95%, 3/15/48, Callable 9/15/47 @ 100 | | $ | 602,357 | |
| 725,000 | | | Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.20%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 716,579 | |
| 76,000 | | | Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.20%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100 | | | 79,107 | |
| 29,000 | | | Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.80%, 7/15/28, Callable 4/15/28 @ 100 | | | 31,577 | |
| 1,414,000 | | | Duke Energy Florida LLC, 2.50%, 12/1/29, Callable 9/1/29 @ 100 | | | 1,410,580 | |
| 465,000 | | | Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.40%, 6/15/38 | | | 662,431 | |
| 754,000 | | | Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.40%, 10/1/46, Callable 4/1/46 @ 100 | | | 764,996 | |
| 555,000 | | | Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 3.65%, 2/1/29, Callable 11/1/28 @ 100 | | | 602,607 | |
| 645,000 | | | Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 3.70%, 6/15/46, Callable 12/15/45 @ 100 | | | 681,198 | |
| 49,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.25%, 8/15/25, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100 | | | 51,453 | |
| 215,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.45%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 230,402 | |
| 606,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.20%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100 | | | 686,443 | |
| 170,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress LLC, 3.70%, 10/15/46, Callable 4/15/46 @ 100 | | | 179,371 | |
| 255,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 3.00%, 9/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100 | | | 259,705 | |
| 220,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 5.70%, 4/1/35 | | | 273,028 | |
| 25,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.10%, 5/15/42, Callable 11/15/41 @ 100 | | | 27,820 | |
| 635,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.10%, 3/15/43, Callable 9/15/42 @ 100 | | | 708,397 | |
| 10,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/44, Callable 6/1/44 @ 100 | | | 11,222 | |
| 127,000 | | | Edison International, 2.40%, 9/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100 | | | 126,097 | |
| 8,000 | | | Edison International, 3.13%, 11/15/22, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100 | | | 8,106 | |
| 161,000 | | | Edison International, 3.55%, 11/15/24, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 164,988 | |
| 60,000 | | | Entergy Arkansas LLC, 3.70%, 6/1/24, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100 | | | 63,611 | |
| 7,000 | | | Entergy Arkansas LLC, 3.50%, 4/1/26, Callable 1/1/26 @ 100 | | | 7,363 | |
| 41,000 | | | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC, 5.59%, 10/1/24 | | | 47,000 | |
| 220,000 | | | Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.40%, 11/1/24 | | | 251,345 | |
| 6,000 | | | Entergy Louisiana LLC, 2.40%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100 | | | 5,959 | |
| 805,000 | | | Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.00%, 3/15/33, Callable 12/15/32 @ 100 | | | 904,508 | |
| 437,000 | | | Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.20%, 4/1/50, Callable 10/1/49 @ 100 | | | 508,446 | |
| 165,000 | | | Entergy Texas, Inc., 4.00%, 3/30/29, Callable 12/30/28 @ 100 | | | 179,731 | |
| 357,000 | | | Eversource Energy, Series L, 2.90%, 10/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100 | | | 364,235 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 135,000 | | | Exelon Corp., 2.85%, 6/15/20, Callable 5/15/20 @ 100 | | $ | 135,336 | |
| 15,000 | | | Exelon Corp., 2.45%, 4/15/21, Callable 3/15/21 @ 100 | | | 15,081 | |
| 272,000 | | | Exelon Corp., 4.95%, 6/15/35, Callable 12/15/34 @ 100 | | | 313,805 | |
| 138,000 | | | Exelon Corp., 5.63%, 6/15/35 | | | 170,508 | |
| 329,000 | | | FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.35%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100(a) | | | 352,230 | |
| 192,000 | | | FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 5.45%, 7/15/44, Callable 1/15/44 @ 100(a) | | | 239,283 | |
| 990,000 | | | FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, 4.55%, 4/1/49, Callable 10/1/48 @ 100(a) | | | 1,129,395 | |
| 4,815,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 2.31%(US0003M+40bps), 5/6/22, Callable 1/21/20 @ 100 | | | 4,817,591 | |
| 390,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 3.13%, 12/1/25, Callable 6/1/25 @ 100 | | | 408,818 | |
| 129,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 4.13%, 2/1/42, Callable 8/1/41 @ 100 | | | 146,684 | |
| 310,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 4.05%, 6/1/42, Callable 12/1/41 @ 100 | | | 349,611 | |
| 120,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 3.80%, 12/15/42, Callable 6/15/42 @ 100 | | | 132,112 | |
| 97,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 3.70%, 12/1/47, Callable 6/1/47 @ 100 | | | 107,017 | |
| 590,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 3.95%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100 | | | 668,461 | |
| 655,000 | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 3.15%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100 | | | 654,074 | |
| 568,000 | | | Georgia Power Co., 2.00%, 3/30/20 | | | 568,094 | |
| 130,000 | | | ITC Holdings Corp., 2.70%, 11/15/22, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100 | | | 131,641 | |
| 150,000 | | | ITC Holdings Corp., 3.25%, 6/30/26, Callable 3/30/26 @ 100 | | | 154,629 | |
| 633,000 | | | MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.10%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100 | | | 657,823 | |
| 1,535,000 | | | MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.65%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100 | | | 1,674,688 | |
| 399,000 | | | MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.15%, 4/15/50, Callable 10/15/49 @ 100 | | | 394,591 | |
| 295,000 | | | Northern States Power Co., 3.60%, 9/15/47, Callable 3/15/47 @ 100 | | | 312,271 | |
| 685,000 | | | Northern States Power Co., 2.90%, 3/1/50, Callable 9/1/49 @ 100 | | | 654,747 | |
| 330,000 | | | NSTAR Electric Co., 3.20%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100 | | | 344,759 | |
| 275,000 | | | Ohio Power Co., Series G, 6.60%, 2/15/33 | | | 375,199 | |
| 120,000 | | | Ohio Power Co., 4.15%, 4/1/48, Callable 10/1/47 @ 100 | | | 137,030 | |
| 530,000 | | | Ohio Power Co., 4.00%, 6/1/49, Callable 12/1/48 @ 100 | | | 596,632 | |
| 25,000 | | | Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 7.00%, 9/1/22 | | | 28,194 | |
| 1,729,000 | | | Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 3.70%, 11/15/28, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100 | | | 1,887,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 220,000 | | | Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | $ | 274,729 | |
| 271,000 | | | Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 3.80%, 9/30/47, Callable 3/30/47 @ 100 | | | 298,756 | |
| 270,000 | | | Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 3.10%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 263,158 | |
| 64,000 | | | PacifiCorp., 3.60%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 67,439 | |
| 215,000 | | | PECO Energy Co., 3.00%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 205,071 | |
| 535,000 | | | Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 3.65%, 9/1/28, Callable 6/1/28 @ 100 | | | 583,629 | |
| 29,000 | | | Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 3.20%, 5/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100, MTN | | | 30,627 | |
| 177,000 | | | Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 3.85%, 5/1/49, Callable 11/1/48 @ 100, MTN | | | 197,227 | |
| 560,000 | | | Tampa Electric Co., 2.60%, 9/15/22, Callable 6/15/22 @ 100 | | | 566,507 | |
| 420,000 | | | Tampa Electric Co., 4.35%, 5/15/44, Callable 11/15/43 @ 100 | | | 476,170 | |
| 295,000 | | | Tampa Electric Co., 4.30%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100 | | | 342,327 | |
| 3,000 | | | Tampa Electric Co., 4.45%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100 | | | 3,561 | |
| 510,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.45%, 9/1/22, Callable 6/1/22 @ 100 | | | 527,426 | |
| 632,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series C, 2.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 642,408 | |
| 194,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.15%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100 | | | 202,566 | |
| 379,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.80%, 4/1/28, Callable 1/1/28 @ 100 | | | 409,857 | |
| 575,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series B, 6.00%, 1/15/36 | | | 752,137 | |
| 355,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/37 | | | 471,008 | |
| 25,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.35%, 11/30/37 | | | 34,636 | |
| 1,200,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., 4.00%, 1/15/43, Callable 7/15/42 @ 100 | | | 1,306,760 | |
| 17,000 | | | Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.30%, 12/1/49, Callable 6/1/49 @ 100 | | | 17,168 | |
| 50,000 | | | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.30%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100(a) | | | 50,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 45,454,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.0%†): | | | |
| 62,000 | | | Eaton Corp., 2.75%, 11/2/22 | | | 63,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%†): | | | |
| 97,000 | | | Amphenol Corp., 2.80%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 95,582 | |
| 38,000 | | | Avnet, Inc., 4.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100 | | | 40,293 | |
| 125,000 | | | Corning, Inc., 3.70%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 130,162 | |
| 255,000 | | | Corning, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/57, Callable 5/15/57 @ 100 | | | 257,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 523,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Entertainment (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 2,170,000 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc., 3.40%, 9/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100 | | $ | 2,275,577 | |
| 171,000 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc., 3.40%, 6/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100 | | | 178,243 | |
| 1,165,000 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc., 4.80%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100 | | | 1,311,904 | |
| 170,000 | | | Viacom, Inc., 6.88%, 4/30/36 | | | 227,796 | |
| 475,000 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/43 | | | 503,624 | |
| 96,000 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., 5.85%, 9/1/43, Callable 3/1/43 @ 100 | | | 120,468 | |
| 10,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The), 3.00%, 2/13/26 | | | 10,526 | |
| 125,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The), 2.00%, 9/1/29, Callable 6/1/29 @ 100 | | | 121,243 | |
| 278,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The), 6.20%, 12/15/34 | | | 388,106 | |
| 151,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The), 6.40%, 12/15/35 | | | 216,118 | |
| 128,000 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The), 6.65%, 11/15/37 | | | 190,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,544,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.3%): | | | |
| 26,000 | | | American Tower Corp., 3.13%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100 | | | 26,524 | |
| 406,000 | | | American Tower Corp., 3.95%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 437,121 | |
| 24,000 | | | Boston Properties LP, 3.20%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 24,874 | |
| 61,000 | | | Boston Properties LP, 3.65%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/3/25 @ 100 | | | 64,592 | |
| 10,000 | | | Boston Properties LP, 4.50%, 12/1/28, Callable 9/1/28 @ 100 | | | 11,265 | |
| 200,000 | | | Boston Properties LP, 2.90%, 3/15/30, Callable 12/15/29 @ 100 | | | 199,220 | |
| 33,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.40%, 2/15/21, Callable 1/15/21 @ 100 | | | 33,488 | |
| 120,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 2.25%, 9/1/21, Callable 8/1/21 @ 100 | | | 120,118 | |
| 105,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.88%, 4/15/22 | | | 111,068 | |
| 669,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23 | | | 725,552 | |
| 10,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.20%, 9/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100 | | | 10,300 | |
| 545,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.45%, 2/15/26, Callable 11/15/25 @ 100 | | | 595,112 | |
| 623,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.70%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 658,923 | |
| 20,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.65%, 9/1/27, Callable 6/1/27 @ 100 | | | 21,088 | |
| 80,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.80%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100 | | | 85,066 | |
| 110,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.30%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100 | | | 121,488 | |
| 2,233,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 3.10%, 11/15/29, Callable 8/15/29 @ 100 | | | 2,248,018 | |
| 20,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/47, Callable 11/15/46 @ 100 | | | 23,076 | |
| 20,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/49, Callable 5/15/49 @ 100 | | | 20,757 | |
| 38,000 | | | GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100 | | | 41,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
$ | 500,000 | | | Prologis Euro Finance LLC, 1.50%, 9/10/49, Callable 3/10/49 @ 100 | | $ | 511,564 | |
| 277,000 | | | Realty Income Corp., 3.00%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100 | | | 285,511 | |
| 120,000 | | | Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 127,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,503,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%): | | | |
| 24,000 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/18/34, Callable 5/18/34 @ 100 | | | 24,729 | |
| 44,000 | | | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30%, 4/22/44, Callable 10/22/43 @ 100 | | | 52,669 | |
| 276,000 | | | Walmart, Inc., 3.70%, 6/26/28, Callable 3/26/28 @ 100 | | | 304,079 | |
| 1,177,000 | | | Walmart, Inc., 3.25%, 7/8/29, Callable 4/8/29 @ 100 | | | 1,262,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,644,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 117,000 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc., 3.80%, 10/22/21 | | | 120,566 | |
| 105,000 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., 3.90%, 9/28/23, Callable 8/28/23 @ 100 | | | 111,387 | |
| 69,000 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/26, Callable 1/1/26 @ 100 | | | 74,755 | |
| 260,000 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., 5.15%, 8/15/44, Callable 2/15/44 @ 100 | | | 315,055 | |
| 106,000 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.55%, 6/2/47, Callable 12/2/46 @ 100 | | | 120,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 742,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 300,000 | | | Atmos Energy Corp., 3.38%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 303,479 | |
| 90,000 | | | ONE Gas, Inc., 4.50%, 11/1/48, Callable 5/1/48 @ 100 | | | 107,407 | |
| 97,000 | | | Piedmont Natural Gas Co, Inc., 3.50%, 6/1/29, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100 | | | 103,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 514,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.2%): | | | |
| 719,000 | | | Abbott Laboratories, 3.40%, 11/30/23, Callable 9/30/23 @ 100 | | | 755,477 | |
| 713,000 | | | Baxter International, Inc., 1.70%, 8/15/21, Callable 7/15/21 @ 100 | | | 711,776 | |
| 24,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 3.36%, 6/6/24, Callable 4/6/24 @ 100 | | | 24,957 | |
| 525,000 | | | Becton Dickinson and Co., 1.40%, 5/24/23, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100 | | | 608,792 | |
| 500,000 | | | DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 1.80%, 9/18/49, Callable 3/18/49 @ 100 | | | 541,516 | |
| 400,000 | | | Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 1.75%, 7/2/49, Callable 1/2/49 @ 100 | | | 437,847 | |
| 910,000 | | | Stryker Corp., 0.25%, 12/3/24, Callable 11/3/24 @ 100 | | | 1,019,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,099,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 6,000 | | | Aetna, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/37 | | | 8,066 | |
| 80,000 | | | Aetna, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/42, Callable 11/15/41 @ 100 | | | 85,516 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services, continued | | | |
$ | 153,000 | | | Aetna, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/42, Callable 5/15/42 @ 100 | | $ | 156,818 | |
| 46,000 | | | Anthem, Inc., 3.50%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 48,195 | |
| 22,000 | | | Anthem, Inc., 3.65%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100 | | | 23,218 | |
| 380,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/25, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100(a) | | | 391,074 | |
| 350,000 | | | CVS Caremark Corp., 3.38%, 8/12/24, Callable 5/12/24 @ 100 | | | 364,517 | |
| 695,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 3.35%, 3/9/21 | | | 705,236 | |
| 780,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 3.70%, 3/9/23, Callable 2/9/23 @ 100 | | | 812,127 | |
| 656,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 2.63%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 662,191 | |
| 1,319,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.10%, 3/25/25, Callable 1/25/25 @ 100 | | | 1,414,365 | |
| 3,228,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 12/25/27 @ 100 | | | 3,520,682 | |
| 103,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38, Callable 9/25/37 @ 100 | | | 116,598 | |
| 20,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 5.30%, 12/5/43, Callable 6/5/43 @ 100 | | | 23,743 | |
| 688,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 5.13%, 7/20/45, Callable 1/20/45 @ 100 | | | 811,466 | |
| 375,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/23 | | | 401,250 | |
| 390,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/24 | | | 425,588 | |
| 717,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25 | | | 801,248 | |
| 1,245,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100 | | | 1,394,400 | |
| 258,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/27, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100 | | | 278,318 | |
| 924,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 4.13%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 979,440 | |
| 937,000 | | | The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Series 2019, 3.95%, 8/1/19, Callable 2/1/19 @ 100 | | | 938,599 | |
| 59,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/24 | | | 62,155 | |
| 79,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.38%, 8/15/24 | | | 80,071 | |
| 650,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.70%, 12/15/25 | | | 701,298 | |
| 352,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.10%, 3/15/26 | | | 367,373 | |
| 7,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/28 | | | 7,671 | |
| 21,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/28 | | | 23,177 | |
| 8,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.88%, 8/15/29 | | | 8,189 | |
| 40,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/35 | | | 48,425 | |
| 504,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.50%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100 | | | 527,545 | |
| 90,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/41, Callable 5/15/41 @ 100 | | | 106,902 | |
| 1,367,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/45 | | | 1,672,268 | |
| 120,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.45%, 12/15/48, Callable 6/15/48 @ 100 | | | 142,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,110,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%): | | | |
| 10,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 2.75%, 12/9/20, Callable 11/9/20 @ 100 | | | 10,063 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., Series G, 1.00%, 11/15/23, MTN | | | 1,276,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
$ | 909,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 1/30/26, Callable 10/30/25 @ 100, MTN | | $ | 976,009 | |
| 74,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 4.70%, 12/9/35, Callable 6/9/35 @ 100 | | | 88,045 | |
| 37,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 6.30%, 3/1/38 | | | 50,406 | |
| 4,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 2/15/42, MTN | | | 4,085 | |
| 37,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 3.63%, 5/1/43 | | | 37,118 | |
| 165,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 4.88%, 12/9/45, Callable 6/9/45 @ 100, MTN | | | 199,341 | |
| 893,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 4.45%, 3/1/47, Callable 9/1/46 @ 100, MTN | | | 1,025,167 | |
| 150,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 4.45%, 9/1/48, Callable 3/1/48 @ 100, MTN | | | 171,183 | |
| 1,061,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp., 3.63%, 9/1/49, Callable 3/1/49 @ 100, MTN | | | 1,079,136 | |
| 320,000 | | | Starbucks Corp., 3.80%, 8/15/25, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100 | | | 344,819 | |
| 2,000 | | | Starbucks Corp., 3.75%, 12/1/47, Callable 6/1/47 @ 100 | | | 2,052 | |
| 46,000 | | | Starbucks Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/48, Callable 5/15/48 @ 100 | | | 52,914 | |
| 4,000 | | | Starbucks Corp., 4.45%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 4,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,321,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 85,000 | | | Clorox Co. (The), 3.10%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100^ | | | 88,309 | |
| 255,000 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 0.63%, 10/30/24 | | | 294,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 383,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%†): | |
| 80,000 | | | NRG Energy, Inc., 3.75%, 6/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100(a) | | | 82,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%): | | | |
| 785,000 | | | 3M Co., Series E, 0.95%, 5/15/23 | | | 911,099 | |
| 590,000 | | | 3M Co., 3.38%, 3/1/29, Callable 12/1/28 @ 100, MTN | | | 625,999 | |
| 550,000 | | | 3M Co., 2.38%, 8/26/29, Callable 5/26/29 @ 100 | | | 540,376 | |
| 565,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 5.55%, 5/4/20, MTN | | | 571,057 | |
| 150,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 5.88%, 1/14/38, MTN | | | 181,015 | |
| 90,000 | | | General Electric Co., Series G, 3.45%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/13/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 93,400 | |
| 62,000 | | | General Electric Co., 5.55%, 1/5/26, MTN | | | 70,483 | |
| 112,000 | | | General Electric Co., Series G, 6.15%, 8/7/37, MTN | | | 138,432 | |
| 68,000 | | | General Electric Co., Series G, 6.88%, 1/10/39, MTN | | | 90,739 | |
| 304,000 | | | Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.40%, 11/1/20(a) | | | 312,267 | |
| 674,000 | | | Georgia-Pacific LLC, 3.73%, 7/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100(a) | | | 705,685 | |
| 894,000 | | | Georgia-Pacific LLC, 3.60%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(a) | | | 943,249 | |
| 1,580,000 | | | Honeywell International, Inc., 1.30%, 2/22/23 | | | 1,838,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,022,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Insurance (0.3%): | | | |
$ | 209,000 | | | ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 3.35%, 5/15/24 | | $ | 219,761 | |
| 522,000 | | | Aon Corp., 4.50%, 12/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100 | | | 585,454 | |
| 333,000 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 4.30%, 4/15/43 | | | 371,007 | |
| 145,000 | | | Loews Corp., 3.75%, 4/1/26, Callable 1/1/26 @ 100 | | | 155,565 | |
| 2,153,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.50%, 6/3/24, Callable 3/3/24 @ 100 | | | 2,258,076 | |
| 105,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 119,686 | |
| 301,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.35%, 1/30/47, Callable 7/30/46 @ 100 | | | 341,237 | |
| 426,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.20%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100 | | | 481,062 | |
| 640,000 | | | Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.25%, 9/17/21 | | | 734,121 | |
| 290,000 | | | Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 0.05%, 9/23/22 | | | 324,787 | |
| 30,000 | | | Nuveen LLC, 4.00%, 11/1/28, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100(a) | | | 33,330 | |
| 76,000 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc., 3.10%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100 | | | 78,702 | |
| 12,000 | | | Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 6.85%, 12/16/39(a) | | | 17,658 | |
| 443,000 | | | Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44(a) | | | 547,276 | |
| 44,000 | | | Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.27%, 5/15/47, Callable 11/15/46 @ 100(a) | | | 50,112 | |
| 13,000 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 6.25%, 6/15/37 | | | 17,990 | |
| 42,000 | | | Willis North America, Inc., 3.60%, 5/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 43,863 | |
| 366,000 | | | Willis North America, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100 | | | 401,742 | |
| 15,000 | | | Willis North America, Inc., 3.88%, 9/15/49, Callable 3/15/49 @ 100 | | | 14,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,796,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%): | | | |
| 39,000 | | | Amazon.com, Inc., 2.50%, 11/29/22, Callable 8/29/22 @ 100 | | | 39,764 | |
| 20,000 | | | Amazon.com, Inc., 2.40%, 2/22/23, Callable 1/22/23 @ 100 | | | 20,301 | |
| 395,000 | | | Amazon.com, Inc., 4.80%, 12/5/34, Callable 6/5/34 @ 100 | | | 498,133 | |
| 118,000 | | | Amazon.com, Inc., 3.88%, 8/22/37, Callable 2/22/37 @ 100 | | | 134,234 | |
| 77,000 | | | Amazon.com, Inc., 4.95%, 12/5/44, Callable 6/5/44 @ 100 | | | 100,906 | |
| 30,000 | | | eBay, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/42, Callable 1/15/42 @ 100 | | | 29,613 | |
| 594,000 | | | Expedia Group, Inc., 3.80%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100 | | | 605,940 | |
| 1,485,000 | | | Expedia Group, Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100(a) | | | 1,428,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,857,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
IT Services (1.2%): | | | |
$ | 450,000 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 0.13%, 12/3/22, Callable 11/3/22 @ 100 | | $ | 505,464 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 0.75%, 5/21/23, Callable 4/21/23 @ 100 | | | 1,486,737 | |
| 979,000 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100 | | | 1,011,563 | |
| 783,000 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.75%, 5/21/29, Callable 2/21/29 @ 100 | | | 855,425 | |
| 1,780,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 2.75%, 7/1/24, Callable 6/1/24 @ 100 | | | 1,811,502 | |
| 7,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 3.85%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 7,451 | |
| 1,104,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 3.20%, 7/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100 | | | 1,143,737 | |
| 615,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 4.20%, 10/1/28, Callable 7/1/28 @ 100 | | | 678,450 | |
| 2,151,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 3.50%, 7/1/29, Callable 4/1/29 @ 100 | | | 2,263,052 | |
| 305,000 | | | Global Payments, Inc., 2.65%, 2/15/25, Callable 1/15/25 @ 100 | | | 306,674 | |
| 1,715,000 | | | Global Payments, Inc., 3.20%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100 | | | 1,746,902 | |
| 409,000 | | | IBM Corp., 2.25%, 2/19/21 | | | 410,735 | |
| 200,000 | | | IBM Corp., 2.50%, 1/27/22 | | | 202,397 | |
| 1,810,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp., 0.50%, 9/7/21 | | | 2,051,603 | |
| 200,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp., 2.90%, 11/1/21 | | | 203,711 | |
| 770,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp., 2.85%, 5/13/22 | | | 786,819 | |
| 420,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp., 2.88%, 11/9/22 | | | 430,914 | |
| 3,533,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp., 3.30%, 5/15/26 | | | 3,724,281 | |
| 1,725,000 | | | Mastercard, Inc., 1.10%, 12/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100 | | | 1,994,881 | |
| 10,000 | | | Mastercard, Inc., 2.95%, 11/21/26, Callable 8/21/26 @ 100 | | | 10,437 | |
| 1,424,000 | | | Mastercard, Inc., 2.95%, 6/1/29, Callable 3/1/29 @ 100 | | | 1,485,488 | |
| 268,000 | | | Mastercard, Inc., 3.65%, 6/1/49, Callable 12/1/48 @ 100 | | | 296,002 | |
| 20,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.20%, 9/26/22 | | | 20,120 | |
| 842,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.40%, 10/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 850,588 | |
| 1,840,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.65%, 10/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100 | | | 1,865,618 | |
| 70,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.85%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 70,195 | |
| 300,000 | | | Total System Services, Inc., 3.80%, 4/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100 | | | 305,576 | |
| 65,000 | | | Total System Services, Inc., 3.75%, 6/1/23, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100 | | | 67,874 | |
| 28,000 | | | Total System Services, Inc., 4.00%, 6/1/23, Callable 5/1/23 @ 100 | | | 29,485 | |
| 10,000 | | | Visa, Inc., 4.30%, 12/14/45, Callable 6/14/45 @ 100 | | | 12,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,636,018 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Leisure Products (0.0%†): | | | |
$ | 389,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 2.60%, 11/19/22 | | $ | 391,361 | |
| 215,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 3.90%, 11/19/29, Callable 8/19/29 @ 100 | | | 216,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 607,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 95,000 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc., 3.05%, 9/22/26, Callable 6/22/26 @ 100 | | | 96,923 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Series E, 1.88%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100, MTN | | | 1,035,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,132,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,435,000 | | | Parker-Hannifin Corp., 2.70%, 6/14/24, Callable 5/14/24 @ 100 | | | 1,455,000 | |
| 40,000 | | | Parker-Hannifin Corp., 3.25%, 6/14/29, Callable 3/14/29 @ 100 | | | 41,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,496,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.9%): | | | |
| 177,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 2.35%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100 | | | 176,609 | |
| 280,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 3.15%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100 | | | 293,295 | |
| 1,012,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.15%, 10/15/28, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100 | | | 1,139,777 | |
| 239,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 2.65%, 2/1/30, Callable 11/1/29 @ 100 | | | 239,372 | |
| 530,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/33 | | | 608,092 | |
| 7,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.20%, 8/15/34, Callable 2/15/34 @ 100 | | | 7,993 | |
| 520,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 11/15/35 | | | 733,346 | |
| 613,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 3.20%, 7/15/36, Callable 1/15/36 @ 100 | | | 624,629 | |
| 373,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.60%, 10/15/38, Callable 4/15/38 @ 100 | | | 443,158 | |
| 160,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.65%, 7/15/42 | | | 190,490 | |
| 60,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 4.60%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100 | | | 71,683 | |
| 1,464,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100 | | | 1,472,834 | |
| 78,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 3.97%, 11/1/47, Callable 5/1/47 @ 100 | | | 85,282 | |
| 338,000 | | | COX Communications, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/22(a) | | | 347,473 | |
| 1,688,000 | | | COX Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 8/15/24, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100(a) | | | 1,734,829 | |
| 120,000 | | | COX Communications, Inc., 3.35%, 9/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100(a) | | | 123,910 | |
| 669,000 | | | Discovery Communications, 5.00%, 9/20/37, Callable 3/20/37 @ 100 | | | 755,969 | |
| 430,000 | | | Discovery Communications, 5.20%, 9/20/47, Callable 3/20/47 @ 100 | | | 498,841 | |
| 240,000 | | | Fox Corp., 4.03%, 1/25/24, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100(a) | | | 255,716 | |
| 295,000 | | | Fox Corp., 5.48%, 1/25/39, Callable 7/25/38 @ 100(a) | | | 359,130 | |
| 265,000 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.50%, 10/1/20 | | | 267,630 | |
| 425,000 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/21 | | | 435,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Media, continued | | | |
$ | 5,730,000 | | | NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, 12/31/99, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100(a) | | $ | 5,913,598 | |
| 1,297,000 | | | NBCUniversal Media LLC, 5.95%, 4/1/41 | | | 1,785,249 | |
| 590,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/20 | | | 591,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,156,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.0%†): | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Newmont Goldcorp Corp., 2.80%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 49,523 | |
| 106,000 | | | Newmont Mining Corp., 4.88%, 3/15/42, Callable 9/15/41 @ 100 | | | 123,744 | |
| 432,000 | | | Nucor Corp., 3.95%, 5/1/28, Callable 2/1/28 @ 100 | | | 468,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 642,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.0%†): | | | |
| 60,000 | | | Dollar General Corp., 3.88%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100 | | | 64,345 | |
| 25,000 | | | Dollar General Corp., 4.13%, 5/1/28, Callable 2/1/28 @ 100 | | | 27,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 91,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 290,000 | | | Ameren Illinois Co., 3.80%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100 | | | 316,227 | |
| 5,000 | | | Ameren Illinois Co., 4.15%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100 | | | 5,697 | |
| 785,000 | | | Ameren Illinois Co., 3.25%, 3/15/50, Callable 9/15/49 @ 100 | | | 794,532 | |
| 130,000 | | | CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 3.55%, 8/1/42, Callable 2/1/42 @ 100 | | | 134,297 | |
| 176,000 | | | CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 3.95%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100 | | | 195,589 | |
| 62,000 | | | CMS Energy Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100 | | | 63,043 | |
| 11,000 | | | Consumers Energy Co., 3.38%, 8/15/23, Callable 5/15/23 @ 100 | | | 11,480 | |
| 301,000 | | | Consumers Energy Co., 3.80%, 11/15/28, Callable 8/15/28 @ 100 | | | 332,181 | |
| 597,000 | | | Consumers Energy Co., 3.75%, 2/15/50, Callable 8/15/49 @ 100 | | | 659,275 | |
| 930,000 | | | Consumers Energy Co., 3.10%, 8/15/50, Callable 2/15/50 @ 100 | | | 934,183 | |
| 318,000 | | | Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC, 4.80%, 11/1/43, Callable 5/1/43 @ 100 | | | 353,330 | |
| 255,000 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc., 2.58%, 7/1/20 | | | 255,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,055,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.9%): | | | |
| 90,000 | | | Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, 4.80%, 5/3/29, Callable 2/3/29 @ 100 | | | 95,843 | |
| 810,000 | | | Cameron LNG LLC, 3.30%, 1/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100(a) | | | 818,797 | |
| 890,000 | | | Cameron LNG LLC, 3.40%, 1/15/38, Callable 7/15/37 @ 100(a) | | | 893,910 | |
| 20,000 | | | Chevron Corp., 2.50%, 3/3/22, Callable 2/3/22 @ 100 | | | 20,335 | |
| 170,000 | | | Chevron Corp., 3.19%, 6/24/23, Callable 3/24/23 @ 100 | | | 176,891 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 223,000 | | | Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 6/1/24, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100 | | $ | 234,949 | |
| 22,000 | | | Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 23,235 | |
| 166,000 | | | Concho Resources, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100 | | | 174,093 | |
| 160,000 | | | Continental Resources, Inc., 3.80%, 6/1/24, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100 | | | 165,400 | |
| 710,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100 | | | 797,898 | |
| 290,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.60%, 2/1/23, Callable 11/1/22 @ 100 | | | 297,119 | |
| 730,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.75%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100 | | | 786,767 | |
| 6,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.20%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100 | | | 6,280 | |
| 409,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.80%, 6/15/38, Callable 12/15/37 @ 100 | | | 462,094 | |
| 10,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, 3/15/45, Callable 9/15/44 @ 100 | | | 10,526 | |
| 883,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.13%, 12/15/45, Callable 6/15/45 @ 100 | | | 1,022,842 | |
| 30,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.30%, 4/15/47, Callable 10/15/46 @ 100 | | | 32,091 | |
| 420,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.45%, 2/15/43, Callable 8/15/42 @ 100 | | | 459,707 | |
| 24,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44, Callable 9/15/43 @ 100 | | | 27,727 | |
| 514,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.10%, 2/15/45, Callable 8/15/44 @ 100 | | | 616,239 | |
| 9,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.25%, 2/15/48, Callable 8/15/47 @ 100 | | | 9,724 | |
| 753,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series E, 5.25%(US0003M+303bps), 8/16/77, Callable 8/16/27 @ 100 | | | 752,267 | |
| 167,000 | | | EOG Resources, Inc., 4.15%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100 | | | 183,777 | |
| 427,000 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.04%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100 | | | 448,228 | |
| 1,813,000 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.28%, 8/16/26, Callable 6/16/26 @ 100 | | | 1,818,744 | |
| 191,000 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.00%, 8/16/39, Callable 2/16/39 @ 100 | | | 191,646 | |
| 107,000 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.57%, 3/6/45, Callable 9/6/44 @ 100 | | | 114,700 | |
| 39,000 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp., 4.11%, 3/1/46, Callable 9/1/45 @ 100 | | | 45,729 | |
| 366,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.50%, 3/1/44, Callable 9/1/43 @ 100 | | | 422,281 | |
| 391,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.40%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100 | | | 445,805 | |
| 28,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.30%, 12/1/34, Callable 6/1/34 @ 100 | | | 32,893 | |
| 727,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100 | | | 864,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 124,000 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/23, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100 | | $ | 134,643 | |
| 10,000 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp., 5.13%, 12/15/26, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100 | | | 11,303 | |
| 358,000 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/41, Callable 9/1/40 @ 100 | | | 464,092 | |
| 584,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.88%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 633,619 | |
| 252,000 | | | MPLX LP, 5.25%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/15/21 @ 102.63(a) | | | 264,387 | |
| 850,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.00%, 2/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100 | | | 886,997 | |
| 1,682,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.13%, 3/1/27, Callable 12/1/26 @ 100 | | | 1,761,148 | |
| 45,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.25%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100(a) | | | 47,245 | |
| 25,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.50%, 4/15/38, Callable 10/15/37 @ 100 | | | 25,456 | |
| 1,984,000 | �� | | NGPL PipeCo LLC, 4.38%, 8/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 2,058,399 | |
| 370,000 | | | NGPL PipeCo. LLC, 4.88%, 8/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100(a) | | | 393,588 | |
| 1,060,000 | | | Northern Natural Gas Co., 4.30%, 1/15/49, Callable 7/15/48 @ 100(a) | | | 1,184,097 | |
| 1,710,000 | | | Northwest Pipeline LLC, 4.00%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 1,796,456 | |
| 40,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.60%, 8/13/21 | | | 40,243 | |
| 1,424,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 8/15/22 | | | 1,439,980 | |
| 40,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.20%, 8/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100 | | | 40,461 | |
| 3,300,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.98%, 10/10/36(c) | | | 1,635,140 | |
| 14,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100 | | | 14,214 | |
| 90,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.63%, 6/15/45, Callable 12/15/44 @ 100 | | | 92,188 | |
| 28,000 | | | Plains All American Pipeline LP, 3.65%, 6/1/22, Callable 3/1/22 @ 100 | | | 28,739 | |
| 100,000 | | | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100 | | | 111,550 | |
| 2,051,000 | | | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100 | | | 2,304,810 | |
| 1,546,000 | | | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100 | | | 1,702,533 | |
| 1,427,000 | | | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.20%, 3/15/28, Callable 9/15/27 @ 100 | | | 1,510,908 | |
| 55,000 | | | Spectra Energy Partners LP, 3.50%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100 | | | 57,476 | |
| 41,000 | | | Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, 5.30%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100 | | | 43,273 | |
| 220,000 | | | Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 2.80%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 222,251 | |
| 901,000 | | | Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 3.50%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100(a) | | | 922,549 | |
| 1,364,000 | | | Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 4.15%, 1/15/48, Callable 7/15/47 @ 100(a) | | | 1,449,708 | |
| 2,857,000 | | | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 7.85%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100 | | | 3,641,534 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 1,820,000 | | | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.00%, 3/15/28, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100 | | $ | 1,936,320 | |
| 518,000 | | | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.60%, 3/15/48, Callable 9/15/47 @ 100 | | | 553,070 | |
| 442,000 | | | Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.00%, 7/1/22, Callable 4/1/22 @ 100 | | | 451,454 | |
| 780,000 | | | Williams Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/20 | | | 784,661 | |
| 47,000 | | | Williams Cos., Inc., 7.88%, 9/1/21 | | | 51,195 | |
| 240,000 | | | Williams Cos., Inc., Series A, 7.50%, 1/15/31 | | | 316,347 | |
| 30,000 | | | Williams Cos., Inc., 5.75%, 6/24/44, Callable 12/24/43 @ 100 | | | 35,423 | |
| 204,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.13%, 11/15/20, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100 | | | 206,479 | |
| 10,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.00%, 11/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100 | | | 10,283 | |
| 33,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 3.90%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 34,571 | |
| 97,000 | | | Williams Partners, LP, 3.75%, 6/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100 | | | 100,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,852,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.2%): | | | |
| 90,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.95%, 10/15/20(a) | | | 91,214 | |
| 25,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.55%, 8/15/22(a) | | | 25,839 | |
| 420,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. , 3.25%, 8/15/22(a) | | | 433,072 | |
| 512,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.88%, 8/15/25, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100(a) | | | 553,182 | |
| 1,309,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.20%, 6/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100(a) | | | 1,372,253 | |
| 220,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.90%, 2/20/28, Callable 11/20/27 @ 100(a) | | | 239,939 | |
| 490,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 4.13%, 6/15/39, Callable 12/15/38 @ 100(a) | | | 565,823 | |
| 400,000 | | | Eli Lilly & Co., 1.70%, 11/1/49, Callable 5/1/49 @ 100 | | | 445,183 | |
| 44,000 | | | Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/16/21 @ 100(a) | | | 45,976 | |
| 10,000 | | | Johnson & Johnson, 3.40%, 1/15/38, Callable 7/15/37 @ 100 | | | 10,713 | |
| 95,000 | | | Merck & Co., Inc., 3.60%, 9/15/42, Callable 3/15/42 @ 100 | | | 102,619 | |
| 17,000 | | | Novartis Capital Corp., 3.40%, 5/6/24 | | | 17,998 | |
| 102,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 3.00%, 9/15/21 | | | 103,960 | |
| 160,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 7.20%, 3/15/39 | | | 250,985 | |
| 14,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 4.40%, 5/15/44 | | | 16,740 | |
| 279,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 4.13%, 12/15/46 | | | 322,431 | |
| 79,000 | | | Pfizer, Inc., 4.20%, 9/15/48, Callable 3/15/48 @ 100 | | | 92,691 | |
| 150,000 | | | Wyeth LLC, 5.95%, 4/1/37 | | | 204,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,895,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 120,000 | | | Equifax, Inc., 2.30%, 6/1/21, Callable 5/1/21 @ 100 | | | 120,353 | |
| 235,000 | | | RELX Capital, Inc., 3.13%, 10/15/22 | | | 243,071 | |
| 2,329,000 | | | RELX Capital, Inc., 3.50%, 3/16/23, Callable 2/16/23 @ 100 | | | 2,421,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Professional Services, continued | | | |
$ | 323,000 | | | RELX Capital, Inc., 4.00%, 3/18/29, Callable 12/18/28 @ 100 | | $ | 350,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,134,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%): | | | |
| 3,985,000 | | | CC Holdings GS V LLC, 3.85%, 4/15/23 | | | 4,173,291 | |
| 915,000 | | | Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/4/29(a) | | | 934,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,108,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.6%): | | | |
| 74,000 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.05%, 3/1/41, Callable 9/1/40 @ 100 | | | 92,045 | |
| 85,000 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.95%, 9/15/41, Callable 3/15/41 @ 100 | | | 104,130 | |
| 686,000 | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.55%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100 | | | 819,195 | |
| 1,532,000 | | | CSX Corp., 2.60%, 11/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100 | | | 1,555,556 | |
| 631,000 | | | CSX Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100 | | | 662,363 | |
| 454,000 | | | CSX Corp., 3.80%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100 | | | 494,231 | |
| 617,000 | | | CSX Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 693,232 | |
| 349,000 | | | CSX Corp., 4.30%, 3/1/48, Callable 9/1/47 @ 100 | | | 393,043 | |
| 363,000 | | | CSX Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/48, Callable 5/15/48 @ 100 | | | 439,630 | |
| 135,000 | | | CSX Corp., 4.50%, 3/15/49, Callable 9/15/48 @ 100 | | | 156,741 | |
| 162,000 | | | CSX Corp., 3.95%, 5/1/50, Callable 11/1/49 @ 100 | | | 175,164 | |
| 217,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.90%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100 | | | 221,800 | |
| 185,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.65%, 8/1/25, Callable 6/1/25 @ 100 | | | 197,360 | |
| 832,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.90%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 855,858 | |
| 910,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.55%, 11/1/29, Callable 8/1/29 @ 100 | | | 904,167 | |
| 135,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.45%, 6/15/45, Callable 12/15/44 @ 100 | | | 154,998 | |
| 95,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.94%, 11/1/47, Callable 5/1/47 @ 100 | | | 101,958 | |
| 355,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.40%, 11/1/49, Callable 5/1/49 @ 100 | | | 351,686 | |
| 65,000 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.05%, 8/15/52, Callable 2/15/52 @ 100 | | | 71,473 | |
| 1,090,000 | | | Ryder System, Inc., 2.65%, 3/2/20, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100, MTN | | | 1,090,509 | |
| 320,000 | | | Ryder System, Inc., 2.80%, 3/1/22, Callable 2/1/22 @ 100 | | | 325,046 | |
| 7,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp., 3.50%, 6/8/23, Callable 5/8/23 @ 100 | | | 7,328 | |
| 345,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp., 2.75%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100 | | | 352,526 | |
| 330,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp., 3.95%, 9/10/28, Callable 6/10/28 @ 100 | | | 363,943 | |
| 10,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp., 4.05%, 11/15/45, Callable 5/15/45 @ 100 | | | 10,813 | |
| 1,445,000 | | | Union Pacific Corp., 4.10%, 9/15/67, Callable 3/15/67 @ 100 | | | 1,492,218 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Road & Rail, continued | | | |
$ | 418,141 | | | Union Pacific Railroad Co., Series2014-1, 3.23%, 5/14/26 | | $ | 432,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,519,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.7%): | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Analog Devices, Inc., 4.50%, 12/5/36, Callable 6/5/36 @ 100 | | | 53,756 | |
| 7,000 | | | Analog Devices, Inc., 5.30%, 12/15/45, Callable 6/15/45 @ 100 | | | 8,537 | |
| 253,000 | | | Applied Materials, Inc., 3.90%, 10/1/25, Callable 7/1/25 @ 100 | | | 275,572 | |
| 1,306,000 | | | Applied Materials, Inc., 3.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 1,386,689 | |
| 45,000 | | | Applied Materials, Inc., 5.85%, 6/15/41 | | | 61,464 | |
| 292,000 | | | Applied Materials, Inc., 4.35%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100 | | | 352,982 | |
| 61,000 | | | Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.13%, 1/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100 | | | 61,749 | |
| 2,782,000 | | | Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.88%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100 | | | 2,887,629 | |
| 1,945,000 | | | Broadcom, Inc., 3.13%, 4/15/21(a) | | | 1,967,983 | |
| 865,000 | | | Broadcom, Inc., 3.13%, 10/15/22(a) | | | 880,364 | |
| 150,000 | | | Broadcom, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100(a) | | | 159,330 | |
| 331,000 | | | Intel Corp., 4.10%, 5/19/46, Callable 11/19/45 @ 100 | | | 381,225 | |
| 19,000 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.65%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100 | | | 20,834 | |
| 841,000 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.10%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 921,428 | |
| 279,000 | | | KLA-Tencor Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/49, Callable 9/15/48 @ 100 | | | 341,945 | |
| 645,000 | | | Lam Research Corp., 2.75%, 3/15/20, Callable 2/15/20 @ 100 | | | 645,655 | |
| 302,000 | | | Lam Research Corp., 2.80%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100 | | | 305,319 | |
| 675,000 | | | Lam Research Corp., 3.75%, 3/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100 | | | 723,411 | |
| 405,000 | | | Lam Research Corp., 4.88%, 3/15/49, Callable 9/15/48 @ 100 | | | 506,186 | |
| 1,845,000 | | | NVIDIA Corp., 3.20%, 9/16/26, Callable 6/16/26 @ 100 | | | 1,930,280 | |
| 14,000 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.65%, 5/20/35, Callable 11/20/34 @ 100 | | | 16,583 | |
| 320,000 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.80%, 5/20/45, Callable 11/20/44 @ 100 | | | 391,875 | |
| 45,000 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.30%, 5/20/47, Callable 11/20/46 @ 100 | | | 51,722 | |
| 20,000 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc., 2.90%, 11/3/27, Callable 8/3/27 @ 100 | | | 20,902 | |
| 665,000 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc., 2.25%, 9/4/29, Callable 6/4/29 @ 100 | | | 655,326 | |
| 494,000 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc., 3.88%, 3/15/39, Callable 9/15/38 @ 100 | | | 556,091 | |
| 80,000 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc., 4.15%, 5/15/48, Callable 11/15/47 @ 100 | | | 94,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,659,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Software (0.4%): | | | |
$ | 990,000 | | | Autodesk, Inc., 3.13%, 6/15/20, Callable 5/15/20 @ 100 | | $ | 994,625 | |
| 48,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 2.00%, 8/8/23, Callable 6/8/23 @ 100 | | | 48,290 | |
| 5,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 3.13%, 11/3/25, Callable 8/3/25 @ 100 | | | 5,288 | |
| 688,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 3.30%, 2/6/27, Callable 11/6/26 @ 100 | | | 734,951 | |
| 385,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 3.50%, 2/12/35, Callable 8/12/34 @ 100 | | | 423,967 | |
| 1,232,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 4.20%, 11/3/35, Callable 5/3/35 @ 100 | | | 1,454,845 | |
| 678,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 3.45%, 8/8/36, Callable 2/8/36 @ 100 | | | 742,175 | |
| 180,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 4.45%, 11/3/45, Callable 5/3/45 @ 100 | | | 224,631 | |
| 619,000 | | | Microsoft Corp., 3.70%, 8/8/46, Callable 2/8/46 @ 100 | | | 699,857 | |
| 247,000 | | | Oracle Corp., 2.40%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100 | | | 251,087 | |
| 1,667,000 | | | Oracle Corp., 3.90%, 5/15/35, Callable 11/15/34 @ 100 | | | 1,856,301 | |
| 17,000 | | | Oracle Corp., 4.13%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100 | | | 19,139 | |
| 483,000 | | | Oracle Corp., 4.00%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100 | | | 536,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,991,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.1%): | | | |
| 260,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.00%, 4/1/26, Callable 1/1/26 @ 100 | | | 271,624 | |
| 681,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.95%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 707,759 | |
| 316,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.88%, 12/16/36 | | | 435,479 | |
| 113,000 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 2.50%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100 | | | 113,855 | |
| 275,000 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.70%, 4/15/46, Callable 10/15/45 @ 100 | | | 280,035 | |
| 325,000 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.05%, 5/3/47, Callable 11/3/46 @ 100 | | | 351,123 | |
| 15,000 | | | The Home Depot, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100 | | | 16,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,175,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,255,000 | | | Apple, Inc., 1.00%, 11/10/22 | | | 1,454,177 | |
| 2,396,000 | | | Apple, Inc., 3.85%, 5/4/43 | | | 2,681,048 | |
| 870,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 8.10%, 7/15/36, Callable 1/15/36 @ 100(a) | | | 1,142,112 | |
| 35,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100(a) | | | 48,036 | |
| 40,000 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.40%, 10/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100 | | | 42,234 | |
| 35,000 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 6.35%, 10/15/45, Callable 4/15/45 @ 100 | | | 42,242 | |
| 5,000 | | | HP Enterprise Co., 3.60%, 10/15/20, Callable 9/15/20 @ 100 | | | 5,054 | |
| 165,000 | | | HP, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/41 | | | 182,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,597,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Tobacco (0.5%): | | | |
$ | 143,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.40%, 2/14/26, Callable 12/14/25 @ 100 | | $ | 155,392 | |
| 2,011,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.80%, 2/14/29, Callable 11/14/28 @ 100 | | | 2,234,690 | |
| 1,929,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 5.80%, 2/14/39, Callable 8/14/38 @ 100 | | | 2,258,430 | |
| 40,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 6.20%, 2/14/59, Callable 8/14/58 @ 100 | | | 47,366 | |
| 385,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 2.76%, 8/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100 | | | 390,415 | |
| 190,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 3.22%, 8/15/24, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100 | | | 194,179 | |
| 710,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 3.22%, 9/6/26, Callable 7/6/26 @ 100 | | | 713,967 | |
| 1,529,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 3.56%, 8/15/27, Callable 5/15/27 @ 100 | | | 1,557,834 | |
| 13,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 4.39%, 8/15/37, Callable 2/15/37 @ 100 | | | 13,194 | |
| 185,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100 | | | 185,293 | |
| 14,000 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.50%, 8/22/22 | | | 14,136 | |
| 79,000 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.88%, 5/1/24, Callable 4/1/24 @ 100 | | | 81,214 | |
| 92,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20 | | | 92,491 | |
| 878,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100 | | | 944,404 | |
| 76,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100 | | | 87,738 | |
| 1,233,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100 | | | 1,413,865 | |
| 955,000 | | | RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., 6.88%, 5/1/20 | | | 968,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,353,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%†): | | | |
| 215,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 3.88%, 7/3/23, Callable 6/3/23 @ 100 | | | 225,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 9,043,125 | | | Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC, 3.36%, 3/20/23(a) | | | 9,115,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $493,916,514) | | | 513,380,310 | |
| | | | | |
Foreign Bonds (2.2%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%†): | | | |
| 545,000 | | | Rolls-Royce plc, Series E, 2.13%, 6/18/21+ | | | 629,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.1%): | | | |
| 995,000 | | | Daimler International Finance BV, Series E, 0.25%, 8/9/21+ | | | 1,121,610 | |
| 310,000 | | | Daimler International Finance BV, Series E, 0.25%, 11/6/23+ | | | 347,280 | |
| 710,000 | | | Volkswagen Financial Services AG, Series E, 0.75%, 10/14/21+ | | | 806,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,275,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.4%): | | | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, Series E, 0.13%, 8/30/21+ | | | 1,238,613 | |
| 600,000 | | | Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, Series E, 0.75%, 6/15/23+ | | | 688,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 1,400,000 | | | Credit Agricole SA, Series E, 0.75%, 12/1/22+ | | $ | 1,606,676 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | ING Bank NV, Series G, 4/8/22+ | | | 1,123,500 | |
| 400,000 | | | KBC Group NV, Series E, 1.13%, 1/25/24+ | | | 464,263 | |
| 440,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Series E, 0.52%, 6/10/24+ | | | 497,414 | |
| 435,000 | | | Simon International Finance SCA, 1.38%, 11/18/22, Callable 8/18/22 @ 100+ | | | 504,233 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Series E, 0.38%, 4/25/24+ | | | 1,130,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,253,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.0%†): | | | |
| 600,000 | | | Pernod Ricard SA, 0.04%, 10/24/23, Callable 9/24/23 @ 100+ | | | 671,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 800,000 | | | Air Liquide Finance SA, Series E, 0.38%, 4/18/22, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100+ | | | 907,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 570,000 | | | Toyota Motor Finance Netherlands BV, Series E, 0.25%, 1/10/22+ | | | 644,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 305,000 | | | BAT International Finance plc, Series E, 0.88%, 10/13/23, Callable 7/13/23 @ 100+ | | | 347,874 | |
| 1,035,000 | | | BP Capital Markets plc, Series E, 1.37%, 3/3/22+ | | | 1,197,137 | |
| 640,000 | | | BP Capital Markets plc, Series E, 1.11%, 2/16/23+ | | | 741,673 | |
| 330,000 | | | Enel Finance International NV, Series E, 0.24%, 6/17/24, Callable 5/17/24 @ 100+ | | | 366,158 | |
| 400,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, Series E, 2.13%, 11/19/21+ | | | 468,077 | |
| 400,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, Series E, 2.13%, 3/15/23+ | | | 480,419 | |
| 1,200,000 | | | Volvo Treasury AB, Series E, 0.26%(EUR003M+65bps), 9/13/21+ | | | 1,354,068 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Vonovia Finance BV, Series E, 0.13%, 4/6/23, Callable 3/6/23 @ 100+ | | | 1,676,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,631,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 900,000 | | | Orange SA, Series E, 0.50%, 1/15/22, Callable 12/15/21 @ 100+ | | | 1,020,709 | |
| 200,000 | | | Orange SA, Series E, 0.75%, 9/11/23, Callable 6/11/23 @ 100+ | | | 229,211 | |
| 540,000 | | | Telenor ASA, Series E, 0.06%, 9/25/23, Callable 6/25/23 @ 100+ | | | 604,273 | |
| 1,705,000 | | | Telstra Corp., Ltd., Series E, 3.50%, 9/21/22+ | | | 2,097,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,951,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Iberdrola International BV, Series E, 3.50%, 2/1/21+ | | | 582,887 | |
| 500,000 | | | RTE Reseau de Transport d’Electricite, Series E, 1.63%, 10/8/24, Callable 7/8/24 @ 100+ | | | 598,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,181,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,565,000 | | | Eaton Capital Unlimited Co., 0.02%, 5/14/21, Callable 4/14/21 @ 100+ | | | 1,757,628 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | | | |
Electrical Equipment, continued | | | |
$ | 400,000 | | | Schneider Electric SE, Series E, 0.25%, 9/9/24, Callable 6/9/24 @ 100+ | | $ | 451,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,209,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 440,000 | | | Schlumberger Finance BV, 0.13%, 10/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100+ | | | 490,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 730,000 | | | DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 0.20%, 3/18/26, Callable 12/18/25 @ 100+ | | | 808,590 | |
| 1,970,000 | | | Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 12/2/22, Callable 11/2/22 @ 100+ | | | 2,211,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,020,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,215,000 | | | Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, Series E, 9/5/21+ | | | 2,495,856 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, Series E(EUR003M+70bps), 12/17/21+ | | | 1,245,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,741,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.0%†): | | | |
| 495,000 | | | Sky, Ltd., Series E, 1.50%, 9/15/21+ | | | 570,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,300,000 | | | E.ON SE, Series E, 0.03%, 10/24/22, Callable 9/24/22 @ 100+ | | | 1,457,036 | |
| 1,400,000 | | | Engie SA, Series E, 0.38%, 2/28/23, Callable 11/28/22 @ 100+ | | | 1,587,550 | |
| 395,000 | | | ESB Finance DAC, Series E, 3.49%, 1/12/24+ | | | 502,480 | |
| 280,000 | | | Innogy Finance BV, Series E, 0.75%, 11/30/22, Callable 8/30/22 @ 100+ | | | 319,586 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Veolia Environnement SA, Series E, 0.67%, 3/30/22, Callable 12/30/21 @ 100+ | | | 1,477,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,344,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 735,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, Series E, 1.25%, 3/15/22+ | | | 850,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.2%): | | | |
| 475,000 | | | Abbott Ireland Financing DAC, 0.88%, 9/27/23, Callable 8/27/23 @ 100+ | | | 549,667 | |
| 490,000 | | | Abbott Ireland Financing DAC, 0.10%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100+ | | | 548,712 | |
| 2,200,000 | | | Merck Financial Services GmbH, Series E, 12/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100+ | | | 2,454,821 | |
| 740,000 | | | Novartis Finance SA, 0.50%, 8/14/23, Callable 5/14/23 @ 100+ | | | 845,865 | |
| 880,000 | | | Novartis Finance SA, 0.13%, 9/20/23+ | | | 995,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,394,190 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,200,000 | | | Dassault Systemes SE, 9/16/22, Callable 8/16/22 @ 100+ | | | 2,470,417 | |
| 700,000 | | | SAP SE, 0.25%, 3/10/22, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100+ | | | 791,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,262,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%†): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Series E, 2/28/21+ | | | 224,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Bonds, continued | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | | | |
$ | 690,000 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Series E, 0.38%, 5/26/22, Callable 2/26/22 @ 100+ | | $ | 782,258 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,007,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $49,752,990) | | | 50,039,630 | |
| | | | | |
Yankee Dollars (6.3%): | | | |
Airlines (0.0%†): | | | |
| 235,666 | | | Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Class B,Series 2015-2, 5.00%, 6/15/25(a) | | | 245,687 | |
| 317,848 | | | Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Class A,Series 2017-1, 3.30%, 7/15/31(a) | | | 323,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 569,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Volkswagen International Finance NV, 4.00%, 8/12/20(a) | | | 1,313,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (2.0%): | | | |
| 1,200,000 | | | ABN AMRO Bank NV, 3.40%, 8/27/21(a) | | | 1,225,559 | |
| 1,165,000 | | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., 2.25%, 11/9/20 | | | 1,168,459 | |
| 1,400,000 | | | Banco Santander SA, 2.71%, 6/27/24 | | | 1,418,794 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Banco Santander SA, 3.31%, 6/27/29 | | | 1,030,022 | |
| 80,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.35%, 10/21/20 | | | 80,234 | |
| 160,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.50%, 1/8/21 | | | 160,811 | |
| 90,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.45%, 3/22/21 | | | 90,507 | |
| 190,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 3.13%, 4/20/21 | | | 192,751 | |
| 1,118,000 | | | Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, 2.75%, 10/15/20(a) | | | 1,125,069 | |
| 1,608,000 | | | Barclays plc, 5.14%, 10/14/20 | | | 1,643,087 | |
| 2,532,000 | | | Barclays plc, 3.25%, 1/12/21 | | | 2,549,464 | |
| 1,712,000 | | | Barclays plc, 4.34%(US0003M+136bps), 5/16/24, Callable 5/16/23 @ 100 | | | 1,796,420 | |
| 10,000 | | | BNP Paribas SA, 5.00%, 1/15/21 | | | 10,292 | |
| 1,005,000 | | | BNP Paribas SA, 3.38%, 1/9/25(a) | | | 1,040,637 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | BNP Paribas SA, 4.71%(US0003M+224bps), 1/10/25, Callable 1/10/24 @ 100(a) | | | 1,191,612 | |
| 470,000 | | | BPCE SA, 3.00%, 5/22/22(a) | | | 478,095 | |
| 1,509,000 | | | BPCE SA, 2.70%, 10/1/29(a) | | | 1,496,464 | |
| 1,207,000 | | | Danske Bank A/S, 5.00%, 1/12/22(a) | | | 1,266,407 | |
| 250,000 | | | Danske Bank A/S, 3.00%(US0003M+125bps), 9/20/22, Callable 9/20/21 @ 100(a) | | | 252,220 | |
| 580,000 | | | Danske Bank A/S, 3.88%, 9/12/23(a) | | | 601,381 | |
| 1,100,000 | | | Danske Bank A/S, 5.38%, 1/12/24(a) | | | 1,207,202 | |
| 200,000 | | | Danske Bank A/S, 3.24%(US0003M+159bps), 12/20/25, Callable 12/20/24 @ 100(a) | | | 201,990 | |
| 400,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 3.40%, 3/8/21 | | | 405,926 | |
| 90,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 5.10%, 4/5/21 | | | 93,238 | |
| 732,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 2.95%, 5/25/21 | | | 740,841 | |
| 590,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 2.65%, 1/5/22 | | | 596,532 | |
| 2,053,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 3.26%(US0003M+106bps), 3/13/23, Callable 3/13/22 @ 100 | | | 2,098,642 | |
| 200,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 3.95%(US0003M+99bps), 5/18/24, Callable 5/18/23 @ 100 | | | 209,830 | |
| 210,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 4.58%(US0003M+153bps), 6/19/29, Callable 6/19/28 @ 100 | | | 234,451 | |
| 560,000 | | | ING Bank NV, 5.00%, 6/9/21(a) | | | 583,743 | |
| 205,000 | | | ING Groep NV, 4.63%, 1/6/26(a) | | | 226,210 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 370,000 | | | ING Groep NV, 3.95%, 3/29/27 | | $ | 398,135 | |
| 274,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.70%, 8/17/20 | | | 275,164 | |
| 208,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.00%, 1/11/22 | | | 211,194 | |
| 435,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 4.05%, 8/16/23 | | | 459,229 | |
| 300,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.91%(US0003M+81bps), 11/7/23, Callable 11/7/22 @ 100 | | | 304,493 | |
| 280,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.90%, 3/12/24 | | | 295,177 | |
| 1,041,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.95%, 3/1/21 | | | 1,051,196 | |
| 3,125,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 3.20%, 7/18/29 | | | 3,233,374 | |
| 200,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.27%, 9/13/21 | | | 200,544 | |
| 210,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.95%, 2/28/22 | | | 213,631 | |
| 220,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 3.92%(US0003M+100bps), 9/11/24, Callable 9/11/23 @ 100 | | | 230,778 | |
| 2,395,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.84%(US0003M+98bps), 7/16/25, Callable 7/16/24 @ 100 | | | 2,415,378 | |
| 1,015,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.56%(US0003M+110bps), 9/13/25, Callable 9/13/24 @ 100 | | | 1,012,904 | |
| 364,000 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.87%(US0003M+131bps), 9/13/30, Callable 9/13/29 @ 100 | | | 366,618 | |
| 570,000 | | | Rabobank Nederland NY, Series G, 2.50%, 1/19/21 | | | 572,616 | |
| 58,000 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, Series G, 3.70%, 10/5/23, MTN | | | 61,186 | |
| 180,000 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, Series G, 2.55%, 7/16/24 | | | 182,769 | |
| 50,000 | | | Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 3.13%, 1/8/21 | | | 50,409 | |
| 760,000 | | | Santander UK plc, 5.00%, 11/7/23(a) | | | 823,497 | |
| 755,000 | | | Societe Generale SA, 2.63%, 9/16/20^(a) | | | 757,951 | |
| 1,375,000 | | | Standard Chartered plc, 2.25%, 4/17/20(a) | | | 1,376,269 | |
| 210,000 | | | Standard Chartered plc, 3.95%, 1/11/23(a) | | | 216,425 | |
| 199,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.10%, 1/17/23 | | | 203,621 | |
| 200,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.45%, 9/27/24 | | | 200,399 | |
| 288,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.63%, 7/14/26 | | | 288,606 | |
| 325,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.45%, 1/11/27 | | | 340,309 | |
| 355,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.04%, 7/16/29 | | | 361,743 | |
| 360,000 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.88%, 9/7/21 | | | 359,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,879,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,050,000 | | | Suntory Holdings, Ltd., 2.25%, 10/16/24, Callable 9/16/24 @ 100(a) | | | 3,031,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.1%): | | | |
| 962,000 | | | Shire Acquisitions Investments, 2.40%, 9/23/21, Callable 8/23/21 @ 100 | | | 967,049 | |
| 1,734,000 | | | Shire Acquisitions Investments, 3.20%, 9/23/26, Callable 6/23/26 @ 100 | | | 1,786,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,753,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Building Products (0.0%†): | | | |
$ | 19,000 | | | Johnson Controls International plc, 3.90%, 2/14/26, Callable 11/14/25 @ 100 | | $ | 20,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (0.7%): | | | |
| 352,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.87%(US0003M+141bps), 1/12/29, Callable 1/12/28 @ 100(a) | | | 374,054 | |
| 1,775,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 2.75%, 3/26/20 | | | 1,778,326 | |
| 250,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.45%, 4/16/21 | | | 253,721 | |
| 180,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 2.95%, 8/20/20 | | | 180,329 | |
| 206,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 4.10%, 1/13/26 | | | 210,228 | |
| 2,000 | | | Macquarie Group, Ltd., 4.65%(US0003M+173bps), 3/27/29, Callable 3/27/28 @ 100(a) | | | 2,213 | |
| 7,000 | | | Macquarie Group, Ltd., 5.03%(US0003M+175bps), 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100(a) | | | 7,924 | |
| 1,980,000 | | | UBS AG, 2.20%, 6/8/20, Callable 5/8/20 @ 100(a) | | | 1,982,465 | |
| 1,135,000 | | | UBS AG, 2.45%, 12/1/20, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100(a) | | | 1,138,607 | |
| 400,000 | | | UBS Group AG, 3.00%, 4/15/21(a) | | | 404,809 | |
| 4,825,000 | | | UBS Group AG, 2.86%(US0003M+95bps), 8/15/23, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 4,886,306 | |
| 395,000 | | | UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(a) | | | 427,593 | |
| 2,027,000 | | | UBS Group Funding, 2.65%, 2/1/22(a) | | | 2,048,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,695,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 250,000 | | | Air Liquide Finance SA, 1.75%, 9/27/21, Callable 8/27/21 @ 100(a) | | | 249,077 | |
| 220,000 | | | LYB International Finance BV, 4.00%, 7/15/23 | | | 234,623 | |
| 240,000 | | | Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/29, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100 | | | 247,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 731,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.0%†): | | | |
| 125,000 | | | Tyco Electronics Group SA, 3.45%, 8/1/24, Callable 5/1/24 @ 100 | | | 130,359 | |
| 6,000 | | | Tyco Electronics Group SA, 3.13%, 8/15/27, Callable 5/15/27 @ 100 | | | 6,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 136,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,695,000 | | | Vinci SA, 3.75%, 4/10/29, Callable 1/30/29 @ 100(a) | | | 1,843,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,675,000 | | | Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.00%, 8/29/22(a) | | | 1,695,720 | |
| 1,390,000 | | | Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.75%, 3/5/23(a) | | | 1,434,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,130,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 159,000 | | | BP Capital Markets plc, 3.81%, 2/10/24 | | | 169,751 | |
| 245,000 | | | Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75%, 7/15/25(a) | | | 267,969 | |
| 1,789,000 | | | GE Capital International Funding, 4.42%, 11/15/35 | | | 1,902,514 | |
| 1,425,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., 2.65%, 10/19/20(a) | | | 1,431,458 | |
| 349,000 | | | Nvent Finance Sarl, 4.55%, 4/15/28, Callable 1/15/28 @ 100 | | | 361,892 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.13%, 6/1/21(a) | | | 1,537,500 | |
| 1,396,000 | | | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.63%, 6/1/23(a) | | | 1,491,975 | |
| 267,000 | | | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.88%, 3/1/24, Callable 2/1/24 @ 100(a) | | | 290,029 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Diversified Financial Services, continued | | | |
$ | 393,000 | | | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 4.30%, 6/18/29, Callable 3/18/29 @ 100(a) | | $ | 424,440 | |
| 2,676,000 | | | ORIX Corp., 2.90%, 7/18/22 | | | 2,721,227 | |
| 79,000 | | | ORIX Corp., 4.05%, 1/16/24 | | | 83,909 | |
| 90,000 | | | ORIX Corp., 3.25%, 12/4/24 | | | 93,375 | |
| 2,740,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 3.25%, 5/11/25 | | | 2,896,655 | |
| 160,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 2.50%, 9/12/26 | | | 162,436 | |
| 22,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 4.55%, 8/12/43 | | | 26,594 | |
| 20,000 | | | Total Capital Canada, Ltd., 2.75%, 7/15/23 | | | 20,476 | |
| 140,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 2.75%, 6/19/21 | | | 141,826 | |
| 80,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 2.88%, 2/17/22 | | | 81,644 | |
| 112,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 3.70%, 1/15/24 | | | 118,912 | |
| 210,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 3.75%, 4/10/24 | | | 224,300 | |
| 495,000 | | | Total Capital International SA, 2.43%, 1/10/25, Callable 10/10/24 @ 100 | | | 500,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,949,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 305,000 | | | Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 2.82%, 1/19/22, Callable 12/19/21 @ 100(a) | | | 309,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%†): | | | |
| 850,000 | | | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd., 3.35%, 9/17/21(a) | | | 866,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.1%): | | | |
| 19,000 | | | Aon plc, 3.88%, 12/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100 | | | 20,391 | |
| 81,000 | | | Aon plc, 4.45%, 5/24/43, Callable 2/24/43 @ 100 | | | 87,014 | |
| 839,000 | | | Aon plc, 4.60%, 6/14/44, Callable 3/14/44 @ 100 | | | 953,837 | |
| 75,000 | | | Aon plc, 4.75%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100 | | | 87,813 | |
| 175,000 | | | Trinity Acquistion plc, 4.40%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100 | | | 189,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,338,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 490,000 | | | Baidu, Inc., 4.38%, 5/14/24, Callable 4/14/24 @ 100 | | | 522,278 | |
| 475,000 | | | Baidu, Inc., 4.38%, 3/29/28, Callable 12/29/27 @ 100^ | | | 515,105 | |
| 1,511,000 | | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd., 2.99%, 1/19/23, Callable 12/19/22 @ 100(a) | | | 1,530,739 | |
| 515,000 | | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd., 3.60%, 1/19/28, Callable 10/19/27 @ 100(a) | | | 538,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,106,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.0%†): | | | |
| 320,000 | | | Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., 2.80%, 6/6/23, Callable 5/6/23 @ 100 | | | 325,093 | |
| 460,000 | | | Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., 4.40%, 12/6/57, Callable 6/6/57 @ 100 | | | 526,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 851,768 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.0%†): | | | |
| 19,000 | | | CNH Industrial NV, 4.50%, 8/15/23 | | | 20,253 | |
| 110,000 | | | CNH Industrial NV, 3.85%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100 | | | 114,606 | |
| 560,000 | | | Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance SA, 3.50%, 3/21/26, Callable 1/21/26 @ 100 | | | 585,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 720,776 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.0%†): | | | |
| 460,000 | | | Sky, Ltd., 3.75%, 9/16/24(a) | | | 492,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.1%): | | | |
$ | 755,000 | | | Anglo American Capital plc, 3.63%, 9/11/24(a) | | $ | 784,256 | |
| 1,610,000 | | | Anglo American Capital plc, 4.88%, 5/14/25(a) | | | 1,764,963 | |
| 105,000 | | | ArcelorMittal, 3.60%, 7/16/24 | | | 107,543 | |
| 35,000 | | | ArcelorMittal, 6.13%, 6/1/25 | | | 40,284 | |
| 321,000 | | | ArcelorMittal, 4.55%, 3/11/26 | | | 340,613 | |
| 226,000 | | | Teck Resources, Ltd., 6.13%, 10/1/35 | | | 263,538 | |
| 5,000 | | | Teck Resources, Ltd., 6.00%, 8/15/40, Callable 2/15/40 @ 100 | | | 5,578 | |
| 25,000 | | | Teck Resources, Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41, Callable 1/15/41 @ 100 | | | 28,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,335,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.4%): | | | |
| 555,000 | | | Ecopetrol SA, 4.13%, 1/16/25 | | | 583,444 | |
| 4,155,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | | | 4,399,663 | |
| 883,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46 | | | 794,879 | |
| 37,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 2.38%, 8/21/22 | | | 37,487 | |
| 788,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 4.13%, 5/11/35 | | | 920,736 | |
| 68,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 6.38%, 12/15/38 | | | 99,344 | |
| 289,000 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 12/1/34 | | | 376,969 | |
| 60,000 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.80%, 5/15/38 | | | 85,586 | |
| 208,000 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/38 | | | 289,123 | |
| 24,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 3.75%, 10/16/23, Callable 7/16/23 @ 100 | | | 25,161 | |
| 898,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 4.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100 | | | 1,003,919 | |
| 416,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 4.25%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100 | | | 460,529 | |
| 85,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 4.63%, 3/1/34, Callable 12/1/33 @ 100 | | | 97,224 | |
| 136,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 5.85%, 3/15/36 | | | 164,918 | |
| 245,000 | | | TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 6.10%, 6/1/40 | | | 318,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,657,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,346,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100 | | | 1,377,110 | |
| 137,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 3.80%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100 | | | 143,591 | |
| 1,240,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100 | | | 1,318,429 | |
| 118,000 | | | Allergan Funding SCS, 3.85%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 123,683 | |
| 1,840,000 | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5.00%, 11/26/28, Callable 8/26/28 @ 100 | | | 2,142,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,105,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 62,000 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd., 4.00%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100(a) | | | 65,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%†): | | | |
| 250,000 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., 2.95%, 1/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100(a) | | | 253,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bond (1.3%): | | | |
| 3,516,000 | | | Colombia Government International Bond, 3.88%, 4/25/27, Callable 1/25/27 @ 100 | | | 3,716,348 | |
| 275,000 | | | Colombia Government International Bond, 4.50%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 304,432 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Sovereign Bond, continued | | | |
$ | 5,119,000 | | | Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | | $ | 5,474,608 | |
| 910,000 | | | Mexico Government International Bond, 3.75%, 1/11/28 | | | 943,922 | |
| 589,561 | | | Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.50%, 8/14/24^ | | | 637,588 | |
| 2,175,000 | | | Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.38%, 10/27/27 | | | 2,400,657 | |
| 420,000 | | | Panama Government International Bond, 3.88%, 3/17/28, Callable 12/17/27 @ 100 | | | 456,750 | |
| 689,000 | | | Province of Manitoba, 3.05%, 5/14/24 | | | 719,252 | |
| 704,000 | | | Republic of Chile, 3.24%, 2/6/28, Callable 11/6/27 @ 100 | | | 738,402 | |
| 595,000 | | | Republic of Colombia, 4.50%, 1/28/26, Callable 10/28/25 @ 100 | | | 647,461 | |
| 581,000 | | | Republic of Indonesia, 4.10%, 4/24/28 | | | 631,144 | |
| 575,000 | | | Republic of Panama, 4.00%, 9/22/24, Callable 6/22/24 @ 100 | | | 614,531 | |
| 540,000 | | | Republic of Panama, 4.50%, 5/15/47 | | | 642,600 | |
| 980,000 | | | Republic of Peru, 4.13%, 8/25/27 | | | 1,096,644 | |
| 281,000 | | | Republic of Peru, 5.63%, 11/18/50 | | | 408,513 | |
| 3,200,000 | | | Republic of Philippines, 3.00%, 2/1/28 | | | 3,325,750 | |
| 2,506,000 | | | United Mexican States, 4.13%, 1/21/26 | | | 2,669,153 | |
| 3,263,000 | | | United Mexican States, 4.50%, 4/22/29 | | | 3,578,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,006,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 60,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 3.75%, 1/16/24 | | | 63,308 | |
| 645,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 4.13%, 5/30/25 | | | 697,248 | |
| 109,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 4.38%, 5/30/28 | | | 120,604 | |
| 33,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 5.00%, 5/30/38 | | | 38,497 | |
| 406,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 4.38%, 2/19/43 | | | 437,965 | |
| 1,233,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 5.25%, 5/30/48 | | | 1,492,439 | |
| 3,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 5.13%, 6/19/59 | | | 3,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,853,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $136,543,893) | | | 142,016,767 | |
| | | | | |
Municipal Bonds (0.6%): | | | |
Ohio (0.0%†): | |
| 490,000 | | | City of Cleveland Airport System Revenue, 2.88%, 1/1/31 | | | 483,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts (0.2%): | |
| 1,265,000 | | | Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, 2.90%, 9/1/49 | | | 1,197,512 | |
| 1,260,000 | | | Massachusetts School Building Authority Revenue, 3.40%, 10/15/40, Continuously Callable @ 100 | | | 1,262,040 | |
| 450,000 | | | Massachusetts School Building Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41,Pre-refunded 10/15/21 @ 100 | | | 481,514 | |
| 1,780,000 | | | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Revenue, 3.10%, 8/1/39, Continuously Callable @ 100 | | | 1,716,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,657,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Florida (0.0%†): | |
| 140,000 | | | County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue, 3.28%, 10/1/29 | | | 146,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Municipal Bonds, continued | | | |
Florida, continued | |
$ | 520,000 | | | County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue, 3.49%, 10/1/42, Continuously Callable @ 100 | | $ | 521,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 667,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
New Jersey (0.1%): | |
| 575,000 | | | New Jersey State Transportation Authority Revenue, 6.56%, 12/15/40 | | | 783,156 | |
| 800,000 | | | New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/36, Continuously Callable @ 100 | | | 859,640 | |
| 270,000 | | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue, 4.13%, 6/15/42 | | | 268,431 | |
| 350,000 | | | Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Revenue, 3.27%, 5/1/43 | | | 346,434 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,257,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
New York (0.1%): | |
| 885,000 | | | New York State Thruway Authority Revenue, 2.90%, 1/1/35 | | | 883,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
California (0.1%): | |
| 1,055,000 | | | San Diego Community College District, GO, 3.34%, 8/1/43, Continuously Callable @100 | | | 1,045,442 | |
| 160,000 | | | State of California, GO, 7.63%, 3/1/40 | | | 256,141 | |
| 347,000 | | | University of California Revenue, 4.77%, 5/15/15 | | | 418,978 | |
| 50,000 | | | University of California Revenue, 4.86%, 5/15/12 | | | 61,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,781,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oregon (0.0%†): | |
| 635,000 | | | State of Oregon Department of Transportation Revenue, 3.17%, 11/15/38, Continuously Callable @100 | | | 634,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Nebraska (0.1%): | |
| 1,175,000 | | | University of Nebraska Facilities Corp. Revenue, 3.04%, 10/1/49 | | | 1,119,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $12,453,978) | | | 12,484,907 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (30.8%): | |
Federal Home Loan Bank (0.2%) | |
| 4,080,000 | | | 3.56%, 5/16/33 | | | 4,593,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,593,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (5.6%) | |
| 765,105 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/24, Pool #G14989 | | | 772,498 | |
| 3,650,000 | | | Class A2, Series KC02, 3.37%, 7/25/25 | | | 3,805,527 | |
| 1,161,638 | | | Class A1, 2.75%, 3/25/27 | | | 1,186,613 | |
| 246,623 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/27, Pool #U70060 | | | 253,860 | |
| 3,185,000 | | | Class A2, Series K076, 3.90%, 4/25/28 | | | 3,519,871 | |
| 11,000 | | | Class A2, Series K078, 3.85%, 6/25/28 | | | 12,106 | |
| 129,872 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/28, Pool #U79018 | | | 133,250 | |
| 1,800,000 | | | Class A2, Series K083, 4.05%, 9/25/28 | | | 2,009,376 | |
| 591,000 | | | 2.63%, 9/15/29(c) | | | 469,305 | |
| 44,640 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60696 | | | 45,979 | |
| 58,835 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60724 | | | 60,591 | |
| 90,436 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/30, Pool #V60770 | | | 91,763 | |
| 207,060 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31689 | | | 212,283 | |
| 148,247 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #V60796 | | | 150,508 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 222,513 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31728 | | $ | 226,667 | |
| 103,318 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31418 | | | 105,287 | |
| 393,150 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/30, Pool #V60840 | | | 404,922 | |
| 37,038 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32209 | | | 37,745 | |
| 9,953 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #V60905 | | | 10,102 | |
| 9,922 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32491 | | | 10,108 | |
| 188,352 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #G15520 | | | 193,638 | |
| 38,916 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32204 | | | 39,429 | |
| 21,649 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32181 | | | 22,197 | |
| 165,665 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60886 | | | 168,830 | |
| 39,571 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60909 | | | 40,752 | |
| 25,181 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #J32436 | | | 25,882 | |
| 131,733 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60902 | | | 134,253 | |
| 409,668 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60904 | | | 414,112 | |
| 127,397 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60903 | | | 129,080 | |
| 190,000 | | | 6.75%, 3/15/31 | | | 274,934 | |
| 197,000 | | | 2.88%, 3/15/31(c) | | | 148,362 | |
| 652,025 | | | 2.50%, 4/1/31, Pool #G16186 | | | 661,783 | |
| 126,105 | | | 5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #G04692 | | | 141,982 | |
| 189,878 | | | 6.00%, 4/1/39, Pool #G07613 | | | 218,712 | |
| 37,389 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #A90196 | | | 40,719 | |
| 32,740 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #A93010 | | | 35,542 | |
| 45,091 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #A93534 | | | 48,432 | |
| 254,301 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #A93851 | | | 275,830 | |
| 695,387 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #A93700 | | | 750,857 | |
| 44,000 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #A95923 | | | 46,721 | |
| 41,295 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A95144 | | | 43,837 | |
| 36,268 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94977 | | | 38,500 | |
| 36,367 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94779 | | | 38,592 | |
| 2,586 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #Q00093 | | | 2,763 | |
| 104,879 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00804 | | | 113,680 | |
| 118,221 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00959 | | | 128,141 | |
| 469,826 | | | Class FL, Series 4248, 2.19%(US0001M+45bps), 5/15/41 | | | 468,678 | |
| 525,357 | | | 5.50%, 6/1/41, Pool #G07553 | | | 585,640 | |
| 588,704 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/41, Pool #G08462 | | | 618,175 | |
| 36,399 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q03841 | | | 38,683 | |
| 116,423 | | | 5.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #G07642 | | | 129,704 | |
| 70,494 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q04022 | | | 74,913 | |
| 249,644 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #Q07417 | | | 264,665 | |
| 283,100 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #C03811 | | | 297,364 | |
| 15,306 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #Q07896 | | | 16,067 | |
| 8,169 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #Q08306 | | | 8,614 | |
| 26,611 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #Q08239 | | | 28,062 | |
| 400,639 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10724 | | | 420,516 | |
| 236,911 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #G07106 | | | 251,163 | |
| 33,383 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q12162 | | | 35,380 | |
| 20,131 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #Q11909 | | | 21,340 | |
| 35,655 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #Q11750 | | | 37,022 | |
| 461,100 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #Q13134 | | | 484,797 | |
| 274,850 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #C04320 | | | 284,847 | |
| 324,187 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #Q14866 | | | 331,623 | |
| 395,707 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16567 | | | 408,835 | |
| 201,943 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16403 | | | 205,946 | |
| 297,002 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16673 | | | 302,053 | |
| 101,439 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #Q17095 | | | 104,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 139,162 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/43, Pool #Q18718 | | $ | 148,430 | |
| 221,099 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q20206 | | | 236,286 | |
| 1,144,864 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/43, Pool #G07550 | | | 1,182,718 | |
| 122,936 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #Q21320 | | | 129,347 | |
| 3,333,485 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #G60675 | | | 3,438,756 | |
| 97,240 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #Q21579 | | | 105,385 | |
| 282,841 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #G60037 | | | 293,178 | |
| 256,812 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #G60018 | | | 272,731 | |
| 3,985,379 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #G60270 | | | 4,225,571 | |
| 308,421 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #Q23779 | | | 331,942 | |
| 11,640,407 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G07922 | | | 12,388,964 | |
| 25,164 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #Q24368 | | | 26,893 | |
| 5,988,857 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G60271 | | | 6,325,699 | |
| 899,805 | | | Class XZ, Series 4316, 4.50%, 3/15/44 | | | 1,065,820 | |
| 16,438 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #Q25812 | | | 17,314 | |
| 138,712 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/44, Pool #Q25643 | | | 149,466 | |
| 991,990 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #G07848 | | | 1,059,817 | |
| 1,320,358 | | | Class ZX, Series 4352, 4.00%, 4/15/44 | | | 1,474,298 | |
| 48,880 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26362 | | | 51,478 | |
| 26,879 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26218 | | | 28,645 | |
| 18,420 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q25988 | | | 19,403 | |
| 20,481 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26452 | | | 21,574 | |
| 122,884 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #Q28764 | | | 130,281 | |
| 23,382 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #Q26707 | | | 24,621 | |
| 175,057 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/44, Pool #G60901 | | | 186,335 | |
| 24,711 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/44, Pool #Q27319 | | | 26,342 | |
| 516,233 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/44, Pool #G07786 | | | 559,891 | |
| 91,111 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/44, Pool #Q27843 | | | 95,948 | |
| 19,554 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28763 | | | 20,521 | |
| 111,530 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28605 | | | 117,484 | |
| 42,513 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28604 | | | 45,325 | |
| 2,909 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/44, Pool #Q29911 | | | 3,051 | |
| 8,021 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/44, Pool #Q29697 | | | 8,413 | |
| 31,807 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/45, Pool #Q31122 | | | 33,510 | |
| 47,171 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/45, Pool #Q30876 | | | 49,490 | |
| 35,316 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31338 | | | 38,125 | |
| 15,168 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31128 | | | 16,377 | |
| 104,536 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33606 | | | 110,114 | |
| 14,373 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33131 | | | 15,146 | |
| 102,459 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34176 | | | 107,915 | |
| 2,868 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34960 | | | 3,021 | |
| 3,379,195 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #G60138 | | | 3,584,832 | |
| 28,652 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q36302 | | | 30,520 | |
| 266,108 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #Q36972 | | | 282,307 | |
| 11,274 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/45, Pool #V81932 | | | 11,830 | |
| 36,652 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37955 | | | 39,577 | |
| 42,996 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37957 | | | 46,177 | |
| 453,875 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/46, Pool #G60393 | | | 479,358 | |
| 33,993 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #V82209 | | | 35,679 | |
| 324,946 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #Q39250 | | | 342,628 | |
| 382,283 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60561 | | | 402,728 | |
| 1,427,873 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #Q41070 | | | 1,464,042 | |
| 3,784,962 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #G60658 | | | 4,009,664 | |
| 605,942 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #V82528 | | | 641,400 | |
| 314,880 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #V82553 | | | 333,149 | |
| 8,833,818 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #G60717 | | | 9,077,767 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 702,081 | | | Class FB, Series 4606, 2.24%(US0001M+50bps), 8/15/46 | | $ | 704,132 | |
| 518,072 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G60718 | | | 529,980 | |
| 47,086 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G60729 | | | 49,835 | |
| 1,430,180 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q42979 | | | 1,462,784 | |
| 3,177,334 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43104 | | | 3,264,901 | |
| 99,773 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #V82661 | | | 105,618 | |
| 1,711,348 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #V82781 | | | 1,740,064 | |
| 551,794 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q44853 | | | 567,051 | |
| 522,684 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45064 | | | 534,675 | |
| 128,128 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45083 | | | 132,617 | |
| 259,380 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45080 | | | 264,275 | |
| 212,291 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45079 | | | 218,243 | |
| 2,138,045 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #V82929 | | | 2,281,199 | |
| 953,998 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #G60968 | | | 988,516 | |
| 2,343,681 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #G61047 | | | 2,541,897 | |
| 170,035 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #Q53113 | | | 180,158 | |
| 631,619 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/47, Pool #G61178 | | | 670,782 | |
| 815,518 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G61208 | | | 866,100 | |
| 11,787,335 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G67706 | | | 12,395,932 | |
| 189,221 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53648 | | | 197,106 | |
| 1,991,343 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53747 | | | 2,067,206 | |
| 94,170 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53630 | | | 100,013 | |
| 2,781,895 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/48, Pool #G67715 | | | 3,026,908 | |
| 31,999 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/49, Pool #SD8023 | | | 31,734 | |
| 11,999,998 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/49, Pool #SD8029 | | | 11,869,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 125,272,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (18.1%) | |
| 5,630,000 | | | 4.50%, 2/25/25, TBA | | | 5,933,492 | |
| 118,199 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/27, Pool #AP5205 | | | 119,783 | |
| 181,161 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/27, Pool #AB6194 | | | 183,631 | |
| 41,936 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/28, Pool #AB8446 | | | 42,461 | |
| 61,122 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/28, Pool #AT3121 | | | 63,327 | |
| 90,495 | | | 2.50%, 4/1/28, Pool #AB8870 | | | 91,686 | |
| 64,341 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/28, Pool #AT6033 | | | 66,637 | |
| 248,474 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/28, Pool #AS0190 | | | 251,734 | |
| 1,289,000 | | | Class A2, Series2018-M14, 3.58%, 8/25/28, Pool #A2 | | | 1,395,252 | |
| 1,122,572 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/28, Pool #AL4245 | | | 1,170,179 | |
| 137,560 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/28, Pool #AU8774 | | | 142,513 | |
| 300,943 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/28, Pool #AV0198 | | | 313,697 | |
| 15,235 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/28, Pool #AQ4132 | | | 15,576 | |
| 474,226 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/28, Pool #AV1360 | | | 494,387 | |
| 16,482 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/28, Pool #AV0298 | | | 16,851 | |
| 383,198 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/29, Pool #AW0937 | | | 395,135 | |
| 257,077 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/29, Pool #AW2544 | | | 266,925 | |
| 532,523 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/29, Pool #AS2676 | | | 549,099 | |
| 135,692 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/29, Pool #AW1281 | | | 140,018 | |
| 622,399 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/29, Pool #AW4229 | | | 646,254 | |
| 1,069,863 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL6897 | | | 1,110,907 | |
| 359,629 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL5806 | | | 374,057 | |
| 337,159 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AS3220 | | | 347,641 | |
| 160,517 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AX0105 | | | 166,949 | |
| 192,561 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/29, Pool #AS3594 | | | 199,941 | |
| 45,341 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/29, Pool #AX2741 | | | 47,157 | |
| 257,434 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/29, Pool #AS3988 | | | 267,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 732,945 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #AL6144 | | $ | 755,796 | |
| 2,605,000 | | | 2.68%, 1/15/30(c) | | | 2,046,178 | |
| 27,737 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #AS4485 | | | 28,211 | |
| 31,469 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #AS4488 | | | 31,876 | |
| 104,260 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/30, Pool #BM3403 | | | 105,696 | |
| 400,000 | | | 3.50%, 2/25/30, TBA | | | 411,344 | |
| 144,981 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/30, Pool #AL6583 | | | 150,536 | |
| 206,517 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/30, Pool #AS4688 | | | 210,159 | |
| 96,233 | | | 2.50%, 4/1/30, Pool #AY3416 | | | 97,935 | |
| 117,339 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/30, Pool #AL6584 | | | 121,065 | |
| 71,854 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #AL6761 | | | 74,620 | |
| 45,098 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #AY0828 | | | 45,890 | |
| 3,901,000 | | | 2.71%, 5/15/30(c) | | | 3,036,574 | |
| 391,529 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/30, Pool #AL9381 | | | 406,570 | |
| 159,206 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AS5403 | | | 161,217 | |
| 95,732 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AL7139 | | | 98,772 | |
| 27,326 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AS5405 | | | 27,709 | |
| 28,270 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9700 | | | 29,119 | |
| 115,883 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9701 | | | 119,568 | |
| 16,169 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2297 | | | 16,662 | |
| 43,630 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2170 | | | 44,402 | |
| 22,156 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5707 | | | 23,265 | |
| 13,885 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ8597 | | | 14,308 | |
| 103,856 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5708 | | | 108,088 | |
| 26,219 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ7833 | | | 27,014 | |
| 102,246 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5614 | | | 104,056 | |
| 143,503 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5623 | | | 148,472 | |
| 126,220 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5622 | | | 130,230 | |
| 24,144 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AX3298 | | | 24,878 | |
| 77,119 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5548 | | | 78,094 | |
| 160,019 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7227 | | | 165,542 | |
| 313,395 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #BM3552 | | | 317,423 | |
| 182,085 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7225 | | | 187,876 | |
| 192,341 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5616 | | | 195,645 | |
| 786,759 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7430 | | | 818,256 | |
| 51,142 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AZ5719 | | | 52,689 | |
| 34,223 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AL7320 | | | 35,536 | |
| 99,377 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5714 | | | 102,542 | |
| 115,061 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5872 | | | 117,096 | |
| 89,835 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5786 | | | 90,969 | |
| 130,495 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5728 | | | 134,463 | |
| 101,196 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6115 | | | 102,929 | |
| 109,978 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6141 | | | 111,916 | |
| 101,958 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6142 | | | 103,249 | |
| 15,300 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AL7800 | | | 15,562 | |
| 106,997 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6116 | | | 108,491 | |
| 2,108,027 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/31, Pool #BM3537 | | | 2,169,468 | |
| 177,563 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/31, Pool #BM1595 | | | 180,009 | |
| 172,665 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #AS7320 | | | 174,725 | |
| 308,079 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7617 | | | 311,750 | |
| 270,895 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7605 | | | 274,125 | |
| 61,765 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4707 | | | 64,779 | |
| 13,274 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #BC2777 | | | 13,432 | |
| 44,163 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4688 | | | 46,058 | |
| 2,204,199 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AL9376 | | | 2,288,863 | |
| 190,629 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/31, Pool #AL9378 | | | 196,172 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 1,239,795 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8195 | | $ | 1,258,933 | |
| 675,124 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8208 | | | 683,182 | |
| 521,828 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8193 | | | 528,566 | |
| 113,455 | | | 2.00%, 10/1/31, Pool #MA2774 | | | 113,526 | |
| 383,503 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8009 | | | 388,451 | |
| 2,510,706 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #BC4773 | | | 2,549,463 | |
| 360,877 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2631 | | | 367,074 | |
| 670,148 | | | 2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #BM3054 | | | 670,568 | |
| 535,986 | | | 2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8251 | | | 536,324 | |
| 178,474 | | | 2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC9040 | | | 178,585 | |
| 34,660 | | | 2.00%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8291 | | | 34,681 | |
| 419,085 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8240 | | | 424,086 | |
| 274,480 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8241 | | | 278,007 | |
| 179,893 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2629 | | | 182,045 | |
| 195,005 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2628 | | | 198,020 | |
| 200,199 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8245 | | | 203,295 | |
| 152,084 | | | 2.00%, 12/1/31, Pool #MA2845 | | | 152,180 | |
| 37,077 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/32, Pool #BM1036 | | | 37,703 | |
| 20,796 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/32, Pool #BE5670 | | | 21,507 | |
| 1,176,101 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/32, Pool #AS8885 | | | 1,226,153 | |
| 644,310 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9327 | | | 666,350 | |
| 585,461 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9321 | | | 590,925 | |
| 625,342 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9318 | | | 632,618 | |
| 672,768 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9319 | | | 682,109 | |
| 341,779 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9317 | | | 345,756 | |
| 404,502 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9316 | | | 409,048 | |
| 905,848 | | | 2.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #BM3061 | | | 906,417 | |
| 2,722,099 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/32, Pool #BM3503 | | | 2,873,616 | |
| 1,954,908 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/32, Pool #BM1602 | | | 2,036,612 | |
| 2,914,620 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/32, Pool #BM1791 | | | 3,012,432 | |
| 908,705 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/32, Pool #BM3578 | | | 921,797 | |
| 356,220 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/32, Pool #BM3240 | | | 369,140 | |
| 97,678 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/32, Pool #BJ2054 | | | 103,123 | |
| 119,720 | | | 5.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #676661 | | | 134,686 | |
| 65,484 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #BJ2096 | | | 69,011 | |
| 1,787,956 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/33, Pool #BM3793 | | | 1,806,597 | |
| 81,814 | | | 5.50%, 5/1/33, Pool #555424 | | | 91,439 | |
| 135,031 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/33, Pool #BK7642 | | | 143,241 | |
| 533,600 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #CA2406 | | | 562,021 | |
| 384,663 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #CA2528 | | | 407,093 | |
| 387,507 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #CA2527 | | | 405,483 | |
| 742,123 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #CA2404 | | | 786,262 | |
| 405,038 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/33, Pool #CA2555 | | | 428,785 | |
| 2,356,652 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/33, Pool #CA2557 | | | 2,483,860 | |
| 1,900,000 | | | 5.00%, 1/25/35, TBA | | | 1,991,141 | |
| 200,000 | | | 4.50%, 1/25/35, TBA | | | 205,563 | |
| 642,766 | | | 5.00%, 2/1/35, Pool #735226 | | | 716,555 | |
| 195,523 | | | 5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #735989 | | | 221,275 | |
| 48,879 | | | 5.00%, 3/1/35, Pool #735288 | | | 54,379 | |
| 17,736 | | | 6.00%, 4/1/35, Pool #735504 | | | 20,261 | |
| 91,462 | | | 5.00%, 9/1/35, Pool #889974 | | | 102,048 | |
| 194,190 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/36, Pool #AB0686 | | | 208,239 | |
| 453,476 | | | 5.50%, 9/1/36, Pool #995113 | | | 512,257 | |
| 50,331 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/36, Pool #AL9227 | | | 51,350 | |
| 374,607 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8348 | | | 387,103 | |
| 151,028 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8349 | | | 155,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 439,473 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #AS8553 | | $ | 453,408 | |
| 338,441 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #BE1896 | | | 350,120 | |
| 21,482 | | | 5.50%, 2/1/38, Pool #961545 | | | 23,900 | |
| 14,275 | | | 6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889529 | | | 16,481 | |
| 79,315 | | | 5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889441 | | | 88,403 | |
| 105,913 | | | 5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889692 | | | 119,244 | |
| 46,402 | | | 6.00%, 5/1/38, Pool #889466 | | | 53,573 | |
| 70,824 | | | 5.50%, 6/1/38, Pool #995018 | | | 79,631 | |
| 20,612 | | | 5.50%, 9/1/38, Pool #889995 | | | 23,117 | |
| 48,293 | | | 6.00%, 10/1/38, Pool #889983 | | | 55,145 | |
| 253,467 | | | 5.50%, 1/1/39, Pool #AB0200 | | | 291,260 | |
| 111,825 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #930922 | | | 121,781 | |
| 118,726 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/39, Pool #AL1472 | | | 129,261 | |
| 1,124,529 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7521 | | | 1,254,574 | |
| 725,236 | | | 6.00%, 7/1/39, Pool #BF0056 | | | 825,088 | |
| 54,659 | | | 5.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #AD0362 | | | 61,340 | |
| 1,807,398 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/39, Pool # MA3831 | | | 1,850,740 | |
| 50,724 | | | 5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AD0571 | | | 56,620 | |
| 334,752 | | | 5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AC6680 | | | 383,774 | |
| 6,941,977 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/40, Pool #AC8568 | | | 7,553,295 | |
| 44,222 | | | 5.50%, 3/1/40, Pool #AL5304 | | | 49,176 | |
| 41,302 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #AD4038 | | | 44,816 | |
| 324,977 | | | 6.00%, 4/1/40, Pool #AL4141 | | | 371,223 | |
| 60,810 | | | 6.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL1704 | | | 70,230 | |
| 97,997 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AD7127 | | | 103,460 | |
| 168,265 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/40, Pool #AE0113 | | | 179,646 | |
| 89,579 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AB1226 | | | 97,236 | |
| 4,144 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #AD9136 | | | 4,444 | |
| 300,273 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #AE0216 | | | 322,059 | |
| 36,861 | | | 6.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #AE0823 | | | 41,525 | |
| 328,295 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #AE7535 | | | 352,052 | |
| 817,001 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #AB1614 | | | 876,281 | |
| 54,362 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #AE8407 | | | 58,316 | |
| 36,472 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH0006 | | | 39,114 | |
| 244,705 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH0946 | | | 262,459 | |
| 2,680,000 | | | Class CY, Series2010-136, 4.00%, 12/25/40 | | | 2,971,830 | |
| 68,644 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #AL7167 | | | 71,493 | |
| 9,238,683 | | | Class ZA, Series2011-8, 4.00%, 2/25/41, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100 | | | 9,830,003 | |
| 548,017 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #AI1186 | | | 587,579 | |
| 79,082 | | | 6.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #AL4142 | | | 90,091 | |
| 775,478 | | | 5.00%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL7524 | | | 859,153 | |
| 49,408 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AB3314 | | | 53,533 | |
| 634,783 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/41, Pool #AJ1541 | | | 680,577 | |
| 945,506 | | | 5.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AL8430 | | | 1,062,015 | |
| 57,748 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/41, Pool #AI5228 | | | 61,937 | |
| 48,320 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AI8961 | | | 52,379 | |
| 44,520 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #AC9312 | | | 47,742 | |
| 2,863,421 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/41, Pool #AJ4701 | | | 3,070,616 | |
| 47,500 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/41, Pool #AJ7684 | | | 50,929 | |
| 145,370 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/41, Pool #AB4054 | | | 155,849 | |
| 1,257,369 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/42, Pool #AB4307 | | | 1,347,939 | |
| 302,738 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #AW8154 | | | 318,755 | |
| 43,682 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #AK2073 | | | 45,981 | |
| 148,055 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/42, Pool #AB4530 | | | 158,851 | |
| 138,760 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #AO0777 | | | 142,744 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 49,198 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #AK7510 | | $ | 51,720 | |
| 258,916 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2961 | | | 277,679 | |
| 22,471 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2881 | | | 23,639 | |
| 93,809 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #A02114 | | | 100,640 | |
| 82,770 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #AT6144 | | | 88,744 | |
| 83,815 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/42, Pool #AL2003 | | | 89,938 | |
| 38,459 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AL2168 | | | 40,446 | |
| 44,428 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO3107 | | | 46,728 | |
| 23,122 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO3048 | | | 24,319 | |
| 36,242 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AK9225 | | | 38,116 | |
| 56,969 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL2607 | | | 61,091 | |
| 3,081,181 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL2160 | | | 3,307,234 | |
| 53,272 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/42, Pool #AO9707 | | | 56,034 | |
| 184,162 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL4244 | | | 197,558 | |
| 1,042,003 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/42, Pool #AL2242 | | | 1,118,220 | |
| 85,851 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #AO7152 | | | 90,295 | |
| 45,279 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/42, Pool #AX3706 | | | 48,548 | |
| 283,293 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #AL2482 | | | 308,502 | |
| 91,001 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/42, Pool #AL2901 | | | 97,671 | |
| 407,113 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6512 | | | 419,218 | |
| 125,160 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AP9726 | | | 129,155 | |
| 212,396 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7271 | | | 219,171 | |
| 100,045 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AQ7127 | | | 104,760 | |
| 216,910 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AL6055 | | | 232,744 | |
| 407,806 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AL8045 | | | 431,223 | |
| 780,576 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7269 | | | 805,466 | |
| 174,710 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7425 | | | 177,464 | |
| 535,066 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7458 | | | 552,146 | |
| 523,210 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7497 | | | 539,932 | |
| 556,441 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7567 | | | 574,154 | |
| 1,870,935 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL8206 | | | 2,036,297 | |
| 360,481 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7755 | | | 370,565 | |
| 288,349 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7565 | | | 297,542 | |
| 141,156 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL7369 | | | 151,662 | |
| 217,141 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AL2935 | | | 228,343 | |
| 195,885 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB7762 | | | 201,349 | |
| 198,839 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB8558 | | | 204,409 | |
| 127,417 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9218 | | | 129,237 | |
| 31,306 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR8128 | | | 32,437 | |
| 577,223 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AL3409 | | | 597,871 | |
| 99,920 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7576 | | | 101,350 | |
| 87,749 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7568 | | | 89,002 | |
| 384,370 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9194 | | | 395,118 | |
| 370,976 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8701 | | | 381,348 | |
| 48,670 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8712 | | | 50,032 | |
| 125,702 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8830 | | | 129,209 | |
| 43,201 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9203 | | | 45,289 | |
| 223,766 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AL3300 | | | 240,150 | |
| 17,662 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AT0310 | | | 18,300 | |
| 15,103 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR6909 | | | 15,651 | |
| 179,099 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2040 | | | 181,655 | |
| 105,688 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2043 | | | 107,203 | |
| 48,438 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB9033 | | | 49,789 | |
| 138,950 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AR8630 | | | 140,920 | |
| 21,397 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT3019 | | | 22,174 | |
| 356,337 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB9016 | | | 366,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 110,139 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8923 | | $ | 111,718 | |
| 95,186 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8924 | | | 96,545 | |
| 55,292 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2037 | | | 56,080 | |
| 91,406 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/43, Pool #AB9255 | | | 95,818 | |
| 32,975 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/43, Pool #MA1440 | | | 34,568 | |
| 186,017 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AB9462 | | | 191,221 | |
| 141,624 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AL3759 | | | 145,582 | |
| 375,810 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AT2719 | | | 386,321 | |
| 141,305 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AT6654 | | | 145,261 | |
| 258,174 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AB9173 | | | 265,399 | |
| 22,641 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9567 | | | 23,737 | |
| 205,613 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9662 | | | 211,360 | |
| 78,491 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AT7676 | | | 80,689 | |
| 14,272 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9564 | | | 14,672 | |
| 392,537 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT9667 | | | 411,532 | |
| 589,887 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #AL5778 | | | 606,390 | |
| 147,659 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AR7145 | | | 154,721 | |
| 2,624,481 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #AB9940 | | | 2,697,957 | |
| 581,104 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AU0918 | | | 609,249 | |
| 63,740 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT3906 | | | 66,806 | |
| 194,710 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT8464 | | | 203,452 | |
| 413,275 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AL4010 | | | 433,259 | |
| 465,978 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AS0209 | | | 488,491 | |
| 114,904 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU0570 | | | 120,472 | |
| 97,669 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU0613 | | | 102,400 | |
| 47,985 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU3270 | | | 50,310 | |
| 12,536 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AT7333 | | | 13,140 | |
| 477,538 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/43, Pool #AS0331 | | | 490,903 | |
| 14,270 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU3032 | | | 14,964 | |
| 16,166 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/43, Pool #AT7267 | | | 16,950 | |
| 1,541,984 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #BM1502 | | | 1,651,056 | |
| 104,316 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #AL7577 | | | 112,126 | |
| 1,022,007 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/43, Pool #AL9745 | | | 1,079,082 | |
| 1,210,379 | | | 5.00%, 12/1/43, Pool #AL7777 | | | 1,335,247 | |
| 89,743 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AS1703 | | | 95,522 | |
| 94,868 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AS1539 | | | 100,984 | |
| 116,436 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/44, Pool #AV6577 | | | 124,578 | |
| 3,298,647 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #BM5002 | | | 3,458,529 | |
| 9,876 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #AS2591 | | | 10,389 | |
| 22,294 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #AW6405 | | | 23,462 | |
| 23,133 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/44, Pool #AW7055 | | | 24,779 | |
| 1,461,988 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/44, Pool #AL5601 | | | 1,581,720 | |
| 861,371 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/44, Pool #890629 | | | 931,818 | |
| 658,985 | | | 5.00%, 11/1/44, Pool #AL8878 | | | 724,365 | |
| 16,054 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AY0299 | | | 17,295 | |
| 193,958 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX9372 | | | 207,694 | |
| 15,708 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX6255 | | | 16,922 | |
| 610,636 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #AS4083 | | | 653,875 | |
| 170,058 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #AY0367 | | | 182,092 | |
| 64,561 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #AX8713 | | | 69,177 | |
| 450,343 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #BM1100 | | | 472,125 | |
| 27,239 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AY1866 | | | 29,994 | |
| 99,847 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AY2693 | | | 109,860 | |
| 157,112 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AS4308 | | | 169,442 | |
| 22,748 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY8218 | | | 24,361 | |
| 686,753 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AS5017 | | | 755,917 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 61,283 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9770 | | $ | 67,482 | |
| 353,837 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #BM3784 | | | 388,731 | |
| 413,928 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AS5459 | | | 440,917 | |
| 1,064,604 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AS5453 | | | 1,122,067 | |
| 55,451 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #AS5640 | | | 58,448 | |
| 211,730 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #AL7936 | | | 232,467 | |
| 39,601 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AZ9244 | | | 42,405 | |
| 501,214 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/45, Pool #MA2414 | | | 525,347 | |
| 37,304 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2878 | | | 39,942 | |
| 41,908 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2879 | | | 45,211 | |
| 38,368 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AZ9243 | | | 42,242 | |
| 92,230 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7442 | | | 101,528 | |
| 41,305 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2877 | | | 45,436 | |
| 125,208 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7443 | | | 134,105 | |
| 10,460 | | | 4.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AS6233 | | | 11,077 | |
| 187,623 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #BA2905 | | | 200,968 | |
| 1,509,980 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #BM1124 | | | 1,605,393 | |
| 93,139 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AS6195 | | | 99,220 | |
| 130,094 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #BA2904 | | | 143,193 | |
| 109,922 | | | 4.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AL9501 | | | 120,347 | |
| 417,635 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6347 | | | 450,443 | |
| 57,549 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA2924 | | | 62,073 | |
| 110,414 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA4736 | | | 121,545 | |
| 336,465 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/45, Pool #BM1756 | | | 359,862 | |
| 122,377 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA4737 | | | 131,065 | |
| 387,485 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/45, Pool #AL9635 | | | 408,098 | |
| 147,503 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/46, Pool #BA4781 | | | 159,047 | |
| 258,383 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #AS6662 | | | 275,200 | |
| 482,087 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #AS6823 | | | 507,424 | |
| 408,392 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/46, Pool #AS7015 | | | 426,303 | |
| 192,919 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/46, Pool #AL8521 | | | 201,867 | |
| 5,126,920 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC5981 | | | 5,363,493 | |
| 299,173 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #AL8570 | | | 315,343 | |
| 125,456 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7370 | | | 130,163 | |
| 63,156 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #BC1154 | | | 67,130 | |
| 1,595,386 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7383 | | | 1,679,289 | |
| 1,694,430 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9093 | | | 1,805,739 | |
| 1,316,133 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7353 | | | 1,385,479 | |
| 28,005 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7365 | | | 28,517 | |
| 224,002 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7362 | | | 229,204 | |
| 3,111,023 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1450 | | | 3,180,522 | |
| 4,284,014 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #AL8857 | | | 4,590,189 | |
| 861,470 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BM1920 | | | 944,226 | |
| 3,468,147 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BA7748 | | | 3,586,531 | |
| 599,466 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BM3053 | | | 662,417 | |
| 50,267 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD4900 | | | 54,206 | |
| 34,976 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD3933 | | | 37,715 | |
| 705,924 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8952 | | | 743,038 | |
| 33,187 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9031 | | | 34,420 | |
| 3,291,660 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BC1486 | | | 3,365,154 | |
| 1,143,785 | | | Class UF, Series2016-48, 2.19%(US0001M+40bps), 8/25/46 | | | 1,139,571 | |
| 27,018 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD7826 | | | 29,122 | |
| 2,079,830 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1469 | | | 2,124,342 | |
| 741,512 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9214 | | | 758,060 | |
| 20,061 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BE0547 | | | 21,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 2,734,163 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7847 | | $ | 2,795,203 | |
| 181,898 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7889 | | | 188,711 | |
| 648,254 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9511 | | | 679,631 | |
| 339,059 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7878 | | | 346,927 | |
| 261,402 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9045 | | | 266,196 | |
| 105,151 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1481 | | | 113,427 | |
| 749,047 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9215 | | | 769,421 | |
| 556,001 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9266 | | | 568,407 | |
| 902,055 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD8925 | | | 922,961 | |
| 4,430,713 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD3309 | | | 4,533,467 | |
| 256,488 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AL9481 | | | 262,451 | |
| 40,045 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BE1932 | | | 42,138 | |
| 5,805,518 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8374 | | | 6,183,095 | |
| 1,531,926 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8379 | | | 1,652,036 | |
| 502,162 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BM1938 | | | 525,498 | |
| 265,594 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9643 | | | 272,825 | |
| 695,200 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9644 | | | 714,160 | |
| 642,830 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8962 | | | 657,684 | |
| 389,244 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9645 | | | 397,982 | |
| 295,112 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BC9012 | | | 318,244 | |
| 33,083 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BC7299 | | | 34,836 | |
| 94,459 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8477 | | | 99,463 | |
| 297,140 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9641 | | | 304,054 | |
| 949,708 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8970 | | | 995,557 | |
| 823,149 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AL9325 | | | 845,522 | |
| 4,393,942 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #AL9424 | | | 4,625,818 | |
| 648,168 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8371 | | | 688,943 | |
| 1,275,633 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #AS8493 | | | 1,346,622 | |
| 1,654,894 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #AS8486 | | | 1,690,368 | |
| 113,984 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #AL9593 | | | 119,524 | |
| 638,410 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9084 | | | 667,978 | |
| 184,458 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #AS8589 | | | 188,024 | |
| 433,891 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #BD2439 | | | 472,638 | |
| 229,573 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BD8531 | | | 242,473 | |
| 742,246 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AS8653 | | | 778,726 | |
| 288,777 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9774 | | | 307,622 | |
| 112,642 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE4913 | | | 117,440 | |
| 1,907,267 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9725 | | | 2,031,755 | |
| 94,642 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #BD5056 | | | 96,966 | |
| 372,972 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #BD5049 | | | 381,998 | |
| 931,804 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BM3792 | | | 982,350 | |
| 306,907 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE3188 | | | 324,650 | |
| 2,015,017 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #890824 | | | 2,180,572 | |
| 2,846,736 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #BM1155 | | | 3,033,849 | |
| 810,381 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #AS8925 | | | 836,350 | |
| 658,689 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #AS8936 | | | 668,239 | |
| 184,865 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1937 | | | 196,944 | |
| 726,732 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1174 | | | 767,243 | |
| 770,214 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/47, Pool #BH0398 | | | 822,304 | |
| 594,968 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BM1902 | | | 628,056 | |
| 633,202 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #BH3401 | | | 675,674 | |
| 410,600 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #BM1571 | | | 433,793 | |
| 854,890 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/47, Pool #BM1619 | | | 912,893 | |
| 95,150 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/47, Pool #BH8295 | | | 100,457 | |
| 252,251 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/47, Pool #BM1822 | | | 263,133 | |
| 399,025 | | | 4.50%, 10/1/47, Pool #BM3052 | | | 439,240 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 543,234 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/47, Pool #BM1952 | | $ | 571,433 | |
| 102,525 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/47, Pool #CA0681 | | | 107,848 | |
| 636,927 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/47, Pool #CA0689 | | | 668,282 | |
| 773,178 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BM3282 | | | 820,721 | |
| 486,203 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BH7067 | | | 523,273 | |
| 49,374 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BM3327 | | | 52,227 | |
| 509,951 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #BM3261 | | | 555,519 | |
| 3,421,861 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BH7060 | | | 3,615,655 | |
| 683,004 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #BM3326 | | | 706,518 | |
| 1,266,174 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #CA0993 | | | 1,336,994 | |
| 1,401,749 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #CA1058 | | | 1,449,936 | |
| 261,431 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #BJ5879 | | | 272,921 | |
| 49,928 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #BJ8650 | | | 52,132 | |
| 132,181 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #BJ8120 | | | 140,303 | |
| 79,808 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #BJ8126 | | | 84,298 | |
| 213,807 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #BJ9057 | | | 228,212 | |
| 1,068,195 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #CA1199 | | | 1,129,686 | |
| 224,040 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #BJ9058 | | | 238,542 | |
| 1,577,886 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #CA1255 | | | 1,668,823 | |
| 1,687,497 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/48, Pool #CA1372 | | | 1,801,828 | |
| 181,691 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3762 | | | 197,971 | |
| 3,578,504 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #CA1541 | | | 3,831,856 | |
| 683,684 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #CA1549 | | | 741,257 | |
| 193,521 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3763 | | | 208,605 | |
| 5,250,440 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #CA1545 | | | 5,552,723 | |
| 296,303 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3846 | | | 327,534 | |
| 6,371,150 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1704 | | | 6,911,441 | |
| 650,570 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #CA2317 | | | 697,403 | |
| 165,929 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/48, Pool #BK6113 | | | 182,922 | |
| 31,371 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/48, Pool #BK4471 | | | 34,029 | |
| 3,500,456 | | | 5.00%, 9/1/48, Pool #MA3472 | | | 3,741,467 | |
| 343,361 | | | 5.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #MA3501 | | | 367,002 | |
| 572,402 | | | 5.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #BK7881 | | | 613,610 | |
| 514,865 | | | 5.00%, 11/1/48, Pool #MA3527 | | | 549,851 | |
| 179,529 | | | 5.00%, 12/1/48, Pool #BN4404 | | | 190,982 | |
| 420,684 | | | 5.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #BN4430 | | | 447,522 | |
| 511,445 | | | 5.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #BN3949 | | | 546,521 | |
| 14,984,000 | | | 4.50%, 1/25/49, TBA | | | 15,773,000 | |
| 66,449,000 | | | 4.00%, 1/25/49, TBA | | | 69,106,959 | |
| 7,186,095 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/49, Pool #CA3944 | | | 7,611,925 | |
| 251,950 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/49, Pool #CA3972 | | | 271,785 | |
| 64,000 | | | 5.00%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 68,420 | |
| 4,823,000 | | | 6.00%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 5,371,805 | |
| 500,055 | | | 3.50%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 514,353 | |
| 1,700,000 | | | 5.50%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 1,829,625 | |
| 24,670,000 | | | 4.00%, 2/25/50, TBA | | | 25,668,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 404,599,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (6.9%) | |
| 19,419 | | | 4.50%, 9/15/33, Pool #615516 | | | 20,916 | |
| 67,189 | | | 5.00%, 12/15/33, Pool #783571 | | | 71,134 | |
| 19,758 | | | 6.50%, 8/20/38, Pool #4223 | | | 23,255 | |
| 15,927 | | | 6.50%, 10/15/38, Pool #673213 | | | 17,412 | |
| 10,760 | | | 6.50%, 11/20/38, Pool #4292 | | | 12,664 | |
| 20,077 | | | 6.50%, 12/15/38, Pool #782510 | | | 22,068 | |
| 225,424 | | | 5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #782557 | | | 240,558 | |
| 150,984 | | | 5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #782619 | | | 168,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Government National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 103,303 | | | 5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #711939 | | $ | 114,608 | |
| 17,414 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/39, Pool #4422 | | | 18,202 | |
| 14,458 | | | 5.00%, 6/15/39, Pool #782696 | | | 16,127 | |
| 59,111 | | | 4.00%, 7/20/39, Pool #4494 | | | 62,733 | |
| 95,503 | | | 5.00%, 10/20/39, Pool #4559 | | | 105,102 | |
| 11,097 | | | 4.50%, 12/20/39, Pool #G24598 | | | 12,177 | |
| 30,382 | | | 4.50%, 1/15/40, Pool #728627 | | | 32,810 | |
| 13,912 | | | 4.50%, 1/20/40, Pool #4617 | | | 15,267 | |
| 10,996 | | | 4.50%, 2/20/40, Pool #G24636 | | | 12,068 | |
| 76,409 | | | 5.00%, 5/15/40, Pool #782958 | | | 83,357 | |
| 749 | | | 4.50%, 5/20/40, Pool #G24696 | | | 820 | |
| 66,717 | | | 5.00%, 6/15/40, Pool #697862 | | | 74,089 | |
| 71,409 | | | 4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #745793 | | | 76,608 | |
| 650,595 | | | 4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #733795 | | | 702,208 | |
| 28,371 | | | 4.50%, 7/20/40, Pool #4746 | | | 31,078 | |
| 53,645 | | | 4.50%, 8/20/40, Pool #4771 | | | 58,759 | |
| 16,391 | | | 4.00%, 9/20/40, Pool #G24800 | | | 17,398 | |
| 26,119 | | | 4.50%, 9/20/40, Pool #748948 | | | 27,525 | |
| 132,281 | | | 4.50%, 10/15/40, Pool #783609 | | | 144,450 | |
| 418,417 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833 | | | 444,111 | |
| 48,548 | | | 4.50%, 10/20/40, Pool #4834 | | | 53,181 | |
| 772,733 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/40, Pool #4853 | | | 820,149 | |
| 378,521 | | | 4.00%, 12/20/40, Pool #G24882 | | | 401,765 | |
| 162,860 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/41, Pool #759138 | | | 172,830 | |
| 334,687 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922 | | | 355,244 | |
| 40,405 | | | 4.50%, 2/15/41, Pool #738019 | | | 44,040 | |
| 1,299,936 | | | 4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #742887 | | | 1,400,351 | |
| 5,664 | | | 4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #4945 | | | 6,029 | |
| 108,742 | | | 4.00%, 3/15/41, Pool #762838 | | | 115,368 | |
| 7,709 | | | 5.00%, 4/20/41, Pool #5018 | | | 8,524 | |
| 16,762 | | | 5.00%, 6/20/41, Pool #5083 | | | 18,536 | |
| 127,052 | | | 4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #783590 | | | 134,514 | |
| 53,572 | | | 4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #754367 | | | 55,927 | |
| 294,385 | | | 4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #5115 | | | 322,516 | |
| 8,472 | | | 5.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #5116 | | | 9,180 | |
| 411,096 | | | 4.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #742895 | | | 440,235 | |
| 87,349 | | | 4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #783584 | | | 92,482 | |
| 96,221 | | | 4.50%, 11/15/41, Pool #783610 | | | 105,084 | |
| 258,082 | | | 3.50%, 1/15/42, Pool #553461 | | | 271,388 | |
| 350,982 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/42, Pool #MA0023 | | | 373,633 | |
| 138,346 | | | 5.00%, 7/20/42, Pool #MA0223 | | | 148,203 | |
| 436,490 | | | 3.50%, 4/15/43, Pool #AD2334 | | | 454,063 | |
| 663,723 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #MA0934 | | | 697,890 | |
| 370,966 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/43, Pool #MA1012 | | | 390,073 | |
| 31,238 | | | 4.00%, 7/20/43, Pool #MA1158 | | | 33,254 | |
| 1,321,724 | | | 4.50%, 6/20/44, Pool #MA1997 | | | 1,424,063 | |
| 25,650 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ2723 | | | 27,493 | |
| 19,348 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ4687 | | | 20,765 | |
| 12,295 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4166 | | | 12,749 | |
| 27,770 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4167 | | | 29,798 | |
| 1,164,409 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #MA2149 | | | 1,213,375 | |
| 577,000 | | | 5.00%, 12/20/44, Pool #MA2448 | | | 625,181 | |
| 71,205 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/44, Pool #MA2444 | | | 73,623 | |
| 1,588,107 | | | Class ZD, Series2015-3, 4.00%, 1/20/45 | | | 1,815,846 | |
| 579,699 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/45, Pool #784439 | | | 602,206 | |
| 1,351,666 | | | 3.00%, 4/20/45, Pool #MA2753 | | | 1,395,985 | |
| 3,110,781 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/45, Pool #MA2754 | | | 3,241,374 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Government National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 3,760,933 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/45, Pool #MA2826 | | $ | 3,918,867 | |
| 72,653 | | | 3.00%, 6/20/45, Pool #MA2891 | | | 75,212 | |
| 218,862 | | | 3.00%, 7/20/45, Pool #MA2960 | | | 226,573 | |
| 72,269 | | | 3.00%, 8/20/45, Pool #MA3033 | | | 74,444 | |
| 442,935 | | | 3.00%, 10/20/45, Pool #MA3172 | | | 458,537 | |
| 337,803 | | | 5.00%, 12/20/45, Pool #MA3313 | | | 375,540 | |
| 19,150,257 | | | 3.50%, 3/20/46, Pool #MA3521 | | | 19,921,088 | |
| 11,845,133 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/46, Pool #MA3597 | | | 12,281,945 | |
| 8,076,831 | | | 3.00%, 4/20/46, Pool #MA3596 | | | 8,331,637 | |
| 3,754,019 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663 | | | 3,910,990 | |
| 57,381 | | | 3.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3662 | | | 59,263 | |
| 7,883,497 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #MA3736 | | | 8,242,279 | |
| 1,301,357 | | | 3.00%, 6/20/46, Pool #MA3735 | | | 1,344,030 | |
| 2,563,441 | | | 3.00%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3802 | | | 2,647,512 | |
| 1,301,144 | | | 3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3803 | | | 1,353,985 | |
| 11,989,724 | | | 3.00%, 8/20/46, Pool #MA3873 | | | 12,382,922 | |
| 5,025,668 | | | 3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937 | | | 5,224,397 | |
| 5,323,264 | | | 3.00%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3936 | | | 5,497,930 | |
| 149,532 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4342 | | | 154,347 | |
| 26,201 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #AQ0542 | | | 27,424 | |
| 138,849 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4341 | | | 146,794 | |
| 118,111 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4343 | | | 121,657 | |
| 325,239 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4344 | | | 341,166 | |
| 250,436 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4345 | | | 260,134 | |
| 139,489 | | | 3.00%, 11/20/46, Pool #MA4068 | | | 144,065 | |
| 403,498 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126 | | | 416,526 | |
| 154,257 | | | 4.50%, 3/15/47, Pool #AZ8560 | | | 165,643 | |
| 159,991 | | | 4.50%, 4/15/47, Pool #AZ8597 | | | 171,796 | |
| 234,164 | | | 4.50%, 4/15/47, Pool #AZ8596 | | | 255,201 | |
| 126,836 | | | 4.50%, 5/15/47, Pool #BA7888 | | | 138,124 | |
| 5,958,538 | | | 4.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4511 | | | 6,231,338 | |
| 23,986 | | | 4.00%, 9/15/47, Pool #BC5919 | | | 25,116 | |
| 33,246 | | | 4.00%, 10/15/47, Pool #BD3187 | | | 34,761 | |
| 30,834 | | | 4.00%, 10/15/47, Pool #BE1031 | | | 32,287 | |
| 24,082 | | | 4.00%, 11/15/47, Pool #BE1030 | | | 25,239 | |
| 4,720,974 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4838 | | | 4,942,692 | |
| 34,548 | | | 4.00%, 12/15/47, Pool #BE4664 | | | 36,171 | |
| 2,350,814 | | | 4.00%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4901 | | | 2,461,220 | |
| 26,170 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/48, Pool #BE0204 | | | 27,431 | |
| 37,220 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/48, Pool #BE0143 | | | 38,957 | |
| 742,194 | | | 4.50%, 9/20/48, Pool #BD0560 | | | 779,315 | |
| 3,168,958 | | | 4.50%, 3/20/49, Pool #MA5818 | | | 3,311,959 | |
| 355,000 | | | 5.00%, 1/15/50, TBA | | | 379,018 | |
| 13,140,000 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/50, TBA | | | 13,597,847 | |
| 645,000 | | | 5.00%, 1/20/50, TBA | | | 678,258 | |
| 2,247,000 | | | 4.50%, 1/20/50, TBA | | | 2,348,466 | |
| 4,780,000 | | | 4.00%, 2/20/50, TBA | | | 4,951,034 | |
| 6,507,797 | | | 3.50%, 2/20/50, TBA | | | 6,709,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 155,313,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $677,111,272) | | | 689,779,270 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (29.5%): | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (8.1%): | |
| 2,480,000 | | | 5.38%, 2/15/31 | | | 3,330,175 | |
| 20,525,000 | | | 4.75%, 2/15/37 | | | 28,273,188 | |
| 31,340,000 | | | 3.13%, 11/15/41 | | | 35,614,972 | |
| 11,080,000 | | | 3.63%, 8/15/43 | | | 13,616,281 | |
| 1,205,000 | | | 3.13%, 8/15/44 | | | 1,373,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, continued | |
$ | 15,000 | | | 2.50%, 2/15/45 | | $ | 15,342 | |
| 955,000 | | | 3.00%, 5/15/45 | | | 1,068,555 | |
| 1,770,000 | | | 2.88%, 8/15/45 | | | 1,938,980 | |
| 1,543,000 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/47 | | | 1,738,045 | |
| 5,645,000 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/48 | | | 6,360,327 | |
| 34,590,000 | | | 3.13%, 5/15/48(d) | | | 39,924,427 | |
| 4,420,000 | | | 3.38%, 11/15/48 | | | 5,346,128 | |
| 8,700,000 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 9,837,797 | |
| 33,500,000 | | | 2.38%, 11/15/49 | | | 33,484,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 181,922,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (0.5%): | |
| 8,728,961 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/48 | | | 9,668,066 | |
| 1,886,734 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 2,097,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,765,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (1.1%): | |
| 20,174,480 | | | 0.63%, 4/15/23 | | | 20,481,831 | |
| 4,004,638 | | | 0.50%, 4/15/24 | | | 4,068,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,549,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (19.8%): | |
| 1,735,000 | | | 2.25%, 4/30/21 | | | 1,749,639 | |
| 2,949,000 | | | 1.38%, 5/31/21 | | | 2,939,784 | |
| 30,000 | | | 2.75%, 8/15/21 | | | 30,548 | |
| 13,940,000 | | | 2.75%, 9/15/21 | | | 14,205,731 | |
| 7,865,000 | | | 1.50%, 9/30/21 | | | 7,852,711 | |
| 2,370,000 | | | 1.50%, 10/31/21 | | | 2,366,667 | |
| 6,035,000 | | | 2.88%, 11/15/21 | | | 6,176,445 | |
| 28,340,000 | | | 1.50%, 11/30/21^ | | | 28,300,147 | |
| 7,950,000 | | | 1.63%, 12/31/21 | | | 7,974,844 | |
| 5,570,000 | | | 2.00%, 5/31/24 | | | 5,646,588 | |
| 30,095,000 | | | 1.75%, 7/31/24 | | | 30,189,047 | |
| 14,345,000 | | | 1.25%, 8/31/24 | | | 14,069,307 | |
| 32,537,000 | | | 2.13%, 9/30/24 | | | 33,182,656 | |
| 24,480,000 | | | 1.50%, 9/30/24 | | | 24,273,450 | |
| 32,190,000 | | | 1.50%, 10/31/24^ | | | 31,918,397 | |
| 6,230,000 | | | 1.50%, 11/30/24^ | | | 6,178,408 | |
| 5,615,000 | | | 1.75%, 12/31/24 | | | 5,632,547 | |
| 890,000 | | | 3.00%, 10/31/25 | | | 951,048 | |
| 1,550,000 | | | 2.88%, 11/30/25 | | | 1,646,391 | |
| 14,555,000 | | | 2.25%, 3/31/26 | | | 14,955,263 | |
| 2,435,000 | | | 2.38%, 4/30/26 | | | 2,520,225 | |
| 1,520,000 | | | 2.13%, 5/31/26 | | | 1,550,400 | |
| 2,407,000 | | | 1.88%, 6/30/26 | | | 2,418,283 | |
| 2,430,000 | | | 1.88%, 7/31/26 | | | 2,440,631 | |
| 30,225,000 | | | 1.38%, 8/31/26 | | | 29,403,258 | |
| 10,190,000 | | | 1.63%, 9/30/26 | | | 10,067,402 | |
| 50,196,000 | | | 1.63%, 10/31/26 | | | 49,568,549 | |
| 47,745,000 | | | 1.63%, 11/30/26 | | | 47,140,726 | |
| 9,260,000 | | | 1.75%, 12/31/26 | | | 9,215,147 | |
| 12,505,000 | | | 2.88%, 8/15/28 | | | 13,485,861 | |
| 1,445,000 | | | 3.13%, 11/15/28 | | | 1,589,952 | |
| 2,690,000 | | | 2.38%, 5/15/29 | | | 2,797,600 | |
| 6,650,000 | | | 1.63%, 8/15/29 | | | 6,483,750 | |
| 24,630,000 | | | 1.75%, 11/15/29^ | | | 24,275,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 443,197,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $644,659,169) | | | 661,434,979 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Commercial Paper (4.0%): | | | |
$ | 12,250,000 | | | Boeing Co., 2.12%(c) | | $ | 12,204,026 | |
| 9,000,000 | | | CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 2.33%(c) | | | 8,927,712 | |
| 13,500,000 | | | ETP Legacy LP, 2.32%(c) | | | 13,494,789 | |
| 17,250,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., 2.74%(c) | | | 17,015,382 | |
| 10,750,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., 2.92%(c) | | | 10,539,870 | |
| 16,250,000 | | | General Electric Co., 2.31%(c) | | | 16,138,216 | |
| 6,500,000 | | | Jabil, Inc., 2.37%(c) | | | 6,476,529 | |
| 5,500,000 | | | Southern California Edison Co., 2.12%(c) | | | 5,499,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Commercial Paper (Cost $90,252,189) | | | 90,295,875 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (3.1%): | |
| 69,465,625 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(c)(e) | | | 69,465,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan, continued | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $69,465,625) | | $ | 69,465,625 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.6%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.6%): | | | |
$ | 35,385,974 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | $ | 35,385,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $35,385,974) | | | 35,385,974 | |
| | | | �� | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $2,400,716,526) — 109.6%(f) | | | 2,457,088,149 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (9.6)% | | | (217,531,125 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 2,239,557,024 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
EUR003M—3 Month EUR LIBOR
GO—General Obligation
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN—Medium Term Note
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA—To Be Announced Security
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $67,844,093. |
+ | The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions. |
(e) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(f) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Securities Sold Short(-11.4%):
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s securities sold short were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Par Amount | | | Proceeds Received | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 4.00% | | | | 1/25/34 | | | $ | (3,926,000 | ) | | $ | (4,087,948 | ) | | $ | (4,091,628 | ) |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 2.50% | | | | 2/25/35 | | | | (8,261,000 | ) | | | (8,313,387 | ) | | | (8,331,993 | ) |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 3.00% | | | | 2/25/35 | | | | (628,000 | ) | | | (642,055 | ) | | | (643,234 | ) |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 3.50% | | | | 2/25/35 | | | | (8,704,766 | ) | | | (9,014,572 | ) | | | (9,022,354 | ) |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 3.00% | | | | 1/25/49 | | | | (6,752,168 | ) | | | (6,861,099 | ) | | | (6,847,120 | ) |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 2.50% | | | | 1/25/50 | | | | (7,161,000 | ) | | | (7,056,662 | ) | | | (7,081,558 | ) |
|
Government National Mortgage Association | |
Government National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 3.00% | | | | 1/20/49 | | | | (11,791,500 | ) | | | (12,099,184 | ) | | | (12,110,239 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | (48,074,907 | ) | | $ | (48,128,126 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Futures Contracts
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:
Short Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Euro Buxl30-Year Bond March Future (Euro) | | 3/6/20 | | 15 | | $ | (3,337,558 | ) | | $ | 93,630 | |
Euro Schatz Index March Future (Euro) | | 3/6/20 | | 195 | | | (24,475,061 | ) | | | 17,220 | |
Euro-Bobl March Futures (Euro) | | 3/6/20 | | 203 | | | (30,425,638 | ) | | | 156,195 | |
Euro-Bund March Futures (Euro) | | 3/6/20 | | 118 | | | (22,564,234 | ) | | | 296,096 | |
U.S. Treasury10-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/20/20 | | 172 | | | (24,200,938 | ) | | | 313,695 | |
U.S. Treasury10-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/20/20 | | 605 | | | (77,695,234 | ) | | | 755,984 | |
U.S. Treasury5-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/31/20 | | 956 | | | (113,390,563 | ) | | | 412,105 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,044,925 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
U.S. Treasury2-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/31/20 | | 1,070 | | $ | 230,585,000 | | | $ | (72,277 | ) |
U.S. Treasury30-Year Bond March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/20/20 | | 62 | | | 9,666,188 | | | | (216,588 | ) |
Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond March Future (U.S. Dollar) | | 3/20/20 | | 68 | | | 12,352,625 | | | | (424,828 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | (713,693 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,331,232 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | |
U.S. Dollar | | 1,019,171 | | Euro | | | 910,000 | | | Bank National Paribas | | | 2/5/20 | | | $ | (3,780 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 153,664 | | Euro | | | 139,000 | | | CIBC | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (2,589 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 3,273,848 | | Euro | | | 2,945,000 | | | CIBC | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (36,690 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 233,829 | | Euro | | | 210,000 | | | CIBC | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (2,236 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 57,820,196 | | Euro | | | 52,329,000 | | | Citigroup | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (1,003,957 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 540,361 | | Euro | | | 488,000 | | | HSBC | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (8,211 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 28,766 | | Euro | | | 26,000 | | | Toronto Dominion Bank | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (461 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 9,282,497 | | Euro | | | 8,318,000 | | | Toronto Dominion Bank | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (67,946 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 464,190 | | Euro | | | 419,000 | | | Standard Charter Bank | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (6,817 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 787,011 | | Euro | | | 712,000 | | | UBS Warburg | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (13,364 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 207,992 | | Euro | | | 188,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (3,343 | ) |
U.S. Dollar | | 973,493 | | Euro | | | 870,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 2/5/20 | | | | (4,493 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Forward Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,153,887 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Forward Currency Contracts
| | |
| | Unrealized Depreciation |
| |
Forward Currency Contracts | | $(1,153,887) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 2,400,716,526 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 2,457,088,149 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for TBA commitments | | | | 10,000 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 11,561,950 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,794,445) | | | | 1,811,926 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 15,639 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 21,744,883 | |
Receivable for TBA investments sold | | | | 152,579,395 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 68,354 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 7,692 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 2,644,887,988 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 266 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | 1,153,887 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 25,127,777 | |
Payable for TBA investments purchased | | | | 260,124,521 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 88,894 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 69,465,625 | |
Securities sold short (Proceeds received $48,074,907) | | | | 48,128,126 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 653,509 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 23,412 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 466,793 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 15,965 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 7,814 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,265 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 1,922 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 71,188 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 405,330,964 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 2,239,557,024 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 2,161,596,254 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 77,960,770 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 2,239,557,024 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 199,817,469 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 11.21 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $67,844,093. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 59,743,473 | |
Dividends | | | | 410,942 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 180,750 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 60,335,165 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 7,193,474 | |
Administration fees | | | | 668,922 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 5,138,207 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 79,591 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 35,120 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 7,373 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 110,642 | |
Professional fees | | | | 102,781 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 29,532 | |
Other expenses | | | | 57,335 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 13,422,977 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 46,912,188 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 29,115,852 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts | | | | 1,097,152 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | (3,128,216 | ) |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short | | | | 7,113,130 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 82,789,123 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | (1,164,040 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 715,895 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short | | | | 1,671,244 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 118,210,140 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 165,122,328 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 46,912,188 | | | | $ | 48,297,697 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 34,197,918 | | | | | (35,356,910 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 84,012,222 | | | | | (26,304,630 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 165,122,328 | | | | | (13,363,843 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (48,427,627 | ) | | | | (43,264,943 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (48,427,627 | ) | | | | (43,264,943 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 365,053,905 | | | | | 93,845,414 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 48,427,627 | | | | | 43,264,943 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (226,936,952 | ) | | | | (192,843,088 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 186,544,580 | | | | | (55,732,731 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 303,239,281 | | | | | (112,361,517 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,936,317,743 | | | | | 2,048,679,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 2,239,557,024 | | | | $ | 1,936,317,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 33,064,820 | | | | | 8,778,364 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 4,323,895 | | | | | 4,180,188 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (20,402,903 | ) | | | | (18,255,752 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | 16,985,812 | | | | | (5,297,200 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.59 | | | | $ | 10.89 | | | | $ | 10.67 | | | | $ | 10.78 | | | | $ | 11.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.25 | (a) | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 0.27 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 0.64 | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | (0.24 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 0.89 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 11.21 | | | | $ | 10.59 | | | | $ | 10.89 | | | | $ | 10.67 | | | | $ | 10.78 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 8.38 | % | | | | (0.58 | )% | | | | 3.01 | % | | | | 2.28 | % | | | | 0.23 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 2,239,557 | | | | $ | 1,936,318 | | | | $ | 2,048,679 | | | | $ | 2,009,721 | | | | $ | 682,269 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.28 | % | | | | 2.41 | % | | | | 1.87 | % | | | | 1.93 | % | | | | 1.65 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.67 | % | | | | 0.66 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.67 | % | | | | 0.66 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 119 | % | | | | 144 | % | | | | 214 | % | | | | 288 | % | | | | 342 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.
Short Sales
The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When the Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $18,100 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $69,465,625 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments
The Fund may enter intoto-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.
To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of December 31, 2019, collateral of $10,000 had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund participated in the following cross-trade transactions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Realized Gain/(Loss) |
| | | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 685,805 | | | | $ | 27,276 | |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2017-08 (“ASU2017-08”), “Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”. ASU2017-08 changed the amortization period fornon-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium
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December 31, 2019
to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Forward Currency Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $0.4 million, the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $35.4 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $312.8 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $219.10 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
| | | | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 2,044,925 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 713,693 | |
| | | | |
Foreign Exchange Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | — | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | 1,153,887 | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Futures Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | (3,128,216 | ) | | $ | 715,895 | |
| | | |
Foreign Exchange Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | 1,097,152 | | | | (1,164,040 | ) |
The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at December 31, 2019. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Assets | | Liabilities |
| | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward currency contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,153,887 | |
Futures contracts | | | | 68,354 | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | 68,354 | | | | | 1,153,887 | |
Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | | (68,354 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,153,887 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to a MNA by Counterparty | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged* | | Cash Collateral Pledged* | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities |
| | | | | |
Bank National Paribas | | | $ | 3,780 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 3,780 | |
CIBC | | | | 41,515 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 41,515 | |
Citigroup | | | | 1,003,957 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,003,957 | |
HSBC | | | | 8,211 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 8,211 | |
Standard Charter Bank | | | | 6,817 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 6,817 | |
Toronto Dominion Bank | | | | 68,407 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 68,407 | |
UBS Warburg | | | | 13,364 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 13,364 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | | 7,836 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 7,836 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 1,153,887 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,153,887 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Financial”), BlackRock Financial provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.70 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $15,148 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 70,899,050 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 70,899,050 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 121,905,762 | | | | | — | | | | | 121,905,762 | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 513,380,310 | | | | | — | | | | | 513,380,310 | |
Foreign Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 50,039,630 | | | | | — | | | | | 50,039,630 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 142,016,767 | | | | | — | | | | | 142,016,767 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | — | | | | | 12,484,907 | | | | | — | | | | | 12,484,907 | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | — | | | | | 689,779,270 | | | | | — | | | | | 689,779,270 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 661,434,979 | | | | | — | | | | | 661,434,979 | |
Commercial Paper | | | | — | | | | | 90,295,875 | | | | | — | | | | | 90,295,875 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 69,465,625 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 69,465,625 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 35,385,974 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 35,385,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 104,851,599 | | | | | 2,352,236,550 | | | | | — | | | | | 2,457,088,149 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short | | | | — | | | | | (48,128,126 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (48,128,126 | ) |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 1,331,232 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,331,232 | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | | | — | | | | | (1,153,887 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (1,153,887 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 106,182,831 | | | | $ | 2,302,954,537 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,409,137,368 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and forward currency contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin for futures contracts or at unrealized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 2,470,132,557 | | | | $ | 2,338,036,479 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 1,660,980,871 | | | | $ | 1,570,236,135 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk ofnon-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
Short Sale Risk:The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $2,354,193,838. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 58,949,952 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (4,183,767 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 54,766,185 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $35,210,515 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 7,187,227 | | | | $ | 12,605,150 | | | | $ | 19,792,377 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 48,427,627 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 48,427,627 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 43,264,943 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 43,264,943 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 46,897,343 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (19,792,376 | ) | | | $ | 54,786,182 | | | | $ | 81,891,149 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts and straddles. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of
AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources
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believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of
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expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®
Multi-Strategy Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 22
Statement of Operations
Page 22
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 23
Financial Highlights
Page 24
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 25
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 32
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 33
Other Information
Page 34
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 35
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Multi-Strategy Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Multi-Strategy Fund. FIAM LLC and Geode Capital Management, LLC serve as the Subadviser andSub-Subadviser, respectively, to the Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Fixed-Income Strategy and Geode Equity Strategy, respectively.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Multi-Strategy Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 17.27%. That compared to a 31.49%, 8.72% and 17.55% total return for its benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index1, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1, and the Income & Growth Composite Index1, respectively.
Approximately 60% of the Fund’s underlying assets are managed by its subadviser, FIAM, LLC, investing primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities, and approximately 40% of the Fund’s underlying assets are managed by another subadviser, Geode Capital Management, LLC, investing primarily inlarge-cap common stocks.*
U.S. equity markets made a strong recovery in early 2019 following a challenging fourth quarter of 2018. The first quarter of 2019 saw U.S. equities return 13.65% (S&P 500), boosted by relatively strong corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish stance. Despite international trade tensions and sluggish global growth, equity gains persisted for the remaining three quarters for the12-month period under review, as the Fed cut interest rates three times and the domestic economy continued to grow. The S&P 500 Index oflarge-cap stocks returned 31.49% for the year, while the S&P 400 Index2 returned 26.20% and the S&P 6003 Index returned 22.78%.
The U.S. bond market also benefitted from the Fed’s dovish shift, bouncing back from the heightened volatility it experienced in late 2018. Falling yields boosted fixed-income returns. In particular, September saw10-year Treasury yields fall to levels last seen in July 2016. Although the Treasury yield curve was partially inverted at the beginning of the year, generating fears of an imminent recession, the curve flattened during the period and steepened in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, a reduction in credit spreads led corporate bonds and other credit-sensitive bonds to outperform U.S. Government bonds, as investors aimed for higher returns from relatively riskier securities.
The Fund underperformed its composite benchmark during the12-month period under review, and the Fund’s equity component underperformed the equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. Both risk- and growth-oriented stocks performed well during the period compared to stocks displaying attractive valuation. This environment hurt relative results, as the Fund favors value-oriented stocks and generally avoids large overweight positions in more expensive and riskier companies. As such, stock selection was a leading detractor from relative returns, particularly in the healthcare, consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. In contrast, stock selection in materials contributed to relative returns, as did sector allocation, particularly an underweight position in the underperforming energy sector and an overweight to the outperforming communication sector.*
Benefiting from the recovery in risk assets, the Fund’s fixed-income component outperformed its fixed income benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Overweight positions in high-yield bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds helped boost the Fund’s relative returns. Both categories saw meaningful reductions in spread as fear of an imminent recession subsided. Within investment-grade corporate bonds, the Fund’s relative results benefited from an overweight position in financials and strong selection among U.S. and European banks, real estate investment trusts4 (REITs) and industrials.*
The Fund held futures to equitize its cash positions during the period. The exposure to this form of derivatives did not materially impact the Fund’s performance.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmarks please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”) is the most widely used index formid-sized companies. The S&P 400 covers 7% of the U.S. equities market, and is part of a series of S&P U.S. indexes that can be used as building blocks for portfolio composition. |
3 | The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”) covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring thesmall-cap segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. |
4 | The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. |
The indexes defined above are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Multi-Strategy Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a combination of subportfolios or strategies.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.
The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions.
High-yield bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but have the potential to pay higher earnings over investment-grade bonds. The higher risk of default, or the inability of the creditor to repay its debt, is the primary reason for the higher interest rates on high-yield bonds.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Multi-Strategy Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 17.27 | % | | | 8.48 | % | | | 5.15 | % | | | 6.76 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 31.49 | % | | | 15.27 | % | | | 11.70 | % | | | 13.56 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.75 | % |
Income & Growth Composite Index | | | 17.55 | % | | | 8.64 | % | | | 6.62 | % | | | 7.84 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Multi-Strategy Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 1.01 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. The Manager and the Funds have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.71% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P 500 is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The Income & Growth Composite Index is a blended index comprised of (40%) of the S&P 500 and (60%) of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. These indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,059.50 | | | | $ | 3.69 | | | | | 0.71 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.63 | | | | $ | 3.62 | | | | | 0.71 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Common Stocks | | | | 40.4 | % |
| |
Corporate Bonds | | | | 18.1 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 15.0 | |
| |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | 13.8 | |
| |
Yankee Dollars | | | | 7.6 | |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 2.8 | |
| |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 2.3 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.4 | |
| |
Asset Backed Securities | | | | 1.1 | |
| |
Municipal Bonds | | | | 0.8 | |
| |
Rights | | | | — | † |
| |
Foreign Bonds | | | | — | † |
| |
Warrants | | | | — | † |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 103.3 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (3.3 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (40.4%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%): | | | |
| 1,078 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | $ | 351,169 | |
| 7,459 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,475,912 | |
| 1,181 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 459,858 | |
| 12,128 | | | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 1,034,882 | |
| 4,374 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,504,525 | |
| 10,594 | | | Parson Corp.* | | | 437,320 | |
| 1,144 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 251,383 | |
| 1,467 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 219,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,734,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,454 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 78,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.0%†): | | | |
| 4,276 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 185,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.2%): | | | |
| 139,152 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 1,294,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (2.3%): | | | |
| 64,986 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,288,807 | |
| 33,251 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 2,656,422 | |
| 34,721 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,840,107 | |
| 54,087 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2,909,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,695,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.4%): | | | |
| 11,504 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 636,746 | |
| 2,755 | | | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 782,558 | |
| 4,221 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 576,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,996,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (1.2%): | | | |
| 25,793 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 2,283,713 | |
| 8,385 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 2,021,372 | |
| 5,377 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 1,595,517 | |
| 5,881 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 382,147 | |
| 1,542 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 578,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,861,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,142 | | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 171,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.1%): | | | |
| 2,198 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 186,259 | |
| 1,174 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 59,087 | |
| 11,022 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 198,176 | |
| 3,083 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,168,796 | |
| 298 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 70,748 | |
| 34,118 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 1,744,112 | |
| 2,292 | | | MSCI, Inc. | | | 591,749 | |
| 2,507 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 684,536 | |
| 10,127 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 801,046 | |
| 4,297 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 523,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,028,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.5%): | | | |
| 8,872 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 423,549 | |
| 15,174 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 1,202,691 | |
| 34,580 | | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 835,453 | |
| 301 | | | Sherwin Williams Co. | | | 175,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,637,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%): | | | |
| 4,587 | | | Cintas Corp. | | $ | 1,234,270 | |
| 11,531 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 480,266 | |
| 5,783 | | | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 126,012 | |
| 7,925 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 710,318 | |
| 1,734 | | | UniFirst Corp. | | | 350,233 | |
| 431 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 49,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,950,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.7%): | | | |
| 26,979 | | | Ciena Corp.* | | | 1,151,734 | |
| 60,316 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2,892,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,044,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.2%): | | | |
| 12,560 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 1,083,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.4%): | | | |
| 15,427 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 1,308,518 | |
| 18,955 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 682,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,991,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 19,817 | | | Frontdoor, Inc.* | | | 939,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 11,080 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 2,509,620 | |
| 2,943 | | | Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | | | 109,450 | |
| 18,390 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 392,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,012,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%): | | | |
| 90,304 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 3,529,080 | |
| 53,092 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 3,259,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,788,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.5%): | | | |
| 29,273 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 1,334,555 | |
| 1,082 | | | IDA Corp., Inc. | | | 115,558 | |
| 17,983 | | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | 1,003,272 | |
| 5,777 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 207,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,660,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.0%†): | | | |
| 241 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 24,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,979 | | | Itron, Inc.* | | | 250,087 | |
| 3,365 | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 345,350 | |
| 2,556 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 108,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 703,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,305 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 92,661 | |
| 4,950 | | | Weatherford International plc* | | | 138,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 231,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.4%): | | | |
| 8,960 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 963,290 | |
| 81 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 26,209 | |
| 7,152 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1,034,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,023,893 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.0%): | | | |
| 7,326 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 1,683,662 | |
| 688 | | | Corecivic, Inc. | | | 11,957 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 11,451 | | | Crown Castle International Corp. | | $ | 1,627,760 | |
| 8,216 | | | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 360,682 | |
| 1,044 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 314,098 | |
| 2,888 | | | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 124,328 | |
| 16,684 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,228,443 | |
| 1,407 | | | VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 35,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,386,879 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.7%): | | | |
| 1,956 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 574,908 | |
| 31,327 | | | Kroger Co. (The) | | | 908,170 | |
| 1,352 | | | US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 56,635 | |
| 21,053 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 2,501,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,041,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 8,648 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 463,187 | |
| 1,303 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 191,515 | |
| 3,690 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 118,560 | |
| 7,284 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 663,135 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,436,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,276 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 57,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.6%): | | | |
| 27,561 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 2,393,949 | |
| 6,200 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 280,364 | |
| 12,011 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 1,843,448 | |
| 5,241 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 1,222,673 | |
| 1,209 | | | Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 35,835 | |
| 23,469 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 1,225,316 | |
| 16,224 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 1,840,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,842,198 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (1.1%): | | | |
| 5,510 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 1,664,185 | |
| 14,613 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 1,085,600 | |
| 524 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 77,452 | |
| 11,835 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,479,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,306,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.3%): | | | |
| 4,025 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 295,395 | |
| 7,933 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,115,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,411,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%): | | | |
| 1,360 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 1,138,470 | |
| 61,727 | | | Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 917,263 | |
| 3,098 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 612,196 | |
| 38,662 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 1,286,285 | |
| 980 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 57,242 | |
| 22,957 | | | Scientific Games Corp., Class A* | | | 614,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,626,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (0.6%): | | | |
| 22,792 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 1,202,278 | |
| 4,902 | | | Garmin, Ltd. | | | 478,239 | |
| 4,879 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 248,000 | |
| 8,639 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 481,970 | |
| 315 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 1,199,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,610,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Household Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 7,379 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | $ | 1,014,981 | |
| 29,862 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 3,729,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,744,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%): | |
| 68,066 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 1,354,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.0%†): | | | |
| 106 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 18,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (1.0%): | | | |
| 5,489 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 617,238 | |
| 4,442 | | | CNA Financial Corp. | | | 199,046 | |
| 18,098 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 1,055,475 | |
| 2,252 | | | FNF Group | | | 102,128 | |
| 12,377 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 752,150 | |
| 6,924 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 903,997 | |
| 17,010 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 1,231,355 | |
| 766 | | | Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 49,936 | |
| 4,606 | | | Unum Group | | | 134,311 | |
| 5,139 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 355,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,400,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (2.4%): | | | |
| 2,514 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,367,226 | |
| 3,384 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 4,524,476 | |
| 25,731 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,281,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,172,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.5%): | | | |
| 3,986 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 7,365,490 | |
| 31,436 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 1,135,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,500,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (2.0%): | | | |
| 15,897 | | | Amdocs, Ltd. | | | 1,147,604 | |
| 1,879 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 320,370 | |
| 3,714 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 429,450 | |
| 15,742 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,110,058 | |
| 11,238 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 3,355,554 | |
| 1,984 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 382,277 | |
| 17,528 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 3,293,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,038,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.7%): | | | |
| 10,932 | | | AGCO Corp. | | | 844,497 | |
| 3,029 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 447,323 | |
| 7,561 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 1,353,116 | |
| 11,096 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 1,278,925 | |
| 4,503 | | | Rexnord Corp.* | | | 146,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,070,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.6%): | | | |
| 42,827 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 1,925,930 | |
| 33,494 | | | DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | 1,188,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,113,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.2%): | | | |
| 9,556 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1,144,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.3%): | | | |
| 11,919 | | | Target Corp. | | | 1,528,135 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
+Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,673 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | $ | 221,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.3%): | | | |
| 25,347 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 3,054,567 | |
| 28,037 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 1,823,246 | |
| 33,082 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2,308,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,186,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (2.3%): | | | |
| 947 | | | Allergan plc | | | 181,038 | |
| 37,045 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 2,377,919 | |
| 14,880 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,955,678 | |
| 27,898 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 4,069,480 | |
| 34,162 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 3,107,034 | |
| 22,138 | | | Mylan NV* | | | 444,974 | |
| 16,758 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 656,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,792,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 19,037 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 1,202,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,823 | | | Newmark Group, Inc. | | | 37,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.6%): | | | |
| 21,111 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 1,527,592 | |
| 9,554 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,727,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,254,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.1%): | | | |
| 2,810 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 128,867 | |
| 21,056 | | | Amkor Technology, Inc.* | | | 273,728 | |
| 27,233 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,662,302 | |
| 3,512 | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 289,424 | |
| 56,542 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 3,384,039 | |
| 343 | | | KLA Corp. | | | 61,112 | |
| 5,270 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,540,948 | |
| 3,992 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 939,318 | |
| 3,467 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 84,525 | |
| 9,091 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 1,056,647 | |
| 22,960 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 2,025,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,446,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (3.3%): | | | |
| 572 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 188,651 | |
| 18,887 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,310,002 | |
| 980 | | | DocuSign, Inc.* | | | 72,628 | |
| 688 | | | Fair Isaac Corp.* | | | 257,780 | |
| 2,240 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 586,723 | |
| 71,100 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 11,212,471 | |
| 27,557 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 491,341 | |
| 22,577 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 1,196,129 | |
| 10,008 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 1,627,701 | |
| 9,501 | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 1,322,539 | |
| 2,373 | | | Verint Systems, Inc.* | | | 131,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,397,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.6%): | | | |
| 319 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 15,513 | |
| 515 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 613,525 | |
| 7,160 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 628,648 | |
| 9,637 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 2,104,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,362,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.9%): | | | |
| 31,572 | | | Apple, Inc. | | $ | 9,271,118 | |
| 1,602 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 32,921 | |
| 27,705 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 1,021,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,325,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.4%): | | | |
| 10,914 | | | Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 1,105,698 | |
| 8,506 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 997,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,102,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,139 | | | Essent Group, Ltd. | | | 111,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.2%): | | | |
| 14,058 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,196,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $177,663,089) | | | 225,581,594 | |
| | | | | |
Warrant (0.0%†): | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 400,000 | | | T Mobile Escrow Shares, 4/15/25 | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Warrant (Cost $—) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Right (0.0%†): | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 3,820 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Expires on 12/31/21* | | | 11,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Right (Cost $8,786) | | | 11,498 | |
| | | | | |
Asset Backed Securities (1.1%): | | | |
$ | 1,064,856 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A, Series2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(b) | | | 1,073,579 | |
| 208,340 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A, Series2019-1, 3.84%, 5/15/39(b) | | | 209,747 | |
| 308,649 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A, Series2019-2, 3.38%, 10/16/39(b) | | | 305,888 | |
| 210,399 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A, Series2018-1A, 3.84%, 1/16/38(b) | | | 210,971 | |
| 158,854 | | | Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA, Series2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 158,321 | |
| 634,542 | | | Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 647,970 | |
| 235,079 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class B, Series2019-1, 5.10%, 4/15/39(b) | | | 236,967 | |
| 316,886 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series2019-1, 3.97%, 4/15/39(b) | | | 321,151 | |
| 342,005 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A, Series2018-1A, 4.13%, 6/15/43(b) | | | 347,659 | |
| 215,600 | | | DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2I, Series2017-1A, 3.63%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 218,381 | |
| 360,640 | | | DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2II, Series2017-1A, 4.03%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/23 @ 100(b) | | | 370,806 | |
| 227,527 | | | Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series2018-1, 4.46%, 12/15/38(b) | | | 233,581 | |
| 241,987 | | | Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1, 3.72%, 7/15/39(b) | | | 241,689 | |
| 220,000 | | | Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series 1A, 3.86%, 12/5/49, Callable 12/5/25 @ 100(b) | | | 217,956 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities, continued | | | |
$ | 260,378 | | | Project Silver, Class A, Series2019-1, 3.97%, 7/15/44(b) | | $ | 262,903 | |
| 290,191 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 296,021 | |
| 366,107 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018, 4.15%, 9/15/38(b)(c) | | | 371,243 | |
| 365,810 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1, 3.67%, 11/15/39(b) | | | 363,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $6,026,851) | | | 6,088,630 | |
| | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (2.3%): | | | |
| 324,000 | | | AIMCO CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-10A, 3.62%(US0003M+132bps), 7/22/32, Callable 7/22/21 @ 100(b) | | | 323,451 | |
| 250,000 | | | Allegany Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1A(US0003M+133bps), 1/20/33(b) | | | 250,000 | |
| 256,000 | | | Ares CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-54A, 3.17%(US0003M+132bps), 10/15/32, Callable 10/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 256,035 | |
| 344,000 | | | Ares CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series2016-41A, 3.20%(US0003M+120bps), 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/20 @ 100(b) | | | 343,878 | |
| 177,000 | | | BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class ANM, Series2019-BPR, 3.11%, 11/5/32(b) | | | 180,821 | |
| 250,000 | | | Beechwood Park CLO, Ltd., Class A1, Series2019-1A, 3.23%(US0003M+133bps), 1/17/33, Callable 1/17/22 @ 100(b) | | | 250,000 | |
| 308,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series2018-B8, 4.23%, 1/15/52 | | | 346,152 | |
| 364,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series2019-XL, 3.54%(US0001M+180bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 364,317 | |
| 183,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series2019-XL, 2.99%(US0001M+125bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 183,225 | |
| 146,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series2019-XL, 2.82%(US0001M+108bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 146,180 | |
| 94,500 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class F, Series2018-IND, 3.54%(US0001M+180bps), 11/15/35(b) | | | 94,534 | |
| 259,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series2019-XL, 3.19%(US0001M+145bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 259,319 | |
| 119,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series2019-IMC, 3.64%(US0001M+190bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 118,952 | |
| 113,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series2019-IMC, 3.34%(US0001M+160bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 113,000 | |
| 298,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series2019-IMC, 2.74%(US0001M+100bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 298,183 | |
| 172,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series2019-IMC, 3.04%(US0001M+130bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 171,846 | |
| 98,905 | | | BX Trust, Class D, Series 2018-EXCL, 4.36%(US0001M+263bps), 9/15/20(b) | | | 98,779 | |
| 250,000 | | | Cedar Funding CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-10A, 3.47%(US0003M+134bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 250,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 250,000 | | | Cedar Funding CLO, Ltd., Class A1A, Series2019-11A, 3.26%(US0003M+135bps), 5/29/32, Callable 5/29/21 @ 100(b) | | $ | 249,981 | |
| 100,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series2019-CHC, 3.24%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/34(b) | | | 99,749 | |
| 100,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series2019-CHC, 3.49%(US0001M+175bps), 6/15/34(b) | | | 99,750 | |
| 406,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series2019-CHC, 2.86%(US0001M+112bps), 6/15/34(b) | | | 405,511 | |
| 58,000 | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2018-C6, 4.41%, 11/10/51 | | | 65,351 | |
| 153,000 | | | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series2018-C14, 4.42%, 11/15/51 | | | 171,868 | |
| 860,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2017-PFHP, 3.99%(US0001M+225bps), 12/15/30(b) | | | 859,801 | |
| 100,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 103,129 | |
| 100,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class C, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 104,720 | |
| 100,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class B, Series 2018, 4.53%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 105,009 | |
| 205,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class A, Series 2018, 4.28%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 215,395 | |
| 392,000 | | | Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class AR2, Series2014-36A, 3.28%(US0003M+128bps), 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/20 @ 100(b) | | | 392,042 | |
| 275,000 | | | Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-72A, 3.24%(US0003M+133bps), 5/15/32, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 275,395 | |
| 286,000 | | | Flatiron CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1A, 3.21%(US0003M+132bps), 11/16/32, Callable 11/16/21 @ 100(b) | | | 285,989 | |
| 87,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class EFX, Series2018-WPT, 5.54%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 91,961 | |
| 64,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class DFX, Series2018-WPT, 5.35%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 68,156 | |
| 41,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class CFX, Series2018-WPT, 4.95%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 43,661 | |
| 250,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-33A, 3.17%(US0003M+133bps), 10/15/32, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 250,091 | |
| 324,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A1, Series2019-37A, 3.60%(US0003M+130bps), 7/15/32, Callable 7/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 324,963 | |
| 250,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class AR2, Series2012-101, 3.19%(US0003M+122bps), 1/20/29, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100(b) | | | 250,233 | |
| 302,000 | | | Magnetite, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-21A, 3.25%(US0003M+128bps), 4/20/30, Callable 4/20/20 @ 100(b) | | | 302,154 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 250,000 | | | Magnetite, Ltd., Class A, Series 24, 3.24%(US0003M+133bps), 1/15/33, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(b) | | $ | 249,996 | |
| 56,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 56,578 | |
| 53,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 52,814 | |
| 589,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series2018-BOP, 3.24%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/35(b) | | | 589,000 | |
| 245,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series2018-BOP, 2.99%(US0001M+125bps), 6/15/35(b) | | | 245,000 | |
| 385,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-Mead, 3.17%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 397,497 | |
| 515,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series2018-H4, 4.31%, 12/15/51 | | | 575,975 | |
| 124,100 | | | MSCG Trust, Class B, Series2016-SNR, 4.18%, 11/15/34(b) | | | 125,340 | |
| 87,550 | | | MSCG Trust, Class C, Series2016-SNR, 5.21%, 11/15/34(b) | | | 89,290 | |
| 35,239 | | | MSCG Trust, Class A, Series2016-SNR, 3.35%, 11/15/34(b)(c) | | | 35,235 | |
| 324,000 | | | Niagara Park CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1A, 3.30%(US0003M+130bps), 7/17/32, Callable 7/17/21 @ 100(b) | | | 323,645 | |
| 261,000 | | | RETL, Class C, Series2019-RVP, 3.84%(US0001M+210bps), 3/15/36(b) | | | 260,345 | |
| 332,000 | | | VERDE CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-1A, 3.35%(US0003M+135bps), 4/15/32, Callable 4/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 331,647 | |
| 335,000 | | | Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series2019-2, 3.52%(US0003M+127bps), 7/20/32, Callable 7/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 335,145 | |
| 367,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series2018-C48, 4.30%, 1/15/52 | | | 412,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $12,736,839) | | | 12,894,084 | |
| | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (18.1%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.2%): | | | |
| 235,000 | | | BBA US Holdings, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 247,338 | |
| 210,000 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 222,600 | |
| 15,000 | | | Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 103.19(b) | | | 15,263 | |
| 255,000 | | | TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.25 | | | 263,287 | |
| 230,000 | | | TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 248,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 997,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (1.3%): | | | |
| 346,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.00% (US0003M+79 bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100 | | | 353,729 | |
| 640,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24, MTN | | | 686,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 410,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25 | | $ | 436,686 | |
| 151,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26 | | | 165,515 | |
| 170,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series AA, 6.10% (US0003M+390 bps), Callable 3/17/25 @ 100 | | | 188,488 | |
| 50,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series X, 6.25% (US0003M+371 bps), 12/31/49, Callable 9/5/24 @ 100 | | | 55,625 | |
| 165,000 | | | CIT Group, Inc., 6.13%, 3/9/28 | | | 194,700 | |
| 730,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.05%, 7/30/22 | | | 762,870 | |
| 255,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 3.35% (US0003M+90 bps), 4/24/25, Callable 4/24/24 @ 100 | | | 265,338 | |
| 1,098,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26 | | | 1,194,008 | |
| 250,000 | | | Citizens Bank NA, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100 | | | 251,580 | |
| 2,005,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24 | | | 2,145,343 | |
| 305,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.90% (US0003M+311 bps), Callable 6/15/24 @ 100 | | | 330,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,031,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.2%): | | | |
| 333,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 4/15/58, Callable 10/15/57 @ 100 | | | 389,598 | |
| 345,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.80%, 1/23/59, Callable 7/23/58 @ 100 | | | 471,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 860,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 205,000 | | | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27, Callable 9/30/22 @ 102.5(b) | | | 211,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.2%): | | | |
| 457,000 | | | Ares Capital Corp., 4.20%, 6/10/24, Callable 5/10/24 @ 100 | | | 480,169 | |
| 399,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.88% (US0003M+82 bps), 10/31/22, Callable 10/31/21 @ 100 | | | 403,977 | |
| 128,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.75%, 10/1/37 | | | 178,570 | |
| 154,000 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100 | | | 154,961 | |
| 148,000 | | | Moody’s Corp., 4.88%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100 | | | 162,866 | |
| 4,600,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.74% (US0003M+85 bps), 4/24/24, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100 | | | 4,790,100 | |
| 145,000 | | | MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.38(b) | | | 151,888 | |
| 296,000 | | | Pine Street Trust I, 4.57%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(b) | | | 317,233 | |
| 300,000 | | | Pine Street Trust II, 5.57%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100(b) | | | 333,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,973,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.1%): | | | |
| 65,000 | | | Chemours Co., 7.00%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.5^ | | | 65,163 | |
| 120,000 | | | Chemours Co., 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100 | | | 106,050 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
$ | 245,000 | | | Platform Specialty Products Corp., 5.88%, 12/1/25, Callable 12/1/20 @ 102.94(b) | | $ | 255,412 | |
| 130,000 | | | Valvoline, Inc., 4.38%, 8/15/25, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.28 | | | 133,575 | |
| 200,000 | | | W R Grace & Co., 5.63%, 10/1/24(b) | | | 221,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 781,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | ADT Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/32(b) | | | 183,500 | |
| 200,000 | | | Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.75(b) | | | 208,500 | |
| 200,000 | | | Tempo Finance, Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/25, Callable 6/1/20 @ 103.38(b) | | | 206,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 598,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.2%): | | | |
| 250,000 | | | AECOM, 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 276,250 | |
| 270,000 | | | AECOM, 5.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100 | | | 289,913 | |
| 150,000 | | | Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 106.34(b) | | | 153,375 | |
| 15,000 | | | Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 8/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.38 | | | 13,275 | |
| 240,000 | | | Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 104.31 | | | 183,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 915,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (1.9%): | | | |
| 75,000 | | | Ally Financial, Inc., 3.88%, 5/21/24, Callable 4/21/24 @ 100 | | | 78,375 | |
| 417,000 | | | Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25, Callable 10/21/25 @ 100 | | | 466,519 | |
| 343,000 | | | Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28, Callable 12/31/27 @ 100 | | | 368,716 | |
| 534,000 | | | Capital One NA, Series B, 2.95%, 7/23/21, Callable 6/23/21 @ 100 | | | 541,471 | |
| 250,000 | | | Capital One NA, 2.15%, 9/6/22, Callable 8/6/22 @ 100 | | | 250,299 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Discover Bank, 3.20%, 8/9/21, Callable 7/9/21 @ 100 | | | 1,016,030 | |
| 250,000 | | | Discover Bank, Series B, 4.68% (USSW5+173 bps), 8/9/28, Callable 8/9/23 @ 100 | | | 260,852 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 5.20%, 4/27/22 | | | 1,065,923 | |
| 253,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 4.50%, 1/30/26, Callable 11/30/25 @ 100 | | | 276,871 | |
| 200,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.09%, 1/7/21 | | | 204,357 | |
| 313,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.60%, 1/7/22 | | | 329,422 | |
| 329,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.58%, 3/18/24, Callable 2/18/24 @ 100 | | | 354,993 | |
| 968,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.06%, 11/1/24, Callable 10/1/24 @ 100 | | | 987,617 | |
| 70,000 | | | General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | | | 96,688 | |
| 500,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.20%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100 | | | 510,479 | |
| 20,000 | | | Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/22, MTN | | | 21,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
$ | 170,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/22 | | $ | 184,450 | |
| 30,000 | | | Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | | | 31,950 | |
| 420,000 | | | Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/23 | | | 475,650 | |
| 45,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.13%, 3/25/24, MTN^ | | | 48,825 | |
| 15,000 | | | Navient Corp., 5.88%, 10/25/24 | | | 16,088 | |
| 110,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/26 | | | 121,000 | |
| 180,000 | | | Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.88%, 3/15/25 | | | 204,525 | |
| 70,000 | | | Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/26 | | | 80,938 | |
| 271,000 | | | Synchrony Bank, Series B, 3.65%, 5/24/21, Callable 4/24/21 @ 100 | | | 276,333 | |
| 510,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100 | | | 521,417 | |
| 76,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 7/25/22, Callable 6/25/22 @ 100 | | | 77,023 | |
| 120,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 3/19/24, Callable 2/19/24 @ 100 | | | 127,606 | |
| 610,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 651,110 | |
| 405,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100 | | | 425,447 | |
| 345,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 5.15%, 3/19/29, Callable 12/19/28 @ 100 | | | 392,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,464,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 100,000 | | | Berry Global Escrow Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/22 @ 102.44(b) | | | 106,139 | |
| 80,000 | | | Crown Americas LLC, 4.75%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/21 @ 103.56 | | | 84,400 | |
| 65,000 | | | Crown Americas LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/26, Callable 3/31/26 @ 100 | | | 67,763 | |
| 50,000 | | | Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26 | | | 59,563 | |
| 200,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.56(b) | | | 204,750 | |
| 35,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.5(b) | | | 36,225 | |
| 115,000 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 102.38 | | | 117,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 676,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 105,000 | | | APX Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.97 | | | 105,919 | |
| 215,000 | | | APX Group, Inc., 7.63%, 9/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 105.72^ | | | 203,175 | |
| 130,000 | | | Ascend Learning LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 136,500 | |
| 125,000 | | | Ascend Learning LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 131,250 | |
| 80,000 | | | Frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 105.06(b) | | | 87,400 | |
| 460,000 | | | Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19(b) | | | 496,224 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services, continued | | | |
$ | 70,000 | | | Service Corp International, 5.13%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.56 | | $ | 74,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,234,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 60,000 | | | AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 3.90%, 4/20/23, Callable 3/20/23 @ 100 | | | 62,861 | |
| 210,000 | | | Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 9.75%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/21 @ 104.88(b) | | | 213,150 | |
| 145,000 | | | Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/1/26, Callable 11/1/22 @ 102.25(b) | | | 148,806 | |
| 85,000 | | | EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 105.81(b)(d) | | | 59,500 | |
| 210,000 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 211,313 | |
| 76,000 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 7.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 103.94(b) | | | 76,570 | |
| 555,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.34 | | | 563,324 | |
| 200,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 102.69 | | | 206,750 | |
| 500,000 | | | Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(b) | | | 527,554 | |
| 185,000 | | | Voya Financial, Inc., 3.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 190,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,259,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%): | | | |
| 322,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/20, Callable 5/30/20 @ 100 | | | 322,890 | |
| 580,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 3.60%, 2/17/23, Callable 12/17/22 @ 100 | | | 605,415 | |
| 28,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 30,329 | |
| 138,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 153,471 | |
| 400,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100 | | | 476,995 | |
| 200,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 3/9/48, Callable 9/9/47 @ 100 | | | 220,115 | |
| 120,000 | | | CenturyLink, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.56(b) | | | 121,800 | |
| 345,000 | | | Frontier Communications Corp., 7.05%, 10/1/46 | | | 157,838 | |
| 130,000 | | | Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25 | | | 149,161 | |
| 500,000 | | | Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.19 | | | 515,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,753,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.6%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant HoldingsCo-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 103.38(b) | | | 214,000 | |
| 165,000 | | | Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 3.38%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/11/29 @ 100(b) | | | 163,706 | |
| 790,000 | | | Edison International, 5.75%, 6/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100 | | | 885,434 | |
| 109,000 | | | Emera US Finance LP, 2.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100 | | | 109,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 174,000 | | | Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | $ | 180,524 | |
| 500,000 | | | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.45%, 7/15/20, Callable 6/15/20 @ 100 | | | 501,250 | |
| 136,000 | | | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.70%, 9/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100 | | | 140,420 | |
| 115,000 | | | NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100(b) | | | 119,600 | |
| 152,022 | | | NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(b) | | | 167,985 | |
| 117,000 | | | NV Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/20 | | | 121,192 | |
| 390,000 | | | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/21 @ 102.75(b) | | | 412,425 | |
| 90,000 | | | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27, Callable 7/31/22 @ 102.5(b) | | | 93,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,110,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%†): | | | |
| 255,000 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc., 5.63%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.81(b) | | | 263,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 70,000 | | | Archrock Partners LP/Finance Corp., 6.88%, 4/1/27, Callable 4/1/22 @ 105.16(b) | | | 73,850 | |
| 110,000 | | | Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100^ | | | 106,150 | |
| 99,000 | | | Weatherford International, Ltd., 11.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 12/1/21 @ 105.5(b) | | | 107,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 287,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.0%): | | | |
| 1,039,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100 | | | 1,095,058 | |
| 265,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 3.95%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100 | | | 277,769 | |
| 62,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.55%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 67,491 | |
| 355,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.85%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100 | | | 372,275 | |
| 528,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.25%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100 | | | 544,051 | |
| 252,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.13%, 5/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100 | | | 270,067 | |
| 45,000 | | | Corecivic, Inc., 4.13%, 4/1/20 | | | 45,000 | |
| 717,000 | | | Corporate Office Properties LP, 5.25%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100 | | | 770,823 | |
| 130,000 | | | Corrections Corp. of America, 5.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100 | | | 130,488 | |
| 10,000 | | | Corrections Corp. of America, 4.63%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100 | | | 9,900 | |
| 244,000 | | | DDR Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100^ | | | 254,740 | |
| 183,000 | | | Duke Realty LP, 3.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100 | | | 190,124 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
$ | 30,000 | | | Geo Group, Inc. (The), 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94 | | $ | 27,300 | |
| 160,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 5.25%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 174,515 | |
| 29,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 3.25%, 7/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100 | | | 30,022 | |
| 34,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 | | | 35,399 | |
| 66,000 | | | Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.50%, 8/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100 | | | 68,872 | |
| 63,000 | | | Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.10%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 62,554 | |
| 400,000 | | | Hudson Pacific Properties LP, 4.65%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100 | | | 439,334 | |
| 735,000 | | | Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 764,303 | |
| 430,000 | | | MGM Growth Properties LLC, 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100 | | | 452,575 | |
| 45,000 | | | MGM Growth Properties LLC, 5.75%, 2/1/27, Callable 11/1/26 @ 100(b) | | | 50,231 | |
| 200,000 | | | MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.63 | | | 211,500 | |
| 549,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100 | | | 583,497 | |
| 101,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 107,930 | |
| 1,278,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 1,380,528 | |
| 282,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 283,329 | |
| 297,000 | | | SBA Tower Trust, 2.84%, 1/15/25(b) | | | 298,778 | |
| 96,000 | | | STORE Capital Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 106,015 | |
| 700,000 | | | Tanger Properties LP, 3.88%, 12/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100 | | | 718,406 | |
| 302,000 | | | Tanger Properties LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 308,873 | |
| 75,000 | | | The Geo Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 103 | | | 66,563 | |
| 118,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 3.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100 | | | 120,798 | |
| 131,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100 | | | 140,118 | |
| 367,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 3.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100 | | | 363,877 | |
| 85,000 | | | Vici Properties, 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.13(b) | | | 87,444 | |
| 400,000 | | | WP Carey, Inc., 4.60%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 428,535 | |
| 66,000 | | | WP Carey, Inc., 3.85%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 | | | 69,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,408,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%): | | | |
$ | 65,000 | | | US Foods, Inc., 5.88%, 6/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94(b) | | $ | 66,950 | |
| 271,000 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.30%, 11/18/21, Callable 9/18/21 @ 100 | | | 276,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 343,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 58,000 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc., 3.80%, 10/22/21 | | | 59,768 | |
| 321,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 330,630 | |
| 675,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 102.88(b) | | | 698,625 | |
| 50,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103.38(b) | | | 55,125 | |
| 275,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.25(b) | | | 305,250 | |
| 180,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.75(b) | | | 192,600 | |
| 200,000 | | | Post Holding, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.5(b) | | | 211,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,852,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 162,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.40%, 6/5/20 | | | 162,147 | |
| 125,000 | | | Teleflex, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.44 | | | 130,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 292,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%): | | | |
| 210,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.56(b) | | | 218,138 | |
| 310,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.13(b) | | | 319,300 | |
| 410,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/15/24 @ 102.31(b) | | | 431,525 | |
| 273,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 3.75%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100 | | | 284,961 | |
| 193,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100 | | | 208,961 | |
| 341,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 4.38%, 10/15/28, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100 | | | 377,707 | |
| 440,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23, Callable 3/31/20 @ 103.13 | | | 445,500 | |
| 120,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.63%, 1/15/24, Callable 1/15/21 @ 104.31(b) | | | 126,900 | |
| 340,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 104(b) | | | 352,750 | |
| 300,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 3.70%, 3/9/23, Callable 2/9/23 @ 100 | | | 312,356 | |
| 38,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 2.63%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 38,359 | |
| 670,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.10%, 3/25/25, Callable 1/25/25 @ 100 | | | 718,442 | |
| 779,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 12/25/27 @ 100 | | | 849,632 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services, continued | | | |
$ | 347,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38, Callable 9/25/37 @ 100 | | $ | 392,810 | |
| 20,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/23 | | | 21,400 | |
| 300,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25 | | | 331,500 | |
| 180,000 | | | MPH Acquisition Holdings, 7.13%, 6/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 105.34(b) | | | 174,600 | |
| 665,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.13%, 4/1/22 | | | 735,656 | |
| 230,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | | | 253,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.00%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.5^ | | | 158,250 | |
| 85,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 91,588 | |
| 117,000 | | | Toledo Hospital (The), Series B, 5.33%, 11/15/28 | | | 125,665 | |
| 216,000 | | | Toledo Hospital (The), 6.02%, 11/15/48 | | | 244,122 | |
| 15,000 | | | Vizient, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 5/15/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 16,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,229,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%): | | | |
| 325,000 | | | Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 5.25%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.63(b) | | | 335,562 | |
| 95,000 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 7.00%, 8/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.5 | | | 99,038 | |
| 20,000 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/26, Callable 9/15/21 @ 104.5 | | | 22,025 | |
| 235,000 | | | Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/22 @ 103.81(b) | | | 249,394 | |
| 200,000 | | | Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.38(b) | | | 206,750 | |
| 100,000 | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.81(b) | | | 105,875 | |
| 115,000 | | | Scientific Games International, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.75(b) | | | 120,175 | |
| 95,000 | | | Station Casinos LLC, 5.00%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 96,781 | |
| 105,000 | | | Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/22 @ 105.06(b) | | | 110,644 | |
| 115,000 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 121,325 | |
| 100,000 | | | Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.50%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(b) | | | 107,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,574,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%): | |
| 75,000 | | | Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 5.75%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.88 | | | 79,125 | |
| 30,000 | | | Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 103.56(b) | | | 30,450 | |
| 90,000 | | | NRG Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.63^(b) | | | 97,425 | |
| 155,000 | | | Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.50%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/22 @ 105.25(b) | | | 147,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers, continued | | | |
$ | 20,000 | | | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.25%, 1/31/23, Callable 10/31/22 @ 100(b) | | $ | 20,550 | |
| 15,000 | | | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28, Callable 7/31/27 @ 100(b) | | | 15,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 390,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%): | | | |
| 260,000 | | | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.75%, 2/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.38 | | | 269,425 | |
| 110,000 | | | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/22 @ 103.13 | | | 117,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 386,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.8%): | | | |
| 809,000 | | | American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/25, Callable 4/10/25 @ 100 | | | 865,697 | |
| 190,000 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.75%, 7/1/26, Callable 7/1/21 @ 105.81(b) | | | 209,950 | |
| 1,415,000 | | | Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2.03% (SOFR+50 bps), 5/28/21(b) | | | 1,417,348 | |
| 436,000 | | | Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(b) | | | 507,373 | |
| 227,000 | | | Unum Group, 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 239,507 | |
| 1,042,000 | | | Unum Group, 5.75%, 8/15/42 | | | 1,150,515 | |
| 130,000 | | | USIS Merger Sub, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 132,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,522,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 195,000 | | | Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 106.47^(b) | | | 190,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 89,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 2.60%, 11/19/22 | | | 89,540 | |
| 202,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 3.00%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100 | | | 202,906 | |
| 130,000 | | | Mattel, Inc., 6.75%, 12/31/25, Callable 12/31/20 @ 105.06(b) | | | 139,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 432,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 90,000 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/21 @ 104.13(b) | | | 96,863 | |
| 15,000 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/23 @ 102.13(b) | | | 15,300 | |
| 200,000 | | | IMS Health, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.5(b) | | | 211,000 | |
| 215,000 | | | IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27, Callable 5/15/22 @ 102.5(b) | | | 227,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 550,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.5%): | | | |
| 320,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 4/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.41(b) | | | 330,800 | |
| 430,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 102.88(b) | | | 452,038 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Media, continued | | | |
$ | 270,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.75(b) | | $ | 284,175 | |
| 400,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.94(b) | | | 422,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 1/21/20 @ 102.69(b) | | | 307,500 | |
| 265,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 103.88(b) | | | 281,894 | |
| 105,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28, Callable 4/1/23 @ 103.75(b) | | | 118,519 | |
| 200,000 | | | DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24 | | | 203,750 | |
| 290,000 | | | DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26 | | | 280,432 | |
| 37,000 | | | Fox Corp., 3.67%, 1/25/22(b) | | | 38,217 | |
| 65,000 | | | Fox Corp., 4.03%, 1/25/24, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100(b) | | | 69,256 | |
| 94,000 | | | Fox Corp., 4.71%, 1/25/29, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100(b) | | | 106,924 | |
| 93,000 | | | Fox Corp., 5.48%, 1/25/39, Callable 7/25/38 @ 100(b) | | | 113,217 | |
| 62,000 | | | Fox Corp., 5.58%, 1/25/49, Callable 7/25/48 @ 100(b) | | | 78,170 | |
| 700,000 | | | Neptune Finco Corp., 6.63%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | | 742,874 | |
| 470,000 | | | Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | | 474,700 | |
| 200,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.54(b) | | | 203,250 | |
| 65,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.31(b) | | | 67,925 | |
| 495,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.69(b) | | | 511,087 | |
| 130,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 137,963 | |
| 623,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/21, Callable 6/1/21 @ 100 | | | 637,821 | |
| 239,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37 | | | 293,201 | |
| 280,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38 | | | 366,744 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 6/15/39 | | | 1,895,383 | |
| 69,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100 | | | 77,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,494,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.0%†): | | | |
| 198,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100 | | | 200,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%†): | | | |
| 45,000 | | | Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100 | | | 47,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 339,000 | | | Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39 | | | 440,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%): | | | |
| 440,000 | | | California Resources Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102^(b) | | | 193,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 415,000 | | | Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | $ | 478,288 | |
| 690,000 | | | Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.25%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.63 | | | 718,462 | |
| 300,000 | | | Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.63%, 10/1/26, Callable 10/1/21 @ 102.81 | | | 317,250 | |
| 75,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.00%, 10/1/24, Callable 4/1/21 @ 103.5 | | | 45,188 | |
| 300,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 106 | | | 177,000 | |
| 226,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/22 @ 104^ | | | 133,340 | |
| 50,000 | | | Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24, Callable 8/1/21 @ 104.63(b) | | | 53,625 | |
| 205,000 | | | Citgo Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.56(b) | | | 207,819 | |
| 132,000 | | | Columbia Pipeline Group, 4.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 144,206 | |
| 190,000 | | | Comstock Resources, Inc., 9.75%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 107.31 | | | 171,950 | |
| 195,000 | | | Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.25%, 4/1/23, Callable 1/24/20 @ 103.13 | | | 198,900 | |
| 100,000 | | | Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 5.75%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.31 | | | 102,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.08 | | | 101,625 | |
| 125,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.38%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100 | | | 135,938 | |
| 700,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.85% (US0003M+385 bps), 5/21/43, Callable 5/21/23 @ 100(b) | | | 649,249 | |
| 377,000 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.25%, 3/31/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 109.25(b) | | | 354,380 | |
| 150,000 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/24, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.88(b) | | | 130,125 | |
| 124,000 | | | Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100 | | | 126,167 | |
| 52,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 54,330 | |
| 65,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 69,022 | |
| 106,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100 | | | 118,910 | |
| 73,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 6.25%, 4/15/49, Callable 10/15/48 @ 100 | | | 88,005 | |
| 67,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.20%, 9/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 70,280 | |
| 229,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 | | | 250,583 | |
| 128,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.80%, 6/15/38, Callable 12/15/37 @ 100 | | | 144,616 | |
| 83,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.00%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100 | | | 96,462 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 250,000 | | | EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100^ | | $ | 232,557 | |
| 200,000 | | | Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., 7.00%, 8/1/27, Callable 8/1/22 @ 103.5^(b) | | | 212,500 | |
| 40,000 | | | Hess Corp., 4.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 42,635 | |
| 71,000 | | | Hess Corp., 7.30%, 8/15/31 | | | 89,854 | |
| 50,000 | | | Hess Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/33 | | | 63,365 | |
| 69,000 | | | Hess Corp., 5.60%, 2/15/41 | | | 80,697 | |
| 166,000 | | | Hess Corp., 5.80%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100 | | | 202,399 | |
| 275,000 | | | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 104.22(b) | | | 286,000 | |
| 55,000 | | | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.13%, 6/15/28, Callable 6/15/23 @ 102.56(b) | | | 55,688 | |
| 105,000 | | | Hilcorp Energy LP, 5.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 101,588 | |
| 195,000 | | | Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp., 7.25%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 105.44(b) | | | 57,525 | |
| 97,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.45%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100 | | | 99,922 | |
| 42,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.55%, 9/15/40 | | | 53,359 | |
| 479,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.50%, 3/1/44, Callable 9/1/43 @ 100 | | | 552,656 | |
| 125,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100 | | | 148,677 | |
| 112,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46, Callable 8/15/45 @ 100 | | | 125,485 | |
| 77,000 | | | MPLX LP, 2.79% (US0003M+90 bps), 9/9/21, Callable 9/9/20 @ 100 | | | 77,189 | |
| 115,000 | | | MPLX LP, 2.99% (US0003M+110 bps), 9/9/22, Callable 9/9/20 @ 100 | | | 115,325 | |
| 113,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.50%, 7/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100 | | | 119,987 | |
| 159,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.88%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 172,509 | |
| 63,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.80%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100 | | | 69,004 | |
| 188,000 | | | MPLX LP, 5.50%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100 | | | 213,353 | |
| 149,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.85%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100 | | | 153,321 | |
| 77,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.60%, 8/13/21 | | | 77,467 | |
| 68,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 8/15/22 | | | 68,763 | |
| 224,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.90%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 227,631 | |
| 406,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100 | | | 460,280 | |
| 30,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.20%, 8/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100 | | | 30,346 | |
| 96,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100 | | | 97,959 | |
| 779,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31 | | | 1,011,775 | |
| 78,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 | | | 95,098 | |
| 14,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100 | | | 14,214 | |
| 410,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100 | | | 532,461 | |
| 14,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 14,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 45,000 | | | Parsley Energy LLC, 5.38%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.03(b) | | $ | 46,238 | |
| 190,000 | | | Parsley Energy LLC, 5.25%, 8/15/25, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.94(b) | | | 195,225 | |
| 72,000 | | | Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.60%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100 | | | 73,894 | |
| 62,000 | | | Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.55%, 12/15/29, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100 | | | 60,971 | |
| 40,000 | | | Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100^ | | | 36,800 | |
| 95,000 | | | Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100^ | | | 81,938 | |
| 100,000 | | | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.88%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100 | | | 106,200 | |
| 136,374 | | | Sanchez Energy Corp., 0.00%, 5/11/20 | | | 136,544 | |
| 310,000 | | | Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.63^(b)(d) | | | 201,500 | |
| 233,000 | | | Southwestern Energy Co., 6.20%, 1/23/25, Callable 10/23/24 @ 100 | | | 215,525 | |
| 621,000 | | | Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 5.40%, 10/1/47, Callable 4/1/47 @ 100 | | | 671,783 | |
| 120,000 | | | Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 102.75 | | | 124,800 | |
| 30,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.25%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100.88 | | | 30,300 | |
| 110,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.42 | | | 111,100 | |
| 130,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.84 | | | 134,550 | |
| 125,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.88%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 104.41 | | | 132,813 | |
| 130,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.38%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 102.69 | | | 134,875 | |
| 100,000 | | | Viper Energy Partners, LP, 5.38%, 11/1/27, Callable 11/1/22 @ 102.69(b) | | | 104,250 | |
| 40,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 3.95%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 40,029 | |
| 127,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100 | | | 130,394 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100 | | | 959,699 | |
| 66,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100 | | | 65,488 | |
| 239,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 3.60%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100 | | | 245,634 | |
| 162,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 172,981 | |
| 285,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable 12/4/23 @ 100 | | | 302,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,803,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%): | | | |
$ | 110,000 | | | Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 9.25%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/22 @ 104.63(b) | | $ | 126,500 | |
| 115,000 | | | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.44(b) | | | 119,025 | |
| 57,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 3.91%, 8/27/21 | | | 58,416 | |
| 180,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.27%, 8/28/23, Callable 7/28/23 @ 100 | | | 190,213 | |
| 76,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.90%, 8/28/28, Callable 5/28/28 @ 100 | | | 82,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 576,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%†): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.38%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 104.03(b) | | | 208,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%†): | | | |
| 90,000 | | | Qorvo, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.75 | | | 95,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.3%): | | | |
| 155,000 | | | CDK Global, Inc., 5.88%, 6/15/26, Callable 6/15/21 @ 102.94 | | | 165,463 | |
| 20,000 | | | CDK Global, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.63(b) | | | 21,350 | |
| 135,000 | | | Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100(b) | | | 147,488 | |
| 90,000 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.63%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/21 @ 102.81 | | | 95,850 | |
| 340,000 | | | Solera LLC, 10.50%, 3/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 107.88(b) | | | 360,399 | |
| 250,000 | | | Sophia LP/Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.25(b) | | | 256,875 | |
| 205,000 | | | SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27, Callable 3/30/22 @ 104.13(b) | | | 218,838 | |
| 270,000 | | | Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 274,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,540,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.45%, 6/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100(b) | | | 216,771 | |
| 83,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100(b) | | | 95,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 312,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%†): | | | |
| 125,000 | | | USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/21 @ 105.16 | | | 131,250 | |
| 40,000 | | | USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 9/1/27, Callable 9/1/22 @ 105.16 | | | 41,650 | |
| 80,000 | | | William Carter Co., 5.63%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/22 @ 102.81(b) | | | 86,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 258,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%†): | | | |
$ | 235,000 | | | Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.63(b) | | $ | 243,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.5%): | | | |
| 212,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.00%, 1/31/24 | | | 224,667 | |
| 266,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.80%, 2/14/29, Callable 11/14/28 @ 100 | | | 295,588 | |
| 294,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/9/42 | | | 292,819 | |
| 191,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.50%, 5/2/43 | | | 194,186 | |
| 347,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 5.38%, 1/31/44 | | | 391,352 | |
| 240,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 3.88%, 9/16/46, Callable 3/16/46 @ 100 | | | 222,003 | |
| 200,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 5.95%, 2/14/49, Callable 8/14/48 @ 100 | | | 242,235 | |
| 94,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20 | | | 94,501 | |
| 320,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 4.00%, 6/12/22 | | | 332,975 | |
| 232,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100 | | | 249,546 | |
| 120,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100 | | | 138,534 | |
| 185,000 | | | Vector Group, Ltd., 6.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.06(b) | | | 181,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,860,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%): | | | |
| 255,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50% (US0003M+430 bps), 6/15/45, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100(b) | | | 281,138 | |
| 63,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 2.25%, 1/15/23 | | | 63,011 | |
| 295,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 316,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 660,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 65,000 | | | Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 68,088 | |
| 545,000 | | | Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23 | | | 601,543 | |
| 280,000 | | | Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24 | | | 301,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 971,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $97,667,447) | | | 101,311,317 | |
| | | | | |
Foreign Bond (0.0%†): | | | |
Sovereign Bond (0.0%†): | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Korea Treasury Bond, Series 2103, 2.00%, 3/10/21+ | | | 44 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Foreign Bond (Cost $43) | | | 44 | |
| | | | | |
Yankee Dollars (7.6%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.3%): | | | |
| 81,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 3.63%, 5/1/22, Callable 4/1/22 @ 100(b) | | | 83,079 | |
| 125,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.50%, 1/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 134,688 | |
| 270,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.13%, 10/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100(b) | | | 290,587 | |
| 199,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b) | | | 217,159 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Aerospace & Defense, continued | | | |
$ | 108,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 3.95%, 7/1/24, Callable 6/1/24 @ 100(b) | | $ | 112,540 | |
| 132,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 4.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100(b) | | | 139,772 | |
| 140,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101(b) | | | 140,350 | |
| 210,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 6.13%, 1/15/23(b) | | | 214,724 | |
| 180,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 12/1/24, Callable 12/1/20 @ 105.63(b) | | | 189,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 7.88%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 103.94(b) | | | 154,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,676,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (1.5%): | | | |
| 430,000 | | | Barclays plc, 3.25%, 1/12/21 | | | 432,966 | |
| 585,000 | | | Barclays plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26 | | | 633,747 | |
| 377,000 | | | Barclays plc, 5.09% (US0003M+305 bps), 6/20/30, Callable 6/20/29 @ 100 | | | 416,952 | |
| 135,000 | | | Barclays plc, 7.88% (USSW5+677 bps), Callable 3/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 146,813 | |
| 200,000 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3.61%, 9/12/34, Callable 9/12/29 @ 100(b) | | | 200,500 | |
| 530,000 | | | Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.38%, 8/4/25 | | | 573,569 | |
| 205,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | | | 217,660 | |
| 200,000 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 6/26/24(b) | | | 208,750 | |
| 656,000 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(b) | | | 708,480 | |
| 2,550,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22 | | | 2,790,606 | |
| 547,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23 | | | 601,313 | |
| 125,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23 | | | 139,005 | |
| 95,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.50% (USSW5+580 bps), 12/29/49, Callable 8/10/20 @ 100 | | | 97,494 | |
| 350,000 | | | UniCredit SpA, 6.57%, 1/14/22(b) | | | 375,217 | |
| 186,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp., 4.11% (H15T5Y+200 bps), 7/24/34, Callable 7/24/29 @ 100 | | | 193,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,736,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.0%†): | | | |
| 80,000 | | | Cott Corp., 5.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.13(b) | | | 83,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.0%): | | | |
| 509,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.59% (SOFR+156 bps), 9/11/25, Callable 9/11/24 @ 100(b) | | | 510,049 | |
| 670,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22 | | | 696,610 | |
| 787,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 6/9/23 | | | 823,703 | |
| 470,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25 | | | 496,945 | |
| 487,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 5.00%, 2/14/22 | | | 508,471 | |
| 860,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 3.30%, 11/16/22 | | | 868,757 | |
| 979,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25 | | | 974,964 | |
| 491,000 | | | UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(b) | | | 531,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,411,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.1%†): | | | |
| 170,000 | | | Nufarm Australia, Ltd., 5.75%, 4/30/26, Callable 4/30/21 @ 102.88(b) | | | 166,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
$ | 150,000 | | | OCI NV, 6.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | $ | 155,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 322,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 270,000 | | | Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 104.5(b) | | | 283,163 | |
| 190,000 | | | Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 201,162 | |
| 25,000 | | | Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 8.50%, 8/15/27, Callable 8/15/22 @ 104.25(b) | | | 27,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 512,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 315,000 | | | GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd., 7.13%, 7/31/26, Callable 7/31/22 @ 103.56(b) | | | 331,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 470,000 | | | Altice Financing SA, 7.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 103.75(b) | | | 505,249 | |
| 200,000 | | | Altice Finco SA, 8.13%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.71(b) | | | 205,000 | |
| 395,000 | | | C&W Senior Financing Dac, 7.50%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 103.75(b) | | | 426,600 | |
| 280,000 | | | C&W Senior Financing Dac, 6.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103.44(b) | | | 298,550 | |
| 155,000 | | | Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 106.38(b) | | | 141,438 | |
| 315,000 | | | Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The), 5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.75^(b) | | | 324,056 | |
| 75,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 4.50%, 3/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100(b) | | | 78,656 | |
| 1,355,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(b) | | | 1,488,278 | |
| 200,000 | | | Telenet Finance Lux Note, 5.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 213,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,681,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 265,000 | | | Altice France SA, 7.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 103.69(b) | | | 283,881 | |
| 310,000 | | | Altice France SA, 8.13%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 106.09(b) | | | 351,075 | |
| 30,000 | | | Telecom Italia Capital, 6.38%, 11/15/33 | | | 33,225 | |
| 255,000 | | | Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(b) | | | 274,871 | |
| 55,000 | | | Telecom Italia SpA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 | | | 58,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,001,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 130,000 | | | Noble Holding International, Ltd., 7.88%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/21 @ 105.91(b) | | | 94,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%): | | | |
| 115,000 | | | 1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13(b) | | | 117,875 | |
| 345,000 | | | Stars Group Holdings BV, 7.00%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 103.5(b) | | | 372,169 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
$ | 190,000 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd., 4.88%, 10/1/24, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.44(b) | | $ | 193,325 | |
| 125,000 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd., 5.50%, 10/1/27, Callable 10/1/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 130,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 813,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% (H15T5Y+358 bps), 4/2/49, Callable 4/2/29 @ 100(b) | | | 223,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.1%): | | | |
| 90,000 | | | MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.88(b) | | | 81,450 | |
| 415,000 | | | Ziggo Bond Finance BV, 5.88%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/20/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 424,856 | |
| 120,000 | | | Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 126,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 633,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.2%): | | | |
| 456,000 | | | BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.75% (USSW5+509 bps), 10/19/75, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100(b) | | | 534,660 | |
| 200,000 | | | BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.25% (USSW5+497 bps), 10/19/75, Callable 10/19/20 @ 100(b) | | | 205,750 | |
| 200,000 | | | First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.81(b) | | | 201,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 941,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 243,000 | | | InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.33(b) | | | 235,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.8%): | | | |
| 28,000 | | | Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 5.85%, 2/1/35 | | | 34,461 | |
| 402,000 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100 | | | 424,231 | |
| 145,000 | | | Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23, Callable 7/1/23 @ 100 | | | 153,101 | |
| 135,000 | | | Enbridge, Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 9/1/26 @ 100 | | | 148,393 | |
| 230,000 | | | LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.29(b) | | | 232,300 | |
| 100,000 | | | Meg Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.33^(b) | | | 100,750 | |
| 108,000 | | | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.09%, 1/15/30(b) | | | 116,100 | |
| 1,793,000 | | | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.25%, 3/17/44 | | | 2,174,012 | |
| 694,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.50%, 1/23/26 | | | 689,390 | |
| 566,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | | | 599,328 | |
| 1,196,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.84%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100(b) | | | 1,281,467 | |
| 363,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46 | | | 326,774 | |
| 2,228,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47 | | | 2,232,684 | |
| 1,386,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.69%, 1/23/50, Callable 7/23/49 @ 100(b) | | | 1,515,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,028,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.4%): | | | |
$ | 1,050,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100 | | $ | 1,074,268 | |
| 24,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.38(b) | | | 24,090 | |
| 265,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103.5(b) | | | 275,600 | |
| 459,000 | | | Mylan NV, 3.15%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100 | | | 463,777 | |
| 226,000 | | | Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 234,596 | |
| 84,000 | | | Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.20%, 7/21/21 | | | 81,375 | |
| 127,000 | | | Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.80%, 7/21/23 | | | 117,793 | |
| 195,000 | | | VRX Escrow Corp., 6.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.06(b) | | | 201,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,472,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.0%†): | | | |
| 225,000 | | | Open Text Corp., 5.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.94(b) | | | 240,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bond (0.3%): | | | |
| 900,000 | | | Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(b) | | | 967,500 | |
| 150,000 | | | Dominican Republic, 6.00%, 7/19/28(b) | | | 166,688 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Republic of Argentina, 5.88%, 1/11/28 | | | 470,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,604,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%†): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.63%, 8/1/27, Callable 5/1/27 @ 100(b) | | | 208,407 | |
| 200,000 | | | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.50%, 8/1/47, Callable 2/1/47 @ 100(b) | | | 217,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 426,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.2%): | | | |
| 462,000 | | | Imperial Tobacco Finance, 3.75%, 7/21/22, Callable 5/21/22 @ 100(b) | | | 475,688 | |
| 700,000 | | | Imperial Tobacco Finance, 4.25%, 7/21/25, Callable 4/21/25 @ 100(b) | | | 735,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,211,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.3%): | | | |
| 195,000 | | | Aercap Holdings NV, 5.87% (H15T5Y+454 bps), 10/10/79, Callable 10/10/24 @ 100 | | | 208,650 | |
| 152,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 12/16/21, Callable 11/16/21 @ 100 | | | 158,080 | |
| 320,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.88%, 1/16/24, Callable 12/16/23 @ 100 | | | 346,799 | |
| 297,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.88%, 8/14/24, Callable 7/14/24 @ 100 | | | 299,599 | |
| 163,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26, Callable 2/3/26 @ 100 | | | 174,614 | |
| 100,000 | | | Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.38%, 10/15/21, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.59 | | | 102,000 | |
| 270,000 | | | Fly Leasing, Ltd., 5.25%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.63 | | | 281,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,571,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 330,000 | | | Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(b) | | $ | 348,150 | |
| 270,000 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.63%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 104.97(b) | | | 295,313 | |
| 500,000 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.25%, 3/25/29, Callable 3/25/24 @ 103.13(b) | | | 549,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,192,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $40,787,194) | | | 42,446,619 | |
| | | | | |
Municipal Bonds (0.8%): | | | |
Illinois (0.7%): | | | |
| 105,000 | | | Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.43%, 1/1/42 | | | 106,200 | |
| 3,235,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.10%, 6/1/33 | | | 3,488,980 | |
| 109,091 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.95%, 6/1/23 | | | 114,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | 3,709,605 | |
| | | | | |
California (0.1%): | | | |
| 400,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.50%, 4/1/34 | | | 602,296 | |
| 140,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | | | 224,144 | |
| 10,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 11/1/39 | | | 15,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 841,675 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $4,082,253) | | | 4,551,280 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (13.8%): | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (4.5%) | |
| 44,583 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833 | | | 47,321 | |
| 130,093 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922 | | | 138,083 | |
| 119,803 | | | 4.00%, 8/15/41, Pool #430354 | | | 130,360 | |
| 1,402,636 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/42, Pool #5280 | | | 1,492,840 | |
| 177,373 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/42, Pool #MA0535 | | | 188,804 | |
| 24,412 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/42, Pool #AB9233 | | | 26,127 | |
| 345,427 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #AA5872 | | | 356,577 | |
| 3,024,064 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0699 | | | 3,185,766 | |
| 226,671 | | | 3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AA6146 | | | 234,148 | |
| 52,099 | | | 3.50%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8884 | | | 54,242 | |
| 93,446 | | | 3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8812 | | | 95,996 | |
| 55,780 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AD9075 | | | 57,749 | |
| 19,403 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AB9891 | | | 20,197 | |
| 207,905 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663 | | | 216,598 | |
| 160,875 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3664 | | | 169,441 | |
| 280,695 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #MA3736 | | | 293,469 | |
| 72,136 | | | 3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3803 | | | 75,066 | |
| 861,287 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126 | | | 889,094 | |
| 240,804 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5831 | | | 251,658 | |
| 228,514 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5857 | | | 238,814 | |
| 1,763,906 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4195 | | | 1,820,565 | |
| 211,209 | | | 3.00%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4261 | | | 217,531 | |
| 633,259 | | | 4.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4322 | | | 663,035 | |
| 171,621 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784303 | | | 178,133 | |
| 841,797 | | | 4.50%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4384 | | | 884,184 | |
| 110,894 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4383 | | | 115,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 185,675 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784304 | | $ | 192,690 | |
| 120,022 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/47, Pool #MA4452 | | | 125,661 | |
| 1,133,103 | | | 4.50%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4512 | | | 1,190,140 | |
| 38,904 | | | 3.50%, 7/20/47, Pool #MA4586 | | | 40,466 | |
| 3,663,768 | | | 3.50%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4719 | | | 3,795,775 | |
| 197,412 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/48, Pool #MA4962 | | | 205,324 | |
| 56,793 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG7744 | | | 59,453 | |
| 80,734 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG3507 | | | 84,510 | |
| 415,923 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #MA5137 | | | 432,187 | |
| 2,615,338 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/48, Pool #MA5192 | | | 2,705,407 | |
| 874,877 | | | 4.00%, 6/20/48, Pool #MA5264 | | | 904,982 | |
| 2,500,000 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/49, TBA | | | 2,567,579 | |
| 350,000 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/50, TBA | | | 360,664 | |
| 250,000 | | | 3.50%, 2/20/50, TBA | | | 257,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,964,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (6.1%) | |
| 69,515 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/31, Pool #BC0919 | | | 70,549 | |
| 93,585 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #BC2778 | | | 94,977 | |
| 68,007 | | | 2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8010 | | | 69,174 | |
| 528,855 | | | 2.50%, 1/1/32, Pool #BE3032 | | | 536,023 | |
| 302,461 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/32, Pool #BM5110 | | | 311,669 | |
| 108,083 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/32, Pool #MA3124 | | | 109,454 | |
| 173,139 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/32, Pool #BM5109 | | | 178,729 | |
| 1,143,653 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/33, Pool #BM5108 | | | 1,179,478 | |
| 718,375 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/33, Pool #MA3283 | | | 741,093 | |
| 40,653 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/33, Pool #BM4614 | | | 41,968 | |
| 36,013 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/33, Pool #AT3000 | | | 37,164 | |
| 39,667 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #AT6090 | | | 40,938 | |
| 196,279 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/33, Pool #MA1490 | | | 202,557 | |
| 188,902 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/34, Pool #BN6321 | | | 190,789 | |
| 93,869 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/34, Pool #CA3585 | | | 97,324 | |
| 719,044 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/34, Pool #FM1577 | | | 753,733 | |
| 1,600,000 | | | 2.50%, 1/25/35, TBA | | | 1,614,500 | |
| 660,388 | | | 6.00%, 5/1/36, Pool #745512 | | | 752,597 | |
| 37,476 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH1556 | | | 39,629 | |
| 17,070 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO6387 | | | 17,945 | |
| 415,505 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6509 | | | 428,788 | |
| 620,330 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6504 | | | 637,667 | |
| 35,284 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #MA1236 | | | 37,107 | |
| 712,450 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/42, Pool #AB6976 | | | 735,234 | |
| 1,585,100 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #AL2866 | | | 1,665,579 | |
| 277,948 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7282 | | | 286,829 | |
| 1,258,280 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7586 | | | 1,298,555 | |
| 315,789 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AT0223 | | | 324,615 | |
| 17,704 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8733 | | | 18,589 | |
| 17,726 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR4461 | | | 18,368 | |
| 50,361 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT8975 | | | 52,808 | |
| 75,911 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #BM1167 | | | 81,476 | |
| 68,306 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/43, Pool #AL9612 | | | 72,083 | |
| 655,897 | | | 4.50%, 3/1/44, Pool #AV0957 | | | 702,304 | |
| 955,179 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/44, Pool #AS3062 | | | 1,022,024 | |
| 279,543 | | | 4.50%, 10/1/44, Pool #AV8856 | | | 298,789 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 322,841 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/44, Pool #AS4176 | | $ | 347,238 | |
| 104,199 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #BM1014 | | | 109,221 | |
| 131,130 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1207 | | | 138,777 | |
| 163,173 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8126 | | | 172,547 | |
| 387,043 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8096 | | | 409,277 | |
| 617,991 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0814 | | | 645,086 | |
| 410,796 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #AY8424 | | | 428,821 | |
| 537,214 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA6997 | | | 569,866 | |
| 72,975 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6352 | | | 77,088 | |
| 22,465 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/46, Pool #AY3890 | | | 23,717 | |
| 237,862 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #BC1578 | | | 250,927 | |
| 269,882 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #BM4621 | | | 284,796 | |
| 9,712 | | | 4.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #BC0287 | | | 10,480 | |
| 62,039 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #AS7024 | | | 65,361 | |
| 530,952 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #AL8468 | | | 566,427 | |
| 497,404 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9282 | | | 524,843 | |
| 127,692 | | | 4.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #BD1238 | | | 136,248 | |
| 547,303 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #AL9515 | | | 566,113 | |
| 197,594 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1443 | | | 210,590 | |
| 27,056 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD5247 | | | 28,489 | |
| 208,992 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BC2843 | | | 222,715 | |
| 82,365 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1489 | | | 86,895 | |
| 16,983 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD0711 | | | 17,883 | |
| 38,443 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD7792 | | | 40,464 | |
| 185,459 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4754 | | | 197,677 | |
| 1,552,643 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4760 | | | 1,634,764 | |
| 248,087 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9285 | | | 255,199 | |
| 66,154 | | | 4.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #BE1671 | | | 70,608 | |
| 28,537 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD7599 | | | 30,098 | |
| 237,890 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BM3627 | | | 244,811 | |
| 72,664 | | | 4.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BE2386 | | | 78,415 | |
| 564,864 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9077 | | | 589,494 | |
| 38,546 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE5877 | | | 40,420 | |
| 966,835 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BD8504 | | | 1,017,733 | |
| 12,199 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9079 | | | 13,153 | |
| 141,499 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE4488 | | | 152,699 | |
| 25,995 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE7834 | | | 27,259 | |
| 423,874 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE1526 | | | 442,190 | |
| 90,090 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE6506 | | | 96,682 | |
| 337,728 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9776 | | | 349,321 | |
| 90,559 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE7087 | | | 97,038 | |
| 81,602 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE8498 | | | 87,757 | |
| 770,119 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9779 | | | 814,745 | |
| 122,963 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1277 | | | 130,975 | |
| 16,094 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH4269 | | | 17,143 | |
| 39,428 | | | 4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH0561 | | | 42,092 | |
| 20,777 | | | 4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BE9387 | | | 22,286 | |
| 120,607 | | | 4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #BE3663 | | | 129,216 | |
| 105,916 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #BE3749 | | | 113,478 | |
| 78,068 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #AS9968 | | | 82,516 | |
| 21,219 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #BJ4279 | | | 22,606 | |
| 21,393 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #BJ2132 | | | 22,788 | |
| 360,955 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #CA0854 | | | 378,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 19,233 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BJ8805 | | $ | 20,343 | |
| 21,982 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BK2485 | | | 23,256 | |
| 19,206 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BK4838 | | | 20,309 | |
| 580,180 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BJ9939 | | | 610,835 | |
| 95,165 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #BJ5454 | | | 101,535 | |
| 27,620 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #CA1545 | | | 29,210 | |
| 141,544 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3700 | | | 150,747 | |
| 22,415 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #BK2527 | | | 23,689 | |
| 31,211 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #BJ5507 | | | 33,331 | |
| 73,005 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #BM3877 | | | 77,202 | |
| 165,772 | | | 4.50%, 10/25/48, Pool #BM4548 | | | 180,268 | |
| 45,416 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/48, Pool #MA3536 | | | 47,276 | |
| 571,149 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1534 | | | 613,484 | |
| 431,607 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #CA4142 | | | 440,752 | |
| 363,377 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1459 | | | 368,662 | |
| 432,433 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #CA4406 | | | 443,756 | |
| 432,562 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #CA4421 | | | 441,476 | |
| 99,600 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4557 | | | 103,873 | |
| 654,545 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4628 | | | 689,531 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/49, Pool #BO6208 | | | 991,731 | |
| 600,000 | | | 3.50%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 617,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,925,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (3.2%) | |
| 51,949 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #J34501 | | | 52,750 | |
| 53,590 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #G18604 | | | 54,193 | |
| 79,686 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #V61246 | | | 80,915 | |
| 138,163 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #V61273 | | | 140,539 | |
| 399,314 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #C91403 | | | 416,920 | |
| 1,059,692 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #C91467 | | | 1,106,416 | |
| 360,881 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #G18669 | | | 367,167 | |
| 90,158 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/33, Pool #G18680 | | | 91,036 | |
| 425,139 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #G18684 | | | 436,710 | |
| 42,046 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #K90336 | | | 43,370 | |
| 129,179 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/33, Pool #G16550 | | | 133,254 | |
| 44,257 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #C91709 | | | 45,651 | |
| 105,199 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90632 | | | 108,516 | |
| 87,853 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90806 | | | 90,619 | |
| 58,521 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90684 | | | 60,359 | |
| 201,505 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/33, Pool #C91714 | | | 207,852 | |
| 274,172 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #G16661 | | | 278,700 | |
| 294,236 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/33, Pool #G16677 | | | 307,180 | |
| 250,066 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/34, Pool #G16752 | | | 260,547 | |
| 86,877 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/34, Pool #G16829 | | | 89,354 | |
| 354,236 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/34, Pool #C91793 | | | 369,280 | |
| 975,867 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/37, Pool #C91938 | | | 1,026,974 | |
| 319,843 | | | 5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #G60365 | | | 356,572 | |
| 417,549 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A95150 | | | 438,646 | |
| 883,779 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G07922 | | | 940,612 | |
| 439,275 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G60271 | | | 463,982 | |
| 146,130 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #G07949 | | | 155,612 | |
| 134,959 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q37467 | | | 142,164 | |
| 40,441 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #V82292 | | | 42,805 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 13,018 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #Q39975 | | $ | 13,912 | |
| 266,321 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43257 | | | 280,837 | |
| 15,780 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45028 | | | 17,003 | |
| 392,143 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #G60989 | | | 401,117 | |
| 17,507 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #Q45635 | | | 18,881 | |
| 35,968 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #Q46222 | | | 38,622 | |
| 77,421 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q48095 | | | 83,163 | |
| 82,418 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q47935 | | | 88,480 | |
| 32,858 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #Q47942 | | | 35,286 | |
| 689,281 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #Q48877 | | | 738,084 | |
| 90,907 | | | 4.50%, 6/1/47, Pool #Q48759 | | | 97,614 | |
| 545,204 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #G08767 | | | 572,784 | |
| 731,202 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #G08771 | | | 771,314 | |
| 68,831 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/47, Pool #Q49393 | | | 73,911 | |
| 408,107 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/47, Pool #Q52086 | | | 421,824 | |
| 171,886 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #Q53017 | | | 183,581 | |
| 271,269 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #G61305 | | | 284,602 | |
| 15,472 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #Q53730 | | | 16,529 | |
| 60,587 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/48, Pool #V83906 | | | 63,537 | |
| 16,450 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #Q54499 | | | 17,413 | |
| 56,643 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #V83994 | | | 59,271 | |
| 71,835 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #G61343 | | | 75,525 | |
| 115,772 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55500 | | | 123,859 | |
| 136,995 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55660 | | | 146,459 | |
| 171,029 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/48, Pool #Q55724 | | | 182,904 | |
| 413,649 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #ZA5379 | | | 437,527 | |
| 226,913 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55839 | | | 242,590 | |
| 368,800 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55992 | | | 390,906 | |
| 442,395 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713 | | | 473,296 | |
| 140,894 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #Q59935 | | | 149,149 | |
| 382,113 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/48, Pool #ZS4785 | | | 398,518 | |
| 72,361 | | | 4.50%, 10/1/48, Pool #G67716 | | | 77,844 | |
| 50,280 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/48, Pool #ZT0712 | | | 52,339 | |
| 762,672 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/49, Pool #Q63646 | | | 795,255 | |
| 1,000,001 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/49, Pool #ZT2090 | | | 1,011,190 | |
| 950,000 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/49, Pool #RA1865 | | | 963,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,107,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $75,895,729) | | | 76,997,203 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (15.0%): | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (1.9%): | |
| 1,825,219 | | | 0.25%, 1/15/25 | | | 1,841,040 | |
| 5,157,103 | | | 0.63%, 1/15/26 | | | 5,314,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, continued | |
$ | 2,179,266 | | | 0.13%, 7/15/26 | | $ | 2,186,239 | |
| 1,335,034 | | | 0.88%, 1/15/29 | | | 1,417,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,759,434 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (0.5%): | |
| 2,215,045 | | | 0.75%, 2/15/45 | | | 2,300,008 | |
| 83,515 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/46 | | | 91,925 | |
| 480,631 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 534,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,926,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (9.6%): | |
| 1,906,000 | | | 1.88%, 7/31/22 | | | 1,919,699 | |
| 3,900,000 | | | 2.50%, 1/31/24 | | | 4,028,578 | |
| 2,961,000 | | | 2.13%, 3/31/24 | | | 3,015,593 | |
| 3,490,000 | | | 1.75%, 6/30/24 | | | 3,500,906 | |
| 3,555,000 | | | 2.13%, 7/31/24 | | | 3,623,878 | |
| 5,588,000 | | | 2.50%, 2/28/26 | | | 5,821,998 | |
| 4,682,000 | | | 1.63%, 9/30/26 | | | 4,625,670 | |
| 1,600,000 | | | 1.63%, 11/30/26 | | | 1,579,750 | |
| 6,146,000 | | | 3.13%, 11/15/28 | | | 6,762,521 | |
| 5,603,000 | | | 1.63%, 8/15/29 | | | 5,462,925 | |
| 13,738,000 | | | 1.75%, 11/15/29^ | | | 13,540,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 53,882,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (3.0%): | |
| 277,000 | | | 2.75%, 11/15/47 | | | 297,732 | |
| 11,629,000 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 13,149,855 | |
| 3,127,000 | | | 2.88%, 5/15/49 | | | 3,455,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,902,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $82,156,790) | | | 84,470,611 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.8%): | | | |
| 15,614,616 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(e)(f) | | | 15,614,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $15,614,616) | | | 15,614,616 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.4%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.4%): | | | |
| 7,905,819 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(e) | | | 7,905,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $7,905,819) | | | 7,905,819 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $520,545,456) — 103.3%(g) | | | 577,873,315 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (3.3)% | | | (18,846,494 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 559,026,821 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
CVR—Contingency Valued Rights
GO—General Obligation
H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN—Medium Term Note
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA—To Be Announced Security
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
USSW5—USD 5 Year Swap Rate
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $15,188,935. |
+ | The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(c) | The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(f) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(g) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.
Futures Contracts
Cash of $88,200 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
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Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
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S&P 500 IndexE-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 13 | | | $ | 2,100,215 | | | $ | 31,929 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 31,929 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
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Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 520,545,456 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 577,873,315 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 88,200 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 2,892,933 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,686) | | | | 1,686 | |
Receivable for TBA investments sold | | | | 26,162,779 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 4,658 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 154,722 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,965 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 607,180,258 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 1,682 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 347,428 | |
Payable for TBA investments purchased | | | | 31,635,517 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 202,013 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 15,614,616 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 192,178 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 10,070 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 118,389 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 5,497 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 2,012 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 994 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 495 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 22,546 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 48,153,437 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 559,026,821 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 474,829,871 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 84,196,950 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 559,026,821 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 41,548,495 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.45 | |
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(a) | Includes securities on loan of $15,188,935. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 11,871,983 | |
Dividends | | | | 5,019,140 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 138,526 | |
Foreign tax reclaims received | | | | 37,748 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 17,067,397 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 3,901,045 | |
Administration fees | | | | 224,867 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 1,393,226 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 34,292 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 10,470 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 6,209 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 33,064 | |
Professional fees | | | | 29,171 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 19,123 | |
Other expenses | | | | 18,515 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 5,669,982 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (1,393,226 | ) |
Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (328,039 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 3,948,717 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 13,118,680 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 14,282,449 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 818,127 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short | | | | (79,141 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 60,252,802 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 145,087 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short | | | | 27,072 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 75,446,396 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 88,565,076 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 13,118,680 | | | | $ | 13,219,288 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 15,021,435 | | | | | 21,563,531 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 60,424,961 | | | | | (45,165,722 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 88,565,076 | | | | | (10,382,903 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (35,430,519 | ) | | | | (35,700,076 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (35,430,519 | ) | | | | (35,700,076 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 9,032,090 | | | | | 12,053,647 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 35,430,518 | | | | | 35,700,076 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (77,925,529 | ) | | | | (89,690,641 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (33,462,921 | ) | | | | (41,936,918 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 19,671,636 | | | | | (88,019,897 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 539,355,185 | | | | | 627,375,082 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 559,026,821 | | | | $ | 539,355,185 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 678,904 | | | | | 913,011 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 2,759,386 | | | | | 2,826,609 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (5,869,044 | ) | | | | (6,745,825 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (2,430,754 | ) | | | | (3,006,205 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 12.26 | | | | $ | 13.35 | | | | $ | 12.43 | | | | $ | 12.06 | | | | $ | 13.72 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.31 | (a) | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 0.32 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.76 | | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | 1.09 | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | (1.07 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.07 | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | 1.37 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | (0.75 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.56 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.35 | ) |
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Total Dividends | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.91 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.45 | | | | $ | 12.26 | | | | $ | 13.35 | | | | $ | 12.43 | | | | $ | 12.06 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 17.27 | % | | | | (2.02 | )% | | | | 11.12 | % | | | | 6.52 | % | | | | (5.46 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 559,027 | | | | $ | 539,355 | | | | $ | 627,375 | | | | $ | 657,727 | | | | $ | 735,431 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.35 | % | | | | 2.24 | % | | | | 2.06 | % | | | | 2.48 | % | | | | 2.31 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.04 | % | | | | 1.04 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 1.04 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 77 | % | | | | 66 | % | | | | 82 | % | | | | 148 | %(d) | | | | 35 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(d) | Effective October 14, 2016, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Structured Notes
The Fund may invest in structured notes, the values of which are based on the price movements of a reference security or index. Structured notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The terms of the structured notes may provide that in certain circumstances no principal is due at maturity and therefore, may result in a loss of invested capital. Structured notes may be positively or negatively indexed, so that appreciation of the reference may produce an increase or a decrease in the interest rate or the value of the structured note at maturity may be calculated as a specified multiple of the change in the value of the reference; therefore, the value of such security may be very volatile. Structured notes may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference. Structured notes may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.
Short Sales
The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When the Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Bank Loans
The Fund may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Schedule of Portfolio of Investments. All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $13,695 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $15,614,616 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments
The Fund may enter intoto-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.
To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of December 31, 2019, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2017-08 (“ASU2017-08”), “Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”. ASU2017-08 changed the amortization period fornon-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 31,929 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 818,127 | | | $ | 145,087 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained two independent money management organizations (the “Subadviser”), FIAM LLC (“FIAM”) and Geode Capital Management, LLC (“Geode”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to subadvisory agreements with the Manager and FIAM, and the Manager and Geode provide investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.71 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”
At December 31, 2019, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expires 12/31/2020 | | Expires 12/31/2021 | | Expires 12/31/2022 | | Total |
| | | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 268,430 | | | | $ | 287,302 | | | | $ | 328,039 | | | | $ | 883,771 | |
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $4,180 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 225,581,594 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 225,581,594 | |
Warrants | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | # | | | | — | |
Rights | | | | 11,498 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 11,498 | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | | — | | | | | 6,088,630 | | | | | — | | | | | 6,088,630 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 12,894,084 | | | | | — | | | | | 12,894,084 | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 101,311,317 | | | | | — | | | | | 101,311,317 | |
Foreign Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 44 | | | | | — | | | | | 44 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 42,446,619 | | | | | — | | | | | 42,446,619 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | — | | | | | 4,551,280 | | | | | — | | | | | 4,551,280 | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | — | | | | | 76,997,203 | | | | | — | | | | | 76,997,203 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 84,470,611 | | | | | — | | | | | 84,470,611 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 15,614,616 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 15,614,616 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 7,905,819 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 7,905,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 249,113,527 | | | | | 328,759,788 | | | | | — | | | | | 577,873,315 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 31,929 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 31,929 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 249,145,456 | | | | $ | 328,759,788 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 577,905,244 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin. |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 421,581,220 | | | | $ | 478,370,122 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 186,898,016 | | | | $ | 198,607,934 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk ofnon-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
Short Sale Risk:The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $522,510,796. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 58,548,018 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (3,185,499 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 55,362,519 | |
| | | | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 15,313,364 | | | | $ | 20,117,155 | | | | $ | 35,430,519 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 24,240,658 | | | | $ | 11,459,418 | | | | $ | 35,700,076 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | | | $ | 15,184,809 | | | | $ | 13,637,221 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 55,374,920 | | | | $ | 84,196,950 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and mark-to-market of futures contracts. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 95% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 29.03% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $2,021,810.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $20,117,155.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®
Total Bond Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 21
Statement of Operations
Page 21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 22
Financial Highlights
Page 23
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 30
Other Information
Page 31
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 32
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Total Bond Fund and FIAM LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund. | | |
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 10.28%. That compared to a 8.72% total return for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1.
The U.S. bond market benefitted from the Federal Reserve Board’s dovish shift during the period, recovering from the heightened volatility it experienced in late 2018. Falling yields boosted fixed-income returns. In particular, September saw10-year Treasury yields fall to levels last seen in July 2016. The Treasury yield curve was partially inverted at the beginning of the year, generating fears of an imminent recession, but the curve flattened during the period and steepened in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, a reduction in credit spreads led corporate bonds and other credit-sensitive bonds to outperform U.S. Government bonds, as investors aimed for higher returns from relatively riskier securities.
The two largest contributors to the Fund’s absolute returns were its positions in investment-grade corporate bonds and high-yield bonds. Both experienced meaningful spread reductions as fear of an imminent recession subsided. Within investment-grade corporate bonds, real estate investment trusts2 (REITs) and the banking, communications, consumernon-cyclicals and energy sectors were the biggest contributors to absolute returns. The Fund’s banking exposure benefitted from generally benign economic conditions. Meanwhile, mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries were also positive contributors on an absolute basis.*
The Fund outperformed its benchmark, benefiting from strong security selection and strong sector allocation. Overweight positions in high-yield bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds boosted relative returns. Within investment-grade corporate bonds, an overweight position in financials contributed to relative performance, as did strong selection among U.S. and European banks, REITs and industrials.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. |
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AZL® Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Fund Objective | | | | |
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities. | | | | |
Investment Concerns | | | | |
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return. | | | | |
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries. | | | | |
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations. | | | | |
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities. | | | | |
The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. | | | | |
High-yield bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but have the potential to pay higher earnings over investment-grade bonds. The higher risk of default, or the inability of the creditor to repay its debt, is the primary reason for the higher interest rates on high-yield bonds. | | | | |
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. | | | | |
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus. | | | | |
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Total Bond Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/28/16 | | | | 10.57 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | — | | | | 3.58 | % |
AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Total Bond Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 9/5/12 | | | | 10.28 | % | | | 4.33 | % | | | 3.49 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 9/5/12 | | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 2.65 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Total Bond Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.56 | % |
AZL®Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®Total Bond Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.81 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses such as interest expense to 0.70% for Class 1 Shares and 0.95% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is an unmanaged market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,031.10 | | | | $ | 2.87 | | | | | 0.56 | % |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,029.40 | | | | $ | 4.14 | | | | | 0.81 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.38 | | | | $ | 2.85 | | | | | 0.56 | % |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.12 | | | | $ | 4.13 | | | | | 0.81 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Corporate Bonds | | | | 32.9 | % |
| |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | 23.7 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 22.9 | |
| |
Yankee Dollars | | | | 13.0 | |
| |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 3.9 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.7 | |
| |
Asset Backed Securities | | | | 1.7 | |
| |
Municipal Bonds | | | | 1.2 | |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.6 | |
| |
Common Stocks | | | | — | † |
| |
Warrants | | | | — | † |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 101.6 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (1.6 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (0.0%†): | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 7,612 | | | Weatherford International plc* | | $ | 212,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 22 | | | Amplify Energy Corp., 6.05% | | | 145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $178,882) | | | 212,901 | |
| | | | | |
Warrants (0.0%†): | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 3,930 | | | Amplify Energy Corp., 4/21/20 | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 600,000 | | | T Mobile Escrow Shares, 4/15/25(a) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Warrants (Cost $8,435) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Asset Backed Securities (1.7%): | | | |
$ | 327,952 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A,Series 2018-1A, 3.84%, 1/16/38(b) | | | 328,844 | |
| 1,583,152 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A,Series 2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(b) | | | 1,596,122 | |
| 474,314 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A,Series 2019-2, 3.38%, 10/16/39(b) | | | 470,070 | |
| 321,033 | | | Aaset Trust, Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.84%, 5/15/39(b) | | | 323,201 | |
| 158,854 | | | Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA,Series 2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 158,321 | |
| 663,161 | | | Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A,Series 2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 677,195 | |
| 521,431 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A,Series 2018-1A, 4.13%, 6/15/43(b) | | | 530,051 | |
| 488,964 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 4/15/39(b) | | | 495,544 | |
| 235,079 | | | Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Class B,Series 2019-1, 5.10%, 4/15/39(b) | | | 236,967 | |
| 334,180 | | | DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2I,Series 2017-1A, 3.63%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 338,491 | |
| 561,540 | | | DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2II,Series 2017-1A, 4.03%, 11/20/47, Callable 11/20/23 @ 100(b) | | | 577,369 | |
| 232,987 | | | Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A,Series 2018-1, 4.46%, 12/15/38(b) | | | 239,187 | |
| 241,987 | | | Horizon Aircraft Finance, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.72%, 7/15/39(b) | | | 241,689 | |
| 337,000 | | | Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series 1A, 3.86%, 12/5/49, Callable 12/5/25 @ 100(b) | | | 333,869 | |
| 402,667 | | | Project Silver, Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.97%, 7/15/44(b) | | | 406,572 | |
| 558,268 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A, Series 2018, 4.15%, 9/15/38(b)(c) | | | 566,100 | |
| 439,493 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A,Series 2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b)(c) | | | 448,322 | |
| 562,631 | | | Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1, 3.67%, 11/15/39(b) | | | 559,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $8,443,735) | | | 8,527,450 | |
| | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (3.9%): | | | |
| 500,000 | | | AIMCO CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-10A, 3.62%(US0003M+132bps), 7/22/32, Callable 7/22/21 @ 100(b) | | | 499,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities, continued | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 250,000 | | | Allegany Park CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1A(US0003M+133bps), 1/20/33(b) | | $ | 250,000 | |
| 534,000 | | | Ares CLO, Ltd., Class AR,Series 2016-41A, 3.20%(US0003M+120bps), 1/15/29, Callable 7/15/20 @ 100(b) | | | 533,810 | |
| 393,000 | | | Ares CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-54A, 3.17%(US0003M+132bps), 10/15/32, Callable 10/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 393,054 | |
| 273,000 | | | BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class ANM,Series 2019-BPR, 3.11%, 11/5/32(b) | | | 278,893 | |
| 100,000 | | | BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class BNM,Series 2019-BPR, 3.47%, 11/5/32(b) | | | 102,233 | |
| 250,000 | | | Beechwood Park CLO, Ltd., Class A1,Series 2019-1A, 3.23%(US0003M+133bps), 1/17/33, Callable 1/17/22 @ 100(b) | | | 250,000 | |
| 467,000 | | | Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Class A5,Series 2018-B8, 4.23%, 1/15/52 | | | 524,847 | |
| 146,300 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class F,Series 2018-IND, 3.54%(US0001M+180bps), 11/15/35(b) | | | 146,353 | |
| 560,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class E,Series 2019-XL, 3.54%(US0001M+180bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 560,487 | |
| 400,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A,Series 2019-IMC, 2.74%(US0001M+100bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 400,246 | |
| 266,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B,Series 2019-IMC, 3.04%(US0001M+130bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 265,761 | |
| 176,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C,Series 2019-IMC, 3.34%(US0001M+160bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 176,000 | |
| 185,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D,Series 2019-IMC, 3.64%(US0001M+190bps), 4/15/34(b) | | | 184,926 | |
| 224,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B,Series 2019-XL, 2.82%(US0001M+108bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 224,276 | |
| 281,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C,Series 2019-XL, 2.99%(US0001M+125bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 281,346 | |
| 399,000 | | | BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class D,Series 2019-XL, 3.19%(US0001M+145bps), 10/15/36(b) | | | 399,491 | |
| 154,256 | | | BX Trust, Class D, Series 2018-EXCL, 4.36%(US0001M+263bps), 9/15/20(b) | | | 154,058 | |
| 261,000 | | | Cedar Funding CLO, Ltd., Class A1A,Series 2019-11A, 3.26%(US0003M+135bps), 5/29/32, Callable 5/29/21 @ 100(b) | | | 260,980 | |
| 346,000 | | | Cedar Funding CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-10A, 3.47%(US0003M+134bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 346,341 | |
| 627,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A,Series 2019-CHC, 2.86%(US0001M+112bps), 6/15/34(b) | | | 626,246 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities, continued | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 123,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B,Series 2019-CHC, 3.24%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/34(b) | | $ | 122,691 | |
| 139,000 | | | CHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C,Series 2019-CHC, 3.49%(US0001M+175bps), 6/15/34(b) | | | 138,652 | |
| 89,000 | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4,Series 2018-C6, 4.41%, 11/10/51 | | | 100,280 | |
| 232,000 | | | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4,Series 2018-C14, 4.42%, 11/15/51 | | | 260,610 | |
| 1,384,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2017-PFHP, 3.99%(US0001M+225bps), 12/15/30(b) | | | 1,383,681 | |
| 309,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class A, Series 2018, 4.28%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 324,669 | |
| 100,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class B, Series 2018, 4.53%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 105,009 | |
| 100,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class C, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 104,720 | |
| 128,000 | | | CSMC Trust, Class D, Series 2018, 4.78%, 4/15/36(b) | | | 132,005 | |
| 427,000 | | | Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-72A, 3.24%(US0003M+133bps), 5/15/32, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 427,614 | |
| 250,000 | | | Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class A1,Series 2019-76A, 3.26%(US0003M+133bps), 10/20/32, Callable 10/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 250,251 | |
| 604,000 | | | Dryden CLO, Ltd., Class AR2,Series 2014-36A, 3.28%(US0003M+128bps), 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/20 @ 100(b) | | | 604,065 | |
| 438,000 | | | Flatiron CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1A, 3.21%(US0003M+132bps), 11/16/32, Callable 11/16/21 @ 100(b) | | | 437,982 | |
| 63,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class CFX,Series 2018-WPT, 4.95%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 67,089 | |
| 97,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class DFX,Series 2018-WPT, 5.35%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 103,298 | |
| 133,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class EFX,Series 2018-WPT, 5.54%, 7/5/23(b) | | | 140,584 | |
| 500,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A1,Series 2019-37A, 3.60%(US0003M+130bps), 7/15/32, Callable 7/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 501,486 | |
| 250,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class AR2,Series 2012-101, 3.19%(US0003M+122bps), 1/20/29, Callable 7/20/20 @ 100(b) | | | 250,233 | |
| 250,000 | | | Madison Park Funding, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-33A, 3.17%(US0003M+133bps), 10/15/32, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 250,091 | |
| 284,000 | | | Magnetite, Ltd., Class A, Series 24, 3.24%(US0003M+133bps), 1/15/33, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 283,995 | |
| 461,000 | | | Magnetite, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-21A, 3.25%(US0003M+128bps), 4/20/30, Callable 4/20/20 @ 100(b) | | | 461,234 | |
| 904,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C,Series 2018-BOP, 3.24%(US0001M+150bps), 6/15/35(b) | | | 904,000 | |
| 375,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B,Series 2018-BOP, 2.99%(US0001M+125bps), 6/15/35(b) | | | 375,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities, continued | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 777,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4,Series 2018-H4, 4.31%, 12/15/51 | | $ | 868,996 | |
| 82,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class C, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 81,712 | |
| 86,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class B, Series 2019-Mead, 3.18%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 86,887 | |
| 593,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2019-Mead, 3.17%, 11/10/36(b) | | | 612,250 | |
| 56,775 | | | MSCG Trust, Class A,Series 2016-SNR, 3.35%, 11/15/34(b)(c) | | | 56,767 | |
| 199,750 | | | MSCG Trust, Class B,Series 2016-SNR, 4.18%, 11/15/34(b) | | | 201,746 | |
| 140,250 | | | MSCG Trust, Class C,Series 2016-SNR, 5.21%, 11/15/34(b) | | | 143,038 | |
| 500,000 | | | Niagara Park CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1A, 3.30%(US0003M+130bps), 7/17/32, Callable 7/17/21 @ 100(b) | | | 499,453 | |
| 401,000 | | | RETL, Class C,Series 2019-RVP, 3.84%(US0001M+210bps), 3/15/36(b) | | | 399,993 | |
| 509,000 | | | VERDE CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-1A, 3.35%(US0003M+135bps), 4/15/32, Callable 4/15/21 @ 100(b) | | | 508,459 | |
| 516,000 | | | Voya CLO, Ltd., Class A,Series 2019-2, 3.52%(US0003M+127bps), 7/20/32, Callable 7/20/21 @ 100(b) | | | 516,223 | |
| 555,000 | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5,Series 2018-C48, 4.30%, 1/15/52 | | | 624,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $18,954,265) | | | 19,187,451 | |
| | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (32.9%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.4%): | | | |
| 365,000 | | | BBA US Holdings, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 384,163 | |
| 315,000 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 333,900 | |
| 20,000 | | | Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 103.19(b) | | | 20,350 | |
| 585,000 | | | TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.25 | | | 604,012 | |
| 365,000 | | | TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 395,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,737,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (2.2%): | | | |
| 534,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.00%(US0003M+79bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100 | | | 545,929 | |
| 656,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24, MTN | | | 704,064 | |
| 612,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25 | | | 651,834 | |
| 128,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26 | | | 140,304 | |
| 250,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series AA, 6.10%(US0003M+390bps), 12/29/49, Callable 3/17/25 @ 100 | | | 277,188 | |
| 75,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Series X, 6.25%(US0003M+371bps), 12/31/49, Callable 9/5/24 @ 100 | | | 83,438 | |
| 245,000 | | | CIT Group, Inc., 6.13%, 3/9/28 | | | 289,100 | |
| 1,090,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.05%, 7/30/22 | | | 1,139,079 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
$ | 393,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 3.35%(US0003M+90bps), 4/24/25, Callable 4/24/24 @ 100 | | $ | 408,932 | |
| 1,642,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26 | | | 1,785,575 | |
| 250,000 | | | Citizens Bank NA, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100 | | | 251,580 | |
| 2,994,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24 | | | 3,203,571 | |
| 500,000 | | | Regions Bank, 6.45%, 6/26/37 | | | 642,821 | |
| 470,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.90%(US0003M+311bps), 12/31/49, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100 | | | 509,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,633,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.3%): | | | |
| 509,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 4/15/58, Callable 10/15/57 @ 100 | | | 595,512 | |
| 523,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.80%, 1/23/59, Callable 7/23/58 @ 100 | | | 714,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,309,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 255,000 | | | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27, Callable 9/30/22 @ 102.5(b) | | | 262,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.3%): | | | |
| 282,000 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/24 | | | 300,401 | |
| 572,000 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 3.50%, 8/1/25 | | | 597,586 | |
| 706,000 | | | Ares Capital Corp., 4.20%, 6/10/24, Callable 5/10/24 @ 100 | | | 741,793 | |
| 596,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.88%(US0003M+82bps), 10/31/22, Callable 10/31/21 @ 100 | | | 603,435 | |
| 194,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.75%, 10/1/37 | | | 270,645 | |
| 230,000 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100 | | | 231,435 | |
| 227,000 | | | Moody’s Corp., 4.88%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100 | | | 249,801 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 3.74%(US0003M+85bps), 4/24/24, Callable 4/24/23 @ 100 | | | 7,289,282 | |
| 220,000 | | | MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.38(b) | | | 230,450 | |
| 457,000 | | | Pine Street Trust I, 4.57%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100(b) | | | 489,782 | |
| 500,000 | | | Pine Street Trust II, 5.57%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100(b) | | | 556,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,561,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.2%): | | | |
| 110,000 | | | Chemours Co., 7.00%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.5 | | | 110,275 | |
| 200,000 | | | Chemours Co., 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100 | | | 176,750 | |
| 370,000 | | | Platform Specialty Products Corp., 5.88%, 12/1/25, Callable 12/1/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 385,725 | |
| 200,000 | | | Valvoline, Inc., 4.38%, 8/15/25, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.28 | | | 205,500 | |
| 300,000 | | | W R Grace & Co., 5.63%, 10/1/24(b) | | | 331,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,209,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 280,000 | | | ADT Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/32(b) | | $ | 256,900 | |
| 300,000 | | | Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.75(b) | | | 312,750 | |
| 300,000 | | | Tempo Finance, Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/25, Callable 6/1/20 @ 103.38(b) | | | 310,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 879,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.3%): | | | |
| 375,000 | | | AECOM, 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 414,375 | |
| 405,000 | | | AECOM, 5.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100 | | | 434,868 | |
| 220,000 | | | Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 106.34(b) | | | 224,950 | |
| 20,000 | | | Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 8/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.38 | | | 17,700 | |
| 465,000 | | | Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 104.31 | | | 354,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,446,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (2.9%): | | | |
| 115,000 | | | Ally Financial, Inc., 3.88%, 5/21/24, Callable 4/21/24 @ 100 | | | 120,175 | |
| 645,000 | | | Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25, Callable 10/21/25 @ 100 | | | 721,594 | |
| 534,000 | | | Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28, Callable 12/31/27 @ 100 | | | 574,036 | |
| 797,000 | | | Capital One NA, Series B, 2.95%, 7/23/21, Callable 6/23/21 @ 100 | | | 808,150 | |
| 292,000 | | | Capital One NA, 2.15%, 9/6/22, Callable 8/6/22 @ 100 | | | 292,350 | |
| 250,000 | | | Discover Bank, 7.00%, 4/15/20 | | | 253,460 | |
| 644,000 | | | Discover Bank, 3.20%, 8/9/21, Callable 7/9/21 @ 100 | | | 654,324 | |
| 250,000 | | | Discover Bank, Series B, 4.68%(USSW5+173bps), 8/9/28, Callable 8/9/23 @ 100 | | | 260,852 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 5.20%, 4/27/22 | | | 1,065,923 | |
| 383,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 4.50%, 1/30/26, Callable 11/30/25 @ 100 | | | 419,136 | |
| 457,000 | | | Discover Financial Services, 4.10%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100 | | | 490,214 | |
| 240,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.09%, 1/7/21 | | | 245,229 | |
| 496,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.60%, 1/7/22 | | | 522,023 | |
| 504,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.58%, 3/18/24, Callable 2/18/24 @ 100 | | | 543,819 | |
| 1,490,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.06%, 11/1/24, Callable 10/1/24 @ 100 | | | 1,520,197 | |
| 105,000 | | | General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | | | 145,031 | |
| 747,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.20%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100 | | | 762,655 | |
| 210,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.63%, 7/26/21 | | | 221,813 | |
| 30,000 | | | Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/22, MTN | | | 32,625 | |
| 275,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/22 | | | 298,375 | |
| 50,000 | | | Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | | | 53,250 | |
| 575,000 | | | Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/23 | | | 651,188 | |
| 65,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.13%, 3/25/24, MTN | | | 70,525 | |
| 25,000 | | | Navient Corp., 5.88%, 10/25/24 | | | 26,813 | |
| 175,000 | | | Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/26 | | | 192,500 | |
| 290,000 | | | Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.88%, 3/15/25 | | | 329,513 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
$ | 100,000 | | | Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/26 | | $ | 115,625 | |
| 415,000 | | | Synchrony Bank, Series B, 3.65%, 5/24/21, Callable 4/24/21 @ 100 | | | 423,167 | |
| 510,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100 | | | 521,417 | |
| 119,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 7/25/22, Callable 6/25/22 @ 100 | | | 120,601 | |
| 184,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 3/19/24, Callable 2/19/24 @ 100 | | | 195,662 | |
| 314,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 335,161 | |
| 663,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/1/27, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100 | | | 696,473 | |
| 529,000 | | | Synchrony Financial, 5.15%, 3/19/29, Callable 12/19/28 @ 100 | | | 601,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,285,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.2%): | | | |
| 150,000 | | | Berry Global Escrow Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/22 @ 102.44(b) | | | 159,209 | |
| 125,000 | | | Crown Americas LLC, 4.75%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/21 @ 103.56 | | | 131,875 | |
| 100,000 | | | Crown Americas LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/26, Callable 3/31/26 @ 100 | | | 104,250 | |
| 80,000 | | | Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26 | | | 95,300 | |
| 300,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.56(b) | | | 307,125 | |
| 160,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.5(b) | | | 165,600 | |
| 170,000 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 102.38 | | | 174,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,137,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 170,000 | | | APX Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.97 | | | 171,488 | |
| 340,000 | | | APX Group, Inc., 7.63%, 9/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 105.72^ | | | 321,300 | |
| 200,000 | | | Ascend Learning LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 210,000 | |
| 200,000 | | | Ascend Learning LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 210,000 | |
| 120,000 | | | Frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 105.06(b) | | | 131,100 | |
| 690,000 | | | Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19(b) | | | 744,337 | |
| 100,000 | | | Service Corp International, 5.13%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.56 | | | 105,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,894,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.6%): | | | |
| 91,000 | | | AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., 3.90%, 4/20/23, Callable 3/20/23 @ 100 | | | 95,339 | |
| 270,000 | | | Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 9.75%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/21 @ 104.88(b) | | | 274,050 | |
| 165,000 | | | Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/1/26, Callable 11/1/22 @ 102.25(b) | | | 169,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Diversified Financial Services, continued | | | |
$ | 140,000 | | | EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 105.81(b)(d) | | $ | 98,000 | |
| 290,000 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 291,813 | |
| 125,000 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 7.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 103.94(b) | | | 125,938 | |
| 830,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.34 | | | 842,449 | |
| 300,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 102.69 | | | 310,125 | |
| 500,000 | | | Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(b) | | | 527,553 | |
| 285,000 | | | Voya Financial, Inc., 3.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 292,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,027,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 481,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/20, Callable 5/30/20 @ 100 | | | 482,329 | |
| 867,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 3.60%, 2/17/23, Callable 12/17/22 @ 100 | | | 904,992 | |
| 42,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 45,493 | |
| 215,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 239,103 | |
| 500,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100 | | | 596,244 | |
| 300,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 3/9/48, Callable 9/9/47 @ 100 | | | 330,172 | |
| 185,000 | | | CenturyLink, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.56(b) | | | 187,775 | |
| 530,000 | | | Frontier Communications Corp., 7.05%, 10/1/46 | | | 242,475 | |
| 200,000 | | | Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25 | | | 229,479 | |
| 747,000 | | | Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.19 | | | 769,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,027,472 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.4%): | | | |
| 270,000 | | | Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant HoldingsCo-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27, Callable 10/15/22 @ 103.38(b) | | | 288,900 | |
| 255,000 | | | Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, 3.38%, 9/15/29, Callable 6/11/29 @ 100(b) | | | 253,001 | |
| 1,217,000 | | | Edison International, 5.75%, 6/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100 | | | 1,364,017 | |
| 163,000 | | | Emera US Finance LP, 2.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100 | | | 164,245 | |
| 260,000 | | | Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 269,748 | |
| 2,306,000 | | | FirstEnergy, Inc., Series B, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 2,431,878 | |
| 763,000 | | | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.45%, 7/15/20, Callable 6/15/20 @ 100 | | | 764,908 | |
| 211,000 | | | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.70%, 9/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100 | | | 217,858 | |
| 175,000 | | | NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100(b) | | | 182,000 | |
| 226,344 | | | NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(b) | | | 250,110 | |
| 175,000 | | | NV Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/20 | | | 181,270 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 600,000 | | | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 9/1/21 @ 102.75(b) | | $ | 634,500 | |
| 140,000 | | | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27, Callable 7/31/22 @ 102.5(b) | | | 145,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,148,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%): | | | |
| 380,000 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc., 5.63%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.81(b) | | | 392,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 115,000 | | | Archrock Partners LP/Finance Corp., 6.88%, 4/1/27, Callable 4/1/22 @ 105.16(b) | | | 121,325 | |
| 170,000 | | | Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100^ | | | 164,050 | |
| 154,000 | | | Weatherford International, Ltd., 11.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 12/1/21 @ 105.5(b) | | | 166,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 451,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.6%): | | | |
| 152,000 | | | American Campus Communities, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100 | | | 158,269 | |
| 161,000 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/20, Callable 7/1/20 @ 100 | | | 162,310 | |
| 454,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100 | | | 478,496 | |
| 421,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 3.95%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100 | | | 441,286 | |
| 522,000 | | | Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.55%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 568,230 | |
| 489,000 | | | Brandywine Realty Trust, 3.95%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100 | | | 507,967 | |
| 514,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.88%, 8/15/22, Callable 6/15/22 @ 100 | | | 535,336 | |
| 788,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.25%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100 | | | 811,954 | |
| 393,000 | | | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.13%, 5/15/29, Callable 2/15/29 @ 100 | | | 421,177 | |
| 134,000 | | | Camden Property Trust, 2.95%, 12/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100 | | | 136,653 | |
| 70,000 | | | Corecivic, Inc., 4.13%, 4/1/20 | | | 70,000 | |
| 381,000 | | | Corporate Office Properties Trust, 3.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 4/15/21 @ 100 | | | 385,341 | |
| 414,000 | | | Corporate Office Properties Trust, 5.00%, 7/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100 | | | 446,201 | |
| 205,000 | | | Corrections Corp. of America, 5.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100 | | | 205,769 | |
| 35,000 | | | Corrections Corp. of America, 4.63%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/1/23 @ 100 | | | 34,650 | |
| 350,000 | | | DDR Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100 | | | 365,406 | |
| 256,000 | | | Duke Realty LP, 3.88%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100 | | | 266,647 | |
| 273,000 | | | Duke Realty LP, 3.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100 | | | 283,627 | |
| 146,000 | | | Duke Realty LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 154,560 | |
| 500,000 | | | Equity One, Inc., 3.75%, 11/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100 | | | 518,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
$ | 40,000 | | | Geo Group, Inc. (The), 5.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94 | | $ | 36,400 | |
| 240,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 5.25%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 261,772 | |
| 45,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 3.25%, 7/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100 | | | 46,585 | |
| 52,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 | | | 54,139 | |
| 102,000 | | | Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.50%, 8/1/26, Callable 5/1/26 @ 100 | | | 106,439 | |
| 98,000 | | | Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 3.10%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 97,306 | |
| 615,000 | | | Hudson Pacific Properties LP, 4.65%, 4/1/29, Callable 1/1/29 @ 100 | | | 675,475 | |
| 135,000 | | | Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 140,382 | |
| 500,000 | | | Mack-Cali Realty LP, 4.50%, 4/18/22, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100 | | | 506,792 | |
| 401,000 | | | Mack-Cali Realty LP, 3.15%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100 | | | 393,481 | |
| 595,000 | | | MGM Growth Properties LLC, 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100 | | | 626,238 | |
| 75,000 | | | MGM Growth Properties LLC, 5.75%, 2/1/27, Callable 11/1/26 @ 100(b) | | | 83,719 | |
| 300,000 | | | MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.63 | | | 317,250 | |
| 820,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100 | | | 871,526 | |
| 126,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.95%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 137,887 | |
| 281,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100 | | | 300,279 | |
| 1,931,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 2,085,917 | |
| 435,000 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100 | | | 437,050 | |
| 70,000 | | | Post Apartment Homes LP, 3.38%, 12/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100 | | | 72,124 | |
| 68,000 | | | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100 | | | 70,706 | |
| 104,000 | | | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 4.00%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100 | | | 105,743 | |
| 458,000 | | | SBA Tower Trust, 2.84%, 1/15/25(b) | | | 460,741 | |
| 147,000 | | | STORE Capital Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/29, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 162,336 | |
| 161,000 | | | Tanger Properties LP, 3.88%, 12/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100 | | | 165,233 | |
| 452,000 | | | Tanger Properties LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 462,286 | |
| 387,000 | | | Tanger Properties LP, 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100 | | | 384,332 | |
| 85,000 | | | The Geo Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 103 | | | 75,438 | |
| 118,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 3.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100 | | | 120,798 | |
| 199,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100 | | | 212,851 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
$ | 569,000 | | | Ventas Realty LP, 3.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100 | | $ | 564,158 | |
| 130,000 | | | Vici Properties, 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.13(b) | | | 133,738 | |
| 67,000 | | | Weingarten Realty Investors, 3.38%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100 | | | 68,526 | |
| 814,000 | | | WP Carey, Inc., 4.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100 | | | 854,625 | |
| 101,000 | | | WP Carey, Inc., 3.85%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100 | | | 106,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,151,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%): | | | |
| 100,000 | | | US Foods, Inc., 5.88%, 6/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 103,000 | |
| 405,000 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.30%, 11/18/21, Callable 9/18/21 @ 100 | | | 412,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 515,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.6%): | | | |
| 88,000 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc., 3.80%, 10/22/21 | | | 90,682 | |
| 550,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 566,500 | |
| 1,030,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 102.88(b) | | | 1,066,050 | |
| 83,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/28, Callable 2/15/23 @ 103.38(b) | | | 91,508 | |
| 400,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/29, Callable 4/15/24 @ 103.25(b) | | | 444,000 | |
| 225,000 | | | JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30, Callable 1/15/25 @ 102.75(b) | | | 240,750 | |
| 300,000 | | | Post Holding, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.5(b) | | | 316,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,815,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 249,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.40%, 6/5/20 | | | 249,225 | |
| 190,000 | | | Teleflex, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.44 | | | 198,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 448,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%): | | | |
| 325,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.56(b) | | | 337,594 | |
| 475,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.13(b) | | | 489,250 | |
| 630,000 | | | Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/15/24 @ 102.31(b) | | | 663,075 | |
| 421,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 3.75%, 7/15/23, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100 | | | 439,446 | |
| 299,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100 | | | 323,726 | |
| 526,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 4.38%, 10/15/28, Callable 7/15/28 @ 100 | | | 582,622 | |
| 620,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23, Callable 3/31/20 @ 103.13 | | | 627,750 | |
| 185,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.63%, 1/15/24, Callable 1/15/21 @ 104.31(b) | | | 195,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services, continued | | | |
$ | 600,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 104(b) | | $ | 622,500 | |
| 400,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 3.70%, 3/9/23, Callable 2/9/23 @ 100 | | | 416,475 | |
| 59,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 2.63%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 59,557 | |
| 1,017,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.10%, 3/25/25, Callable 1/25/25 @ 100 | | | 1,090,531 | |
| 1,181,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28, Callable 12/25/27 @ 100 | | | 1,288,081 | |
| 526,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38, Callable 9/25/37 @ 100 | | | 595,441 | |
| 30,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/23 | | | 32,100 | |
| 500,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25 | | | 552,500 | |
| 280,000 | | | MPH Acquisition Holdings, 7.13%, 6/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 105.34(b) | | | 271,600 | |
| 1,042,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.13%, 4/1/22 | | | 1,152,713 | |
| 355,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | | | 390,500 | |
| 235,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.00%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.5^ | | | 247,925 | |
| 130,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 140,075 | |
| 181,000 | | | Toledo Hospital (The), Series B, 5.33%, 11/15/28 | | | 194,405 | |
| 407,000 | | | Toledo Hospital (The), 6.02%, 11/15/48 | | | 459,989 | |
| 20,000 | | | Vizient, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/27, Callable 5/15/22 @ 103.13(b) | | | 21,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,194,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%): | | | |
| 495,000 | | | Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 5.25%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.63(b) | | | 511,087 | |
| 145,000 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 7.00%, 8/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.5 | | | 151,163 | |
| 30,000 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/26, Callable 9/15/21 @ 104.5 | | | 33,038 | |
| 360,000 | | | Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.63%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/22 @ 103.81(b) | | | 382,049 | |
| 300,000 | | | Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.38(b) | | | 310,125 | |
| 150,000 | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.81(b) | | | 158,813 | |
| 180,000 | | | Scientific Games International, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.75(b) | | | 188,100 | |
| 145,000 | | | Station Casinos LLC, 5.00%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 147,719 | |
| 160,000 | | | Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/22 @ 105.06(b) | | | 168,600 | |
| 170,000 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 179,350 | |
| 155,000 | | | Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.50%, 3/1/25, Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(b) | | | 166,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,396,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%): | | | |
| 115,000 | | | Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 5.75%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.88 | | | 121,325 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers, continued | |
$ | 45,000 | | | Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28, Callable 3/15/23 @ 103.56(b) | | $ | 45,675 | |
| 150,000 | | | NRG Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/29, Callable 6/15/24 @ 102.63(b) | | | 162,375 | |
| 260,000 | | | Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.50%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/22 @ 105.25(b) | | | 247,000 | |
| 35,000 | | | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.25%, 1/31/23, Callable 10/31/22 @ 100(b) | | | 35,963 | |
| 40,000 | | | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28, Callable 7/31/27 @ 100(b) | | | 42,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 654,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%): | | | |
| 395,000 | | | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.75%, 2/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.38 | | | 409,319 | |
| 165,000 | | | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/22 @ 103.13 | | | 175,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 585,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (1.6%): | | | |
| 1,208,000 | | | American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/25, Callable 4/10/25 @ 100 | | | 1,292,660 | |
| 290,000 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.75%, 7/1/26, Callable 7/1/21 @ 105.81(b) | | | 320,450 | |
| 40,000 | | | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/23(b) | | | 42,502 | |
| 140,000 | | | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.57%, 2/1/29(b) | | | 156,682 | |
| 2,184,000 | | | Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2.03%(SOFR+50bps), 5/28/21(b) | | | 2,187,622 | |
| 651,000 | | | Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(b) | | | 757,568 | |
| 165,000 | | | Tiaa Asset Management Finance LLC, 4.13%, 11/1/24(b) | | | 178,430 | |
| 463,000 | | | Unum Group, 3.88%, 11/5/25 | | | 485,362 | |
| 349,000 | | | Unum Group, 4.00%, 6/15/29, Callable 3/15/29 @ 100 | | | 368,230 | |
| 1,556,000 | | | Unum Group, 5.75%, 8/15/42 | | | 1,718,043 | |
| 195,000 | | | USIS Merger Sub, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 103.44(b) | | | 198,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,705,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 290,000 | | | Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 106.47^(b) | | | 283,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 137,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 2.60%, 11/19/22 | | | 137,831 | |
| 311,000 | | | Hasbro, Inc., 3.00%, 11/19/24, Callable 10/19/24 @ 100 | | | 312,396 | |
| 195,000 | | | Mattel, Inc., 6.75%, 12/31/25, Callable 12/31/20 @ 105.06(b) | | | 209,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 659,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 145,000 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/21 @ 104.13(b) | | | 156,056 | |
| 20,000 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/23 @ 102.13(b) | | | 20,400 | |
| 300,000 | | | IMS Health, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.5(b) | | | 316,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services, continued | | | |
$ | 225,000 | | | IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27, Callable 5/15/22 @ 102.5(b) | | $ | 237,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 730,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (2.6%): | | | |
| 1,237,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 4/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.41(b) | | | 1,278,749 | |
| 300,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.75(b) | | | 315,750 | |
| 700,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.94(b) | | | 738,500 | |
| 347,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 1/21/20 @ 102.69(b) | | | 355,675 | |
| 420,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 103.88(b) | | | 446,775 | |
| 160,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28, Callable 4/1/23 @ 103.75(b) | | | 180,600 | |
| 300,000 | | | DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24 | | | 305,625 | |
| 410,000 | | | DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26 | | | 396,473 | |
| 59,000 | | | Fox Corp., 3.67%, 1/25/22(b) | | | 60,940 | |
| 103,000 | | | Fox Corp., 4.03%, 1/25/24, Callable 12/25/23 @ 100(b) | | | 109,745 | |
| 149,000 | | | Fox Corp., 4.71%, 1/25/29, Callable 10/25/28 @ 100(b) | | | 169,485 | |
| 147,000 | | | Fox Corp., 5.48%, 1/25/39, Callable 7/25/38 @ 100(b) | | | 178,956 | |
| 98,000 | | | Fox Corp., 5.58%, 1/25/49, Callable 7/25/48 @ 100(b) | | | 123,558 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Neptune Finco Corp., 6.63%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | | 1,061,250 | |
| 710,000 | | | Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | | 717,100 | |
| 300,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.54(b) | | | 304,875 | |
| 105,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.31(b) | | | 109,725 | |
| 792,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.69(b) | | | 817,740 | |
| 195,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.69(b) | | | 206,944 | |
| 930,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/21, Callable 6/1/21 @ 100 | | | 952,126 | |
| 359,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37 | | | 440,415 | |
| 418,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38 | | | 547,497 | |
| 2,240,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 6/15/39 | | | 2,830,440 | |
| 103,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100 | | | 115,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,764,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.1%): | | | |
| 297,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100 | | | 300,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%†): | | | |
| 65,000 | | | Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/25, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100 | | | 68,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.4%): | | | |
$ | 1,371,000 | | | Dominion Resources, Inc.,Series 06-B, 4.26%(US0003M+230bps), 9/30/66, Callable 1/29/20 @ 100 | | $ | 1,271,602 | |
| 49,000 | | | Puget Energy, Inc., 6.00%, 9/1/21 | | | 51,944 | |
| 506,000 | | | Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39 | | | 657,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,981,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.0%): | | | |
| 695,000 | | | California Resources Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102^(b) | | | 305,800 | |
| 640,000 | | | Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 737,599 | |
| 1,075,000 | | | Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.25%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.63 | | | 1,119,343 | |
| 475,000 | | | Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.63%, 10/1/26, Callable 10/1/21 @ 102.81 | | | 502,313 | |
| 120,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.00%, 10/1/24, Callable 4/1/21 @ 103.5 | | | 72,300 | |
| 450,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 106 | | | 265,500 | |
| 340,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/27, Callable 6/15/22 @ 104^ | | | 200,600 | |
| 75,000 | | | Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24, Callable 8/1/21 @ 104.63(b) | | | 80,438 | |
| 320,000 | | | Citgo Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.56(b) | | | 324,400 | |
| 434,000 | | | Columbia Pipeline Group, 3.30%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100 | | | 435,624 | |
| 197,000 | | | Columbia Pipeline Group, 4.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 215,217 | |
| 290,000 | | | Comstock Resources, Inc., 9.75%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 107.31 | | | 262,450 | |
| 290,000 | | | Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.25%, 4/1/23, Callable 1/24/20 @ 103.13 | | | 295,800 | |
| 150,000 | | | Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 5.75%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.31 | | | 153,000 | |
| 150,000 | | | CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.08 | | | 152,438 | |
| 163,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 3.88%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 166,668 | |
| 185,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 5.60%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100 | | | 178,988 | |
| 200,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.38%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100 | | | 217,500 | |
| 750,000 | | | DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.85%(US0003M+385bps), 5/21/43, Callable 5/21/23 @ 100(b) | | | 695,624 | |
| 565,000 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.25%, 3/31/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 109.25(b) | | | 531,100 | |
| 245,000 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/24, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.88(b) | | | 212,538 | |
| 124,000 | | | Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100 | | | 126,167 | |
| 81,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 84,630 | |
| 103,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.50%, 4/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100 | | | 109,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 167,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29, Callable 1/15/29 @ 100 | | $ | 187,340 | |
| 115,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 6.25%, 4/15/49, Callable 10/15/48 @ 100 | | | 138,638 | |
| 103,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.20%, 9/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 108,042 | |
| 350,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.95%, 6/15/28, Callable 3/15/28 @ 100 | | | 382,986 | |
| 195,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.80%, 6/15/38, Callable 12/15/37 @ 100 | | | 220,314 | |
| 127,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.00%, 6/15/48, Callable 12/15/47 @ 100 | | | 147,598 | |
| 300,000 | | | EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100^ | | | 279,068 | |
| 200,000 | | | Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., 7.00%, 8/1/27, Callable 8/1/22 @ 103.5^(b) | | | 212,500 | |
| 61,000 | | | Hess Corp., 4.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100 | | | 65,019 | |
| 109,000 | | | Hess Corp., 7.30%, 8/15/31 | | | 137,945 | |
| 78,000 | | | Hess Corp., 7.13%, 3/15/33 | | | 98,849 | |
| 107,000 | | | Hess Corp., 5.60%, 2/15/41 | | | 125,138 | |
| 302,000 | | | Hess Corp., 5.80%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100 | | | 368,220 | |
| 430,000 | | | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 104.22(b) | | | 447,200 | |
| 85,000 | | | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.13%, 6/15/28, Callable 6/15/23 @ 102.56(b) | | | 86,063 | |
| 165,000 | | | Hilcorp Energy LP, 5.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 159,638 | |
| 295,000 | | | Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp., 7.25%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 105.44(b) | | | 87,025 | |
| 150,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.45%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100 | | | 154,519 | |
| 63,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.55%, 9/15/40 | | | 80,039 | |
| 712,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.50%, 3/1/44, Callable 9/1/43 @ 100 | | | 821,485 | |
| 198,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100 | | | 235,505 | |
| 167,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46, Callable 8/15/45 @ 100 | | | 187,107 | |
| 119,000 | | | MPLX LP, 2.79%(US0003M+90bps), 9/9/21, Callable 9/9/20 @ 100 | | | 119,293 | |
| 179,000 | | | MPLX LP, 2.99%(US0003M+110bps), 9/9/22, Callable 9/9/20 @ 100 | | | 179,507 | |
| 172,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.50%, 7/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100 | | | 182,635 | |
| 242,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.88%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100 | | | 262,561 | |
| 95,000 | | | MPLX LP, 4.80%, 2/15/29, Callable 11/15/28 @ 100 | | | 104,054 | |
| 285,000 | | | MPLX LP, 5.50%, 2/15/49, Callable 8/15/48 @ 100 | | | 323,434 | |
| 222,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.85%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100 | | | 228,438 | |
| 119,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.60%, 8/13/21 | | | 119,722 | |
| 106,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 8/15/22 | | | 107,190 | |
| 349,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.90%, 8/15/24, Callable 7/15/24 @ 100 | | | 354,657 | |
| 609,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100 | | | 690,419 | |
| 47,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.20%, 8/15/26, Callable 6/15/26 @ 100 | | | 47,542 | |
| 147,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29, Callable 5/15/29 @ 100 | | | 150,000 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 787,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31 | | $ | 1,022,166 | |
| 422,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 | | | 514,503 | |
| 22,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39, Callable 2/15/39 @ 100 | | | 22,336 | |
| 712,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100 | | | 924,663 | |
| 22,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 22,690 | |
| 70,000 | | | Parsley Energy LLC, 5.38%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.03(b) | | | 71,925 | |
| 290,000 | | | Parsley Energy LLC, 5.25%, 8/15/25, Callable 8/15/20 @ 103.94(b) | | | 297,975 | |
| 110,000 | | | Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.60%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100 | | | 112,893 | |
| 95,000 | | | Plains All Amer Pipeline, 3.55%, 12/15/29, Callable 9/15/29 @ 100 | | | 93,423 | |
| 70,000 | | | Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100^ | | | 64,400 | |
| 150,000 | | | Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100^ | | | 129,375 | |
| 162,000 | | | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.88%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100 | | | 172,044 | |
| 200,162 | | | Sanchez Energy Corp., 5/11/20 | | | 200,412 | |
| 455,000 | | | Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/23, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.63^(b)(d) | | | 295,750 | |
| 346,000 | | | Southeast Supply Header LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100(b) | | | 351,036 | |
| 348,000 | | | Southwestern Energy Co., 6.20%, 1/23/25, Callable 10/23/24 @ 100 | | | 321,900 | |
| 958,000 | | | Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 5.40%, 10/1/47, Callable 4/1/47 @ 100 | | | 1,036,341 | |
| 180,000 | | | Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 102.75 | | | 187,200 | |
| 45,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.25%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100.88 | | | 45,450 | |
| 170,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.42 | | | 171,700 | |
| 195,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.84 | | | 201,825 | |
| 195,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.88%, 4/15/26, Callable 4/15/21 @ 104.41 | | | 207,188 | |
| 195,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.38%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 102.69 | | | 202,313 | |
| 200,000 | | | Viper Energy Partners, LP, 5.38%, 11/1/27, Callable 11/1/22 @ 102.69(b) | | | 208,500 | |
| 574,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100 | | | 589,516 | |
| 62,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 3.95%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 62,045 | |
| 192,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100 | | | 197,131 | |
| 900,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100 | | | 863,729 | |
| 101,000 | | | Western Gas Partners LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28, Callable 5/15/28 @ 100 | | | 100,217 | |
| 271,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.00%, 11/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100 | | | 278,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 357,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 3.60%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100 | | $ | 366,909 | |
| 242,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 258,403 | |
| 426,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable 12/4/23 @ 100 | | | 452,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,092,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.2%): | | | |
| 165,000 | | | Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 9.25%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/22 @ 104.63(b) | | | 189,750 | |
| 200,000 | | | Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.25%, 12/15/25, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100(b) | | | 215,447 | |
| 175,000 | | | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.44(b) | | | 181,125 | |
| 87,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 3.91%, 8/27/21 | | | 89,162 | |
| 275,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.27%, 8/28/23, Callable 7/28/23 @ 100 | | | 290,602 | |
| 116,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.90%, 8/28/28, Callable 5/28/28 @ 100 | | | 126,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,092,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%): | | | |
| 300,000 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.38%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 104.03(b) | | | 312,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%†): | | | |
| 140,000 | | | Qorvo, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 102.75 | | | 148,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.5%): | | | |
| 245,000 | | | CDK Global, Inc., 5.88%, 6/15/26, Callable 6/15/21 @ 102.94 | | | 261,538 | |
| 35,000 | | | CDK Global, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.63(b) | | | 37,363 | |
| 195,000 | | | Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100(b) | | | 213,038 | |
| 140,000 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.63%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/21 @ 102.81 | | | 149,100 | |
| 565,000 | | | Solera LLC, 10.50%, 3/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 107.88(b) | | | 598,899 | |
| 437,000 | | | Sophia LP/Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.25(b) | | | 449,017 | |
| 270,000 | | | SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27, Callable 3/30/22 @ 104.13(b) | | | 288,225 | |
| 440,000 | | | Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.5(b) | | | 447,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,444,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%): | | | |
| 400,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.45%, 6/15/23, Callable 4/15/23 @ 100(b) | | | 433,542 | |
| 129,000 | | | Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100(b) | | | 148,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 582,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%): | | | |
| 190,000 | | | USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 4/1/26, Callable 4/1/21 @ 105.16 | | | 199,500 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | | | |
$ | 65,000 | | | USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 9/1/27, Callable 9/1/22 @ 105.16 | | $ | 67,681 | |
| 130,000 | | | William Carter Co., 5.63%, 3/15/27, Callable 3/15/22 @ 102.81(b) | | | 139,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 406,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%): | | | |
| 355,000 | | | Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.63(b) | | | 367,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (1.1%): | | | |
| 317,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.00%, 1/31/24 | | | 335,941 | |
| 453,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.80%, 2/14/29, Callable 11/14/28 @ 100 | | | 503,389 | |
| 452,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/9/42 | | | 450,184 | |
| 302,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 4.50%, 5/2/43 | | | 307,038 | |
| 520,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 5.38%, 1/31/44 | | | 586,464 | |
| 470,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 3.88%, 9/16/46, Callable 3/16/46 @ 100 | | | 434,756 | |
| 300,000 | | | Altria Group, Inc., 5.95%, 2/14/49, Callable 8/14/48 @ 100 | | | 363,353 | |
| 140,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20 | | | 140,746 | |
| 478,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 4.00%, 6/12/22 | | | 497,381 | |
| 346,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100 | | | 372,168 | |
| 179,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100 | | | 206,647 | |
| 600,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/37 | | | 770,515 | |
| 285,000 | | | Vector Group, Ltd., 6.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.06(b) | | | 280,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,248,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%): | | | |
| 385,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50%(US0003M+430bps), 6/15/45, Callable 6/15/25 @ 100(b) | | | 424,463 | |
| 499,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/20 | | | 501,144 | |
| 297,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 3.88%, 4/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100 | | | 302,836 | |
| 348,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 3.38%, 6/1/21, Callable 5/1/21 @ 100 | | | 353,167 | |
| 98,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 2.25%, 1/15/23 | | | 98,016 | |
| 82,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 3.00%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100 | | | 83,953 | |
| 467,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100 | | | 500,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,263,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 100,000 | | | Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 104,750 | |
| 835,000 | | | Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23 | | | 921,631 | |
| 420,000 | | | Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 6/15/24 | | | 452,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,478,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $155,010,268) | | | 162,101,824 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars (13.0%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.4%): | | | |
$ | 126,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 3.63%, 5/1/22, Callable 4/1/22 @ 100(b) | | $ | 129,235 | |
| 115,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.50%, 1/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 123,913 | |
| 430,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.13%, 10/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100(b) | | | 462,787 | |
| 305,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 5.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b) | | | 332,830 | |
| 167,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 3.95%, 7/1/24, Callable 6/1/24 @ 100(b) | | | 174,021 | |
| 204,000 | | | Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd., 4.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100(b) | | | 216,011 | |
| 215,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101(b) | | | 215,538 | |
| 320,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 6.13%, 1/15/23(b) | | | 327,199 | |
| 290,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 12/1/24, Callable 12/1/20 @ 105.63(b) | | | 304,500 | |
| 240,000 | | | Bombardier, Inc., 7.88%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 103.94(b) | | | 246,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,532,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (2.4%): | | | |
| 642,000 | | | Barclays plc, 3.25%, 1/12/21 | | | 646,428 | |
| 874,000 | | | Barclays plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26 | | | 946,830 | |
| 580,000 | | | Barclays plc, 5.09%(US0003M+305bps), 6/20/30, Callable 6/20/29 @ 100 | | | 641,464 | |
| 210,000 | | | Barclays plc, 7.88%(USSW5+677bps), 12/31/99, Callable 3/15/22 @ 100(b) | | | 228,375 | |
| 200,000 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3.61%, 9/12/34, Callable 9/12/29 @ 100(b) | | | 200,500 | |
| 791,000 | | | Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.38%, 8/4/25 | | | 856,024 | |
| 205,000 | | | HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | | | 217,660 | |
| 200,000 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 6/26/24(b) | | | 208,750 | |
| 1,180,000 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(b) | | | 1,274,400 | |
| 200,000 | | | RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 4.15%, 9/28/22(b) | | | 206,575 | |
| 3,808,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22 | | | 4,167,304 | |
| 826,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23 | | | 908,016 | |
| 347,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23 | | | 385,878 | |
| 145,000 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.50%(USSW5+580bps), 12/29/49, Callable 8/10/20 @ 100 | | | 148,806 | |
| 454,000 | | | UniCredit SpA, 6.57%, 1/14/22(b) | | | 486,710 | |
| 289,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp., 4.11%(H15T5Y+200bps), 7/24/34, Callable 7/24/29 @ 100 | | | 301,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,824,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.0%†): | | | |
| 125,000 | | | Cott Corp., 5.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.13(b) | | | 130,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.9%): | | | |
| 788,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.59%(SOFR+156bps), 9/11/25, Callable 9/11/24 @ 100(b) | | | 789,624 | |
| 720,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 2.75%, 3/26/20 | | | 721,349 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22 | | | 1,039,716 | |
| 1,175,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 6/9/23 | | | 1,229,798 | |
| 720,000 | | | Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25 | | | 761,278 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
$ | 742,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 5.00%, 2/14/22 | | $ | 774,713 | |
| 1,284,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 3.30%, 11/16/22 | | | 1,297,074 | |
| 1,462,000 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25 | | | 1,455,974 | |
| 733,000 | | | UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(b) | | | 793,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,863,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.1%): | | | |
| 265,000 | | | Nufarm Australia, Ltd., 5.75%, 4/30/26, Callable 4/30/21 @ 102.88(b) | | | 260,031 | |
| 210,000 | | | OCI NV, 6.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.31(b) | | | 218,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 478,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.2%): | | | |
| 405,000 | | | Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 104.5(b) | | | 424,744 | |
| 255,000 | | | Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 269,981 | |
| 45,000 | | | Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 8.50%, 8/15/27, Callable 8/15/22 @ 104.25(b) | | | 50,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 744,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 320,000 | | | GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd., 7.13%, 7/31/26, Callable 7/31/22 @ 103.56(b) | | | 337,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.1%): | | | |
| 705,000 | | | Altice Financing SA, 7.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 103.75(b) | | | 757,874 | |
| 300,000 | | | Altice Finco SA, 8.13%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.71(b) | | | 307,500 | |
| 531,000 | | | C&W Senior Financing Dac, 7.50%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 103.75(b) | | | 573,480 | |
| 495,000 | | | C&W Senior Financing Dac, 6.88%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/22 @ 103.44(b) | | | 527,794 | |
| 240,000 | | | Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 106.38(b) | | | 219,000 | |
| 435,000 | | | Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The), 5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.75^(b) | | | 447,506 | |
| 85,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 4.50%, 3/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100(b) | | | 89,144 | |
| 2,052,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(b) | | | 2,253,835 | |
| 200,000 | | | Telenet Finance Lux Note, 5.50%, 3/1/28, Callable 12/1/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 213,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,389,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 505,000 | | | Altice France SA, 7.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 103.69(b) | | | 540,981 | |
| 370,000 | | | Altice France SA, 8.13%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 106.09(b) | | | 419,025 | |
| 45,000 | | | Telecom Italia Capital, 6.38%, 11/15/33 | | | 49,838 | |
| 400,000 | | | Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(b) | | | 431,170 | |
| 80,000 | | | Telecom Italia SpA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 | | | 85,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,526,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 195,000 | | | Noble Holding International, Ltd., 7.88%, 2/1/26, Callable 2/1/21 @ 105.91(b) | | | 141,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%): | | | |
$ | 175,000 | | | 1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13(b) | | $ | 179,375 | |
| 550,000 | | | Stars Group Holdings BV, 7.00%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/21 @ 103.5(b) | | | 593,313 | |
| 330,000 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd., 4.88%, 10/1/24, Callable 10/1/20 @ 102.44(b) | | | 335,775 | |
| 205,000 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd., 5.50%, 10/1/27, Callable 10/1/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 213,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,321,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00%(H15T5Y+358bps), 4/2/49, Callable 4/2/29 @ 100(b) | | | 223,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.0%†): | | | |
| 107,000 | | | Ingersoll-Rand Lux Financial Holding, 2.63%, 5/1/20, Callable 4/1/20 @ 100 | | | 107,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.2%): | | | |
| 215,000 | | | MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.88(b) | | | 194,575 | |
| 640,000 | | | Ziggo Bond Finance BV, 5.88%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/20/20 @ 102.94(b) | | | 655,200 | |
| 180,000 | | | Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.75(b) | | | 190,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,039,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.3%): | | | |
| 400,000 | | | BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.25%(USSW5+497bps), 10/19/75, Callable 10/19/20 @ 100(b) | | | 411,500 | |
| 681,000 | | | BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.75%(USSW5+509bps), 10/19/75, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100(b) | | | 798,472 | |
| 300,000 | | | First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.81(b) | | | 302,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,512,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 355,000 | | | InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.33(b) | | | 344,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.1%): | | | |
| 309,000 | | | Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 5.85%, 2/1/35 | | | 380,301 | |
| 619,000 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100 | | | 653,232 | |
| 223,000 | | | Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23, Callable 7/1/23 @ 100 | | | 235,459 | |
| 218,000 | | | Enbridge, Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 9/1/26 @ 100 | | | 239,627 | |
| 340,000 | | | LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.29(b) | | | 343,400 | |
| 155,000 | | | Meg Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.33^(b) | | | 156,163 | |
| 163,000 | | | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.09%, 1/15/30(b) | | | 175,225 | |
| 2,677,000 | | | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 7.25%, 3/17/44 | | | 3,245,862 | |
| 1,036,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.50%, 1/23/26 | | | 1,029,119 | |
| 1,700,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | | | 1,800,103 | |
| 1,505,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.84%, 1/23/30, Callable 10/23/29 @ 100(b) | | | 1,612,549 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
14
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
$ | 542,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46 | | $ | 487,910 | |
| 2,762,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47 | | | 2,767,805 | |
| 2,070,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.69%, 1/23/50, Callable 7/23/49 @ 100(b) | | | 2,262,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,389,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.7%): | | | |
| 1,489,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100 | | | 1,523,415 | |
| 37,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.38(b) | | | 37,139 | |
| 405,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103.5(b) | | | 421,200 | |
| 685,000 | | | Mylan NV, 3.15%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100 | | | 692,130 | |
| 337,000 | | | Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | | 349,817 | |
| 126,000 | | | Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.20%, 7/21/21 | | | 122,063 | |
| 191,000 | | | Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.80%, 7/21/23 | | | 177,153 | |
| 202,000 | | | VRX Escrow Corp., 6.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.06(b) | | | 208,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,531,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.1%): | | | |
| 355,000 | | | Open Text Corp., 5.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.94(b) | | | 378,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bond (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,344,000 | | | Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(b) | | | 1,444,800 | |
| 250,000 | | | Dominican Republic, 6.00%, 7/19/28(b) | | | 277,813 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Republic of Argentina, 5.88%, 1/11/28 | | | 705,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,427,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.63%, 8/1/27, Callable 5/1/27 @ 100(b) | | | 208,407 | |
| 200,000 | | | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.50%, 8/1/47, Callable 2/1/47 @ 100(b) | | | 217,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 426,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.3%): | | | |
| 690,000 | | | Imperial Tobacco Finance, 3.75%, 7/21/22, Callable 5/21/22 @ 100(b) | | | 710,443 | |
| 690,000 | | | Imperial Tobacco Finance, 4.25%, 7/21/25, Callable 4/21/25 @ 100(b) | | | 725,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,435,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%): | | | |
| 400,000 | | | Aercap Holdings NV, 5.87%(H15T5Y+454bps), 10/10/79, Callable 10/10/24 @ 100^ | | | 428,000 | |
| 240,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 12/16/21, Callable 11/16/21 @ 100 | | | 249,600 | |
| 412,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.88%, 1/16/24, Callable 12/16/23 @ 100 | | | 446,505 | |
| 463,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 2.88%, 8/14/24, Callable 7/14/24 @ 100 | | | 467,051 | |
| 251,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26, Callable 2/3/26 @ 100 | | | 268,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued | | | |
$ | 147,000 | | | Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.38%, 10/15/21, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.59 | | $ | 149,940 | |
| 405,000 | | | Fly Leasing, Ltd., 5.25%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.63 | | | 422,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,432,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 330,000 | | | Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(b) | | | 348,150 | |
| 30,000 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.00%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103(b) | | | 30,788 | |
| 335,000 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.63%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 104.97(b) | | | 366,406 | |
| 700,000 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.25%, 3/25/29, Callable 3/25/24 @ 103.13(b) | | | 769,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,514,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $61,503,590) | | | 64,054,279 | |
| | | | | |
Municipal Bonds (1.2%): | | | |
California (0.3%): | |
| 400,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.50%, 4/1/34 | | | 602,296 | |
| 10,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 11/1/39 | | | 15,235 | |
| 460,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | | | 702,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,319,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Illinois (0.9%): | |
| 105,000 | | | Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.43%, 1/1/42 | | | 106,200 | |
| 310,000 | | | Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series C1, 7.78%, 1/1/35 | | | 379,524 | |
| 55,000 | | | Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.63%, 1/1/22 | | | 56,387 | |
| 295,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.10%, 6/1/33 | | | 318,160 | |
| 420,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.00%, 12/1/20 | | | 422,772 | |
| 109,091 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.95%, 6/1/23 | | | 114,425 | |
| 88,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.20%, 7/1/21 | | | 90,422 | |
| 315,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.63%, 2/1/35 | | | 369,309 | |
| 425,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, Series 3, 6.73%, 4/1/35 | | | 497,577 | |
| 1,935,000 | | | Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 7/1/35 | | | 2,352,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,707,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $5,527,049) | | | 6,027,023 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (23.7%): | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (5.3%): | |
| 53,590 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #G18604 | | | 54,193 | |
| 79,686 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #V61246 | | | 80,915 | |
| 138,163 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/31, Pool #V61273 | | | 140,539 | |
| 544,519 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #C91403 | | | 568,528 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 1,445,034 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #C91467 | | $ | 1,508,749 | |
| 17,884 | | | 2.50%, 8/1/32, Pool #G18654 | | | 18,196 | |
| 18,553 | | | 2.50%, 11/1/32, Pool # G18665 | | | 18,876 | |
| 541,322 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #G18669 | | | 550,750 | |
| 90,158 | | | 2.50%, 3/1/33, Pool #G18680 | | | 91,036 | |
| 251,295 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #G18684 | | | 258,135 | |
| 32,944 | | | 2.50%, 4/1/33, Pool # G18683 | | | 33,265 | |
| 60,733 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/33, Pool #K90336 | | | 62,646 | |
| 20,283 | | | 2.50%, 5/1/33, Pool # G18687 | | | 20,480 | |
| 126,898 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90806 | | | 130,894 | |
| 151,955 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90632 | | | 156,745 | |
| 84,531 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #K90684 | | | 87,185 | |
| 243,015 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #G30718 | | | 258,114 | |
| 63,926 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #C91709 | | | 65,940 | |
| 365,565 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #G16661 | | | 371,601 | |
| 291,062 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/33, Pool #C91714 | | | 300,230 | |
| 546,438 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/33, Pool #G16677 | | | 570,478 | |
| 541,810 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/34, Pool #G16752 | | | 564,517 | |
| 86,877 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/34, Pool #G16829 | | | 89,354 | |
| 619,912 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/34, Pool #C91793 | | | 646,239 | |
| 1,219,835 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/37, Pool #C91938 | | | 1,283,718 | |
| 1,652,514 | | | 5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #G60365 | | | 1,842,280 | |
| 85,851 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #V81744 | | | 89,473 | |
| 104,490 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #V81750 | | | 108,882 | |
| 183,004 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/40, Pool #V81792 | | | 190,700 | |
| 77,678 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/40, Pool #V81886 | | | 80,925 | |
| 70,251 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #V81958 | | | 73,201 | |
| 68,133 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/41, Pool #A96051 | | | 72,546 | |
| 700,874 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #A96413 | | | 748,997 | |
| 571,661 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/41, Pool #A96807 | | | 610,906 | |
| 66,056 | | | 4.50%, 3/1/41, Pool #A97673 | | | 71,600 | |
| 112,019 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/41, Pool #A97942 | | | 121,445 | |
| 312,096 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #G06596 | | | 350,233 | |
| 1,446,379 | | | 4.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #G60517 | | | 1,537,163 | |
| 49,862 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10164 | | | 52,330 | |
| 55,584 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10434 | | | 58,336 | |
| 61,561 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10047 | | | 64,619 | |
| 45,760 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10392 | | | 48,031 | |
| 68,267 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #Q11244 | | | 71,667 | |
| 38,814 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #G07231 | | | 40,671 | |
| 51,873 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/42, Pool #Q13121 | | | 54,636 | |
| 137,898 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #C04320 | | | 142,914 | |
| 538,868 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #G07921 | | | 568,219 | |
| 455,289 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #Q17209 | | | 475,894 | |
| 86,300 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #Q18481 | | | 91,027 | |
| 44,714 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q19597 | | | 47,159 | |
| 51,153 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #Q22499 | | | 53,935 | |
| 596,740 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #G08553 | | | 616,484 | |
| 164,726 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G60271 | | | 173,991 | |
| 331,419 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #G07922 | | | 352,732 | |
| 103,129 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/44, Pool #V80950 | | | 107,950 | |
| 312,982 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #Q30720 | | | 331,580 | |
| 219,195 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #G07949 | | | 233,418 | |
| 50,325 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32328 | | | 53,003 | |
| 110,256 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32008 | | | 116,117 | |
| 58,484 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q31974 | | | 61,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 36,390 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33468 | | $ | 36,945 | |
| 299,122 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33547 | | | 309,353 | |
| 360,866 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34164 | | | 373,204 | |
| 244,093 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34156 | | | 247,808 | |
| 361,191 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34311 | | | 380,487 | |
| 58,192 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q33791 | | | 60,191 | |
| 60,998 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34759 | | | 62,583 | |
| 19,239 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34979 | | | 19,618 | |
| 112,924 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #Q35845 | | | 117,695 | |
| 22,560 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q37853 | | | 23,880 | |
| 404,849 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q37467 | | | 426,462 | |
| 14,924 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q38812 | | | 15,659 | |
| 9,473 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38879 | | | 10,125 | |
| 21,243 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38782 | | | 22,703 | |
| 27,315 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38783 | | | 28,955 | |
| 75,720 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #V82292 | | | 80,147 | |
| 13,017 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #Q39975 | | | 13,912 | |
| 136,704 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60603 | | | 144,135 | |
| 144,676 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #Q40647 | | | 149,212 | |
| 440,588 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60553 | | | 463,767 | |
| 399,480 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43257 | | | 421,255 | |
| 21,927 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/47, Pool #Q50433 | | | 23,381 | |
| 22,264 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/47, Pool #Q51189 | | | 23,606 | |
| 244,864 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/47, Pool #Q52086 | | | 253,094 | |
| 21,138 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #Q54192 | | | 22,386 | |
| 667,867 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #Q54334 | | | 693,959 | |
| 50,343 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #G61896 | | | 52,227 | |
| 307,660 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67710 | | | 318,877 | |
| 597,492 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #ZA5379 | | | 631,983 | |
| 454,170 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #Q55992 | | | 481,394 | |
| 1,150,228 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713 | | | 1,230,570 | |
| 140,894 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #Q59935 | | | 149,149 | |
| 305,067 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/49, Pool #Q63646 | | | 318,101 | |
| 887,153 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/49, Pool #ZT1955 | | | 897,015 | |
| 100,000 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #RA1355 | | | 102,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,252,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (10.6%): | |
| 302,048 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/29, Pool #MA3734 | | | 306,280 | |
| 120,913 | | | 2.50%, 9/1/31, Pool #AS8012 | | | 122,453 | |
| 448,983 | | | 3.00%, 4/1/32, Pool #BD9809 | | | 463,728 | |
| 259,252 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/32, Pool #BM5110 | | | 267,145 | |
| 259,708 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/32, Pool #BM5109 | | | 268,093 | |
| 762,552 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/32, Pool #BM5345 | | | 787,898 | |
| 821,699 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/32, Pool #CA3748 | | | 832,098 | |
| 1,992,094 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/33, Pool #BM5108 | | | 2,054,497 | |
| 40,653 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/33, Pool #BM4614 | | | 41,968 | |
| 52,019 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/33, Pool #AT3000 | | | 53,682 | |
| 57,297 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #AT6090 | | | 59,133 | |
| 6,325 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #729327 | | | 6,915 | |
| 283,514 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/33, Pool #MA1490 | | | 292,583 | |
| 2,962 | | | 4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #720240 | | | 3,240 | |
| 6,381 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #723124 | | | 6,980 | |
| 14,887 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726928 | | | 16,270 | |
| 5,684 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727029 | | | 6,217 | |
| 34,877 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729380 | | | 38,107 | |
| 6,480 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729713 | | | 7,074 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 7,328 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727160 | | $ | 8,011 | |
| 12,155 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726956 | | | 13,295 | |
| 27,595 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #727147 | | | 30,162 | |
| 11,160 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #734922 | | | 12,198 | |
| 1,617,557 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/33, Pool #BM5111 | | | 1,672,826 | |
| 42,151 | | | 4.50%, 12/1/33, Pool #AL5321 | | | 46,107 | |
| 42,661 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1406 | | | 44,244 | |
| 127,289 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1611 | | | 131,991 | |
| 85,264 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1612 | | | 88,418 | |
| 17,216 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1614 | | | 17,855 | |
| 765,901 | | | 2.50%, 6/1/34, Pool #BN7572 | | | 774,798 | |
| 93,869 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/34, Pool #CA3585 | | | 97,324 | |
| 821,904 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/34, Pool #FM1577 | | | 861,554 | |
| 32,554 | | | 6.00%, 10/1/34, Pool #AL2130 | | | 37,414 | |
| 1,850,000 | | | 2.50%, 1/25/35, TBA | | | 1,866,766 | |
| 69,897 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/35, Pool #AB8198 | | | 76,598 | |
| 660,388 | | | 6.00%, 5/1/36, Pool #745512 | | | 752,597 | |
| 332,575 | | | 6.00%, 1/1/37, Pool #932030 | | | 381,665 | |
| 59,704 | | | 6.00%, 3/1/37, Pool #889506 | | | 68,366 | |
| 83,068 | | | 6.00%, 1/1/38, Pool #889371 | | | 96,877 | |
| 248,980 | | | 5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #310165 | | | 277,110 | |
| 28,347 | | | 6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889219 | | | 32,970 | |
| 17,158 | | | 6.00%, 7/1/38, Pool #889733 | | | 20,010 | |
| 99,520 | | | 4.50%, 3/1/39, Pool #AB0051 | | | 108,829 | |
| 466,483 | | | 4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #AB0043 | | | 511,222 | |
| 436,545 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7521 | | | 487,028 | |
| 164,077 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7550 | | | 183,065 | |
| 48,279 | | | 4.50%, 11/1/39, Pool #AC5442 | | | 52,562 | |
| 113,187 | | | 6.00%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL2129 | | | 131,967 | |
| 68,197 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AA4757 | | | 73,122 | |
| 62,237 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/41, Pool #AH5580 | | | 67,451 | |
| 8,819 | | | 6.00%, 1/1/42, Pool #AL2128 | | | 9,962 | |
| 88,791 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #AP4100 | | | 92,978 | |
| 2,553,772 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #AL2866 | | | 2,683,432 | |
| 17,779 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AQ9054 | | | 18,621 | |
| 681,754 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL3181 | | | 703,461 | |
| 112,719 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/43, Pool #AQ9328 | | | 118,536 | |
| 304,894 | | | 2.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB8465 | | | 304,466 | |
| 227,148 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB7846 | | | 233,501 | |
| 22,564 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AR1797 | | | 23,570 | |
| 684,210 | | | 3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AT0223 | | | 703,334 | |
| 75,912 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AL3409 | | | 78,628 | |
| 29,196 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7567 | | | 30,498 | |
| 29,501 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR6751 | | | 30,827 | |
| 139,506 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AL7261 | | | 146,717 | |
| 321,132 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #AL5059 | | | 331,364 | |
| 75,911 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #BM1167 | | | 81,476 | |
| 363,509 | | | 4.50%, 3/1/44, Pool #AL5082 | | | 389,491 | |
| 397,032 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/44, Pool #AL7195 | | | 410,163 | |
| 350,870 | | | 5.00%, 11/1/44, Pool #AL7307 | | | 391,473 | |
| 160,768 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX8459 | | | 171,509 | |
| 31,959 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AW9502 | | | 33,955 | |
| 20,212 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AY0045 | | | 21,489 | |
| 256,879 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/45, Pool #AL6541 | | | 274,066 | |
| 77,514 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #AY5352 | | | 81,671 | |
| 93,795 | | | 3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AS4972 | | | 95,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 55,562 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1876 | | $ | 58,757 | |
| 93,491 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9074 | | | 98,544 | |
| 107,526 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1207 | | | 113,797 | |
| 43,225 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ2719 | | | 45,672 | |
| 989,874 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY5622 | | | 1,043,427 | |
| 317,375 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8096 | | | 335,607 | |
| 133,802 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8126 | | | 141,489 | |
| 36,846 | | | 5.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3448 | | | 40,106 | |
| 58,413 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3341 | | | 61,753 | |
| 265,769 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0833 | | | 280,942 | |
| 232,417 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ1783 | | | 245,879 | |
| 644,622 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0814 | | | 672,884 | |
| 223,408 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AS5634 | | | 227,471 | |
| 34,066 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ3728 | | | 34,678 | |
| 87,553 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ8288 | | | 89,141 | |
| 127,159 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7413 | | | 135,248 | |
| 632,365 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7593 | | | 672,594 | |
| 43,424 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #AZ0560 | | | 45,919 | |
| 50,654 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6350 | | | 53,882 | |
| 82,857 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA6404 | | | 87,645 | |
| 25,811 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BC0997 | | | 27,317 | |
| 1,127,633 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #BC1578 | | | 1,189,574 | |
| 70,070 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #BM5199 | | | 76,213 | |
| 45,060 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool # BC3920 | | | 47,546 | |
| 39,289 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC7809 | | | 41,423 | |
| 18,368 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/46, Pool #BC2276 | | | 19,442 | |
| 597,680 | | | 3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #BC0880 | | | 618,123 | |
| 380,094 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #BC0960 | | | 401,042 | |
| 559,579 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9282 | | | 590,448 | |
| 82,542 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC6148 | | | 87,142 | |
| 211,848 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1443 | | | 225,782 | |
| 615,715 | | | 3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #AL9515 | | | 636,877 | |
| 80,641 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD1451 | | | 85,051 | |
| 40,583 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD5247 | | | 42,733 | |
| 207,299 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8990 | | | 218,214 | |
| 91,056 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9111 | | | 97,865 | |
| 111,380 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8970 | | | 117,232 | |
| 57,665 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD7792 | | | 60,696 | |
| 102,957 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1489 | | | 108,618 | |
| 224,043 | | | 4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BC2843 | | | 238,754 | |
| 23,128 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD0711 | | | 24,353 | |
| 248,087 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9285 | | | 255,199 | |
| 35,479 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD7599 | | | 37,419 | |
| 352,874 | | | 3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4760 | | | 371,538 | |
| 198,707 | | | 4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4754 | | | 211,797 | |
| 142,759 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BC9014 | | | 150,275 | |
| 1,487,439 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BD8504 | | | 1,565,743 | |
| 706,078 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9077 | | | 736,865 | |
| 57,819 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE5877 | | | 60,630 | |
| 38,993 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE7834 | | | 40,889 | |
| 607,911 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9776 | | | 628,778 | |
| 1,204,226 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9846 | | | 1,302,106 | |
| 2,374,532 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9779 | | | 2,512,130 | |
| 145,495 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE5696 | | | 152,849 | |
| 182,011 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1277 | | | 193,872 | |
| 16,094 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #BH4269 | | | 17,143 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 110,684 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #BE3774 | | $ | 116,002 | |
| 127,087 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #AS9968 | | | 134,329 | |
| 21,470 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #BJ4279 | | | 22,873 | |
| 36,391 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #BJ2132 | | | 38,765 | |
| 20,339 | | | 4.00%, 2/1/48, Pool #CA1199 | | | 21,510 | |
| 893,441 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #BJ3436 | | | 919,188 | |
| 19,970 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/48, Pool #BK1867 | | | 21,120 | |
| 24,276 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/48, Pool #BK3214 | | | 25,686 | |
| 21,982 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BK2485 | | | 23,256 | |
| 184,927 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BM3700 | | | 196,950 | |
| 19,206 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BK4838 | | | 20,309 | |
| 92,404 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #CA1545 | | | 97,724 | |
| 50,132 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BK3836 | | | 53,079 | |
| 19,233 | | | 4.00%, 4/1/48, Pool #BJ8805 | | | 20,343 | |
| 782,654 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #BJ2731 | | | 827,667 | |
| 119,629 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #BM3877 | | | 126,507 | |
| 22,415 | | | 4.00%, 5/1/48, Pool #BK2527 | | | 23,689 | |
| 73,914 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/49, Pool #CA4017 | | | 75,097 | |
| 237,077 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #BN7756 | | | 241,284 | |
| 975,808 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #CA4142 | | | 996,482 | |
| 1,014,959 | | | 4.50%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1534 | | | 1,090,191 | |
| 1,895,052 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #FM1459 | | | 1,922,614 | |
| 38,933 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/49, Pool #MA3774 | | | 39,500 | |
| 288,142 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/49, Pool# FM1449 | | | 296,659 | |
| 977,967 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #CA4421 | | | 998,119 | |
| 887,787 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool# FM1675 | | | 900,695 | |
| 977,674 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool #CA4406 | | | 1,003,275 | |
| 199,200 | | | 3.50%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4557 | | | 207,746 | |
| 1,011,570 | | | 4.00%, 11/1/49, Pool #CA4628 | | | 1,065,639 | |
| 850,000 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/49, Pool #BO6208 | | | 842,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 52,165,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (7.8%): | |
| 13,102 | | | 5.00%, 6/15/34, Pool #629493 | | | 14,445 | |
| 7,469 | | | 5.00%, 3/15/38, Pool #676766 | | | 8,337 | |
| 3,015 | | | 5.00%, 4/15/38, Pool #672672 | | | 3,364 | |
| 12,281 | | | 5.00%, 8/15/38, Pool #687818 | | | 13,700 | |
| 92,975 | | | 5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #705997 | | | 103,130 | |
| 211,455 | | | 5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #646746 | | | 234,724 | |
| 1,284 | | | 5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #697946 | | | 1,423 | |
| 224,498 | | | 4.00%, 10/15/40, Pool #783143 | | | 236,006 | |
| 66,875 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833 | | | 70,981 | |
| 195,140 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #4922 | | | 207,125 | |
| 522,478 | | | 4.50%, 3/20/41, Pool #4978 | | | 572,384 | |
| 378,945 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/41, Pool #5054 | | | 403,306 | |
| 184,369 | | | 4.50%, 5/20/41, Pool #005055 | | | 201,972 | |
| 159,560 | | | 4.50%, 6/15/41, Pool #366975 | | | 175,097 | |
| 119,563 | | | 4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #005082 | | | 130,982 | |
| 430,442 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/41, Pool #5203 | | | 458,121 | |
| 476,615 | | | 3.50%, 12/20/41, Pool #5258 | | | 499,864 | |
| 828,834 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/42, Pool #5280 | | | 882,137 | |
| 569,937 | | | 3.50%, 10/20/42, Pool #MA0462 | | | 600,401 | |
| 53,707 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/42, Pool #AB9233 | | | 57,481 | |
| 286,107 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool # MA0624 | | | 296,233 | |
| 345,427 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #AA5872 | | | 356,577 | |
| 2,761,102 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0699 | | | 2,908,741 | |
| 50,918 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0698 | | | 52,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Government National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 618,064 | | | 3.50%, 2/20/43, Pool #MA0783 | | $ | 649,912 | |
| 78,149 | | | 3.50%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8884 | | | 81,363 | |
| 226,671 | | | 3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AA6146 | | | 234,148 | |
| 93,446 | | | 3.00%, 3/20/43, Pool #AD8812 | | | 95,996 | |
| 514,692 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #783976 | | | 537,712 | |
| 83,670 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AD9075 | | | 86,623 | |
| 29,104 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #AB9891 | | | 30,295 | |
| 599,102 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/43, Pool# MA1376 | | | 633,158 | |
| 8,329 | | | 4.00%, 7/20/44, Pool #MA2074 | | | 8,786 | |
| 123,152 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/45, Pool #MA2893 | | | 129,955 | |
| 206,783 | | | 4.00%, 8/20/45, Pool #MA3035 | | | 218,187 | |
| 7,990 | | | 4.00%, 9/20/45, Pool #MA3106 | | | 8,431 | |
| 8,225 | | | 4.00%, 10/20/45, Pool #MA3174 | | | 8,678 | |
| 9,132 | | | 4.00%, 12/20/45, Pool #MA3311 | | | 9,636 | |
| 9,040 | | | 4.00%, 1/20/46, Pool # MA3377 | | | 9,538 | |
| 338,586 | | | 4.00%, 4/15/46, Pool #784232 | | | 360,836 | |
| 563,065 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3664 | | | 593,046 | |
| 415,810 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663 | | | 433,196 | |
| 31,800 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AR9028 | | | 33,357 | |
| 24,626 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AR9166 | | | 25,832 | |
| 32,203 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AS4272 | | | 33,783 | |
| 124,070 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AT4139 | | | 130,147 | |
| 29,482 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AT4134 | | | 30,927 | |
| 36,770 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AS4285 | | | 38,563 | |
| 390,181 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #MA3736 | | | 407,938 | |
| 42,883 | | | 3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #784391 | | | 44,972 | |
| 216,409 | | | 3.50%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3803 | | | 225,198 | |
| 45,396 | | | 3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937 | | | 47,191 | |
| 39,454 | | | 3.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #MA4003 | | | 40,748 | |
| 2,564,293 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126 | | | 2,647,081 | |
| 331,106 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5831 | | | 346,029 | |
| 314,207 | | | 4.00%, 1/15/47, Pool #AX5857 | | | 328,369 | |
| 629,136 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4195 | | | 649,345 | |
| 352,014 | | | 3.00%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4261 | | | 362,551 | |
| 90,466 | | | 4.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4322 | | | 94,719 | |
| 92,975 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4383 | | | 97,179 | |
| 1,319,203 | | | 4.50%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4384 | | | 1,385,629 | |
| 408,484 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784304 | | | 423,918 | |
| 377,569 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784303 | | | 391,895 | |
| 60,011 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/47, Pool #MA4452 | | | 62,831 | |
| 830,940 | | | 4.50%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4512 | | | 872,767 | |
| 251,597 | | | 4.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4511 | | | 263,116 | |
| 3,889,535 | | | 3.50%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4719 | | | 4,029,674 | |
| 1,534,275 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/48, Pool #MA4962 | | | 1,595,764 | |
| 373,264 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #MA5137 | | | 387,860 | |
| 227,172 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG7744 | | | 237,812 | |
| 322,936 | | | 4.00%, 4/20/48, Pool #BG3507 | | | 338,042 | |
| 2,347,099 | | | 4.00%, 5/20/48, Pool #MA5192 | | | 2,427,929 | |
| 785,147 | | | 4.00%, 6/20/48, Pool #MA5264 | | | 812,164 | |
| 5,715,000 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/49, TBA | | | 5,869,483 | |
| 1,199,900 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/49, Pool #MA5875 | | | 1,236,477 | |
| 87,262 | | | Class JA,Series 2015-H21, 2.50%, 6/20/65, Callable 5/20/21 @ 100 | | | 87,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,625,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $115,485,734) | | | 117,043,378 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (22.9%): | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (5.3%): | |
$ | 2,785,000 | | | 2.50%, 2/15/46 | | $ | 2,849,838 | |
| 15,337,000 | | | 3.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 17,342,792 | |
| 5,382,000 | | | 2.88%, 5/15/49 | | | 5,947,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,139,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (0.9%): | |
| 3,422,556 | | | 0.75%, 2/15/45 | | | 3,553,836 | |
| 86,121 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/46 | | | 94,794 | |
| 736,286 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 818,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,467,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (3.4%): | |
| 2,042,507 | | | 0.25%, 1/15/25 | | | 2,060,212 | |
| 8,012,895 | | | 0.63%, 1/15/26 | | | 8,257,648 | |
| 4,264,061 | | | 0.13%, 7/15/26 | | | 4,277,705 | |
| 2,058,602 | | | 0.88%, 1/15/29 | | | 2,185,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,781,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (13.3%): | |
| 8,034,000 | | | 2.13%, 7/31/24 | | | 8,189,659 | |
| 6,658,000 | | | 2.25%, 12/31/24 | | | 6,834,853 | |
| 7,087,000 | | | 2.50%, 2/28/26 | | | 7,383,768 | |
| 9,926,000 | | | 1.63%, 9/30/26 | | | 9,806,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, continued | |
$ | 9,035,000 | | | 3.13%, 11/15/28 | | $ | 9,941,323 | |
| 11,402,000 | | | 1.63%, 8/15/29 | | | 11,116,950 | |
| 12,361,000 | | | 1.75%, 11/15/29 | | | 12,183,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,456,442 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $109,362,601) | | | 112,844,668 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%): | | | |
| 3,088,784 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(e)(f) | | | 3,088,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,088,784) | | | 3,088,784 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.7%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.7%): | | | |
| 8,559,485 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(f) | | | 8,559,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $8,559,485) | | | 8,559,485 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $486,122,828) — 101.6%(g) | | | 501,647,243 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.6)% | | | (7,960,532 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 493,686,711 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
GO—General Obligation
H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN—Medium Term Note
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA—To Be Announced Security
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
USSW5—USD 5 Year Swap Rate
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $2,957,573. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(c) | The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(f) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(g) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Argentina | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Australia | | | 0.4 | % |
| |
Bermuda | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Brazil | | | — | %† |
| |
Canada | | | 0.9 | % |
| |
Cayman Islands | | | 0.9 | % |
| |
Chile | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Dominican Republic | | | 0.3 | % |
| |
France | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Germany | | | 0.7 | % |
| |
Guernsey | | | 0.7 | % |
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Ireland | | | 0.7 | % |
| |
Italy | | | 0.5 | % |
| |
Jersey | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Luxembourg | | | 1.0 | % |
| |
Mexico | | | 2.1 | % |
| |
Netherlands | | | 1.6 | % |
| |
Switzerland | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
United Arab Emirates | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
United Kingdom | | | 2.0 | % |
| |
United States | | | 87.1 | % |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
Securities Sold Short(-0.1%):
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s securities sold short were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security Description | | Coupon Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Par Amount | | | Proceeds Received | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA | | | 3.50 | % | | | 1/25/50 | | | $ | (300,000 | ) | | $ | (307,793 | ) | | $ | (308,578 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | (307,793 | ) | | $ | (308,578 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 486,122,828 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 501,647,243 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 4,141,625 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 406 | |
Receivable for TBA investments sold | | | | 25,747,046 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,775 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 531,538,095 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 2,011 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 392,973 | |
Payable for TBA investments purchased | | | | 33,229,368 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 481,653 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 3,088,784 | |
Securities sold short (Proceeds received $307,793) | | | | 308,578 | |
Interest payable on securities sold short | | | | 379 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 210,311 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 9,248 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 100,301 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 3,125 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,752 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,836 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 431 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 20,634 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 37,851,384 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 493,686,711 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 471,615,856 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 22,070,855 | |
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Net Assets | | | $ | 493,686,711 | |
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Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 22,823,106 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 2,238,174 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 10.20 | |
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Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 470,863,605 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 44,841,976 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 10.50 | |
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(a) | Includes securities on loan of $2,957,573. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 18,536,880 | |
Dividends | | | | 203,623 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 122,231 | |
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Total Investment Income | | | | 18,862,734 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,521,423 | |
Administration fees | | | | 221,185 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 1,203,924 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 18,328 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 9,443 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,634 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 30,193 | |
Professional fees | | | | 26,058 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 19,311 | |
Other expenses | | | | 16,208 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 4,077,707 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 14,785,027 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 4,717,925 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short | | | | 88,778 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 29,992,104 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities held short | | | | 46,191 | |
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Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 34,844,998 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 49,630,025 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 14,785,027 | | | | $ | 14,770,014 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 4,806,703 | | | | | (4,619,768 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 30,038,295 | | | | | (18,013,951 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 49,630,025 | | | | | (7,863,705 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (762,762 | ) | | | | (707,681 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (14,007,289 | ) | | | | (14,621,912 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (14,770,051 | ) | | | | (15,329,593 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 2,473,032 | | | | | 907,880 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 762,762 | | | | | 707,681 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (3,389,231 | ) | | | | (3,245,300 | ) |
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Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (153,437 | ) | | | | (1,629,739 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 14,141,674 | | | | | 10,368,064 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 14,007,289 | | | | | 14,621,912 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (69,635,789 | ) | | | | (76,454,314 | ) |
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Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (41,486,826 | ) | | | | (51,464,338 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (41,640,263 | ) | | | | (53,094,077 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | (6,780,289 | ) | | | | (76,287,375 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 500,467,000 | | | | | 576,754,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 493,686,711 | | | | $ | 500,467,000 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 246,124 | | | | | 93,143 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 75,446 | | | | | 75,046 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (335,189 | ) | | | | (333,055 | ) |
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Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (13,619 | ) | | | | (164,866 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 1,364,347 | | | | | 1,034,907 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,345,561 | | | | | 1,505,861 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (6,698,382 | ) | | | | (7,711,888 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (3,988,474 | ) | | | | (5,171,120 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (4,002,093 | ) | | | | (5,335,986 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
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Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.54 | | | | $ | 9.96 | | | | $ | 9.77 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.32 | (a) | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 0.69 | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | | |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.01 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 0.44 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.20 | | | | $ | 9.54 | | | | $ | 9.96 | | | | $ | 9.77 | | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 10.57 | % | | | | (1.00 | )% | | | | 4.55 | % | | | | (2.30 | )%(c) | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 22,823 | | | | $ | 21,476 | | | | $ | 24,077 | | | | $ | 25,981 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 3.17 | % | | | | 2.96 | % | | | | 2.23 | % | | | | 3.03 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.59 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 68 | % | | | | 38 | % | | | | 81 | % | | | | 119 | % | | | | | |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.81 | | | | $ | 10.23 | | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | $ | 9.85 | | | | $ | 10.14 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.30 | (a) | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.31 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 0.71 | | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | (0.40 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.01 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | 0.43 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | (0.09 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.50 | | | | $ | 9.81 | | | | $ | 10.23 | | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | $ | 9.85 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 10.28 | % | | | | (1.25 | )% | | | | 4.28 | % | | | | 5.51 | % | | | | (0.89 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 470,864 | | | | $ | 478,991 | | | | $ | 552,678 | | | | $ | 568,216 | | | | $ | 433,205 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.92 | % | | | | 2.71 | % | | | | 1.98 | % | | | | 3.06 | % | | | | 2.93 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.82 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.82 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.82 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 68 | % | | | | 38 | % | | | | 81 | % | | | | 119 | % | | | | 123 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.
Short Sales
The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When the Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Bank Loans
The Fund may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Schedule of Portfolio of Investments. All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $12,040 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,088,784 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments
The Fund may enter intoto-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.
To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of December 31, 2019, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2017-08 (“ASU2017-08”), “Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”. ASU2017-08 changed the amortization period fornon-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with FIAM LLC (“FIAM”), FIAM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.70 | % |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $3,788 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 212,901 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 212,901 | |
Warrants+ | | | | — | | | | | — | # | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | | — | | | | | 8,527,450 | | | | | — | | | | | 8,527,450 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 19,187,451 | | | | | — | | | | | 19,187,451 | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 162,101,824 | | | | | — | | | | | 162,101,824 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 64,054,279 | | | | | — | | | | | 64,054,279 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | — | | | | | 6,027,023 | | | | | — | | | | | 6,027,023 | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | — | | | | | 117,043,378 | | | | | — | | | | | 117,043,378 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 112,844,668 | | | | | — | | | | | 112,844,668 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 3,088,784 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,088,784 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 8,559,485 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 8,559,485 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 11,861,170 | | | | | 489,786,073 | | | | | — | | | | | 501,647,243 | |
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Securities Sold Short | | | | — | | | | | (308,578 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (308,578 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 11,861,170 | | | | $ | 489,477,495 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 501,338,665 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 334,140,446 | | | | $ | 383,719,574 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 248,019,145 | | | | $ | 297,948,169 | |
6. Investment Risks
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk ofnon-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
Short Sale Risk:The Fund may engage in short sales, which are transactions in which the Fund sells securities borrowed from others with the expectation that the price of the security will fall before the Fund must purchase the security to return it to the lender. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold. The Fund may also pay transaction costs and borrowing fees in connection with short sales.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $485,871,006. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 18,766,710 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (3,299,051 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 15,467,659 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $4,675,284 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
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AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 4,247,444 | | | | $ | 3,934,341 | | | | $ | 8,181,785 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 14,770,051 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 14,770,051 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 15,329,593 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 15,329,593 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund | | | $ | 14,784,981 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (8,181,785 | ) | | | $ | 15,467,659 | | | | $ | 22,070,855 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Total Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Gateway Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 10
Statement of Operations
Page 10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 11
Financial Highlights
Page 12
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 13
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 18
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 19
Other Information
Page 20
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 21
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 24
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Gateway Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Gateway Fund and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund. | | |
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Gateway Fund (the “Fund”) returned 10.82%. That compared to a 31.49% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1. The Fund’s performance reflects itslow-volatility equity strategy, which seeks to reduce fluctuations in the portfolio’s value that may be caused by equity market volatility. In achieving itslow-volatility objective, the Fund’s annualized standard deviation of daily returns for the year was 5.45% compared to 12.47% for the S&P 500 Index. The Fund exhibited a beta2 to the S&P 500 Index of 0.41 for the year.
The Fund seeks to capture the majority of the long-term returns expected with equity market investments while also providing less risk. To accomplish this, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. In addition, the Fund sells index call options in order to lower volatility and generate cash flow; the Fund then uses a portion of this cash flow to purchase index put options, which helps mitigate any sharp, sudden price declines in the equity portfolio.*
Early in the year, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) announced a shift to a more dovish monetary policy with fewer interest rate increases. The news provided a boost to equities, and ultimately the Fed cut rates three times in 2019, starting in July. The policy shift came amid signs of weaker global growth, geopolitical tensions, and positive domestic economic indicators, such as a low unemployment rate and better-than-expected, albeit stagnant, growth in corporate earnings. In particular, unease over trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the U.S. and Mexico contributed to a decline in equities throughout May, with additional volatility and a second drawdown at the end of July and intomid-August. A phaseone-trade agreement between the U.S. and China was announced in the fourth quarter, which helped provide a boost to equities to close out the12-month period.
The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for the year, as expected when the benchmark posts a strong above-average advance combined with below-average volatility levels. As measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index3 (the VIX), implied volatility averaged 15.39 for 2019, falling below its historical average of 19.15. The highest close of the VIX in 2019 was on January 3, as equity markets recovered from near-bear market territory at the end of 2018.
The Fund’stwo-part option strategy helped it participate in equity gains during market advances while also mitigating losses during market declines. However, this strategy prevented it from fully participating in the well-above-average gains of the first and fourth quarters of 2019. The Fund returned 5.02% and 3.48% during these quarters, lagging the benchmark’s gains of 13.65% and 9.07%, respectively.
The market advance was choppy and more moderate in the second and third quarters. The Fund ultimately lagged its benchmark during these quarters but not to the same extent, posting returns of 0.84% and 1.13%, respectively, compared to the benchmark’s returns of 4.30% and 1.70%. However, thelow-volatility strategy provided significant downside protection during the brief, sharp market declines in May and July. During these two downturns, the Fund returned-3.60% and-2.75%, respectively, outperforming the benchmark’s returns of-6.62% and-5.99%.
The Fund employs equity index options as part of itslow-volatility strategy, and those derivatives, along with the overall strategy, worked as designed, however they had an overall negative impact on the Fund’s performance during the period.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole, beta is used in the capital asset pricing model, which calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market returns. |
3 | Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index® (VIX®) is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by the S&P 500 Index options. |
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AZL® Gateway Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Fund Objective | | | | |
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also selling index call options. | | | | |
Investment Concerns | | | | |
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. | | | | |
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations. | | | | |
The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments. | | | | |
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus. | | | | |
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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AZL®Gateway Fund | | | 10.82 | % | | | 4.97 | % | | | 4.34 | % | | | 4.38 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 31.49 | % | | | 15.27 | % | | | 11.70 | % | | | 13.25 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®Gateway Fund | | | 1.10 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.25% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Gateway Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,046.50 | | | | $ | 5.73 | | | | | 1.11 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Gateway Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,019.61 | | | | $ | 5.65 | | | | | 1.11 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 22.9 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 14.1 | |
| |
Financials | | | | 13.0 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 10.8 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 9.9 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 9.4 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 6.8 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 4.3 | |
| |
Utilities | | | | 3.3 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 2.9 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 2.5 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks | | | | 99.9 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 2.4 | |
| |
Purchased Put Options | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 102.7 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (2.7 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+ (100%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.2%): | | | |
| 3,482 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | $ | 1,134,296 | |
| 107 | | | HEICO Corp. | | | 12,214 | |
| 766 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 192,174 | |
| 2,659 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 584,289 | |
| 643 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 360,080 | |
| 7,107 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 1,064,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,347,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%): | | | |
| 5,249 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 614,448 | |
| 671 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 53,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 667,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,780 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 120,595 | |
| 3,552 | | | JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 66,493 | |
| 3,618 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 318,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 505,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,289 | | | Autoliv, Inc. | | | 193,214 | |
| 2,113 | | | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 60,749 | |
| 2,253 | | | Veoneer, Inc.* | | | 35,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 289,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.1%): | | | |
| 281 | | | Tesla, Inc.* | | | 117,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (6.1%): | | | |
| 2,673 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 58,913 | |
| 62,793 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,211,569 | |
| 17,829 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,424,359 | |
| 2,308 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 271,075 | |
| 18,930 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 285,464 | |
| 22,505 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,137,197 | |
| 1,566 | | | Old National Bancorp | | | 28,642 | |
| 615 | | | Signature Bank | | | 84,015 | |
| 802 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | | 201,334 | |
| 27,662 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,488,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,190,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (2.0%): | | | |
| 26,465 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,464,837 | |
| 3,214 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 204,250 | |
| 9,740 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,331,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,000,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (2.5%): | | | |
| 9,311 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 824,396 | |
| 4,437 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 1,069,628 | |
| 1,654 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 490,791 | |
| 151 | | | Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 13,964 | |
| 10,329 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 671,178 | |
| 681 | | | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 41,139 | |
| 614 | | | Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | 70,156 | |
| 2,546 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 557,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,738,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 7,737 | | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 314,973 | |
| 332 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 80,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 395,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Capital Markets (2.5%): | | | |
| 8,735 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | $ | 439,633 | |
| 9,283 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 441,499 | |
| 2,951 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 137,782 | |
| 724 | | | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 194,249 | |
| 2,988 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 687,030 | |
| 5,941 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 549,840 | |
| 2,002 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 71,892 | |
| 244 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 92,503 | |
| 13,248 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 677,238 | |
| 1,280 | | | MSCI, Inc. | | | 330,470 | |
| 3,305 | | | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 164,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,786,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (1.7%): | | | |
| 1,562 | | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 119,540 | |
| 2,266 | | | Celanese Corp., Series A | | | 278,990 | |
| 7,851 | | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 232,076 | |
| 6,722 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 367,895 | |
| 6,301 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 404,524 | |
| 3,821 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 302,852 | |
| 571 | | | Ingevity Corp.* | | | 49,894 | |
| 5,525 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 522,002 | |
| 4,251 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 73,330 | |
| 1,811 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 139,012 | |
| 5,919 | | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 126,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,616,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,769 | | | Copart, Inc.* | | | 160,873 | |
| 981 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 89,065 | |
| 4,539 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 517,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 767,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (1.1%): | | | |
| 455 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 92,547 | |
| 28,946 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,388,250 | |
| 1,575 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 253,796 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,734,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.2%): | | | |
| 946 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 264,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,419 | | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 73,925 | |
| 4,234 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 359,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 433,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,349 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 176,477 | |
| 1,386 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | 100,540 | |
| 1,010 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 62,337 | |
| 2,591 | | | WestRock Co. | | | 111,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 450,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,428 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 257,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,240 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 57,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (2.1%): | | | |
| 13,116 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 2,970,774 | |
| 2,486 | | | Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 151,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,122,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.2%): | | | |
| 45,122 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | $ | 1,763,368 | |
| 24,802 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1,522,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,286,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.6%): | | | |
| 7,496 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 410,181 | |
| 8,029 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 758,820 | |
| 7,767 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 708,428 | |
| 2,914 | | | Edison International | | | 219,745 | |
| 3,608 | | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 234,845 | |
| 476 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 22,305 | |
| 2,999 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 133,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,487,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.7%): | | | |
| 5,097 | | | Eaton Corp. plc | | | 482,788 | |
| 6,724 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 512,772 | |
| 457 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 67,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,063,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.5%): | | | |
| 2,393 | | | CDW Corp. | | | 341,816 | |
| 8,240 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 239,866 | |
| 2,369 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 98,764 | |
| 412 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 105,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 785,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 21,107 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 516,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (2.2%): | | | |
| 5,431 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 322,710 | |
| 2,173 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 233,619 | |
| 1,116 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 79,761 | |
| 2,804 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 907,290 | |
| 886 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 108,473 | |
| 11,717 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1,694,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,346,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.9%): | | | |
| 6,887 | | | American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 180,508 | |
| 2,672 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 283,500 | |
| 3,807 | | | CubeSmart | | | 119,844 | |
| 2,279 | | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 272,887 | |
| 11,008 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 381,648 | |
| 2,501 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 264,156 | |
| 4,885 | | | Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 163,012 | |
| 7,904 | | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 236,883 | |
| 2,737 | | | Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 229,634 | |
| 4,589 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 275,569 | |
| 979 | | | Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | | 22,644 | |
| 7,721 | | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 162,990 | |
| 4,833 | | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 259,145 | |
| 214 | | | Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 5,536 | |
| 3,907 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 246,493 | |
| 2,739 | | | Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 58,450 | |
| 2,059 | | | Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 309,057 | |
| 10,580 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 494,087 | |
| 4,353 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 251,342 | |
| 1,451 | | | WP Carey, Inc. | | | 116,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,333,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.1%): | | | |
| 492 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | $ | 78,223 | |
| 3,570 | | | US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 149,547 | |
| 11,859 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 1,409,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,637,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 1,071 | | | Bunge, Ltd. | | | 61,636 | |
| 758 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 70,456 | |
| 1,829 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 157,349 | |
| 15,580 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 858,147 | |
| 773 | | | Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 84,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,231,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 193 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 21,589 | |
| 1,421 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 66,134 | |
| 15 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 88,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%): | | | |
| 14,085 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 1,223,422 | |
| 600 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 167,424 | |
| 4,716 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 394,352 | |
| 12,530 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 566,607 | |
| 195 | | | DexCom, Inc.* | | | 42,654 | |
| 1,569 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 366,032 | |
| 4,843 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 252,853 | |
| 967 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 571,642 | |
| 7,970 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 904,197 | |
| 1,933 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 299,557 | |
| 998 | | | Steris plc | | | 152,115 | |
| 502 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 188,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,129,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (3.0%): | | | |
| 2,165 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 653,895 | |
| 2,484 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 507,953 | |
| 9,081 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 674,627 | |
| 2,265 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 334,790 | |
| 114 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 15,469 | |
| 1,601 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 170,971 | |
| 6,632 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1,949,675 | |
| 1,221 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 175,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,482,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 640 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 90,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%): | | | |
| 1,782 | | | Aramark | | | 77,339 | |
| 334 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 98,123 | |
| 2,112 | | | Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 159,540 | |
| 960 | | | Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.* | | | 33,014 | |
| 3,538 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 392,400 | |
| 4,129 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 285,066 | |
| 6,402 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,265,100 | |
| 1,249 | | | Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR | | | 30,188 | |
| 6,653 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 221,345 | |
| 1,451 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 92,509 | |
| 77 | | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 18,467 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
5
AZL Gateway Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
| 3,839 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | $ | 85,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,758,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (0.2%): | | | |
| 58 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 220,887 | |
| 203 | | | Roku, Inc.* | | | 27,182 | |
| 3,235 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 127,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 375,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (1.8%): | | | |
| 7,854 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 540,669 | |
| 17,030 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 2,127,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,667,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.6%): | | | |
| 3,853 | | | 3M Co. | | | 679,746 | |
| 57,842 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 645,517 | |
| 6,225 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1,101,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,427,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (2.0%): | | | |
| 8,326 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 440,445 | |
| 211 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 168,709 | |
| 3,970 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 446,427 | |
| 449 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 49,233 | |
| 7,894 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 405,199 | |
| 2,779 | | | Aon plc | | | 578,838 | |
| 2,472 | | | Arch Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 106,025 | |
| 4,628 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 440,724 | |
| 1,014 | | | FNF Group | | | 45,985 | |
| 3,769 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 222,409 | |
| 422 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 82,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,986,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (5.1%): | | | |
| 1,393 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,865,770 | |
| 2,057 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 2,750,250 | |
| 438 | | | Baidu, Inc., ADR* | | | 55,363 | |
| 14,534 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,983,103 | |
| 441 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | | | 20,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,674,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (3.6%): | | | |
| 2,465 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 4,554,925 | |
| 294 | | | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 603,797 | |
| 5,983 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 216,046 | |
| 73 | | | MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | 41,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,416,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (5.0%): | | | |
| 3,404 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 580,382 | |
| 693 | | | Black Knight, Inc.* | | | 44,685 | |
| 1,293 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 159,737 | |
| 4,665 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 289,323 | |
| 5,613 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 780,712 | |
| 933 | | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 268,443 | |
| 4,935 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 661,487 | |
| 1,097 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 159,800 | |
| 1,670 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 163,476 | |
| 3,979 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 338,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
IT Services, continued | | | |
| 8,612 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | $ | 931,560 | |
| 343 | | | Twilio, Inc., Series A* | | | 33,710 | |
| 1,941 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 373,992 | |
| 13,593 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 2,554,125 | |
| 6,434 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 172,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,512,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 547 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 55,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,269 | | | Illumina, Inc.* | | | 420,978 | |
| 546 | | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 60,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 481,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (1.7%): | | | |
| 4,367 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 644,920 | |
| 1,981 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 354,520 | |
| 2,489 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 431,244 | |
| 1,486 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 255,592 | |
| 1,637 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 336,927 | |
| 3,855 | | | Pentair plc | | | 176,829 | |
| 756 | | | Snap-On, Inc. | | | 128,066 | |
| 1,171 | | | Timken Co. | | | 65,939 | |
| 935 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 110,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,504,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.2%): | | | |
| 29,799 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 1,340,062 | |
| 491 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | 61,743 | |
| 2,081 | | | Liberty Global plc, Series C* | | | 45,355 | |
| 1,209 | | | Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C* | | | 23,527 | |
| 4,197 | | | News Corp., Class B | | | 60,898 | |
| 2,067 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 167,468 | |
| 10,940 | | | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | | | 78,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,777,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.3%): | | | |
| 4,306 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 182,918 | |
| 4,467 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 152,057 | |
| 1,505 | | | Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 63,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 398,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%): | | | |
| 4,060 | | | AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 71,781 | |
| 6,440 | | | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 60,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 132,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.4%): | | | |
| 2,357 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 96,472 | |
| 4,322 | | | Target Corp. | | | 554,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 650,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.5%): | | | |
| 4,802 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 368,794 | |
| 5,652 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 154,130 | |
| 4,541 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 410,824 | |
| 5,960 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 351,938 | |
| 2,659 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 402,785 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities, continued | | | |
| 6,901 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | $ | 636,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,324,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.9%): | | | |
| 1,571 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 95,941 | |
| 13,273 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 1,599,529 | |
| 13,206 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 858,786 | |
| 7,809 | | | Continental Resources, Inc. | | | 267,849 | |
| 27,941 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,949,724 | |
| 1,606 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 81,440 | |
| 3,917 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 296,399 | |
| 3,793 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 422,578 | |
| 1,603 | | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 65,450 | |
| 3,423 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 320,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,958,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,832 | | | Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 378,381 | |
| 555 | | | Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.* | | | 26,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 404,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (4.9%): | | | |
| 14,925 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 958,036 | |
| 6,532 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 858,501 | |
| 460 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc* | | | 68,669 | |
| 16,369 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 2,387,745 | |
| 18,270 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1,661,657 | |
| 35,715 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 1,399,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,333,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.5%): | | | |
| 290 | | | CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 173,507 | |
| 605 | | | ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 58,746 | |
| 993 | | | TransUnion | | | 85,011 | |
| 3,243 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 484,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 801,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.1%): | | | |
| 327 | | | Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. | | | 83,369 | |
| 5,774 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 417,807 | |
| 85 | | | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,657 | |
| 472 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 89,576 | |
| 1,517 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 45,116 | |
| 5,319 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 961,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,601,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.4%): | | | |
| 7,591 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 348,123 | |
| 3,890 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 462,288 | |
| 2,241 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 708,201 | |
| 27,851 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 1,666,882 | |
| 4,097 | | | Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. | | | 108,816 | |
| 2,367 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 247,872 | |
| 4,049 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 952,730 | |
| 7,834 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 691,194 | |
| 1,729 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 209,002 | |
| 4,297 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 293,012 | |
| 7,432 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 953,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,641,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks+, continued | | | |
Software (7.1%): | | | |
| 3,815 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | $ | 1,258,225 | |
| 1,092 | | | ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 281,092 | |
| 3,450 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 239,292 | |
| 658 | | | Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.* | | | 73,012 | |
| 1,503 | | | Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 160,460 | |
| 46,019 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 7,257,196 | |
| 4,876 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 124,436 | |
| 2,002 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 35,696 | |
| 16,820 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 891,124 | |
| 292 | | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 67,525 | |
| 8 | | | Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 2,118 | |
| 737 | | | PTC, Inc.* | | | 55,194 | |
| 588 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 166,004 | |
| 669 | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 41,077 | |
| 357 | | | VMware, Inc., Class A* | | | 54,189 | |
| 655 | | | Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 107,715 | |
| 425 | | | Zoom Video Communications, Inc.* | | | 28,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,843,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (2.5%): | | | |
| 1,764 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 25,931 | |
| 236 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 281,149 | |
| 332 | | | Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 75,706 | |
| 288 | | | Five Below, Inc.* | | | 36,824 | |
| 707 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 27,566 | |
| 8,117 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1,772,590 | |
| 5,567 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 666,704 | |
| 1,459 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 194,995 | |
| 10,831 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 661,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,742,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.9%): | | | |
| 24,843 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 7,295,147 | |
| 696 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | | 35,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,330,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%): | | | |
| 640 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 148,269 | |
| 9,078 | | | Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 919,692 | |
| 1,179 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 123,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,191,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.8%): | | | |
| 10,039 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 501,046 | |
| 8,692 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 739,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,240,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%): | | | |
| 564 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 46,727 | |
| 2,772 | | | HD Supply Holdings, Inc.* | | | 111,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 158,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,950 | | | Sprint Corp.* | | | 20,580 | |
| 2,336 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 183,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 203,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $76,812,857) | | | 150,820,950 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Purchased Options (0.4%): | | | |
| Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,056,148) | | $ | 564,330 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (2.4%): | | | |
Money Markets (2.4%): | | | |
| 3,693,098 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(a) | | | 3,693,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $3,693,098) | | | 3,693,098 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $81,562,103) — 102.7%(b) | | | 155,078,378 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (2.7)% | | | (4,117,525 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 150,960,853 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
ADR—American Depository Receipt
* | Non-income producing security. |
+ | All or a portion of each common stock has been pledged as collateral for outstanding call options written. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(b) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s exchange traded options purchased were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Put/ Call | | Strike Price | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount(a) | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2800.00 USD | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 58 | | | $ | 162,400 | | | $ | 5,945 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2850.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 57 | | | | 162,450 | | | | 37,335 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2875.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 59 | | | | 169,625 | | | | 44,250 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2900.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 58 | | | | 168,200 | | | | 49,590 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2950.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 58 | | | | 171,100 | | | | 64,380 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2900.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 58 | | | | 168,200 | | | | 100,630 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2950.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 57 | | | | 168,150 | | | | 123,975 | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Put | | 2975.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 57 | | | | 169,575 | | | | 138,225 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total (Cost $1,056,148) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 564,330 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s exchange traded options written were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Put/ Call | | Strike Price | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount(a) | | | Fair Value | |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3150.00 USD | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 52 | | | $ | 163,800 | | | $ | (496,340 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3125.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 51 | | | | 159,375 | | | | (707,880 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3150.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 51 | | | | 160,650 | | | | (603,840 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3200.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 52 | | | | 166,400 | | | | (415,740 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3225.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 52 | | | | 167,700 | | | | (324,480 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3275.00 USD | | | 2/21/20 | | | | 51 | | | | 167,025 | | | | (168,300 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3175.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 52 | | | | 165,100 | | | | (613,860 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3225.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 51 | | | | 164,475 | | | | (423,810 | ) |
| | | | | | |
S&P 500 Index | | Call | | 3275.00 USD | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 50 | | | | 163,750 | | | | (266,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total (Premiums $2,559,737) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (4,020,250 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | Notional amount is expressed as the number of contracts multiplied by the strike price of the underlying asset. |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written
| | | | | |
| | Value |
| |
Options Written | | $(4,020,250) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 81,562,103 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value | | | $ | 155,078,378 | |
Cash | | | | 37,763 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 144,609 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 22,854 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 387,447 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 2,159 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 512 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 155,673,722 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 544,961 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 297 | |
Written Options (Premiums received $2,559,737) | | | | 4,020,250 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 102,898 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 2,521 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 32,156 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 1,213 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 574 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 960 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 141 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 6,898 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 4,712,869 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 150,960,853 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 103,164,683 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 47,796,170 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 150,960,853 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 10,972,472 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.76 | |
| | | | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 3,234,635 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (792 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 3,233,843 | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 1,217,802 | |
Administration fees | | | | 56,791 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 380,563 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 7,170 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 2,750 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,485 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 8,730 | |
Professional fees | | | | 7,645 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 4,891 | |
Other expenses | | | | 5,681 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 1,697,508 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1,536,335 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | (2,077,891 | ) |
Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts | | | | (14,118,593 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 32,042,623 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts | | | | (1,869,110 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 13,977,029 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 15,513,364 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 1,536,335 | | | | $ | 1,567,484 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | (16,196,484 | ) | | | | 24,072,901 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 30,173,513 | | | | | (32,459,533 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 15,513,364 | | | | | (6,819,148 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (1,477,781 | ) | | | | (2,023,443 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (1,477,781 | ) | | | | (2,023,443 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 4,817,499 | | | | | 6,489,248 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 1,477,781 | | | | | 2,023,443 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (17,161,872 | ) | | | | (65,173,439 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (10,866,592 | ) | | | | (56,660,748 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 3,168,991 | | | | | (65,503,339 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 147,791,862 | | | | | 213,295,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 150,960,853 | | | | $ | 147,791,862 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 366,473 | | | | | 488,214 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 111,784 | | | | | 152,713 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,289,868 | ) | | | | (4,871,885 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (811,611 | ) | | | | (4,230,958 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 12.54 | | | | $ | 13.32 | | | | $ | 12.29 | | | | $ | 11.96 | | | | $ | 11.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.13 | (a) | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.15 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.22 | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | 0.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.35 | | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | 1.16 | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | 0.23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.76 | | | | $ | 12.54 | | | | $ | 13.32 | | | | $ | 12.29 | | | | $ | 11.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 10.82 | % | | | | (4.65 | )% | | | | 9.46 | % | | | | 4.84 | % | | | | 1.98 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 150,961 | | | | $ | 147,792 | | | | $ | 213,295 | | | | $ | 178,951 | | | | $ | 200,708 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 0.93 | % | | | | 1.06 | % | | | | 1.19 | % | | | | 1.11 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.10 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 19 | % | | | | 9 | % | | | | 24 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 5 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL Gateway Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Options Contracts
The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.
Purchased Options Contracts — The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.
Written Options Contracts — The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $1.5 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | |
| | | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Options Contracts | | | | | | | | Written Options Contracts | | $ | 4,020,250 | |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Options Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts | | $ | (14,118,593 | ) | | $ | (1,869,110 | ) |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway”), Gateway provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 1.25 | % |
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AZL Gateway Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $1,141 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by
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AZL Gateway Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 150,820,950 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 150,820,950 | |
Purchased Options | | | | 564,330 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 564,330 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 3,693,098 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,693,098 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 155,078,378 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 155,078,378 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options | | | | (4,020,250 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (4,020,250 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 151,058,128 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 151,058,128 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | $ | 28,714,956 | | | | $ | 55,610,936 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $79,910,604. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 73,732,494 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (2,584,970 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 71,147,524 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | $ | 17,537,382 | | | | $ | 9,257,421 | | | | $ | 26,794,803 | |
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AZL Gateway Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | $ | 1,477,781 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,477,781 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | $ | 2,023,443 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,023,443 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Gateway Fund | | | $ | 1,491,118 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (26,794,804 | ) | | | $ | 73,099,856 | | | | $ | 47,796,170 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of options contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Gateway Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Gateway Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Government Money Market Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 6
Statement of Operations
Page 6
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 7
Financial Highlights
Page 8
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 9
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 13
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 14
Other Information
Page 15
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 16
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 19
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Government Money Market Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Government Money Market Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) returned 1.39%. That compared to a 2.06% total return for its benchmark, the Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index1.
One of the main drivers of fixed-income markets in 2019 was the shift in the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) monetary policy from hawkish to dovish at the start of the year. Rather than continuing its cycle of interest rate increases, the Fed cut interest rates three times during the year, in July, September, and October. This policy shift stemmed from concerns over slowing global growth, the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, and muted inflation. A temporary bout of volatility in the repurchase agreement, or “repo,” market inmid-September led the Fed to inject additional liquidity into the financial system later in the year.
In the context of these and other factors, the slope of the U.S. Treasury yield curve between three months and 10 years inverted periodically throughout the year, leading to concerns about the possibility of a recession. However, a strong labor market and rising consumer spending—along with the Fed’s more accommodative policy—helped keep the economic expansion intact.
Investors maintained a strong interest in money market mutual funds and short-duration bond funds as indicated by positive cash flows throughout the year, while primary market investment-grade bonds experienced a decline in demand. These technical factors helped maintain spreads in credit instruments during the12-month period.
In this environment, the Fund maintained a competitive yield throughout the12-month period. The Fund benefited from an overweight exposure to U.S. government agency securities and an opportunistic allocation to floating rate notes. The Fund’s exposure to the repo market, particularly totri-party repos, also added to relative results. These holdings were diversified across the largest, most systematically important banking organizations in their respective regions, and the Fund’s relatively large allocation benefited performance due to the liquidity benefits and competitive rates available in this asset class. Meanwhile, the Fund’s duration exposure lengthened during the first quarter as the markets responded to the change in the Fed’s tone. This longer duration position benefited the Fund as interest rates declined.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® Government Money Market Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income consistent with stability of principal. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of short-term, high-quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments, including government, U.S. and foreign bank, commercial and other obligations.
Investment Concerns
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. Past performance is not predictive of future performance as yields on money market funds fluctuate daily.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Years | |
AZL®Government Money Market Fund | | | 1.39 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | | | 2.06 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.56 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®Government Money Market Fund | | | 0.88 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.34% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.87% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
Yield as of December 31, 2019
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| | 7 Day Average | | | 7 Day Effective | | | 30 Day Average | |
AZL®Government Money Market Fund | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Prior to the year ended December 31, 2016, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive, reimburse, or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily net investment income for the Fund of 0.00% during such periods.The Distributor was also permitted to waive its Rule12b-1 fees during such periods. Amounts waived, reimbursed or paid by the Manager and/or the Distributor are subject to repayment to the Manager and/or the Distributor, subject to certain limitations as further described in Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements. The repayment of amounts previously waived, reimbursed or paid during 2018 served to reduce the Fund’s yield during the period.
The7-day yield quotation is as of December 31, 2019 and more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total return quotation.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, which is an unmanaged index and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,005.90 | | | | $ | 4.40 | | | | | 0.87 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
| | | | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.82 | | | | $ | 4.43 | | | | | 0.87 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net assets |
| |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | 51.5 | % |
| |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | 33.9 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 14.4 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 99.8 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (51.5%): | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (12.0%): | |
$ | 3,125,000 | | | 2.28%, 1/17/20(a) | | $ | 3,121,639 | |
| 960,000 | | | 1.99%, 1/23/20(a) | | | 958,780 | |
| 5,515,000 | | | 1.82%(US0003M-12bps), 1/27/20 | | | 5,515,134 | |
| 670,000 | | | 2.01%, 1/29/20(a) | | | 668,916 | |
| 1,925,000 | | | 2.31%, 2/4/20(a) | | | 1,920,691 | |
| 5,305,000 | | | 1.66%(US0001M-5bps), 2/7/20 | | | 5,304,994 | |
| 1,960,000 | | | 2.31%, 2/21/20(a) | | | 1,953,475 | |
| 1,675,000 | | | 1.99%, 3/3/20(a) | | | 1,669,173 | |
| 3,480,000 | | | 2.27%, 3/10/20(a) | | | 3,464,726 | |
| 2,825,000 | | | 2.29%, 3/24/20(a) | | | 2,809,955 | |
| 865,000 | | | 1.58%(USBMMY3M+5bps), 4/30/20 | | | 864,995 | |
| 85,000 | | | 1.79%, 5/14/20(a) | | | 84,434 | |
| 120,000 | | | 1.78%, 6/12/20(a) | | | 119,033 | |
| 525,000 | | | 1.74%(US0001M-1bps), 6/18/20 | | | 524,995 | |
| 4,000,000 | | | 1.76%(US0001M), 6/19/20 | | | 4,000,868 | |
| 4,370,000 | | | 1.85%, 6/26/20(a) | | | 4,330,466 | |
| 1,555,000 | | | 1.82%, 6/30/20(a) | | | 1,540,849 | |
| 85,000 | | | 1.77%, 7/7/20(a) | | | 84,219 | |
| 1,850,000 | | | 1.61%, 8/14/20(a) | | | 1,831,418 | |
| 1,555,000 | | | 1.69%(US0001M-5bps), 8/17/20 | | | 1,555,000 | |
| 2,180,000 | | | 1.80%(US0001M-4bps), 9/11/20 | | | 2,179,955 | |
| 1,060,000 | | | 1.61%, 9/28/20(a) | | | 1,047,233 | |
| 2,325,000 | | | 1.76%(US0001M+3bps), 12/14/20 | | | 2,324,910 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 1.64%(SOFR+11bps), 1/15/21 | | | 2,000,000 | |
| 1,270,000 | | | 1.76%(US0001M), 3/17/21 | | | 1,269,903 | |
| 1,785,000 | | | 1.79%(USBMMY3M+26bps), 6/17/21 | | | 1,784,742 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 1.87%(US0001M+16bps), 7/1/21 | | | 1,500,000 | |
| 990,000 | | | 1.91%(USBMMY3M+23bps), 7/8/21 | | | 990,000 | |
| 480,000 | | | 1.82%(US0001M+11bps), 7/9/21 | | | 480,000 | |
| 370,000 | | | 1.84%(US0001M+13bps), 10/8/21 | | | 370,000 | |
| 535,000 | | | 1.85%(US0001M+11bps), 11/12/21 | | | 535,000 | |
| 880,000 | | | 1.73%(SOFR+19bps), 11/18/21 | | | 880,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,685,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank (36.9%): | |
| 3,555,000 | | | 1.13%, 1/3/20(a) | | | 3,554,666 | |
| 5,885,000 | | | 1.66%, 1/8/20(a) | | | 5,882,833 | |
| 2,095,000 | | | 1.51%, 1/10/20(a) | | | 2,094,120 | |
| 1,200,000 | | | 1.71%(US0001M-4bps), 1/14/20 | | | 1,200,000 | |
| 4,010,000 | | | 1.57%, 1/15/20(a) | | | 4,007,380 | |
| 225,000 | | | 1.59%(SOFR+5bps), 1/17/20 | | | 225,000 | |
| 1,715,000 | | | 1.55%(SOFR+1bps), 1/17/20 | | | 1,715,000 | |
| 1,830,000 | | | 1.59%(SOFR+5bps), 1/17/20 | | | 1,830,000 | |
| 360,000 | | | 1.48%, 1/17/20(a) | | | 359,749 | |
| 8,750,000 | | | 1.68%, 1/22/20(a) | | | 8,741,012 | |
| 3,345,000 | | | 1.56%, 1/22/20(a) | | | 3,341,806 | |
| 1,710,000 | | | 1.55%(SOFR+1bps), 1/24/20 | | | 1,710,000 | |
| 1,070,000 | | | 1.58%, 1/24/20(a) | | | 1,068,873 | |
| 2,695,000 | | | 1.52%, 1/31/20(a) | | | 2,691,485 | |
| 3,255,000 | | | 1.50%, 2/5/20(a) | | | 3,250,118 | |
| 2,490,000 | | | 1.54%, 2/6/20(a) | | | 2,486,066 | |
| 5,985,000 | | | 1.62%, 2/7/20(a) | | | 5,974,798 | |
| 870,000 | | | 1.79%, 2/13/20(a) | | | 868,104 | |
| 1,505,000 | | | 1.54%, 2/19/20(a) | | | 1,501,786 | |
| 1,020,000 | | | 1.55%(SOFR+1bps), 2/21/20 | | | 1,020,000 | |
| 555,000 | | | 1.54%, 2/21/20(a) | | | 553,765 | |
| 4,045,000 | | | 1.72%(US0001M-6bps), 2/24/20 | | | 4,045,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, continued | |
$ | 1,930,000 | | | 1.75%(US0001M-4bps), 2/25/20 | | $ | 1,930,000 | |
| 2,615,000 | | | 1.57%, 3/4/20(a) | | | 2,607,742 | |
| 8,665,000 | | | 1.56%, 3/11/20(a) | | | 8,638,370 | |
| 2,550,000 | | | 1.84%, 3/13/20(a) | | | 2,540,534 | |
| 3,820,000 | | | 1.62%, 3/18/20(a) | | | 3,806,666 | |
| 5,455,000 | | | 1.87%, 3/20/20(a) | | | 5,432,375 | |
| 2,255,000 | | | 1.86%, 3/25/20(a) | | | 2,245,119 | |
| 560,000 | | | 1.56%, 4/3/20(a) | | | 557,722 | |
| 1,455,000 | | | 1.58%, 4/6/20(a) | | | 1,448,831 | |
| 3,210,000 | | | 1.68%, 4/8/20(a) | | | 3,195,276 | |
| 2,835,000 | | | 1.63%, 4/15/20(a) | | | 2,821,456 | |
| 9,400,000 | | | 1.70%(US0001M-4bps), 4/17/20 | | | 9,399,547 | |
| 2,765,000 | | | 1.83%(US0003M-14bps), 4/20/20 | | | 2,765,000 | |
| 1,465,000 | | | 1.61%, 4/24/20(a) | | | 1,457,494 | |
| 2,870,000 | | | 1.61%, 5/1/20 | | | 2,869,495 | |
| 8,605,000 | | | 1.57%, 5/6/20(a) | | | 8,557,745 | |
| 530,000 | | | 1.76%(US0001M+5bps), 5/8/20 | | | 530,000 | |
| 1,430,000 | | | 1.81%(US0001M+5bps), 5/8/20 | | | 1,430,000 | |
| 4,270,000 | | | 1.56%, 5/13/20(a) | | | 4,245,343 | |
| 1,800,000 | | | 1.61%, 5/13/20 | | | 1,799,950 | |
| 1,260,000 | | | 1.61%, 5/14/20 | | | 1,259,895 | |
| 990,000 | | | 1.56%(SOFR+2bps), 5/22/20 | | | 990,000 | |
| 2,340,000 | | | 1.58%, 6/3/20(a) | | | 2,324,144 | |
| 2,615,000 | | | 1.56%, 6/5/20(a) | | | 2,597,334 | |
| 895,000 | | | 1.58%(SOFR+4bps), 6/19/20 | | | 895,000 | |
| 1,845,000 | | | 1.57%, 6/25/20(a) | | | 1,830,839 | |
| 340,000 | | | 1.60%, 6/26/20(a) | | | 337,334 | |
| 730,000 | | | 1.59%, 7/6/20(a) | | | 723,990 | |
| 3,620,000 | | | 1.72%(US0001M+1bps), 7/10/20 | | �� | 3,620,000 | |
| 600,000 | | | 1.62%(SOFR+8bps), 7/24/20 | | | 600,000 | |
| 1,290,000 | | | 1.66%(US0001M-3bps), 8/4/20 | | | 1,290,000 | |
| 2,860,000 | | | 1.60%, 8/14/20(a) | | | 2,831,452 | |
| 530,000 | | | 1.57%(SOFR+3bps), 8/21/20 | | | 530,000 | |
| 1,170,000 | | | 1.65%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,178,437 | |
| 2,100,000 | | | 1.64%(SOFR+11bps), 10/1/20 | | | 2,100,000 | |
| 1,295,000 | | | 1.66%, 10/7/20 | | | 1,295,000 | |
| 10,100,000 | | | 1.67%(SOFR+13bps), 10/16/20 | | | 10,100,000 | |
| 2,935,000 | | | 1.80%(US0003M-13bps), 12/21/20 | | | 2,935,000 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | 1.64%(SOFR+10bps), 12/23/20 | | | 3,000,000 | |
| 670,000 | | | 1.92%(SOFR+5bps), 1/22/21 | | | 670,000 | |
| 665,000 | | | 1.58%(SOFR+4bps), 2/9/21 | | | 665,000 | |
| 1,915,000 | | | 1.65%(SOFR+12bps), 3/12/21 | | | 1,915,000 | |
| 2,090,000 | | | 1.71%(SOFR+17bps), 4/9/21 | | | 2,090,000 | |
| 1,420,000 | | | 1.62%(SOFR+8bps), 7/8/21 | | | 1,420,000 | |
| 945,000 | | | 1.62%(SOFR+8bps), 7/23/21 | | | 945,000 | |
| 3,230,000 | | | 1.63%(SOFR+9bps), 9/10/21 | | | 3,230,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 177,773,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (2.4%): | |
| 735,000 | | | 1.76%, 1/17/20(a) | | | 734,389 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 1.53%, 3/10/20(a) | | | 1,495,544 | |
| 6,830,000 | | | 1.62%, 3/18/20(a) | | | 6,806,042 | |
| 1,050,000 | | | 1.58%(SOFR+4bps), 4/3/20 | | | 1,050,000 | |
| 1,535,000 | | | 1.54%, 5/19/20(a) | | | 1,525,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,611,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (0.3%): | |
$ | 1,630,000 | | | 1.47%, 1/24/20(a) | | $ | 1,628,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $248,699,409) | | | 248,699,409 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (14.4%): | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (4.5%): | |
| 850,000 | | | 2.05%, 3/31/20 | | | 850,410 | |
| 1,805,000 | | | 2.38%, 4/30/20 | | | 1,808,036 | |
| 2,845,000 | | | 3.50%, 5/15/20 | | | 2,862,434 | |
| 895,000 | | | 2.02%, 5/15/20 | | | 893,271 | |
| 855,000 | | | 1.50%, 5/31/20 | | | 853,773 | |
| 105,000 | | | 1.86%, 6/30/20 | | | 104,879 | |
| 1,090,000 | | | 1.57%(USBMMY3M+4bps), 7/31/20 | | | 1,089,337 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | 1.57%(USBMMY3M+5bps), 10/31/20 | | | 4,995,611 | |
| 1,280,000 | | | 2.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 1,290,799 | |
| 305,000 | | | 1.66%, 11/30/20 | | | 305,933 | |
| 515,000 | | | 1.67%, 11/30/20 | | | 514,811 | |
| 370,000 | | | 1.66%(USBMMY3M+14bps), 4/30/21 | | | 369,597 | |
| 4,000,000 | | | 1.75%(USBMMY3M+22bps), 7/31/21 | | | 4,000,000 | |
| 1,410,000 | | | 1.83%, 10/31/21 | | | 1,411,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,350,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills (9.9%): | |
| 5,000,000 | | | 1.02%, 1/2/20(a) | | | 4,999,717 | |
| 8,610,000 | | | 1.92%, 1/23/20(a) | | | 8,599,468 | |
| 11,390,000 | | | 1.70%, 2/13/20(a) | | | 11,366,378 | |
| 250,000 | | | 1.82%, 2/20/20(a) | | | 249,358 | |
| 4,830,000 | | | 1.98%, 2/27/20(a) | | | 4,814,612 | |
| 3,270,000 | | | 1.67%, 4/9/20(a) | | | 3,254,857 | |
| 7,085,000 | | | 2.36%, 4/23/20(a) | | | 7,032,516 | |
| 3,780,000 | | | 1.53%, 5/7/20(a) | | | 3,759,531 | |
| 2,685,000 | | | 1.57%, 5/28/20(a) | | | 2,667,637 | |
| 1,020,000 | | | 1.75%, 9/10/20(a) | | | 1,007,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,751,601 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $69,102,027) | | | 69,102,027 | |
| | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements (33.9%): | |
| 29,000,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.55%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $29,002,497, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.13% – 6.88%, 4/15/22 – 8/15/47, fair value of $29,582,566) | | | 29,000,000 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | BNP Paribas, 1.58%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $7,000,614, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% – 3.88%, 2/27/20 – 12/20/45, fair value of $7,140,001) | | | 7,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Repurchase Agreements, continued | |
$ | 5,000,000 | | | Citigroup Global Markets, 1.57%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $5,000,436, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% – 7.00%, 1/30/20 – 9/15/60, fair value of $5,100,051) | | $ | 5,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | | HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., 1.57%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $20,001,744, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 1.63% – 3.00%, 11/30/26 – 2/15/47, fair value of $20,400,051) | | | 20,000,000 | |
| 30,000,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 1.55%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $30,002,583, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00% – 3.75%, 11/30/20 – 2/15/48, fair value of $30,600,001) | | | 30,000,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | | Natixis S.A., 1.57%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $20,001,744, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% – 6.63%, 5/15/20 – 11/20/49, fair value of $20,400,000) | | | 20,000,000 | |
| 25,000,000 | | | Natixis S.A., 1.55%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $25,002,153, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 1.75% – 3.13%, 5/15/21 – 11/15/41, fair value of $25,500,034) | | | 25,000,000 | |
| 17,000,000 | | | Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.55%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $17,001,464, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 2.38%, 3/15/22, fair value of $17,340,087) | | | 17,000,000 | |
| 10,000,000 | | | Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.57%, 1/2/20, (Purchased on 12/31/19, proceeds at maturity $10,000,872, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligation, 3.00%, 11/1/49, fair value of $10,300,001) | | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $163,000,000) | | | 163,000,000 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $480,801,436) — 99.8% | | | 480,801,436 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.2% | | | 722,543 | |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 481,523,979 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
USBMMY3M—3 Month Treasury Bill Rate
(a) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 317,801,436 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value | | | $ | 317,801,436 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value/cost | | | | 163,000,000 | |
Cash | | | | 791,308 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 286,099 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 333,719 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,446 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 482,214,008 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Distributions payable | | | | 333,717 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 231,004 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 2,738 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 99,136 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 757 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,634 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 956 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 402 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 19,685 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 690,029 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 481,523,979 | |
| �� | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 481,522,107 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 1,872 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 481,523,979 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 481,522,231 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 10,027,221 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 10,027,221 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 1,564,615 | |
Administration fees | | | | 118,017 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 1,117,585 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 3,436 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 8,222 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,993 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 26,519 | |
Professional fees | | | | 23,484 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 17,402 | |
Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the manager | | | | 1,034,304 | |
Other expenses | | | | 14,347 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 3,933,924 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (44,709 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 3,889,215 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 6,138,006 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 1,873 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 1,873 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 6,139,879 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 6,138,006 | | | | $ | 4,582,293 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 1,873 | | | | | 909 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 6,139,879 | | | | | 4,583,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (6,138,916 | ) | | | | (4,583,703 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (6,138,916 | ) | | | | (4,583,703 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 514,742,474 | | | | | 339,952,364 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 6,138,917 | | | | | 4,583,703 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (492,533,087 | ) | | | | (381,992,986 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 28,348,304 | | | | | (37,456,919 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 28,349,267 | | | | | (37,457,420 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 453,174,712 | | | | | 490,632,132 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 481,523,979 | | | | $ | 453,174,712 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 514,742,475 | | | | | 339,952,364 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 6,138,917 | | | | | 4,583,703 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (492,533,087 | ) | | | | (381,992,986 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | 28,348,305 | | | | | (37,456,919 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.01 | (a) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) | | | | — | (b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | 1.39 | % | | | | 1.01 | % | | | | 0.05 | % | | | | 0.01 | % | | | | 0.01 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 481,524 | | | | $ | 453,175 | | | | $ | 490,632 | | | | $ | 663,004 | | | | $ | 687,635 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.37 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 0.04 | % | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d) | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.65 | % | | | | 0.65 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.87 | % | | | | 0.44 | %(e) | | | | 0.26 | %(e) |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Represents less than $0.005. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(e) | The expense ratio for the period reflects the reduction of certain expenses to maintain a certain minimum yield. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below. Investments of the Fund are valued, in accordance with Rule2a-7 of the 1940 Act, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under the amortized cost method, discounts or premiums are amortized on a constant basis to the maturity of the security.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements with financial institutions such as member banks of the Federal Reserve System or from registered broker/dealers that the adviser deems creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed-upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. The seller under a repurchase agreement is required to maintain the value of collateral held pursuant to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). Securities subject to repurchase agreements are held by the Fund’s custodian, another qualifiedsub-custodian, or in the Federal Reserve book-entry system. Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset receivables under the MRA with collateral posted by the counterparty and create one net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund would recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.
Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly from the Fund. The net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock Advisors”), BlackRock Advisors provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.87 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.34% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive, reimburse, or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily yield for the Fund of 0.00%. The Distributor may waive its Rule12b-1 fees. The amount waived, reimbursed, or paid by the Manager and/or the Distributor will be repaid to the Manager and/or the Distributor subject to the following limitations:
1. | The repayments will not cause the Fund’s net investment income to fall below 0.00%. |
2. | The repayments must be made no later than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the waiver, reimbursement, or payment took place. |
3. | Any expense recovery paid by the Fund will not cause its expense ratio to exceed 0.87%. |
The ability of the Manager and/or Distributor to receive such payments could negatively affect the Fund’s future yield. Amounts waived under this agreement during the year ended December 31, 2019 are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager.”
Any amounts waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $3,305 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
The Fund, which operates as a government money market fund, is eligible and has elected to use the amortized cost method of valuation pursuant to Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This involves valuing an instrument at its cost initially and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. This method may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the investment.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 248,699,409 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 248,699,409 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 69,102,027 | | | | | — | | | | | 69,102,027 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | | — | | | | | 163,000,000 | | | | | — | | | | | 163,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 480,801,436 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 480,801,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5. Investment Risks
Repurchase Agreement Risk: The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements as a principal strategy. There is a potential for loss to the Fund if the seller defaults and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities. It is possible the fair value of the collateral securities could decline in value during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
6. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $480,801,436. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | — | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | — | |
| | | | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | $ | 6,138,916 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 6,138,916 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL Government Money Market Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | | | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | | | | | $ | 4,583,703 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 4,583,703 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Government Money Market Fund | | | $ | 1,872 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,872 | |
7. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
8. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Government Money Market Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Government Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $910.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
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The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® International Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 15
Statement of Operations
Page 15
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 16
Financial Highlights
Page 17
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 18
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 24
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 25
Other Information
Page 26
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 27
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 30
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® International Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® International Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® International Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 21.44%†. That compared to a 22.66% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index1.
The Fund seeks investment results, before fees, expenses, and fair value adjustments to its portfolio at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, that correspond to the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of international equity markets. It is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index comprising stocks of large- andmid-cap stocks across developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.*
In the first quarter, while every eurozone equity market advanced, they did so to varying degrees as they rebounded from low investor sentiment in 2018. The European Central Bank’s accommodative policies also helped offset slowing economic activity across the region. For instance, Germany underperformed amid continued weakness in the manufacturing and export sectors and a negative yield on the10-year German bund. Meanwhile, Italy outperformed on positive trends in its macroeconomic outlook, despite contraction in gross domestic product2 (GDP) growth and ongoing political uncertainty. Uncertainty around U.S. trade protectionism, an upcoming sales tax hike, and slower growth weighed on Japanese equities.
In the second quarter, European markets gained on better-than-expected GDP growth and increased expectations of further stimulus and accommodative policies. Elsewhere, Australian markets outperformed despite declining economic growth, as the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates.
In the third quarter, Japanese equities outperformed othernon-U.S. developed markets due to a limited trade agreement with the U.S., which helped markets despite Japan’s deteriorating economic conditions. Meanwhile, Hong Kong markets underperformed amid mounting political unrest. Eurozone economic activity showed signs of slowing, notably in manufacturing, and the European Central Bank responded with an aggressive stimulus package. U.K. markets declined over a volatile quarter due to continued Brexit uncertainty and the release of second-quarter data showing the first quarterly contraction in GDP in seven years.
By the fourth quarter, developed markets largely regained momentum. In the U.K., the election of Prime Minister Boris Johnson provided greater clarity to the Brexit process and helped the value of the sterling rebound, while economic activity in Europe improved on the perception of improving U.S.-China trade relations.
All sectors of the MSCI EAFE generated positive returns for the year, even as international equities generally underperformed the S&P 500 Index3. The information technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors were the top contributing sectors for the year, while energy, communication services, and real estate added the least.
The Fund underperformed its benchmark primarily due to the impacts of fair value pricing and expenses incurred by the Fund.*
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management. Derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to cover all outstanding futures positions fully. The Fund uses futures contracts to access immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | Gross domestic product (GDP) is the measure of the market value of the goods and services produced in a period of time. |
3 | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
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AZL® International Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (“MSCI EAFE® Index”) as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of equity securities of companies included in the MSCI EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the MSCI EAFE Index, primarily futures contracts.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | | | Since Inception | |
AZL®International Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 21.67 | %† | | | 9.48 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9.06 | % |
AZL®International Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 5/1/09 | | | | 21.44 | %† | | | 9.21 | % | | | 5.21 | % | | | 4.93 | % | | | 7.46 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/09 | | | | 22.66 | % | | | 10.11 | % | | | 6.18 | % | | | 6.00 | % | | | 8.70 | % |
MSCI EAFE Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/09 | | | | 22.01 | % | | | 9.56 | % | | | 5.67 | % | | | 5.50 | % | | | 8.20 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®International Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.45 | % |
AZL®International Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.70 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.52% for Class 1 Shares and 0.77% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index, which is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The Index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” reflects the maximum possible reinvestment of dividends with no adjustment for withholding tax deductions or tax credits. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable tonon-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL International Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL International Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,066.50 | | | | $ | 2.24 | | | | | 0.43 | % |
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AZL International Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,065.60 | | | | $ | 3.54 | | | | | 0.68 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL International Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.04 | | | | $ | 2.19 | | | | | 0.43 | % |
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AZL International Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.78 | | | | $ | 3.47 | | | | | 0.68 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscalhalf-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Japan | | | | 23.9 | % |
| |
United Kingdom | | | | 15.7 | |
| |
France | | | | 10.4 | |
| |
Switzerland | | | | 9.4 | |
| |
Germany | | | | 8.5 | |
| |
Australia | | | | 6.9 | |
| |
Netherlands | | | | 4.1 | |
| |
Hong Kong | | | | 3.3 | |
| |
Spain | | | | 2.8 | |
| |
Sweden | | | | 2.4 | |
| |
All other countries | | | | 10.5 | |
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Total Common and Preferred Stocks | | | | 97.9 | |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.4 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 98.3 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | 1.7 | |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (97.4%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.5%): | | | |
| 65,305 | | | Airbus SE | | $ | 9,580,583 | |
| 357,262 | | | BAE Systems plc | | | 2,676,411 | |
| 260 | | | Dassault Aviation SA | | | 342,421 | |
| 2,648 | | | Elbit Systems, Ltd. | | | 412,490 | |
| 46,044 | | | Leonardo SpA | | | 539,551 | |
| 83,817 | | | Meggitt plc | | | 730,266 | |
| 5,978 | | | MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 1,706,911 | |
| 192,963 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | | | 1,747,046 | |
| 36,626 | | | Safran SA | | | 5,677,072 | |
| 180,000 | | | Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd. | | | 527,974 | |
| 11,599 | | | Thales SA | | | 1,206,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,147,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%): | | | |
| 102,392 | | | Bollore, Inc. | | | 446,888 | |
| 110,697 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 4,226,004 | |
| 17,200 | | | SG Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 388,298 | |
| 33,000 | | | Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 564,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,625,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.1%): | | | |
| 13,800 | | | ANA Holdings, Inc. | | | 461,776 | |
| 24,510 | | | Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares | | | 451,015 | |
| 19,944 | | | easyJet plc | | | 379,316 | |
| 11,770 | | | Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. | | | 367,339 | |
| 83,673 | | | Qantas Airways, Ltd. | | | 417,951 | |
| 62,300 | | | Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | | | 419,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,496,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.9%): | | | |
| 17,400 | | | Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd. | | | 643,628 | |
| 62,800 | | | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 2,332,891 | |
| 19,351 | | | Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B | | | 2,373,470 | |
| 12,286 | | | Continental AG | | | 1,595,305 | |
| 48,900 | | | Denso Corp. | | | 2,206,148 | |
| 8,952 | | | Faurecia SA | | | 485,337 | |
| 12,000 | | | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 555,476 | |
| 19,700 | | | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | | | 382,205 | |
| 14,129 | | | Nokian Renkaat OYJ | | | 407,213 | |
| 49,051 | | | Pirelli & C SpA | | | 282,710 | |
| 15,200 | | | Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 439,517 | |
| 82,300 | | | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,235,000 | |
| 19,400 | | | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | | | 236,044 | |
| 7,200 | | | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | | | 179,713 | |
| 16,200 | | | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 933,673 | |
| 27,737 | | | Valeo SA | | | 982,009 | |
| 14,700 | | | Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 284,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,554,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (2.7%): | | | |
| 37,239 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | | | 3,065,308 | |
| 101,593 | | | Daimler AG, Registered Shares | | | 5,632,158 | |
| 13,296 | | | Ferrari NV | | | 2,205,176 | |
| 122,317 | | | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | | | 1,811,389 | |
| 182,400 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 5,145,701 | |
| 58,400 | | | Isuzu Motors, Ltd. | | | 688,096 | |
| 65,600 | | | Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 558,402 | |
| 79,200 | | | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | | | 329,725 | |
| 256,300 | | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 1,489,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Automobiles, continued | | | |
| 67,218 | | | PSA Peugeot Citroen SA | | $ | 1,609,690 | |
| 20,695 | | | Renault SA | | | 981,682 | |
| 69,400 | | | Subaru Corp. | | | 1,716,183 | |
| 42,200 | | | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 1,767,861 | |
| 255,566 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 17,996,830 | |
| 3,517 | | | Volkswagen AG | | | 683,429 | |
| 33,300 | | | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 665,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,347,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (9.5%): | | | |
| 45,500 | | | ABN AMRO Group NV | | | 830,993 | |
| 97,448 | | | AIB Group plc | | | 341,264 | |
| 13,500 | | | Aozora Bank, Ltd. | | | 356,626 | |
| 317,205 | | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | | | 5,494,278 | |
| 750,348 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 4,228,197 | |
| 609,210 | | | Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 713,536 | |
| 1,859,656 | | | Banco Santander SA | | | 7,851,581 | |
| 131,342 | | | Bank Hapoalim BM | | | 1,091,459 | |
| 162,413 | | | Bank LeumiLe-Israel Corp. | | | 1,184,078 | |
| 153,800 | | | Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The) | | | 343,681 | |
| 103,156 | | | Bank of Ireland Group plc | | | 568,793 | |
| 6,800 | | | Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The) | | | 289,937 | |
| 115,532 | | | Bankia SA | | | 247,284 | |
| 80,402 | | | Bankinter SA | | | 591,091 | |
| 1,921,265 | | | Barclays plc | | | 4,587,385 | |
| 60,506 | | | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd. | | | 416,003 | |
| 125,873 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 7,492,229 | |
| 416,000 | | | BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,448,751 | |
| 401,681 | | | CaixaBank SA | | | 1,266,638 | |
| 62,300 | | | Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 358,263 | |
| 106,365 | | | Commerzbank AG | | | 658,595 | |
| 198,099 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 11,134,537 | |
| 113,100 | | | Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 463,997 | |
| 130,024 | | | Credit Agricole SA | | | 1,894,158 | |
| 70,823 | | | Danske Bank A/S | | | 1,145,541 | |
| 203,700 | | | DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 3,927,392 | |
| 104,877 | | | DNB ASA | | | 1,966,064 | |
| 33,865 | | | Erste Group Bank AG | | | 1,273,623 | |
| 70,938 | | | Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 851,411 | |
| 20,600 | | | Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 393,273 | |
| 86,900 | | | Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,798,405 | |
| 2,259,335 | | | HSBC Holdings plc | | | 17,740,191 | |
| 436,037 | | | ING Groep NV | | | 5,239,864 | |
| 1,664,402 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 4,387,210 | |
| 139,296 | | | Isreal Discount Bank | | | 646,725 | |
| 46,700 | | | Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 447,635 | |
| 27,559 | | | KBC Group NV | | | 2,077,924 | |
| 7,846,223 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc | | | 6,547,672 | |
| 101,160 | | | Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 258,138 | |
| 70,527 | | | Mediobanca SpA | | | 776,786 | |
| 1,376,500 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 7,440,463 | |
| 15,515 | | | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | | | 413,905 | |
| 2,697,239 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,148,824 | |
| 320,985 | | | National Australia Bank, Ltd. | | | 5,560,644 | |
| 361,068 | | | Nordea Bank AB | | | 2,921,682 | |
| 364,499 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 2,981,180 | |
| 17,372 | | | Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG | | | 435,737 | |
| 230,187 | | | Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,003,841 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 538,641 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | | $ | 1,726,165 | |
| 57,800 | | | Seven Bank, Ltd. | | | 189,981 | |
| 20,000 | | | Shinsei Bank, Ltd. | | | 305,348 | |
| 51,800 | | | Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 385,682 | |
| 183,239 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 1,724,289 | |
| 90,536 | | | Societe Generale | | | 3,163,123 | |
| 300,748 | | | Standard Chartered plc | | | 2,840,018 | |
| 148,769 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,477,269 | |
| 37,303 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,472,255 | |
| 171,890 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 1,851,377 | |
| 102,078 | | | Swedbank AB, Class A | | | 1,522,827 | |
| 224,226 | | | Unicredit SpA | | | 3,277,970 | |
| 141,073 | | | United Overseas Bank, Ltd. | | | 2,775,617 | |
| 390,542 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 6,653,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 161,603,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (2.3%): | | | |
| 85,267 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 6,991,427 | |
| 40,500 | | | Asahi Breweries, Ltd. | | | 1,850,283 | |
| 139,500 | | | Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd.* | | | 471,034 | |
| 12,141 | | | Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 1,811,402 | |
| 60,261 | | | Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. | | | 468,463 | |
| 14,800 | | | Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. | | | 380,087 | |
| 25,860 | | | Coca-Cola European Partners plc | | | 1,297,950 | |
| 21,268 | | | Coca-Cola HBC AG | | | 725,270 | |
| 66,376 | | | Davide Campari — Milano SpA | | | 606,136 | |
| 264,710 | | | Diageo plc | | | 11,153,092 | |
| 12,778 | | | Heineken Holding NV | | | 1,240,598 | |
| 29,006 | | | Heineken NV | | | 3,093,850 | |
| 93,500 | | | Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 2,039,583 | |
| 23,513 | | | Pernod Ricard SA | | | 4,208,597 | |
| 2,726 | | | Remy Cointreau SA | | | 335,243 | |
| 16,100 | | | Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd. | | | 673,371 | |
| 80,195 | | | Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd. | | | 916,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,262,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.9%): | | | |
| 3,935 | | | BeiGene, Ltd., ADR* | | | 652,265 | |
| 50,722 | | | CSL, Ltd. | | | 9,841,596 | |
| 4,974 | | | Galapagos NV*^ | | | 1,035,212 | |
| 7,312 | | | Genmab A/S* | | | 1,627,757 | |
| 33,227 | | | Grifols SA^ | | | 1,173,085 | |
| 11,100 | | | Peptidream, Inc.* | | | 568,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,898,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 21,000 | | | AGC, Inc. | | | 749,447 | |
| 112,041 | | | ASSA Abloy AB, Class B | | | 2,618,982 | |
| 55,455 | | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 2,278,430 | |
| 27,900 | | | Daikin Industries, Ltd. | | | 3,924,135 | |
| 4,232 | | | Geberit AG, Registered Shares | | | 2,376,281 | |
| 16,916 | | | Kingspan Group plc | | | 1,041,744 | |
| 28,100 | | | Lixil Group Corp. | | | 484,364 | |
| 15,400 | | | TOTO, Ltd. | | | 649,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,122,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.4%): | | | |
| 107,219 | | | 3i Group plc | | | 1,562,491 | |
| 6,908 | | | Amundi SA | | | 542,987 | |
| 21,533 | | | ASX, Ltd. | | | 1,187,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
| 285,301 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG | | $ | 3,872,609 | |
| 162,500 | | | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 824,476 | |
| 222,057 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,722,540 | |
| 21,528 | | | Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 3,385,381 | |
| 32,983 | | | Hargreaves Lansdown plc | | | 849,140 | |
| 133,793 | | | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd. | | | 4,336,717 | |
| 56,300 | | | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | 991,181 | |
| 24,523 | | | Julius Baer Group, Ltd. | | | 1,266,736 | |
| 34,914 | | | London Stock Exchange Group plc | | | 3,605,792 | |
| 36,186 | | | Macquarie Group, Ltd. | | | 3,509,033 | |
| 14,655 | | | Magellan Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 587,939 | |
| 114,848 | | | Natixis | | | 511,822 | |
| 378,800 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,946,063 | |
| 2,130 | | | Partners Group Holding AG | | | 1,952,481 | |
| 28,290 | | | SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 596,002 | |
| 14,781 | | | Schroders plc | | | 657,210 | |
| 94,500 | | | Singapore Exchange, Ltd. | | | 623,538 | |
| 56,837 | | | St. James Place plc | | | 879,334 | |
| 430,857 | | | UBS Group AG | | | 5,438,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,849,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (3.3%): | | | |
| 52,786 | | | Air Liquide SA | | | 7,501,656 | |
| 16,500 | | | Air Water, Inc. | | | 243,310 | |
| 25,421 | | | Akzo Nobel NV | | | 2,591,659 | |
| 7,589 | | | Arkema SA | | | 809,416 | |
| 140,600 | | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 1,577,832 | |
| 102,783 | | | BASF SE | | | 7,794,056 | |
| 11,558 | | | Christian Hansen Holding A/S | | | 918,300 | |
| 24,423 | | | Clariant AG | | | 546,624 | |
| 19,222 | | | Covestro AG | | | 893,477 | |
| 14,754 | | | Croda International plc | | | 1,001,922 | |
| 30,000 | | | Daicel Corp. | | | 286,216 | |
| 870 | | | EMS-Chemie Holding AG | | | 572,656 | |
| 19,549 | | | Evonik Industries AG | | | 599,163 | |
| 8,204 | | | Fuchs Petrolub AG | | | 408,126 | |
| 1,025 | | | Givaudan SA, Registered Shares | | | 3,208,631 | |
| 11,300 | | | Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 473,016 | |
| 168,575 | | | Incitec Pivot, Ltd. | | | 377,086 | |
| 71,434 | | | Israel Chemicals, Ltd. | | | 337,155 | |
| 22,625 | | | Johnson Matthey plc | | | 900,078 | |
| 22,300 | | | JSR Corp. | | | 407,641 | |
| 18,300 | | | Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. | | | 447,324 | |
| 20,506 | | | Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 2,676,552 | |
| 39,200 | | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 480,780 | |
| 9,160 | | | Lanxess AG | | | 615,477 | |
| 139,500 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 1,039,456 | |
| 17,500 | | | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 265,972 | |
| 19,500 | | | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 474,013 | |
| 17,100 | | | Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 884,814 | |
| 13,400 | | | Nissan Chemical Corp. | | | 560,268 | |
| 17,200 | | | Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 965,140 | |
| 24,032 | | | Novozymes A/S, Class B | | | 1,176,775 | |
| 40,711 | | | Orica, Ltd. | | | 629,066 | |
| 40,400 | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 4,429,895 | |
| 16,500 | | | Showa Denko K.K. | | | 434,685 | |
| 14,205 | | | Sika AG | | | 2,675,625 | |
| 7,988 | | | Solvay SA | | | 928,830 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
| 171,600 | | | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | $ | 777,818 | |
| 14,811 | | | Symrise AG | | | 1,558,040 | |
| 12,400 | | | Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 274,740 | |
| 20,600 | | | Teijin, Ltd. | | | 384,431 | |
| 160,800 | | | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 1,098,756 | |
| 27,300 | | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 420,195 | |
| 22,549 | | | Umicore SA^ | | | 1,099,223 | |
| 18,907 | | | Yara International ASA | | | 788,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,533,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%): | | | |
| 179,653 | | | Brambles, Ltd. | | | 1,480,487 | |
| 26,700 | | | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 724,734 | |
| 26,202 | | | Edenred | | | 1,355,706 | |
| 189,889 | | | G4S plc | | | 552,144 | |
| 18,886 | | | ISS A/S | | | 453,581 | |
| 13,800 | | | Park24 Co., Ltd. | | | 338,094 | |
| 207,274 | | | Rentokil Initial plc | | | 1,247,596 | |
| 23,000 | | | SECOM Co., Ltd. | | | 2,052,828 | |
| 37,221 | | | Securitas AB, Class B | | | 642,410 | |
| 7,800 | | | Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. | | | 422,484 | |
| 30,500 | | | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 628,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,898,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.3%): | | | |
| 627,819 | | | Nokia OYJ | | | 2,328,913 | |
| 341,324 | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 2,991,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,320,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (1.0%): | | | |
| 30,329 | | | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | | | 1,215,676 | |
| 24,946 | | | Bouygues SA | | | 1,061,877 | |
| 11,842 | | | Cimic Group, Ltd. | | | 276,232 | |
| 8,408 | | | Eiffage SA | | | 963,380 | |
| 55,919 | | | Ferrovial SA | | | 1,696,266 | |
| 2,965 | | | Hochtief AG | | | 379,459 | |
| 23,600 | | | JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 379,820 | |
| 49,100 | | | Kajima Corp. | | | 656,267 | |
| 74,200 | | | Obayashi Corp. | | | 822,834 | |
| 67,700 | | | Shimizu Corp. | | | 688,878 | |
| 36,530 | | | Skanska AB, Class B | | | 826,280 | |
| 22,200 | | | Taisei Corp. | | | 919,259 | |
| 57,042 | | | Vinci SA | | | 6,336,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,222,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.6%): | | | |
| 138,414 | | | Boral, Ltd. | | | 436,437 | |
| 89,195 | | | CRH plc | | | 3,577,488 | |
| 96,309 | | | Fletcher Building, Ltd. | | | 330,352 | |
| 16,756 | | | HeidelbergCement AG | | | 1,221,244 | |
| 48,835 | | | James Hardie Industries SE | | | 957,223 | |
| 55,211 | | | LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares | | | 3,062,180 | |
| 14,000 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 409,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,994,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 53,700 | | | ACOM Co., Ltd. | | | 243,780 | |
| 13,000 | | | AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. | | | 204,504 | |
| 18,100 | | | Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 313,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 762,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 26,095 | | | Smurfit Kappa Group plc | | $ | 1,005,088 | |
| 13,700 | | | Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 237,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,242,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.0%†): | | | |
| 10,588 | | | Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. | | | 237,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 9,400 | | | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 247,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 339,548 | | | AMP, Ltd. | | | 456,456 | |
| 69,162 | | | Challenger, Ltd. | | | 393,831 | |
| 4,807 | | | Eurazeo Se | | | 329,486 | |
| 11,831 | | | EXOR NV | | | 917,445 | |
| 8,823 | | | Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | | | 930,751 | |
| 18,686 | | | Industrivarden AB, Class C | | | 451,394 | |
| 50,971 | | | Investor AB, Class B | | | 2,785,757 | |
| 28,149 | | | Kinnevik AB, Class B | | | 689,045 | |
| 7,951 | | | L E Lundbergforetagen AB | | | 349,395 | |
| 296,385 | | | M&G plc* | | | 932,399 | |
| 39,200 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. | | | 252,328 | |
| 147,000 | | | ORIX Corp. | | | 2,447,206 | |
| 4,432 | | | Pargesa Holding SA | | | 368,270 | |
| 264,559 | | | Standard Life Aberdeen plc | | | 1,152,588 | |
| 5,200 | | | Tokyo Century Corp. | | | 279,245 | |
| 3,280 | | | Wendel | | | 436,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,172,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.0%): | | | |
| 937,015 | | | BT Group plc | | | 2,401,028 | |
| 28,078 | | | Cellnex Telecom SAU | | | 1,210,041 | |
| 371,007 | | | Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | | | 6,062,319 | |
| 16,628 | | | Elisa OYJ | | | 918,745 | |
| 442,525 | | | HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. | | | 623,900 | |
| 2,695 | | | Iliad SA | | | 349,666 | |
| 409,316 | | | Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 1,209,290 | |
| 142,304 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 3,605,032 | |
| 223,256 | | | Orange SA | | | 3,280,315 | |
| 471,000 | | | PCCW, Ltd. | | | 278,118 | |
| 17,673 | | | Proximus SADP | | | 506,056 | |
| 916,900 | | | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | | | 2,299,921 | |
| 218,334 | | | Spark New Zealand, Ltd. | | | 636,672 | |
| 2,929 | | | Swisscom AG, Registered Shares^ | | | 1,551,466 | |
| 956,612 | | | Telecom Italia SpA* | | | 596,862 | |
| 724,011 | | | Telecom Italia SpA | | | 443,149 | |
| 84,244 | | | Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 244,151 | |
| 522,925 | | | Telefonica SA | | | 3,654,544 | |
| 78,775 | | | Telenor ASA | | | 1,413,354 | |
| 314,124 | | | Telia Co AB | | | 1,349,768 | |
| 456,643 | | | Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 1,137,395 | |
| 45,014 | | | TPG Telecom, Ltd. | | | 212,328 | |
| 14,595 | | | United Internet AG, Registered Shares | | | 479,601 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,463,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (2.0%): | | | |
| 193,004 | | | AusNet Services | | | 230,098 | |
| 74,000 | | | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,043,933 | |
| 32,100 | | | Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 423,366 | |
| 78,570 | | | CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd. | | | 560,379 | |
| 184,500 | | | CLP Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,942,847 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
| 297,895 | | | EDP — Energias de Portugal SA | | $ | 1,291,295 | |
| 69,785 | | | Electricite de France | | | 778,410 | |
| 34,357 | | | Endesa SA^ | | | 917,188 | |
| 910,165 | | | Enel SpA | | | 7,240,114 | |
| 48,796 | | | Fortum OYJ | | | 1,203,674 | |
| 283,500 | | | HK Electric Investments, Ltd. | | | 279,421 | |
| 676,352 | | | Iberdrola SA | | | 6,965,182 | |
| 76,300 | | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 882,413 | |
| 44,400 | | | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 383,601 | |
| 59,258 | | | Mercury NZ, Ltd. | | | 201,498 | |
| 21,377 | | | Orsted A/S | | | 2,215,089 | |
| 151,500 | | | Power Assets Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,107,800 | |
| 48,684 | | | Red Electrica Corp SA | | | 979,206 | |
| 113,918 | | | Scottish & Southern Energy plc | | | 2,182,328 | |
| 152,252 | | | Terna SpA | | | 1,018,627 | |
| 45,200 | | | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 447,118 | |
| 172,000 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.* | | | 734,570 | |
| 8,213 | | | Verbund AG, Class A | | | 412,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,440,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (1.5%): | | | |
| 206,233 | | | ABB, Ltd. | | | 4,979,677 | |
| 13,400 | | | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 409,547 | |
| 30,241 | | | Legrand SA | | | 2,467,253 | |
| 536,267 | | | Melrose Industries plc | | | 1,713,844 | |
| 202,000 | | | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 2,747,009 | |
| 25,000 | | | Nidec Corp. | | | 3,415,575 | |
| 27,397 | | | Prysmian SpA | | | 660,141 | |
| 61,871 | | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 6,364,010 | |
| 28,762 | | | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | | | 505,373 | |
| 20,955 | | | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 2,118,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,381,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.7%): | | | |
| 20,600 | | | Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. | | | 465,399 | |
| 43,405 | | | Halma plc | | | 1,218,350 | |
| 15,300 | | | Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 627,007 | |
| 29,470 | | | Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 1,651,682 | |
| 3,914 | | | Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 500,443 | |
| 7,800 | | | Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 551,261 | |
| 108,220 | | | Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 4,559,076 | |
| 6,865 | | | Ingenico Group | | | 746,275 | |
| 20,380 | | | Keyence Corp. | | | 7,214,562 | |
| 35,600 | | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 2,426,351 | |
| 64,300 | | | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 3,975,895 | |
| 21,700 | | | Omron Corp. | | | 1,264,345 | |
| 24,400 | | | Shimadzu Corp. | | | 763,225 | |
| 14,500 | | | TDK Corp. | | | 1,629,936 | |
| 33,500 | | | Venture Corp., Ltd. | | | 404,320 | |
| 28,000 | | | Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 1,056,711 | |
| 26,600 | | | Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 471,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,526,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 50,094 | | | Tenaris SA | | | 566,473 | |
| 38,726 | | | Worley, Ltd. | | | 417,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 984,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Entertainment (0.6%): | | | |
| 9,600 | | | Konami Holdings Corp. | | $ | 395,898 | |
| 54,700 | | | Nexon Co., Ltd.* | | | 723,614 | |
| 12,500 | | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 5,046,275 | |
| 10,500 | | | Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 524,689 | |
| 12,800 | | | Toho Co., Ltd. | | | 533,074 | |
| 9,595 | | | UbiSoft Entertainment SA* | | | 663,693 | |
| 95,003 | | | Vivendi Universal SA | | | 2,753,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,640,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.6%): | | | |
| 345,427 | | | Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 763,348 | |
| 97,460 | | | British Land Co. plc | | | 829,685 | |
| 269,218 | | | CapitaLand Commercial Trust | | | 398,703 | |
| 299,900 | | | CapitaLand Mall Trust | | | 548,789 | |
| 5,451 | | | Covivio | | | 619,111 | |
| 223 | | | Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp. | | | 582,655 | |
| 123,857 | | | Dexus | | | 1,018,959 | |
| 5,326 | | | Gecina SA | | | 954,588 | |
| 185,740 | | | Goodman Group | | | 1,745,622 | |
| 222,060 | | | GPT Group | | | 873,951 | |
| 3,568 | | | Icade | | | 388,944 | |
| 87 | | | Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 382,157 | |
| 152 | | | Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 1,008,542 | |
| 311 | | | Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 668,721 | |
| 22,974 | | | Klepierre | | | 873,229 | |
| 77,715 | | | Land Securities Group plc | | | 1,021,045 | |
| 239,500 | | | Link REIT (The) | | | 2,542,797 | |
| 230,900 | | | Mapletree Commercial Trust | | | 410,467 | |
| 426,093 | | | Mirvac Group | | | 952,788 | |
| 145 | | | Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 1,062,656 | |
| 208 | | | Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. | | | 529,965 | |
| 433 | | | Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | | 740,075 | |
| 301 | | | Orix JREIT, Inc. | | | 652,751 | |
| 582,055 | | | Scentre Group | | | 1,566,688 | |
| 119,881 | | | SERGO plc | | | 1,430,779 | |
| 254,807 | | | Stockland | | | 827,502 | |
| 224,500 | | | Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 307,335 | |
| 15,343 | | | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | | | 2,423,890 | |
| 347 | | | United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 651,216 | |
| 337,565 | | | Vicinity Centres | | | 590,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,367,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%): | | | |
| 74,200 | | | AEON Co., Ltd. | | | 1,528,825 | |
| 69,391 | | | Carrefour SA | | | 1,165,539 | |
| 6,499 | | | Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA^ | | | 304,635 | |
| 125,305 | | | Coles Group, Ltd. | | | 1,308,442 | |
| 6,698 | | | Colruyt SA | | | 349,591 | |
| 41,500 | | | Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 236,716 | |
| 26,800 | | | FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | | | 641,985 | |
| 10,375 | | | ICA Gruppen AB | | | 484,682 | |
| 201,493 | | | J Sainsbury plc | | | 617,586 | |
| 29,931 | | | Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 492,922 | |
| 132,465 | | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | | 3,319,537 | |
| 5,100 | | | LAWSON, Inc. | | | 288,866 | |
| 22,671 | | | METRO AG | | | 365,407 | |
| 84,100 | | | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 3,077,539 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing, continued | | | |
| 8,500 | | | Sundrug Co., Ltd. | | $ | 307,231 | |
| 1,091,935 | | | Tesco plc | | | 3,698,386 | |
| 4,200 | | | Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 538,924 | |
| 5,700 | | | Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 363,129 | |
| 126,883 | | | Wesfarmers, Ltd. | | | 3,695,814 | |
| 272,382 | | | William Morrison Supermarkets plc | | | 725,015 | |
| 139,772 | | | Woolworths Group, Ltd. | | | 3,555,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,066,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (3.4%): | | | |
| 84,391 | | | A2 Milk Co., Ltd.* | | | 853,955 | |
| 50,700 | | | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 843,052 | |
| 39,506 | | | Associated British Foods plc | | | 1,368,396 | |
| 347 | | | Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares | | | 767,272 | |
| 8,800 | | | Calbee, Inc. | | | 286,242 | |
| 11 | | | Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 972,044 | |
| 69,101 | | | Danone SA | | | 5,735,145 | |
| 17,944 | | | Kerry Group plc, Class A | | | 2,233,857 | |
| 16,800 | | | Kikkoman Corp. | | | 821,987 | |
| 117 | | | Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 908,450 | |
| 12,452 | | | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 841,112 | |
| 50,692 | | | Mowi ASA | | | 1,318,883 | |
| 333,030 | | | Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 36,086,776 | |
| 8,300 | | | NH Foods, Ltd. | | | 343,845 | |
| 23,345 | | | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 406,938 | |
| 6,500 | | | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 482,552 | |
| 82,673 | | | Orkla ASA, Class A | | | 838,171 | |
| 10,100 | | | Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 429,635 | |
| 88,000 | | | Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 319,193 | |
| 1,058,388 | | | WH Group, Ltd. | | | 1,096,715 | |
| 213,000 | | | Wilmar International, Ltd. | | | 653,435 | |
| 12,900 | | | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | | | 710,180 | |
| 13,600 | | | Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. | | | 243,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,560,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.4%): | | | |
| 138,653 | | | APA Group | | | 1,082,632 | |
| 32,681 | | | Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 822,644 | |
| 1,150,477 | | | Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 2,248,034 | |
| 41,600 | | | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 794,962 | |
| 8,300 | | | Toho Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 337,995 | |
| 41,400 | | | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 1,004,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,290,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.0%): | | | |
| 46,271 | | | Alcon, Inc.* | | | 2,621,781 | |
| 20,600 | | | Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. | | | 606,621 | |
| 4,660 | | | BioMerieux | | | 415,082 | |
| 4,816 | | | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | | | 614,179 | |
| 6,716 | | | Cochlear, Ltd. | | | 1,061,417 | |
| 13,204 | | | Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 1,641,793 | |
| 12,129 | | | Demant A/S*^ | | | 382,264 | |
| 31,719 | | | EssilorLuxottica SA | | | 4,844,906 | |
| 65,199 | | | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd. | | | 978,092 | |
| 42,700 | | | HOYA Corp. | | | 4,077,565 | |
| 101,305 | | | Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 4,952,295 | |
| 131,500 | | | Olympus Corp. | | | 2,025,269 | |
| 3,930 | | | Sartorius AG | | | 841,295 | |
| 17,297 | | | Siemens Healthineers AG | | | 830,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued | | | |
| 97,004 | | | Smith & Nephew plc | | $ | 2,342,926 | |
| 6,131 | | | Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,402,976 | |
| 1,141 | | | Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,120,176 | |
| 18,400 | | | Sysmex Corp. | | | 1,250,846 | |
| 73,000 | | | Terumo Corp. | | | 2,579,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,589,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.5%): | | | |
| 21,700 | | | Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 443,103 | |
| 24,312 | | | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA | | | 1,803,017 | |
| 45,974 | | | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 2,594,834 | |
| 20,100 | | | Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 443,447 | |
| 11,212 | | | NMC Health plc | | | 263,166 | |
| 17,336 | | | Ramsay Health Care, Ltd. | | | 884,331 | |
| 44,167 | | | Ryman Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 486,228 | |
| 52,054 | | | Sonic Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 1,052,194 | |
| 8,570 | | | Suzuken Co., Ltd. | | | 348,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,319,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 49,800 | | | M3, Inc. | | | 1,504,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.4%): | | | |
| 19,564 | | | Accor SA | | | 918,324 | |
| 65,400 | | | Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. | | | 1,550,735 | |
| 17,779 | | | Carnival plc | | | 848,859 | |
| 177,526 | | | Compass Group plc | | | 4,446,501 | |
| 42,677 | | | Crown Resorts, Ltd. | | | 360,175 | |
| 6,425 | | | Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd. | | | 198,700 | |
| 8,595 | | | Flutter Entertainment plc | | | 1,049,532 | |
| 246,000 | | | Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. | | | 1,813,336 | |
| 635,657 | | | Genting Singapore, Ltd. | | | 435,291 | |
| 62,988 | | | GVC Holdings plc | | | 738,585 | |
| 19,118 | | | InterContinental Hotels Group plc | | | 1,316,726 | |
| 7,129 | | | McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.^ | | | 343,603 | |
| 24,767 | | | Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR | | | 598,618 | |
| 22,400 | | | Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | | | 3,057,607 | |
| 273,132 | | | Sands China, Ltd. | | | 1,464,787 | |
| 220,987 | | | SJM Holdings, Ltd. | | | 252,272 | |
| 9,852 | | | Sodexo SA | | | 1,168,393 | |
| 226,584 | | | Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd. | | | 721,230 | |
| 50,001 | | | TUI AG | | | 632,069 | |
| 14,662 | | | Whitbread plc | | | 943,397 | |
| 156,400 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd. | | | 386,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,245,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (1.3%): | | | |
| 111,766 | | | Barratt Developments plc | | | 1,107,667 | |
| 12,890 | | | Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The) | | | 835,733 | |
| 19,600 | | | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | 393,913 | |
| 23,949 | | | Electrolux AB, Series B, Class B | | | 587,953 | |
| 49,568 | | | Husqvarna AB, Class B | | | 397,037 | |
| 16,200 | | | Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 283,605 | |
| 36,700 | | | Nikon Corp. | | | 448,651 | |
| 250,400 | | | Panasonic Corp. | | | 2,348,907 | |
| 35,262 | | | Persimmon plc | | | 1,270,088 | |
| 3,700 | | | Rinnai Corp. | | | 288,988 | |
| 2,674 | | | SEB SA | | | 397,674 | |
| 42,100 | | | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 728,842 | |
| 70,200 | | | Sekisui House, Ltd. | | | 1,499,405 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
8
AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Household Durables, continued | | | |
| 25,700 | | | Sharp Corp. | | $ | 392,772 | |
| 142,300 | | | Sony Corp. | | | 9,687,241 | |
| 358,199 | | | Taylor Wimpey plc | | | 926,873 | |
| 151,500 | | | Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 1,239,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,835,123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.7%): | | | |
| 67,925 | | | Essity AB, Class B | | | 2,190,463 | |
| 11,363 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 1,069,869 | |
| 25,400 | | | Lion Corp. | | | 495,833 | |
| 11,700 | | | Pigeon Corp. | | | 431,458 | |
| 79,377 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | | | 6,444,906 | |
| 46,000 | | | Unicharm Corp. | | | 1,553,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,186,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%): | |
| 16,500 | | | Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. | | | 401,023 | |
| 146,817 | | | Meridian Energy, Ltd. | | | 494,265 | |
| 23,752 | | | Uniper SE | | | 786,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,681,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%): | | | |
| 306,244 | | | CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd. | | | 2,926,454 | |
| 11,295 | | | DCC plc | | | 983,028 | |
| 24,500 | | | Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,362,333 | |
| 23,200 | | | Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd. | | | 711,327 | |
| 10,900 | | | Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 530,641 | |
| 154,500 | | | Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 778,621 | |
| 173,834 | | | NWS Holdings, Ltd. | | | 244,012 | |
| 24,600 | | | Seibu Holdings, Inc. | | | 405,875 | |
| 89,100 | | | SembCorp Industries, Ltd. | | | 151,987 | |
| 85,608 | | | Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 11,189,715 | |
| 43,341 | | | Smiths Group plc | | | 968,840 | |
| 56,200 | | | Toshiba Corp. | | | 1,904,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,157,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (5.5%): | | | |
| 21,768 | | | Admiral Group plc | | | 666,532 | |
| 191,375 | | | AEGON NV | | | 875,919 | |
| 19,592 | | | Ageas NV | | | 1,158,945 | |
| 1,352,800 | | | AIA Group, Ltd. | | | 14,234,608 | |
| 47,499 | | | Allianz SE, Registered Shares+ | | | 11,646,273 | |
| 124,525 | | | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 2,570,371 | |
| 433,421 | | | Aviva plc | | | 2,417,502 | |
| 216,218 | | | AXA SA | | | 6,099,536 | |
| 5,562 | | | Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,005,458 | |
| 20,161 | | | CNP Assurances SA | | | 401,651 | |
| 123,000 | | | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,025,961 | |
| 142,533 | | | Direct Line Insurance Group plc | | | 593,794 | |
| 22,933 | | | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 482,052 | |
| 6,727 | | | Hannover Rueck SE | | | 1,300,482 | |
| 254,535 | | | Insurance Australia Group, Ltd. | | | 1,370,976 | |
| 178,400 | | | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 1,675,757 | |
| 25,800 | | | Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 441,681 | |
| 671,923 | | | Legal & General Group plc | | | 2,706,610 | |
| 124,272 | | | Mapfre SA | | | 330,549 | |
| 298,241 | | | Medibank Private, Ltd. | | | 661,627 | |
| 53,111 | | | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,748,982 | |
| 16,092 | | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 4,746,968 | |
| 33,248 | | | NN Group NV | | | 1,264,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Insurance, continued | | | |
| 57,201 | | | Poste Italiane SpA | | $ | 649,155 | |
| 290,932 | | | Prudential plc | | | 5,597,097 | |
| 145,004 | | | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 1,313,933 | |
| 122,220 | | | RSA Insurance Group plc | | | 922,432 | |
| 48,756 | | | Sampo Oyj, Class A | | | 2,127,072 | |
| 17,331 | | | SCOR SA | | | 728,059 | |
| 38,525 | | | Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,509,783 | |
| 17,300 | | | Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 414,159 | |
| 142,401 | | | Suncorp Group, Ltd. | | | 1,297,180 | |
| 3,824 | | | Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,918,902 | |
| 32,975 | | | Swiss Re AG | | | 3,706,961 | |
| 58,236 | | | T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 735,133 | |
| 71,500 | | | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,992,813 | |
| 14,463 | | | Tryg A/S | | | 428,794 | |
| 16,742 | | | Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 6,867,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 92,635,842 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 106,399 | | | Auto Trader Group plc | | | 840,749 | |
| 16,000 | | | Kakaku.com, Inc. | | | 411,369 | |
| 7,200 | | | Line Corp.* | | | 354,176 | |
| 6,156 | | | REA Group, Ltd. | | | 448,708 | |
| 297,900 | | | Z Holdings Corp. | | | 1,248,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,303,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.5%): | | | |
| 12,315 | | | Delivery Hero AG* | | | 974,633 | |
| 8,900 | | | Mercari, Inc.* | | | 182,772 | |
| 49,298 | | | Ocado Group plc* | | | 836,914 | |
| 55,163 | | | Prosus NV* | | | 4,127,346 | |
| 100,700 | | | Rakuten, Inc. | | | 863,827 | |
| 15,859 | | | Zalando SE* | | | 803,510 | |
| 10,400 | | | ZOZO, Inc. | | | 198,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,987,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 1,131 | | | Adyen NV* | | | 930,567 | |
| 47,834 | | | Amadeus IT Group SA | | | 3,919,032 | |
| 10,532 | | | Atos SE | | | 880,524 | |
| 17,886 | | | Capgemini SA | | | 2,190,801 | |
| 54,245 | | | Computershare, Ltd. | | | 639,272 | |
| 22,300 | | | Fujitsu, Ltd. | | | 2,104,583 | |
| 4,900 | | | GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | | | 337,149 | |
| 11,500 | | | Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 324,707 | |
| 37,638 | | | Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. | | | 809,922 | |
| 73,200 | | | NTT Data Corp. | | | 978,680 | |
| 6,900 | | | OBIC Co., Ltd. | | | 932,198 | |
| 12,400 | | | Otsuka Corp. | | | 495,319 | |
| 13,353 | | | Wirecard AG^ | | | 1,613,223 | |
| 5,248 | | | Wix.com, Ltd.* | | | 642,250 | |
| 11,507 | | | Worldline SA* | | | 816,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,614,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 22,000 | | | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,335,151 | |
| 6,300 | | | Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 208,843 | |
| 18,400 | | | Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 268,036 | |
| 8,400 | | | Shimano, Inc. | | | 1,364,013 | |
| 16,500 | | | Yamaha Corp. | | | 909,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,085,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
9
AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,232 | | | Eurofins Scientific SE^ | | $ | 684,119 | |
| 8,238 | | | Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 3,005,143 | |
| 24,572 | | | Qiagen NV* | | | 839,934 | |
| 3,335 | | | Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 552,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,082,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (2.7%): | | | |
| 34,262 | | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 863,434 | |
| 20,709 | | | Alstom SA | | | 980,966 | |
| 40,500 | | | Amada Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 460,015 | |
| 7,942 | | | Andritz AG | | | 341,898 | |
| 43,280 | | | Atlas Copco AB | | | 1,502,086 | |
| 74,583 | | | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 2,974,007 | |
| 112,687 | | | CNH Industrial NV | | | 1,236,903 | |
| 10,800 | | | Daifuku Co., Ltd. | | | 653,172 | |
| 41,260 | | | Epiroc AB | | | 489,874 | |
| 77,275 | | | Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 944,682 | |
| 21,400 | | | FANUC Corp. | | | 3,952,872 | |
| 18,423 | | | GEA Group AG | | | 609,079 | |
| 29,600 | | | Hino Motors, Ltd. | | | 312,803 | |
| 12,300 | | | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 365,995 | |
| 6,200 | | | Hoshizaki Corp. | | | 552,127 | |
| 18,100 | | | IHI Corp. | | | 424,267 | |
| 23,100 | | | JTEKT Corp. | | | 272,500 | |
| 17,100 | | | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 373,908 | |
| 7,772 | | | Kion Group AG | | | 536,596 | |
| 5,787 | | | Knorr-Bremse AG | | | 588,991 | |
| 102,400 | | | Komatsu, Ltd. | | | 2,455,417 | |
| 37,639 | | | Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 2,460,489 | |
| 120,000 | | | Kubota Corp. | | | 1,880,159 | |
| 9,900 | | | Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. | | | 293,352 | |
| 26,100 | | | Makita Corp. | | | 903,682 | |
| 11,910 | | | Metso Oyj | | | 470,164 | |
| 39,400 | | | MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. | | | 813,192 | |
| 32,900 | | | Misumi Group, Inc. | | | 813,686 | |
| 36,600 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,415,708 | |
| 10,900 | | | Nabtesco Corp. | | | 321,679 | |
| 30,200 | | | NGK Insulators, Ltd. | | | 523,955 | |
| 42,400 | | | NSK, Ltd. | | | 399,944 | |
| 125,375 | | | Sandvik AB | | | 2,451,183 | |
| 4,418 | | | Schindler Holding AG | | | 1,124,322 | |
| 2,413 | | | Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 591,308 | |
| 41,858 | | | SKF AB, Class B | | | 848,309 | |
| 6,400 | | | SMC Corp. | | | 2,925,897 | |
| 7,969 | | | Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc | | | 943,502 | |
| 13,500 | | | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 382,737 | |
| 12,100 | | | THK Co., Ltd. | | | 324,815 | |
| 165,543 | | | Volvo AB, Class B | | | 2,778,934 | |
| 53,665 | | | Wartsila OYJ Abp, Class B | | | 592,544 | |
| 27,770 | | | Weir Group plc (The) | | | 555,593 | |
| 306,850 | | | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. | | | 256,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,963,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.2%): | | | |
| 381 | | | A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A | | | 516,650 | |
| 726 | | | A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B | | | 1,047,731 | |
| 5,987 | | | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,009,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Marine, continued | | | |
| 13,700 | | | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. | | $ | 376,273 | |
| 17,000 | | | Nippon Yusen KK | | | 306,327 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,256,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.6%): | | | |
| 77,350 | | | Altice Europe NV, Class A* | | | 499,816 | |
| 10,000 | | | Cyberagent, Inc. | | | 348,196 | |
| 23,477 | | | Dentsu Group, Inc. | | | 808,502 | |
| 19,566 | | | Eutelsat Communications SA | | | 318,233 | |
| 23,800 | | | Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 382,843 | |
| 138,611 | | | Informa plc | | | 1,575,399 | |
| 390,353 | | | ITV plc | | | 783,386 | |
| 8,903 | | | JCDecaux SA | | | 274,737 | |
| 91,786 | | | Pearson plc | | | 776,304 | |
| 24,874 | | | Publicis Groupe SA | | | 1,126,165 | |
| 11,652 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class B | | | 334,454 | |
| 40,089 | | | SES Global, Class A | | | 563,609 | |
| 126,768 | | | Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. | | | 205,597 | |
| 5,630 | | | Telenet Group Holding NV | | | 253,576 | |
| 141,236 | | | WPP plc | | | 1,987,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,238,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (2.7%): | | | |
| 293,204 | | | Alumina, Ltd. | | | 473,446 | |
| 117,134 | | | Anglo American plc | | | 3,380,188 | |
| 44,246 | | | Antofagasta plc | | | 539,022 | |
| 73,727 | | | ArcelorMittal | | | 1,302,227 | |
| 236,137 | | | BHP Group plc | | | 5,576,691 | |
| 329,657 | | | BHP Group, Ltd. | | | 9,027,534 | |
| 61,180 | | | BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | | | 648,112 | |
| 31,794 | | | Boliden AB | | | 845,944 | |
| 60,439 | | | EVRAZ plc | | | 324,341 | |
| 157,884 | | | Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | | | 1,189,733 | |
| 1,223,317 | | | Glencore plc | | | 3,824,639 | |
| 23,000 | | | Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | | | 337,946 | |
| 53,100 | | | JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 680,333 | |
| 7,500 | | | Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd. | | | 210,399 | |
| 12,800 | | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 347,118 | |
| 86,736 | | | Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | | | 1,835,685 | |
| 90,948 | | | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 1,368,509 | |
| 139,087 | | | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 519,427 | |
| 126,453 | | | Rio Tinto plc | | | 7,512,310 | |
| 40,932 | | | Rio Tinto, Ltd. | | | 2,894,179 | |
| 556,728 | | | South32, Ltd. | | | 1,059,692 | |
| 25,900 | | | Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 835,478 | |
| 42,248 | | | ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 570,428 | |
| 14,170 | | | Voestalpine AG | | | 394,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 45,698,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.3%): | | | |
| 63,114 | | | Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. | | | 180,562 | |
| 37,900 | | | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.^ | | | 340,836 | |
| 27,000 | | | J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 376,653 | |
| 223,612 | | | Marks & Spencer Group plc | | | 634,043 | |
| 20,200 | | | Marui Group Co., Ltd. | | | 491,772 | |
| 14,906 | | | Next plc | | | 1,387,695 | |
| 51,700 | | | Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | | | 858,230 | |
| 25,400 | | | Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. | | | 592,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,862,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
10
AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.0%): | | | |
| 72,811 | | | AGL Energy, Ltd. | | $ | 1,050,766 | |
| 681,724 | | | Centrica plc | | | 812,368 | |
| 250,903 | | | E.ON SE | | | 2,683,151 | |
| 203,978 | | | Engie Group | | | 3,296,002 | |
| 389,482 | | | National Grid plc | | | 4,893,850 | |
| 64,133 | | | RWE AG | | | 1,970,271 | |
| 35,451 | | | Suez | | | 536,486 | |
| 60,656 | | | Veolia Environnement SA | | | 1,615,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,858,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.8%): | | | |
| 13,248 | | | Aker BP ASA | | | 434,789 | |
| 2,279,688 | | | BP plc | | | 14,308,213 | |
| 29,171 | | | Caltex Australia, Ltd. | | | 696,662 | |
| 22,895 | | | Enagas SA | | | 584,831 | |
| 284,679 | | | ENI SpA | | | 4,423,199 | |
| 114,178 | | | Equinor ASA | | | 2,284,168 | |
| 55,758 | | | Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 932,493 | |
| 22,887 | | | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | | | 636,822 | |
| 112,800 | | | INPEX Corp. | | | 1,176,830 | |
| 346,520 | | | JXTG Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,584,713 | |
| 8,360 | | | Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 453,817 | |
| 20,139 | | | Lundin Petroleum AB | | | 684,642 | |
| 46,397 | | | Neste Oyj | | | 1,614,294 | |
| 160,365 | | | Oil Search, Ltd. | | | 817,905 | |
| 15,669 | | | OMV AG | | | 880,167 | |
| 191,223 | | | Origin Energy, Ltd. | | | 1,136,426 | |
| 161,728 | | | Repsol SA | | | 2,536,869 | |
| 478,799 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A | | | 14,229,892 | |
| 418,054 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B | | | 12,455,099 | |
| 191,220 | | | Santos, Ltd. | | | 1,100,327 | |
| 222,790 | | | Snam SpA | | | 1,173,795 | |
| 268,579 | | | Total SA | | | 14,841,015 | |
| 12,993 | | | Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd. | | | 196,540 | |
| 104,136 | | | Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. | | | 2,517,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,701,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 54,128 | | | Mondi plc | | | 1,277,581 | |
| 87,300 | | | Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 471,229 | |
| 67,076 | | | Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares, Class R | | | 974,662 | |
| 60,225 | | | UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 2,087,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,810,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (2.1%): | | | |
| 11,047 | | | Beiersdorf AG | | | 1,321,752 | |
| 53,600 | | | Kao Corp. | | | 4,421,429 | |
| 6,000 | | | Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 508,153 | |
| 3,600 | | | Kose Corp. | | | 526,233 | |
| 28,278 | | | L’Oreal SA | | | 8,397,113 | |
| 10,700 | | | Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | | | 255,652 | |
| 44,300 | | | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | 3,168,081 | |
| 164,220 | | | Unilever NV | | | 9,447,776 | |
| 124,197 | | | Unilever plc | | | 7,109,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,155,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (8.4%): | | | |
| 211,400 | | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 3,611,614 | |
| 146,807 | | | AstraZeneca plc | | | 14,685,599 | |
| 104,358 | | | Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 8,529,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals, continued | | | |
| 25,100 | | | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | $ | 2,312,131 | |
| 64,000 | | | Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 4,226,687 | |
| 27,700 | | | Eisai Co., Ltd. | | | 2,063,431 | |
| 558,245 | | | GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 13,131,158 | |
| 7,816 | | | H. Lundbeck A/S | | | 299,648 | |
| 6,300 | | | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | | | 306,515 | |
| 4,528 | | | Ipsen SA | | | 401,170 | |
| 25,300 | | | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. | | | 594,532 | |
| 14,371 | | | Merck KGaA | | | 1,700,469 | |
| 22,400 | | | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 413,170 | |
| 5,200 | | | Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. | | | 452,260 | |
| 240,403 | | | Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 22,781,057 | |
| 198,009 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 11,486,097 | |
| 40,900 | | | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 934,121 | |
| 12,002 | | | Orion OYJ, Class B | | | 555,441 | |
| 44,300 | | | Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 1,970,391 | |
| 11,679 | | | Recordati SpA | | | 492,381 | |
| 78,621 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 25,498,761 | |
| 126,102 | | | Sanofi | | | 12,664,250 | |
| 41,500 | | | Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 791,387 | |
| 30,700 | | | Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | | | 1,897,006 | |
| 17,800 | | | Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 347,323 | |
| 3,300 | | | Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 243,867 | |
| 167,573 | | | Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd. | | | 6,639,800 | |
| 120,195 | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR* | | | 1,177,911 | |
| 13,991 | | | UCB SA | | | 1,113,188 | |
| 5,368 | | | Vifor Pharma AG | | | 980,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 142,301,635 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (1.5%): | | | |
| 17,109 | | | Adecco SA, Registered Shares | | | 1,081,857 | |
| 31,529 | | | Bureau Veritas SA | | | 823,808 | |
| 101,762 | | | Experian plc | | | 3,441,333 | |
| 17,966 | | | Intertek Group plc | | | 1,394,178 | |
| 21,200 | | | Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 398,534 | |
| 13,659 | | | Randstad NV | | | 836,375 | |
| 151,800 | | | Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 5,713,073 | |
| 217,542 | | | RELX plc | | | 5,487,134 | |
| 39,701 | | | Seek, Ltd. | | | 629,827 | |
| 591 | | | SGS SA, Registered Shares | | | 1,618,168 | |
| 6,586 | | | Teleperformance | | | 1,609,049 | |
| 31,007 | | | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 2,266,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,299,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (1.8%): | | | |
| 10,760 | | | AEON Mall Co., Ltd. | | | 190,775 | |
| 95,627 | | | Aroundtown SA | | | 856,285 | |
| 5,609 | | | Azrieli Group | | | 410,471 | |
| 74,028 | | | BGP Holdings plc*(a) | | | 108 | |
| 296,300 | | | CapitaLand, Ltd. | | | 826,633 | |
| 47,400 | | | City Developments, Ltd. | | | 386,649 | |
| 290,744 | | | CK Asset Holdings, Ltd. | | | 2,107,257 | |
| 7,700 | | | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 953,783 | |
| 64,500 | | | Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,998,584 | |
| 40,463 | | | Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 1,653,440 | |
| 235,000 | | | Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. | | | 513,776 | |
| 152,956 | | | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 751,180 | |
| 126,900 | | | Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. | | | 730,281 | |
| 32,500 | | | Hulic Co., Ltd. | | | 391,265 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | | | |
| 75,775 | | | Kerry Properties, Ltd. | | $ | 241,493 | |
| 60,898 | | | Lend Lease Group | | | 753,528 | |
| 131,700 | | | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 2,518,085 | |
| 99,500 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 2,430,517 | |
| 670,623 | | | New World Development Co., Ltd. | | | 919,799 | |
| 12,600 | | | Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 303,251 | |
| 364,601 | | | Sino Land Co., Ltd. | | | 531,256 | |
| 37,600 | | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 1,311,634 | |
| 180,500 | | | Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. | | | 2,768,909 | |
| 57,964 | | | Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A | | | 540,247 | |
| 120,400 | | | Swire Properties, Ltd. | | | 400,115 | |
| 8,817 | | | Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 1,022,316 | |
| 73,400 | | | Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 506,879 | |
| 51,296 | | | UOL Group, Ltd. | | | 317,778 | |
| 57,426 | | | Vonovia SE | | | 3,091,328 | |
| 130,300 | | | Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 799,036 | |
| 95,897 | | | Wheelock & Co., Ltd. | | | 639,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,866,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.2%): | | | |
| 214,136 | | | Aurizon Holdings, Ltd. | | | 787,602 | |
| 16,000 | | | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 3,215,683 | |
| 243,600 | | | ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd. | | | 431,582 | |
| 24,057 | | | DSV PANALPINA A/S | | | 2,785,201 | |
| 34,213 | | | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 3,088,625 | |
| 25,700 | | | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,099,159 | |
| 22,500 | | | Keikyu Corp. | | | 433,725 | |
| 11,100 | | | Keio Corp. | | | 670,725 | |
| 13,700 | | | Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 531,372 | |
| 19,800 | | | Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 1,073,164 | |
| 18,800 | | | Kyushu Railway Co. | | | 630,376 | |
| 163,494 | | | MTR Corp., Ltd. | | | 969,213 | |
| 21,400 | | | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | | | 664,261 | |
| 9,500 | | | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | | | 555,917 | |
| 34,200 | | | Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 797,759 | |
| 22,000 | | | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 799,628 | |
| 54,800 | | | Tokyu Corp. | | | 1,012,682 | |
| 18,200 | | | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 1,571,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,118,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%): | | | |
| 22,200 | | | Advantest Corp. | | | 1,256,211 | |
| 35,900 | | | ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd. | | | 499,123 | |
| 47,634 | | | ASML Holding NV | | | 14,184,681 | |
| 3,100 | | | Disco Corp. | | | 738,001 | |
| 139,377 | | | Infineon Technologies AG | | | 3,195,904 | |
| 31,194 | | | NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 3,969,748 | |
| 81,500 | | | Renesas Electronics Corp.* | | | 561,278 | |
| 10,200 | | | ROHM Co., Ltd. | | | 822,253 | |
| 76,903 | | | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 2,075,385 | |
| 27,200 | | | SUMCO Corp. | | | 455,644 | |
| 17,500 | | | Tokyo Electron, Ltd. | | | 3,846,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,604,434 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (1.5%): | | | |
| 7,404 | | | AVEVA Group plc | | | 457,644 | |
| 13,580 | | | Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.* | | | 1,506,837 | |
| 4,451 | | | CyberArk Software, Ltd.* | | | 518,898 | |
| 14,552 | | | Dassault Systemes SA | | | 2,400,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Software, continued | | | |
| 41,003 | | | Micro Focus International plc | | $ | 578,851 | |
| 6,869 | | | NICE Systems, Ltd.* | | | 1,065,245 | |
| 4,600 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 418,266 | |
| 118,344 | | | Sage Group plc | | | 1,175,735 | |
| 109,981 | | | SAP SE | | | 14,820,854 | |
| 7,241 | | | Temenos AG | | | 1,145,052 | |
| 14,300 | | | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 731,877 | |
| 16,409 | | | WiseTech Global, Ltd. | | | 269,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,088,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.9%): | | | |
| 3,700 | | | ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 252,250 | |
| 4,318 | | | Dufry AG, Registered Shares | | | 428,144 | |
| 6,400 | | | Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 3,794,048 | |
| 92,277 | | | Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | | | 1,876,376 | |
| 2,400 | | | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 602,559 | |
| 122,979 | | | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 4,355,907 | |
| 50,176 | | | JD Sports Fashion plc | | | 560,339 | |
| 225,729 | | | Kingfisher plc | | | 654,529 | |
| 9,200 | | | Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 1,453,911 | |
| 2,400 | | | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 183,168 | |
| 24,400 | | | USS Co., Ltd. | | | 460,832 | |
| 69,100 | | | Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 365,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,987,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%): | | | |
| 26,700 | | | Brother Industries, Ltd. | | | 549,844 | |
| 110,300 | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 3,008,410 | |
| 39,400 | | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 1,878,931 | |
| 54,700 | | | Konica Minolta, Inc. | | | 358,062 | |
| 26,900 | | | NEC Corp. | | | 1,117,887 | |
| 77,200 | | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 836,659 | |
| 33,400 | | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 504,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,254,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.3%): | | | |
| 20,185 | | | Adidas AG | | | 6,559,705 | |
| 45,682 | | | Burberry Group plc | | | 1,336,712 | |
| 58,072 | | | Cie Financiere Richemont SA | | | 4,559,448 | |
| 3,521 | | | Hermes International SA | | | 2,634,693 | |
| 8,476 | | | Kering | | | 5,583,271 | |
| 31,108 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 14,486,728 | |
| 20,784 | | | Moncler SpA | | | 934,745 | |
| 11,747 | | | Pandora A/S | | | 511,065 | |
| 9,070 | | | Puma SE | | | 695,375 | |
| 3,207 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Class B | | | 894,121 | |
| 6,517 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares | | | 344,181 | |
| 74,486 | | | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 220,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,760,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (1.0%): | | | |
| 256,690 | | | British American Tobacco plc | | | 10,934,671 | |
| 108,887 | | | Imperial Brands plc, Class A | | | 2,697,641 | |
| 133,700 | | | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 2,980,999 | |
| 18,890 | | | Swedish Match AB, Class B | | | 974,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,587,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (1.3%): | | | |
| 13,353 | | | AerCap Holdings NV* | | | 820,809 | |
| 52,000 | | | Ashtead Group plc | | | 1,663,779 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors, continued | | | |
| 17,044 | | | Brenntag AG | | $ | 926,673 | |
| 38,813 | | | Bunzl plc | | | 1,061,782 | |
| 26,085 | | | Ferguson plc | | | 2,369,632 | |
| 149,200 | | | Itochu Corp. | | | 3,455,708 | |
| 174,100 | | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 1,286,677 | |
| 151,200 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 4,011,862 | |
| 187,300 | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 3,331,026 | |
| 15,100 | | | MonotaRo Co., Ltd. | | | 404,810 | |
| 133,600 | | | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 1,992,117 | |
| 23,400 | | | Toyota Tsushu Corp. | | | 820,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,145,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.6%): | | | |
| 7,610 | | | Aena SME SA | | | 1,460,082 | |
| 3,180 | | | Aeroports de Paris | | | 629,378 | |
| 56,368 | | | Atlantia SpA | | | 1,314,789 | |
| 107,595 | | | Auckland International Airport, Ltd. | | | 633,715 | |
| 4,779 | | | Fraport AG | | | 406,157 | |
| 47,764 | | | Getlink SE | | | 831,160 | |
| 5,100 | | | Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. | | | 282,286 | |
| 12,000 | | | Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | | | 262,949 | |
| 74,000 | | | SATS, Ltd. | | | 278,797 | |
| 131,398 | | | Sydney Airport | | | 800,412 | |
| 303,036 | | | Transurban Group | | | 3,176,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,076,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 27,491 | | | Severn Trent plc | | | 917,333 | |
| 74,252 | | | United Utilities Group plc | | | 932,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,849,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.6%): | | | |
| 197,700 | | | KDDI Corp. | | | 5,882,346 | |
| 11,503 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR | | | 551,508 | |
| 150,500 | | | NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 4,206,356 | |
| 184,400 | | | Softbank Corp. | | | 2,471,496 | |
| 175,400 | | | SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 7,637,360 | |
| 53,082 | | | Tele2 AB | | | 770,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued | | | |
| 2,995,512 | | | Vodafone Group plc | | $ | 5,814,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,333,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,258,924,414) | | | 1,654,308,244 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (0.5%): | |
Automobiles (0.4%): | |
| 6,667 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 6.39%, 5/15/20 | | | 411,635 | |
| 17,033 | | | Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.31%, 5/20/20 | | | 1,274,047 | |
| 20,768 | | | Volkswagen AG, 2.76%, 5/8/20 | | | 4,105,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,790,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 20,150 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 2.01%, 4/21/20 | | | 2,083,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,842,484) | | | 7,874,374 | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%†): | | | |
| 9,287,952 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 1/6/20* | | | 12,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 161,728 | | | Repsol SA, Expires on 1/8/20* | | | 76,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $88,453) | | | 89,031 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.4%): | |
| 7,283,334 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 7,283,334 | |
| | | �� | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $7,283,334) | | | 7,283,334 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities | | | | |
| (Cost $1,272,138,685) — 98.3%(d) | | | 1,669,554,983 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — 1.7% | | | 28,334,938 | |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 1,697,889,921 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
ADR—American Depository Receipt
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $6,906,243. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Australia | | | 7.1 | % |
| |
Austria | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Belgium | | | 1.0 | % |
| |
Bermuda | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
China | | | 0.1 | % |
| |
Denmark | | | 1.8 | % |
| |
Finland | | | 1.1 | % |
| |
France | | | 10.6 | % |
| |
Germany | | | 8.6 | % |
| |
Hong Kong | | | 3.3 | % |
| |
Ireland | | | 1.0 | % |
| |
Isle of Man | | | — | %† |
| |
Israel | | | 0.6 | % |
| |
Italy | | | 2.2 | % |
| |
Japan | | | 24.2 | % |
| |
Luxembourg | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Netherlands | | | 4.2 | % |
| |
New Zealand | | | 0.3 | % |
| |
Norway | | | 0.6 | % |
| |
Portugal | | | 0.2 | % |
| |
Singapore | | | 1.3 | % |
| |
Spain | | | 2.8 | % |
| |
Sweden | | | 2.5 | % |
| |
Switzerland | | | 9.6 | % |
| |
United Arab Emirates | | | — | %† |
| |
United Kingdom | | | 16.0 | % |
| |
United States | | | 0.4 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
Futures Contracts
Cash of $1,787,364 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
ASX SPI 200 Index March Futures (Australian Dollar) | | | 3/19/20 | | | | 31 | | | $ | 3,590,324 | | | $ | (87,383 | ) |
DJ EURO STOXX 50 March Futures (Euro) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 336 | | | | 14,053,074 | | | | (17,730 | ) |
FTSE 100 Index March Futures (British Pounds) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 83 | | | | 8,243,279 | | | | (13,999 | ) |
SGX Nikkei 225 Index March Futures (Japanese Yen) | | | 3/12/20 | | | | 55 | | | | 5,916,904 | | | | (73,708 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (192,820 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at cost | | | $ | 1,265,581,271 | |
Investments in affiliates, at cost | | | | 6,557,414 | |
| | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at value(a) | | | $ | 1,657,908,710 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value | | | | 11,646,273 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 1,787,364 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,594,612 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $28,457,142) | | | | 28,834,249 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 849,200 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 5,926,605 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 6,036 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 1,708,553,049 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 688,442 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 849,481 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 527,461 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 7,283,334 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 227,326 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 501,541 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 7,913 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 335,817 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 37,590 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 5,833 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 2,001 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 1,435 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 194,954 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 10,663,128 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,697,889,921 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 1,288,610,352 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 409,279,569 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,697,889,921 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 106,657,180 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 9,248,335 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 11.53 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,591,232,741 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 94,769,421 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 16.79 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $6,906,243. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 58,863,848 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | | 513,853 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 429,879 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (4,942,091 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 54,865,489 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 5,769,442 | |
Administration fees | | | | 451,320 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 3,861,094 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 231,592 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 27,612 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,642 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 86,005 | |
Professional fees | | | | 77,843 | |
Licensing fees | | | | 513,611 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 46,720 | |
Other expenses | | | | 62,906 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 11,139,787 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 43,725,702 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 3,789,332 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions | | | | 391,652 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 2,836,424 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 263,540,738 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions | | | | 1,854,039 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 21,937 | |
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Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 272,434,122 | |
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Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 316,159,824 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 43,725,702 | | | | $ | 43,172,322 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 7,017,408 | | | | | 14,028,068 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 265,416,714 | | | | | (308,519,079 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 316,159,824 | | | | | (251,318,689 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (4,671,747 | ) | | | | (6,939,175 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (45,310,584 | ) | | | | (66,270,138 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (49,982,331 | ) | | | | (73,209,313 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 277,487 | | | | | 126,848 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 4,671,747 | | | | | 6,939,175 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (12,887,802 | ) | | | | (17,191,782 | ) |
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Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (7,938,568 | ) | | | | (10,125,759 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 45,976,347 | | | | | 39,282,271 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 45,310,584 | | | | | 66,270,138 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (173,248,705 | ) | | | | (244,059,352 | ) |
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Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (81,961,774 | ) | | | | (138,506,943 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (89,900,342 | ) | | | | (148,632,702 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 176,277,151 | | | | | (473,160,704 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,521,612,770 | | | | | 1,994,773,474 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 1,697,889,921 | | | | $ | 1,521,612,770 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 24,903 | | | | | 10,697 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 441,564 | | | | | 643,708 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,169,990 | ) | | | | (1,460,097 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (703,523 | ) | | | | (805,692 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 2,878,245 | | | | | 2,427,714 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 2,940,336 | | | | | 4,283,784 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (10,864,598 | ) | | | | (14,584,666 | ) |
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Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (5,046,017 | ) | | | | (7,873,168 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (5,749,540 | ) | | | | (8,678,860 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
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Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.94 | | | | $ | 12.30 | | | | $ | 10.07 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.32 | (a) | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.79 | | | | | (2.00 | ) | | | | 2.15 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.11 | | | | | (1.64 | ) | | | | 2.52 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 11.53 | | | | $ | 9.94 | | | | $ | 12.30 | | | | $ | 10.07 | | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 21.67 | % | | | | (13.80 | )% | | | | 25.12 | % | | | | 0.70 | %(c) | | | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 106,657 | | | | $ | 98,902 | | | | $ | 132,265 | | | | $ | 123,158 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 2.89 | % | | | | 2.62 | % | | | | 2.48 | % | | | | 1.19 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.40 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.40 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 4 | % | | | | 2 | % | | | | 8 | % | | | | 55 | %(g) | | | | | |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 14.25 | | | | $ | 17.30 | | | | $ | 14.10 | | | | $ | 14.42 | | | | $ | 15.28 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.42 | (a) | | | | 0.43 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.58 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.60 | | | | | (2.81 | ) | | | | 3.12 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.79 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 3.02 | | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | | 3.48 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | (0.21 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 16.79 | | | | $ | 14.25 | | | | $ | 17.30 | | | | $ | 14.10 | | | | $ | 14.42 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 21.44 | % | | | | (14.04 | )% | | | | 24.77 | % | | | | 0.37 | % | | | | (1.39 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 1,591,233 | | | | $ | 1,422,711 | | | | $ | 1,862,508 | | | | $ | 1,605,552 | | | | $ | 576,330 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.64 | % | | | | 2.36 | % | | | | 2.21 | % | | | | 2.11 | % | | | | 2.16 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.69 | % | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.75 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.69 | % | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.74 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 4 | % | | | | 2 | % | | | | 8 | % | | | | 55 | %(g) | | | | 13 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 55%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $42,119 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $7,283,334 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 192,820 | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 2,836,424 | | | $ | 21,937 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL International Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.52 | % |
| | |
AZL International Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.35 | % | | | | 0.77 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
At December 31, 2019, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
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| | Fair Value 12/31/2018 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized Gain(Loss) | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Fair Value 12/31/2019 | | Shares as of 12/31/2019 | | Dividend Income |
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Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | $ | 10,402,532 | | | | $ | 186,844 | | | | $ | (1,188,795 | ) | | | $ | 391,652 | | | | $ | 1,854,040 | | | | $ | 11,646,273 | | | | | 47,499 | | | | $ | 513,853 | |
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| | | $ | 10,402,532 | | | | $ | 186,844 | | | | $ | (1,188,795 | ) | | | $ | 391,652 | | | | $ | 1,854,040 | | | | $ | 11,646,273 | | | | | 47,499 | | | | $ | 513,853 | |
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Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $12,298 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 9,887,336 | | | | $ | 1,644,420,800 | | | | $ | 108 | | | | $ | 1,654,308,244 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | — | | | | | 7,874,374 | | | | | — | | | | | 7,874,374 | |
Rights | | | | — | | | | | 89,031 | | | | | — | | | | | 89,031 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 7,283,334 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 7,283,334 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 17,170,670 | | | | | 1,652,384,205 | | | | | 108 | | | | | 1,669,554,983 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | (192,820 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (192,820 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 16,977,850 | | | | $ | 1,652,384,205 | | | | $ | 108 | | | | $ | 1,669,362,163 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL International Index Fund | | | $ | 61,631,835 | | | | $ | 169,216,884 | |
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $1,311,386,440. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 413,829,267 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (55,660,724 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 358,168,543 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL International Index Fund | | | $ | 39,883,140 | | | | $ | 10,099,191 | | | | $ | 49,982,331 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL International Index Fund | | | $ | 53,411,357 | | | | $ | 19,797,956 | | | | $ | 73,209,313 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL International Index Fund | | | $ | 49,683,624 | | | | $ | 1,147,318 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 358,448,627 | | | | $ | 409,279,569 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
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AZL International Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 60% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL International Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL International Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $10,099,191.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 12
Statement of Operations
Page 12
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 13
Financial Highlights
Page 14
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 15
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 23
Other Information
Page 24
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 25
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 28
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) returned 8.49%. That compared to a 8.72% total return for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1 (“Index”).
Interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve drove strong gains among fixed income securities in 2019. Falling rates on U.S. Treasury securities generated rising demand for investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, as investors sought greater returns from relatively riskier securities. Securitized debt products, such as non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), collateralized mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities, also performed well in the period’s risk-on environment.
The Fund held underweight positions in investment-grade credit securities and securities from non-U.S. markets, both of which detracted from returns relative to the Index. An overweight position in student loans also detracted slightly from relative returns, as the sector’s performance trailed that of broader fixed income markets.*
In contrast, security selection in corporate credit drove significant returns during the period, particularly among the Fund’s higher-conviction allocations among consumer non-cyclicals, communications, capital goods and autos. In addition, an overweight position in non-agency MBS also benefited relative performance during the period.*
The Fund held derivatives in the form of futures and currency swaps during the 12-month period. Neither of these holdings materially affected performance.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term total return. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment-grade fixed income securities or unrated securities that are determined by the Subadvisor to be of similar quality.
Investment Concerns
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.
High-yield bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but have the potential to pay higher earnings over investment-grade bonds. The higher risk of default, or the inability of the creditor to repay its debt, is the primary reason for the higher interest rates on high-yield bonds.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | Since Inception (11/17/14) | |
AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | 8.49 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | 2.65 | % | | | 2.73 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.13 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.91 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.91% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is an unmanaged market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,024.30 | | | | $ | 4.08 | | | | | 0.80 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.17 | | | | $ | 4.08 | | | | | 0.80 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | 32.9 | % |
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U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | 29.4 | |
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Corporate Bonds | | | | 17.2 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 9.2 | |
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Asset Backed Securities | | | | 5.3 | |
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Yankee Dollars | | | | 4.2 | |
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Foreign Bonds | | | | 1.5 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.2 | |
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Municipal Bonds | | | | 0.5 | |
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Commercial Paper | | | | 0.3 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.1 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 101.8 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (1.8 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Asset Backed Securities (5.3%): | | | |
$ | 1,487,057 | | | Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A1, Series2019-F, 2.86%, 7/25/59, Callable 11/25/22 @ 100(a)(b) | | $ | 1,482,998 | |
| 551,951 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series2014-2, 2.43%(US0001M+64bps), 3/25/83, Callable 8/25/33 @ 100 | | | 537,137 | |
| 950,000 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A3,Series 2017-3A, 2.84%(US0001M+105bps), 7/26/66, Callable 6/25/34 @ 100(a) | | | 947,951 | |
| 965,000 | | | Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A3,Series 2016-2, 3.29%(US0001M+150bps), 6/25/65, Callable 8/25/31 @ 100(a) | | | 987,612 | |
| 796,146 | | | Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class A,Series 2019-4A, 2.66%(US0001M+87bps), 9/26/67, Callable 7/25/32 @ 100(a) | | | 794,948 | |
| 996,479 | | | SLC Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series2008-1, 3.49%(US0003M+160bps), 12/15/32, Callable 12/15/27 @ 100 | | | 1,016,661 | |
| 2,615,000 | | | SLC Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series2006-1, 2.05%(US0003M+16bps), 3/15/55, Callable 9/15/30 @ 100 | | | 2,449,205 | |
| 399,480 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series2008-9, 3.44%(US0003M+150bps), 4/25/23, Callable 4/25/22 @ 100 | | | 400,393 | |
| 618,357 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series2003-7, 2.46%(US0003M+57bps), 9/15/39, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100 | | | 585,621 | |
| 940,000 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A6A,Series 2004-3A, 2.49%(US0003M+55bps), 10/25/64, Callable 4/25/29 @ 100(a) | | | 927,814 | |
| 691,448 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series2012-1, 2.74%(US0001M+95bps), 9/25/28, Callable 5/25/27 @ 100 | | | 683,565 | |
| 1,220,000 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series2008-5, 3.79%(US0003M+185bps), 7/25/73, Callable 4/25/22 @ 100 | | | 1,197,012 | |
| 240,000 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series2008-9, 4.19%(US0003M+225bps), 10/25/83, Callable 4/25/22 @ 100 | | | 241,855 | |
| 1,233,162 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series2009-3, 2.54%(US0001M+75bps), 1/25/45, Callable 2/25/34 @ 100(a) | | | 1,210,730 | |
| 1,045,046 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series2008-6, 3.04%(US0003M+110bps), 7/25/23, Callable 1/25/24 @ 100 | | | 1,040,439 | |
| 684,400 | | | SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series2007-7, 2.27%(US0003M+33bps), 1/25/22, Callable 1/25/23 @ 100 | | | 664,821 | |
| 1,831,722 | | | Wachovia Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3,Series 2006-1, 2.11%(US0003M+17bps), 4/25/40, Callable 1/25/26 @ 100(a) | | | 1,757,156 | |
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| Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $16,916,037) | | | 16,925,918 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (9.2%): | | | |
| 850,000 | | | AIMCO CLO, Class AR, Series2015-AA, 2.85%(US0003M+85bps), 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/20 @ 100(a) | | | 849,993 | |
| 1,457,686 | | | Alternative Loan Trust, Class 4A1, Series2005-56, 2.10%(US0001M+31bps), 11/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 1,363,285 | |
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Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 936,416 | | | America Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Class 6A, Series2005-1, 3.89%(US0006M+200bps), 6/25/45, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | $ | 954,091 | |
| 23,958 | | | Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Class M2, Series2005-R5, 2.48%(US0001M+46bps), 7/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 23,961 | |
| 515,000 | | | Bank of America Merrill Lynch Large Loan, Inc., Class A, Series 2018-PARK, 4.09%, 8/10/38(a)(b) | | | 566,830 | |
| 381,012 | | | Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Class 2A3, Series2005-F, 4.34%, 7/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 379,805 | |
| 340,000 | | | Barclays Commercial Mortgages Securities, Class A2, Series 2013-TYSNC, 3.76%, 9/5/32(a) | | | 342,370 | |
| 155,000 | | | BX Trust, Class A, Series 2019-OC11, 3.20%, 12/9/41(a) | | | 158,905 | |
| 355,000 | | | CALI Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-101C, 3.96%, 3/10/39(a) | | | 387,085 | |
| 938,008 | | | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Class 1A1A, Series2007-AR5, 4.44%, 4/25/37, Callable 11/25/24 @ 100(b) | | | 960,343 | |
| 500,000 | | | Cityline Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2016-CLNE, 2.78%, 11/10/31(a)(b) | | | 509,250 | |
| 390,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A,Series 2014-277P, 3.61%, 8/10/49(a)(b) | | | 411,618 | |
| 360,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1,Series 2013-300P, 4.35%, 8/10/30(a) | | | 384,397 | |
| 365,000 | | | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A,Series 2016-787S, 3.55%, 2/10/36(a)(b) | | | 384,400 | |
| 300,000 | | | CPT Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series2019-CPT, 2.87%, 11/13/39(a) | | | 301,113 | |
| 958,810 | | | Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class A2E, Series2007-CB2, 3.96%, 2/25/37, Callable 2/25/23 @ 100(b) | | | 744,007 | |
| 325,000 | | | DC Office Trust, Class A, Series2019-MTC, 2.97%, 9/15/45(a) | | | 329,348 | |
| 353,327 | | | First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class M1,Series 2005-FF8, 2.53%(US0001M+49bps), 9/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 350,332 | |
| 897,552 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series2006-AA1, 4.13%, 3/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 792,749 | |
| 763,233 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series2006-AA1, 3.91%, 4/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 712,396 | |
| 689,986 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2005-AA12, 3.88%, 2/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 602,410 | |
| 389,769 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series2005-AR3, 4.66%, 8/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 325,308 | |
| 761,772 | | | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 1A1,Series 2006-AR1, 4.16%, 4/19/36, Callable 1/19/20 @ 100(b) | | | 707,335 | |
| 611,777 | | | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 3A1,Series 2005-AR5, 3.98%, 9/19/35, Callable 1/19/20 @ 100(b) | | | 577,832 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 850,000 | | | GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX, Ltd., Class AR2, Series2014-9A, 3.04%(US0003M+111bps), 10/29/29, Callable 10/29/20 @ 100(a) | | $ | 847,776 | |
| 1,438,986 | | | GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Class A1A, Series2006-AR1, 2.37%(US0001M+58bps), 2/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 1,391,399 | |
| 147,500 | | | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2012-ALOH, 3.55%, 4/10/34(a) | | | 151,817 | |
| 1,531,580 | | | HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 1A1A, Series2006-10, 1.96%(US0001M+20bps), 11/19/36, Callable 11/19/22 @ 100 | | | 1,330,333 | |
| 325,000 | | | Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-55HY, 3.04%, 12/10/41(a) | | | 330,161 | |
| 330,000 | | | Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2019-30HY, 3.23%, 6/10/37(a) | | | 339,943 | |
| 325,000 | | | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series2019-OSB, 3.40%, 6/5/39(a) | | | 340,009 | |
| 820,000 | | | LCM LP, Class ARR, Series 13A, 3.11%(US0003M+114bps), 7/19/27, Callable 7/19/20 @ 100(a) | | | 818,094 | |
| 860,363 | | | Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A2, Series2007-4, 1.91%(US0001M+12bps), 7/25/37, Callable 6/25/22 @ 100 | | | 558,794 | |
| 529,925 | | | Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Class 3A, Series2014-R8, 2.74%(12MTA+75bps), 6/26/47(a) | | | 522,389 | |
| 475,698 | | | MortgageIT Trust, Class 2A3, Series2005-2, 3.36%(US0001M+165bps), 5/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 464,680 | |
| 470,465 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Class 3A1,Series 2005-AR3, 5.69%, 7/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 464,804 | |
| 768,278 | | | Nomura Resecuritization Trust, Class 2A3,Series 2014-7R, 1.91%(US0001M+20bps), 12/26/35(a) | | | 765,163 | |
| 210,000 | | | Octagon Investment Partners 25, Class AR,Series 2015-1A, 2.77%(US0003M+80bps), 10/20/26, Callable 1/20/20 @ 100(a) | | | 209,751 | |
| 415,000 | | | One Bryant Park Trust, Class A, Series2019-OBP, 2.52%, 9/13/49(a) | | | 402,861 | |
| 385,000 | | | RBSCF Trust, Class A, Series2013-GSP, 3.83%, 1/13/32(a)(b) | | | 404,158 | |
| 696,672 | | | Recette Clo, Ltd., Class AR, Series2015-1A, 2.89%(US0003M+92bps), 10/20/27, Callable 1/20/20 @ 100(a) | | | 696,460 | |
| 1,346,678 | | | Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Class A2, Series 2006-QA10, 1.97%(US0001M+18bps), 12/25/36, Callable 3/25/26 @ 100 | | | 1,210,865 | |
| 1,499,095 | | | Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Class 3A1, Series2006-AR1, 2.02%(US0001M+23bps), 2/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 1,321,202 | |
| 550,000 | | | TCI-Flatiron CLO, Ltd., Class AR, Series2016-1, 3.22%(US0003M+122bps), 7/17/28, Callable 4/17/20 @ 100(a) | | | 549,012 | |
| 821,778 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class 2A1A, Series2005-AR8, 2.37%(US0001M+29bps), 7/25/45, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 822,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued | | | |
$ | 631,373 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class A2, Series2005-AR3, 4.42%, 3/25/35, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | $ | 622,872 | |
| 296,476 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class A1A, Series 2004-AR10, 2.23%(US0001M+44bps), 7/25/44, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 294,030 | |
| 687,410 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class 2A1A, Series2005-AR6, 2.25%(US0001M+23bps), 4/25/45, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100 | | | 680,597 | |
| 526,303 | | | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AR12, 4.72%, 9/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(b) | | | 519,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $28,718,622) | | | 29,178,940 | |
| | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (17.2%): | | | |
Airlines (0.3%): | | | |
| 110,980 | | | U.S. Airways Group, Inc., Series2001-1G PTT, 7.08%, 9/20/22 | | | 115,468 | |
| 631,746 | | | U.S. Airways Group, Inc., Series2010-1A, 6.25%, 10/22/24 | | | 687,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 802,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.9%): | | | |
| 910,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 2.74%(US0003M+37bps), 1/23/22, Callable 1/23/21 @ 100 | | | 916,679 | |
| 165,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., 3.00%(US0003M+79bps), 12/20/23, Callable 12/20/22 @ 100 | | | 168,686 | |
| 730,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.02%(US0003M+100bps), 12/5/24, Callable 12/5/23 @ 100 | | | 778,116 | |
| 265,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.41%(US0003M+83bps), 10/30/25, Callable 10/30/24 @ 100, MTN | | | 264,338 | |
| 410,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 4/22/26 | | | 421,978 | |
| 165,000 | | | Wells Fargo Bank NA, 2.08%(US0003M+65bps), 9/9/22, Callable 9/9/21 @ 100 | | | 165,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,714,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.1%): | | | |
| 320,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100 | | | 379,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.4%): | | | |
| 300,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.45%, 5/14/46, Callable 11/14/45 @ 100 | | | 323,528 | |
| 150,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.88%, 11/14/48, Callable 5/14/48 @ 100 | | | 172,547 | |
| 665,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.25%, 11/21/49, Callable 5/21/49 @ 100(a) | | | 701,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,197,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (0.5%): | | | |
| 950,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.27%(US0003M+120bps), 9/29/25, Callable 9/29/24 @ 100 | | | 980,417 | |
| 255,000 | | | Raymond James Financial, 4.95%, 7/15/46 | | | 302,771 | |
| 250,000 | | | SL Green Operating Partnership LP, 3.25%, 10/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100 | | | 255,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,538,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Chemicals (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 475,000 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 5.00%, 9/26/48, Callable 3/26/48 @ 100 | | $ | 532,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 267,000 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/29, Callable 7/15/24 @ 102.56(a) | | | 286,024 | |
| 100,000 | | | Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/1/25, Callable 12/1/20 @ 103.94(a) | | | 100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 386,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (1.3%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.13%, 1/15/20 | | | 200,379 | |
| 310,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.43%, 6/12/20 | | | 309,617 | |
| 650,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.20%, 1/15/21 | | | 652,228 | |
| 295,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.88%, 8/2/21 | | | 308,466 | |
| 255,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.81%, 10/12/21 | | | 259,269 | |
| 150,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.88%(US0003M+88bps), 10/12/21 | | | 148,516 | |
| 1,246,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.60%, 1/7/22 | | | 1,311,372 | |
| 455,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.34%, 3/28/22, Callable 2/28/22 @ 100 | | | 458,711 | |
| 465,000 | | | General Motors Financial Co, Inc., 4.20%, 11/6/21 | | | 480,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,129,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.3%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Ball Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23 | | | 210,250 | |
| 70,000 | | | Berry Global Escrow Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/26, Callable 7/15/22 @ 102.44(a) | | | 74,298 | |
| 110,000 | | | Graphic Packaging International LLC, 4.75%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100(a) | | | 118,250 | |
| 494,245 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/20, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 494,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 897,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 600,000 | | | Amcor Finance USA, Inc., 3.63%, 4/28/26, Callable 1/28/26 @ 100(a) | | | 618,526 | |
| 35,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.34 | | | 35,525 | |
| 66,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/27, Callable 9/15/22 @ 102.31(a) | | | 67,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 721,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 375,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 3.07%(US0003M+118bps), 6/12/24 | | | 381,129 | |
| 700,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 2/15/30, Callable 11/15/29 @ 100 | | | 778,476 | |
| 255,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 12/15/42, Callable 6/15/42 @ 100 | | | 272,996 | |
| 390,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 4.80%, 6/15/44, Callable 12/15/43 @ 100 | | | 443,846 | |
| 500,000 | | | AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100 | | | 596,244 | |
| 175,000 | | | Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25 | | | 200,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,673,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.9%): | | | |
| 280,000 | | | American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100(a) | | | 349,541 | |
| 500,000 | | | Appalachian Power Co., Series H, 5.95%, 5/15/33 | | | 631,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
$ | 400,000 | | | Cleco Power LLC, 6.00%, 12/1/40 | | $ | 504,896 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/44, Callable 6/1/44 @ 100 | | | 1,122,227 | |
| 936,000 | | | Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 6.40%, 9/15/20(a) | | | 961,703 | |
| 750,000 | | | Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 6.40%, 5/15/36 | | | 961,758 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.46%(US0003M+55bps), 8/28/21, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 1,247,733 | |
| 700,000 | | | Public Service Oklahoma, 4.40%, 2/1/21 | | | 716,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,495,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.4%): | | | |
| 590,000 | | | American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP, 3.63%, 11/15/27, Callable 8/15/27 @ 100 | | | 613,954 | |
| 205,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 5.25%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100 | | | 223,597 | |
| 105,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 5.75%, 6/1/28, Callable 3/3/28 @ 100 | | | 118,726 | |
| 290,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 5.30%, 1/15/29, Callable 10/15/28 @ 100 | | | 323,313 | |
| 245,000 | | | GLP Capital LP, 4.00%, 1/15/30, Callable 10/15/29 @ 100 | | | 249,602 | |
| 440,000 | | | GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100 | | | 481,229 | |
| 411,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 438,680 | |
| 265,000 | | | HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/17/24 @ 100 | | | 281,653 | |
| 100,000 | | | MGM Growth/MGM Finance, 5.63%, 5/1/24, Callable 2/1/24 @ 100 | | | 109,125 | |
| 112,000 | | | SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 9/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.66 | | | 116,480 | |
| 1,440,000 | | | Welltower, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100 | | | 1,499,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,455,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.5%): | | | |
| 322,000 | | | Rite Aid Corp., 6.13%, 4/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.06(a) | | | 295,435 | |
| 190,000 | | | The Kroger Co., 5.40%, 1/15/49, Callable 7/15/48 @ 100 | | | 231,083 | |
| 790,000 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.80%, 11/18/24, Callable 8/18/24 @ 100 | | | 822,339 | |
| 300,000 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.80%, 11/18/44, Callable 5/18/44 @ 100 | | | 305,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,654,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.6%): | | | |
| 415,000 | | | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.20%, 7/15/45, Callable 1/15/45 @ 100 | | | 448,827 | |
| 375,000 | | | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.38%, 6/1/46, Callable 12/1/45 @ 100 | | | 369,813 | |
| 820,000 | | | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.88%, 10/1/49, Callable 4/1/49 @ 100(a) | | | 855,433 | |
| 199,000 | | | Post Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/29, Callable 12/15/24 @ 102.75(a) | | | 212,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,886,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.3%): | | | |
$ | 360,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.40%, 6/5/20 | | $ | 360,325 | |
| 375,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.84%(US0003M+88bps), 12/29/20, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 375,434 | |
| 92,000 | | | Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.31 | | | 97,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 833,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (1.9%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Aetna, Inc., 3.50%, 11/15/24, Callable 8/15/24 @ 100 | | | 208,951 | |
| 500,000 | | | Anthem, Inc., 3.50%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100 | | | 523,858 | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100 | | | 1,407,505 | |
| 500,000 | | | Cigna Corp., 3.05%, 10/15/27, Callable 7/15/27 @ 100(a) | | | 502,478 | |
| 50,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.63%, 1/15/24, Callable 1/15/21 @ 104.31(a) | | | 52,875 | |
| 69,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26, Callable 3/15/22 @ 104(a) | | | 71,588 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 3/25/48, Callable 9/25/47 @ 100 | | | 1,480,994 | |
| 164,000 | | | Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/1/30, Callable 2/1/25 @ 102.38 | | | 170,150 | |
| 93,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25 | | | 103,928 | |
| 160,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 2/1/29, Callable 8/1/28 @ 100 | | | 184,800 | |
| 320,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.13%, 6/15/39, Callable 12/15/38 @ 100 | | | 354,400 | |
| 145,000 | | | HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/49, Callable 12/15/48 @ 100 | | | 163,125 | |
| 75,000 | | | Humana, Inc., 4.95%, 10/1/44, Callable 4/1/44 @ 100 | | | 88,782 | |
| 300,000 | | | Humana, Inc., 3.95%, 8/15/49, Callable 2/15/49 @ 100 | | | 315,567 | |
| 170,000 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100 | | | 181,050 | |
| 156,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/20 @ 102.31 | | | 160,290 | |
| 30,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 11/1/27, Callable 11/1/22 @ 102.56(a) | | | 31,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,001,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%): | | | |
| 137,000 | | | Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 4/1/22 @ 102.75(a) | | | 144,878 | |
| 100,000 | | | Churchill Downs, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28, Callable 1/15/23 @ 102.38(a) | | | 103,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 248,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 102.88 | | | 209,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%): | | | |
| 735,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 5.50%, 1/8/20, MTN | | | 735,348 | |
| 150,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 4.65%, 10/17/21 | | | 156,284 | |
| 190,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 6.75%, 3/15/32, MTN | | | 243,595 | |
| 273,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 5.88%, 1/14/38, MTN | | | 329,447 | |
| 300,000 | | | General Electric Co., 4.63%, 1/7/21, MTN | | | 306,859 | |
| 150,000 | | | General Electric Co., 4.13%, 10/9/42 | | | 155,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,927,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Insurance (0.5%): | | | |
$ | 900,000 | | | Farmers Exchange Capital III, 5.45%(US0003M+345bps), 10/15/54, Callable 10/15/34 @ 100(a) | | $ | 1,016,540 | |
| 670,000 | | | Farmers Insurance Exchange, 4.75%(US0003M+323bps), 11/1/57, Callable 11/1/37 @ 100(a) | | | 679,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,696,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27, Callable 5/15/22 @ 102.5(a) | | | 211,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (0.3%): | | | |
| 125,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 6/1/29, Callable 6/1/24 @ 102.69(a) | | | 133,438 | |
| 250,000 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC, 6.48%, 10/23/45, Callable 4/23/45 @ 100 | | | 312,054 | |
| 200,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 102.75(a) | | | 211,500 | |
| 290,000 | | | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/40, Callable 5/15/40 @ 100 | | | 332,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 989,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%): | | | |
| 146,000 | | | Antero Resources Corp., 5.13%, 12/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.28 | | | 130,670 | |
| 40,000 | | | Antero Resources Corp., 5.63%, 6/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.81 | | | 32,100 | |
| 304,000 | | | Antero Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/1/25, Callable 3/1/20 @ 103.75 | | | 229,520 | |
| 35,000 | | | Endeavor Energy Resources LP, 5.75%, 1/30/28, Callable 1/30/23 @ 102.88(a) | | | 36,750 | |
| 500,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.88%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100 | | | 553,534 | |
| 210,000 | | | Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.50%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100 | | | 235,998 | |
| 700,000 | | | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.95%, 10/1/43, Callable 4/1/43 @ 100 | | | 776,751 | |
| 160,000 | | | EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27, Callable 7/1/27 @ 100^ | | | 148,836 | |
| 400,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.80%, 3/15/35 | | | 474,082 | |
| 60,000 | | | Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 9/15/26, Callable 9/15/21 @ 104.41 | | | 60,300 | |
| 200,000 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.50%, 7/15/44, Callable 1/15/44 @ 100 | | | 200,214 | |
| 70,000 | | | Parsley Energy LLC, 5.38%, 1/15/25, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.03(a) | | | 71,925 | |
| 150,000 | | | Plains All American Pipeline LP, 4.65%, 10/15/25, Callable 7/15/25 @ 100 | | | 160,522 | |
| 154,000 | | | Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100^ | | | 132,825 | |
| 200,000 | | | Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 5.63%, 4/15/20(a) | | | 201,500 | |
| 250,000 | | | Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29, Callable 4/15/29 @ 100(a) | | | 249,375 | |
| 60,000 | | | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 1/15/29, Callable 1/15/24 @ 103.44(a) | | | 66,450 | |
| 600,000 | | | TC PipeLines LP, 3.90%, 5/25/27, Callable 2/25/27 @ 100 | | | 626,557 | |
| 350,000 | | | Williams Partners LP, 6.30%, 4/15/40 | | | 434,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,822,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.8%): | | | |
$ | 64,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/27, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.88(a) | | $ | 69,520 | |
| 830,000 | | | Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.38%, 12/15/28, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100(a) | | | 905,377 | |
| 410,000 | | | Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.63%, 6/25/38, Callable 12/25/37 @ 100(a) | | | 449,031 | |
| 680,000 | | | Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.88%, 6/25/48, Callable 12/25/47 @ 100(a) | | | 777,092 | |
| 200,000 | | | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.88%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.44(a) | | | 207,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,408,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.3%): | | | |
| 880,000 | | | Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.00%, 1/15/22, Callable 12/15/21 @ 100 | | | 893,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.0%†): | | | |
| 91,000 | | | SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27, Callable 3/30/22 @ 104.13(a) | | | 97,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%†): | | | |
| 81,000 | | | USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 9/1/27, Callable 9/1/22 @ 105.16 | | | 84,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.4%): | | | |
| 615,000 | | | BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 8/15/47, Callable 2/15/47 @ 100 | | | 615,974 | |
| 580,000 | | | Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100 | | | 665,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,281,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%): | | | |
| 545,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/20 | | | 547,342 | |
| 655,000 | | | Air Lease Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/22 | | | 671,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,218,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%): | | | |
| 220,000 | | | Sprint Nextel Corp., 7.00%, 3/1/20(a) | | | 221,100 | |
| 453,250 | | | Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC, 3.36%, 3/20/23(a) | | | 456,868 | |
| 715,000 | | | Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC, 4.74%, 3/20/25(a) | | | 756,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,434,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $51,889,490) | | | 54,822,890 | |
| | | | | |
Foreign Bonds (1.5%): | | | |
Sovereign Bond (1.5%): | | | |
| 170,000,000 | | | Japan Treasury Discount Bill, 1/14/20+(c) | | | 1,564,856 | |
| 175,000,000 | | | Japan Treasury Discount Bill, 1/20/20+(c) | | | 1,610,923 | |
| 175,000,000 | | | Japan Treasury Discount Bill, 1/27/20+(c) | | | 1,610,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,786,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $4,819,257) | | | 4,786,752 | |
| | | | | |
Yankee Dollars (4.2%): | | | |
Banks (0.4%): | | | |
| 485,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.86%(US0003M+125bps), 3/17/23, Callable 3/17/22 @ 100 | | | 489,851 | |
| 425,000 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc, 2.91%(US0003M+81bps), 11/7/23, Callable 11/7/22 @ 100 | | | 431,365 | |
| 500,000 | | | Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 2.88%, 8/5/21 | | | 504,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,426,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Beverages (0.1%): | | | |
$ | 165,000 | | | Bacardi, Ltd., 4.70%, 5/15/28, Callable 2/15/28 @ 100(a) | | $ | 179,616 | |
| 175,000 | | | Bacardi, Ltd., 5.30%, 5/15/48, Callable 11/15/47 @ 100(a) | | | 201,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 381,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/22 @ 102.75(a) | | | 211,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.3%): | | | |
| 625,000 | | | GE Capital International Funding, 2.34%, 11/15/20 | | | 625,776 | |
| 1,631,000 | | | GE Capital International Funding, 4.42%, 11/15/35 | | | 1,734,488 | |
| 111,000 | | | Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 106.38(a) | | | 101,288 | |
| 540,000 | | | Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/21 @ 104.88(a) | | | 499,499 | |
| 200,000 | | | NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.13%, 6/1/21(a) | | | 205,000 | |
| 29,000 | | | OI European Group BV, 4.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 29,218 | |
| 325,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.25%, 8/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 346,034 | |
| 150,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 4.50%, 3/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100(a) | | | 157,313 | |
| 150,000 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings, 5.50%, 2/15/24(a) | | | 164,754 | |
| 175,000 | | | Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.50%, 5/15/29, Callable 5/15/24 @ 102.75(a) | | | 185,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,048,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 67,900 | | | Transocean Phoenix 2, Ltd., 7.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.88(a) | | | 71,974 | |
| 134,390 | | | Transocean Pontus, Ltd., 6.13%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/21 @ 104.59(a) | | | 138,086 | |
| 121,000 | | | Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.88%, 2/1/27, Callable 2/1/22 @ 105.16(a) | | | 127,958 | |
| 48,300 | | | Transocean Proteus, Ltd., 6.25%, 12/1/24, Callable 12/1/20 @ 103.13(a) | | | 49,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 387,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%): | | | |
| 475,000 | | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 3.55%, 7/26/27, Callable 4/26/27 @ 100(a) | | | 487,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%): | | | |
| 465,000 | | | Siemens Financieringsmat, 1.70%, 9/15/21(a) | | | 464,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT, 6.53%, 11/15/28(a) | | | 245,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.5%): | | | |
| 151,000 | | | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.09%, 1/15/30(a) | | | 162,325 | |
| 135,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 1/23/29 | | | 141,656 | |
| 365,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.63%, 6/15/35 | | | 371,290 | |
| 710,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47 | | | 711,493 | |
| 255,000 | | | Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.69%, 1/23/50, Callable 7/23/49 @ 100(a) | | | 278,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,665,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
8
AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Yankee Dollars, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 428,000 | | | Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/35, Callable 9/15/34 @ 100 | | $ | 455,071 | |
| 215,000 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103.5(a) | | | 223,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 678,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 121,000 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd., 5.00%, 11/1/22, Callable 8/1/22 @ 100(a) | | | 128,411 | |
| 125,000 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd., 4.75%, 2/15/25, Callable 11/15/24 @ 100(a) | | | 135,938 | |
| 104,000 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd., 4.00%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100(a) | | | 109,460 | |
| 295,000 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd., 4.75%, 8/1/28, Callable 5/1/28 @ 100 | | | 328,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 701,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bond (0.1%): | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Oman Government International Bond, 5.63%, 1/17/28(a) | | | 206,990 | |
| 200,000 | | | Russian Federation, 4.75%, 5/27/26 | | | 223,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 430,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%): | | | |
| 230,000 | | | Nationwide Building Society, 3.62%(US0003M+118bps), 4/26/23, Callable 4/26/22 @ 100(a) | | | 236,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%): | | | |
| 530,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.50%, 5/15/21 | | | 546,563 | |
| 555,000 | | | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.95%, 2/1/22, Callable 1/1/22 @ 100 | | | 573,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,119,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 868,000 | | | Vodafone Group plc, 4.88%, 6/19/49 | | | 1,000,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $12,823,286) | | | 13,485,385 | |
| | | | | |
Municipal Bonds (0.5%): | | | |
California (0.5%): | |
| 800,000 | | | California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.95%, 3/1/36, Continuously Callable @100 | | | 807,584 | |
| 700,000 | | | Los Angeles Unified School District, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.76%, 7/1/29 | | | 847,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,654,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,646,924) | | | 1,654,941 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (32.9%): | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (14.8%): | |
| 860,000 | | | Class A3, Series K151, 3.51%, 4/25/30 | | | 916,554 | |
| 458,026 | | | 3.00%, 3/1/31, Pool #G18592 | | | 471,563 | |
| 1,019,460 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/31, Pool #G16598 | | | 1,035,191 | |
| 531,808 | | | 2.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #G16660 | | | 540,756 | |
| 665,000 | | | Class A3, Series K158, 3.90%, 10/25/33 | | | 745,152 | |
| 1,402,566 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #G16756 | | | 1,465,641 | |
| 1,580,441 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #G07848 | | | 1,688,502 | |
| 2,253,571 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/45, Pool #G60023 | | | 2,387,425 | |
| 1,990,065 | | | 4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #G60344 | | | 2,133,837 | |
| 1,903,655 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08711 | | | 1,995,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued | |
$ | 2,159,673 | | | 3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08710 | | $ | 2,211,728 | |
| 1,065,288 | | | 3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08715 | | | 1,090,957 | |
| 1,293,886 | | | 3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08716 | | | 1,356,464 | |
| 508,093 | | | 3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08722 | | | 532,651 | |
| 284,292 | | | 3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08721 | | | 291,141 | |
| 1,415,222 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #G08726 | | | 1,449,318 | |
| 1,540,518 | | | 3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #G08732 | | | 1,577,652 | |
| 1,789,843 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #G08741 | | | 1,834,451 | |
| 1,277,412 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/47, Pool #G67703 | | | 1,348,785 | |
| 693,781 | | | Class PA, Series 4846, 4.00%, 6/15/47 | | | 748,555 | |
| 548,515 | | | 3.00%, 12/1/47, Pool #G08791 | | | 563,801 | |
| 1,038,031 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G08792 | | | 1,076,717 | |
| 1,778,976 | | | 3.50%, 12/1/47, Pool #G67706 | | | 1,870,827 | |
| 2,889,645 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #G67707 | | | 3,077,589 | |
| 1,276,213 | | | 3.50%, 2/1/48, Pool #G08800 | | | 1,325,914 | |
| 1,807,574 | | | 4.00%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67711 | | | 1,934,103 | |
| 1,000,365 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67710 | | | 1,036,838 | |
| 3,346,832 | | | 3.50%, 3/1/48, Pool #G67708 | | | 3,507,666 | |
| 345,621 | | | Class CA, Series 4818, 3.00%, 4/15/48 | | | 351,772 | |
| 1,588,695 | | | 3.50%, 6/1/48, Pool #G08816 | | | 1,650,342 | |
| 642,201 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/48, Pool #G67713 | | | 687,059 | |
| 330,625 | | | 5.00%, 7/1/48, Pool #G08833 | | | 353,638 | |
| 957,001 | | | 4.50%, 10/1/48, Pool #G08843 | | | 1,012,619 | |
| 1,371,867 | | | 4.00%, 1/1/49, Pool #G67718 | | | 1,456,029 | |
| 1,260,106 | | | Class HZ, Series 4639, 3.25%, 4/15/53 | | | 1,327,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,054,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (10.9%): | |
| 1,245,000 | | | 3.06%, 5/1/22, Pool #471258 | | | 1,273,700 | |
| 1,820,000 | | | Class A2, Series2018-M1, 2.99%, 12/25/27 | | | 1,899,752 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Class A2, Series2018-M14, 3.58%, 8/25/28, Pool #A2 | | | 1,082,430 | |
| 1,050,000 | | | 3.85%, 7/1/30, Pool #AN9776 | | | 1,161,418 | |
| 850,000 | | | 3.82%, 11/1/30, Pool #BL0242 | | | 939,982 | |
| 682,304 | | | 3.53%, 12/1/30, Pool #AN0475 | | | 737,166 | |
| 722,194 | | | 3.17%, 5/1/31, Pool #AN6553 | | | 760,539 | |
| 796,536 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/32, Pool #AB4262 | | | 831,279 | |
| 149,998 | | | 3.00%, 7/1/32, Pool #MA3060 | | | 154,638 | |
| 534,910 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #MA1676 | | | 552,036 | |
| 3,235,000 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/34, Pool #MA3896 | | | 3,264,882 | |
| 3,044,860 | | | 2.50%, 12/1/34, Pool #MA3864 | | | 3,072,986 | |
| 847,822 | | | 3.21%, 11/1/37, Pool #AN7345 | | | 899,076 | |
| 66,565 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/42, Pool #MA1146 | | | 70,455 | |
| 1,110,312 | | | 3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #MA1404 | | | 1,167,604 | |
| 673,383 | | | 4.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #AL9106 | | | 725,556 | |
| 510,677 | | | Class QA, Series2018-57, 3.50%, 5/25/46 | | | 535,238 | |
| 1,344,617 | | | Class PA, Series2018-55, 3.50%, 1/25/47 | | | 1,414,632 | |
| 786,417 | | | 4.00%, 6/1/47, Pool #AS9830 | | | 825,532 | |
| 676,283 | | | 4.00%, 7/1/47, Pool #AS9972 | | | 709,920 | |
| 37,950 | | | 4.00%, 8/1/47, Pool #MA3088 | | | 39,768 | |
| 1,717,860 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool #CA0996 | | | 1,791,589 | |
| 133,126 | | | 3.50%, 1/1/48, Pool # MA3238 | | | 138,169 | |
| 1,585,846 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1710 | | | 1,683,965 | |
| 144,283 | | | 4.50%, 5/1/48, Pool #CA1711 | | | 153,210 | |
| 1,473,110 | | | Class CT, Series2018-43, 3.00%, 6/25/48 | | | 1,487,823 | |
| 1,083,413 | | | 4.50%, 8/1/48, Pool #CA2208 | | | 1,144,286 | |
| 2,025,000 | | | 3.00%, 1/25/49, TBA | | | 2,053,477 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
9
AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, continued | |
$ | 1,587,971 | | | 3.00%, 10/1/49, Pool# MA3811 | | $ | 1,598,507 | |
| 470,000 | | | 3.00%, 1/1/50, Pool #MA3905 | | | 476,781 | |
| 700,000 | | | 2.50%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 692,234 | |
| 1,275,000 | | | 5.00%, 1/25/50, TBA | | | 1,363,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,701,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Government National Mortgage Association (7.2%): | |
| 776,300 | | | 3.50%, 3/20/46, Pool #MA3521 | | | 807,547 | |
| 807,880 | | | 3.50%, 4/20/46, Pool #MA3597 | | | 837,672 | |
| 156,417 | | | 3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663 | | | 162,958 | |
| 331,209 | | | 3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937 | | | 344,306 | |
| 1,815,260 | | | 3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126 | | | 1,873,866 | |
| 1,383,465 | | | 3.50%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4196 | | | 1,438,525 | |
| 220,989 | | | 5.00%, 3/20/47, Pool #MA4324 | | | 239,492 | |
| 314,903 | | | 3.50%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4510 | | | 327,542 | |
| 568,474 | | | 5.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4513 | | | 602,054 | |
| 882,332 | | | 4.00%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4720 | | | 923,770 | |
| 419,077 | | | 5.00%, 9/20/47, Pool #MA4722 | | | 450,932 | |
| 609,732 | | | 4.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4838 | | | 638,368 | |
| 374,332 | | | 3.50%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4837 | | | 389,345 | |
| 1,530,411 | | | 3.00%, 11/20/47, Pool #MA4836 | | | 1,573,575 | |
| 293,934 | | | 4.00%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4901 | | | 307,739 | |
| 3,135,069 | | | 3.50%, 12/20/47, Pool #MA4900 | | | 3,260,785 | |
| 1,115,984 | | | 4.00%, 3/20/48, Pool #MA5078 | | | 1,159,623 | |
| 2,317,768 | | | 4.50%, 8/20/48, Pool #MA5399 | | | 2,439,681 | |
| 623,887 | | | 4.00%, 9/20/48, Pool #MA5466 | | | 646,961 | |
| 615,176 | | | Class NW, Series2018-124, 3.50%, 9/20/48 | | | 654,419 | |
| 2,100,000 | | | 3.00%, 1/20/49, TBA | | | 2,156,766 | |
| 1,578,143 | | | 3.00%, 10/20/49, Pool# MA6209 | | | 1,597,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,832,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $102,208,576) | | | 104,589,151 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations (29.4%): | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills (0.1%): | |
| 405,000 | | | 1.45%, 3/19/20(c)(d) | | | 403,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (5.5%): | |
$ | 17,430,000 | | | 2.38%, 11/15/49 | | $ | 17,421,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (1.2%): | |
| 3,456,456 | | | 1.00%, 2/15/49 | | | 3,842,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (2.1%): | |
| 466,004 | | | 0.13%, 7/15/24 | | | 468,805 | |
| 2,768,197 | | | 0.13%, 10/15/24 | | | 2,783,097 | |
| 3,540,079 | | | 0.25%, 7/15/29 | | | 3,573,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,825,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (20.5%): | |
| 6,586,000 | | | 1.50%, 10/31/21 | | | 6,576,738 | |
| 6,435,000 | | | 1.50%, 11/30/21 | | | 6,425,951 | |
| 14,252,000 | | | 1.50%, 10/31/24 | | | 14,131,750 | |
| 30,370,000 | | | 1.50%, 11/30/24 | | | 30,118,499 | |
| 7,970,000 | | | 1.75%, 11/15/29 | | | 7,855,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,108,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $93,901,835) | | | 93,601,699 | |
| | | | | |
Commercial Paper (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,035,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., 3.02%(a)(c)(d) | | | 1,011,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,009,956) | | | 1,011,110 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.1%): | |
| 289,338 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(d)(e) | | | 289,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $289,338) | | | 289,338 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.2%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.2%): | | | |
| 3,861,731 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(d) | | | 3,861,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $3,861,731) | | | 3,861,731 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $318,085,052) — 101.8%(f) | | | 324,207,855 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.8)% | | | (5,800,856 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 318,406,999 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
12MTA—12 Month Treasury Average
GO—General Obligation
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN—Medium Term Note
TBA—To Be Announced Security
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0006M—6 Month US Dollar LIBOR
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $278,845. |
+ | The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | The rate for certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities may vary based on factors relating to the pool of assets underlying the security. The rate presented is the rate in effect at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions. |
(d) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(f) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Futures Contracts
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s open futures contracts were as follows:
Short Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Euro-Bobl March Futures (Euro) | | | 3/6/20 | | | | 44 | | | $ | (6,594,719 | ) | | $ | 26,099 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 26,099 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
U.S. Treasury2-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/31/20 | | | | 101 | | | | 21,765,500 | | | $ | (10,890 | ) |
U.S. Treasury5-Year Note March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/31/20 | | | | 320 | | | | 37,955,000 | | | | (23,093 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (33,983 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (7,884 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Purchased | | | Currency Sold | | | Counterparty | | | Settlement Date | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,593,917 | | | Japanese Yen | | | 170,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | | 1/14/20 | | | $ | 27,806 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,637,105 | | | Japanese Yen | | | 175,000,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | | 1/21/20 | | | | 24,258 | |
U.S. Dollar | | | 1,623,776 | | | Japanese Yen | | | 175,000,000 | | | | Bank of America | | | | 1/27/20 | | | | 10,351 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 62,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Forward Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 62,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements
Cash of $75,099 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid by the Fund | | Received by the Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rate | | Frequency | | Rate | | | Frequency | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | | Quarterly | | | 2.26% | | | | Semi-annually | | | | 4/11/22 | | | | 17,660,000 | | | | USD | | | $ | — | | | $ | 214,679 | | | $ | 214,679 | |
3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | | Quarterly | | | 2.28% | | | | Semi-annually | | | | 5/8/22 | | | | 8,555,000 | | | | USD | | | | — | | | | 107,774 | | | | 107,774 | |
2.34% | | Semi-annually | | | 3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | | | | Quarterly | | | | 4/11/25 | | | | 7,260,000 | | | | USD | | | | — | | | | (213,917 | ) | | | (213,917 | ) |
2.37% | | Semi-annually | | | 3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | | | | Quarterly | | | | 5/8/25 | | | | 3,505,000 | | | | USD | | | | — | | | | (108,266 | ) | | | (108,266 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 270 | | | $ | 270 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Forward Currency Contracts and Swap Agreements
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Swap Premiums Paid | | | Swap Premiums Received | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
| | | | |
Forward currency contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 62,415 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | |
Centrally cleared swap agreements(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 322,453 | | | $ | (322,183 | ) |
(a) | Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on these swap agreements as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for centrally cleared swap agreements is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 318,085,052 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 324,207,855 | |
Cash | | | | 28,291 | |
Segregated cash for collateral on centrally cleared swap agreements | | | | 75,099 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,374,032 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | 62,415 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 291 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 80,157 | |
Receivable for TBA investments sold | | | | 4,469,232 | |
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements | | | | 3,353 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,132 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 330,301,857 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 516,223 | |
Payable for TBA investments purchased | | | | 10,768,911 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 93,364 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 289,338 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 2,776 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 135,587 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 4,668 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 67,793 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 2,819 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,181 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 974 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 291 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 10,933 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 11,894,858 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 318,406,999 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 299,700,559 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 18,706,440 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 318,406,999 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 30,170,818 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 10.55 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $278,845. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Interest | | | $ | 10,135,820 | |
Dividends | | | | 153,822 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 7,565 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 10,297,207 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 1,941,573 | |
Administration fees | | | | 127,644 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 808,985 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 15,945 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 6,077 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,922 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 19,399 | |
Professional fees | | | | 16,810 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 5,489 | |
Other expenses | | | | 10,203 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 2,958,047 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (323,592 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 2,634,455 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 7,662,752 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 10,060,090 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts | | | | (91,373 | ) |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 1,784,636 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements | | | | 1,219 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 8,046,697 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | | 160,237 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | (798,293 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap agreements | | | | (10,453 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 19,152,760 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 26,815,512 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 7,662,752 | | | | $ | 7,801,955 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 11,754,572 | | | | | (6,061,067 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 7,398,188 | | | | | (3,320,936 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 26,815,512 | | | | | (1,580,048 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (7,861,474 | ) | | | | (6,944,494 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (7,861,474 | ) | | | | (6,944,494 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 8,208,805 | | | | | 12,184,164 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 7,861,474 | | | | | 6,944,494 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (37,961,471 | ) | | | | (55,834,436 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (21,891,192 | ) | | | | (36,705,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | (2,937,154 | ) | | | | (45,230,320 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 321,344,153 | | | | | 366,574,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 318,406,999 | | | | $ | 321,344,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 787,407 | | | | | 1,225,472 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 745,871 | | | | | 713,720 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (3,603,464 | ) | | | | (5,639,247 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (2,070,186 | ) | | | | (3,700,055 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.97 | | | | $ | 10.20 | | | | $ | 10.07 | | | | $ | 10.01 | | | | $ | 10.07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.25 | (a) | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.11 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | (0.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 0.85 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 10.55 | | | | $ | 9.97 | | | | $ | 10.20 | | | | $ | 10.07 | | | | $ | 10.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 8.49 | % | | | | (0.21 | )% | | | | 3.14 | % | | | | 2.30 | % | | | | (0.20 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 318,407 | | | | $ | 321,344 | | | | $ | 366,574 | | | | $ | 359,253 | | | | $ | 392,669 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.37 | % | | | | 2.25 | % | | | | 1.63 | % | | | | 1.45 | % | | | | 1.02 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 0.89 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.81 | % | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.84 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 203 | % | | | | 184 | % | | | | 198 | % | | | | 185 | % | | | | 256 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $748 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $289,338 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments
The Fund may enter intoto-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.
To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of December 31, 2019, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund participated in the following cross-trade transactions:
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| | Purchases | | Sales | | Realized Gain/(Loss) |
| | | |
AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 1,276,800 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2017-08 (“ASU2017-08”), “Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”. ASU2017-08 changed the amortization period fornon-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Forward Currency Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $1.4 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $57.0 million and the monthly average notional amount for short contracts was $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Swap Agreements
The Fund may invest in swap agreements. A swap is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in theover-the-counter (“OTC”) market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). The Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage its exposure to market, interest rate, foreign currencies and credit risk. The value of swap agreements are equal to the Fund’s obligations (or rights) under swap agreements, which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the agreements based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreements. In connection with these arrangements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty.
Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the Trustees and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the OTC swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains (losses). Upon entering a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or assets determined to be liquid (the amount is subject to the clearing organization that clears the trade). Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported as “Payable/Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements” on the Statement of Operations.
Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying instruments and the inability of counterparties or clearing house to perform. The counterparty risk for centrally cleared swap agreements is generally lower than for OTC swap agreements because generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to a clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.
The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure the Fund has under the swap agreement. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement (i.e., any unrealized appreciation) in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the swap agreement counterparty. The notional amount and related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each swap agreement at period end is disclosed in the swap tables in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Fund is a party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties that govern transactions, such as OTC swap contracts, entered into by the Fund, and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding OTC swap transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional amount and are subject to interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest rate swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund entered into OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $33 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | |
| | | | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 26,099 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 33,983 | |
| | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements* | | | 322,453 | | | Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements* | | | 322,183 | |
| | | | |
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | 62,415 | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | — | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and cumulative unrealized gain (loss) on these swap agreements as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for both futures contracts and these centrally cleared swap agreements are reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Futures Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 1,784,636 | | | $ | (798,293 | ) |
| | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap agreements | | | 1,219 | | | | (10,453 | ) |
| | | |
Foreign Exchange Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Forward Currency Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | (91,373 | ) | | | 160,237 | |
The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at December 31, 2019. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:
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| | Assets | | Liabilities |
| | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward currency contracts | | | $ | 62,415 | | | | $ | — | |
Futures contracts | | | | — | | | | | 2,776 | |
Swap agreements | | | | 3,353 | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | 65,768 | | | | | 2,776 | |
Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | | (3,353 | ) | | | | (2,776 | ) |
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Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | | $ | 62,415 | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of December 31, 2019:
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Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to a MNA by Counterparty | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-cash Collateral Received* | | Cash Collateral Received* | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets |
| | | | | |
Bank of America | | | $ | 10,351 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 10,351 | |
Goldman Sachs | | | | 52,064 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 52,064 | |
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Total | | | $ | 62,415 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 62,415 | |
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* | The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement with Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (“MetWest”), MetWest provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | | 0.60 | % | | | | 0.91 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $2,429 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the forward foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 16,925,918 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 16,925,918 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 29,178,940 | | | | | — | | | | | 29,178,940 | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 54,822,890 | | | | | — | | | | | 54,822,890 | |
Foreign Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 4,786,752 | | | | | — | | | | | 4,786,752 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 13,485,385 | | | | | — | | | | | 13,485,385 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | — | | | | | 1,654,941 | | | | | — | | | | | 1,654,941 | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgages | | | | — | | | | | 104,589,151 | | | | | — | | | | | 104,589,151 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | — | | | | | 93,601,699 | | | | | — | | | | | 93,601,699 | |
Commercial Paper | | | | — | | | | | 1,011,110 | | | | | — | | | | | 1,011,110 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 289,338 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 289,338 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 3,861,731 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,861,731 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 4,151,069 | | | | | 320,056,786 | | | | | — | | | | | 324,207,855 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | (7,884 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (7,884 | ) |
Forward Currency Contracts | | | | — | | | | | 62,415 | | | | | — | | | | | 62,415 | |
Interest Rate Swaps | | | | — | | | | | 270 | | | | | — | | | | | 270 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 4,143,185 | | | | $ | 320,119,471 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 324,262,656 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, forward currency contracts, and swaps. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment, except futures contracts and centrally cleared interest rate swaps, which are presented at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 637,653,831 | | | | $ | 658,163,734 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 592,760,344 | | | | $ | 563,596,201 | |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk ofnon-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $318,146,666. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 7,603,202 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (1,541,743 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 6,061,459 | |
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As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $6,088,635 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 7,861,474 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 7,861,474 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 6,944,494 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 6,944,494 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund | | | $ | 11,386,474 | | | | $ | 1,258,505 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 6,061,461 | | | | $ | 18,706,440 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and mark-to-market of futures contracts. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 80% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 10
Statement of Operations
Page 10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 11
Financial Highlights
Page 12
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 13
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 19
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 20
Other Information
Page 21
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 22
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 25
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund. |
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 25.28%†. That compared to a 26.20% total return for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index1.
The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure ofmid-cap stock performance.*
Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the near future. Despite a35-day government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation and slowing but stable economic growth.
In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, however, with the S&P 500 Index2 dropping-6.4% after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. The10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 50 basis points (0.50%) to 2%—the lowest level since 2016—and the resulting negative spread between three-month and10-year yields added to uncertainty.
Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in July and September to offset that potential risk as well as weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. The closely monitoredtwo-year,10-year Treasury yield spread inverted for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.
In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easy monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut federal fund rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 1.75%, marking the third rate cut of the year.
From a sector perspective, the largest positive contributors in the S&P MidCap 400 Index came from the information technology, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors. The only negative contributor was the energy sector.
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, and derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to fully cover all outstanding futures positions. The Fund’s use of futures contracts provide immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
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AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
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Fund Objective The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”) as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of equity securities of companies included in the S&P 400 and in derivative instruments linked to the S&P 400, primarily futures contracts. Investment Concerns Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes. Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility. The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines. Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments. For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus. | | | | |
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | | | Since Inception | |
AZL®Mid Cap Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 25.47 | %† | | | 9.03 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11.35 | % |
AZL®Mid Cap Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 5/1/09 | | | | 25.28 | % | | | 8.76 | % | | | 8.40 | % | | | 11.97 | % | | | 14.02 | % |
S&P MidCap 400 Index | | | 5/1/09 | | | | 26.20 | % | | | 9.26 | % | | | 9.03 | % | | | 12.72 | % | | | 14.79 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®Mid Cap Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.31 | % |
AZL®Mid Cap Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.56 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.46% for Class 1 Shares and 0.71% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P 400”), which is the most widely used index formid-sized companies. The S&P 400 covers 7% of the U.S. equities market, and is part of a series of S&P U.S. indexes that can be used as building blocks for portfolio composition. The index is unmanaged and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,065.40 | | | | $ | 1.61 | | | | | 0.31 | % |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,064.50 | | | | $ | 2.91 | | | | | 0.56 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.64 | | | | $ | 1.58 | | | | | 0.31 | % |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.38 | | | | $ | 2.85 | | | | | 0.56 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Financials | | | | 16.1 | % |
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Information Technology | | | | 15.3 | |
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Industrials | | | | 15.2 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.9 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 10.9 | |
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Health Care | | | | 9.4 | |
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Materials | | | | 5.9 | |
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Utilities | | | | 4.4 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 2.8 | |
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Energy | | | | 2.0 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 1.9 | |
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Total Common Stocks and Private Placements | | | | 97.8 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 2.0 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1.5 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 101.3 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (1.3 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | |
Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (96.9%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.4%): | | | |
| 37,793 | | | Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | | $ | 2,769,471 | |
| 27,188 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 3,830,517 | |
| 35,371 | | | Mercury Systems, Inc.* | | | 2,444,490 | |
| 23,227 | | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 8,049,085 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,093,563 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%): | | | |
| 58,785 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 4,685,165 | |
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Airlines (0.3%): | | | |
| 183,865 | | | JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 3,441,953 | |
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Auto Components (1.4%): | | | |
| 55,440 | | | Adient plc* | | | 1,178,100 | |
| 91,665 | | | Dana, Inc. | | | 1,668,303 | |
| 55,549 | | | Delphi Technologies plc* | | | 712,694 | |
| 161,114 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | 4,669,084 | |
| 148,117 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 2,303,960 | |
| 35,046 | | | Lear Corp. | | | 4,808,311 | |
| 17,810 | | | Visteon Corp.* | | | 1,542,168 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,882,620 | |
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Automobiles (0.2%): | | | |
| 35,155 | | | Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 2,611,665 | |
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Banks (7.0%): | | | |
| 101,483 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 2,236,685 | |
| 60,428 | | | BancorpSouth Bank | | | 1,898,043 | |
| 25,650 | | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 2,440,854 | |
| 76,990 | | | Bank OZK | | | 2,348,580 | |
| 48,226 | | | Cathay General Bancorp | | | 1,834,999 | |
| 66,051 | | | Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^ | | | 4,487,505 | |
| 36,261 | | | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 3,545,601 | |
| 92,746 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,516,730 | |
| 206,940 | | | F.N.B. Corp. | | | 2,628,138 | |
| 86,518 | | | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,036,782 | |
| 198,186 | | | First Horizon National Corp. | | | 3,281,960 | |
| 104,527 | | | Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 1,821,906 | |
| 55,545 | | | Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 2,437,315 | |
| 98,818 | | | Home Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,942,762 | |
| 36,539 | | | International Bancshares Corp. | | | 1,573,735 | |
| 76,305 | | | PacWest Bancorp | | | 2,920,192 | |
| 45,837 | | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,933,568 | |
| 60,125 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 4,322,386 | |
| 34,385 | | | Signature Bank | | | 4,697,335 | |
| 128,680 | | | Sterling Bancorp | | | 2,712,574 | |
| 93,332 | | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 3,658,614 | |
| 97,703 | | | TCF Financial Corp. | | | 4,572,500 | |
| 32,049 | | | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 1,819,422 | |
| 40,927 | | | Trustmark Corp. | | | 1,412,391 | |
| 27,514 | | | UMB Financial Corp. | | | 1,888,561 | |
| 140,253 | | | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 2,482,478 | |
| 64,664 | | | United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 2,499,910 | |
| 249,460 | | | Valley National Bancorp | | | 2,856,317 | |
| 58,614 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 3,127,643 | |
| 36,575 | | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 2,593,168 | |
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| | | | | | | 84,528,654 | |
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Shares | | | | |
Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Beverages (0.2%): | | | |
| 5,870 | | | Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A* | | $ | 2,217,980 | |
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Biotechnology (1.2%): | | | |
| 63,756 | | | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 4,044,043 | |
| 193,515 | | | Exelixis, Inc.* | | | 3,409,734 | |
| 11,186 | | | Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B* | | | 1,166,588 | |
| 29,925 | | | Repligen Corp.* | | | 2,768,063 | |
| 27,947 | | | United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 2,461,572 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,850,000 | |
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Building Products (1.2%): | | | |
| 22,332 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 5,448,337 | |
| 69,285 | | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 4,511,839 | |
| 78,221 | | | Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 933,177 | |
| 37,154 | | | Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 3,339,402 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,232,755 | |
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Capital Markets (2.6%): | | | |
| 29,455 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 2,496,017 | |
| 72,060 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 3,364,481 | |
| 24,893 | | | Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 1,861,001 | |
| 24,167 | | | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 6,484,005 | |
| 61,188 | | | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | | | 1,994,117 | |
| 48,880 | | | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 2,278,786 | |
| 99,108 | | | Janus Henderson Group plc | | | 2,423,191 | |
| 51,967 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 1,866,135 | |
| 80,385 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 5,263,610 | |
| 43,546 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 2,641,065 | |
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| | | | | | | 30,672,408 | |
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Chemicals (2.5%): | | | |
| 38,358 | | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,935,538 | |
| 36,288 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 1,724,406 | |
| 104,131 | | | Chemours Co. (The) | | | 1,883,730 | |
| 26,637 | | | Ingevity Corp.* | | | 2,327,541 | |
| 22,199 | | | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,279,328 | |
| 4,703 | | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 2,288,104 | |
| 101,692 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 1,754,187 | |
| 48,986 | | | PolyOne Corp. | | | 1,802,195 | |
| 82,591 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 6,339,684 | |
| 25,234 | | | ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 2,679,346 | |
| 26,952 | | | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 1,781,258 | |
| 119,987 | | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 2,568,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,364,239 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies (1.8%): | | | |
| 31,860 | | | Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 2,889,065 | |
| 32,700 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | | 2,804,025 | |
| 26,814 | | | Deluxe Corp. | | | 1,338,555 | |
| 47,205 | | | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 1,148,026 | |
| 37,613 | | | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 1,566,581 | |
| 27,274 | | | HNI Corp. | | | 1,021,684 | |
| 82,014 | | | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 1,787,085 | |
| 22,698 | | | MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 2,868,119 | |
| 58,038 | | | Stericycle, Inc.* | | | 3,703,404 | |
| 34,766 | | | Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 2,995,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,121,983 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Communications Equipment (1.1%): | | | |
| 98,524 | | | Ciena Corp.* | | $ | 4,205,990 | |
| 19,828 | | | InterDigital, Inc. | | | 1,080,428 | |
| 49,168 | | | Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,899,022 | |
| 41,944 | | | NetScout Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,009,592 | |
| 36,730 | | | ViaSat, Inc.* | | | 2,688,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,883,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (1.2%): | | | |
| 100,046 | | | AECOM* | | | 4,314,983 | |
| 20,239 | | | Dycom Industries, Inc.* | | | 954,269 | |
| 35,763 | | | EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 3,086,347 | |
| 89,275 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 1,685,512 | |
| 38,406 | | | MasTec, Inc.* | | | 2,464,129 | |
| 13,710 | | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 2,053,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,558,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.2%): | | | |
| 26,514 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A | | | 2,403,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.6%): | | | |
| 27,182 | | | Firstcash, Inc. | | | 2,191,685 | |
| 30,467 | | | Green Dot Corp., Class A* | | | 709,881 | |
| 123,882 | | | Navient Corp. | | | 1,694,706 | |
| 268,873 | | | SLM Corp. | | | 2,395,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,991,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (1.0%): | | | |
| 40,714 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 4,707,352 | |
| 16,675 | | | Greif, Inc., Class A | | | 737,035 | |
| 99,917 | | | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 1,192,010 | |
| 49,383 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,534,824 | |
| 63,751 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 3,934,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,105,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.5%): | | | |
| 25,500 | | | Pool Corp. | | | 5,415,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (1.0%): | |
| 34,389 | | | Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* | | | 1,202,583 | |
| 2,770 | | | Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 1,770,002 | |
| 30,714 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 2,942,094 | |
| 116,412 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 5,358,445 | |
| 29,585 | | | WW International, Inc.* | | | 1,130,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,403,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.3%): | |
| 160,427 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,428,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.5%): | | | |
| 32,907 | | | ALLETE, Inc. | | | 2,671,061 | |
| 69,403 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 3,252,225 | |
| 32,097 | | | IDA Corp., Inc. | | | 3,427,960 | |
| 127,489 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 5,669,436 | |
| 50,730 | | | PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 2,572,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,593,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (1.3%): | |
| 25,235 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 3,482,430 | |
| 26,931 | | | EnerSys | | | 2,015,247 | |
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| 34,638 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | $ | 5,120,189 | |
| 99,111 | | | nVent Electric plc | | | 2,535,258 | |
| 26,075 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 2,232,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,385,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.7%): | |
| 51,874 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 4,395,803 | |
| 64,301 | | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 2,728,934 | |
| 24,609 | | | Belden, Inc. | | | 1,353,495 | |
| 108,842 | | | Cognex Corp. | | | 6,099,506 | |
| 15,382 | | | Coherent, Inc.* | | | 2,558,796 | |
| 55,546 | | | II-VI, Inc.* | | | 1,870,234 | |
| 88,474 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 3,656,630 | |
| 15,513 | | | Littlelfuse, Inc. | | | 2,967,637 | |
| 75,123 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 3,180,708 | |
| 26,023 | | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 3,351,762 | |
| 22,560 | | | Tech Data Corp.* | | | 3,239,616 | |
| 158,670 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 6,614,952 | |
| 84,290 | | | Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 1,794,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,812,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.5%): | | | |
| 49,333 | | | Apergy Corp.* | | | 1,666,468 | |
| 28,262 | | | Core Laboratories NV | | | 1,064,630 | |
| 123,901 | | | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 1,300,961 | |
| 366,305 | | | Transocean, Ltd.* | | | 2,520,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,552,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.4%): | | | |
| 67,896 | | | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,298,279 | |
| 30,225 | | | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^ | | | 1,960,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,258,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (10.4%): | | | |
| 43,259 | | | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 906,709 | |
| 87,511 | | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 4,115,642 | |
| 189,694 | | | Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 4,099,287 | |
| 61,671 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 6,543,293 | |
| 75,850 | | | Corecivic, Inc. | | | 1,318,273 | |
| 23,802 | | | Coresite Realty Corp. | | | 2,668,680 | |
| 71,369 | | | Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | 2,096,821 | |
| 93,471 | | | Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 3,851,005 | |
| 72,095 | | | Cyrusone, Inc. | | | 4,717,176 | |
| 104,977 | | | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 4,608,490 | |
| 24,215 | | | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 3,212,604 | |
| 50,042 | | | EPR Properties | | | 3,534,967 | |
| 81,584 | | | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,386,552 | |
| 78,320 | | | Geo Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,300,895 | |
| 83,401 | | | Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 2,783,091 | |
| 66,073 | | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 3,231,630 | |
| 75,173 | | | JBG SMITH Properties | | | 2,998,651 | |
| 62,116 | | | Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 5,211,532 | |
| 54,779 | | | Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 4,889,574 | |
| 100,483 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 6,034,004 | |
| 29,711 | | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | 3,217,107 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 57,673 | | | Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | $ | 1,333,976 | |
| 329,550 | | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 6,956,802 | |
| 109,314 | | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 5,861,417 | |
| 139,730 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 5,917,566 | |
| 152,462 | | | Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 3,944,192 | |
| 83,199 | | | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 2,230,565 | |
| 42,812 | | | PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 1,852,475 | |
| 12,756 | | | PS Business Parks, Inc. | | | 2,103,082 | |
| 82,358 | | | Rayonier, Inc. | | | 2,698,048 | |
| 122,321 | | | Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 2,610,330 | |
| 153,500 | | | Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 1,295,540 | |
| 104,809 | | | Service Properties Trust | | | 2,550,003 | |
| 63,517 | | | Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 3,123,766 | |
| 59,163 | | | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^ | | | 871,471 | |
| 38,990 | | | Taubman Centers, Inc. | | | 1,212,199 | |
| 70,176 | | | The Macerich Co. | | | 1,889,138 | |
| 73,345 | | | Urban Edge Properties | | | 1,406,757 | |
| 77,033 | | | Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 2,406,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 124,989,821 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%): | | | |
| 77,806 | | | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,769,308 | |
| 23,427 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 3,724,660 | |
| 75,241 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 1,455,913 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,949,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.7%): | | | |
| 122,586 | | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 2,665,020 | |
| 51,166 | | | Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | | | 1,328,014 | |
| 42,521 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 3,952,326 | |
| 12,603 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 2,017,740 | |
| 33,379 | | | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 1,091,994 | |
| 42,330 | | | Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,618,202 | |
| 12,557 | | | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 2,212,795 | |
| 10,686 | | | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | | 364,820 | |
| 35,801 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 1,736,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,987,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (1.6%): | | | |
| 54,979 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 2,558,723 | |
| 60,824 | | | New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 2,710,926 | |
| 33,587 | | | ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 3,142,736 | |
| 34,790 | | | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,642,996 | |
| 32,467 | | | Spire, Inc. | | | 2,704,826 | |
| 133,116 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 6,011,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,771,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.3%): | | | |
| 30,807 | | | Avanos Medical, Inc.* | | | 1,038,196 | |
| 23,719 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 1,681,677 | |
| 49,023 | | | Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,886,474 | |
| 32,279 | | | Haemonetics Corp.* | | | 3,708,857 | |
| 42,520 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,827,296 | |
| 12,245 | | | ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 2,291,284 | |
| 45,390 | | | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,645,329 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued | | | |
| 30,825 | | | LivaNova plc* | | $ | 2,325,130 | |
| 31,246 | | | Masimo Corp.* | | | 4,938,743 | |
| 33,165 | | | NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 2,564,981 | |
| 20,457 | | | Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 3,360,471 | |
| 47,124 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 7,084,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,352,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%): | | | |
| 56,409 | | | Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 1,873,907 | |
| 20,543 | | | Amedisys, Inc.* | | | 3,429,038 | |
| 10,196 | | | Chemed Corp. | | | 4,478,695 | |
| 62,797 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 4,349,948 | |
| 45,142 | | | HealthEquity, Inc.* | | | 3,343,668 | |
| 53,688 | | | MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 1,491,990 | |
| 39,933 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 5,418,508 | |
| 55,275 | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 1,132,032 | |
| 66,169 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 2,516,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,034,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 103,409 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | | | 1,014,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.3%): | | | |
| 50,976 | | | Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 1,526,221 | |
| 23,801 | | | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 999,642 | |
| 355,469 | | | Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | 4,834,378 | |
| 26,153 | | | Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 1,016,306 | |
| 20,219 | | | Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 2,091,251 | |
| 22,578 | | | Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 3,097,702 | |
| 15,323 | | | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.^ | | | 2,355,758 | |
| 26,049 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 7,652,674 | |
| 52,761 | | | Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 3,985,566 | |
| 41,606 | | | Eldorado Resorts, Inc.* | | | 2,481,382 | |
| 15,064 | | | Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 1,175,444 | |
| 23,831 | | | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 3,068,480 | |
| 14,031 | | | Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 886,058 | |
| 69,394 | | | Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | 1,773,711 | |
| 34,473 | | | Scientific Games Corp., Class A* | | | 923,187 | |
| 50,064 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 2,258,387 | |
| 41,553 | | | Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A | | | 2,340,265 | |
| 117,211 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 2,603,256 | |
| 57,768 | | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 2,986,028 | |
| 60,610 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 3,806,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,862,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (1.0%): | | | |
| 16,027 | | | Helen of Troy, Ltd.* | | | 2,881,494 | |
| 54,562 | | | KB Home | | | 1,869,840 | |
| 28,937 | | | Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 2,519,255 | |
| 82,282 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 3,250,962 | |
| 88,679 | | | TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | | | 1,381,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,903,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 40,974 | | | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,057,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%): | | | |
| 36,094 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | $ | 5,841,453 | |
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Insurance (5.0%): | | | |
| 9,167 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 7,329,658 | |
| 47,702 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,230,524 | |
| 69,589 | | | Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 2,729,976 | |
| 148,935 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 5,879,954 | |
| 96,259 | | | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,745,176 | |
| 71,545 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 4,172,504 | |
| 320,553 | | | Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,410,433 | |
| 25,088 | | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,428,777 | |
| 39,900 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 3,092,250 | |
| 17,438 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 849,754 | |
| 181,739 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 4,065,501 | |
| 26,342 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 3,439,212 | |
| 39,876 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 6,502,181 | |
| 28,126 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 5,513,259 | |
| 25,414 | | | RLI Corp. | | | 2,287,768 | |
| 37,832 | | | Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 2,466,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60,143,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 66,918 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 2,032,969 | |
| 40,687 | | | Yelp, Inc.* | | | 1,417,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,450,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.5%): | | | |
| 75,464 | | | Etsy, Inc.* | | | 3,343,055 | |
| 58,243 | | | Grubhub, Inc.*^ | | | 2,832,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,175,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (2.6%): | | | |
| 15,949 | | | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,987,091 | |
| 50,644 | | | CoreLogic, Inc.* | | | 2,213,649 | |
| 90,256 | | | KBR, Inc. | | | 2,752,808 | |
| 43,115 | | | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,072,538 | |
| 40,747 | | | Maximus, Inc. | | | 3,031,169 | |
| 87,577 | | | Perspecta, Inc. | | | 2,315,536 | |
| 174,434 | | | Sabre Corp. | | | 3,914,299 | |
| 31,249 | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 2,719,288 | |
| 71,650 | | | Teradata Corp.* | | | 1,918,071 | |
| 27,571 | | | WEX, Inc.* | | | 5,775,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,699,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 51,953 | | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 3,116,141 | |
| 220,818 | | | Mattel, Inc.*^ | | | 2,992,084 | |
| 36,623 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 3,724,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,832,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.8%): | | | |
| 13,761 | | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 5,091,983 | |
| 24,273 | | | Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 5,328,167 | |
| 31,105 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 4,751,600 | |
| 40,282 | | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 4,477,344 | |
| 39,664 | | | Syneos Health, Inc.* | | | 2,359,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,008,110 | |
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Machinery (4.3%): | | | |
| 39,922 | | | AGCO Corp. | | $ | 3,083,975 | |
| 53,248 | | | Colfax Corp.*^ | | | 1,937,162 | |
| 32,470 | | | Crane Co. | | | 2,804,759 | |
| 80,605 | | | Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 4,644,460 | |
| 106,220 | | | Graco, Inc. | | | 5,523,441 | |
| 55,855 | | | ITT, Inc. | | | 4,128,243 | |
| 52,770 | | | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 1,946,685 | |
| 38,945 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,767,150 | |
| 32,587 | | | Nordson Corp. | | | 5,306,467 | |
| 43,345 | | | Oshkosh Corp. | | | 4,102,604 | |
| 41,777 | | | Terex Corp. | | | 1,244,119 | |
| 43,175 | | | Timken Co. | | | 2,431,184 | |
| 67,893 | | | Toro Co. | | | 5,409,035 | |
| 62,509 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 1,384,574 | |
| 35,913 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 4,253,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,967,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.3%): | | | |
| 38,179 | | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 3,418,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.1%): | | | |
| 28,070 | | | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,108,765 | |
| 3,201 | | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 4,764,592 | |
| 27,863 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 1,351,913 | |
| 25,733 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 835,551 | |
| 91,555 | | | New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 2,945,324 | |
| 138,143 | | | Tegna, Inc. | | | 2,305,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,311,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (1.9%): | | | |
| 80,302 | | | Allegheny Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,659,039 | |
| 30,392 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 1,512,914 | |
| 75,566 | | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 1,682,855 | |
| 21,580 | | | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 1,315,517 | |
| 42,453 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 5,084,171 | |
| 41,775 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 5,106,994 | |
| 137,218 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 4,670,901 | |
| 108,295 | | | United States Steel Corp.^ | | | 1,235,646 | |
| 23,507 | | | Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 991,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,259,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.2%): | | | |
| 6,278 | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^ | | | 461,307 | |
| 34,829 | | | Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^ | | | 2,274,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,735,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.8%): | | | |
| 39,139 | | | Black Hills Corp. | | | 3,073,977 | |
| 127,622 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 3,791,650 | |
| 32,129 | | | NorthWestern Corp. | | | 2,302,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,168,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.5%): | | | |
| 189,166 | | | Antero Midstream Corp.^ | | | 1,435,770 | |
| 725,951 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp.* | | | 599,345 | |
| 120,705 | | | CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 1,068,239 | |
| 162,815 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 1,774,684 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | |
Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 129,794 | | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | $ | 1,734,048 | |
| 69,830 | | | Matador Resources Co.* | | | 1,254,845 | |
| 95,131 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 2,549,511 | |
| 64,878 | | | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 2,035,223 | |
| 41,647 | | | World Fuel Services Corp. | | | 1,808,313 | |
| 265,416 | | | WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 3,646,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,906,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 36,476 | | | Domtar Corp. | | | 1,394,842 | |
| 74,804 | | | Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 2,219,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,614,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 34,524 | | | Edgewell Personal Care Co.* | | | 1,068,863 | |
| 35,377 | | | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 1,449,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,518,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.7%): | | | |
| 93,182 | | | Catalent, Inc.* | | | 5,246,146 | |
| 112,042 | | | Nektar Therapeutics* | | | 2,418,427 | |
| 31,993 | | | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 1,295,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,960,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.9%): | | | |
| 33,628 | | | ASGN, Inc.* | | | 2,386,579 | |
| 23,967 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 2,652,188 | |
| 23,946 | | | Insperity, Inc. | | | 2,060,314 | |
| 37,552 | | | ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 3,646,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,745,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%): | | | |
| 32,822 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 5,713,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.8%): | | | |
| 36,204 | | | Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | | | 1,167,217 | |
| 78,251 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,804,516 | |
| 25,133 | | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 2,861,894 | |
| 33,941 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 1,843,336 | |
| 28,364 | | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,032,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,709,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.0%): | | | |
| 18,536 | | | Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 2,675,116 | |
| 36,811 | | | Cirrus Logic, Inc.* | | | 3,033,595 | |
| 68,599 | | | Cree, Inc.* | | | 3,165,844 | |
| 235,211 | | | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 5,487,473 | |
| 48,335 | | | First Solar, Inc.* | | | 2,704,827 | |
| 34,717 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 3,819,217 | |
| 25,729 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 4,580,277 | |
| 42,191 | | | Semtech Corp.* | | | 2,231,904 | |
| 27,624 | | | Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 3,203,832 | |
| 30,900 | | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,938,281 | |
| 21,157 | | | Synaptics, Inc.* | | | 1,391,496 | |
| 106,728 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 7,277,781 | |
| 27,004 | | | Universal Display Corp. | | | 5,564,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,074,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | |
Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Software (3.6%): | | | |
| 73,623 | | | ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | | $ | 2,789,207 | |
| 31,326 | | | Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 2,493,550 | |
| 77,317 | | | CDK Global, Inc. | | | 4,227,694 | |
| 63,872 | | | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.* | | | 4,335,631 | |
| 26,836 | | | CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,197,959 | |
| 18,445 | | | Fair Isaac Corp.* | | | 6,910,972 | |
| 29,484 | | | J2 Global, Inc. | | | 2,762,946 | |
| 31,090 | | | LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 2,665,657 | |
| 40,698 | | | Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 3,245,666 | |
| 66,200 | | | PTC, Inc.* | | | 4,957,718 | |
| 24,891 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 7,467,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,054,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (2.2%): | | | |
| 42,768 | | | Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 2,442,480 | |
| 101,153 | | | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 1,486,949 | |
| 37,500 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 1,823,625 | |
| 80,608 | | | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | | | 1,394,518 | |
| 40,503 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 2,004,493 | |
| 35,457 | | | Five Below, Inc.* | | | 4,533,533 | |
| 68,172 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 2,658,026 | |
| 18,415 | | | Murphy U.S.A., Inc.* | | | 2,154,555 | |
| 10,420 | | | RH* | | | 2,224,670 | |
| 74,086 | | | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,352,070 | |
| 44,927 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 1,247,623 | |
| 49,430 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 3,630,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,952,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%): | | | |
| 81,267 | | | NCR Corp.* | | | 2,857,348 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%): | | | |
| 28,117 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 3,074,313 | |
| 18,465 | | | Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 1,850,008 | |
| 17,818 | | | Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | | | 3,008,747 | |
| 85,288 | | | Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 3,683,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,616,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.6%): | | | |
| 4,885 | | | LendingTree, Inc.* | | | 1,482,304 | |
| 297,649 | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,577,741 | |
| 49,897 | | | Washington Federal, Inc. | | | 1,828,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,888,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%): | | | |
| 22,355 | | | GATX Corp. | | | 1,852,112 | |
| 28,688 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 2,251,147 | |
| 69,405 | | | NOW, Inc.* | | | 780,112 | |
| 20,793 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 3,745,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,629,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.5%): | | | |
| 137,466 | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 6,452,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 62,289 | | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 1,584,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $911,671,123) | | | 1,162,711,989 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Private Placements (0.9%): | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.7%): | | | |
| 76,914 | | | Airbnb, Inc., Series D, 0.00%(a)(b) | | $ | 8,952,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.2%): | | | |
| 229,712 | | | Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series G, 0.00%*(a)(b) | | | 1,359,896 | |
| 67,672 | | | Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H, 0.00%(a)(b) | | | 400,618 | |
| 67,672 | | | Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H1, 0.00%(a)(b) | | | 400,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,161,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Private Placements (Cost $4,309,378) | | | 11,113,152 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.5%): | |
| 18,299,777 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(c)(d) | | | 18,299,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $18,299,777) | | | 18,299,777 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (2.0%): | | | |
Money Markets (2.0%): | | | |
| 24,067,117 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(d) | | | 24,067,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $24,067,117) | | | 24,067,117 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $958,347,395) — 101.3%(e) | | | 1,216,192,035 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.3)% | | | (16,037,743 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 1,200,154,292 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $17,958,965. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.93% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of December 31, 2019, these securities represent 0.93% of the net assets of the fund. |
(c) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(d) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Futures Contracts
Cash of $924,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
S&P MidCap 400E-Mini March Futures (U.S Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 134 | | | $ | 27,668,320 | | | $ | 45,067 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 45,067 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 958,347,395 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 1,216,192,035 | |
Cash | | | | 4,068,624 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 924,000 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,346,563 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 24,008 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 7,922 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 4,178 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 1,222,567,330 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 2,224,753 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 1,265,581 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 18,299,777 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 252,905 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 7,411 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 242,372 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 6,640 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 4,237 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,958 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 1,042 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 106,362 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 22,413,038 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,200,154,292 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 899,850,272 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 300,304,020 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,200,154,292 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 50,096,550 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 6,049,874 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 8.28 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,150,057,742 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 52,494,258 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 21.91 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $17,958,965. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 18,847,776 | |
Interest | | | | 13,254 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 298,893 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (5,972 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 19,153,951 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,946,101 | |
Administration fees | | | | 317,654 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 2,823,400 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 35,742 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 20,397 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,473 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 63,489 | |
Professional fees | | | | 57,193 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 34,548 | |
Other expenses | | | | 267,840 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 6,577,837 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 12,576,114 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 29,384,338 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 3,499,155 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 215,670,335 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 125,322 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 248,679,150 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 261,255,264 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 12,576,114 | | | | $ | 13,575,806 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 32,883,493 | | | | | 84,980,232 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 215,795,657 | | | | | (233,799,508 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 261,255,264 | | | | | (135,243,470 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (8,975,429 | ) | | | | (9,683,057 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (86,015,224 | ) | | | | (101,907,745 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (94,990,653 | ) | | | | (111,590,802 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 92,252 | | | | | 21,928 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 8,975,429 | | | | | 9,683,057 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (5,774,892 | ) | | | | (5,556,511 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 3,292,789 | | | | | 4,148,474 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 11,787,126 | | | | | 107,730,060 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 86,015,225 | | | | | 101,907,744 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (132,133,299 | ) | | | | (166,722,565 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (34,330,948 | ) | | | | 42,915,239 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (31,038,159 | ) | | | | 47,063,713 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 135,226,452 | | | | | (199,770,559 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,064,927,840 | | | | | 1,264,698,399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 1,200,154,292 | | | | $ | 1,064,927,840 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 10,059 | | | | | 2,559 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,188,799 | | | | | 1,040,071 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (640,518 | ) | | | | (507,788 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 558,340 | | | | | 534,842 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 564,844 | | | | | 4,469,475 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 4,305,066 | | | | | 4,694,046 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (6,051,749 | ) | | | | (7,047,273 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (1,181,839 | ) | | | | 2,116,248 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (623,499 | ) | | | | 2,651,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 8.16 | | | | $ | 11.25 | | | | $ | 10.90 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.12 | (a) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.79 | | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | 1.41 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.91 | | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | | 1.66 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | (1.83 | ) | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (1.79 | ) | | | | (2.11 | ) | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 8.28 | | | | $ | 8.16 | | | | $ | 11.25 | | | | $ | 10.90 | | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 25.47 | % | | | | (11.01 | )% | | | | 16.08 | % | | | | 9.00 | %(c) | | | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 50,096 | | | | $ | 44,788 | | | | $ | 55,764 | | | | $ | 54,300 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 1.31 | % | | | | 1.32 | % | | | | 1.27 | % | | | | 1.26 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | 0.31 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 14 | % | | | | 18 | % | | | | 21 | % | | | | 86 | %(g) | | | | | |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 19.00 | | | | $ | 23.45 | | | | $ | 21.45 | | | | $ | 21.10 | | | | $ | 23.49 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.23 | (a) | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.30 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 4.41 | | | | | (2.65 | ) | | | | 3.06 | | | | | 3.67 | | | | | (0.91 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 4.64 | | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | 3.30 | | | | | 3.80 | | | | | (0.61 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | (1.83 | ) | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | | (3.21 | ) | | | | (1.51 | ) |
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Total Dividends | | | | (1.73 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (1.30 | ) | | | | (3.45 | ) | | | | (1.78 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 21.91 | | | | $ | 19.00 | | | | $ | 23.45 | | | | $ | 21.45 | | | | $ | 21.10 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 25.28 | % | | | | (11.35 | )% | | | | 15.80 | % | | | | 19.52 | % | | | | (2.67 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 1,150,058 | | | | $ | 1,020,140 | | | | $ | 1,208,935 | | | | $ | 1,222,550 | | | | $ | 406,092 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.06 | % | | | | 1.08 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.57 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.56 | % | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.57 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 14 | % | | | | 18 | % | | | | 21 | % | | | | 86 | %(g) | | | | 26 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 86%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Private Placements
The Fund may invest in private placement securities which are securities issued by corporations without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance on a “private placement” exemption. These unregistered securities may be restricted and generally are sold to institutional investors, such as the Fund, who agree that they are purchasing the securities for investment and not with a view to public distribution. Unregistered securities are normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who make a market in such securities.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $29,383 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $18,299,777 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $17.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
| | | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 45,067 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 3,499,155 | | | | $125,322 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Mid Cap Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.46 | % |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.71 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $8,854 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 1,162,711,989 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,162,711,989 | |
Private Placements+ | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 11,113,152 | | | | | 11,113,152 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 18,299,777 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 18,299,777 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 24,067,117 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 24,067,117 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 1,205,078,883 | | | | | — | | | | | 11,113,152 | | | | | 1,216,192,035 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 45,067 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 45,067 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 1,205,123,950 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 11,113,152 | | | | $ | 1,216,237,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin. |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Mid Cap Index Fund | | | $ | 163,081,393 | | | | $ | 288,147,235 | |
6. Restricted Securities
A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of December 31, 2019 are identified below.
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Security | | Acquisition Date(a) | | Acquisition Cost | | Shares or Principal Amount | | Fair Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
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Airbnb, Inc., Series D, 0.00% | | | | 4/16/14 | | | | $ | 3,131,402 | | | | $ | 76,914 | | | | $ | 8,952,020 | | | | | 0.76 | % |
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Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H1, 0.00% | | | | 10/25/13 | | | | | 237,529 | | | | | 67,672 | | | | | 400,618 | | | | | 0.03 | % |
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Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series G, 0.00% | | | | 7/19/12 | | | | | 702,919 | | | | | 229,712 | | | | | 1,359,896 | | | | | 0.11 | % |
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Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H, 0.00% | | | | 10/25/13 | | | | | 237,529 | | | | | 67,672 | | | | | 400,618 | | | | | 0.03 | % |
(a) | Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security. |
7. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
8. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $961,329,223. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 314,976,203 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (60,113,391 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 254,862,812 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund | | | $ | 20,013,506 | | | | $ | 74,977,147 | | | | $ | 94,990,653 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund | | | $ | 34,030,891 | | | | $ | 77,559,911 | | | | $ | 111,590,802 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund | | | $ | 13,125,873 | | | | $ | 32,315,337 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 254,862,810 | | | | $ | 300,304,020 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales,mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
9. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 40% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
10. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Mid Cap Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 43.43% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $6,691,892.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $74,977,147.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 5
Statement of Operations
Page 5
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 6
Financial Highlights
Page 7
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 8
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 12
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 13
Other Information
Page 14
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
Page 15
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 17
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) returned 19.33%. That compared to a 31.49%, 8.72% and 22.11% total return for its benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index1, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1 and the Moderate Composite Index1, respectively.
The Fund is a fund of funds that pursues broad diversification across four underlying equity portfolios and one fixed income portfolio. The four equity portfolios pursue passive strategies that aim to achieve, before fees, returns similar to the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500), the S&P MidCap 400 Index2, the S&P SmallCap 600 Index3 and the MSCI EAFE4 Index. The fixed-incomesub-portfolio is an enhanced bond index strategy that seeks to achieve a return that exceeds that of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Generally, the Fund allocates 50% to 70% of its assets to the underlying equity portfolios and between 30% and 50% to the underlying fixed income portfolio.*
U.S. equities rebounded strongly in the first quarter of 2019, gaining 13.65% (S&P 500) while reacting positively to the dovish stance taken by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed). U.S. equities continued to rise throughout the year, gaining in each of the four quarters. U.S. equities reacted favorably to the Fed’s dovish stance and a generally encouraging earnings environment, while mostly shrugging off international trade tensions and stagnating global growth. The S&P 500 Index returned 31.49% for the year, while the S&P 400 Index returned 26.20% and the S&P 600 Index returned 22.78%. Growth stocks continued a longer-term trend, outperforming value stocks for the year.
International developed market equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE, returned 22.01% for the year. International equities failed to keep pace with U.S. equities, grappling with trade tensions and slowing global growth. U.S. bonds gained during the year, as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 8.72%. Yields mostly fell throughout the year. In particular, September saw10-year Treasury yield fall to levels last seen in July 2016. The Fed cut interest rates three times. Although the Treasury yield curve was partially inverted at the beginning of the year, the curve continued to flatten during the first three quarters, with the2-year Treasury brieflyout-yielding the
10-year Treasury in August. The curve steepened in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, credit spreads tightened during the year, leading corporate bonds and other credit-sensitive bonds to outperform U.S. Government bonds.
The Fund, which invests in both U.S. and international markets, underperformed its blended benchmark during the12-month period. The Fund’s strategic allocation to developed international equities was the primary detractor from relative results, as U.S. equities outperformed
during the year. In addition, a strategic allocation tomid- andsmall-cap U.S. equities detracted, as these stocks underperformedlarge-cap equities.*
Within the Fund’s fixed income holdings, an underweight to duration kept the Fund from fully benefiting from the decline in interest rates during the year, which caused the Fund’s fixed income allocation to modestly lag its fixed income benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmarks please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (S&P 400) is the most widely used index formid-sized companies. The S&P 400 covers 7% of the U.S. equities market, and is part of a series of S&P U.S. indexes that can be used as building blocks for portfolio composition. |
3 | The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (S&P 600) covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring thesmall-cap segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. |
4 | MSCI EAFE Index (MSCI EAFE) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. |
The indexes defined above are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a combination of five underlying index funds (the ”Index Strategy Underlying Funds”), allocating 50%–70% of its assets in the underlying equity index funds and 30%–50% of its assets in the underlying bond index fund.
Investment Concerns
The Fund invests in underlying funds, so its investment performance is directly related to the performance of those underlying funds. Before investing, investors should assess the risks associated with and types of investments made by each of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Stocks are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Indexes because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in a single industry or sector, or concentrating investments in a limited number of industries or sectors, tends to increase the risk that economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting certain industries or sectors will have a large impact on the value of the portfolio.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.
Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
AZL®Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | 19.33 | % | | | 8.63 | % | | | 6.37 | % | | | 8.46 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 31.49 | % | | | 15.27 | % | | | 11.70 | % | | | 13.56 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.75 | % |
Moderate Composite Index | | | 22.11 | % | | | 10.89 | % | | | 8.35 | % | | | 9.81 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | 1.01 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense and acquired fund fees and expenses), to 0.20% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
Acquired fund fees and expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the Permitted Underlying Funds. Accordingly, acquired fund fees and expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, as shown in the prospectus, do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights. Without acquired fund fees and expenses the Fund’s gross expense ratio would be 0.42%.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Moderate Composite Index (“Composite”). The S&P 500 is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The Composite is a blended index comprised of (60%) of the S&P 500 and (40%) of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. These indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,062.80 | | | | $ | 0.42 | | | | | 0.08 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,024.80 | | | | $ | 0.41 | | | | | 0.08 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Domestic Equity Funds | | | | 45.5 | % |
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Fixed Income Funds | | | | 39.3 | |
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International Equity Funds | | | | 15.2 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.0 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | — | † |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%): | | | |
Domestic Equity Funds (45.5%): | |
| 10,644,430 | | | AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2 | | $ | 194,154,397 | |
| 2,558,963 | | | AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2 | | | 56,066,872 | |
| 2,141,433 | | | AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2 | | | 28,331,154 | |
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| | | | | | | 278,552,423 | |
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Fixed Income Funds (39.3%): | |
| 21,462,737 | | | AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | 240,597,281 | |
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| | | | | | | 240,597,281 | |
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International Equity Funds (15.2%): | |
| 5,535,451 | | | AZL International Index Fund, Class 2 | | | 92,940,215 | |
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| | | | | | | 92,940,215 | |
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| Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost $531,924,028) | | | 612,089,919 | |
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| Total Investment Securities (Cost $531,924,028) — 100.0%(a) | | | 612,089,919 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%† | | | (105,722 | ) |
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| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 611,984,197 | |
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Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
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Assets: | | | | | |
Investments in affiliates, at cost | | | $ | 531,924,028 | |
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Investments in affiliates, at value | | | $ | 612,089,919 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 180 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $109,648) | | | | 108,895 | |
Receivable for affiliated investments sold | | | | 395,125 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 54,363 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 2,088 | |
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Total Assets | | | | 612,650,570 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 395,125 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 209,539 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 25,855 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 5,360 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 1,486 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 2,212 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,010 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 544 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 25,242 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | | 666,373 | |
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Net Assets | | | $ | 611,984,197 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 500,115,308 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 111,868,889 | |
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Net Assets | | | $ | 611,984,197 | |
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Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 45,953,816 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.32 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | $ | 11,417,845 | |
Dividends fromnon-affiliates | | | | 153 | |
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Total Investment Income | | | | 11,417,998 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,447,307 | |
Administration fees | | | | 67,089 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 9,605 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 11,368 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 6,211 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 35,909 | |
Professional fees | | | | 31,604 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 19,417 | |
Other expenses | | | | 20,039 | |
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Total expenses before reductions | | | | 2,648,549 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (2,141,386 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | | 507,163 | |
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Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 10,910,835 | |
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Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 180,195 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated underlying funds | | | | 8,354,770 | |
Net realized gains distributions from affiliated underlying funds | | | | 12,608,034 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 195 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions | | | | 75,300,193 | |
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Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 96,443,387 | |
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Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 107,354,222 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 10,910,835 | | | | $ | 11,980,523 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 21,142,999 | | | | | 28,325,365 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 75,300,388 | | | | | (72,403,125 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 107,354,222 | | | | | (32,097,237 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (40,584,497 | ) | | | | (32,709,295 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (40,584,497 | ) | | | | (32,709,295 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 9,874,464 | | | | | 4,831,098 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 40,584,497 | | | | | 32,709,295 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (95,336,967 | ) | | | | (123,600,657 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (44,878,006 | ) | | | | (86,060,264 | ) |
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Change in net assets | | | | 21,891,719 | | | | | (150,866,796 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 590,092,478 | | | | | 740,959,274 | |
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End of period | | | $ | 611,984,197 | | | | $ | 590,092,478 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 756,832 | | | | | 361,486 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 3,228,679 | | | | | 2,589,810 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (7,273,028 | ) | | | | (9,401,786 | ) |
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Change in shares | | | | (3,287,517 | ) | | | | (6,450,490 | ) |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 11.98 | | | | $ | 13.30 | | | | $ | 15.54 | | | | $ | 15.03 | | | | $ | 16.50 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.23 | (a) | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.19 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.03 | | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | 1.78 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | (0.61 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.26 | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | 1.90 | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | (0.42 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | (3.79 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | | (0.69 | ) |
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Total Dividends | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | (4.14 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.32 | | | | $ | 11.98 | | | | $ | 13.30 | | | | $ | 15.54 | | | | $ | 15.03 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 19.33 | % | | | | (5.17 | )% | | | | 13.30 | % | | | | 8.91 | % | | | | (2.47 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 611,984 | | | | $ | 590,092 | | | | $ | 740,959 | | | | $ | 720,934 | | | | $ | 1,282,506 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.78 | % | | | | 1.75 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 1.25 | % | | | | 1.22 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions*(c) | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.42 | % | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 1.05 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions* | | | | 0.08 | % | | | | 0.07 | % | | | | 0.08 | % | | | | 0.83 | % | | | | 0.96 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 5 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 7 | %(d) | | | | 190 | % | | | | 117 | % |
* | The expense ratios exclude the impact of fees/expenses paid by each underlying fund. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(d) | The Fund’s purchase and sales of securities and, accordingly, portfolio turnover ratio decreased during 2017 as a result of a change in the Fund’s investment strategy which became effective October 14, 2016. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2020. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | | 0.40 | % | | | | 0.20 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At December 31, 2019, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Additional information, including financial statements, about these Funds is available at www.allianzlife.com. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the year ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:
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| | Fair Value 12/31/2018 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized Gains(Losses) | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Fair Value 12/31/2019 | | Shares as of 12/31/2019 | | Dividend Income | | Net Realized Gains Distributions from Affiliated Underlying Funds |
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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund | | | $ | 244,879,958 | | | | $ | 12,151,010 | | | | $ | (30,738,693 | ) | | | $ | 718,746 | | | | $ | 13,586,260 | | | | $ | 240,597,281 | | | | | 21,462,737 | | | | $ | 5,549,418 | | | | $ | — | |
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AZL International Index Fund, Class 2 | | | | 88,598,148 | | | | | 2,828,978 | | | | | (13,774,134 | ) | | | | 851,811 | | | | | 14,435,412 | | | | | 92,940,215 | | | | | 5,535,451 | | | | | 2,127,053 | | | | | 544,060 | |
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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2 | | | | 50,637,521 | | | | | 4,256,098 | | | | | (6,969,885 | ) | | | | 307,578 | | | | | 7,835,560 | | | | | 56,066,872 | | | | | 2,558,963 | | | | | 579,745 | | | | | 3,636,350 | |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2 | | | | 24,401,994 | | | | | 3,123,407 | | | | | (1,639,224 | ) | | | | (129,173 | ) | | | | 2,574,150 | | | | | 28,331,154 | | | | | 2,141,433 | | | | | 261,473 | | | | | 2,661,919 | |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2 | | | | 181,690,174 | | | | | 10,409,865 | | | | | (41,420,261 | ) | | | | 6,605,808 | | | | | 36,868,811 | | | | | 194,154,397 | | | | | 10,644,430 | | | | | 2,900,156 | | | | | 5,765,705 | |
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| | | $ | 590,207,795 | | | | $ | 32,769,358 | | | | $ | (94,542,197 | ) | | | $ | 8,354,770 | | | | $ | 75,300,193 | | | | $ | 612,089,919 | | | | | 42,343,014 | | | | $ | 11,417,845 | | | | $ | 12,608,034 | |
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Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $4,599 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments inopen-end investment companies.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | |
Affiliated Investment Companies+ | | | $ | 612,089,919 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 612,089,919 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 612,089,919 | | | | | $— | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 612,089,919 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 32,769,358 | | | | $ | 94,542,196 | |
6. Investment Risks
Fund of Funds Risk: The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $ 532,300,814. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 79,789,105 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | — | |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 79,789,105 | |
| | | | |
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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 14,322,026 | | | | $ | 26,262,471 | | | | $ | 40,584,497 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 14,303,056 | | | | $ | 18,406,239 | | | | $ | 32,709,295 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund | | | $ | 11,245,078 | | | | $ | 20,833,793 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 79,790,018 | | | | $ | 111,868,889 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 90% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 26.91% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $793.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $26,262,471.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on FormN-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of the Fund, which is a series of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Fund by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). The Manager manages the Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of the Fund. For management services, the Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of the Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Fund is offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Fund is offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager. The Board’s decision to approve this contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including its compliance history and the adequacy of its compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Manager. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager and research services received by the Manager from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) payments made by the underlying funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement for the Fund.
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Fund and the Manager. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of the Management Agreement is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Manager’s investment philosophy, personnel and processes, and the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark). In connection with comparing the performance of the Fund versus its benchmark, the Board receives reports on the extent to which the Fund’s performance may be attributed to various applicable factors, such as asset class allocation decisions and volatility management strategies, the performance of the underlying funds, rebalancing decisions, and the impact of cash positions and Fund fees and expenses. The Board also receives reports on the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of any brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Fund and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Fund and/or the Manager are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Manager, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Manager derives from its relationships with the Fund. These reports cover not only the fees under the Management Agreement, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Fund. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits the Manager or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Fund.
The Management Agreement was most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of the Management Agreement was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Management Agreement was approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreement with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreement, in respect of the Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Management Agreement on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to the Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of the investment adviser and the approval of the advisory fee. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers the Fund’s business and other affairs. The Trustees noted that the Manager also provides the Trust and the Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Fund) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Fund. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
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The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager is responsible for maintaining and monitoring its own compliance program, and this compliance program has been continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and the Fund. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to the Fund under the Management Agreement.
(2)The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting and the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, Trustees received extensive information on the performance results of the Fund. However, the Board also considered the fact that prior to October 14, 2016, the Fund was subadvised by Invesco Advisers, Inc., and managed pursuant to a different strategy. Accordingly, the investment performance of the Fund during the period prior to October 14, 2016, was not deemed relevant to the Board’s assessment of the continuance of the Management Agreement in 2019. The performance information considered included performance information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), the contribution to performance of the Manager’s asset class allocation decisions and volatility management strategies, the performance of the underlying funds, and the impact on performance of rebalancing decisions, cash and Fund fees. This included Lipper performance information on the Fund for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, for which period the Fund ranked in the top 40% against peers.
At the Board meeting held September 18, 2019, the Trustees determined that the investment performance of the Fund was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund.The Board considered that the Manager receives an advisory fee from the Fund. The Manager reported that the advisory fee paid by the Fund put it in the 7th percentile of its customized peer group. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) Trustees were provided with information on the total expense ratios of the Fund and other funds in the customized peer groups, and the Manager reported upon the challenges in making peer group comparisons for the Fund.
The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to the Fund.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with funds that have substantial assets. The Board found there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the Fund. The Board also noted that the total assets in the Fund, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $590 million.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Fund grows larger. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under the Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Fund.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 7
Statement of Operations
Page 7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 8
Financial Highlights
Page 9
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 10
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 15
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 16
Other Information
Page 17
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 18
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 21
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 18.10%. That compared to a 23.06% total return for its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index1.
Despite strong overall returns for global real estate equities, performance varied widely from sector to sector. Growing concern about a potential economic slowdown or recession, coupled with declining bond yields, increased investor demand for equities in market segments that feature predictable cash flows, such as U.S. net lease and health care real estate investment trusts2 (REITs). As a result, investors were willing to pay a premium for securities in these sectors, in some cases pushing their prices more than 50% higher than the actual current value of these equities’ underlying assets. Meanwhile, share prices declined for securities in segments investors see as vulnerable in a slowing economy, such as real estate stocks in the office, retail and hotel segments.
Property stocks in Europe saw the largest gains, led by positive performance in the U.K. due to the strength of the pound and a further extension of the agreed-upon date for the country’s exit from the European Union. U.S. property stocks also rose as strength in data centers and net lease agreements offset weakness in New York City office space and large malls. Property stocks in Asia gained at a moderately slower clip, with strength in Japanese REITs partially offset by investor concerns related to political protests in Hong Kong and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war.
The Fund’s Asian portfolio detracted from relative performance during the period. Strength in Chinese real estate operating companies (REOCs) was more than offset by adverse stock selection in Japan and Hong Kong. An overweight position in Hong Kong and an underweight position in
Singapore also detracted from relative results.*
The Fund’s North American portfolio also weighed on relative performance. Primary detractors included stock selection and an overweight position in the U.S. mall sector, stock selection in the U.S. primary central business district (CBD) office sector, and underweight positions in the U.S. net lease and U.S. industrial sectors. These negative impacts more than offset the benefits from an overweight position in the U.S. primary CBD office sector.*
The European portfolio boosted the Fund’s relative performance, helped by stock selection in Continental retail, an underweight position in the German residential sector, and overweight positions in the London office specialist and U.K. Majors sectors. These gains helped the portfolio overcome the negative impact of an overweight position in Continental retail and underweight positions in Switzerland and the Nordic markets.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions. |
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AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide income and capital appreciation. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of the Fund’s assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the real estate industry, including real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies (REOCs), and foreign real estate companies, and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Date | | | Year | | | Year | | | Year | | | Year | | | Inception | |
AZL®Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 18.53 | % | | | 6.28 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6.02 | % |
AZL®Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 18.10 | % | | | 6.01 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 7.22 | % | | | 3.93 | % |
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 23.06 | % | | | 9.31 | % | | | 6.53 | % | | | 9.25 | % | | | 5.40 | % |
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 21.91 | % | | | 8.28 | % | | | 5.56 | % | | | 8.37 | % | | | 4.59 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 1.02 | % |
AZL®Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 1.27 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 1.10% for Class 1 Shares and 1.35% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Financial Times London Stock Exchange (“FTSE”) European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA”)/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index series, which is designed to represent general trends in eligible real estate stocks worldwide. Relevant real estate activities are defined as the ownership, disposal and development of income-producing real estate. The Indexes do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” reflects the maximum possible reinvestment of dividends with no adjustment for withholding tax deductions or tax credits. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable tonon-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,051.40 | | | | $ | 5.07 | | | | | 0.98 | % |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,050.80 | | | | $ | 6.36 | | | | | 1.23 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.27 | | | | $ | 4.99 | | | | | 0.98 | % |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | | $ | 6.26 | | | | | 1.23 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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United States | | | | 54.3 | % |
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Japan | | | | 10.1 | |
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Hong Kong | | | | 7.9 | |
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France | | | | 5.4 | |
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United Kingdom | | | | 5.2 | |
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Germany | | | | 3.2 | |
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Australia | | | | 2.8 | |
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Canada | | | | 1.9 | |
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Singapore | | | | 1.7 | |
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Bermuda | | | | 1.3 | |
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All other countries | | | | 4.6 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | 98.4 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1.4 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.4 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.2 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.2 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (98.4%): | | | |
Diversified Banks (0.1%): | | | |
| 180,630 | | | China Merchants Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust* | | $ | 77,196 | |
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Diversified Real Estate Activities (7.1%): | | | |
| 20,800 | | | CapitaLand, Ltd. | | | 58,029 | |
| 131,000 | | | Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. | | | 286,403 | |
| 90,811 | | | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 1,736,293 | |
| 68,498 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 1,673,221 | |
| 283,801 | | | New World Development Co., Ltd. | | | 389,250 | |
| 33,631 | | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 1,173,179 | |
| 131,971 | | | Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. | | | 2,024,464 | |
| 2,400 | | | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. | | | 37,449 | |
| 36,315 | | | UOL Group, Ltd. | | | 224,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,603,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified REITs (6.6%): | | | |
| 43 | | | Activia Properties, Inc. | | | 215,667 | |
| 2,783 | | | Covivio | | | 316,086 | |
| 6,213 | | | Gecina SA | | | 1,113,566 | |
| 95,214 | | | GPT Group | | | 374,729 | |
| 9,149 | | | H&R Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 148,678 | |
| 83 | | | Hulic REIT, Inc. | | | 150,650 | |
| 2,117 | | | Icade | | | 230,772 | |
| 18 | | | Kenedix Office Investment Corp. | | | 139,086 | |
| 98,450 | | | Land Securities Group plc | | | 1,293,468 | |
| 21,340 | | | Lexington Realty Trust | | | 226,631 | |
| 7,931 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 476,257 | |
| 54,711 | | | Merlin Properties Socimi SA | | | 786,182 | |
| 191,276 | | | Mirvac Group | | | 427,713 | |
| 311 | | | Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | | 531,555 | |
| 62 | | | Premier Investment Corp. | | | 87,738 | |
| 3,938 | | | Stockland | | | 12,789 | |
| 280 | | | United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 525,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,057,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care REITs (3.2%): | | | |
| 44,178 | | | Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,474,220 | |
| 16,034 | | | Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A | | | 485,510 | |
| 11,288 | | | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 389,097 | |
| 14,780 | | | Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 124,743 | |
| 4,290 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 247,705 | |
| 8,265 | | | Welltower, Inc. | | | 675,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,397,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotel & Resort REITs (5.6%): | | | |
| 137,876 | | | DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 1,527,666 | |
| 153,496 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,847,351 | |
| 180 | | | Invincible Investment Corp. | | | 102,553 | |
| 458 | | | Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | | | 342,284 | |
| 80,687 | | | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 1,123,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,943,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial REITs (5.2%): | | | |
| 204,538 | | | Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 452,001 | |
| 10,370 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 359,528 | |
| 181,600 | | | Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust | | | 167,490 | |
| 277 | | | GLPJ-REIT | | | 344,703 | |
| 10 | | | Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. | | | 15,260 | |
| 96,000 | | | Mapletree Logistics Trust | | | 124,313 | |
| 64 | | | Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. | | | 163,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Industrial REITs, continued | | | |
| 40,853 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | $ | 3,641,636 | |
| 20,171 | | | SERGO plc | | | 240,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,508,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office REITs (21.9%): | | | |
| 4,951 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 799,983 | |
| 17,951 | | | Alstria OfficeREIT-AG | | | 337,331 | |
| 28,389 | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 3,913,707 | |
| 205,344 | | | CapitaLand Commercial Trust | | | 304,107 | |
| 20,335 | | | Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 837,802 | |
| 20 | | | Daiwa Office Investment Corp. | | | 153,657 | |
| 12,134 | | | Derwent Valley Holdings plc | | | 648,002 | |
| 98,901 | | | Dexus | | | 813,648 | |
| 49,576 | | | Great Portland Estates plc | | | 565,352 | |
| 319,810 | | | Hibernia REIT plc | | | 506,691 | |
| 4,650 | | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 227,432 | |
| 35,547 | | | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 1,338,345 | |
| 33,267 | | | Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA | | | 424,455 | |
| 47 | | | Japan Excellent, Inc. | | | 76,126 | |
| 137 | | | Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 909,014 | |
| 16,382 | | | JBG SMITH Properties | | | 653,478 | |
| 6,305 | | | Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 528,990 | |
| 22,101 | | | Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | | 511,196 | |
| 91 | | | Mori Trust Sogo REIT, Inc. | | | 163,412 | |
| 164 | | | Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 1,201,899 | |
| 4,646 | | | NSI NV | | | 226,408 | |
| 42 | | | Orix JREIT, Inc. | | | 91,082 | |
| 63,456 | | | Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 883,308 | |
| 59,626 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 5,478,436 | |
| 28,599 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,901,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,495,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Development (2.6%): | | | |
| 121,925 | | | China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd. | | | 476,214 | |
| 92,000 | | | China Resources Land, Ltd. | | | 458,435 | |
| 82,540 | | | CK Asset Holdings, Ltd. | | | 598,234 | |
| 87,500 | | | Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 410,973 | |
| 23,800 | | | Midea Real Estate Holding, Ltd. | | | 73,079 | |
| 1,600 | | | Poly Property Development Co., Ltd., Class H* | | | 9,600 | |
| 77,073 | | | Sino Land Co., Ltd. | | | 112,302 | |
| 33,598 | | | St. Modwen Properties plc | | | 221,885 | |
| 85,746 | | | Urban & Civic plc | | | 392,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,752,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Operating Companies (9.1%): | | | |
| 3,578 | | | ADO Properties SA | | | 128,966 | |
| 19,751 | | | Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd. | | | 76,402 | |
| 7,427 | | | Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B | | | 178,892 | |
| 2,485,087 | | | BGP Holdings plc*(a) | | | 3,623 | |
| 58,834 | | | Capital & Counties Properties plc | | | 204,912 | |
| 7,446 | | | Carmila | | | 167,580 | |
| 6,104 | | | Castellum AB | | | 143,473 | |
| 26,107 | | | Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 1,066,810 | |
| 23,236 | | | Entra ASA | | | 384,157 | |
| 5,787 | | | Fabege AB | | | 96,276 | |
| 43,872 | | | First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 698,424 | |
| 27,311 | | | Grainger plc | | | 113,368 | |
| 235,052 | | | Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,352,672 | |
| 19,174 | | | Hufvudstaden AB | | | 379,189 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Real Estate Operating Companies, continued | | | |
| 15,256 | | | Hulic Co., Ltd. | | $ | 183,666 | |
| 27,669 | | | Hysan Development Co., Ltd. | | | 108,873 | |
| 16,110 | | | Kojamo Oyj | | | 293,827 | |
| 8,463 | | | Kungsleden AB | | | 88,955 | |
| 3,294 | | | LEG Immobilien AG | | | 390,101 | |
| 33,959 | | | Norwegian Property ASA | | | 54,147 | |
| 1,878 | | | PSP Swiss Property AG | | | 259,409 | |
| 350,729 | | | Swire Properties, Ltd. | | | 1,165,547 | |
| 27,528 | | | Vonovia SE | | | 1,481,874 | |
| 120,710 | | | Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 740,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,761,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Residential REITs (11.8%): | | | |
| 117 | | | Advance Residence Investment | | | 370,938 | |
| 11,530 | | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 542,256 | |
| 24,291 | | | American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 636,667 | |
| 10,101 | | | Apartment Investment & Management Co. | | | 521,717 | |
| 19,220 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 4,030,433 | |
| 3,608 | | | Boardwalk REIT | | | 127,631 | |
| 12,875 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 1,366,038 | |
| 26,062 | | | Equity Residential | | | 2,108,937 | |
| 2,775 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 834,887 | |
| 29,077 | | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 871,438 | |
| 4,916 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 648,224 | |
| 10,982 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 512,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,572,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail REITs (20.5%): | | | |
| 143,180 | | | British Land Co. plc | | | 1,218,903 | |
| 128,152 | | | CapitaLand Mall Trust | | | 234,506 | |
| 13,870 | | | Crombie REIT | | | 170,277 | |
| 15,050 | | | Eurocommercial Properties NV | | | 421,930 | |
| 12 | | | Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 50,464 | |
| 130,574 | | | Hammerson plc | | | 538,197 | |
| 58,020 | | | Intu Properties plc* | | | 26,190 | |
| 148 | | | Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 318,234 | |
| 50,484 | | | Klepierre | | | 1,918,868 | |
| 189,884 | | | Link REIT (The) | | | 2,016,019 | |
| 115,499 | | | Mapletree Commercial Trust | | | 205,321 | |
| 29,534 | | | Mercialys SA | | | 409,388 | |
| 17,989 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 1,134,926 | |
| 37,399 | | | RioCan REIT | | | 770,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Retail REITs, continued | | | |
| 415,005 | | | Scentre Group | | $ | 1,117,048 | |
| 8,327 | | | Shaftesbury plc | | | 104,749 | |
| 42,288 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 6,299,219 | |
| 4,065 | | | Smart Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 97,712 | |
| 79,301 | | | The Macerich Co.^ | | | 2,134,783 | |
| 9,962 | | | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | | | 1,573,799 | |
| 157,918 | | | Vicinity Centres | | | 276,393 | |
| 25,630 | | | Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 800,681 | |
| 3,192 | | | Wereldhave NV^ | | | 72,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,910,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialized REITs (4.7%): | | | |
| 31,112 | | | CubeSmart | | | 979,406 | |
| 11,235 | | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,345,279 | |
| 5,420 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 572,460 | |
| 13,517 | | | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 581,907 | |
| 2,200 | | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | 238,216 | |
| 5,846 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 1,244,964 | |
| 11 | | | QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,962,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $91,410,485) | | | 105,041,623 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (1.4%): | | | |
| 1,469,742 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 1,469,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $1,469,742) | | | 1,469,742 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.4%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.4%): | | | |
| 435,974 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | | 435,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $435,974) | | | 435,974 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $93,316,201) — 100.2%(d) | | | 106,947,339 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.2)% | | | (238,276 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 106,709,063 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $1,468,067. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Australia | | | 2.8 | % |
Bermuda | | | 1.3 | % |
Canada | | | 1.9 | % |
China | | | 0.5 | % |
Finland | | | 0.3 | % |
France | | | 5.4 | % |
Germany | | | 3.2 | % |
Hong Kong | | | 7.9 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.5 | % |
Japan | | | 10.0 | % |
Jersey | | | 0.1 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.7 | % |
Norway | | | 0.4 | % |
Singapore | | | 1.7 | % |
Spain | | | 1.1 | % |
Sweden | | | 0.8 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.2 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 5.2 | % |
United States | | | 56.0 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 93,316,201 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 106,947,339 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 484,616 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $789,504) | | | | 801,390 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 460 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 146,715 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 347 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 108,380,867 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 84,506 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 1,469,742 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 75,881 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 2,501 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 17,841 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 9,293 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 366 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,732 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 90 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 9,852 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,671,804 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 106,709,063 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 93,009,063 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 13,700,000 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 106,709,063 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 21,342,052 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 2,323,208 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 9.19 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 85,367,011 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 8,598,932 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 9.93 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $1,468,067. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 3,794,596 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 16,331 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (188,441 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 3,622,486 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 979,217 | |
Administration fees | | | | 51,945 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 217,354 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 57,205 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 2,041 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,095 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 6,443 | |
Professional fees | | | | 5,548 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 12,497 | |
Other expenses | | | | 6,030 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 1,349,375 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (54,402 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 1,294,973 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2,327,513 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 2,041,825 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 13,722,205 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 15,764,030 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 18,091,543 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 2,327,513 | | | | $ | 3,010,670 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 2,041,825 | | | | | 936,538 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 13,722,205 | | | | | (13,639,310 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 18,091,543 | | | | | (9,692,102 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (682,097 | ) | | | | (2,324,054 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (2,244,874 | ) | | | | (8,873,299 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (2,926,971 | ) | | | | (11,197,353 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 44,075 | | | | | 34,084 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 682,097 | | | | | 2,324,054 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (2,827,294 | ) | | | | (3,513,877 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (2,101,122 | ) | | | | (1,155,739 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 1,121,131 | | | | | 416,028 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 2,244,874 | | | | | 8,873,299 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (12,924,267 | ) | | | | (19,760,081 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (9,558,262 | ) | | | | (10,470,754 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (11,659,384 | ) | | | | (11,626,493 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 3,505,188 | | | | | (32,515,948 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 103,203,875 | | | | | 135,719,823 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 106,709,063 | | | | $ | 103,203,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | �� | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 4,859 | | | | | 3,531 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 77,687 | | | | | 277,997 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (315,353 | ) | | | | (379,772 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (232,807 | ) | | | | (98,244 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 117,495 | | | | | 42,675 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 236,551 | | | | | 983,736 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,333,969 | ) | | | | (2,031,552 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (979,923 | ) | | | | (1,005,141 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (1,212,730 | ) | | | | (1,103,385 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 8.01 | | | | $ | 9.72 | | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.21 | (a) | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | — | (a)(b) | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.26 | | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.47 | | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Total Dividends | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 9.19 | | | | $ | 8.01 | | | | $ | 9.72 | | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | | | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | 18.53 | % | | | | (7.91 | )% | | | | 10.00 | % | | | | 0.50 | %(d) | | | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 21,342 | | | | $ | 20,484 | | | | $ | 25,794 | | | | $ | 27,302 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e) | | | | 2.34 | % | | | | 2.67 | % | | | | 2.38 | % | | | | 0.13 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f) | | | | 1.04 | % | | | | 1.02 | % | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 1.04 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(e) | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 0.98 | % | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(g) | | | | 24 | % | | | | 34 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 52 | % | | | | | |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 8.64 | | | | $ | 10.39 | | | | $ | 10.68 | | | | $ | 10.51 | | | | $ | 11.11 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.20 | (a) | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.22 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.35 | | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | 0.71 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | (0.39 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.55 | | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | (0.17 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
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Total Dividends | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 9.93 | | | | $ | 8.64 | | | | $ | 10.39 | | | | $ | 10.68 | | | | $ | 10.51 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | 18.10 | % | | | | (8.07 | )% | | | | 9.72 | % | | | | 3.14 | % | | | | (1.34 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 85,367 | | | | $ | 82,720 | | | | $ | 109,926 | | | | $ | 115,339 | | | | $ | 159,821 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2.09 | % | | | | 2.41 | % | | | | 2.17 | % | | | | 1.84 | % | | | | 1.70 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(f) | | | | 1.29 | % | | | | 1.27 | % | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | 1.29 | % | | | | 1.29 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 1.24 | % | | | | 1.22 | % | | | | 1.23 | % | | | | 1.29 | % | | | | 1.29 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(g) | | | | 24 | % | | | | 34 | % | | | | 33 | % | | | | 52 | % | | | | 25 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Represents less than $0.005. |
(c) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $1,610 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $1,469,742 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (“MSIM”), MSIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 1.10 | % |
| | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | | 1.35 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $826 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | | 60,180,135 | | | | | 44,857,865 | | | | | 3,623 | | | | | 105,041,623 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1,469,742 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,469,742 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 435,974 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 435,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 62,085,851 | | | | $ | 44,857,865 | | | | $ | 3,623 | | | | $ | 106,947,339 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund | | | $ | 25,763,242 | | | | $ | 38,050,871 | |
6. Investment Risks
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
Real Estate Investments Risk: The performance of REITs depends on the strength of real estate markets, REIT management and property management which can be affected by many factors, including national and regional economic conditions.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $96,718,739. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 13,531,808 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (3,303,208 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 10,228,600 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $572,504 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 250,198 | | | | $ | 250,198 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund | | | $ | 2,926,971 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,926,971 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund | | | $ | 4,691,715 | | | | $ | 6,505,638 | | | | $ | 11,197,353 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund | | | $ | 3,709,438 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (250,198 | ) | | | $ | 10,240,760 | | | | $ | 13,700,000 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 95% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 0.02% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2) The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 18
Statement of Operations
Page 18
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 19
Financial Highlights
Page 20
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 21
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 26
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 27
Other Information
Page 28
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 29
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 32
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 17.18%. That compared to a 18.90% total return for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index1.
The Fund seeks investment results, before fees, expenses and fair value adjustments to its portfolio at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, that correspond to the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (“Index”). The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of emerging markets equities.*
In the first quarter of 2019, all sectors of the benchmark advanced as improved U.S.-China trade relations and relief from tightening financial conditions helped improve investor sentiment. An extended pause in the tariff hikes helped China gain strongly in the quarter, contributing to more than half of the benchmark’s total return for the start of the year. China’s pivot toward stimulus also gave that nation’s equities a boost. Elsewhere, Taiwan and South Korea underperformed other emerging markets equities due to lower exports. In Latin America, Colombian equities outperformed, leading all emerging markets countries in the quarter. However, Colombian stocks were still below their 2012 highs.
A weaker U.S. dollar generally supported the overall Index in the second quarter, with some added volatility provided by global trade tensions. Weakness was particularly evident in the Asia Pacific region, with China and South Korea markets declining over the quarter. Mexico declined 7% in May after the U.S. targeted the country with import tariffs, only to rebound later in the quarter after the administration reneged on its threats. Eastern Europe outperformed other regions for the quarter, and Russia outperformed due to a relatively stable economic backdrop and favourable crude oil conditions.
The third quarter saw an overall decline in emerging markets stocks, with China contributing nearly a third of the Index’s losses. Geopolitical tensions, including escalating trade war rhetoric from President Trump, continued to drive China’s underperformance. A slowing economy and protests in Hong Kong also added to investor unease. Turkey was the Index’s top performer, as investors ignored President Erdogan’s removal of central bank management, focusing instead on his promise to return to fast-growth economic conditions.
By the fourth quarter, investors’ appetite for risk returned due to easing global trade tensions, stable economic growth, and easy monetary policies. Chinese stocks rose on progress in trade deal negotiations with the U.S. Taiwan was the Index’s top gainer for the quarter on a rebound in the semiconductor industry, while Russia posted robust gains on strengthening oil prices.
All sectors of the Index posted positive returns, with the largest gains in the information technology, consumer discretionary, and real estate sectors. The smallest returns were in the healthcare, materials, and industrials sectors.
The Fund underperformed its benchmark primarily due to the impacts of fair value pricing and expenses incurred by the Fund.*
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management. Derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to cover all outstanding futures positions fully. The Fund uses futures contracts to access immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “Underlying Index”) and in depositary receipts representing securities in its Underlying Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Emerging market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in a single industry or sector, or concentrating investments in a limited number of industries or sectors, tends to increase the risk that economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting certain industries or sectors will have a large impact on the value of the portfolio.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
AZL®MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 5/6/07 | | | | 17.55 | % | | | 10.89 | % | | | 5.58 | % | | | 3.33 | % |
AZL®MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 17.18 | % | | | 10.62 | % | | | 5.32 | % | | | 3.07 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 18.90 | % | | | 11.99 | % | | | 6.01 | % | | | 4.04 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 5/1/06 | | | | 18.42 | % | | | 11.57 | % | | | 5.61 | % | | | 3.68 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 1.03 | % |
AZL®MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 1.28 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.85% for Class 1 Shares and 1.10% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index, an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity performance of emerging markets. The Indexes do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” reflects the maximum possible reinvestment of dividends with no adjustment for withholding tax deductions or tax credits. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable tonon-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,065.70 | | | | $ | 3.91 | | | | | 0.75 | % |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,063.80 | | | | $ | 5.20 | | | | | 1.00 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.42 | | | | $ | 3.82 | | | | | 0.75 | % |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | | $ | 5.09 | | | | | 1.00 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Financials | | | | 24.4 | % |
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Information Technology | | | | 15.6 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 12.9 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 12.1 | |
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Energy | | | | 7.4 | |
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Materials | | | | 7.3 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 6.3 | |
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Industrials | | | | 5.2 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 3.0 | |
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Health Care | | | | 2.8 | |
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Utilities | | | | 2.5 | |
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Total Common and Preferred Stocks | | | | 99.5 | |
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Warrants | | | | — | † |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
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Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.7 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.2 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.4 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.4 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (97.5%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.2%): | | | |
| 19,599 | | | Aecc Aviation Power Co., Ltd. | | $ | 61,006 | |
| 15,085 | | | Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS | | | 53,220 | |
| 20,300 | | | Avic Aircraft Co., Ltd. | | | 47,751 | |
| 139,000 | | | AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 62,690 | |
| 32,295 | | | Embraer SA* | | | 158,424 | |
| 3,628 | | | Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. | | | 106,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 489,758 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics (0.2%): | | | |
| 9,054 | | | BEST, Inc., ADR*^ | | | 50,340 | |
| 1,014 | | | Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. | | | 125,132 | |
| 10,500 | | | SF Holding Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 56,080 | |
| 211,000 | | | Sinotrans, Ltd. | | | 71,879 | |
| 10,700 | | | Yunda Holding Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 51,159 | |
| 15,645 | | | ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR | | | 365,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 719,902 | |
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Airlines (0.3%): | | | |
| 98,000 | | | Air China, Ltd. | | | 99,836 | |
| 89,500 | | | AirAsia Berhad | | | 37,223 | |
| 200,000 | | | China Airlines, Ltd. | | | 60,460 | |
| 39,299 | | | China Eastern Airlines Corp., Ltd.* | | | 32,795 | |
| 110,000 | | | China Eastern Airlines Corp., Ltd., Class H* | | | 61,006 | |
| 132,000 | | | China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 89,072 | |
| 170,676 | | | Eva Airways Corp. | | | 78,349 | |
| 4,189 | | | InterGlobe Aviation, Ltd. | | | 78,398 | |
| 2,231 | | | Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. | | | 54,865 | |
| 14,767 | | | Latam Airlines Group SA | | | 148,260 | |
| 28,736 | | | Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi* | | | 70,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 810,276 | |
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Auto Components (0.5%): | | | |
| 10,860 | | | Bharat Forge, Ltd. | | | 73,527 | |
| 395 | | | Bosch, Ltd. | | | 85,019 | |
| 109,000 | | | Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 152,031 | |
| 182,000 | | | China First Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 6,310 | |
| 37,600 | | | Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 115,272 | |
| 4,407 | | | Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 127,520 | |
| 9,990 | | | Hanon Systems | | | 96,228 | |
| 10,400 | | | Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. | | | 38,816 | |
| 3,398 | | | Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | | | 751,512 | |
| 51,252 | | | Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd. | | | 105,463 | |
| 45,000 | | | Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd. | | | 40,849 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,592,547 | |
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Automobiles (1.6%): | | | |
| 1,060,900 | | | Astra International Tbk PT | | | 526,997 | |
| 37,800 | | | BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 31,722 | |
| 91,500 | | | BAIC Motor Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 51,958 | |
| 4,208 | | | Bajaj Auto, Ltd. | | | 187,811 | |
| 146,000 | | | Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd. | | | 151,821 | |
| 7,533 | | | BYD Co., Ltd. | | | 51,558 | |
| 28,500 | | | BYD Co., Ltd., Class H^ | | | 142,163 | |
| 25,400 | | | Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 36,576 | |
| 146,000 | | | Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 137,562 | |
| 710 | | | Eicher Motors, Ltd. | | | 224,205 | |
| 2,009 | | | Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | | | 23,986 | |
| 265,000 | | | Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd. | | | 519,786 | |
| 165,500 | | | Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 122,663 | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Automobiles, continued | | | |
| 151,200 | | | Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. | | $ | 188,510 | |
| 5,310 | | | Hero MotoCorp, Ltd. | | | 181,896 | |
| 1,155 | | | Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 71,599 | |
| 7,765 | | | Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 807,515 | |
| 13,113 | | | Kia Motors Corp. | | | 499,555 | |
| 40,951 | | | Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. | | | 305,383 | |
| 5,620 | | | Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd. | | | 580,462 | |
| 33,235 | | | NIO, Inc., ADR*^ | | | 133,605 | |
| 26,000 | | | SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. | | | 89,117 | |
| 86,420 | | | Tata Motors, Ltd.* | | | 224,385 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,290,835 | |
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Banks (15.3%): | | | |
| 38,057 | | | Absa Group, Ltd. | | | 406,626 | |
| 143,767 | | | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank | | | 310,107 | |
| 194,200 | | | Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. | | | 102,950 | |
| 1,582,000 | | | Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class A | | | 697,677 | |
| 139,318 | | | Akbank T.A.S.* | | | 190,388 | |
| 63,193 | | | Al Rajhi Bank | | | 1,102,064 | |
| 40,604 | | | Alinma Bank | | | 274,535 | |
| 66,493 | | | Alpha Bank SA* | | | 143,725 | |
| 89,500 | | | AMMB Holdings Berhad | | | 85,618 | |
| 32,502 | | | Arab National Bank | | | 237,549 | |
| 111,115 | | | Axis Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,175,030 | |
| 63,797 | | | Banco Bradesco SA | | | 540,419 | |
| 2,458,910 | | | Banco de Chile | | | 260,778 | |
| 2,424 | | | Banco de Credito e Inversiones | | | 109,991 | |
| 46,074 | | | Banco do Brasil SA | | | 605,079 | |
| 2,358 | | | Banco Macro SA, ADR | | | 85,478 | |
| 22,408 | | | Banco Santander Brasil SA | | | 275,894 | |
| 2,964,227 | | | Banco Santander Chile | | | 169,610 | |
| 12,806 | | | Bancolombia SA | | | 171,514 | |
| 24,317 | | | Bancolombia SA | | | 339,008 | |
| 19,119 | | | Bandhan Bank, Ltd. | | | 136,241 | |
| 23,500 | | | Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 125,518 | |
| 18,699 | | | Bank AlBilad | | | 134,260 | |
| 19,448 | | | BankAl-Jazira | | | 78,016 | |
| 987,400 | | | Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 544,444 | |
| 30,133 | | | Bank Millennium SA* | | | 46,576 | |
| 35,300 | | | Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 28,804 | |
| 4,145,000 | | | Bank of China, Ltd. | | | 1,774,980 | |
| 57,900 | | | Bank of China, Ltd., Class A | | | 30,677 | |
| 202,799 | | | Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 164,007 | |
| 356,000 | | | Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 253,762 | |
| 55,800 | | | Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd. | | | 58,026 | |
| 39,000 | | | Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd. | | | 49,147 | |
| 17,600 | | | Bank of Ningbo Co., Ltd. | | | 71,100 | |
| 55,170 | | | Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 75,210 | |
| 43,656 | | | Bank of the Philippine Islands | | | 75,775 | |
| 8,099 | | | Bank Pekao SA | | | 214,685 | |
| 26,150 | | | Banque Saudi Fransi | | | 264,369 | |
| 102,044 | | | BDO Unibank, Inc. | | | 318,177 | |
| 15,577 | | | BNK Financial Group, Inc. | | | 102,931 | |
| 2,445 | | | Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd. | | | 252,803 | |
| 293,090 | | | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank | | | 221,983 | |
| 298,000 | | | China Citic Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 178,998 | |
| 121,100 | | | China Citic Bank Corp., Ltd. | | | 107,349 | |
| 5,042,000 | | | China Construction Bank | | | 4,365,337 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 32,600 | | | China Construction Bank Corp. | | $ | 33,844 | |
| 688,000 | | | China Development Financial Holding Corp. | | | 223,393 | |
| 175,600 | | | China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 111,273 | |
| 67,000 | | | China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 31,139 | |
| 63,244 | | | China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 341,380 | |
| 202,000 | | | China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 1,041,238 | |
| 387,800 | | | China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 293,715 | |
| 104,500 | | | China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 94,620 | |
| 125,000 | | | Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 63,825 | |
| 259,100 | | | CIMB Group Holdings Berhad | | | 326,370 | |
| 97,915 | | | Commercial Bank of Qatar Qsc (The) | | | 126,483 | |
| 70,902 | | | Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | | | 367,894 | |
| 3,434 | | | Credicorp, Ltd. | | | 731,888 | |
| 938,000 | | | CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 701,470 | |
| 88,063 | | | Dubai Islamic Bank | | | 132,041 | |
| 550,502 | | | E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 512,876 | |
| 149,206 | | | Eurobank Ergasias SA* | | | 154,463 | |
| 141,078 | | | First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC | | | 581,559 | |
| 527,417 | | | First Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 417,081 | |
| 190,023 | | | Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores | | | 84,449 | |
| 138,083 | | | Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V. | | | 771,746 | |
| 5,271 | | | Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR | | | 85,548 | |
| 116,556 | | | Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de C.V., Class O | | | 142,988 | |
| 42,000 | | | Habib Bank, Ltd. | | | 42,693 | |
| 16,035 | | | Hana Financial Holdings Group, Inc. | | | 509,049 | |
| 34,500 | | | Hong Leong Bank Berhad | | | 145,977 | |
| 15,800 | | | Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad | | | 65,310 | |
| 411,160 | | | Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 301,829 | |
| 26,900 | | | Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,634 | |
| 250,239 | | | ICICI Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,895,829 | |
| 173,500 | | | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class A | | | 146,492 | |
| 3,380,000 | | | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H | | | 2,609,194 | |
| 70,400 | | | Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 200,198 | |
| 13,164 | | | Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) | | | 134,306 | |
| 7,398,237 | | | Itau Corpbanca | | | 42,923 | |
| 238,912 | | | Itausa — Investimentos Itau S.A. | | | 836,964 | |
| 71,200 | | | Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 356,894 | |
| 37,100 | | | Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 185,966 | |
| 20,386 | | | KB Financial Group, Inc. | | | 841,871 | |
| 4,795 | | | Komercni Banka AS | | | 175,640 | |
| 186,800 | | | Krung Thai Bank | | | 101,915 | |
| 210,601 | | | Malayan Banking Bhd | | | 445,226 | |
| 195,841 | | | Masraf Al Rayan | | | 213,050 | |
| 792 | | | mBank SA* | | | 81,337 | |
| 5,710 | | | MCB Bank, Ltd. | | | 7,561 | |
| 572,000 | | | Mega Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 584,322 | |
| 89,092 | | | Metropolitan Bank & Trust | | | 116,296 | |
| 24,321 | | | Moneta Money Bank AS | | | 91,279 | |
| 27,526 | | | National Bank of Greece* | | | 93,490 | |
| 64,284 | | | National Commercial Bank | | | 844,372 | |
| 18,910 | | | Nedcor, Ltd. | | | 289,762 | |
| 11,383 | | | OTP Bank Nyrt | | | 596,388 | |
| 51,000 | | | Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 120,494 | |
| 423,000 | | | Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 287,823 | |
| 47,327 | | | Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA | | | 430,403 | |
| 518,400 | | | PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | | 1,245,613 | |
| 405,100 | | | PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk | | | 228,499 | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 2,936,500 | | | PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk | | $ | 926,921 | |
| 159,700 | | | PT Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk | | | 24,302 | |
| 166,000 | | | Public Bank Berhad | | | 789,823 | |
| 36,809 | | | Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC | | | 97,887 | |
| 61,890 | | | Qatar Islamic Bank | | | 261,202 | |
| 234,503 | | | Qatar National Bank | | | 1,326,328 | |
| 84,100 | | | RHB Bank Bhd | | | 118,885 | |
| 59,632 | | | Riyad Bank | | | 381,610 | |
| 52,608 | | | Samba Financial Group | | | 455,336 | |
| 1,858 | | | Santander Bank Polska SA | | | 150,710 | |
| 337,533 | | | Sberbank of Russia | | | 1,388,485 | |
| 56,886 | | | Sberbank of Russia, ADR | | | 932,930 | |
| 15,760 | | | Security Bank Corp. | | | 60,696 | |
| 174,724 | | | Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 303,337 | |
| 106,500 | | | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 188,877 | |
| 23,160 | | | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 866,289 | |
| 39,600 | | | Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 160,374 | |
| 572,800 | | | SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 248,478 | |
| 68,923 | | | Standard Bank Group, Ltd. | | | 829,927 | |
| 95,098 | | | State Bank of India* | | | 446,394 | |
| 516,580 | | | Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 249,884 | |
| 315,863 | | | Taiwan Business Bank | | | 132,796 | |
| 471,876 | | | Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 326,719 | |
| 38,586 | | | The Saudi British Bank | | | 357,194 | |
| 858,486 | | | TMB Bank PCL | | | 47,825 | |
| 117,261 | | | Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS* | | | 220,130 | |
| 75,100 | | | Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C* | | | 81,107 | |
| 47,619 | | | VTB Bank OJSC, GDR | | | 69,916 | |
| 46,456,639 | | | VTB Bank PJSC | | | 34,433 | |
| 22,157 | | | Woori Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 222,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50,328,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (1.4%): | | | |
| 244,587 | | | Ambev SA Com Npv | | | 1,135,365 | |
| 14,344 | | | Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | | | 55,767 | |
| 1,900 | | | Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 37,081 | |
| 4,100 | | | Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 32,326 | |
| 23,155 | | | Arca Continental SAB de C.V. | | | 122,468 | |
| 3,700 | | | Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 27,985 | |
| 78,000 | | | China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 432,057 | |
| 200 | | | Chongqing Brewery Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 1,492 | |
| 28,683 | | | Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B de C.V. | | | 174,315 | |
| 7,901 | | | Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA | | | 77,486 | |
| 29,393 | | | Embotelladora Andina SA | | | 85,226 | |
| 99,964 | | | Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 944,843 | |
| 6,500 | | | Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd | | | 55,358 | |
| 7,100 | | | Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC, Ltd., Class A | | | 33,353 | |
| 4,900 | | | Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 77,777 | |
| 3,972 | | | Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. | | | 675,312 | |
| 5,200 | | | Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd. | | | 64,711 | |
| 42,900 | | | Osotspa PCL | | | 57,823 | |
| 3,300 | | | Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 42,498 | |
| 22,000 | | | Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 147,846 | |
| 15,186 | | | United Spirits, Ltd.* | | | 127,799 | |
| 11,600 | | | Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 221,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,630,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
5
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Biotechnology (0.4%): | | | |
| 68,000 | | | 3SBio, Inc.*^ | | $ | 88,213 | |
| 4,998 | | | Celltrion, Inc.* | | | 776,611 | |
| 5,400 | | | Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 38,503 | |
| 922 | | | Helixmith Co., Ltd.* | | | 73,309 | |
| 9,300 | | | Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A | | | 46,950 | |
| 42,500 | | | Innovent Biologics, Inc.* | | | 144,983 | |
| 241 | | | Medy-Tox, Inc. | | | 62,579 | |
| 2,500 | | | Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,424 | |
| 8,400 | | | Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 39,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,301,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 9,700 | | | Beijing New Building Materials plc, Class A | | | 35,451 | |
| 70,000 | | | China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 89,872 | |
| 310 | | | KCC Corp. | | | 62,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 188,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.6%): | | | |
| 4,300 | | | Anxin Trust Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 2,742 | |
| 109,538 | | | B3SA- Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 1,170,275 | |
| 12,108 | | | Banco BTG Pactual SA | | | 229,185 | |
| 410,000 | | | China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 93,171 | |
| 56,000 | | | China Ding Yi Feng Holdings, Ltd. | | | 575 | |
| 48,000 | | | China Everbright, Ltd. | | | 89,884 | |
| 164,000 | | | China Galaxy Securities Co. | | | 96,831 | |
| 535,000 | | | China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 84,491 | |
| 77,200 | | | China International Capital Corp., Ltd. | | | 149,295 | |
| 24,800 | | | China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 65,233 | |
| 29,100 | | | Citic Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 105,756 | |
| 112,000 | | | Citic Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 256,430 | |
| 8,700 | | | CSC Financial Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 37,984 | |
| 28,200 | | | East Money Information Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 63,883 | |
| 53,600 | | | Founder Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 66,801 | |
| 77,400 | | | GF Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 94,309 | |
| 15,400 | | | GF Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 33,599 | |
| 34,899 | | | Guosen Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 62,968 | |
| 38,000 | | | Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 67,414 | |
| 30,400 | | | Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 80,738 | |
| 28,600 | | | Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 63,597 | |
| 149,200 | | | Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 176,486 | |
| 1,835 | | | HDFC Asset Management Co., Ltd. | | | 82,391 | |
| 2,100 | | | Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 32,926 | |
| 23,600 | | | Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 68,850 | |
| 100,800 | | | Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 178,608 | |
| 15,336 | | | Investec, Ltd. | | | 91,065 | |
| 2,234 | | | Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 139,579 | |
| 10,139 | | | Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.* | | | 33,187 | |
| 22,454 | | | Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd. | | | 146,193 | |
| 6,300 | | | Nanjing Securities Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 11,684 | |
| 7,349 | | | NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 80,478 | |
| 1,631 | | | Noah Holdings, Ltd., ADR*^ | | | 57,688 | |
| 20,500 | | | Orient Securities Co., Ltd./China | | | 31,678 | |
| 63,900 | | | Pacific Securities Co. Ltd/The, Class A* | | | 34,775 | |
| 8,013 | | | Reinet Investments SCA | | | 158,855 | |
| 3,512 | | | Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 117,013 | |
| 26,100 | | | SDIC Capital Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 56,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
| 129,100 | | | Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. | | $ | 94,914 | |
| 73,012 | | | The Moscow Exchange | | | 127,040 | |
| 520,000 | | | Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 350,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,985,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (2.4%): | | | |
| 6,959 | | | Advanced Petrochemical Co. | | | 91,655 | |
| 15,321 | | | Asian Paints, Ltd. | | | 383,273 | |
| 9,301 | | | Berger Paints India, Ltd. | | | 67,240 | |
| 185,000 | | | Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | | | 540,567 | |
| 235,000 | | | Formosa Plastics Corp. | | | 783,311 | |
| 6,038 | | | Hanwha Chemical Corp. | | | 98,042 | |
| 24,900 | | | Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | | | 57,524 | |
| 16,379 | | | Hengyi Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 32,763 | |
| 85,200 | | | Indorama Ventures PCL | | | 98,545 | |
| 940 | | | Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | | | 62,827 | |
| 379 | | | LG Chem, Ltd. | | | 56,598 | |
| 2,435 | | | LG Chem, Ltd. | | | 666,120 | |
| 949 | | | Lotte Chemical Corp. | | | 183,079 | |
| 237,213 | | | Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co. | | | 163,473 | |
| 270,000 | | | Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | | | 656,330 | |
| 16,206 | | | National Industrialization Co.* | | | 59,134 | |
| 825 | | | OCI Co., Ltd. | | | 44,740 | |
| 56,129 | | | Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV | | | 119,722 | |
| 131,000 | | | Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad | | | 235,493 | |
| 6,230 | | | Phosagro OAO, GDR | | | 79,200 | |
| 6,288 | | | Pidilite Industries, Ltd. | | | 122,428 | |
| 1,233,300 | | | PT Barito Pacific Tbk* | | | 134,075 | |
| 120,700 | | | PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd. | | | 228,367 | |
| 37,100 | | | Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 66,021 | |
| 16,532 | | | Sahara International Petrochemical Co. | | | 79,199 | |
| 29,759 | | | Sasol, Ltd. | | | 647,845 | |
| 8,038 | | | Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co. | | | 166,150 | |
| 40,483 | | | Saudi Basic Industries Corp. | | | 1,013,648 | |
| 9,924 | | | Saudi Industrial Investment Group | | | 63,536 | |
| 47,991 | | | Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.* | | | 142,061 | |
| 240,000 | | | Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 72,445 | |
| 5,640 | | | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA | | | 150,925 | |
| 9,360 | | | Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A | | | 40,487 | |
| 28,733 | | | UPL, Ltd. | | | 235,398 | |
| 9,000 | | | Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. | | | 72,596 | |
| 11,140 | | | Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. | | | 166,084 | |
| 14,800 | | | Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,911,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%): | | | |
| 16,500 | | | A-Living Services Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 57,118 | |
| 221,222 | | | China Everbright International, Ltd. | | | 177,660 | |
| 58,000 | | | Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 195,691 | |
| 44,000 | | | Greentown Service Group Co., Ltd. | | | 48,069 | |
| 929 | | | S1 Corp. | | | 75,289 | |
| 5,700 | | | Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A | | | 39,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 593,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.2%): | | | |
| 28,000 | | | Accton Technology Corp. | | | 156,986 | |
| 35,000 | | | BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd. | | | 67,267 | |
| 1,175 | | | KMW Co., Ltd.* | | | 51,859 | |
| 4,900 | | | Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 31,983 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Communications Equipment, continued | | | |
| 3,100 | | | Yealink Network Technology Corp., Ltd., Class A | | $ | 32,245 | |
| 8,300 | | | ZTE Corp.* | | | 42,187 | |
| 40,400 | | | ZTE Corp., Class H* | | | 123,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 506,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.7%): | | | |
| 261,000 | | | China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 212,770 | |
| 42,098 | | | China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 61,303 | |
| 94,000 | | | China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 103,067 | |
| 210,000 | | | China Railway Group, Ltd. | | | 129,696 | |
| 85,500 | | | China Railway Group, Ltd., Class A | | | 72,961 | |
| 134,200 | | | China State Construction Engineering Corp., Ltd. | | | 108,303 | |
| 90,000 | | | China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 81,976 | |
| 1,453 | | | Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 113,350 | |
| 9,015 | | | Daewoo Engineering & Construct* | | | 36,726 | |
| 75,400 | | | Gamuda Berhad | | | 71,928 | |
| 3,761 | | | GS Engineering & Construction Corp. | | | 100,428 | |
| 1,359 | | | HDC Hyundai Development Co.-Engineering & Construction | | | 30,104 | |
| 4,352 | | | Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 158,219 | |
| 114,300 | | | IJM Corporation Berhad | | | 60,670 | |
| 25,493 | | | Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. | | | 464,175 | |
| 149,000 | | | Metallurgical Corp of China, Ltd., Class H | | | 33,483 | |
| 71,700 | | | Metallurgical Corp. of China, Ltd. | | | 28,829 | |
| 91,700 | | | Power Construction Corp. of China, Ltd. | | | 57,162 | |
| 8,382 | | | Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.* | | | 138,829 | |
| 67,500 | | | Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. | | | 40,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,104,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (1.1%): | | | |
| 31,843 | | | Ambuja Cements, Ltd. | | | 87,656 | |
| 23,700 | | | Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 186,758 | |
| 52,500 | | | Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 383,653 | |
| 114,000 | | | Asia Cement Corp. | | | 182,497 | |
| 99,900 | | | BBMG Corp. | | | 53,556 | |
| 113,000 | | | BBMG Corp., Class H | | | 34,725 | |
| 9,100 | | | Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 34,398 | |
| 833,802 | | | Cemex SAB de C.V. | | | 312,292 | |
| 200,000 | | | China National Buildings Material Co., Ltd. | | | 223,444 | |
| 130,000 | | | China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd. | | | 165,610 | |
| 17,906 | | | Grasim Industries, Ltd. | | | 186,843 | |
| 14,963 | | | Grupo Argos SA | | | 81,072 | |
| 995 | | | POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 42,263 | |
| 99,700 | | | PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk | | | 136,830 | |
| 158,500 | | | PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | | 136,778 | |
| 3,423 | | | Saudi Cement Co. | | | 63,980 | |
| 447 | | | Shree Cement, Ltd. | | | 127,748 | |
| 8,700 | | | Siam Cement PCL | | | 113,430 | |
| 245,925 | | | Taiwan Cement Corp. | | | 358,883 | |
| 30,800 | | | The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. | | | 401,568 | |
| 1,679 | | | Titan Cement International SA* | | | 35,962 | |
| 5,328 | | | Ultra Tech Cement, Ltd. | | | 302,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,652,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.3%): | | | |
| 9,199 | | | Bajaj Finance, Ltd. | | | 546,495 | |
| 13,812 | | | Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services | | | 62,571 | |
| 28,300 | | | Muangthai Capital PCL, Class R | | | 60,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Consumer Finance, continued | | | |
| 6,884 | | | Qudian, Inc., ADR* | | $ | 32,424 | |
| 1,493 | | | Samsung Card Co., Ltd. | | | 49,801 | |
| 8,554 | | | Shriram Transport Finance | | | 140,360 | |
| 41,700 | | | Srisawad Corp PCL | | | 95,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 986,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 35,728 | | | Klabin SA | | | 163,539 | |
| 5,000 | | | Yunnan Energy New Material Co., Ltd. | | | 36,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 199,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.6%): | | | |
| 19,000 | | | China East Education Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 39,812 | |
| 25,000 | | | China Education Group Holdings, Ltd.^ | | | 32,782 | |
| 73,999 | | | Cogna Educacao | | | 210,296 | |
| 7,324 | | | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR* | | | 888,035 | |
| 19,797 | | | TAL Education Group, ADR* | | | 954,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,125,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 15,390 | | | Ayala Corp. | | | 238,407 | |
| 63,292 | | | Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 291,858 | |
| 142,000 | | | Far East Horizon, Ltd. | | | 133,268 | |
| 179,198 | | | FirstRand, Ltd. | | | 806,352 | |
| 356,000 | | | Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 551,573 | |
| 12,163 | | | Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | | | 125,879 | |
| 5,763 | | | GT Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | 96,486 | |
| 50,558 | | | Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | | | 81,263 | |
| 757,800 | | | Metro Pacific Investments Corp. | | | 51,643 | |
| 8,314 | | | PSG Group, Ltd. | | | 139,123 | |
| 31,853 | | | REC, Ltd. | | | 63,920 | |
| 28,668 | | | Remgro, Ltd. | | | 400,010 | |
| 43,522 | | | RMB Holdings, Ltd. | | | 250,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,230,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%): | | | |
| 16,641 | | | Bharti Infratel, Ltd. | | | 58,979 | |
| 132,000 | | | China Communications Services Corp., Ltd. | | | 96,488 | |
| 672,000 | | | China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 275,819 | |
| 2,218,000 | | | China Tower Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 490,617 | |
| 326,000 | | | China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. | | | 307,761 | |
| 190,000 | | | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. | | | 697,391 | |
| 91,867 | | | Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | | | 408,776 | |
| 14,100 | | | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE) | | | 225,517 | |
| 4,921 | | | LG Uplus Corp. | | | 60,377 | |
| 51,410 | | | Ooredoo Qsc | | | 100,002 | |
| 23,636 | | | Orange Polska SA* | | | 44,362 | |
| 2,601,900 | | | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | | 741,380 | |
| 21,370 | | | Saudi Telecom Co. | | | 580,127 | |
| 5,248 | | | Telecom Argentina SA, ADR | | | 59,565 | |
| 23,998 | | | Telefonica Brasil | | | 345,948 | |
| 37,200 | | | Telekom Malaysia Berhad | | | 34,760 | |
| 13,265 | | | Telkom SA SOC, Ltd.^ | | | 32,978 | |
| 494,000 | | | True Corp. PCL | | | 75,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,636,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (1.0%): | | | |
| 8,687 | | | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A | | | 82,593 | |
| 14,511 | | | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A | | | 136,379 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electric Utilities, continued | | | |
| 9,117 | | | CEZ AS | | $ | 205,029 | |
| 52,447 | | | Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais | | | 179,822 | |
| 2,019,012 | | | ENEL Americas SA | | | 448,669 | |
| 1,498,988 | | | ENEL Chile SA | | | 140,624 | |
| 9,765 | | | Energisa SA | | | 129,965 | |
| 44,655 | | | Equatorial Energia SA | | | 253,031 | |
| 2,070,329 | | | Inter Rao Ues PJSC | | | 168,566 | |
| 24,459 | | | Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | | | 145,925 | |
| 13,649 | | | Korea Electric Power Corp., Ltd.* | | | 327,319 | |
| 13,430 | | | Manila Electric Co. | | | 83,904 | |
| 38,674 | | | PGE SA* | | | 81,086 | |
| 98,266 | | | Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd. | | | 262,159 | |
| 45,490 | | | Saudi Electricity Co. | | | 244,988 | |
| 45,696 | | | Tata Power Co., Ltd. | | | 36,244 | |
| 164,700 | | | Tenega Nasional Berhad | | | 533,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,460,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.2%): | | | |
| 7,500 | | | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 114,679 | |
| 33,350 | | | Elswedy Cables Holding Co. | | | 23,970 | |
| 4,900 | | | Eve Energy Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 35,282 | |
| 11,329 | | | Havells India, Ltd. | | | 102,767 | |
| 20,300 | | | Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 106,339 | |
| 12,400 | | | Nari Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 37,765 | |
| 272,000 | | | Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 89,480 | |
| 27,400 | | | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 31,840 | |
| 16,541 | | | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 28,384 | |
| 17,400 | | | Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 66,980 | |
| 27,100 | | | Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 98,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 735,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.3%): | | | |
| 39,000 | | | AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 340,687 | |
| 463,000 | | | AU Optronics Corp. | | | 155,502 | |
| 9,200 | | | AVIC Jonhon Optronic Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 51,585 | |
| 10,800 | | | Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 34,589 | |
| 54,000 | | | China Railway Signal & Communication Corp., Ltd. | | | 30,192 | |
| 103,000 | | | Delta Electronics, Inc. | | | 520,813 | |
| 20,899 | | | Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 54,840 | |
| 46,000 | | | Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 101,717 | |
| 12,300 | | | GoerTek, Inc., Class A | | | 35,168 | |
| 32,700 | | | Hangzhou Hikvision Digital | | | 153,972 | |
| 652,000 | | | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,976,045 | |
| 428,000 | | | Innolux Corp. | | | 119,154 | |
| 34,500 | | | Kingboard Holdings, Ltd. | | | 109,534 | |
| 55,500 | | | Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd. | | | 69,008 | |
| 5,000 | | | Largan Precision Co., Ltd. | | | 835,503 | |
| 15,100 | | | Lens Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,042 | |
| 12,433 | | | LG Display Co., Ltd.* | | | 173,846 | |
| 732 | | | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | | | 88,346 | |
| 19,600 | | | Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A* | | | 30,551 | |
| 2,500 | | | NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,573 | |
| 15,000 | | | OFILM Group Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 33,641 | |
| 2,956 | | | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Series L | | | 318,277 | |
| 2,911 | | | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | | | 591,901 | |
| 9,500 | | | Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 28,540 | |
| 1,300 | | | Shennan Circuits Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 26,537 | |
| 37,700 | | | Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd. | | | 654,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued | | | |
| 76,000 | | | Synnex Technology International Corp. | | $ | 95,183 | |
| 14,000 | | | Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 32,780 | |
| 11,100 | | | Unisplendour Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 50,373 | |
| 13,000 | | | Walsin Technology Corp. | | | 103,677 | |
| 69,960 | | | WPG Holdings, Ltd. | | | 91,271 | |
| 8,300 | | | WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 26,492 | |
| 5,600 | | | Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 36,100 | |
| 13,377 | | | Yageo Corp. | | | 195,221 | |
| 19,900 | | | Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 56,892 | |
| 26,000 | | | Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Ltd. | | | 124,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,408,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 74,000 | | | China Oilfield Services, Ltd. | | | 116,182 | |
| 185,100 | | | Dialog Group Berhad | | | 156,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 272,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.7%): | | | |
| 700,000 | | | Alibaba Pictures Group, Ltd.* | | | 123,255 | |
| 3,545 | | | CD Projekt SA | | | 261,104 | |
| 2,611 | | | HUYA, Inc., ADR* | | | 46,867 | |
| 6,238 | | | IQIYI, Inc., ADR* | | | 131,684 | |
| 8,100 | | | Mango Excellent Media Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 40,669 | |
| 873 | | | Ncsoft Corp. | | | 407,104 | |
| 3,674 | | | NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 1,126,596 | |
| 953 | | | Netmarble Corp.* | | | 75,999 | |
| 281 | | | Pearl Abyss Corp.* | | | 44,997 | |
| 4,700 | | | Perfect World Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,782 | |
| 4,452 | | | Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR* | | | 52,266 | |
| 10,700 | | | Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 41,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,381,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%): | | | |
| 158,965 | | | Fibra UNO Amdinistracion SA | | | 246,312 | |
| 65,874 | | | Fortress REIT, Ltd., Class A | | | 90,764 | |
| 147,566 | | | Growthpoint Properties, Ltd. | | | 233,648 | |
| 278,872 | | | Redefine Properties, Ltd. | | | 150,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 721,585 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%): | | | |
| 21,197 | | | Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria, Ltd. | | | 123,061 | |
| 6,822 | | | Avenue Supermarts, Ltd.* | | | 175,936 | |
| 51,500 | | | Berli Jucker PCL | | | 71,937 | |
| 376 | | | BGF Retail Co., Ltd. | | | 54,912 | |
| 16,616 | | | Bid Corp., Ltd. | | | 392,148 | |
| 19,206 | | | BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | | | 150,988 | |
| 71,473 | | | Cencosud SA | | | 94,156 | |
| 8,122 | | | Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao* | | | 179,484 | |
| 13,004 | | | Clicks Group, Ltd. | | | 238,589 | |
| 298,100 | | | CP All PCL | | | 717,067 | |
| 2,270 | | | Dino Polska SA* | | | 86,156 | |
| 1,085 | | | E-Mart Co., Ltd. | | | 119,417 | |
| 1,004 | | | GS Retail Co., Ltd. | | | 34,034 | |
| 19,582 | | | Magnit OJSC, Registered Shares, GDR | | | 236,691 | |
| 19,599 | | | Pickn Pay Stores, Ltd. | | | 89,374 | |
| 31,000 | | | President Chain Store Corp. | | | 314,736 | |
| 12,234 | | | Raia Drogasil SA | | | 339,583 | |
| 25,126 | | | Shoprite Holdings, Ltd. | | | 226,320 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing, continued | | | |
| 117,500 | | | Sun Art Retail Group, Ltd. | | $ | 142,603 | |
| 10,296 | | | The Spar Group, Ltd. | | | 145,456 | |
| 277,598 | | | Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V. | | | 795,206 | |
| 6,668 | | | X5 Retail Group NV, GDR | | | 230,134 | |
| 2,900 | | | Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,479 | |
| 25,700 | | | Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd. | | | 27,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,016,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.9%): | | | |
| 14,779 | | | Almarai Co. JSC | | | 195,083 | |
| 26,946 | | | BRF SA* | | | 235,828 | |
| 2,599 | | | Britannia Industries, Ltd. | | | 110,386 | |
| 217,700 | | | Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd. | | | 199,249 | |
| 86,000 | | | China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd. | | | 45,594 | |
| 280,000 | | | China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.*^ | | | 539 | |
| 145,000 | | | China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. | | | 587,640 | |
| 461 | | | CJ CheilJedang Corp. | | | 100,259 | |
| 111,500 | | | Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd. | | | 82,447 | |
| 7,700 | | | Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd. | | | 118,882 | |
| 15,800 | | | Genting Plantations Berhad | | | 40,900 | |
| 10,900 | | | Gruma, SAB de C.V., Class B | | | 111,940 | |
| 85,224 | | | Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Series A, Class A | | | 155,225 | |
| 9,500 | | | Guangdong Haid Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 49,097 | |
| 8,700 | | | Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 36,296 | |
| 17,800 | | | Inner Mongolia Yili Indsutrial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 79,076 | |
| 100,800 | | | IOI Corp. Berhad | | | 113,660 | |
| 58,755 | | | JBS SA | | | 376,897 | |
| 12,700 | | | Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,553 | |
| 23,900 | | | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad | | | 144,888 | |
| 5,500 | | | Muyuan Foodstuff Co., Ltd. | | | 70,115 | |
| 1,155 | | | Nestle India, Ltd. | | | 239,699 | |
| 4,000 | | | Nestle Malaysia Bhd | | | 143,800 | |
| 10,200 | | | New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,228 | |
| 1,128 | | | Orion Corp./ Republic of Korea | | | 102,849 | |
| 84 | | | Ottogi Corp. | | | 40,224 | |
| 30,380 | | | PPB Group Berhad | | | 140,069 | |
| 402,600 | | | PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk | | | 188,028 | |
| 116,600 | | | PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk | | | 93,715 | |
| 265,500 | | | PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk | | | 151,542 | |
| 34,300 | | | QL Resources Berhad | | | 68,202 | |
| 98,600 | | | Sime Darby Plantation Bhd | | | 131,130 | |
| 17,000 | | | Standard Foods Corp. | | | 39,509 | |
| 169,500 | | | Thai Union Frozen Products PCL | | | 76,074 | |
| 15,268 | | | The Savola Group* | | | 139,998 | |
| 8,059 | | | Tiger Brands, Ltd. | | | 121,242 | |
| 94,000 | | | Tingyi (Caymen Is) Holding Corp. | | | 160,636 | |
| 17,800 | | | Tongwei Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 33,556 | |
| 67,000 | | | Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 70,398 | |
| 254,000 | | | Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | | | 628,751 | |
| 45,370 | | | Universal Robina Corp. | | | 130,076 | |
| 268,000 | | | Want Want China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 250,988 | |
| 18,300 | | | Wens Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd. | | | 88,284 | |
| 23,000 | | | Yihai International Holding, Ltd. | | | 134,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,086,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.6%): | | | |
| 27,000 | | | Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd. | | | 124,048 | |
| 96,600 | | | China Gas Holdings, Ltd. | | | 362,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Gas Utilities, continued | | | |
| 48,000 | | | China Resources Gas Group, Ltd. | | $ | 263,853 | |
| 41,500 | | | ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd. | | | 453,776 | |
| 101,101 | | | GAIL India, Ltd. | | | 171,726 | |
| 27,034 | | | Infraestructura Energetica Nova, SAB de C.V. | | | 127,181 | |
| 1,191 | | | Korea Gas Corp. | | | 38,901 | |
| 29,700 | | | Petronas Gas Berhad | | | 120,551 | |
| 548,900 | | | PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk | | | 85,409 | |
| 39,000 | | | Towngas China Co., Ltd. | | | 27,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,774,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%): | | | |
| 92,300 | | | Hartalega Holdings Berhad | | | 123,700 | |
| 3,200 | | | Jafron Biomedical Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 33,007 | |
| 7,700 | | | Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 36,592 | |
| 4,400 | | | Ovctek China, Inc., Class A | | | 29,902 | |
| 104,000 | | | Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 124,780 | |
| 1,200 | | | Shenzhen MindrayBio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,266 | |
| 70,800 | | | Top Glove Corp. Berhad | | | 81,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 460,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%): | | | |
| 10,010 | | | Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 56,907 | |
| 505,900 | | | Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co., Ltd. | | | 437,783 | |
| 26,800 | | | Bumrungrad Hospital PCL | | | 131,340 | |
| 2,762 | | | Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd.* | | | 125,404 | |
| 11,550 | | | Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA | | | 183,502 | |
| 10,500 | | | Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 36,760 | |
| 128,800 | | | IHH Healthcare Berhad | | | 172,283 | |
| 70,595 | | | Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte, Ltd. | | | 123,930 | |
| 15,300 | | | Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 32,744 | |
| 18,077 | | | Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA | | | 306,752 | |
| 1,900 | | | Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 5,015 | |
| 60,300 | | | Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 117,348 | |
| 64,800 | | | Sinopharm Group Co., Series H | | | 237,028 | |
| 2,100 | | | Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A* | | | 30,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,997,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 190,000 | | | Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.* | | | 219,570 | |
| 15,000 | | | Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd.* | | | 109,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 329,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%): | | | |
| 25,194 | | | Alsea SAB de C.V.* | | | 66,413 | |
| 4,914 | | | AmRest Holdings SE* | | | 56,128 | |
| 7,600 | | | China International Travel Service Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 97,193 | |
| 114,000 | | | Genting Berhard | | | 168,826 | |
| 167,600 | | | Genting Malaysia Berhad | | | 134,882 | |
| 18,000 | | | Haidilao International Holding, Ltd. | | | 72,326 | |
| 7,102 | | | Huazhu Group, Ltd., ADR | | | 284,578 | |
| 23,260 | | | Jollibee Foods Corp. | | | 99,061 | |
| 5,881 | | | Kangwon Land, Inc. | | | 150,324 | |
| 167,200 | | | Minor International PCL | | | 200,735 | |
| 9,175 | | | OPAP SA | | | 119,351 | |
| 1,987 | | | Saudi Airlines Catering Co. | | | 54,471 | |
| 64,500 | | | Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 72,155 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
| 11,300 | | | Songcheng Performance Development Co., Ltd., Class A | | $ | 50,148 | |
| 19,077 | | | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 915,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,542,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (0.4%): | | | |
| 7,079 | | | Arcelik AS* | | | 24,850 | |
| 11,199 | | | Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A | | | 105,232 | |
| 67,000 | | | Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. | | | 209,699 | |
| 5,768 | | | LG Electronics, Inc. | | | 357,740 | |
| 10,900 | | | Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 90,925 | |
| 13,100 | | | NavInfo Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,291 | |
| 7,000 | | | Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd. | | | 64,770 | |
| 17,100 | | | Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd. | | | 47,955 | |
| 104,000 | | | Tatung Co., Ltd.* | | | 72,901 | |
| 72,600 | | | TCL Corp., Class A | | | 46,606 | |
| 2,799 | | | Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd. | | | 224,912 | |
| 4,700 | | | Zhejiang Supor Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 51,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,327,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.4%): | | | |
| 33,339 | | | Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. | | | 898,434 | |
| 89,529 | | | Kimberl- Clark de Mexico SAB de C.V. | | | 177,607 | |
| 78,100 | | | PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk | | | 236,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,312,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.6%): | |
| 57,800 | | | Aboitiz Power Corp. | | | 39,169 | |
| 41,700 | | | B Grimm Power PCL | | | 72,876 | |
| 534,000 | | | Cgn Power Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 142,677 | |
| 170,000 | | | China Longyuan Power Group Corp. | | | 107,635 | |
| 41,500 | | | China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. | | | 29,800 | |
| 185,000 | | | China Power International Develpoment, Ltd. | | | 39,678 | |
| 90,000 | | | China Resources Power Holdings Co. | | | 126,400 | |
| 71,400 | | | China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. | | | 188,420 | |
| 415,329 | | | Colbun SA | | | 66,320 | |
| 15,900 | | | Electricity Genera PCL | | | 173,747 | |
| 10,904 | | | Engie Brasil Energia SA | | | 137,723 | |
| 191,500 | | | GD Power Development Co., Ltd. | | | 64,335 | |
| 40,700 | | | Global Power Synergy PCL | | | 116,473 | |
| 25,500 | | | Gulf Energy Development PCL, Class R | | | 140,814 | |
| 56,200 | | | Huadian Power International Corp, Ltd., Class A | | | 29,614 | |
| 84,000 | | | Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 31,915 | |
| 226,000 | | | Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H | | | 114,198 | |
| 256,000 | | | Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd. | | | 99,569 | |
| 110,072 | | | NTPC, Ltd. | | | 183,673 | |
| 33,400 | | | Ratch Group PCL | | | 76,488 | |
| 50,900 | | | SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 67,124 | |
| 21,900 | | | Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,079,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%): | | | |
| 105,390 | | | Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. | | | 107,001 | |
| 147,446 | | | Alfa SAB de C.V., Class A | | | 122,305 | |
| 14,751 | | | Bidvest Group, Ltd. | | | 216,069 | |
| 316,000 | | | Citic, Ltd. | | | 423,586 | |
| 713 | | | CJ Corp. | | | 59,514 | |
| 154,000 | | | Far Eastern New Century Corp. | | | 153,513 | |
| 137,000 | | | Fosun International, Ltd. | | | 200,209 | |
| 24,392 | | | Grupo Carso SAB de C.V. | | | 90,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates, continued | | | |
| 2,181 | | | Hanwha Corp. | | $ | 47,018 | |
| 28,800 | | | Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad | | | 70,281 | |
| 96,889 | | | Industries Qatar Q.S.C. | | | 273,742 | |
| 153,160 | | | JG Summit Holdings, Inc. | | | 244,617 | |
| 35,708 | | | KOC Holdings AS | | | 122,246 | |
| 5,080 | | | LG Corp. | | | 323,413 | |
| 1,672 | | | Lotte Corp. | | | 56,246 | |
| 4,534 | | | Samsung C&T Corp. | | | 424,607 | |
| 32,000 | | | Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 61,617 | |
| 2,872 | | | Siemens, Ltd. | | | 60,255 | |
| 111,900 | | | Sime Darby Berhad | | | 60,801 | |
| 1,878 | | | SK Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 424,316 | |
| 12,880 | | | SM Investments Corp. | | | 265,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,806,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (3.9%): | | | |
| 2,066 | | | Bajaj Finserv, Ltd. | | | 272,570 | |
| 38,189 | | | BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | | | 357,963 | |
| 1,459 | | | Bupa Arabia For Cooperative Insurance Co. | | | 39,840 | |
| 420,137 | | | Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 596,900 | |
| 170,088 | | | China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.* | | | 145,309 | |
| 10,000 | | | China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 50,057 | |
| 381,000 | | | China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 1,061,490 | |
| 23,600 | | | China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 128,260 | |
| 135,600 | | | China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 535,498 | |
| 210,000 | | | China Reinsurance Group Corp. | | | 34,508 | |
| 86,200 | | | China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 214,367 | |
| 2,649 | | | DB Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 119,640 | |
| 18,715 | | | Discovery, Ltd. | | | 161,472 | |
| 15,367 | | | Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 30,638 | |
| 27,089 | | | HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 237,669 | |
| 3,542 | | | Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 82,443 | |
| 9,682 | | | ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 188,093 | |
| 14,231 | | | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 96,262 | |
| 37,252 | | | IRB Brasil Resseguros SA | | | 360,757 | |
| 7,924 | | | Liberty Holding, Ltd. | | | 62,698 | |
| 50,823 | | | Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | | | 79,073 | |
| 46,600 | | | New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 200,850 | |
| 4,500 | | | New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,763 | |
| 237,809 | | | Old Mutual, Ltd. | | | 333,716 | |
| 1,520 | | | Orange Life Insurance, Ltd. | | | 36,998 | |
| 454,000 | | | People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd. (The) | | | 189,044 | |
| 364,000 | | | Picc Property & Casuality Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 438,926 | |
| 293,500 | | | Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. | | | 3,477,100 | |
| 33,300 | | | Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. | | | 408,737 | |
| 5,556 | | | Porto Seguro SA | | | 86,669 | |
| 33,349 | | | Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | | | 352,184 | |
| 98,280 | | | Qatar Insurance Co. | | | 85,350 | |
| 52,518 | | | Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, Ltd. | | | 115,579 | |
| 1,536 | | | Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 323,266 | |
| 3,843 | | | Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 246,986 | |
| 101,315 | | | Sanlam, Ltd. | | | 573,150 | |
| 18,759 | | | SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 252,514 | |
| 542,991 | | | Shin Kong Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 187,692 | |
| 15,379 | | | Sul America SA | | | 229,117 | |
| 2,914 | | | The Co. for Cooperative Insurance* | | | 59,625 | |
| 11,700 | | | Zhongan Online P&c Insurance Co., Ltd.*^ | | | 42,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,527,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
10
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (5.9%): | | | |
| 5,106 | | | 58.com, Inc., ADR* | | $ | 330,511 | |
| 2,908 | | | Autohome, Inc., ADR*^ | | | 232,669 | |
| 14,475 | | | Baidu, Inc., ADR* | | | 1,829,640 | |
| 3,552 | | | Info Edge India, Ltd. | | | 125,983 | |
| 3,144 | | | JOYY, Inc., ADR* | | | 165,972 | |
| 2,654 | | | Kakao Corp. | | | 351,495 | |
| 7,938 | | | Momo, Inc., ADR | | | 265,923 | |
| 7,240 | | | NAVER Corp. | | | 1,166,465 | |
| 3,404 | | | Sina Corp.* | | | 135,922 | |
| 299,600 | | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | | | 14,453,195 | |
| 2,832 | | | Weibo Corp., ADR*^ | | | 131,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,189,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (7.0%): | | | |
| 88,405 | | | Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR* | | | 18,750,700 | |
| 11,315 | | | B2W Cia Digital* | | | 176,843 | |
| 2,123 | | | Baozun, Inc., ADR*^ | | | 70,314 | |
| 574 | | | CJ ENM Co., Ltd. | | | 79,064 | |
| 38,249 | | | JD.com, Inc., ADR* | | | 1,347,511 | |
| 53,600 | | | Meituan Dianping* | | | 701,978 | |
| 10,245 | | | Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR* | | | 387,466 | |
| 25,003 | | | Trip.com Group, Ltd., ADR* | | | 838,601 | |
| 23,233 | | | Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., ADR* | | | 329,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,681,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (1.5%): | | | |
| 63,154 | | | Cielo SA | | | 131,427 | |
| 21,500 | | | DHC Software Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,869 | |
| 3,409 | | | GDS Holdings, Ltd., ADR*^ | | | 175,837 | |
| 57,866 | | | HCL Technologies, Ltd. | | | 460,786 | |
| 178,252 | | | Infosys, Ltd. | | | 1,832,962 | |
| 1,832 | | | Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. | | | 307,685 | |
| 46,909 | | | Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. | | | 1,420,252 | |
| 24,701 | | | Tech Mahindra, Ltd. | | | 263,979 | |
| 50,000 | | | Travelsky Technology, Ltd., Series H | | | 122,193 | |
| 500 | | | Wangsu Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 684 | |
| 61,036 | | | Wipro, Ltd. | | | 210,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,957,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 14,000 | | | Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 99,458 | |
| 1,777 | | | HLB, Inc.* | | | 175,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 274,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 4,215 | | | Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd. | | | 109,035 | |
| 44,000 | | | Genscript Biotech Corp.* | | | 100,060 | |
| 3,400 | | | Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,838 | |
| 872 | | | Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.* | | | 325,241 | |
| 5,800 | | | WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 76,764 | |
| 7,200 | | | WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 89,353 | |
| 29,500 | | | Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.* | | | 374,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,105,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.8%): | | | |
| 7,000 | | | AirTac International Group | | | 109,292 | |
| 56,569 | | | Ashok Leyland, Ltd. | | | 64,717 | |
| 87,000 | | | China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd. | | | 379,661 | |
| 72,200 | | | China Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 54,323 | |
| 82,899 | | | CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 84,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Machinery, continued | | | |
| 241,000 | | | CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class H | | $ | 175,762 | |
| 1,406 | | | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.* | | | 33,792 | |
| 2,359 | | | Doosan Bobcat, Inc. | | | 69,859 | |
| 32,000 | | | Haitian International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 77,591 | |
| 14,482 | | | Hiwin Technologies Corp. | | | 136,002 | |
| 462 | | | Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 134,732 | |
| 5,200 | | | Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 37,147 | |
| 2,061 | | | Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore* | | | 223,665 | |
| 21,663 | | | Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Class R* | | | 135,839 | |
| 26,100 | | | Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 63,947 | |
| 35,500 | | | Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd. | | | 75,757 | |
| 44,410 | | | WEG SA | | | 382,708 | |
| 15,600 | | | Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 35,581 | |
| 104,000 | | | Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 220,057 | |
| 19,700 | | | Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 49,063 | |
| 4,800 | | | Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 35,950 | |
| 80,400 | | | Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 67,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,647,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.1%): | | | |
| 134,000 | | | Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd.* | | | 54,440 | |
| 158,835 | | | Evergreen Marine Corp., Ltd.* | | | 65,731 | |
| 53,100 | | | MISC Berhad | | | 108,793 | |
| 10,292 | | | Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.* | | | 40,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 269,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.4%): | | | |
| 3,550 | | | Cheil Worldwide, Inc. | | | 73,812 | |
| 14,200 | | | China Literature, Ltd.* | | | 59,361 | |
| 15,055 | | | Cyfrowy Polsat SA | | | 110,834 | |
| 127,011 | | | Grupo Televisa SAB | | | 298,123 | |
| 13,390 | | | Megacable Holdings SAB de C.V. | | | 54,854 | |
| 23,699 | | | MultiChoice Group, Ltd.* | | | 197,173 | |
| 22,909 | | | Naspers, Ltd. | | | 3,746,527 | |
| 33,057 | | | ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd. | | | 135,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,676,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (3.4%): | | | |
| 141,114 | | | Alrosa PAO | | | 192,144 | |
| 312,000 | | | Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd.* | | | 106,977 | |
| 2,653 | | | Anglo American Platinum, Ltd. | | | 247,862 | |
| 21,810 | | | AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. | | | 489,071 | |
| 109,900 | | | Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 90,582 | |
| 83,500 | | | China Hongqiao Group, Ltd. | | | 50,447 | |
| 58,500 | | | China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 36,650 | |
| 210,000 | | | China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 90,216 | |
| 21,400 | | | China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 33,302 | |
| 588,000 | | | China Steel Corp. | | | 469,327 | |
| 96,400 | | | China Zhongwang Holdings, Ltd. | | | 38,496 | |
| 12,956 | | | Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR | | | 195,636 | |
| 33,377 | | | Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA (CSN) | | | 117,093 | |
| 74,572 | | | Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. | | | 113,559 | |
| 43,056 | | | Gold Fields | | | 289,476 | |
| 184,317 | | | Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Series B, Class B | | | 505,665 | |
| 58,675 | | | Hindalco Industries, Ltd. | | | 178,000 | |
| 4,280 | | | Hyundai Steel Co. | | | 116,569 | |
| 42,293 | | | Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 434,130 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Metals & Mining, continued | | | |
| 6,828 | | | Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V. | | $ | 71,595 | |
| 226,900 | | | Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd. | | | 43,004 | |
| 29,000 | | | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | | | 39,974 | |
| 26,000 | | | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 63,248 | |
| 45,225 | | | JSW Steel, Ltd. | | | 171,205 | |
| 7,548 | | | KGHM Polska Miedz SA* | | | 190,053 | |
| 456 | | | Korea Zinc Co. | | | 167,884 | |
| 3,443 | | | Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd. | | | 102,523 | |
| 64,500 | | | Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 28,431 | |
| 158,384 | | | Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC | | | 107,294 | |
| 3,216 | | | MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | | | 992,019 | |
| 18,811 | | | Northam Platinum, Ltd.* | | | 166,082 | |
| 64,536 | | | Novolipetsk Steel PJSC | | | 149,775 | |
| 10,448 | | | Polymetal International plc | | | 163,762 | |
| 1,230 | | | Polyus PJSC | | | 141,097 | |
| 4,127 | | | POSCO | | | 840,951 | |
| 92,100 | | | Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd | | | 104,972 | |
| 23,267 | | | Saudi Arabian Mining Co.* | | | 275,540 | |
| 9,611 | | | Severstal | | | 145,515 | |
| 5,800 | | | Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 27,060 | |
| 119,193 | | | Sibanye Gold, Ltd.* | | | 301,119 | |
| 4,407 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 187,209 | |
| 16,508 | | | Tata Steel, Ltd. | | | 109,523 | |
| 201,900 | | | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 67,542 | |
| 166,093 | | | Vale SA | | | 2,201,083 | |
| 105,510 | | | Vedanta, Ltd. | | | 225,661 | |
| 48,000 | | | Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 52,937 | |
| 70,100 | | | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | | | 46,215 | |
| 292,000 | | | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | | | 145,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,124,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.5%): | | | |
| 8,526 | | | El Puerto de Liverpool SAb de C.V. | | | 42,361 | |
| 805 | | | Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd. | | | 57,762 | |
| 42,154 | | | Lojas Renner SA | | | 588,919 | |
| 497 | | | Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. | | | 58,152 | |
| 38,738 | | | Magazine Luiza SA | | | 459,424 | |
| 18,300 | | | Robinson Department Store Public Co., Ltd. | | | 40,272 | |
| 40,580 | | | S.A.C.I. Falabella | | | 175,010 | |
| 417 | | | Shinsegae Department Store Co. | | | 104,038 | |
| 49,121 | | | Woolworths Holdings, Ltd. | | | 170,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,696,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 28,020 | | | Qatar Electricity & Water Co. | | | 123,831 | |
| 131,264 | | | YTL Corporation Berhad | | | 31,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 155,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.3%): | | | |
| 231,200 | | | Banpu Public Co., Ltd. | | | 91,563 | |
| 34,664 | | | Bharat Pertoleum Corp., Ltd. | | | 239,316 | |
| 135,100 | | | Bukit Asam Tbk PT | | | 25,754 | |
| 78,000 | | | China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 30,962 | |
| 37,400 | | | China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 44,378 | |
| 30,900 | | | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A | | | 22,681 | |
| 1,404,000 | | | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | | | 846,322 | |
| 10,100 | | | China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. | | | 26,484 | |
| 185,000 | | | China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. | | | 387,207 | |
| 948,000 | | | CNOOC, Ltd. | | | 1,580,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 68,459 | | | Coal India, Ltd. | | $ | 202,902 | |
| 9,332 | | | Cosan sa industria e Comercio | | | 161,419 | |
| 65,300 | | | COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 59,974 | |
| 259,471 | | | Ecopetrol SA | | | 261,822 | |
| 21,441 | | | Empresas Copec SA | | | 192,584 | |
| 86,000 | | | Energy Absolute Public Co., Ltd. | | | 125,035 | |
| 11,936 | | | Exxaro Resources, Ltd. | | | 111,761 | |
| 66,000 | | | Formosa Petrochemical Corp. | | | 214,911 | |
| 550,673 | | | Gazprom PJSC | | | 2,280,222 | |
| 4,941 | | | Grupa Lotos SA | | | 108,857 | |
| 2,690 | | | GS Holdings | | | 119,616 | |
| 25,893 | | | Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd. | | | 96,002 | |
| 94,230 | | | Indian Oil Corp., Ltd. | | | 165,885 | |
| 56,800 | | | Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd. | | | 46,033 | |
| 572,300 | | | IRPC PCL | | | 69,930 | |
| 172,000 | | | Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd. | | | 151,798 | |
| 20,574 | | | LUKOIL PJSC | | | 2,049,551 | |
| 23,887 | | | MOL Hungarian Oil And Gas PLC | | | 238,845 | |
| 2,388 | | | Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA | | | 55,367 | |
| 4,818 | | | NovaTek OAO, Registered Shares, GDR | | | 978,395 | |
| 46,100 | | | Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd. | | | 42,393 | |
| 139,854 | | | Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd. | | | 252,927 | |
| 45,900 | | | PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 38,432 | |
| 1,114,000 | | | PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 559,272 | |
| 157,799 | | | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | | | 1,255,487 | |
| 215,910 | | | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | | | 1,620,129 | |
| 10,500 | | | Petronas Dagangan Berhad | | | 59,312 | |
| 32,190 | | | Petronet LNG, Ltd. | | | 120,972 | |
| 16,175 | | | Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA | | | 365,929 | |
| 88,731 | | | Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA | | | 101,210 | |
| 639,600 | | | PT Adaro Energy Tbk | | | 71,218 | |
| 82,200 | | | PT United Tractors Tbk | | | 126,937 | |
| 75,800 | | | PTT Exploration & Production PCL | | | 313,428 | |
| 616,600 | | | PTT PCL | | | 902,500 | |
| 18,380 | | | Qatar Fuel QSC | | | 115,564 | |
| 10,829 | | | Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.* | | | 62,544 | |
| 148,938 | | | Reliance Industries, Ltd. | | | 3,163,957 | |
| 10,376 | | | Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC | | | 75,356 | |
| 49,466 | | | Rosneft Oil Co., Registered Shares, GDR | | | 356,992 | |
| 46,518 | | | Saudi Arabian Oil Co.* | | | 437,176 | |
| 26,100 | | | Shaanxi Coal Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 33,697 | |
| 2,000 | | | Shanxi Meijin Energy Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 2,710 | |
| 2,940 | | | SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | | | 379,293 | |
| 2,441 | | | S-Oil Corp. | | | 199,910 | |
| 355,190 | | | Surgutneftegas PJSC | | | 289,471 | |
| 398,301 | | | Surgutneftegas Prefernce | | | 242,644 | |
| 81,138 | | | Tatneft PJSC | | | 995,888 | |
| 54,400 | | | Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd. | | | 125,800 | |
| 6,354 | | | Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafine | | | 135,722 | |
| 38,971 | | | Ultrapar Participacoes SA | | | 246,887 | |
| 102,000 | | | Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. | | | 91,668 | |
| 8,881 | | | YPF Sociedad Anonima, ADR | | | 102,842 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,873,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 56,497 | | | Empresas CMPC SA | | | 138,329 | |
| 124,900 | | | Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp Tbk PT | | | 68,919 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
12
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Paper & Forest Products, continued | | | |
| 82,000 | | | Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd. | | $ | 62,264 | |
| 91,000 | | | Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd. | | | 94,833 | |
| 70,200 | | | Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT | | | 51,790 | |
| 28,968 | | | Suzano SA | | | 285,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 701,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.6%): | | | |
| 1,739 | | | Amorepacific Corp. | | | 299,941 | |
| 378 | | | Amorepacific Corp. | | | 29,176 | |
| 1,469 | | | Amorepacific Group | | | 104,947 | |
| 2,395 | | | Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd. | | | 49,166 | |
| 28,768 | | | Dabur India, Ltd. | | | 184,876 | |
| 18,132 | | | Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd. | | | 174,100 | |
| 40,000 | | | Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. | | | 285,606 | |
| 498 | | | LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. | | | 542,572 | |
| 101 | | | LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. | | | 67,337 | |
| 22,094 | | | Marico, Ltd. | | | 105,797 | |
| 19,188 | | | Natura & Co. Holding SA* | | | 184,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,028,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (1.2%): | | | |
| 19,303 | | | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 164,788 | |
| 14,897 | | | Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. | | | 95,394 | |
| 3,100 | | | Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,252 | |
| 600 | | | Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A | | | 38,539 | |
| 5,600 | | | Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,701 | |
| 73,000 | | | China Medical System Holdings, Ltd. | | | 105,229 | |
| 234,000 | | | China Pharmaceutical Enterprise & Investment Corp. | | | 558,572 | |
| 80,500 | | | China Resources Pharmaceutical | | | 74,756 | |
| 100,000 | | | China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 48,270 | |
| 18,510 | | | Cipla, Ltd. | | | 124,049 | |
| 6,165 | | | Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. | | | 248,343 | |
| 9,600 | | | Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 49,108 | |
| 395 | | | Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd.* | | | 101,083 | |
| 22,000 | | | Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.* | | | 73,225 | |
| 2,844 | | | Hutchison China MediTech, Ltd., ADR* | | | 71,299 | |
| 18,735 | | | Hypera SA | | | 166,249 | |
| 14,080 | | | Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. | | | 177,053 | |
| 11,544 | | | Lupin, Ltd. | | | 123,687 | |
| 61,500 | | | Luye Pharma Group, Ltd. | | | 46,192 | |
| 5,300 | | | Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 31,585 | |
| 5,325 | | | Piramal Enterprises, Ltd. | | | 113,920 | |
| 1,171,200 | | | PT Kalbe Farma Tbk | | | 136,379 | |
| 7,472 | | | Richter Gedeon Nyrt | | | 162,627 | |
| 42,000 | | | Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. | | | 126,812 | |
| 365,500 | | | Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd. | | | 512,043 | |
| 82,000 | | | SSY Group, Ltd. | | | 66,496 | |
| 44,370 | | | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. | | | 268,952 | |
| 516 | | | Yuhan Corp.* | | | 105,304 | |
| 3,600 | | | Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd. | | | 46,258 | |
| 2,000 | | | Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 31,552 | |
| 35,100 | | | Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,026 | |
| 300 | | | Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class A* | | | 744 | |
| 14,500 | | | Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 48,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals, continued | | | |
| 4,700 | | | Zhejiang WolwoBio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Class A | | $ | 29,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,036,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,532 | | | 51job, Inc., ADR* | | | 130,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (2.8%): | | | |
| 74,000 | | | Agile Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 111,480 | |
| 170,399 | | | Aldar Properties PJSC | | | 100,242 | |
| 364,200 | | | Ayala Land, Inc. | | | 326,680 | |
| 101,480 | | | Barwa Real Estate Co. | | | 98,727 | |
| 45,659 | | | BR Malls Participacoes SA | | | 205,023 | |
| 570,800 | | | Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT* | | | 51,476 | |
| 116,000 | | | Central Pattana PCL | | | 239,831 | |
| 59,000 | | | China Aoyuan Group, Ltd. | | | 96,434 | |
| 97,000 | | | China Evergrande Group* | | | 269,884 | |
| 9,500 | | | China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 39,167 | |
| 278,000 | | | China Jinmao Holdings Group, Ltd. | | | 216,789 | |
| 38,700 | | | China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 110,447 | |
| 204,000 | | | China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd. | | | 796,783 | |
| 146,000 | | | China Resources Land, Ltd. | | | 727,516 | |
| 34,300 | | | China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 158,513 | |
| 71,800 | | | China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 306,524 | |
| 148,000 | | | CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd. | | | 125,247 | |
| 400,000 | | | Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 642,795 | |
| 25,313 | | | Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.* | | | 74,297 | |
| 25,715 | | | DLF, Ltd. | | | 83,243 | |
| 18,917 | | | Emaar Economic City* | | | 48,160 | |
| 100,129 | | | Emaar Malls PJSC | | | 49,863 | |
| 176,570 | | | Emaar Properties PJSC | | | 193,312 | |
| 6,000 | | | Future Land Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 33,392 | |
| 27,400 | | | Gemdale Corp., Class A | | | 57,054 | |
| 54,400 | | | Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd. | | | 54,289 | |
| 52,000 | | | Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H^ | | | 96,017 | |
| 42,000 | | | Highwealth Construction Corp. | | | 64,902 | |
| 31,800 | | | Jinke Properties Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 35,104 | |
| 116,000 | | | Kaisa Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 55,525 | |
| 69,500 | | | KWG Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 97,601 | |
| 466,300 | | | Land & Houses Public Co., Ltd. | | | 152,376 | |
| 76,000 | | | Logan Property Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 127,859 | |
| 93,000 | | | Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 436,805 | |
| 770,000 | | | Megaworld Corp. | | | 60,618 | |
| 15,106 | | | Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | | | 124,318 | |
| 18,566 | | | NEPI Rockcastle plc | | | 164,183 | |
| 43,700 | | | Poly Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 101,534 | |
| 482,400 | | | PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk | | | 19,763 | |
| 61,100 | | | Robinsons Land Corp. | | | 33,253 | |
| 41,040 | | | Ruentex Development Co., Ltd. | | | 61,938 | |
| 78,000 | | | Seazen Group, Ltd. | | | 95,176 | |
| 70,800 | | | Shanghai Lujiazue | | | 68,482 | |
| 156,000 | | | Shenzhen Investment, Ltd. | | | 62,499 | |
| 61,000 | | | Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd. | | | 236,899 | |
| 175,500 | | | Shui On Land, Ltd. | | | 38,526 | |
| 214,000 | | | Sino-Ocean Group Holding, Ltd. | | | 86,104 | |
| 514,800 | | | SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | | | 427,070 | |
| 118,500 | | | Soho China, Ltd. | | | 44,738 | |
| 129,000 | | | Sunac China Holdings, Ltd. | | | 773,116 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | | | |
| 59,000 | | | The Wharf Holdings, Ltd. | | $ | 150,111 | |
| 56,700 | | | Xinhu Zhongbao Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,788 | |
| 372,000 | | | Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd. | | | 86,081 | |
| 89,000 | | | Yuzhou Properties Co., Ltd. | | | 49,073 | |
| 103,000 | | | Zhenro Properties Group, Ltd. | | | 74,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,071,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.4%): | | | |
| 359,600 | | | BTS Group Holdings PCL | | | 158,078 | |
| 417 | | | CJ Logistics Corp.* | | | 55,817 | |
| 10,239 | | | Container Corp. of India, Ltd. | | | 82,183 | |
| 80,999 | | | Daqin Railway Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 95,478 | |
| 31,819 | | | Localiza Rent a Car SA | | | 375,072 | |
| 57,572 | | | Rumo SA* | | | 373,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,140,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.3%): | | | |
| 182,465 | | | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 507,712 | |
| 1,100 | | | Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A | | | 32,366 | |
| 11,000 | | | Globalwafers Co., Ltd. | | | 140,494 | |
| 18,000 | | | Hua Hong Semiconductor, Ltd. | | | 41,077 | |
| 7,800 | | | Longi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 27,815 | |
| 78,000 | | | MediaTek, Inc. | | | 1,154,542 | |
| 58,000 | | | Nanya Technology Corp. | | | 161,075 | |
| 31,000 | | | Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | | | 226,474 | |
| 9,000 | | | Phison Electronics Corp. | | | 102,284 | |
| 42,000 | | | Powertech Technology, Inc. | | | 140,084 | |
| 25,000 | | | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 196,108 | |
| 15,900 | | | Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 41,941 | |
| 164,300 | | | Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*^ | | | 251,930 | |
| 1,400 | | | Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 41,432 | |
| 28,555 | | | SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 2,321,006 | |
| 1,287,000 | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 14,253,795 | |
| 20,900 | | | Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 35,425 | |
| 596,000 | | | United Microelectronics Corp. | | | 327,563 | |
| 48,000 | | | Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. | | | 127,042 | |
| 2,000 | | | Will Semiconductor, Ltd., Class A | | | 41,140 | |
| 18,000 | | | Win Semiconductors Corp. | | | 176,707 | |
| 146,000 | | | Winbond Electronics Corp. | | | 95,292 | |
| 164,000 | | | Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd. | | | 116,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,560,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.2%): | | | |
| 5,300 | | | Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 29,683 | |
| 2,700 | | | China National Software & Service Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 27,783 | |
| 1,643 | | | Globant SA* | | | 174,240 | |
| 10,300 | | | Glodon Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 50,279 | |
| 4,300 | | | Hundsun Technologies, Inc. | | | 48,049 | |
| 8,500 | | | Iflytek Co., Ltd. | | | 42,094 | |
| 123,000 | | | Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd. | | | 123,081 | |
| 36,000 | | | Kingsoft Corp., Ltd.* | | | 93,374 | |
| 1,500 | | | Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 24,638 | |
| 10,500 | | | Yonyou Network Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 42,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 656,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.6%): | | | |
| 509,600 | | | Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT | | | 54,855 | |
| 2,316 | | | FF Group* | | | 26 | |
| 651,000 | | | GOME Retail Holdings, Ltd.*^ | | | 60,172 | |
| 28,700 | | | HLA Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 31,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Specialty Retail, continued | | | |
| 296,700 | | | Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd. | | $ | 157,147 | |
| 16,000 | | | Hotai Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 364,772 | |
| 1,618 | | | Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd. | | | 126,879 | |
| 3,483 | | | Jarir Marketing Co. | | | 153,797 | |
| 5,135 | | | Jumbo SA | | | 106,874 | |
| 13,097 | | | Mr Price Group, Ltd. | | | 170,947 | |
| 24,851 | | | Pepkor Holdings, Ltd. | | | 32,019 | |
| 35,639 | | | Petrobras Distribuidora SA | | | 266,451 | |
| 17,100 | | | Suning.com Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 24,826 | |
| 12,023 | | | The Foschini Group, Ltd. | | | 128,329 | |
| 29,500 | | | Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 119,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,798,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.7%): | | | |
| 156,000 | | | Acer, Inc. | | | 92,930 | |
| 18,199 | | | Advantech Co., Ltd. | | | 183,642 | |
| 38,000 | | | Asustek Computer, Inc. | | | 293,530 | |
| 135,600 | | | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 88,414 | |
| 35,000 | | | Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. | | | 265,255 | |
| 36,360 | | | Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 108,075 | |
| 12,500 | | | China Greatwall Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 27,974 | |
| 216,000 | | | Compal Electronics, Inc. | | | 135,968 | |
| 60,599 | | | Focus Media Information Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 54,515 | |
| 6,300 | | | Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 27,241 | |
| 134,000 | | | Inventec Corp. | | | 102,175 | |
| 17,400 | | | Legend Holdings Corp., Class H | | | 39,497 | |
| 384,000 | | | Lenovo Group, Ltd. | | | 258,349 | |
| 113,000 | | | Lite-On Technology Corp. | | | 186,178 | |
| 31,000 | | | Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. | | | 89,707 | |
| 95,000 | | | Pegatron Corp. | | | 217,241 | |
| 139,000 | | | Quanta Computer, Inc. | | | 298,562 | |
| 250,010 | | | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 12,048,127 | |
| 149,863 | | | Wistron Corp. | | | 141,801 | |
| 3,000 | | | Wiwynn Corp. | | | 63,580 | |
| 413,800 | | | Xiaomi Corp., Class B* | | | 573,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,296,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%): | | | |
| 57,000 | | | Anta Sports Products, Ltd. | | | 510,498 | |
| 116,000 | | | Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 41,679 | |
| 1,274 | | | CCC SA | | | 36,952 | |
| 8,220 | | | Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. | | | 110,557 | |
| 16,500 | | | Feng Tay Enterprise Co., Ltd. | | | 107,382 | |
| 2,419 | | | Fila Korea, Ltd. | | | 110,629 | |
| 49,000 | | | Formosta Taffeta Co., Ltd. | | | 55,918 | |
| 96,500 | | | Li Ning Co., Ltd. | | | 289,270 | |
| 67 | | | LPP SA | | | 156,052 | |
| 236 | | | Page Industries, Ltd. | | | 77,433 | |
| 129,000 | | | Pou Chen Corp. | | | 168,745 | |
| 12,400 | | | Ruentex Industries, Ltd. | | | 30,414 | |
| 39,000 | | | Shenzhou International Group | | | 570,537 | |
| 16,480 | | | Titan Co., Ltd. | | | 274,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,540,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.9%): | | | |
| 85,287 | | | Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. | | | 2,888,477 | |
| 17,013 | | | LIC Housing Finance, Ltd. | | | 103,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,992,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Tobacco (0.4%): | | | |
| 6,500 | | | British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad | | $ | 23,991 | |
| 43,949 | | | Eastern Co. SAE | | | 42,797 | |
| 533,100 | | | Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT | | | 80,283 | |
| 183,427 | | | ITC, Ltd. | | | 611,675 | |
| 6,220 | | | KT&G Corp. | | | 504,295 | |
| 23,300 | | | PT Gudang Garam Tbk | | | 88,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,351,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%†): | | | |
| 11,100 | | | BOC Aviation, Ltd. | | | 112,771 | |
| 2,050 | | | Posco International Corp. | | | 32,986 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 145,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (1.0%): | | | |
| 33,661 | | | Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd. | | | 172,719 | |
| 228,000 | | | Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd. | | | 563,523 | |
| 398,600 | | | Bangkok Expressway & Metro | | | 144,795 | |
| 106,000 | | | Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. | | | 102,788 | |
| 64,237 | | | CCR SA | | | 303,137 | |
| 73,228 | | | China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 124,070 | |
| 80,000 | | | COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Ltd. | | | 65,600 | |
| 8,874 | | | DP World plc | | | 116,134 | |
| 10,749 | | | Grupo Aeroportuario de Sur | | | 201,319 | |
| 18,458 | | | Grupo Aeroporturaio del Pacifico SAB de C.V. | | | 219,378 | |
| 11,100 | | | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 27,824 | |
| 58,420 | | | International Container Terminal Services, Inc. | | | 148,199 | |
| 64,000 | | | Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Series H, Class H | | | 87,823 | |
| 54,700 | | | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | | | 101,671 | |
| 12,192 | | | Promotora Y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | | | 124,828 | |
| 79,507 | | | PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk | | | 29,560 | |
| 3,000 | | | Shanghai International Air | | | 33,936 | |
| 35,399 | | | Shanghai International Port Group Co., Ltd. | | | 29,334 | |
| 44,000 | | | Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 63,170 | |
| 51,000 | | | Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 112,107 | |
| 112,000 | | | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. | | | 143,530 | |
| 11,315 | | | TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS | | | 55,603 | |
| 33,400 | | | Westports Holding Berhad | | | 34,525 | |
| 76,000 | | | Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. | | | 69,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,074,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 130,347 | | | Aguas Andinas SA, Class A | | | 55,330 | |
| 288,000 | | | Beijing Enterprises Water Group, Ltd. | | | 145,779 | |
| 17,048 | | | Cia Saneamento Basico Do Estado de Sao Paulo | | | 256,695 | |
| 154,000 | | | Guangdong Investment, Ltd. | | | 322,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 780,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.6%): | | | |
| 63,200 | | | Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd. | | | 447,394 | |
| 1,744,749 | | | America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L | | | 1,393,718 | |
| 155,700 | | | Axiata Group Berhad | | | 157,653 | |
| 104,168 | | | Bharti Airtel, Ltd.* | | | 665,585 | |
| 323,000 | | | China Mobile, Ltd. | | | 2,727,519 | |
| 98,000 | | | China United Network Communications, Ltd. | | | 82,885 | |
| 160,100 | | | DIGI.com Berhad | | | 174,655 | |
| 8,615 | | | Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA* | | | 61,308 | |
| 17,521 | | | Etihad Etisalat Co.* | | | 116,776 | |
| 82,000 | | | Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. | | | 197,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued | | | |
| 1,585 | | | Globe Telecom, Inc. | | $ | 63,148 | |
| 120,900 | | | Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd. | | | 230,652 | |
| 125,400 | | | Maxis Berhad | | | 163,161 | |
| 26,186 | | | Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR | | | 265,788 | |
| 90,053 | | | MTN Group, Ltd.^ | | | 530,564 | |
| 4,620 | | | PLDT, Inc. | | | 89,775 | |
| 1,086 | | | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | | | 223,421 | |
| 77,000 | | | Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. | | | 287,787 | |
| 38,843 | | | Tim Participacoes SA | | | 151,335 | |
| 36,500 | | | Total Access Communication Public Co., Ltd. | | | 64,803 | |
| 50,484 | | | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | | | 117,350 | |
| 33,735 | | | Vodacom Group, Ltd. | | | 278,274 | |
| 145,200 | | | XL Axiata Tbk PT* | | | 32,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,523,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $244,758,685) | | | 318,006,686 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (2.0%): | | | |
Automobiles (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,950 | | | Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd., 1.26%, 6/29/20 | | | 133,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (1.3%): | | | |
| 212,018 | | | Banco Bradesco SA, 5.54%, 1/3/20 | | | 1,906,686 | |
| 252,070 | | | Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Series S, 2.81%, 1/5/21 | | | 2,325,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,231,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 8,754 | | | Braskem SA, Class A, 2.81%, 10/7/20 | | | 64,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.1%): | | | |
| 57,157 | | | Gerdau SA, 1.40%, 3/6/20 | | | 284,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.1%): | | | |
| 39,890 | | | Lojas Americanas SA, 0.94%, 1/11/21 | | | 256,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 26 | | | Transneft PJSC, 6.06%, 7/16/20 | | | 74,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%): | | | |
| 42,636 | | | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2.34%, 3/30/20 | | | 1,663,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,275,083) | | | 6,709,735 | |
| | | | | |
Warrants (0.0%†): | | | |
Road & Rail (0.0%†): | | | |
| 35,960 | | | BTS Group Holdings | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Warrants (Cost $—) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.0%†): | | | |
| 384 | | | Lojas Americanas SA, Expires on 1/9/20* | | | 935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 705 | | | Piramal Enterprises, Ltd., Expires on 1/22/20* | | | 2,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $—) | | | 3,142 | |
| | | | | |
Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.7%): | | | |
| 2,234,607 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(a)(b) | | | 2,234,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $2,234,607) | | | 2,234,607 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.2%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.2%): | | | |
$ | 644,062 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(b) | | $ | 644,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $644,062) | | | 644,062 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $252,912,437) — 100.4%(c) | | | 327,598,232 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.4)% | | | (1,354,932 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 326,243,300 | |
| | | | | |
Amount shown as “—“ are $0 or round to less than $1.
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
ADR—American Depository Receipt
GDR—Global Depositary Receipt
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $2,046,470. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(b) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Argentina | | | 0.1 | % |
Belgium | | | — | %† |
Bermuda | | | 0.2 | % |
Brazil | | | 7.4 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 1.1 | % |
Chile | | | 0.7 | % |
China | | | 27.4 | % |
Colombia | | | 0.4 | % |
Czech Republic | | | 0.1 | % |
Egypt | | | 0.1 | % |
Greece | | | 0.3 | % |
Hong Kong | | | 5.2 | % |
Hungary | | | 0.3 | % |
India | | | 8.6 | % |
Indonesia | | | 1.9 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.1 | % |
Malaysia | | | 1.8 | % |
Mexico | | | 2.3 | % |
Pakistan | | | — | %† |
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
Peru | | | 0.1 | % |
Philippines | | | 0.9 | % |
Poland | | | 0.9 | % |
Qatar | | | 0.9 | % |
Republic of Korea (South) | | | 11.5 | % |
Romania | | | 0.1 | % |
Russian Federation | | | 3.9 | % |
Saudi Arabia | | | 2.6 | % |
Singapore | | | — | %† |
South Africa | | | 4.6 | % |
Spain | | | — | %† |
Switzerland | | | 0.2 | % |
Taiwan, Province Of China | | | 11.5 | % |
Thailand | | | 2.5 | % |
Turkey | | | 0.5 | % |
United Arab Emirates | | | 0.6 | % |
United States | | | 1.2 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Futures Contracts
Cash of $155,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 49 | | | $ | 2,744,490 | | | $ | 14,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 252,912,437 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 327,598,232 | |
Cash | | | | 30,614 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 155,000 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 782,297 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,403,070) | | | | 1,410,701 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 132,138 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 7,318 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 89,263 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 781 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 330,206,344 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 102,422 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 856,340 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 2,234,607 | |
Accrued foreign taxes | | | | 393,941 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 119,085 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 5,509 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 62,446 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 31,337 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,192 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,841 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 293 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 154,031 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 3,963,044 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 326,243,300 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 241,100,421 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 85,142,879 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 326,243,300 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 17,995,348 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 2,293,013 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 7.85 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 308,247,952 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 39,271,771 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 7.85 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $2,046,470. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 8,602,420 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 50,434 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (955,942 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 7,696,912 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,510,676 | |
Administration fees | | | | 118,959 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 694,556 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 260,968 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 6,359 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 12,642 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 19,614 | |
Professional fees | | | | 25,598 | |
Licensing fees | | | | 162,819 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 23,497 | |
Other expenses | | | | 100,152 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 3,935,840 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (1,181,493 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 2,754,347 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 4,942,565 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 8,006,770 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 432,253 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 39,262,956 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 27,062 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign taxes | | | | (223,357 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 47,505,684 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 52,448,249 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 4,942,565 | | | | $ | 5,374,748 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 8,439,023 | | | | | 5,870,234 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 39,066,661 | | | | | (62,751,116 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 52,448,249 | | | | | (51,506,134 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (737,246 | ) | | | | (1,073,981 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (10,511,678 | ) | | | | (15,015,765 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (11,248,924 | ) | | | | (16,089,746 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 152,178 | | | | | 45,086 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 737,246 | | | | | 1,073,981 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (2,052,200 | ) | | | | (2,620,722 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (1,162,776 | ) | | | | (1,501,655 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 41,510,756 | | | | | 50,226,543 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 10,511,678 | | | | | 15,015,765 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (80,726,885 | ) | | | | (56,003,214 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (28,704,451 | ) | | | | 9,239,094 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (29,867,227 | ) | | | | 7,737,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 11,332,098 | | | | | (59,858,441 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 314,911,202 | | | | | 374,769,643 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 326,243,300 | | | | $ | 314,911,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 21,160 | | | | | 5,252 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 104,872 | | | | | 152,989 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (274,606 | ) | | | | (324,306 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (148,574 | ) | | | | (166,065 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 5,610,295 | | | | | 6,909,538 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,493,136 | | | | | 2,138,998 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (10,446,070 | ) | | | | (6,567,090 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (3,342,639 | ) | | | | 2,481,446 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (3,491,213 | ) | | | | 2,315,381 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 6.99 | | | | $ | 8.78 | | | | $ | 6.60 | | | | $ | 6.04 | | | | $ | 7.35 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.15 | (a) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 0.07 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.04 | | | | | (1.50 | ) | | | | 2.30 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | (1.00 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.19 | | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | 2.42 | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | (0.93 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.28 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 7.85 | | | | $ | 6.99 | | | | $ | 8.78 | | | | $ | 6.60 | | | | $ | 6.04 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 17.55 | % | | | | (15.31 | )% | | | | 36.97 | % | | | | 10.21 | % | | | | (12.69 | )% |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 17,995 | | | | $ | 17,072 | | | | $ | 22,883 | | | | $ | 19,006 | | | | $ | 20,505 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.97 | % | | | | 1.89 | % | | | | 1.56 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 0.86 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.03 | % | | | | 1.11 | % | | | | 1.41 | % | | | | 1.49 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.63 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.33 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | | | | 25 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 19 | % | | | | 115 | % | | | | 45 | % |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 6.99 | | | | $ | 8.77 | | | | $ | 6.60 | | | | $ | 6.04 | | | | $ | 7.34 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.12 | (a) | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 0.05 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.05 | | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | 2.30 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | (1.00 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.17 | | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | 2.40 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (0.95 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (0.28 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.35 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 7.85 | | | | $ | 6.99 | | | | $ | 8.77 | | | | $ | 6.60 | | | | $ | 6.04 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 17.18 | % | | | | (15.46 | )% | | | | 36.63 | % | | | | 9.89 | % | | | | (12.88 | )% |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 308,248 | | | | $ | 297,839 | | | | $ | 351,886 | | | | $ | 248,872 | | | | $ | 172,238 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.65 | % | | | | 1.61 | % | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 0.80 | % | | | | 0.60 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.35 | % | | | | 1.28 | % | | | | 1.36 | % | | | | 1.64 | % | | | | 1.74 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.95 | % | | | | 0.88 | % | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 1.36 | % | | | | 1.58 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | | | | 25 | % | | | | 20 | % | | | | 19 | % | | | | 115 | % | | | | 45 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $5,006 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $2,234,607 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
| | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 14,578 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 432,253 | | | $ | 27,062 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 0.85 | % |
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | | 1.10 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. The Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $2,249 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 71,130,001 | | | | $ | 246,876,685 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 318,006,686 | |
Preferred Stocks+ | | | | 4,838,012 | | | | | 1,871,723 | | | | | — | | | | | 6,709,735 | |
Warrants+ | | | | — | | | | | — | # | | | | — | | | | | — | |
Rights | | | | — | | | | | 3,142 | | | | | — | | | | | 3,142 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 2,234,607 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 2,234,607 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 644,062 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 644,062 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 78,846,682 | | | | | 248,751,550 | | | | | — | | | | | 327,598,232 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 14,578 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 14,578 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 78,861,260 | | | | $ | 248,751,550 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 327,612,810 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 73,044,317 | | | | $ | 108,631,628 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives
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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $258,744,529. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 83,764,344 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (14,910,641 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 68,853,703 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 4,738,622 | | | | $ | 6,510,302 | | | | $ | 11,248,924 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 6,718,515 | | | | $ | 9,371,231 | | | | $ | 16,089,746 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 7,095,741 | | | | $ | 9,574,688 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 68,472,450 | | | | $ | 85,142,879 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 0.21% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $6,510,302.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 21
Statement of Operations
Page 21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 22
Financial Highlights
Page 23
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 24
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 30
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 31
Other Information
Page 32
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 33
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 36
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019 the AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) returned 27.25%†. That compared to a 28.40% for its benchmark the MSCI World Index1.
The Fund seeks investment results, before fees, expenses and fair value adjustments to its portfolio at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, that correspond to the performance of the MSCI World Index. The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of global equity markets.*
Global equities posted strong gains over the course of 2019. In the first quarter, while every eurozone equity market advanced, they did so to varying degrees as they rebounded from low investor sentiment in 2018. The European Central Bank’s accommodative policies also helped offset slowing economic activity across the region. For instance, Germany underperformed amid continued weakness in the manufacturing and export sectors and a negative yield on the10-year German bund. Meanwhile, Italy outperformed on positive trends in its macroeconomic outlook, despite contraction in gross domestic product2 (GDP) growth, ongoing political uncertainty. Uncertainty around U.S. trade protectionism, an upcoming sales tax hike, and slower growth weighed on Japanese equities.
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy rallied to its strongest quarterly gain since 2009. All sectors advanced during the first quarter on positive headlines regarding U.S.-China trade relations, relatively strong corporate earnings growth, and the Federal Reserve Board’s change to a dovish tone as it announced it would hold off on another interest rate hike for the near future.
In the second quarter, European markets gained on better-than-expected GDP growth and increased expectations of further stimulus and accommodative policies. Elsewhere, Australian markets outperformed despite declining economic growth, as the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates. Meanwhile, U.S. equities experienced intra-quarter volatility (as measured by the S&P 500 Index3) on U.S.-China trade rhetoric, although the prospect of easy monetary policy broadly buoyed stocks. U.S. macroeconomic indicators were mixed, with a slowdown in manufacturing, a drop in overall unemployment, and uncertainty about the yield curve.
In the third quarter, Japanese equities outperformed othernon-U.S. developed markets due to a limited trade agreement with the U.S., which helped markets despite Japan’s deteriorating economic conditions. Meanwhile, Hong Kong markets underperformed amid mounting political unrest. Eurozone economic activity showed signs of slowing, notably in manufacturing, and the European Central Bank responded with an aggressive stimulus package. U.K. markets declined over a volatile quarter due
to continued Brexit uncertainty and the release of second-quarter data showing the first quarterly contraction in GDP in seven years. In the U.S., trade tensions with China were a key focus, particularly after a threat of an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports that were not already subject to the 25% tariff. Continued softening in U.S. macro-economic indicators, such as manufacturing and consumer sentiment, also weighed on equities.
By the fourth quarter, developed markets largely regained momentum. In the U.K., the election of Prime Minister Boris Johnson provided greater clarity to the Brexit process and helped the value of the sterling rebound, while economic activity in Europe improved on the perception of improving U.S.-China trade relations. Improving trade rhetoric, helped by improving macroeconomic indicators, boosted sentiment in the U.S. as well.
All sectors in the MSCI World Index generated positive returns for the period. The information and technology, industrials, and communication services sectors were the top contributors. Energy, utilities, and healthcare were the bottom contributors.
The Fund underperformed its benchmark primarily due to the impacts of fair value pricing and expenses incurred by the Fund.*
The Fund held derivatives in the form of futures contracts, which it used to hedge its cash position. The futures had a negative impact on relative results.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmarks please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | Gross domestic product (GDP) is the measure of the market value of the goods and services produced in a period of time. |
3 | Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. |
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AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the MSCI World Index as closely as possible. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 90% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities of the MSCI World Index (the “Underlying Index”) and in depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
AZL®MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | 27.25 | %† | | | 12.29 | % | | | 4.17 | % | | | 4.33 | % |
MSCI World Index (gross of withholding taxes) | | | 28.40 | % | | | 13.20 | % | | | 9.36 | % | | | 10.08 | % |
MSCI World Index (net of withholding taxes) | | | 27.67 | % | | | 12.57 | % | | | 8.74 | % | | | 9.47 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 1.14 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.31% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.80% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCI World Index”), an unmanaged broad equity benchmark that represents large- andmid-cap equity performance across 23 developed markets countries. The Index noted as “gross of withholding taxes” reflects the maximum possible reinvestment of dividends with no adjustment for withholding tax deductions or tax credits. The Index noted as “net of withholding taxes” reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indexes) a tax rate applicable tonon-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,089.00 | | | | $ | 3.95 | | | | | 0.75 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.42 | | | | $ | 3.82 | | | | | 0.75 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
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Information Technology | | | | 17.3 | % |
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Financials | | | | 15.7 | |
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Health Care | | | | 13.1 | |
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Industrials | | | | 10.9 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 8.3 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 8.3 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.9 | |
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Materials | | | | 4.4 | |
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Utilities | | | | 3.4 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 3.3 | |
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Total Common and Preferred Stocks | | | | 99.7 | |
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Rights | | | | — | † |
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Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.5 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.2 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.2 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (99.6%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.1%): | | | |
| 4,323 | | | Airbus SE | | $ | 634,206 | |
| 2,939 | | | Arconic, Inc. | | | 90,433 | |
| 23,705 | | | BAE Systems plc | | | 177,584 | |
| 3,952 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | | 1,287,404 | |
| 17,671 | | | Bombardier, Inc., Class B* | | | 26,267 | |
| 1,996 | | | CAE, Inc. | | | 52,852 | |
| 22 | | | Dassault Aviation SA | | | 28,974 | |
| 203 | | | Elbit Systems, Ltd. | | | 31,622 | |
| 1,818 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 320,604 | |
| 333 | | | HEICO Corp. | | | 38,012 | |
| 551 | | | HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 49,331 | |
| 307 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 77,020 | |
| 1,654 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 327,277 | |
| 401 | | | Leonardo SpA | | | 4,699 | |
| 1,875 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 730,088 | |
| 5,798 | | | Meggitt plc | | | 50,516 | |
| 387 | | | MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 110,501 | |
| 1,188 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 408,636 | |
| 2,058 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 452,225 | |
| 12,899 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | | | 116,785 | |
| 2,406 | | | Safran SA | | | 372,933 | |
| 13,200 | | | Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd. | | | 38,718 | |
| 773 | | | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 56,336 | |
| 281 | | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 97,378 | |
| 1,734 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 77,336 | |
| 787 | | | Thales SA | | | 81,872 | |
| 357 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 199,920 | |
| 6,055 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 906,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,846,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%): | | | |
| 6,608 | | | Bollore, Inc. | | | 28,840 | |
| 1,012 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^ | | | 79,138 | |
| 7,335 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 280,023 | |
| 1,288 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 100,490 | |
| 1,844 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 278,831 | |
| 1,100 | | | SG Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 24,833 | |
| 5,163 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 604,381 | |
| 691 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 55,073 | |
| 2,400 | | | Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 41,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,492,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.1%): | | | |
| 990 | | | Air Canada* | | | 36,988 | |
| 468 | | | American Airlines Group, Inc.^ | | | 13,422 | |
| 1,000 | | | ANA Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,462 | |
| 1,221 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 71,404 | |
| 1,823 | | | Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares | | | 33,545 | |
| 585 | | | easyJet plc | | | 11,126 | |
| 1,000 | | | Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. | | | 31,210 | |
| 4,700 | | | Singapore Airlines, Ltd. | | | 31,629 | |
| 1,013 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 54,682 | |
| 503 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 44,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 361,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,200 | | | Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd. | | | 44,388 | |
| 1,904 | | | Aptiv plc | | | 180,823 | |
| 624 | | | Autoliv, Inc. | | | 52,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Auto Components, continued | | | |
| 1,542 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | $ | 66,892 | |
| 4,300 | | | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 159,735 | |
| 1,267 | | | Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B | | | 155,403 | |
| 845 | | | Continental AG | | | 109,721 | |
| 3,200 | | | Denso Corp. | | | 144,370 | |
| 608 | | | Faurecia SA | | | 32,963 | |
| 800 | | | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 37,032 | |
| 442 | | | Lear Corp. | | | 60,642 | |
| 2,242 | | | Magna Internationl, Inc. | | | 122,944 | |
| 700 | | | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. | | | 13,581 | |
| 1,058 | | | Nokian Renkaat OYJ | | | 30,493 | |
| 4,305 | | | Pirelli & C SpA | | | 24,812 | |
| 600 | | | Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 17,349 | |
| 5,700 | | | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | | | 85,535 | |
| 700 | | | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | | | 8,517 | |
| 300 | | | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | | | 7,488 | |
| 1,100 | | | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 63,398 | |
| 1,787 | | | Valeo SA | | | 63,267 | |
| 1,100 | | | Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The) | | | 21,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,503,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (1.2%): | | | |
| 2,659 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) | | | 218,874 | |
| 6,786 | | | Daimler AG, Registered Shares | | | 376,205 | |
| 913 | | | Ferrari NV | | | 151,424 | |
| 8,107 | | | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | | | 120,056 | |
| 28,710 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 267,003 | |
| 9,491 | | | General Motors Co. | | | 347,371 | |
| 1,197 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc.^ | | | 44,516 | |
| 12,000 | | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 338,533 | |
| 4,200 | | | Isuzu Motors, Ltd. | | | 49,486 | |
| 4,500 | | | Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 38,305 | |
| 2,700 | | | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | | | 11,241 | |
| 17,900 | | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 104,045 | |
| 4,372 | | | PSA Peugeot Citroen SA | | | 104,697 | |
| 1,438 | | | Renault SA | | | 68,213 | |
| 4,600 | | | Subaru Corp. | | | 113,753 | |
| 2,700 | | | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 113,110 | |
| 996 | | | Tesla, Inc.* | | | 416,657 | |
| 16,800 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 1,183,047 | |
| 236 | | | Volkswagen AG | | | 45,860 | |
| 2,100 | | | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 41,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,154,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (7.5%): | | | |
| 3,369 | | | ABN AMRO Group NV | | | 61,530 | |
| 6,416 | | | AIB Group plc | | | 22,469 | |
| 1,000 | | | Aozora Bank, Ltd. | | | 26,417 | |
| 21,093 | | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | | | 365,350 | |
| 51,029 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 287,547 | |
| 43,482 | | | Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 50,928 | |
| 124,132 | | | Banco Santander SA | | | 524,093 | |
| 8,123 | | | Bank Hapoalim BM | | | 67,503 | |
| 10,693 | | | Bank LeumiLe-Israel Corp. | | | 77,959 | |
| 65,257 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,298,352 | |
| 4,800 | | | Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The) | | | 10,726 | |
| 6,656 | | | Bank of Ireland Group plc | | | 36,700 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
4
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 200 | | | Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The) | | $ | 8,528 | |
| 4,799 | | | Bank of Montreal | | | 371,974 | |
| 9,063 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 511,992 | |
| 4,962 | | | Bankia SA | | | 10,621 | |
| 5,419 | | | Bankinter SA | | | 39,839 | |
| 127,630 | | | Barclays plc | | | 304,741 | |
| 4,092 | | | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd. | | | 28,134 | |
| 8,271 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 492,307 | |
| 28,500 | | | BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. | | | 99,253 | |
| 27,832 | | | CaixaBank SA | | | 87,764 | |
| 3,344 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 278,306 | |
| 5,000 | | | Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 28,753 | |
| 16,685 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,332,965 | |
| 3,309 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 134,378 | |
| 1,127 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 80,862 | |
| 7,814 | | | Commerzbank AG | | | 48,383 | |
| 13,107 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 736,703 | |
| 8,400 | | | Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 34,461 | |
| 8,466 | | | Credit Agricole SA | | | 123,331 | |
| 4,961 | | | Danske Bank A/S | | | 80,243 | |
| 13,200 | | | DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 254,500 | |
| 7,167 | | | DNB ASA | | | 134,355 | |
| 1,112 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 54,154 | |
| 2,326 | | | Erste Group Bank AG | | | 87,479 | |
| 5,357 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 164,674 | |
| 2,040 | | | Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 24,484 | |
| 1,240 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 145,638 | |
| 1,400 | | | Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 26,727 | |
| 5,800 | | | Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. | | | 120,032 | |
| 149,039 | | | HSBC Holdings plc | | | 1,170,248 | |
| 7,393 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 111,486 | |
| 29,131 | | | ING Groep NV | | | 350,068 | |
| 111,459 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 293,796 | |
| 7,707 | | | Isreal Discount Bank | | | 35,782 | |
| 3,400 | | | Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 32,590 | |
| 23,597 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,289,421 | |
| 1,874 | | | KBC Group NV | | | 141,298 | |
| 7,278 | | | KeyCorp | | | 147,307 | |
| 517,992 | | | Lloyds Banking Group plc | | | 432,264 | |
| 942 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 159,905 | |
| 3,600 | | | Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 9,186 | |
| 4,869 | | | Mediobanca SpA | | | 53,627 | |
| 91,500 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 494,590 | |
| 1,110 | | | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd. | | | 29,612 | |
| 180,100 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 277,025 | |
| 21,450 | | | National Australia Bank, Ltd. | | | 371,593 | |
| 2,547 | | | National Bank of Canada^ | | | 141,395 | |
| 23,853 | | | Nordea Bank AB | | | 193,013 | |
| 23,900 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 195,474 | |
| 3,096 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 52,322 | |
| 3,255 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 519,596 | |
| 1,228 | | | Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG | | | 30,802 | |
| 7,243 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 124,290 | |
| 16,000 | | | Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 69,776 | |
| 10,665 | | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | 843,984 | |
| 35,797 | | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | | | 114,717 | |
| 2,100 | | | Seven Bank, Ltd. | | | 6,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 1,500 | | | Shinsei Bank, Ltd. | | $ | 22,901 | |
| 3,700 | | | Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 27,549 | |
| 416 | | | Signature Bank | | | 56,830 | |
| 12,169 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 114,511 | |
| 5,992 | | | Societe Generale | | | 209,347 | |
| 20,235 | | | Standard Chartered plc | | | 191,083 | |
| 9,900 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 364,491 | |
| 2,500 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 98,669 | |
| 387 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | | 97,152 | |
| 11,379 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 122,560 | |
| 6,836 | | | Swedbank AB, Class A | | | 101,981 | |
| 13,495 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | | 756,963 | |
| 9,907 | | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | 557,962 | |
| 11,000 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 652,190 | |
| 15,035 | | | Unicredit SpA | | | 219,797 | |
| 9,304 | | | United Overseas Bank, Ltd. | | | 183,057 | |
| 30,896 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,662,205 | |
| 25,948 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 442,090 | |
| 1,310 | | | Zions Bancorp | | | 68,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,316,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (1.9%): | | | |
| 5,638 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 462,285 | |
| 2,700 | | | Asahi Breweries, Ltd. | | | 123,352 | |
| 2,273 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 153,655 | |
| 10,000 | | | Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, Ltd.* | | | 33,766 | |
| 801 | | | Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 119,507 | |
| 3,938 | | | Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. | | | 30,614 | |
| 500 | | | Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,841 | |
| 29,978 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,659,282 | |
| 993 | | | Coca-Cola European Partners plc | | | 50,524 | |
| 782 | | | Coca-Cola European Partners plc | | | 39,250 | |
| 1,353 | | | Coca-Cola HBC AG | | | 46,139 | |
| 1,238 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C | | | 234,911 | |
| 4,404 | | | Davide Campari — Milano SpA | | | 40,217 | |
| 17,400 | | | Diageo plc | | | 733,118 | |
| 892 | | | Heineken Holding NV | | | 86,603 | |
| 1,915 | | | Heineken NV | | | 204,259 | |
| 6,100 | | | Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 133,063 | |
| 1,411 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 76,053 | |
| 3,040 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 193,192 | |
| 10,321 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,410,571 | |
| 1,557 | | | Pernod Ricard SA | | | 278,688 | |
| 201 | | | Remy Cointreau SA | | | 24,719 | |
| 1,100 | | | Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd. | | | 46,007 | |
| 5,399 | | | Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd. | | | 61,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,254,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (1.7%): | | | |
| 10,942 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 968,805 | |
| 1,666 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 180,178 | |
| 825 | | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 95,015 | |
| 4,428 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 1,067,458 | |
| 272 | | | BeiGene, Ltd., ADR* | | | 45,086 | |
| 1,365 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 405,036 | |
| 1,348 | | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 113,973 | |
| 3,340 | | | CSL, Ltd. | | | 648,061 | |
| 1,091 | | | Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 100,896 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
5
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Biotechnology, continued | | | |
| 324 | | | Galapagos NV*^ | | $ | 67,432 | |
| 486 | | | Genmab A/S* | | | 108,191 | |
| 9,338 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 606,783 | |
| 2,239 | | | Grifols SA^ | | | 79,048 | |
| 1,359 | | | Incyte Corp.* | | | 118,668 | |
| 994 | | | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 60,048 | |
| 650 | | | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 69,869 | |
| 700 | | | Peptidream, Inc.* | | | 35,847 | |
| 600 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 225,288 | |
| 554 | | | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 71,488 | |
| 877 | | | Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | 100,206 | |
| 1,901 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 416,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,583,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,044 | | | A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 49,736 | |
| 1,400 | | | AGC, Inc. | | | 49,963 | |
| 699 | | | Allegion plc | | | 87,053 | |
| 7,396 | | | ASSA Abloy AB, Class B | | | 172,883 | |
| 3,630 | | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 149,143 | |
| 1,800 | | | Daikin Industries, Ltd. | | | 253,170 | |
| 1,050 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 68,607 | |
| 275 | | | Geberit AG, Registered Shares | | | 154,413 | |
| 5,881 | | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 239,417 | |
| 963 | | | Kingspan Group plc | | | 59,305 | |
| 259 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 63,188 | |
| 2,000 | | | Lixil Group Corp. | | | 34,474 | |
| 2,171 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 104,186 | |
| 811 | | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 52,812 | |
| 1,100 | | | TOTO, Ltd. | | | 46,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,584,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.8%): | | | |
| 7,282 | | | 3i Group plc | | | 106,120 | |
| 971 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 161,749 | |
| 558 | | | Amundi SA | | | 43,861 | |
| 1,497 | | | ASX, Ltd. | | | 82,541 | |
| 6,266 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 315,368 | |
| 857 | | | BlackRock, Inc., Class A+ | | | 430,814 | |
| 6,666 | | | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 385,205 | |
| 829 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 99,480 | |
| 8,699 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 413,724 | |
| 879 | | | CI Financial Corp. | | | 14,697 | |
| 2,645 | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | 530,904 | |
| 19,090 | | | Credit Suisse Group AG | | | 259,123 | |
| 11,900 | | | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 60,377 | |
| 14,957 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares | | | 116,024 | |
| 1,414 | | | Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 222,359 | |
| 1,807 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 81,984 | |
| 874 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 40,807 | |
| 289 | | | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 77,539 | |
| 2,272 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 59,027 | |
| 2,394 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 550,451 | |
| 2,126 | | | Hargreaves Lansdown plc | | | 54,733 | |
| 8,800 | | | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd. | | | 285,240 | |
| 310 | | | IGM Financial, Inc. | | | 8,901 | |
| 4,137 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 382,879 | |
| 2,923 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 52,556 | |
| 3,800 | | | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | 66,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
| 1,701 | | | Julius Baer Group, Ltd. | | $ | 87,865 | |
| 3,609 | | | KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 105,275 | |
| 2,330 | | | London Stock Exchange Group plc | | | 240,634 | |
| 2,417 | | | Macquarie Group, Ltd. | | | 234,382 | |
| 973 | | | Magellan Financial Group, Ltd. | | | 39,035 | |
| 281 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 106,530 | |
| 1,260 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 299,137 | |
| 9,143 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 467,390 | |
| 630 | | | MSCI, Inc. | | | 162,653 | |
| 857 | | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 91,785 | |
| 7,385 | | | Natixis | | | 32,911 | |
| 24,800 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 127,409 | |
| 1,514 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 160,847 | |
| 141 | | | Partners Group Holding AG | | | 129,249 | |
| 942 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 84,271 | |
| 1,821 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 497,224 | |
| 1,800 | | | SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,922 | |
| 935 | | | Schroders plc | | | 41,573 | |
| 981 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 64,236 | |
| 3,200 | | | Singapore Exchange, Ltd. | | | 21,115 | |
| 3,996 | | | St. James Place plc | | | 61,823 | |
| 2,766 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 218,791 | |
| 1,755 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 213,829 | |
| 2,034 | | | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 101,090 | |
| 4,908 | | | The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A | | | 274,554 | |
| 28,856 | | | UBS Group AG | | | 364,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,169,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (2.4%): | | | |
| 3,425 | | | Air Liquide SA | | | 486,742 | |
| 1,625 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 381,858 | |
| 700 | | | Air Water, Inc. | | | 10,322 | |
| 1,686 | | | Akzo Nobel NV | | | 171,887 | |
| 805 | | | Albemarle Corp.^ | | | 58,797 | |
| 508 | | | Arkema SA | | | 54,182 | |
| 9,400 | | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 105,488 | |
| 1,522 | | | Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.* | | | 46,269 | |
| 6,808 | | | BASF SE | | | 516,252 | |
| 917 | | | Celanese Corp., Series A | | | 112,901 | |
| 1,625 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,578 | |
| 796 | | | Christian Hansen Holding A/S | | | 63,243 | |
| 1,528 | | | Clariant AG | | | 34,199 | |
| 5,550 | | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 164,058 | |
| 1,332 | | | Covestro AG | | | 61,914 | |
| 925 | | | Croda International plc | | | 62,815 | |
| 1,000 | | | Daicel Corp. | | | 9,541 | |
| 5,487 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 300,304 | |
| 5,534 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 355,283 | |
| 1,034 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 81,955 | |
| 1,909 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 368,417 | |
| 66 | | | EMS-Chemie Holding AG | | | 43,443 | |
| 1,423 | | | Evonik Industries AG | | | 43,614 | |
| 973 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 97,125 | |
| 638 | | | Fuchs Petrolub AG | | | 31,739 | |
| 68 | | | Givaudan SA, Registered Shares | | | 212,865 | |
| 800 | | | Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 33,488 | |
| 14,075 | | | Incitec Pivot, Ltd. | | | 31,484 | |
| 753 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 97,130 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
| 5,617 | | | Israel Chemicals, Ltd. | | $ | 26,511 | |
| 1,443 | | | Johnson Matthey plc | | | 57,406 | |
| 800 | | | JSR Corp. | | | 14,624 | |
| 1,300 | | | Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. | | | 31,777 | |
| 1,351 | | | Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 176,340 | |
| 2,600 | | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 31,888 | |
| 629 | | | Lanxess AG | | | 42,264 | |
| 3,985 | | | Linde plc | | | 848,407 | |
| 1,988 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 187,825 | |
| 244 | | | Methanex Corp. | | | 9,424 | |
| 9,900 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 73,768 | |
| 1,400 | | | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 21,278 | |
| 1,400 | | | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 34,032 | |
| 2,751 | | | Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 59,532 | |
| 1,100 | | | Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 56,918 | |
| 1,000 | | | Nissan Chemical Corp. | | | 41,811 | |
| 1,200 | | | Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 67,335 | |
| 1,616 | | | Novozymes A/S, Class B | | | 79,131 | |
| 4,218 | | | Nutrien, Ltd. | | | 201,967 | |
| 2,876 | | | Orica, Ltd. | | | 44,440 | |
| 1,732 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 231,205 | |
| 960 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 73,690 | |
| 613 | | | Sherwin Williams Co. | | | 357,709 | |
| 2,700 | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 296,056 | |
| 1,100 | | | Showa Denko K.K. | | | 28,979 | |
| 948 | | | Sika AG | | | 178,563 | |
| 574 | | | Solvay SA | | | 66,744 | |
| 11,600 | | | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 52,580 | |
| 963 | | | Symrise AG | | | 101,303 | |
| 1,100 | | | Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 24,372 | |
| 1,500 | | | Teijin, Ltd. | | | 27,993 | |
| 10,400 | | | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 71,064 | |
| 2,000 | | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 30,784 | |
| 1,478 | | | Umicore SA^ | | | 72,050 | |
| 141 | | | Westlake Chemical Corp. | | | 9,891 | |
| 1,353 | | | Yara International ASA | | | 56,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,900,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%): | | | |
| 11,809 | | | Brambles, Ltd. | | | 97,316 | |
| 648 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 174,364 | |
| 1,530 | | | Copart, Inc.* | | | 139,138 | |
| 1,800 | | | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 48,858 | |
| 1,794 | | | Edenred | | | 92,823 | |
| 11,921 | | | G4S plc | | | 34,663 | |
| 1,231 | | | ISS A/S | | | 29,565 | |
| 400 | | | Park24 Co., Ltd. | | | 9,800 | |
| 13,647 | | | Rentokil Initial plc | | | 82,142 | |
| 1,618 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 145,021 | |
| 1,110 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 36,808 | |
| 1,600 | | | SECOM Co., Ltd. | | | 142,806 | |
| 2,224 | | | Securitas AB, Class B | | | 38,385 | |
| 600 | | | Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. | | | 32,499 | |
| 2,100 | | | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 43,298 | |
| 2,002 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 181,762 | |
| 3,111 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 354,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,683,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.7%): | | | |
| 403 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | $ | 81,970 | |
| 31,657 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,518,270 | |
| 467 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.* | | | 65,217 | |
| 2,592 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 63,841 | |
| 1,238 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 199,491 | |
| 41,875 | | | Nokia OYJ | | | 155,337 | |
| 715 | | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 165,344 | |
| 22,750 | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 199,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,448,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.4%): | | | |
| 2,073 | | | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | | | 83,092 | |
| 1,662 | | | Bouygues SA | | | 70,746 | |
| 349 | | | Cimic Group, Ltd. | | | 8,141 | |
| 582 | | | Eiffage SA | | | 66,685 | |
| 3,858 | | | Ferrovial SA | | | 117,030 | |
| 206 | | | Hochtief AG | | | 26,364 | |
| 1,024 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 91,986 | |
| 1,800 | | | JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 28,969 | |
| 3,500 | | | Kajima Corp. | | | 46,781 | |
| 4,900 | | | Obayashi Corp. | | | 54,338 | |
| 4,500 | | | Shimizu Corp. | | | 45,790 | |
| 2,540 | | | Skanska AB, Class B | | | 57,453 | |
| 1,500 | | | Taisei Corp. | | | 62,112 | |
| 3,741 | | | Vinci SA | | | 415,573 | |
| 820 | | | WSP Global, Inc.^ | | | 55,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,231,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.3%): | | | |
| 9,118 | | | Boral, Ltd. | | | 28,750 | |
| 5,510 | | | CRH plc | | | 220,998 | |
| 3,025 | | | Fletcher Building, Ltd. | | | 10,376 | |
| 1,143 | | | HeidelbergCement AG | | | 83,306 | |
| 3,272 | | | James Hardie Industries SE | | | 64,135 | |
| 3,689 | | | LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares | | | 204,604 | |
| 465 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 130,033 | |
| 1,000 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 29,263 | |
| 984 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 141,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 913,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,300 | | | ACOM Co., Ltd. | | | 5,902 | |
| 400 | | | AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. | | | 6,292 | |
| 2,899 | | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 88,593 | |
| 5,231 | | | American Express Co. | | | 651,208 | |
| 3,508 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 361,008 | |
| 700 | | | Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 12,135 | |
| 2,378 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 201,702 | |
| 4,440 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 159,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,486,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.3%): | | | |
| 11,794 | | | Amcor PLC | | | 127,847 | |
| 635 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 83,071 | |
| 2,346 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 151,715 | |
| 1,153 | | | CCL Industries, Inc. | | | 49,125 | |
| 1,014 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | 73,556 | |
| 2,785 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 128,249 | |
| 733 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 82,089 | |
| 1,174 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 46,760 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Containers & Packaging, continued | | | |
| 1,518 | | | Smurfit Kappa Group plc | | $ | 58,468 | |
| 600 | | | Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 10,402 | |
| 1,959 | | | WestRock Co. | | | 84,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 895,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,092 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 116,004 | |
| 400 | | | Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. | | | 8,955 | |
| 2,302 | | | LKQ Corp.* | | | 82,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 207,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 200 | | | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 25,594 | | | AMP, Ltd. | | | 34,406 | |
| 3,088 | | | AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 76,521 | |
| 9,710 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 2,199,315 | |
| 2,251 | | | Challenger, Ltd. | | | 12,818 | |
| 159 | | | Eurazeo Se | | | 10,898 | |
| 818 | | | EXOR NV | | | 63,432 | |
| 612 | | | Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | | | 64,561 | |
| 1,380 | | | Industrivarden AB, Class C | | | 33,336 | |
| 3,400 | | | Investor AB, Class B | | | 185,823 | |
| 1,840 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 39,321 | |
| 1,817 | | | Kinnevik AB, Class B | | | 44,477 | |
| 342 | | | L E Lundbergforetagen AB | | | 15,029 | |
| 19,143 | | | M&G plc* | | | 60,222 | |
| 1,300 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. | | | 8,368 | |
| 662 | | | Onex Corp. | | | 41,895 | |
| 9,900 | | | ORIX Corp. | | | 164,812 | |
| 288 | | | Pargesa Holding SA | | | 23,931 | |
| 17,859 | | | Standard Life Aberdeen plc | | | 77,805 | |
| 200 | | | Tokyo Century Corp. | | | 10,740 | |
| 1,044 | | | Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 63,663 | |
| 105 | | | Wendel | | | 13,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,245,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.0%): | | | |
| 53,946 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 2,108,210 | |
| 1,206 | | | BCE, Inc. | | | 55,879 | |
| 62,428 | | | BT Group plc | | | 159,967 | |
| 1,933 | | | Cellnex Telecom SAU | | | 83,304 | |
| 7,272 | | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 96,063 | |
| 24,673 | | | Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares | | | 403,162 | |
| 1,031 | | | Elisa OYJ | | | 56,966 | |
| 29,000 | | | HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. | | | 40,886 | |
| 228 | | | Iliad SA^ | | | 29,582 | |
| 26,879 | | | Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 79,412 | |
| 9,400 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 238,133 | |
| 14,615 | | | Orange SA | | | 214,739 | |
| 32,000 | | | PCCW, Ltd. | | | 18,896 | |
| 1,146 | | | Proximus SADP | | | 32,815 | |
| 62,100 | | | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | | | 155,770 | |
| 13,956 | | | Spark New Zealand, Ltd. | | | 40,696 | |
| 193 | | | Swisscom AG, Registered Shares^ | | | 102,230 | |
| 48,285 | | | Telecom Italia SpA | | | 29,554 | |
| 64,844 | | | Telecom Italia SpA* | | | 40,458 | |
| 8,284 | | | Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 24,008 | |
| 34,954 | | | Telefonica SA | | | 244,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued | | | |
| 5,403 | | | Telenor ASA | | $ | 96,939 | |
| 20,247 | | | Telia Co AB | | | 87,000 | |
| 31,200 | | | Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 77,712 | |
| 1,510 | | | TELUS Corp. | | | 58,474 | |
| 838 | | | TPG Telecom, Ltd. | | | 3,953 | |
| 951 | | | United Internet AG, Registered Shares | | | 31,250 | |
| 30,503 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1,872,884 | |
| 1,759 | | | Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 60,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,544,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (2.0%): | | | |
| 1,790 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 97,949 | |
| 3,635 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 343,544 | |
| 6,654 | | | AusNet Services | | | 7,933 | |
| 5,000 | | | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 70,535 | |
| 2,400 | | | Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 31,654 | |
| 5,500 | | | CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd. | | | 39,227 | |
| 12,500 | | | CLP Holdings, Ltd. | | | 131,630 | |
| 5,376 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 490,345 | |
| 2,649 | | | Edison International | | | 199,761 | |
| 20,651 | | | EDP — Energias de Portugal SA | | | 89,517 | |
| 4,565 | | | Electricite de France | | | 50,920 | |
| 1,852 | | | Emera, Inc. | | | 79,577 | |
| 2,724 | | | Endesa SA | | | 72,719 | |
| 60,346 | | | Enel SpA | | | 480,035 | |
| 1,488 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 178,262 | |
| 1,767 | | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 115,014 | |
| 2,389 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 203,232 | |
| 7,151 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 326,014 | |
| 3,966 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 192,748 | |
| 3,431 | | | Fortis, Inc. | | | 142,377 | |
| 3,320 | | | Fortum OYJ | | | 81,896 | |
| 7,500 | | | HK Electric Investments, Ltd. | | | 7,392 | |
| 2,309 | | | Hydro One, Ltd. | | | 44,601 | |
| 45,188 | | | Iberdrola SA | | | 465,354 | |
| 5,400 | | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 62,451 | |
| 3,000 | | | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 25,919 | |
| 3,523 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 853,129 | |
| 1,470 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 65,371 | |
| 1,421 | | | Orsted A/S | | | 147,244 | |
| 846 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 76,081 | |
| 10,500 | | | Power Assets Holdings, Ltd. | | | 76,778 | |
| 5,325 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 191,061 | |
| 1,396 | | | Red Electrica Corp SA | | | 28,078 | |
| 7,581 | | | Scottish & Southern Energy plc | | | 145,229 | |
| 7,674 | | | Southern Co. (The) | | | 488,834 | |
| 11,051 | | | Terna SpA | | | 73,936 | |
| 3,500 | | | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 34,622 | |
| 11,600 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.* | | | 49,541 | |
| 561 | | | Verbund AG, Class A | | | 28,168 | |
| 3,784 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 240,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,528,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.8%): | | | |
| 13,587 | | | ABB, Ltd. | | | 328,070 | |
| 307 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 42,366 | |
| 1,680 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 167,563 | |
| 3,091 | | | Eaton Corp. plc | | | 292,780 | |
| 4,506 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 343,628 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
8
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electrical Equipment, continued | | | |
| 1,000 | | | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | | $ | 30,563 | |
| 1,911 | | | Legrand SA | | | 155,912 | |
| 36,347 | | | Melrose Industries plc | | | 116,161 | |
| 13,500 | | | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 183,587 | |
| 1,700 | | | Nidec Corp. | | | 232,260 | |
| 1,821 | | | Prysmian SpA | | | 43,878 | |
| 864 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 175,107 | |
| 4,011 | | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 412,568 | |
| 1,223 | | | Sensata Technologies Holding plc* | | | 65,883 | |
| 1,975 | | | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | | | 34,702 | |
| 1,400 | | | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 141,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,766,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.0%): | | | |
| 1,600 | | | Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. | | | 36,148 | |
| 2,191 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 237,133 | |
| 592 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 50,166 | |
| 1,082 | | | CDW Corp. | | | 154,553 | |
| 1,272 | | | Cognex Corp. | | | 71,283 | |
| 5,777 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 168,168 | |
| 3,831 | | | Flex, Ltd.* | | | 48,347 | |
| 1,007 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 52,434 | |
| 2,792 | | | Halma plc | | | 78,370 | |
| 1,000 | | | Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 40,981 | |
| 1,952 | | | Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 109,402 | |
| 205 | | | Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 26,211 | |
| 500 | | | Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 35,337 | |
| 7,100 | | | Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 299,108 | |
| 447 | | | Ingenico Group | | | 48,592 | |
| 287 | | | IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 41,592 | |
| 1,300 | | | Keyence Corp. | | | 460,203 | |
| 1,398 | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 143,477 | |
| 2,400 | | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 163,574 | |
| 4,300 | | | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 265,884 | |
| 1,500 | | | Omron Corp. | | | 87,397 | |
| 1,600 | | | Shimadzu Corp. | | | 50,048 | |
| 1,000 | | | TDK Corp. | | | 112,409 | |
| 2,479 | | | TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 237,587 | |
| 1,871 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 78,002 | |
| 2,400 | | | Venture Corp., Ltd. | | | 28,966 | |
| 1,800 | | | Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 67,931 | |
| 1,800 | | | Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 31,885 | |
| 403 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 102,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,328,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 4,638 | | | Baker Hughes Co. | | | 118,872 | |
| 6,497 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 158,982 | |
| 2,885 | | | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 72,269 | |
| 10,233 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 411,367 | |
| 3,249 | | | Technipfmc plc | | | 69,659 | |
| 3,492 | | | Tenaris SA | | | 39,488 | |
| 2,773 | | | Worley, Ltd. | | | 29,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 900,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (1.4%): | | | |
| 5,681 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 337,565 | |
| 2,188 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 235,232 | |
| 700 | | | Konami Holdings Corp. | | | 28,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Entertainment, continued | | | |
| 1,491 | | | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | $ | 68,534 | |
| 1,117 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 79,832 | |
| 3,240 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 1,048,367 | |
| 3,700 | | | Nexon Co., Ltd.* | | | 48,946 | |
| 800 | | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 322,962 | |
| 700 | | | Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 34,979 | |
| 845 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 103,453 | |
| 900 | | | Toho Co., Ltd. | | | 37,482 | |
| 632 | | | UbiSoft Entertainment SA* | | | 43,716 | |
| 6,293 | | | Vivendi Universal SA | | | 182,388 | |
| 13,311 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1,925,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,497,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.6%): | | | |
| 874 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 141,221 | |
| 3,265 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 750,362 | |
| 27,204 | | | Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 60,117 | |
| 1,029 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 215,781 | |
| 1,156 | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 159,366 | |
| 6,602 | | | British Land Co. plc | | | 56,203 | |
| 716 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 75,968 | |
| 23,100 | | | CapitaLand Commercial Trust | | | 34,210 | |
| 22,600 | | | CapitaLand Mall Trust | | | 41,356 | |
| 316 | | | Covivio | | | 35,891 | |
| 3,067 | | | Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 435,974 | |
| 15 | | | Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp. | | | 39,192 | |
| 8,284 | | | Dexus | | | 68,152 | |
| 1,549 | | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 185,477 | |
| 2,668 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 92,500 | |
| 626 | | | Equinix, Inc. | | | 365,396 | |
| 1,298 | | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | | 91,366 | |
| 2,736 | | | Equity Residential | | | 221,397 | |
| 490 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 147,421 | |
| 968 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 102,240 | |
| 570 | | | Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 73,376 | |
| 330 | | | Gecina SA | | | 59,146 | |
| 12,265 | | | Goodman Group | | | 115,268 | |
| 14,718 | | | GPT Group | | | 57,925 | |
| 290 | | | H&R Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 4,713 | |
| 3,615 | | | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 124,609 | |
| 5,272 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 97,796 | |
| 246 | | | Icade | | | 26,816 | |
| 3,933 | | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 117,872 | |
| 2,122 | | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 67,628 | |
| 7 | | | Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 30,748 | |
| 10 | | | Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 66,351 | |
| 21 | | | Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 45,155 | |
| 3,092 | | | Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 64,035 | |
| 1,471 | | | Klepierre | | | 55,912 | |
| 5,201 | | | Land Securities Group plc | | | 68,332 | |
| 1,168 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 70,138 | |
| 15,500 | | | Link REIT (The) | | | 164,565 | |
| 3,728 | | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 78,698 | |
| 879 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 115,905 | |
| 29,366 | | | Mirvac Group | | | 65,665 | |
| 1,209 | | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 64,827 | |
| 11 | | | Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 80,615 | |
| 16 | | | Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. | | | 40,767 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
9
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 31 | | | Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | $ | 52,985 | |
| 1,633 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 69,158 | |
| 22 | | | Orix JREIT, Inc. | | | 47,709 | |
| 4,669 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 416,195 | |
| 1,164 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 247,885 | |
| 2,371 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 174,577 | |
| 1,274 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 80,377 | |
| 626 | | | RioCan REIT | | | 12,902 | |
| 835 | | | SBA Communications Corp. | | | 201,227 | |
| 40,088 | | | Scentre Group | | | 107,903 | |
| 7,900 | | | SERGO plc | | | 94,287 | |
| 2,289 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 340,969 | |
| 635 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 58,344 | |
| 240 | | | Smart Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 5,769 | |
| 17,840 | | | Stockland | | | 57,937 | |
| 693 | | | Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 104,019 | |
| 20,700 | | | Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 28,338 | |
| 2,194 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 102,460 | |
| 1,022 | | | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | | | 161,456 | |
| 24 | | | United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 45,041 | |
| 2,759 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 159,305 | |
| 7,239 | | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | 66,888 | |
| 3,403 | | | VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 86,947 | |
| 24,703 | | | Vicinity Centres | | | 43,236 | |
| 1,304 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 86,716 | |
| 3,001 | | | Welltower, Inc. | | | 245,422 | |
| 5,497 | | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 166,009 | |
| 1,297 | | | WP Carey, Inc. | | | 103,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,444,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%): | | | |
| 5,000 | | | AEON Co., Ltd. | | | 103,021 | |
| 6,502 | | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 206,368 | |
| 4,504 | | | Carrefour SA | | | 75,652 | |
| 240 | | | Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA^ | | | 11,250 | |
| 8,604 | | | Coles Group, Ltd. | | | 89,843 | |
| 214 | | | Colruyt SA | | | 11,169 | |
| 3,251 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 955,534 | |
| 1,200 | | | Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd. | | | 6,845 | |
| 1,286 | | | Empire Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 30,169 | |
| 1,900 | | | FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | | | 45,514 | |
| 686 | | | ICA Gruppen AB | | | 32,047 | |
| 13,541 | | | J Sainsbury plc | | | 41,504 | |
| 1,994 | | | Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 32,838 | |
| 8,799 | | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | | 220,501 | |
| 5,903 | | | Kroger Co. (The) | | | 171,128 | |
| 200 | | | LAWSON, Inc. | | | 11,328 | |
| 1,424 | | | Loblaw Cos., Ltd. | | | 73,481 | |
| 706 | | | METRO AG | | | 11,379 | |
| 1,955 | | | Metro, Inc. | | | 80,690 | |
| 5,600 | | | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 204,925 | |
| 600 | | | Sundrug Co., Ltd. | | | 21,687 | |
| 3,600 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 307,944 | |
| 72,691 | | | Tesco plc | | | 246,204 | |
| 300 | | | Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,495 | |
| 5,696 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 335,836 | |
| 10,534 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 1,251,861 | |
| 200 | | | Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 12,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing, continued | | | |
| 8,467 | | | Wesfarmers, Ltd. | | $ | 246,625 | |
| 632 | | | Weston (George), Ltd. | | | 50,145 | |
| 18,535 | | | William Morrison Supermarkets plc | | | 49,336 | |
| 9,415 | | | Woolworths Group, Ltd. | | | 239,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,215,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.9%): | | | |
| 5,472 | | | A2 Milk Co., Ltd.* | | | 55,371 | |
| 3,300 | | | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 54,873 | |
| 4,127 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 191,286 | |
| 2,641 | | | Associated British Foods plc | | | 91,478 | |
| 24 | | | Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares | | | 53,068 | |
| 1,070 | | | Bunge, Ltd. | | | 61,579 | |
| 300 | | | Calbee, Inc. | | | 9,758 | |
| 1,241 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 61,330 | |
| 3,606 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 123,469 | |
| 4,546 | | | Danone SA | | | 377,302 | |
| 4,468 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 239,306 | |
| 1,107 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 162,707 | |
| 2,172 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 97,979 | |
| 528 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 49,078 | |
| 856 | | | JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 89,135 | |
| 1,901 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 131,473 | |
| 1,078 | | | Kerry Group plc, Class A | | | 134,201 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kikkoman Corp. | | | 53,821 | |
| 4,989 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 160,297 | |
| 1,080 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 92,912 | |
| 15 | | | Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 116,468 | |
| 916 | | | McCormick & Co. | | | 155,473 | |
| 900 | | | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 60,794 | |
| 10,652 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 586,713 | |
| 3,323 | | | Mowi ASA | | | 86,457 | |
| 21,987 | | | Nestle SA, Registered Shares | | | 2,382,489 | |
| 700 | | | NH Foods, Ltd. | | | 28,999 | |
| 1,700 | | | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 29,634 | |
| 500 | | | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 37,119 | |
| 5,748 | | | Orkla ASA, Class A | | | 58,275 | |
| 1,784 | | | Saputo, Inc. | | | 55,235 | |
| 700 | | | Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 29,777 | |
| 2,183 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 198,740 | |
| 72,000 | | | WH Group, Ltd. | | | 74,607 | |
| 15,200 | | | Wilmar International, Ltd. | | | 46,630 | |
| 900 | | | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | | | 49,547 | |
| 500 | | | Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. | | | 8,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,296,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,016 | | | AltaGas, Ltd. | | | 30,712 | |
| 8,921 | | | APA Group | | | 69,657 | |
| 922 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 103,135 | |
| 2,302 | | | Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 57,946 | |
| 75,574 | | | Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 147,672 | |
| 2,900 | | | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 55,418 | |
| 300 | | | Toho Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 12,217 | |
| 2,900 | | | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 70,367 | |
| 1,581 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 71,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 618,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.9%): | | | |
| 13,008 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | $ | 1,129,874 | |
| 342 | | | ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | 58,342 | |
| 3,097 | | | Alcon, Inc.* | | | 175,480 | |
| 562 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 156,820 | |
| 1,400 | | | Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. | | | 41,227 | |
| 3,575 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 298,942 | |
| 1,989 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 540,948 | |
| 333 | | | BioMerieux | | | 29,661 | |
| 10,228 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 462,510 | |
| 302 | | | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | | | 38,514 | |
| 426 | | | Cochlear, Ltd. | | | 67,326 | |
| 903 | | | Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 112,279 | |
| 367 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 117,913 | |
| 4,760 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 730,565 | |
| 896 | | | Demant A/S* | | | 28,239 | |
| 1,659 | | | Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | | | 93,883 | |
| 675 | | | DexCom, Inc.* | | | 147,650 | |
| 1,537 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 358,567 | |
| 2,096 | | | EssilorLuxottica SA | | | 320,153 | |
| 4,257 | | | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd. | | | 63,862 | |
| 1,967 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 102,697 | |
| 2,800 | | | HOYA Corp. | | | 267,381 | |
| 642 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 167,645 | |
| 449 | | | Insulet Corp.* | | | 76,869 | |
| 853 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 504,251 | |
| 6,698 | | | Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 327,432 | |
| 9,886 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 1,121,567 | |
| 8,600 | | | Olympus Corp. | | | 132,451 | |
| 1,067 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 165,353 | |
| 265 | | | Sartorius AG | | | 56,728 | |
| 1,111 | | | Siemens Healthineers AG | | | 53,345 | |
| 6,444 | | | Smith & Nephew plc | | | 155,641 | |
| 415 | | | Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 94,966 | |
| 637 | | | Steris plc | | | 97,092 | |
| 77 | | | Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 75,595 | |
| 2,483 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 521,281 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sysmex Corp. | | | 81,577 | |
| 343 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 129,119 | |
| 4,800 | | | Terumo Corp. | | | 169,605 | |
| 676 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 95,999 | |
| 551 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 82,832 | |
| 1,511 | | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 226,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,678,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (1.9%): | | | |
| 1,500 | | | Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 30,629 | |
| 1,158 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 98,453 | |
| 1,891 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 571,139 | |
| 2,224 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 112,490 | |
| 3,072 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 193,137 | |
| 2,794 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 571,345 | |
| 9,619 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 714,596 | |
| 774 | | | DaVita, Inc.* | | | 58,073 | |
| 1,605 | | | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA | | | 119,029 | |
| 3,115 | | | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 175,815 | |
| 2,019 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 298,428 | |
| 1,103 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 73,592 | |
| 998 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 365,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services, continued | | | |
| 734 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | $ | 124,171 | |
| 1,375 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 190,190 | |
| 1,400 | | | Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 30,887 | |
| 378 | | | NMC Health plc^ | | | 8,872 | |
| 1,008 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 107,644 | |
| 1,215 | | | Ramsay Health Care, Ltd. | | | 61,979 | |
| 3,006 | | | Ryman Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 33,093 | |
| 3,471 | | | Sonic Healthcare, Ltd. | | | 70,161 | |
| 300 | | | Suzuken Co., Ltd. | | | 12,210 | |
| 7,001 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 2,058,153 | |
| 606 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 86,937 | |
| 374 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 123,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,290,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,363 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 173,421 | |
| 3,300 | | | M3, Inc. | | | 99,666 | |
| 973 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 136,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 409,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.7%): | | | |
| 1,331 | | | Accor SA | | | 62,476 | |
| 1,845 | | | Aramark | | | 80,073 | |
| 4,307 | | | Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. | | | 102,125 | |
| 3,095 | | | Carnival Corp., Class A | | | 157,319 | |
| 1,233 | | | Carnival plc | | | 58,870 | |
| 196 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 164,074 | |
| 11,718 | | | Compass Group plc | | | 293,500 | |
| 1,460 | | | Crown Resorts, Ltd. | | | 12,322 | |
| 911 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 99,308 | |
| 293 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 86,078 | |
| 207 | | | Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd. | | | 6,402 | |
| 557 | | | Flutter Entertainment plc | | | 68,015 | |
| 16,000 | | | Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. | | | 117,941 | |
| 50,400 | | | Genting Singapore, Ltd. | | | 34,513 | |
| 4,348 | | | GVC Holdings plc | | | 50,984 | |
| 2,021 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 224,149 | |
| 1,299 | | | InterContinental Hotels Group plc | | | 89,467 | |
| 2,583 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 178,330 | |
| 2,074 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 314,066 | |
| 5,607 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,107,999 | |
| 600 | | | McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.^ | | | 28,919 | |
| 1,773 | | | Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR | | | 42,853 | |
| 3,693 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 122,866 | |
| 1,615 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 94,332 | |
| 1,500 | | | Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | | | 204,750 | |
| 2,031 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 129,488 | |
| 1,327 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | | | 177,168 | |
| 18,400 | | | Sands China, Ltd. | | | 98,678 | |
| 10,000 | | | SJM Holdings, Ltd. | | | 11,416 | |
| 646 | | | Sodexo SA | | | 76,613 | |
| 8,849 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 778,004 | |
| 1,721 | | | Stars Group, Inc. (The)* | | | 44,920 | |
| 15,654 | | | Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd. | | | 49,828 | |
| 3,033 | | | TUI AG | | | 38,341 | |
| 304 | | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 72,908 | |
| 987 | | | Whitbread plc | | | 63,507 | |
| 12,400 | | | Wynn Macau, Ltd. | | | 30,675 | |
| 732 | | | Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | | | 101,653 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
| 2,251 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | $ | 226,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,701,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (0.7%): | | | |
| 7,598 | | | Barratt Developments plc | | | 75,301 | |
| 898 | | | Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The) | | | 58,223 | |
| 900 | | | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | 18,088 | |
| 2,606 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 137,468 | |
| 1,708 | | | Electrolux AB, Series B, Class B | | | 41,932 | |
| 999 | | | Garmin, Ltd. | | | 97,462 | |
| 3,756 | | | Husqvarna AB, Class B | | | 30,085 | |
| 600 | | | Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 10,504 | |
| 986 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 50,118 | |
| 2,112 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 117,828 | |
| 459 | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 62,598 | |
| 3,000 | | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 57,660 | |
| 2,500 | | | Nikon Corp. | | | 30,562 | |
| 26 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 99,019 | |
| 16,500 | | | Panasonic Corp. | | | 154,780 | |
| 2,384 | | | Persimmon plc | | | 85,868 | |
| 1,929 | | | PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 74,845 | |
| 300 | | | Rinnai Corp. | | | 23,431 | |
| 635 | | | Roku, Inc.* | | | 85,027 | |
| 92 | | | SEB SA | | | 13,682 | |
| 2,800 | | | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 48,474 | |
| 4,700 | | | Sekisui House, Ltd. | | | 100,388 | |
| 1,800 | | | Sharp Corp. | | | 27,509 | |
| 9,400 | | | Sony Corp. | | | 639,916 | |
| 24,626 | | | Taylor Wimpey plc | | | 63,722 | |
| 10,500 | | | Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 85,925 | |
| 481 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 70,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,361,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (1.3%): | | | |
| 1,837 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 129,215 | |
| 945 | | | Clorox Co. (The) | | | 145,095 | |
| 6,019 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 414,348 | |
| 4,527 | | | Essity AB, Class B | | | 145,988 | |
| 733 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 69,015 | |
| 2,548 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 350,477 | |
| 1,700 | | | Lion Corp. | | | 33,186 | |
| 900 | | | Pigeon Corp. | | | 33,189 | |
| 18,467 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 2,306,529 | |
| 5,242 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | | | 425,617 | |
| 3,100 | | | Unicharm Corp. | | | 104,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,157,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%): | |
| 4,853 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 96,575 | |
| 1,200 | | | Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. | | | 29,165 | |
| 9,703 | | | Meridian Energy, Ltd. | | | 32,666 | |
| 1,907 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 75,803 | |
| 1,518 | | | Uniper SE | | | 50,238 | |
| 2,743 | | | Vistra Energy Corp. | | | 63,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 347,509 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%): | | | |
| 4,255 | | | 3M Co. | | | 750,667 | |
| 20,000 | | | CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd. | | | 191,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates, continued | | | |
| 782 | | | DCC plc | | $ | 68,059 | |
| 64,429 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 719,028 | |
| 5,293 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 936,861 | |
| 1,700 | | | Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd. | | | 94,529 | |
| 1,700 | | | Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd. | | | 52,123 | |
| 700 | | | Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 34,078 | |
| 11,300 | | | Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 56,948 | |
| 5,370 | | | NWS Holdings, Ltd. | | | 7,538 | |
| 770 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 272,757 | |
| 1,600 | | | Seibu Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,398 | |
| 3,000 | | | SembCorp Industries, Ltd. | | | 5,117 | |
| 5,648 | | | Siemens AG, Registered Shares | | | 738,243 | |
| 2,929 | | | Smiths Group plc | | | 65,475 | |
| 3,700 | | | Toshiba Corp. | | | 125,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,144,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (3.8%): | | | |
| 1,398 | | | Admiral Group plc | | | 42,806 | |
| 13,732 | | | AEGON NV | | | 62,851 | |
| 5,419 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 286,665 | |
| 1,358 | | | Ageas NV | | | 80,331 | |
| 89,200 | | | AIA Group, Ltd. | | | 938,592 | |
| 107 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 85,554 | |
| 3,131 | | | Allianz SE, Registered Shares+ | | | 767,690 | |
| 2,420 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 272,129 | |
| 572 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 62,720 | |
| 6,428 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 329,949 | |
| 1,739 | | | Aon plc | | | 362,216 | |
| 2,992 | | | Arch Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 128,326 | |
| 1,387 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 132,084 | |
| 8,142 | | | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 168,062 | |
| 457 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 59,904 | |
| 1,146 | | | Athene Holding, Ltd.* | | | 53,896 | |
| 29,152 | | | Aviva plc | | | 162,602 | |
| 14,102 | | | AXA SA | | | 397,820 | |
| 364 | | | Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 65,801 | |
| 1,048 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 41,375 | |
| 3,351 | | | Chubb, Ltd. | | | 521,618 | |
| 1,147 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 120,607 | |
| 1,241 | | | CNP Assurances SA | | | 24,723 | |
| 8,100 | | | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 133,417 | |
| 10,156 | | | Direct Line Insurance Group plc | | | 42,310 | |
| 195 | | | Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | | | 32,370 | |
| 307 | | | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | | | 84,990 | |
| 207 | | | Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 97,209 | |
| 2,017 | | | FNF Group | | | 91,471 | |
| 1,553 | | | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 32,644 | |
| 776 | | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 81,674 | |
| 2,031 | | | Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | | 52,026 | |
| 455 | | | Hannover Rueck SE | | | 87,962 | |
| 2,646 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 160,797 | |
| 826 | | | IA Financial Corp., Inc. | | | 45,378 | |
| 17,468 | | | Insurance Australia Group, Ltd. | | | 94,087 | |
| 1,062 | | | Intact Financial Corp. | | | 114,854 | |
| 11,800 | | | Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 110,840 | |
| 1,700 | | | Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 29,103 | |
| 44,020 | | | Legal & General Group plc | | | 177,319 | |
| 1,508 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 88,987 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Insurance, continued | | | |
| 2,069 | | | Loews Corp. | | $ | 108,602 | |
| 14,363 | | | Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 291,595 | |
| 9,659 | | | Mapfre SA | | | 25,692 | |
| 104 | | | Markel Corp.* | | | 118,890 | |
| 3,731 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 415,671 | |
| 21,022 | | | Medibank Private, Ltd. | | | 46,636 | |
| 5,853 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 298,327 | |
| 3,600 | | | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 118,551 | |
| 1,063 | | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 313,574 | |
| 2,381 | | | NN Group NV | | | 90,530 | |
| 4,357 | | | Poste Italiane SpA | | | 49,446 | |
| 2,174 | | | Power Corp. of Canada | | | 56,008 | |
| 1,950 | | | Power Financial Corp. | | | 52,475 | |
| 2,068 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 113,740 | |
| 4,328 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 313,304 | |
| 2,980 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 279,345 | |
| 19,243 | | | Prudential plc | | | 370,207 | |
| 10,015 | | | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 90,749 | |
| 473 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 77,127 | |
| 329 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 64,491 | |
| 7,571 | | | RSA Insurance Group plc | | | 57,141 | |
| 3,307 | | | Sampo Oyj, Class A | | | 144,274 | |
| 1,146 | | | SCOR SA | | | 48,142 | |
| 2,500 | | | Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 97,974 | |
| 1,200 | | | Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,728 | |
| 4,445 | | | Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | | 202,702 | |
| 9,576 | | | Suncorp Group, Ltd. | | | 87,231 | |
| 254 | | | Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 127,458 | |
| 2,179 | | | Swiss Re AG | | | 244,957 | |
| 4,200 | | | T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 53,018 | |
| 4,800 | | | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 268,049 | |
| 1,926 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 263,766 | |
| 983 | | | Tryg A/S | | | 29,144 | |
| 1,543 | | | Unum Group | | | 44,994 | |
| 954 | | | Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 192,651 | |
| 1,116 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 77,116 | |
| 1,100 | | | Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 451,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,439,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (3.2%): | | | |
| 2,221 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,974,785 | |
| 2,304 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 3,080,494 | |
| 6,934 | | | Auto Trader Group plc | | | 54,791 | |
| 17,786 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,650,576 | |
| 587 | | | IAC/InterActiveCorp.* | | | 146,228 | |
| 1,100 | | | Kakaku.com, Inc. | | | 28,282 | |
| 500 | | | Line Corp.* | | | 24,596 | |
| 411 | | | REA Group, Ltd. | | | 29,958 | |
| 5,334 | | | Snap, Inc., Class A* | | | 87,104 | |
| 892 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 27,099 | |
| 5,443 | | | Twitter, Inc.* | | | 174,448 | |
| 19,900 | | | Z Holdings Corp. | | | 83,386 | |
| 950 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^ | | | 43,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,405,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.3%): | |
| 3,109 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 5,744,935 | |
| 315 | | | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 646,925 | |
| 857 | | | Delivery Hero AG* | | | 67,824 | |
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, continued | |
| 5,906 | | | eBay, Inc. | | $ | 213,266 | |
| 1,044 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 112,898 | |
| 721 | | | Grubhub, Inc.*^ | | | 35,069 | |
| 331 | | | MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | 189,312 | |
| 3,446 | | | Ocado Group plc* | | | 58,501 | |
| 3,641 | | | Prosus NV* | | | 272,423 | |
| 6,500 | | | Rakuten, Inc. | | | 55,758 | |
| 465 | | | Wayfair, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 42,022 | |
| 1,045 | | | Zalando SE* | | | 52,946 | |
| 400 | | | ZOZO, Inc. | | | 7,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,499,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (4.0%): | | | |
| 4,705 | | | Accenture plc, Class C | | | 990,731 | |
| 78 | | | Adyen NV* | | | 64,177 | |
| 1,247 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 107,716 | |
| 338 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 37,924 | |
| 3,235 | | | Amadeus IT Group SA | | | 265,043 | |
| 735 | | | Atos SE | | | 61,449 | |
| 3,222 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 549,351 | |
| 1,131 | | | Black Knight, Inc.* | | | 72,927 | |
| 1,083 | | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 77,034 | |
| 854 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 105,503 | |
| 1,180 | | | Capgemini SA | | | 144,535 | |
| 1,910 | | | CGI, Inc.* | | | 159,858 | |
| 4,105 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 254,592 | |
| 3,761 | | | Computershare, Ltd. | | | 44,323 | |
| 1,950 | | | DXC Technology Co. | | | 73,301 | |
| 412 | | | Epam Systems, Inc.* | | | 87,410 | |
| 4,540 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 631,469 | |
| 4,269 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 493,624 | |
| 645 | | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 185,579 | |
| 1,500 | | | Fujitsu, Ltd. | | | 141,563 | |
| 676 | | | Gartner, Inc.* | | | 104,172 | |
| 2,231 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 407,291 | |
| 300 | | | GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | | | 20,642 | |
| 1,342 | | | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | | | 91,149 | |
| 6,556 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 878,766 | |
| 582 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 84,780 | |
| 1,034 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 101,218 | |
| 6,661 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 1,988,907 | |
| 317 | | | MongoDB, Inc.*^ | | | 41,720 | |
| 2,620 | | | Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. | | | 56,379 | |
| 4,700 | | | NTT Data Corp. | | | 62,839 | |
| 500 | | | OBIC Co., Ltd. | | | 67,551 | |
| 800 | | | Okta, Inc.* | | | 92,296 | |
| 800 | | | Otsuka Corp. | | | 31,956 | |
| 2,419 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 205,760 | |
| 8,275 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 895,107 | |
| 2,054 | | | Sabre Corp. | | | 46,092 | |
| 748 | | | Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | | 297,437 | |
| 2,552 | | | Square, Inc., Class A* | | | 159,653 | |
| 869 | | | Twilio, Inc., Series A* | | | 85,405 | |
| 819 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 157,805 | |
| 12,732 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 2,392,342 | |
| 3,142 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 84,143 | |
| 874 | | | Wirecard AG^ | | | 105,591 | |
| 365 | | | Wix.com, Ltd.* | | | 44,669 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
IT Services, continued | | | |
| 800 | | | Worldline SA* | | $ | 56,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,108,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | |
| 1,500 | | | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 91,033 | |
| 962 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 101,597 | |
| 453 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 46,070 | |
| 200 | | | Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 6,630 | |
| 800 | | | Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,654 | |
| 600 | | | Shimano, Inc. | | | 97,429 | |
| 1,100 | | | Yamaha Corp. | | | 60,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 415,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 2,286 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 195,019 | |
| 170 | | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 62,905 | |
| 89 | | | Eurofins Scientific SE^ | | | 49,421 | |
| 1,088 | | | Illumina, Inc.* | | | 360,933 | |
| 1,240 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 191,592 | |
| 553 | | | Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares | | | 201,729 | |
| 183 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 145,170 | |
| 829 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 80,496 | |
| 1,680 | | | Qiagen NV* | | | 57,427 | |
| 198 | | | Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 32,827 | |
| 2,954 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 959,667 | |
| 496 | | | Waters Corp.* | | | 115,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,453,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (1.9%): | | | |
| 2,355 | | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 59,348 | |
| 1,388 | | | Alstom SA | | | 65,748 | |
| 2,700 | | | Amada Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 30,668 | |
| 291 | | | Andritz AG | | | 12,527 | |
| 2,661 | | | Atlas Copco AB | | | 92,353 | |
| 5,162 | | | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 205,836 | |
| 4,164 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 614,940 | |
| 7,639 | | | CNH Industrial NV | | | 83,849 | |
| 1,116 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 199,719 | |
| 800 | | | Daifuku Co., Ltd. | | | 48,383 | |
| 2,212 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 383,251 | |
| 1,082 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 124,711 | |
| 2,845 | | | Epiroc AB | | | 33,778 | |
| 4,832 | | | Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 59,071 | |
| 1,400 | | | FANUC Corp. | | | 258,600 | |
| 991 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 49,322 | |
| 2,242 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 171,266 | |
| 1,149 | | | GEA Group AG | | | 37,987 | |
| 1,200 | | | Hino Motors, Ltd. | | | 12,681 | |
| 800 | | | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 23,805 | |
| 400 | | | Hoshizaki Corp. | | | 35,621 | |
| 567 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 97,524 | |
| 1,300 | | | IHI Corp. | | | 30,472 | |
| 2,389 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 429,136 | |
| 1,787 | | | Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 237,528 | |
| 800 | | | JTEKT Corp. | | | 9,437 | |
| 1,200 | | | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 26,239 | |
| 523 | | | Kion Group AG | | | 36,109 | |
| 373 | | | Knorr-Bremse AG | | | 37,963 | |
| 6,900 | | | Komatsu, Ltd. | | | 165,453 | |
| 2,507 | | | Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 163,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Machinery, continued | | | |
| 7,800 | | | Kubota Corp. | | $ | 122,210 | |
| 800 | | | Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. | | | 23,705 | |
| 1,700 | | | Makita Corp. | | | 58,861 | |
| 811 | | | Metso Oyj | | | 32,015 | |
| 424 | | | Middleby Corp. (The)* | | | 46,436 | |
| 2,700 | | | MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. | | | 55,726 | |
| 2,100 | | | Misumi Group, Inc. | | | 51,937 | |
| 2,400 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 92,833 | |
| 900 | | | Nabtesco Corp. | | | 26,561 | |
| 2,000 | | | NGK Insulators, Ltd. | | | 34,699 | |
| 2,800 | | | NSK, Ltd. | | | 26,411 | |
| 2,556 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 202,180 | |
| 955 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 196,558 | |
| 1,179 | | | Pentair plc | | | 54,081 | |
| 8,359 | | | Sandvik AB | | | 163,425 | |
| 309 | | | Schindler Holding AG | | | 78,636 | |
| 153 | | | Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares | | | 37,493 | |
| 2,827 | | | SKF AB, Class B | | | 57,293 | |
| 400 | | | SMC Corp. | | | 182,869 | |
| 417 | | | Snap-On, Inc. | | | 70,640 | |
| 541 | | | Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc | | | 64,053 | |
| 1,132 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 187,618 | |
| 1,000 | | | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 28,351 | |
| 1,000 | | | THK Co., Ltd. | | | 26,844 | |
| 11,075 | | | Volvo AB, Class B | | | 185,915 | |
| 383 | | | WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 51,897 | |
| 1,362 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 105,964 | |
| 3,440 | | | Wartsila OYJ Abp, Class B | | | 37,983 | |
| 2,017 | | | Weir Group plc (The) | | | 40,354 | |
| 1,346 | | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 106,051 | |
| 8,500 | | | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. | | | 7,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,293,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.1%): | | | |
| 23 | | | A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A | | | 31,189 | |
| 54 | | | A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B | | | 77,930 | |
| 412 | | | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares | | | 69,464 | |
| 500 | | | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. | | | 13,732 | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Yusen KK | | | 10,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 203,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.2%): | | | |
| 1,140 | | | Altice USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 31,168 | |
| 1,148 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 556,871 | |
| 33,481 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 1,505,640 | |
| 800 | | | Cyberagent, Inc. | | | 27,856 | |
| 1,600 | | | Dentsu Group, Inc. | | | 55,101 | |
| 2,675 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C* | | | 81,561 | |
| 1,273 | | | Discovery, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 41,678 | |
| 1,860 | | | DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | 65,974 | |
| 678 | | | Eutelsat Communications SA | | | 11,027 | |
| 2,737 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 101,461 | |
| 1,218 | | | Fox Corp., Class B | | | 44,335 | |
| 1,700 | | | Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,346 | |
| 9,592 | | | Informa plc | | | 109,019 | |
| 2,836 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 65,512 | |
| 27,380 | | | ITV plc | | | 54,948 | |
| 729 | | | JCDecaux SA | | | 22,496 | |
| 825 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | 103,744 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Media, continued | | | |
| 2,949 | | | Liberty Global plc, Series C* | | $ | 64,273 | |
| 1,690 | | | Liberty Global plc, Class A* | | | 38,431 | |
| 654 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A* | | | 31,614 | |
| 1,220 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C* | | | 58,731 | |
| 2,841 | | | News Corp., Class A | | | 40,172 | |
| 1,621 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 131,333 | |
| 5,988 | | | Pearson plc | | | 50,645 | |
| 1,618 | | | Publicis Groupe SA | | | 73,255 | |
| 1,296 | | | Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 33,079 | |
| 351 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class B | | | 10,075 | |
| 2,741 | | | SES Global, Class A | | | 38,536 | |
| 3,498 | | | Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 70,989 | |
| 1,500 | | | Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. | | | 2,433 | |
| 10,938 | | | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 78,207 | |
| 452 | | | Telenet Group Holding NV | | | 20,358 | |
| 4,209 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., B | | | 176,652 | |
| 9,366 | | | WPP plc | | | 131,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,956,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (1.4%): | | | |
| 1,784 | | | Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd. | | | 109,892 | |
| 20,581 | | | Alumina, Ltd. | | | 33,233 | |
| 7,663 | | | Anglo American plc | | | 221,135 | |
| 2,725 | | | Antofagasta plc | | | 33,197 | |
| 5,066 | | | ArcelorMittal | | | 89,480 | |
| 13,114 | | | Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 243,614 | |
| 15,459 | | | BHP Group plc | | | 365,084 | |
| 21,914 | | | BHP Group, Ltd. | | | 600,106 | |
| 3,893 | | | BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | | | 41,241 | |
| 2,044 | | | Boliden AB | | | 54,385 | |
| 5,056 | | | First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. | | | 51,284 | |
| 10,418 | | | Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | | | 78,505 | |
| 1,409 | | | Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 145,512 | |
| 10,638 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 139,571 | |
| 80,599 | | | Glencore plc | | | 251,989 | |
| 1,100 | | | Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | | | 16,163 | |
| 3,900 | | | JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 49,968 | |
| 8,402 | | | Kinross Gold Corp.* | | | 39,862 | |
| 1,502 | | | Kirkland Lake Gold, Ltd. | | | 66,216 | |
| 4,863 | | | Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 29,064 | |
| 100 | | | Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd. | | | 2,805 | |
| 400 | | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 10,847 | |
| 5,747 | | | Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | | | 121,630 | |
| 6,048 | | | Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 262,786 | |
| 6,400 | | | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 96,302 | |
| 10,475 | | | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 39,119 | |
| 2,287 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 128,712 | |
| 7,842 | | | Rio Tinto plc | | | 465,877 | |
| 3,100 | | | Rio Tinto, Ltd. | | | 219,192 | |
| 37,662 | | | South32, Ltd. | | | 71,687 | |
| 1,636 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 55,689 | |
| 1,800 | | | Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 58,064 | |
| 3,681 | | | Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B | | | 63,845 | |
| 3,097 | | | ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 41,815 | |
| 1,012 | | | Voestalpine AG | | | 28,197 | |
| 3,312 | | | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 98,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,424,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,904 | | | AGNC Investment Corp. | | $ | 69,023 | |
| 10,341 | | | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 97,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 166,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.5%): | | | |
| 466 | | | Canadian Tire Corp., Class A | | | 50,157 | |
| 1,907 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 297,454 | |
| 1,756 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 165,152 | |
| 2,254 | | | Dollarama, Inc. | | | 77,477 | |
| 2,114 | | | Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. | | | 6,048 | |
| 1,300 | | | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.^ | | | 11,691 | |
| 900 | | | J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 12,555 | |
| 1,220 | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 62,159 | |
| 15,026 | | | Marks & Spencer Group plc | | | 42,606 | |
| 1,500 | | | Marui Group Co., Ltd. | | | 36,518 | |
| 996 | | | Next plc | | | 92,724 | |
| 828 | | | Nordstrom, Inc.^ | | | 33,890 | |
| 3,400 | | | Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | | | 56,441 | |
| 1,800 | | | Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. | | | 41,989 | |
| 3,779 | | | Target Corp. | | | 484,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,471,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.0%): | | | |
| 4,906 | | | AGL Energy, Ltd. | | | 70,801 | |
| 3,383 | | | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.^ | | | 47,863 | |
| 1,844 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 141,619 | |
| 348 | | | Atco, Ltd. | | | 13,339 | |
| 993 | | | Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A | | | 29,957 | |
| 3,724 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 101,553 | |
| 43,930 | | | Centrica plc | | | 52,349 | |
| 2,091 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 131,398 | |
| 2,457 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 222,285 | |
| 6,070 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 502,718 | |
| 1,360 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 176,623 | |
| 16,783 | | | E.ON SE | | | 179,477 | |
| 13,429 | | | Engie Group | | | 216,993 | |
| 25,641 | | | National Grid plc | | | 322,179 | |
| 2,700 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 75,168 | |
| 3,729 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 220,197 | |
| 4,385 | | | RWE AG | | | 134,714 | |
| 2,029 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 307,354 | |
| 2,567 | | | Suez | | | 38,847 | |
| 3,963 | | | Veolia Environnement SA | | | 105,554 | |
| 2,330 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 214,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,305,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.5%): | | | |
| 972 | | | Aker BP ASA | | | 31,900 | |
| 2,820 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 72,164 | |
| 150,184 | | | BP plc | | | 942,614 | |
| 3,109 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 54,128 | |
| 1,849 | | | Caltex Australia, Ltd. | | | 44,158 | |
| 3,160 | | | Cameco Corp. | | | 28,086 | |
| 8,787 | | | Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. | | | 284,238 | |
| 7,554 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | | 76,797 | |
| 1,732 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 105,773 | |
| 14,010 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 1,688,345 | |
| 1,504 | | | Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 131,705 | |
| 8,189 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 532,531 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 370 | | | Continental Resources, Inc. | | $ | 12,691 | |
| 3,010 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 78,170 | |
| 1,162 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 107,903 | |
| 595 | | | Enagas SA | | | 15,199 | |
| 14,989 | | | Enbridge, Inc. | | | 596,026 | |
| 8,986 | | | EnCana Corp. | | | 42,079 | |
| 18,797 | | | ENI SpA | | | 292,059 | |
| 4,311 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 361,089 | |
| 7,537 | | | Equinor ASA | | | 150,781 | |
| 31,230 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2,179,228 | |
| 3,919 | | | Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 65,541 | |
| 2,044 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 136,560 | |
| 1,179 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 59,787 | |
| 1,272 | | | Husky Energy, Inc. | | | 10,208 | |
| 1,482 | | | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | | | 41,236 | |
| 2,002 | | | Imperial Oil, Ltd. | | | 52,964 | |
| 7,700 | | | INPEX Corp. | | | 80,333 | |
| 3,047 | | | Inter Pipeline, Ltd.^ | | | 52,895 | |
| 23,950 | | | JXTG Holdings, Inc. | | | 109,529 | |
| 1,625 | | | Keyera Corp.^ | | | 42,577 | |
| 14,919 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 315,835 | |
| 589 | | | Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 31,974 | |
| 1,394 | | | Lundin Petroleum AB | | | 47,390 | |
| 5,873 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 79,755 | |
| 4,878 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 293,900 | |
| 3,141 | | | Neste Oyj | | | 109,285 | |
| 3,559 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 88,406 | |
| 6,660 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 274,459 | |
| 10,558 | | | Oil Search, Ltd. | | | 53,849 | |
| 1,126 | | | OMV AG | | | 63,250 | |
| 3,059 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 231,475 | |
| 13,304 | | | Origin Energy, Ltd. | | | 79,065 | |
| 1,132 | | | Parkland Fuel Corp. | | | 41,596 | |
| 4,009 | | | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 148,608 | |
| 3,317 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 369,547 | |
| 1,244 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 188,304 | |
| 775 | | | Prairiesky Royalty, Ltd. | | | 9,091 | |
| 11,057 | | | Repsol SA | | | 173,440 | |
| 32,063 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A | | | 952,910 | |
| 27,131 | | | Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B | | | 808,315 | |
| 13,592 | | | Santos, Ltd. | | | 78,212 | |
| 15,864 | | | Snam SpA | | | 83,581 | |
| 11,551 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 378,628 | |
| 1,783 | | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 72,800 | |
| 6,941 | | | TC Energy Corp. | | | 369,716 | |
| 17,495 | | | Total SA | | | 966,731 | |
| 3,069 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 287,412 | |
| 386 | | | Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd. | | | 5,839 | |
| 9,014 | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 213,812 | |
| 6,998 | | | Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. | | | 169,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,465,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,676 | | | Mondi plc | | | 86,765 | |
| 6,500 | | | Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 35,086 | |
| 4,496 | | | Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares, Class R | | | 65,330 | |
| 4,009 | | | UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 138,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Paper & Forest Products, continued | | | |
| 230 | | | West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.^ | | $ | 10,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 336,258 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 766 | | | Beiersdorf AG | | | 91,650 | |
| 2,226 | | | Coty, Inc., Class A | | | 25,043 | |
| 1,639 | | | Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 338,519 | |
| 3,600 | | | Kao Corp. | | | 296,961 | |
| 400 | | | Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 33,877 | |
| 300 | | | Kose Corp. | | | 43,853 | |
| 1,861 | | | L’Oreal SA | | | 552,621 | |
| 400 | | | Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,557 | |
| 3,000 | | | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | 214,543 | |
| 11,091 | | | Unilever NV | | | 638,078 | |
| 7,993 | | | Unilever plc | | | 457,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,702,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (5.5%): | | | |
| 2,427 | | | Allergan plc | | | 463,970 | |
| 14,000 | | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 239,180 | |
| 9,694 | | | AstraZeneca plc | | | 969,724 | |
| 2,375 | | | Aurora Cannabis, Inc.*^ | | | 5,103 | |
| 2,374 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc.* | | | 71,070 | |
| 6,907 | | | Bayer AG, Registered Shares | | | 564,530 | |
| 17,346 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 1,113,440 | |
| 1,580 | | | Canopy Growth Corp.*^ | | | 33,234 | |
| 1,700 | | | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 156,599 | |
| 647 | | | Cronos Group, Inc.* | | | 4,968 | |
| 4,200 | | | Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 277,375 | |
| 1,900 | | | Eisai Co., Ltd. | | | 141,535 | |
| 2,648 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | | | 77,984 | |
| 6,417 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 843,386 | |
| 36,786 | | | GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 865,288 | |
| 268 | | | H. Lundbeck A/S | | | 10,275 | |
| 200 | | | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | | | 9,731 | |
| 283 | | | Ipsen SA | | | 25,073 | |
| 421 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc* | | | 62,847 | |
| 19,494 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 2,843,589 | |
| 1,800 | | | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. | | | 42,299 | |
| 18,911 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1,719,954 | |
| 969 | | | Merck KGaA | | | 114,658 | |
| 1,800 | | | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 33,201 | |
| 3,851 | | | Mylan NV* | | | 77,405 | |
| 400 | | | Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. | | | 34,789 | |
| 15,866 | | | Novartis AG, Registered Shares | | | 1,503,493 | |
| 13,108 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 760,368 | |
| 2,900 | | | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 66,234 | |
| 791 | | | Orion OYJ, Class B | | | 36,607 | |
| 2,900 | | | Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 128,987 | |
| 974 | | | Perrigo Co. plc | | | 50,317 | |
| 40,881 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 1,601,718 | |
| 820 | | | Recordati SpA | | | 34,571 | |
| 5,185 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 1,681,626 | |
| 8,294 | | | Sanofi | | | 832,955 | |
| 2,700 | | | Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 51,488 | |
| 2,100 | | | Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | | | 129,763 | |
| 1,300 | | | Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 25,366 | |
| 300 | | | Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 22,170 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Pharmaceuticals, continued | | | |
| 11,050 | | | Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd. | | $ | 437,837 | |
| 8,108 | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR* | | | 79,458 | |
| 960 | | | UCB SA | | | 76,382 | |
| 343 | | | Vifor Pharma AG | | | 62,669 | |
| 3,540 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 468,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,851,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 1,182 | | | Adecco SA, Registered Shares | | | 74,742 | |
| 2,096 | | | Bureau Veritas SA | | | 54,766 | |
| 274 | | | CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 163,934 | |
| 901 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 126,248 | |
| 6,680 | | | Experian plc | | | 225,901 | |
| 2,780 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd.* | | | 209,473 | |
| 1,187 | | | Intertek Group plc | | | 92,112 | |
| 453 | | | ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 43,986 | |
| 2,656 | | | Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 53,917 | |
| 1,300 | | | Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 24,438 | |
| 912 | | | Randstad NV | | | 55,844 | |
| 10,000 | | | Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 376,356 | |
| 14,283 | | | RELX plc | | | 360,265 | |
| 889 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 56,140 | |
| 2,550 | | | Seek, Ltd. | | | 40,454 | |
| 39 | | | SGS SA, Registered Shares | | | 106,782 | |
| 423 | | | Teleperformance | | | 103,344 | |
| 1,476 | | | Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 105,596 | |
| 1,393 | | | TransUnion | | | 119,255 | |
| 1,149 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 171,592 | |
| 2,100 | | | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 153,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,718,628 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.7%): | | | |
| 400 | | | AEON Mall Co., Ltd. | | | 7,092 | |
| 7,695 | | | Aroundtown SA | | | 68,904 | |
| 372 | | | Azrieli Group | | | 27,223 | |
| 21,800 | | | CapitaLand, Ltd. | | | 60,819 | |
| 2,368 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 145,134 | |
| 3,700 | | | City Developments, Ltd. | | | 30,181 | |
| 19,500 | | | CK Asset Holdings, Ltd. | | | 141,332 | |
| 500 | | | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 61,934 | |
| 4,200 | | | Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 130,140 | |
| 2,681 | | | Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 109,554 | |
| 338 | | | First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 5,381 | |
| 16,000 | | | Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. | | | 34,981 | |
| 11,324 | | | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 55,613 | |
| 10,400 | | | Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. | | | 59,850 | |
| 2,400 | | | Hulic Co., Ltd. | | | 28,893 | |
| 384 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 66,851 | |
| 2,500 | | | Kerry Properties, Ltd. | | | 7,967 | |
| 4,194 | | | Lend Lease Group | | | 51,895 | |
| 8,800 | | | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 168,255 | |
| 6,600 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 161,220 | |
| 47,308 | | | New World Development Co., Ltd. | | | 64,886 | |
| 1,000 | | | Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,068 | |
| 24,117 | | | Sino Land Co., Ltd. | | | 35,141 | |
| 2,500 | | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 87,210 | |
| 12,000 | | | Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. | | | 184,082 | |
| 4,000 | | | Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A | | | 37,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development, continued | | | |
| 9,800 | | | Swire Properties, Ltd. | | $ | 32,567 | |
| 556 | | | Swiss Prime Site AG | | | 64,467 | |
| 4,600 | | | Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 31,766 | |
| 4,569 | | | UOL Group, Ltd. | | | 28,305 | |
| 3,833 | | | Vonovia SE | | | 206,336 | |
| 10,000 | | | Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 61,323 | |
| 6,000 | | | Wheelock & Co., Ltd. | | | 40,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,320,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.3%): | | | |
| 68 | | | AMERCO, Inc. | | | 25,556 | |
| 15,355 | | | Aurizon Holdings, Ltd. | | | 56,476 | |
| 5,350 | | | Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 484,030 | |
| 1,037 | | | Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd., Class 1 | | | 264,385 | |
| 1,100 | | | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 221,079 | |
| 17,900 | | | ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd. | | | 31,713 | |
| 5,611 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 406,012 | |
| 1,625 | | | DSV PANALPINA A/S | | | 188,134 | |
| 2,200 | | | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 198,608 | |
| 1,700 | | | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 72,707 | |
| 643 | | | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 75,090 | |
| 746 | | | Kansas City Southern | | | 114,257 | |
| 1,700 | | | Keikyu Corp. | | | 32,770 | |
| 800 | | | Keio Corp. | | | 48,341 | |
| 1,000 | | | Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 38,786 | |
| 1,300 | | | Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 70,460 | |
| 980 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,123 | |
| 1,200 | | | Kyushu Railway Co. | | | 40,237 | |
| 11,500 | | | MTR Corp., Ltd. | | | 68,173 | |
| 1,400 | | | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | | | 43,456 | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | | | 35,111 | |
| 1,952 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 378,942 | |
| 2,200 | | | Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 51,318 | |
| 482 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 91,474 | |
| 1,500 | | | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 54,520 | |
| 3,800 | | | Tokyu Corp. | | | 70,222 | |
| 1,409 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 41,904 | |
| 5,205 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 941,011 | |
| 1,200 | | | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 103,635 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,283,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.1%): | | | |
| 7,626 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 349,728 | |
| 1,500 | | | Advantest Corp. | | | 84,879 | |
| 2,711 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 322,175 | |
| 6,811 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 415,743 | |
| 2,200 | | | ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd. | | | 30,587 | |
| 3,140 | | | ASML Holding NV | | | 935,044 | |
| 2,937 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 928,151 | |
| 200 | | | Disco Corp. | | | 47,613 | |
| 9,247 | | | Infineon Technologies AG | | | 212,033 | |
| 32,699 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 1,957,036 | |
| 1,180 | | | KLA Corp. | | | 210,241 | |
| 1,069 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 312,576 | |
| 4,625 | | | Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. | | | 122,840 | |
| 1,997 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 122,835 | |
| 1,758 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc.^ | | | 184,098 | |
| 8,158 | | | Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 438,737 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued | | | |
| 4,277 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | $ | 1,006,378 | |
| 2,071 | | | NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 263,555 | |
| 2,979 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 72,628 | |
| 871 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 101,236 | |
| 8,985 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 792,747 | |
| 5,800 | | | Renesas Electronics Corp.* | | | 39,944 | |
| 700 | | | ROHM Co., Ltd. | | | 56,429 | |
| 1,267 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 153,155 | |
| 5,222 | | | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 140,926 | |
| 1,900 | | | SUMCO Corp. | | | 31,828 | |
| 1,262 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 86,056 | |
| 6,884 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 883,148 | |
| 1,200 | | | Tokyo Electron, Ltd. | | | 263,740 | |
| 1,869 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 182,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,748,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (4.9%): | | | |
| 3,595 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 1,185,666 | |
| 633 | | | ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 162,941 | |
| 1,630 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 299,040 | |
| 1,801 | | | BlackBerry, Ltd.* | | | 11,582 | |
| 2,101 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 145,725 | |
| 922 | | | CDK Global, Inc. | | | 50,415 | |
| 920 | | | Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.* | | | 102,082 | |
| 988 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 109,569 | |
| 154 | | | Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 149,584 | |
| 289 | | | CyberArk Software, Ltd.* | | | 33,692 | |
| 975 | | | Dassault Systemes SA | | | 160,808 | |
| 782 | | | DocuSign, Inc.* | | | 57,954 | |
| 1,830 | | | Dropbox, Inc., Class A* | | | 32,775 | |
| 1,081 | | | Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 115,408 | |
| 626 | | | Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 68,716 | |
| 1,931 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 505,787 | |
| 2,560 | | | Micro Focus International plc | | | 36,140 | |
| 53,589 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 8,450,984 | |
| 456 | | | NICE Systems, Ltd.* | | | 70,717 | |
| 4,582 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 116,933 | |
| 2,075 | | | Open Text Corp. | | | 91,444 | |
| 17,251 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 913,958 | |
| 300 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 27,278 | |
| 371 | | | Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 98,226 | |
| 824 | | | PTC, Inc.* | | | 61,709 | |
| 536 | | | RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | 90,407 | |
| 8,232 | | | Sage Group plc | | | 81,784 | |
| 6,169 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 1,003,326 | |
| 7,274 | | | SAP SE | | | 980,233 | |
| 1,393 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 393,272 | |
| 1,115 | | | Splunk, Inc.* | | | 166,994 | |
| 1,704 | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 104,626 | |
| 1,137 | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 158,270 | |
| 496 | | | Temenos AG | | | 78,435 | |
| 1,000 | | | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 51,180 | |
| 292 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 87,606 | |
| 611 | | | VMware, Inc., Class A* | | | 92,744 | |
| 1,224 | | | Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 201,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,549,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Specialty Retail (1.7%): | | | |
| 100 | | | ABC-Mart, Inc. | | $ | 6,818 | |
| 538 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 86,166 | |
| 182 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 216,818 | |
| 1,789 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 157,074 | |
| 494 | | | Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 112,647 | |
| 1,237 | | | CarMax, Inc.* | | | 108,448 | |
| 322 | | | Dufry AG, Registered Shares | | | 31,927 | |
| 400 | | | Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.^ | | | 237,128 | |
| 1,914 | | | Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 33,840 | |
| 5,968 | | | Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | | | 121,354 | |
| 200 | | | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 50,213 | |
| 8,098 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1,768,441 | |
| 8,211 | | | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 290,833 | |
| 3,319 | | | JD Sports Fashion plc | | | 37,065 | |
| 16,302 | | | Kingfisher plc | | | 47,270 | |
| 5,738 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 687,183 | |
| 600 | | | Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 94,820 | |
| 568 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 248,932 | |
| 2,701 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 314,450 | |
| 100 | | | Shimamura Co., Ltd. | | | 7,632 | |
| 809 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 108,123 | |
| 8,929 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 545,205 | |
| 902 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 84,283 | |
| 416 | | | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 105,306 | |
| 1,700 | | | USS Co., Ltd. | | | 32,107 | |
| 5,400 | | | Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 28,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,562,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.2%): | | | |
| 33,402 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 9,808,496 | |
| 1,800 | | | Brother Industries, Ltd. | | | 37,068 | |
| 7,500 | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 204,560 | |
| 1,173 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | | 60,280 | |
| 2,700 | | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 128,759 | |
| 9,550 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 151,463 | |
| 10,922 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 224,447 | |
| 1,800 | | | Konica Minolta, Inc. | | | 11,783 | |
| 1,900 | | | NEC Corp. | | | 78,959 | |
| 1,782 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 110,930 | |
| 5,000 | | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 54,188 | |
| 1,811 | | | Seagate Technology plc | | | 107,755 | |
| 2,200 | | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 33,220 | |
| 2,200 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 139,634 | |
| 1,488 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 54,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,206,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%): | | | |
| 1,338 | | | Adidas AG | | | 434,822 | |
| 3,081 | | | Burberry Group plc | | | 90,153 | |
| 1,144 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 43,644 | |
| 3,899 | | | Cie Financiere Richemont SA | | | 306,124 | |
| 1,539 | | | Gildan Activewear, Inc. | | | 45,504 | |
| 2,704 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 40,154 | |
| 231 | | | Hermes International SA | | | 172,853 | |
| 560 | | | Kering | | | 368,881 | |
| 825 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 191,128 | |
| 2,053 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 956,064 | |
| 1,454 | | | Moncler SpA | | | 65,393 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | | | |
| 9,253 | | | Nike, Inc., Class B | | $ | 937,422 | |
| 779 | | | Pandora A/S | | | 33,891 | |
| 629 | | | Puma SE | | | 48,224 | |
| 567 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 59,620 | |
| 400 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 46,888 | |
| 256 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Class B | | | 71,374 | |
| 210 | | | Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares | | | 11,091 | |
| 2,162 | | | Tapestry, Inc. | | | 58,309 | |
| 2,068 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 44,669 | |
| 702 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 13,464 | |
| 2,516 | | | VF Corp. | | | 250,745 | |
| 3,000 | | | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. | | | 8,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,299,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.9%): | | | |
| 13,801 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 688,808 | |
| 16,940 | | | British American Tobacco plc | | | 721,623 | |
| 7,073 | | | Imperial Brands plc, Class A | | | 175,231 | |
| 8,900 | | | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 198,436 | |
| 11,499 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 978,450 | |
| 1,251 | | | Swedish Match AB, Class B | | | 64,514 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,827,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.6%): | | | |
| 941 | | | AerCap Holdings NV* | | | 57,843 | |
| 3,435 | | | Ashtead Group plc | | | 109,905 | |
| 1,146 | | | Brenntag AG | | | 62,307 | |
| 2,478 | | | Bunzl plc | | | 67,789 | |
| 4,254 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 157,186 | |
| 1,687 | | | Ferguson plc | | | 153,252 | |
| 1,243 | | | HD Supply Holdings, Inc.* | | | 49,993 | |
| 9,900 | | | Itochu Corp. | | | 229,300 | |
| 11,800 | | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 87,207 | |
| 10,000 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 265,335 | |
| 12,200 | | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 216,970 | |
| 1,000 | | | MonotaRo Co., Ltd. | | | 26,809 | |
| 8,900 | | | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 132,708 | |
| 1,600 | | | Toyota Tsushu Corp. | | | 56,089 | |
| 576 | | | United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 96,060 | |
| 345 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 116,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,885,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.2%): | | | |
| 534 | | | Aena SME SA | | | 102,455 | |
| 215 | | | Aeroports de Paris | | | 42,552 | |
| 3,733 | | | Atlantia SpA | | | 87,073 | |
| 7,444 | | | Auckland International Airport, Ltd. | | | 43,844 | |
| 182 | | | Fraport AG | | | 15,468 | |
| 3,224 | | | Getlink SE | | | 56,102 | |
| 400 | | | Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. | | | 22,140 | |
| 500 | | | Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | | | 10,956 | |
| 3,000 | | | SATS, Ltd. | | | 11,303 | |
| 8,491 | | | Sydney Airport | | | 51,723 | |
| 20,297 | | | Transurban Group | | | 212,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 656,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Water Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,339 | | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | $ | 164,496 | |
| 1,615 | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 75,808 | |
| 1,771 | | | Severn Trent plc | | | 59,096 | |
| 5,043 | | | United Utilities Group plc | | | 63,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 362,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 13,000 | | | KDDI Corp. | | | 386,801 | |
| 769 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR | | | 36,869 | |
| 9,800 | | | NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 273,902 | |
| 2,731 | | | Rogers Communications, Inc. | | | 135,625 | |
| 12,400 | | | Softbank Corp. | | | 166,196 | |
| 11,600 | | | SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 505,093 | |
| 6,028 | | | Sprint Corp.* | | | 31,406 | |
| 3,627 | | | Tele2 AB | | | 52,629 | |
| 2,519 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 197,540 | |
| 198,131 | | | Vodafone Group plc | | | 384,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,170,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $283,556,747) | | | 329,606,031 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (0.1%): | | | |
Automobiles (0.1%): | | | |
| 150 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 6.39%, 5/15/20 | | | 9,261 | |
| 1,199 | | | Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 3.31%, 5/20/20 | | | 89,684 | |
| 1,392 | | | Volkswagen AG, 2.76%, 5/8/20 | | | 275,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 374,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,385 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 2.01%, 4/21/20 | | | 143,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $484,209) | | | 517,309 | |
| | | | | |
Rights (0.0%†): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%†): | | | |
| 274,620 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 1/6/20* | | | 364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%†): | | | |
| 11,057 | | | Repsol SA, Expires on 1/8/20* | | | 5,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Rights (Cost $5,581) | | | 5,610 | |
| | | | | |
Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.5%): | | | |
| 1,526,015 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(a)(b) | | | 1,526,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $1,526,015) | | | 1,526,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $285,572,552) — 100.2%(c) | | | 331,654,965 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.2)% | | | (516,916 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 331,138,049 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
ADR—American Depository Receipt
SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $1,470,533. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(b) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of December 31, 2019:
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
| |
Argentina | | | 0.1 | % |
Australia | | | 2.3 | % |
Austria | | | 0.1 | % |
Belgium | | | 0.3 | % |
Bermuda | | | 0.3 | % |
Canada | | | 3.4 | % |
China | | | — | %† |
Denmark | | | 0.6 | % |
Finland | | | 0.4 | % |
France | | | 3.5 | % |
Germany | | | 2.9 | % |
Hong Kong | | | 1.1 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.9 | % |
Isle of Man | | | — | %† |
Israel | | | 0.2 | % |
Italy | | | 0.7 | % |
| | | | |
Country | | Percentage | |
Japan | | | 8.1 | % |
Liberia | | | 0.1 | % |
Luxembourg | | | 0.1 | % |
Netherlands | | | 1.6 | % |
New Zealand | | | 0.1 | % |
Norway | | | 0.2 | % |
Panama | | | — | %† |
Portugal | | | 0.1 | % |
Singapore | | | 0.4 | % |
Spain | | | 0.9 | % |
Sweden | | | 0.8 | % |
Switzerland | | | 3.4 | % |
United Arab Emirates | | | — | %† |
United Kingdom | | | 5.8 | % |
United States | | | 61.6 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
Futures Contracts
Cash of $53,846 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Amount | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
| | | | |
DJ EURO STOXX 50 March Futures (Euro) | | | | 3/20/20 | | | | | 6 | | | | $ | 250,948 | | | | $ | (1,096 | ) |
FTSE 100 Index March Futures (British Pounds) | | | | 3/20/20 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 99,316 | | | | | 642 | |
S&P 500 IndexE-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | | 3/20/20 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 646,220 | | | | | 6,559 | |
SGX Nikkei 225 Index March Futures (Japanese Yen) | | | | 3/12/20 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 107,580 | | | | | (22 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,083 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 284,579,472 | |
Investments in affiliates, at cost | | | | 993,080 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 330,456,461 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value | | | | 1,198,504 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 53,846 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 316,177 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $650,987) | | | | 661,641 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | | | 31,232 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 180,492 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 240 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 332,898,593 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | | 8,500 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 286 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 19 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 1,526,015 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 1,063 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 74,300 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 6,797 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 59,919 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 4,102 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 1,165 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 892 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 286 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 77,200 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,760,544 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 331,138,049 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 291,091,752 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 40,046,297 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 331,138,049 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 26,394,509 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 12.55 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $1,470,533. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends fromnon-affiliates | | | $ | 3,817,340 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | | 20,025 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 20,666 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (194,502 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 3,663,529 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 1,063,884 | |
Administration fees | | | | 78,504 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 379,958 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 28,145 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 3,203 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 5,439 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 8,037 | |
Professional fees | | | | 13,061 | |
Licensing fees | | | | 100,781 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 3,592 | |
Other expenses | | | | 24,162 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 1,708,766 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (592,733 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 1,116,033 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 2,547,496 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 1,956,095 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions | | | | 7,246 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 285,295 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities and foreign currencies | | | | 33,298,476 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions | | | | 117,990 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 53,431 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 35,718,533 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 38,266,029 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 2,547,496 | | | | $ | 2,474,901 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 2,248,636 | | | | | 3,468,483 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 33,469,897 | | | | | (18,181,855 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 38,266,029 | | | | | (12,238,471 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (2,286,543 | ) | | | | (2,612,915 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (2,286,543 | ) | | | | (2,612,915 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 183,461,714 | | | | | 4,803,640 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 2,286,544 | | | | | 2,612,915 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (18,449,808 | ) | | | | (18,562,321 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 167,298,450 | | | | | (11,145,766 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 203,277,936 | | | | | (25,997,152 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 127,860,113 | | | | | 153,857,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 331,138,049 | | | | $ | 127,860,113 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 15,006,552 | | | | | 427,508 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 200,048 | | | | | 236,677 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (1,563,140 | ) | | | | (1,626,064 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | 13,643,460 | | | | | (961,879 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.03 | | | | $ | 11.22 | | | | $ | 9.36 | | | | $ | 9.71 | | | | $ | 11.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.19 | (a) | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.23 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.52 | | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | | 1.86 | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (1.66 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.71 | | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (1.43 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | (0.06 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 12.55 | | | | $ | 10.03 | | | | $ | 11.22 | | | | $ | 9.36 | | | | $ | 9.71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 27.25 | % | | | | (8.94 | )% | | | | 22.18 | % | | | | (0.93 | )% | | | | (12.57 | )% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 331,138 | | | | $ | 127,860 | | | | $ | 153,857 | | | | $ | 147,265 | | | | $ | 117,211 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.68 | % | | | | 1.67 | % | | | | 1.62 | % | | | | 2.75 | % | | | | 1.80 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.12 | % | | | | 1.14 | % | | | | 1.16 | % | | | | 1.20 | % | | | | 1.24 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.73 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 1.24 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 9 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 135 | %(d) | | | | 50 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(d) | Effective October 14, 2016, the investment strategy of the Fund changed. Costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities associated with the changes in investment strategy contributed to higher portfolio turnover rate for the period ended December 31, 2016 as compared to prior years. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $2,025 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $1,526,015 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund invested in futures contracts to reduce volatility and limit the need to decrease or increase allocations to underlying funds. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
| | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 7,201 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 1,118 | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 285,295 | | | $ | 53,431 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.80 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.31% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
At December 31, 2019, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fair Value 12/31/2018 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized Gains (Losses) | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Fair Value 12/31/2019 | | Shares as of 12/31/2019 | | Dividend Income | | Net Realized Gains Distributions from Affiliated Underlying Funds |
| | | | | | | | | |
Allianz SE, Registered Shares | | | $ | 309,184 | | | | $ | 413,549 | | | | $ | (31,371 | ) | | | $ | 5,779 | | | | $ | 70,549 | | | | $ | 767,690 | | | | | 3,131 | | | | $ | 14,689 | | | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Inc., Class A | | | | 167,734 | | | | | 231,116 | | | | | (16,944 | ) | | | | 1,467 | | | | | 47,441 | | | | | 430,814 | | | | | 857 | | | | | 5,336 | | | | | — | |
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| | | $ | 476,918 | | | | $ | 644,665 | | | | $ | (48,315 | ) | | | $ | 7,246 | | | | $ | 117,990 | | | | $ | 1,198,504 | | | | | 3,988 | | | | $ | 20,025 | | | | $ | — | |
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Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $1,047 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The independent third party pricing service may also use systematic valuations models or provide evaluated bid or mean prices. These valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 221,057,181 | | | | $ | 108,548,850 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 329,606,031 | |
Preferred Stocks+ | | | | — | | | | | 517,309 | | | | | — | | | | | 517,309 | |
Rights+ | | | | — | | | | | 5,610 | | | | | — | | | | | 5,610 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 1,526,015 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,526,015 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 222,583,196 | | | | | 109,071,769 | | | | | — | | | | | 331,654,965 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 6,083 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 6,083 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 222,589,279 | | | | $ | 109,071,769 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 331,661,048 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally presented in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 182,094,370 | | | | $ | 13,404,809 | |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $286,091,150. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 50,143,927 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (4,580,112 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 45,563,815 | |
| | | | |
As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund utilized $2,293,539 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.
CLCF’s not subject to expiration:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Short-Term Amount | | Long-Term Amount | | Total Amount |
| | | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 8,203,889 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 8,203,889 | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 2,286,544 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,286,544 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 2,612,915 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,612,915 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund | | | $ | 2,672,796 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (8,203,889 | ) | | | $ | 45,577,390 | | | | $ | 40,046,297 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on washsales, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 95% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 68.78% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3) The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 11
Statement of Operations
Page 11
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 12
Financial Highlights
Page 13
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 19
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 20
Other Information
Page 21
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 22
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 25
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 35.28%†. That compared to a 36.39% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (“Index“)1.
The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of growth stocks’ performance.*
Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the near future. Despite a 35-day government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation, and slowing but stable economic growth.
In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, however, with the S&P 500 Index2 dropping -6.4% after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 50 basis points (0.50%) to 2%—the lowest level since 2016—and the resulting negative spread between three-month and 10-year yields added to uncertainty.
Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in July and September to offset that potential risk as well as weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. The closely monitored two-year, 10-year Treasury yield spread inverted for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.
In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easy monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut federal fund rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 1.75%, marking the third rate cut of the year.
From a sector perspective, all sectors in the Index had positive returns. The largest positive returns came from the information technology, financials, and communications services sectors.
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, and derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to fully cover all outstanding futures positions. The Fund’s use of futures contracts provide immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
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AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to match the total return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price savings or to adverse developments in certain sectors of the market.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | Since Inception | |
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (Class 1 Shares ) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 35.53 | %† | | | 19.78 | % | | | — | | | | 19.37 | % |
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 4/30/10 | | | | 35.28 | %† | | | 19.49 | % | | | 13.75 | % | | | 14.20 | % |
Russell 1000® Growth Index | | | 4/30/10 | | | | 36.39 | % | | | 20.49 | % | | | 14.63 | % | | | 15.10 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.50 | % |
AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.75 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.36% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.59% for Class 1 Shares and 0.84% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,117.80 | | | | $ | 2.24 | | | | | 0.42 | % |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,116.70 | | | | $ | 3.57 | | | | | 0.67 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.09 | | | | $ | 2.14 | | | | | 0.42 | % |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.83 | | | | $ | 3.41 | | | | | 0.67 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 38.4 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 14.4 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.6 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 11.2 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 9.1 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.6 | |
| |
Financials | | | | 3.1 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 2.3 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 1.3 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks | | | | 98.3 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.6 | |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.3 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.3 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (97.8%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.8%): | | | |
| 31,458 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | $ | 10,247,758 | |
| 4,284 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 265,951 | |
| 1,016 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 179,172 | |
| 2,244 | | | HEICO Corp. | | | 256,153 | |
| 4,454 | | | HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 398,767 | |
| 4,662 | | | Hexcel Corp. | | | 341,771 | |
| 1,905 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 477,926 | |
| 6,597 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,305,348 | |
| 14,696 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 5,722,328 | |
| 9,404 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 3,234,694 | |
| 10,304 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 2,264,201 | |
| 5,439 | | | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 396,394 | |
| 2,371 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 1,327,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,418,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%): | | | |
| 6,116 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^ | | | 478,271 | |
| 7,311 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 570,404 | |
| 41,499 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 4,857,873 | |
| 3,188 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 254,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,160,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.2%): | | | |
| 3,260 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 220,865 | |
| 2,565 | | | American Airlines Group, Inc.^ | | | 73,564 | |
| 6,830 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 399,418 | |
| 1,683 | | | JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 31,506 | |
| 16,607 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 896,446 | |
| 2,977 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 262,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,884,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,117 | | | Aptiv plc | | | 106,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.4%): | | | |
| 8,448 | | | Tesla, Inc.* | | | 3,534,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.1%): | | | |
| 502 | | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 22,906 | |
| 561 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 40,252 | |
| 1,762 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 206,947 | |
| 364 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 26,168 | |
| 1,549 | | | Signature Bank | | | 211,609 | |
| 249 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | | 62,509 | |
| 730 | | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 28,616 | |
| 663 | | | Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 37,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 636,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (2.2%): | | | |
| 2,609 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 163,767 | |
| 9,649 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 652,272 | |
| 155,391 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 8,600,892 | |
| 22,690 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 1,441,950 | |
| 69,932 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 9,557,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,416,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (3.1%): | | | |
| 87,890 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 7,781,782 | |
| 480 | | | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 22,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Biotechnology, continued | | | |
| 9,571 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | $ | 1,035,104 | |
| 5,326 | | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 613,395 | |
| 32,785 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 7,903,481 | |
| 3,668 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 1,088,406 | |
| 10,697 | | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 904,431 | |
| 8,290 | | | Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 766,659 | |
| 6,921 | | | Exelixis, Inc.* | | | 121,948 | |
| 10,947 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 711,336 | |
| 10,464 | | | Incyte Corp.* | | | 913,716 | |
| 7,689 | | | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 464,492 | |
| 11,407 | | | Moderna, Inc.*^ | | | 223,121 | |
| 5,361 | | | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 576,254 | |
| 980 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 367,970 | |
| 3,104 | | | Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*^ | | | 224,078 | |
| 4,130 | | | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 532,935 | |
| 6,817 | | | Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | | | 778,910 | |
| 15,232 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 3,335,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,365,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,469 | | | A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 69,983 | |
| 4,187 | | | Allegion plc | | | 521,449 | |
| 2,834 | | | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 266,311 | |
| 2,600 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 169,884 | |
| 1,896 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 462,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,490,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (1.6%): | | | |
| 1,074 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 178,907 | |
| 1,625 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 195,000 | |
| 40,890 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 1,944,728 | |
| 2,310 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 104,805 | |
| 702 | | | Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 52,482 | |
| 2,224 | | | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 596,699 | |
| 1,273 | | | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 59,347 | |
| 12,989 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 1,202,132 | |
| 2,117 | | | Lazard, Ltd., Class A | | | 84,595 | |
| 4,851 | | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 447,505 | |
| 2,185 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 828,355 | |
| 9,759 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 2,316,884 | |
| 1,220 | | | Morningstar, Inc. | | | 184,598 | |
| 4,883 | | | MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 1,260,693 | |
| 1,697 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 151,814 | |
| 14,616 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 3,990,899 | |
| 3,672 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 240,443 | |
| 3,916 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 477,125 | |
| 13,756 | | | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 683,673 | |
| 1,309 | | | Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 20,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,021,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.8%): | | | |
| 1,839 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 432,147 | |
| 3,509 | | | Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.* | | | 106,674 | |
| 1,392 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 66,454 | |
| 14,979 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 2,890,797 | |
| 5,597 | | | Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 65,373 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
| 366 | | | NewMarket Corp. | | $ | 178,066 | |
| 4,552 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 607,646 | |
| 1,296 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 99,481 | |
| 2,263 | | | ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 240,285 | |
| 4,925 | | | Sherwin Williams Co. | | | 2,873,935 | |
| 3,228 | | | W.R. Grace & Co. | | | 225,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,786,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%): | | | |
| 4,967 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 1,336,520 | |
| 11,930 | | | Copart, Inc.* | | | 1,084,914 | |
| 7,362 | | | IAA, Inc.* | | | 346,456 | |
| 6,707 | | | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 146,146 | |
| 871 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 78,068 | |
| 8,643 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 286,602 | |
| 19,736 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 2,249,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,527,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (1.7%): | | | |
| 3,519 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 715,765 | |
| 254,638 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 12,212,439 | |
| 3,276 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.* | | | 457,493 | |
| 7,510 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,210,161 | |
| 5,625 | | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 1,300,781 | |
| 521 | | | Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 98,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,995,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.0%†): | | | |
| 2,095 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 85,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.2%): | | | |
| 2,141 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A | | | 194,103 | |
| 1,107 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 309,561 | |
| 7,142 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 1,028,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,532,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.4%): | | | |
| 22,228 | | | American Express Co. | | | 2,767,164 | |
| 561 | | | Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | 248,147 | |
| 6,599 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 559,727 | |
| 10,518 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 378,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,953,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,455 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 168,227 | |
| 4,604 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 602,295 | |
| 19,165 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 1,239,401 | |
| 2,893 | | | Berry Global Group, Inc.* | | | 137,389 | |
| 4,565 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | 331,145 | |
| 734 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 29,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,507,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,783 | | | LKQ Corp.* | | | 99,353 | |
| 2,284 | | | Pool Corp. | | | 485,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 584,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 3,408 | | | Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* | | $ | 512,188 | |
| 285 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 27,300 | |
| 1,799 | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 42,241 | |
| 3,530 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 162,486 | |
| 1,393 | | | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 53,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 798,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 672 | | | Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 40,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 13,228 | | | Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 458,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.3%): | | | |
| 665 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 91,770 | |
| 10,712 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 1,068,415 | |
| 3,072 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 234,271 | |
| 1,799 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 265,928 | |
| 6,831 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,384,439 | |
| 3,800 | | | Sensata Technologies Holding plc* | | | 204,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,249,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.7%): | | | |
| 17,311 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 1,873,569 | |
| 8,459 | | | CDW Corp. | | | 1,208,283 | |
| 9,795 | | | Cognex Corp. | | | 548,912 | |
| 14,198 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 413,304 | |
| 532 | | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 36,602 | |
| 652 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 33,950 | |
| 163 | | | IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 23,622 | |
| 2,038 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 84,231 | |
| 11,130 | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,142,272 | |
| 463 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 19,603 | |
| 2,738 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 114,147 | |
| 3,172 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 810,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,308,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (1.3%): | | | |
| 2,345 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 139,340 | |
| 15,560 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 1,672,856 | |
| 7,670 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 548,175 | |
| 109 | | | Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A* | | | 32,067 | |
| 25,033 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 8,099,928 | |
| 7,003 | | | Spotify Technology SA* | | | 1,047,299 | |
| 3,061 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 374,758 | |
| 2,489 | | | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | | | 161,461 | |
| 11,768 | | | Zynga, Inc.* | | | 72,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,147,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.2%): | | | |
| 6,321 | | | American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 165,673 | |
| 26,103 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 5,998,992 | |
| 11,200 | | | Americold Realty Trust | | | 392,672 | |
| 3,579 | | | Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., Class A | | | 66,015 | |
| 246 | | | Colony Capital, Inc. | | | 1,169 | |
| 1,704 | | | Coresite Realty Corp. | | | 191,052 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 24,634 | | | Crown Castle International Corp. | | $ | 3,501,724 | |
| 5,050 | | | Equinix, Inc. | | | 2,947,685 | |
| 10,181 | | | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | | 716,641 | |
| 5,990 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 632,664 | |
| 2,032 | | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 64,760 | |
| 5,044 | | | Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 450,227 | |
| 1,392 | | | Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 37,333 | |
| 6,654 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 1,417,036 | |
| 6,656 | | | SBA Communications Corp. | | | 1,604,029 | |
| 16,172 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 2,408,981 | |
| 1,291 | | | Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 193,779 | |
| 942 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 43,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,834,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.1%): | | | |
| 587 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 93,327 | |
| 26,115 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 7,675,721 | |
| 3,588 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 69,428 | |
| 28,319 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 2,422,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,260,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 5,770 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 285,153 | |
| 7,483 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 1,099,852 | |
| 5,509 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 381,002 | |
| 2,200 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 189,266 | |
| 4,713 | | | McCormick & Co. | | | 799,937 | |
| 1,200 | | | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 39,258 | |
| 1,807 | | | Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 197,144 | |
| 597 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 28,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,020,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.3%): | | | |
| 44,318 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 3,849,461 | |
| 2,598 | | | ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | 443,193 | |
| 4,628 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 1,291,397 | |
| 13,468 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 1,126,194 | |
| 1,333 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 362,536 | |
| 82,496 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 3,730,469 | |
| 1,359 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 96,353 | |
| 371 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 119,199 | |
| 1,907 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 292,686 | |
| 5,373 | | | DexCom, Inc.* | | | 1,175,290 | |
| 12,328 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 2,875,999 | |
| 5,648 | | | Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 167,407 | |
| 2,071 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 235,121 | |
| 12,708 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 663,485 | |
| 379 | | | ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 70,918 | |
| 5,043 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 1,316,879 | |
| 3,562 | | | Insulet Corp.* | | | 609,814 | |
| 6,807 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 4,023,959 | |
| 2,788 | | | Masimo Corp.* | | | 440,671 | |
| 1,835 | | | Penumbra, Inc.* | | | 301,435 | |
| 8,425 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 1,305,622 | |
| 310 | | | Steris plc | | | 47,250 | |
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| 20,381 | | | Stryker Corp. | | $ | 4,278,788 | |
| 2,726 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 1,026,175 | |
| 5,353 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 760,180 | |
| 3,262 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 490,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,100,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%): | | | |
| 9,007 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 765,775 | |
| 4,402 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 1,329,536 | |
| 20,298 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 1,276,135 | |
| 922 | | | Chemed Corp. | | | 404,998 | |
| 6,663 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 1,362,517 | |
| 2,822 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 195,480 | |
| 2,182 | | | Guardant Health, Inc.* | | | 170,501 | |
| 9,568 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,414,246 | |
| 1,222 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 81,532 | |
| 3,372 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 1,235,905 | |
| 382 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | | 64,623 | |
| 1,110 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 153,535 | |
| 2,875 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 390,109 | |
| 56,175 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 16,514,327 | |
| 2,693 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 889,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,248,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.3%): | | | |
| 18,547 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 1,361,164 | |
| 1,543 | | | Change Healthcare, Inc.*^ | | | 25,290 | |
| 7,776 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,093,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,480,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.2%): | | | |
| 1,518 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 1,270,733 | |
| 939 | | | Choice Hotels International, Inc.^ | | | 97,121 | |
| 7,375 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 803,949 | |
| 2,431 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 714,179 | |
| 4,524 | | | Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 341,743 | |
| 809 | | | Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.* | | | 27,822 | |
| 16,534 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,833,786 | |
| 9,574 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 660,989 | |
| 16,297 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 2,467,855 | |
| 7,211 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,424,966 | |
| 2,391 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 79,549 | |
| 2,460 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 143,689 | |
| 4,887 | | | Planet Fitness, Inc.* | | | 364,961 | |
| 478 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 21,563 | |
| 70,173 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 6,169,609 | |
| 2,130 | | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 510,838 | |
| 10,863 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 241,267 | |
| 1,546 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 97,104 | |
| 4,805 | | | Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | | | 667,270 | |
| 17,342 | | | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 832,589 | |
| 15,977 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 1,609,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,380,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Household Durables (0.2%): | | | |
| 6,671 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | $ | 372,175 | |
| 551 | | | Lennar Corp., Class B | | | 24,630 | |
| 194 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 738,831 | |
| 5,061 | | | Roku, Inc.* | | | 677,668 | |
| 2,744 | | | Tempur Sealy International, Inc.* | | | 238,893 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,052,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 14,559 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 1,024,080 | |
| 6,091 | | | Clorox Co. (The) | | | 935,212 | |
| 8,509 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1,062,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,022,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.0%): | | | |
| 25,436 | | | 3M Co. | | | 4,487,419 | |
| 2,864 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 463,510 | |
| 20,856 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 3,691,512 | |
| 928 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 328,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,971,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.9%): | | | |
| 79 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 63,166 | |
| 13,902 | | | Aon plc | | | 2,895,648 | |
| 2,948 | | | Arch Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 126,440 | |
| 2,293 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 218,362 | |
| 3,528 | | | Athene Holding, Ltd.* | | | 165,922 | |
| 385 | | | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | | | 22,884 | |
| 970 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 38,296 | |
| 975 | | | Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | | | 161,850 | |
| 755 | | | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | | | 209,015 | |
| 736 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 57,040 | |
| 60 | | | Markel Corp.* | | | 68,590 | |
| 26,444 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 2,946,126 | |
| 1,794 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 234,225 | |
| 11,429 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 827,345 | |
| 968 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 189,747 | |
| 2,481 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 339,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,564,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (8.5%): | | | |
| 17,796 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 23,835,784 | |
| 17,821 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 23,827,033 | |
| 142,045 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 29,154,737 | |
| 2,562 | | | IAC/InterActiveCorp.* | | | 638,220 | |
| 3,129 | | | Match Group, Inc.*^ | | | 256,922 | |
| 5,687 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 172,771 | |
| 45,150 | | | Twitter, Inc.* | | | 1,447,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,332,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (5.8%): | | | |
| 24,583 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 45,425,452 | |
| 2,482 | | | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 5,097,358 | |
| 45,740 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 1,651,671 | |
| 7,073 | | | Etsy, Inc.* | | | 313,334 | |
| 7,124 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 770,389 | |
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| 5,541 | | | Grubhub, Inc.*^ | | $ | 269,514 | |
| 3,644 | | | Wayfair, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 329,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 53,857,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (9.0%): | | | |
| 37,881 | | | Accenture plc, Class C | | | 7,976,602 | |
| 8,563 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 739,672 | |
| 308 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 34,558 | |
| 25,856 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 4,408,448 | |
| 8,517 | | | Black Knight, Inc.* | | | 549,176 | |
| 8,088 | | | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 575,299 | |
| 6,748 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 833,648 | |
| 2,591 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 160,694 | |
| 291 | | | CoreLogic, Inc.* | | | 12,720 | |
| 3,115 | | | Epam Systems, Inc.* | | | 660,878 | |
| 2,954 | | | Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* | | | 465,432 | |
| 22,180 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 3,085,016 | |
| 33,508 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 3,874,530 | |
| 5,060 | | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,455,863 | |
| 5,184 | | | Gartner, Inc.* | | | 798,854 | |
| 10,901 | | | Genpact, Ltd. | | | 459,695 | |
| 17,703 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 3,231,860 | |
| 10,143 | | | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | | | 688,913 | |
| 31,893 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 4,274,938 | |
| 4,081 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 594,479 | |
| 52,696 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 15,734,499 | |
| 2,449 | | | MongoDB, Inc.* | | | 322,313 | |
| 6,201 | | | Okta, Inc.* | | | 715,409 | |
| 19,062 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 1,621,414 | |
| 69,828 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 7,553,295 | |
| 3,112 | | | Sabre Corp. | | | 69,833 | |
| 20,401 | | | Square, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,276,287 | |
| 3,937 | | | Switch, Inc., Class A | | | 58,346 | |
| 6,875 | | | Teradata Corp.* | | | 184,044 | |
| 7,233 | | | Twilio, Inc., Series A* | | | 710,859 | |
| 4,227 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 814,458 | |
| 101,837 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 19,135,172 | |
| 5,424 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 145,255 | |
| 2,552 | | | WEX, Inc.* | | | 534,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 83,757,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 7,460 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 787,850 | |
| 13,710 | | | Mattel, Inc.*^ | | | 185,771 | |
| 3,118 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 317,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,290,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.4%): | | | |
| 723 | | | Adaptive Biotechnologies*^ | | | 21,632 | |
| 1,730 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 147,586 | |
| 13,477 | | | Avantor, Inc.* | | | 244,608 | |
| 2,212 | | | Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 485,556 | |
| 6,183 | | | Bruker Corp. | | | 315,148 | |
| 2,815 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 430,019 | |
| 8,716 | | | Illumina, Inc.* | | | 2,891,446 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Life Sciences Tools & Services, continued | | | |
| 4,458 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | $ | 688,806 | |
| 1,425 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 1,130,424 | |
| 1,357 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 131,765 | |
| 3,683 | | | PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 409,365 | |
| 16,138 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 5,242,751 | |
| 3,790 | | | Waters Corp.* | | | 885,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,024,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (1.3%): | | | |
| 6,346 | | | Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 306,639 | |
| 2,490 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 367,723 | |
| 2,050 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 355,183 | |
| 7,567 | | | Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 436,011 | |
| 3,765 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 433,954 | |
| 1,803 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 89,735 | |
| 4,034 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 308,157 | |
| 9,817 | | | Graco, Inc. | | | 510,484 | |
| 2,232 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 383,904 | |
| 19,018 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 3,416,203 | |
| 13,451 | | | Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 1,787,907 | |
| 3,276 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 316,887 | |
| 3,205 | | | Middleby Corp. (The)* | | | 351,012 | |
| 3,079 | | | Nordson Corp. | | | 501,384 | |
| 6,263 | | | Toro Co. | | | 498,973 | |
| 2,508 | | | WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 339,834 | |
| 2,867 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 223,053 | |
| 2,624 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 310,787 | |
| 10,726 | | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 845,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,782,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.3%): | | | |
| 17,596 | | | Altice USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 481,075 | |
| 2,511 | | | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A* | | | 99,185 | |
| 256 | | | Cable One, Inc. | | | 381,048 | |
| 5,362 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,600,999 | |
| 125,816 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 5,657,946 | |
| 2,168 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 80,368 | |
| 1,007 | | | Fox Corp., Class B | | | 36,655 | |
| 2,400 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 55,440 | |
| 1,938 | | | New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 62,345 | |
| 2,120 | | | Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 248,570 | |
| 6,807 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 551,503 | |
| 3,594 | | | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | | | 119,824 | |
| 81,195 | | | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 580,544 | |
| 17,684 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., B | | | 742,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,697,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,181 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 144,377 | |
| 3,428 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 145,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 289,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.4%): | | | |
| 14,479 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 2,258,435 | |
| 7,664 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 720,800 | |
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| 6,296 | | | Nordstrom, Inc.^ | | $ | 257,695 | |
| 3,079 | | | Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^ | | | 201,089 | |
| 1,544 | | | Target Corp. | | | 197,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,635,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%): | | | |
| 14,818 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 257,981 | |
| 7,978 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 487,216 | |
| 1,968 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 182,748 | |
| 1,324 | | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 17,689 | |
| 7,849 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 593,934 | |
| 9,474 | | | Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 179,153 | |
| 4,163 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 630,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,348,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 12,947 | | | Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 2,674,073 | |
| 888 | | | Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.* | | | 42,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,716,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.5%): | | | |
| 81,580 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 5,236,620 | |
| 50,552 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 6,644,049 | |
| 1,344 | | | Horizon Therapeutics plc* | | | 48,653 | |
| 2,916 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc* | | | 435,300 | |
| 23,842 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 3,477,833 | |
| 143,521 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 13,053,235 | |
| 1,661 | | | Nektar Therapeutics* | | | 35,853 | |
| 28,453 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 3,765,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,697,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 2,135 | | | CoStar Group, Inc.* | | | 1,277,370 | |
| 6,048 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 847,446 | |
| 14,775 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd.* | | | 1,113,296 | |
| 2,830 | | | Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 57,449 | |
| 6,817 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 430,494 | |
| 11,024 | | | TransUnion | | | 943,765 | |
| 9,473 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 1,414,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,084,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%): | | | |
| 7,329 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 449,195 | |
| 808 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | | | 102,454 | |
| 356 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 61,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 613,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.1%): | | | |
| 15,951 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 1,154,214 | |
| 1,564 | | | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 182,644 | |
| 2,040 | | | Landstar System, Inc. | | | 232,295 | |
| 1,208 | | | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | | | 51,968 | |
| 2,076 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 403,014 | |
| 1,592 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 302,130 | |
| 6,163 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 183,288 | |
| 41,272 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 7,461,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,971,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.5%): | | | |
| 61,249 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | $ | 2,808,879 | |
| 2,905 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 345,230 | |
| 29,366 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,792,501 | |
| 22,956 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 7,254,555 | |
| 509 | | | Cree, Inc.* | | | 23,490 | |
| 7,810 | | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 391,203 | |
| 9,461 | | | KLA Corp. | | | 1,685,666 | |
| 7,526 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 2,200,602 | |
| 6,016 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 370,044 | |
| 3,855 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc.^ | | | 403,696 | |
| 2,444 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 435,081 | |
| 34,678 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 8,159,734 | |
| 67,881 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 5,989,141 | |
| 558 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 67,451 | |
| 9,867 | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | 672,831 | |
| 55,721 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 7,148,447 | |
| 2,519 | | | Universal Display Corp. | | | 519,090 | |
| 15,091 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,475,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,743,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (13.5%): | | | |
| 1,331 | | | 2u, Inc.* | | | 31,931 | |
| 28,942 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 9,545,361 | |
| 2,773 | | | Alteryx, Inc.* | | | 277,494 | |
| 5,221 | | | Anaplan, Inc.* | | | 273,580 | |
| 4,961 | | | ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 1,277,011 | |
| 4,107 | | | Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 496,660 | |
| 6,964 | | | Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A* | | | 838,048 | |
| 10,101 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 1,853,129 | |
| 2,703 | | | Avalara, Inc.* | | | 197,995 | |
| 16,509 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,145,064 | |
| 7,208 | | | CDK Global, Inc. | | | 394,133 | |
| 4,576 | | | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.* | | | 310,619 | |
| 6,622 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 734,380 | |
| 3,718 | | | Coupa Software, Inc.* | | | 543,758 | |
| 9,173 | | | DocuSign, Inc.* | | | 679,811 | |
| 12,214 | | | Dropbox, Inc., Class A* | | | 218,753 | |
| 3,067 | | | Dynatrace, Inc.* | | | 77,595 | |
| 2,745 | | | Elastic NV* | | | 176,504 | |
| 1,680 | | | Fair Isaac Corp.* | | | 629,462 | |
| 11,583 | | | FireEye, Inc.* | | | 191,467 | |
| 8,495 | | | Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 906,926 | |
| 4,974 | | | Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 545,996 | |
| 2,429 | | | HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 384,997 | |
| 14,790 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 3,873,945 | |
| 3,731 | | | Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | | | 297,547 | |
| 786 | | | Medallia, Inc.*^ | | | 24,452 | |
| 449,569 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 70,897,032 | |
| 2,980 | | | New Relic, Inc.* | | | 195,816 | |
| 10,222 | | | Nutanix, Inc., Class A* | | | 319,540 | |
| 122,047 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 6,466,050 | |
| 2,457 | | | Pagerduty, Inc.*^ | | | 57,469 | |
| 2,921 | | | Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 773,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Software, continued | | | |
| 2,064 | | | Paylocity Holding Corp.* | | $ | 249,372 | |
| 2,262 | | | Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 180,168 | |
| 3,963 | | | Pluralsight, Inc., Class A* | | | 68,203 | |
| 3,349 | | | Proofpoint, Inc.* | | | 384,398 | |
| 6,163 | | | PTC, Inc.* | | | 461,547 | |
| 4,782 | | | RealPage, Inc.* | | | 257,033 | |
| 4,413 | | | RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | 744,341 | |
| 49,342 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 8,024,983 | |
| 11,068 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 3,124,718 | |
| 5,011 | | | Smartsheet, Inc.* | | | 225,094 | |
| 728 | | | SolarWinds Corp.* | | | 13,504 | |
| 9,151 | | | Splunk, Inc.* | | | 1,370,545 | |
| 11,746 | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 721,204 | |
| 8,845 | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 1,231,224 | |
| 2,325 | | | The Trade Desk, Inc.* | | | 603,989 | |
| 2,270 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 681,045 | |
| 4,512 | | | VMware, Inc., Class A* | | | 684,876 | |
| 9,648 | | | Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,586,614 | |
| 6,464 | | | Zendesk, Inc.* | | | 495,336 | |
| 3,912 | | | Zscaler, Inc.*^ | | | 181,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 125,925,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (3.0%): | | | |
| 926 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 148,308 | |
| 1,408 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 1,677,364 | |
| 2,681 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 235,392 | |
| 3,878 | | | Burlington Stores, Inc.* | | | 884,300 | |
| 4,599 | | | CarMax, Inc.* | | | 403,194 | |
| 2,764 | | | Carvana Co.* | | | 254,426 | |
| 3,195 | | | Five Below, Inc.* | | | 408,513 | |
| 4,037 | | | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 205,120 | |
| 37,340 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 8,154,309 | |
| 2,133 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 38,650 | |
| 45,908 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 5,497,942 | |
| 4,424 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 1,938,862 | |
| 21,028 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 2,448,080 | |
| 72,146 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,405,235 | |
| 6,974 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 651,651 | |
| 3,347 | | | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 847,260 | |
| 930 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 68,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,266,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (8.6%): | | | |
| 264,227 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 77,590,259 | |
| 6,655 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | | 342,000 | |
| 4,126 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 84,789 | |
| 7,634 | | | NCR Corp.* | | | 268,411 | |
| 14,090 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 877,103 | |
| 14,254 | | | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | | | 243,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,406,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%): | | | |
| 3,346 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 127,650 | |
| 1,123 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 122,789 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued | | | |
| 1,064 | | | Columbia Sportswear Co. | | $ | 106,602 | |
| 16,737 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 248,544 | |
| 7,005 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 1,622,848 | |
| 73,310 | | | Nike, Inc., Class C | | | 7,427,037 | |
| 2,668 | | | Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 115,231 | |
| 7,633 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 164,873 | |
| 7,307 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 140,148 | |
| 18,264 | | | VF Corp. | | | 1,820,190 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,895,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%†): | | | |
| 429 | | | LendingTree, Inc.*^ | | | 130,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.3%): | | | |
| 54,263 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 2,708,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.3%): | | | |
| 280 | | | Air Lease Corp. | | | 13,306 | |
| 30,710 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 1,134,734 | |
| 3,207 | | | United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 534,831 | |
| 2,551 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 863,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,546,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional, Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 9,730 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | $ | 763,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $506,677,393) | | | 908,433,020 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stock (0.5%): | | | |
Software (0.5%): | | | |
| 841,419 | | | Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(b) | | | 4,981,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stock (Cost $5,157,898) | | | 4,981,200 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.4%): | | | |
| 4,135,249 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(c)(d) | | | 4,135,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $4,135,249) | | | 4,135,249 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.6%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.6%): | | | |
| 14,935,039 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(d) | | | 14,935,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $14,935,039) | | | 14,935,039 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $530,905,579) — 100.3%(e) | | | 932,484,508 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.3)% | | | (4,008,541 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 928,475,967 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $4,054,737. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of December 31, 2019, these securities represent 0.54% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.54% of the net assets of the fund. |
(c) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(d) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(e) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Futures Contracts
Cash of $665,200 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Nasdaq 100E-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 51 | | | $ | 8,927,295 | | | $ | 58,300 | |
S&P 500 IndexE-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 43 | | | | 6,946,865 | | | | 39,397 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 97,697 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at cost | | | $ | 530,905,579 | |
| | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at value(a) | | | $ | 932,484,508 | |
Cash | | | | 71,542 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 665,200 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 488,324 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 34,396 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 1,464 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 3,205 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 933,748,639 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 573,542 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 4,135,249 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 274,361 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 4,286 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 183,942 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 3,811 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 3,378 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,960 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 831 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 91,312 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 5,272,672 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 928,475,967 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 473,762,095 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 454,713,872 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 928,475,967 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 57,430,430 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 5,010,956 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 11.46 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 871,045,537 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 54,117,649 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 16.10 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $4,054,737. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 11,566,066 | |
Interest | | | | 12,643 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 128,896 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (2,144 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 11,705,461 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 3,983,622 | |
Administration fees | | | | 254,247 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 2,127,535 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 29,816 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 16,311 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,597 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 50,842 | |
Professional fees | | | | 45,931 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 32,894 | |
Other expenses | | | | 214,989 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 6,767,784 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (747,161 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 6,020,623 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 5,684,838 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 47,747,538 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 3,195,144 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 214,625,906 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 12,468 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 265,581,056 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 271,265,894 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 5,684,838 | | | | $ | 7,258,773 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 50,942,682 | | | | | 101,140,025 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 214,638,374 | | | | | (103,967,431 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 271,265,894 | | | | | 4,431,367 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (8,764,900 | ) | | | | (6,742,081 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (99,221,220 | ) | | | | (80,249,124 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (107,986,120 | ) | | | | (86,991,205 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 149,155 | | | | | 20,832 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 8,764,900 | | | | | 6,742,081 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (7,700,670 | ) | | | | (6,120,493 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 1,213,385 | | | | | 642,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 42,366,134 | | | | | 45,892,002 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 99,221,220 | | | | | 80,249,124 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (201,891,268 | ) | | | | (321,402,155 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (60,303,914 | ) | | | | (195,261,029 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (59,090,529 | ) | | | | (194,618,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 104,189,245 | | | | | (277,178,447 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 824,286,722 | | | | | 1,101,465,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 928,475,967 | | | | $ | 824,286,722 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 12,270 | | | | | 1,674 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 848,490 | | | | | 601,435 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (658,639 | ) | | | | (505,673 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 202,121 | | | | | 97,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 2,600,227 | | | | | 3,002,476 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 6,838,127 | | | | | 5,349,942 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (12,630,974 | ) | | | | (19,834,691 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (3,192,620 | ) | | | | (11,482,273 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (2,990,499 | ) | | | | (11,384,837 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 10.12 | | | | $ | 11.74 | | | | $ | 10.28 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.10 | (a) | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 3.28 | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | 2.73 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 3.38 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 2.87 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.86 | ) | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | | (1.55 | ) | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 11.46 | | | | $ | 10.12 | | | | $ | 11.74 | | | | $ | 10.28 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 35.53 | % | | | | (1.86 | )% | | | | 29.19 | % | | | | 2.80 | %(c) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 57,430 | | | | $ | 48,665 | | | | $ | 55,307 | | | | $ | 49,297 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 0.86 | % | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 1.04 | % | | | | 1.26 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.51 | % | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 15 | % | | | | 17 | % | | | | 12 | % | | | | 158 | %(g) | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 13.53 | | | | $ | 15.21 | | | | $ | 12.99 | | | | $ | 15.32 | | | | $ | 17.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.10 | (a) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 0.19 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 4.46 | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | 3.49 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | 0.54 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 4.56 | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | 3.62 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 0.73 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.86 | ) | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | | (3.05 | ) | | | | (2.33 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (1.99 | ) | | | | (1.50 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (3.21 | ) | | | | (2.52 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 16.10 | | | | $ | 13.53 | | | | $ | 15.21 | | | | $ | 12.99 | | | | $ | 15.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 35.28 | % | | | | (2.14 | )% | | | | 28.89 | % | | | | 6.43 | % | | | | 4.86 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 871,046 | | | | $ | 775,621 | | | | $ | 1,046,158 | | | | $ | 1,065,322 | | | | $ | 101,530 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.61 | % | | | | 0.71 | % | | | | 0.79 | % | | | | 0.99 | % | | | | 0.86 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.78 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.68 | % | | | | 0.68 | % | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.72 | % | | | | 0.78 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 15 | % | | | | 17 | % | | | | 12 | % | | | | 158 | %(g) | | | | 14 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 158%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $12,645 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $4,135,249 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $13.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 97,697 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 3,195,144 | | | | $12,468 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.59 | % |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.84 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.36% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $6,777 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 908,433,020 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 908,433,020 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,981,200 | | | | | 4,981,200 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 4,135,249 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,135,249 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 14,935,039 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 14,935,039 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 927,503,308 | | | | | — | | | | | 4,981,200 | | | | | 932,484,508 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 97,697 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 97,697 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 927,601,005 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 4,981,200 | | | | $ | 932,582,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | | | $ | 130,579,518 | | | | $ | 281,816,917 | |
6. Restricted Securities
A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of December 31, 2019 are identified below.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Acquisition Date(a) | | Acquisition Cost | | Shares or Principal Amount | | Fair Value | | Percentage of Net Assets |
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I | | | | 2/7/14 | | | | $ | 5,157,898 | | | | $ | 841,419 | | | | $ | 4,981,200 | | | | | 0.54 | % |
(a) | Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security. |
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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
7. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
8. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $533,750,873. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 407,760,611 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (9,026,976 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 398,733,635 | |
| | | | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | | | $ | 10,376,759 | | | | $ | 97,609,361 | | | | $ | 107,986,120 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | | | $ | 18,689,900 | | | | $ | 68,301,305 | | | | $ | 86,991,205 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | | | $ | 7,879,922 | | | | $ | 48,100,316 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 398,733,634 | | | | $ | 454,713,872 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
9. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 70% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
10. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 100.00% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $3,231,571.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $97,609,361.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on FormN-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 13
Statement of Operations
Page 13
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 14
Financial Highlights
Page 15
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 16
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 22
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 23
Other Information
Page 24
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 25
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 28
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 25.86%†. That compared to a 26.54% total return for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (“Index“)1.
The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of value stocks’ performance.*
Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the near future. Despite a35-day government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation and slowing but stable economic growth.
In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, however, with the S&P 500 Index2 dropping-6.4% after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. The10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 50 basis points (0.50%) to 2%—the lowest level since 2016—and the resulting negative spread between three-month and
10-year yields added to uncertainty.
Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in July and September to offset that potential risk as well as weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. The closely monitoredtwo-year,10-year Treasury yield spread inverted for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.
In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easy monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut federal fund rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 1.75%, marking the third rate cut of the year.
From a sector perspective, all sectors in the Index had positive returns. The largest positive returns came from the information technology, industrials, and financials sectors. The lowest contributors were the energy, healthcare, and materials sectors.
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, and derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to fully cover all outstanding futures positions. The Fund’s use of futures contracts provides immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
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AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to match the total return of the Russell 1000® Value Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | Since Inception | |
AZL®Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 26.13 | %† | | | 9.38 | % | | | — | | | | 11.33 | % |
AZL®Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 4/30/10 | | | | 25.86 | %† | | | 9.10 | % | | | 7.59 | % | | | 10.40 | % |
Russell 1000®Value Index | | | 4/30/10 | | | | 26.54 | % | | | 9.68 | % | | | 8.29 | % | | | 11.17 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.50 | % |
AZL®Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.75 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.36% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.59% for Class 1
Shares and 0.84% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index that measures the performance of thelarge-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lowerprice-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,086.00 | | | | $ | 2.21 | | | | | 0.42 | % |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,085.50 | | | | $ | 3.52 | | | | | 0.67 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.09 | | | | $ | 2.14 | | | | | 0.42 | % |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,021.83 | | | | $ | 3.41 | | | | | 0.67 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Financials | | | | 23.7 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 12.8 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 9.6 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 8.7 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 8.1 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 8.0 | |
| |
Utilities | | | | 6.5 | |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 6.2 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 5.8 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 5.1 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 4.2 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | 98.7 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.2 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.4 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.3 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.3 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (98.7%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.8%): | | | |
| 25,206 | | | Arconic, Inc. | | $ | 775,589 | |
| 1,691 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 104,977 | |
| 2,676 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 377,022 | |
| 15,455 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 2,725,490 | |
| 395 | | | Hexcel Corp. | | | 28,957 | |
| 571 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 143,252 | |
| 7,143 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,413,385 | |
| 6,912 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 1,518,843 | |
| 715 | | | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 52,109 | |
| 2,362 | | | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | | | 818,527 | |
| 14,729 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 656,913 | |
| 600 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 336,000 | |
| 52,970 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 7,932,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,883,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,200 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^ | | | 172,040 | |
| 3,123 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 243,656 | |
| 15,677 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 2,370,520 | |
| 2,557 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.* | | | 203,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,990,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.5%): | | | |
| 4,142 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 280,621 | |
| 22,841 | | | American Airlines Group, Inc.^ | | | 655,080 | |
| 2,077 | | | Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 224,482 | |
| 29,904 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 1,748,785 | |
| 17,166 | | | JetBlue Airways Corp.* | | | 321,348 | |
| 12,581 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 679,122 | |
| 11,839 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,042,898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,952,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.3%): | | | |
| 15,626 | | | Aptiv plc | | | 1,484,001 | |
| 13,366 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 579,817 | |
| 16,942 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | 490,979 | |
| 14,914 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 231,987 | |
| 3,918 | | | Lear Corp. | | | 537,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,324,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.6%): | | | |
| 254,285 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 2,364,851 | |
| 80,600 | | | General Motors Co. | | | 2,949,959 | |
| 10,119 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 376,326 | |
| 3,520 | | | Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 261,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,952,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (11.1%): | | | |
| 10,719 | | | Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 236,247 | |
| 531,400 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 18,715,908 | |
| 2,655 | | | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 252,650 | |
| 7,745 | | | Bank OZK | | | 236,261 | |
| 5,921 | | | BankUnited, Inc. | | | 216,472 | |
| 2,173 | | | BOK Financial Corp. | | | 189,920 | |
| 5,498 | | | CIT Group, Inc. | | | 250,874 | |
| 142,480 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 11,382,727 | |
| 28,413 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,153,852 | |
| 8,843 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 634,485 | |
| 6,669 | | | Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^ | | | 453,092 | |
| 3,835 | | | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^ | | | 374,986 | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 9,473 | | | East West Bancorp, Inc. | | $ | 461,335 | |
| 21,392 | | | F.N.B. Corp. | | | 271,678 | |
| 46,366 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,425,291 | |
| 458 | | | First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 243,752 | |
| 9,016 | | | First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 260,112 | |
| 20,065 | | | First Horizon National Corp. | | | 332,276 | |
| 8,770 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 1,030,037 | |
| 67,324 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,015,246 | |
| 203,615 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 28,383,932 | |
| 64,070 | | | KeyCorp | | | 1,296,777 | |
| 8,655 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 1,469,186 | |
| 8,003 | | | PacWest Bancorp | | | 306,275 | |
| 26,853 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 453,816 | |
| 4,833 | | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 309,312 | |
| 28,578 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 4,561,906 | |
| 5,970 | | | Popular, Inc. | | | 350,738 | |
| 5,238 | | | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 376,560 | |
| 63,086 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,082,556 | |
| 1,753 | | | Signature Bank | | | 239,477 | |
| 12,876 | | | Sterling Bancorp | | | 271,426 | |
| 3,137 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | | 787,512 | |
| 8,447 | | | Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 331,122 | |
| 9,741 | | | TCF Financial Corp. | | | 455,879 | |
| 3,179 | | | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 180,472 | |
| 87,014 | | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | 4,900,628 | |
| 92,948 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 5,510,887 | |
| 14,148 | | | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 250,420 | |
| 5,984 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 319,306 | |
| 248,859 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 13,388,614 | |
| 5,485 | | | Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 312,645 | |
| 3,601 | | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 255,311 | |
| 10,889 | | | Zions Bancorp | | | 565,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 105,497,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (1.0%): | | | |
| 312 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 19,584 | |
| 604 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 40,830 | |
| 79,492 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 4,399,882 | |
| 10,326 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C | | | 1,959,359 | |
| 13,284 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 384,572 | |
| 11,435 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 616,347 | |
| 14,644 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 2,001,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,421,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (1.2%): | | | |
| 3,597 | | | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 171,757 | |
| 3,421 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 369,981 | |
| 9,497 | | | Alkermes plc* | | | 193,739 | |
| 1,176 | | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 135,440 | |
| 3,140 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 756,960 | |
| 7,717 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 2,289,865 | |
| 3,577 | | | Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | | | 313,882 | |
| 11,222 | | | Exelixis, Inc.* | | | 197,732 | |
| 71,310 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 4,633,723 | |
| 1,256 | | | Moderna, Inc.*^ | | | 24,567 | |
| 4,222 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,585,277 | |
| 2,765 | | | United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 243,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,916,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Building Products (0.5%): | | | |
| 7,559 | | | A.O. Smith Corp. | | $ | 360,111 | |
| 1,525 | | | Allegion plc | | | 189,924 | |
| 6,023 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 393,543 | |
| 50,921 | | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 2,072,993 | |
| 167 | | | Lennox International, Inc. | | | 40,743 | |
| 18,630 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 894,054 | |
| 6,884 | | | Owens Corning, Inc. | | | 448,286 | |
| 8,547 | | | Resideo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 101,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,501,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (3.6%): | | | |
| 3,126 | | | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 264,897 | |
| 7,125 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 1,186,883 | |
| 53,677 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 2,701,563 | |
| 19,529 | | | BGC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 116,002 | |
| 7,699 | | | BlackRock, Inc., Class A+ | | | 3,870,287 | |
| 5,336 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 640,320 | |
| 30,087 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 1,430,938 | |
| 23,112 | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | 4,639,041 | |
| 12,078 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 547,979 | |
| 7,242 | | | Eaton Vance Corp. | | | 338,129 | |
| 1,572 | | | Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 117,523 | |
| 18,103 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 470,316 | |
| 20,809 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 4,784,613 | |
| 3,699 | | | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 172,447 | |
| 21,556 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 1,995,008 | |
| 25,179 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 452,718 | |
| 10,211 | | | Janus Henderson Group plc | | | 249,659 | |
| 4,022 | | | Lazard, Ltd., Class A | | | 160,719 | |
| 5,744 | | | Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 206,267 | |
| 76,087 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 3,889,567 | |
| 7,390 | | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 791,469 | |
| 12,671 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 1,346,167 | |
| 6,271 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 561,004 | |
| 4,307 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 282,022 | |
| 23,687 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 1,873,642 | |
| 10,651 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 1,297,718 | |
| 2,086 | | | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 103,674 | |
| 1,848 | | | Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 29,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,520,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (3.0%): | | | |
| 12,280 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 2,885,676 | |
| 6,721 | | | Albemarle Corp.^ | | | 490,902 | |
| 3,746 | | | Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 286,681 | |
| 8,809 | | | Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.* | | | 267,794 | |
| 3,795 | | | Cabot Corp. | | | 180,338 | |
| 7,980 | | | Celanese Corp., Series A | | | 982,498 | |
| 12,981 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 619,713 | |
| 10,297 | | | Chemours Co. (The) | | | 186,273 | |
| 48,857 | | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 1,444,213 | |
| 48,701 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 2,665,406 | |
| 48,470 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 3,111,773 | |
| 8,783 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 696,141 | |
| 8,646 | | | Element Solutions, Inc.* | | | 100,985 | |
| 8,469 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 845,376 | |
| 14,471 | | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 349,619 | |
| 6,877 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.^ | | | 887,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
| 35,117 | | | Linde plc | | $ | 7,476,409 | |
| 17,269 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 1,631,575 | |
| 22,451 | | | Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 485,840 | |
| 29 | | | NewMarket Corp. | | | 14,109 | |
| 10,836 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 186,921 | |
| 10,338 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 1,380,020 | |
| 6,943 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 532,945 | |
| 12,501 | | | Valvoline, Inc. | | | 267,646 | |
| 2,454 | | | Westlake Chemical Corp. | | | 172,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,148,272 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%): | | | |
| 8,460 | | | ADT, Inc.^ | | | 67,088 | |
| 3,352 | | | Clean Harbors, Inc.* | | | 287,434 | |
| 682 | | | IAA, Inc.* | | | 32,095 | |
| 682 | | | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 14,861 | |
| 12,995 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 1,164,741 | |
| 5,878 | | | Stericycle, Inc.*^ | | | 375,075 | |
| 6,056 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 690,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,631,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (0.2%): | | | |
| 10,175 | | | Ciena Corp.* | | | 434,371 | |
| 12,724 | | | CommScope Holding Co., Inc.* | | | 180,554 | |
| 3,220 | | | EchoStar Corp., Class A* | | | 139,458 | |
| 253 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.* | | | 35,331 | |
| 22,108 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 544,520 | |
| 2,857 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 460,377 | |
| 3,607 | | | ViaSat, Inc.* | | | 264,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,058,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.2%): | | | |
| 9,949 | | | AECOM* | | | 429,100 | |
| 8,737 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 164,955 | |
| 8,445 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 758,614 | |
| 7,349 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 299,178 | |
| 1,368 | | | Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 204,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,856,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.1%): | | | |
| 470 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A | | | 42,610 | |
| 2,853 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 797,814 | |
| 754 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 108,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 948,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (1.0%): | | | |
| 25,043 | | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 765,314 | |
| 19,358 | | | American Express Co. | | | 2,409,877 | |
| 30,339 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 3,122,186 | |
| 69 | | | Credit Acceptance Corp.* | | | 30,521 | |
| 13,391 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 1,135,825 | |
| 12,342 | | | Navient Corp. | | | 168,839 | |
| 4,428 | | | Onemain Holdings, Inc. | | | 186,640 | |
| 6,487 | | | Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. | | | 151,601 | |
| 26,825 | | | SLM Corp. | | | 239,011 | |
| 30,757 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 1,107,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,317,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.5%): | | | |
| 2,388 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 276,101 | |
| 1,027 | | | Ardagh Group SA | | | 20,109 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Containers & Packaging, continued | | | |
| 340 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | $ | 44,479 | |
| 5,510 | | | Berry Global Group, Inc.* | | | 261,670 | |
| 3,468 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc.* | | | 251,569 | |
| 18,848 | | | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 313,819 | |
| 25,575 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 1,177,728 | |
| 10,515 | | | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 125,444 | |
| 6,034 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 675,748 | |
| 9,460 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 376,792 | |
| 5,199 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 161,585 | |
| 6,584 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 406,364 | |
| 16,640 | | | WestRock Co. | | | 714,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,805,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 9,061 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 962,550 | |
| 16,793 | | | LKQ Corp.* | | | 599,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,562,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 5,449 | | | Frontdoor, Inc.* | | | 258,392 | |
| 268 | | | Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 171,249 | |
| 2,873 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | | | 275,205 | |
| 10,796 | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 253,490 | |
| 7,410 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 341,082 | |
| 7,577 | | | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 292,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,592,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (3.2%): | | | |
| 26,820 | | | AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 664,600 | |
| 127,719 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | | 28,928,353 | |
| 17,465 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 373,227 | |
| 8,117 | | | Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 494,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,461,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.8%): | | | |
| 476,736 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 18,630,843 | |
| 70,186 | | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 927,157 | |
| 270,357 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 16,599,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,157,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (3.9%): | | | |
| 15,617 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 854,562 | |
| 32,290 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 3,051,728 | |
| 3,549 | | | Avangrid, Inc. | | | 181,567 | |
| 47,615 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 4,342,964 | |
| 22,765 | | | Edison International | | | 1,716,709 | |
| 12,930 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 1,549,014 | |
| 15,227 | | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 991,125 | |
| 21,071 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 1,792,510 | |
| 63,402 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 2,890,497 | |
| 34,999 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 1,700,951 | |
| 7,055 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 330,597 | |
| 3,298 | | | IDA Corp., Inc. | | | 352,226 | |
| 31,879 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 7,719,819 | |
| 12,930 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 574,997 | |
| 34,657 | | | PG&E Corp.* | | | 376,722 | |
| 7,357 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 661,615 | |
| 46,994 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 1,686,145 | |
| 67,898 | | | Southern Co. (The) | | | 4,325,103 | |
| 34,147 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 2,167,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,266,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.8%): | | | |
| 1,813 | | | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | $ | 250,194 | |
| 2,960 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 295,230 | |
| 27,082 | | | Eaton Corp. plc | | | 2,565,206 | |
| 36,372 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 2,773,729 | |
| 4,490 | | | GrafTech International, Ltd. | | | 52,174 | |
| 1,673 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 247,303 | |
| 9,505 | | | nVent Electric plc | | | 243,138 | |
| 2,816 | | | Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 241,078 | |
| 5,940 | | | Sensata Technologies Holding plc* | | | 319,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,988,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.5%): | | | |
| 5,269 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 446,495 | |
| 6,379 | | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 270,725 | |
| 1,545 | | | Coherent, Inc.* | | | 257,011 | |
| 34,155 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 994,252 | |
| 3,624 | | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 249,331 | |
| 8,254 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 429,786 | |
| 2,122 | | | IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 307,520 | |
| 7,659 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 316,546 | |
| 1,539 | | | Littlelfuse, Inc. | | | 294,411 | |
| 7,991 | | | National Instruments Corp. | | | 338,339 | |
| 2,670 | | | SYNNEX Corp. | | | 343,896 | |
| 13,906 | | | Trimble, Inc.* | | | 579,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,828,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 5,007 | | | Apergy Corp.* | | | 169,136 | |
| 42,341 | | | Baker Hughes Co. | | | 1,085,200 | |
| 56,377 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 1,379,545 | |
| 6,950 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 315,739 | |
| 25,722 | | | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 644,336 | |
| 13,309 | | | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 139,745 | |
| 90,379 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 3,633,236 | |
| 37,211 | | | Transocean, Ltd.* | | | 256,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,622,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (2.3%): | | | |
| 46,656 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 2,772,300 | |
| 7,001 | | | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 236,984 | |
| 1,808 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 194,378 | |
| 1,716 | | | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class A* | | | 75,126 | |
| 12,807 | | | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | | | 588,674 | |
| 3,570 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A* | | | 38,056 | |
| 6,558 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B* | | | 65,121 | |
| 1,093 | | | Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A* | | | 321,550 | |
| 4,011 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 491,067 | |
| 114,016 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 16,490,133 | |
| 45,041 | | | Zynga, Inc.* | | | 275,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,549,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (4.9%): | | | |
| 7,394 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 1,194,723 | |
| 8,719 | | | American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 410,055 | |
| 9,181 | | | American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 240,634 | |
| 9,550 | | | Apartment Investment & Management Co. | | | 493,258 | |
| 14,261 | | | Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 231,741 | |
| 9,033 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 1,894,220 | |
| 10,052 | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 1,385,769 | |
| 10,946 | | | Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 172,400 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 18,906 | | | Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | $ | 408,559 | |
| 6,101 | | | Camden Property Trust | | | 647,316 | |
| 28,433 | | | Colony Capital, Inc. | | | 135,057 | |
| 7,316 | | | Columbia Property Trust, Inc. | | | 152,978 | |
| 560 | | | Coresite Realty Corp. | | | 62,787 | |
| 7,444 | | | Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | 218,705 | |
| 9,524 | | | Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 392,389 | |
| 12,265 | | | CubeSmart | | | 386,102 | |
| 7,424 | | | Cyrusone, Inc. | | | 485,752 | |
| 13,500 | | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,616,490 | |
| 10,945 | | | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 480,486 | |
| 23,876 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 827,781 | |
| 10,249 | | | Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 143,076 | |
| 4,841 | | | EPR Properties | | | 341,968 | |
| 7,616 | | | Equity Commonwealth | | | 250,033 | |
| 23,749 | | | Equity Residential | | | 1,921,769 | |
| 4,256 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,280,460 | |
| 1,616 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 170,682 | |
| 4,931 | | | Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 634,768 | |
| 13,475 | | | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 580,099 | |
| 12,943 | | | Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A | | | 391,914 | |
| 31,947 | | | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,101,213 | |
| 6,796 | | | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 332,392 | |
| 46,512 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 862,798 | |
| 10,255 | | | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 386,101 | |
| 34,701 | | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 1,039,989 | |
| 16,502 | | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 525,919 | |
| 8,265 | | | JBG SMITH Properties | | | 329,691 | |
| 6,727 | | | Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 564,395 | |
| 26,335 | | | Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 545,398 | |
| 10,110 | | | Liberty Property Trust | | | 607,106 | |
| 3,069 | | | Life Storage, Inc. | | | 332,311 | |
| 33,438 | | | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 705,876 | |
| 7,355 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 969,830 | |
| 11,081 | | | National Retail Properties, Inc. | | | 594,163 | |
| 14,148 | | | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 599,168 | |
| 8,098 | | | Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 217,188 | |
| 12,807 | | | Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 178,273 | |
| 15,789 | | | Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 408,461 | |
| 40,839 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 3,640,389 | |
| 2,367 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 504,076 | |
| 8,353 | | | Rayonier, Inc. | | | 273,644 | |
| 21,197 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,560,735 | |
| 10,977 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 692,539 | |
| 13,478 | | | Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A | | | 180,605 | |
| 10,658 | | | Service Properties Trust | | | 259,309 | |
| 2,288 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 340,820 | |
| 9,487 | | | SITE Centers Corp. | | | 133,008 | |
| 5,256 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 482,921 | |
| 6,428 | | | Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | | 316,129 | |
| 13,828 | | | STORE Capital Corp. | | | 514,955 | |
| 4,443 | | | Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 666,894 | |
| 4,058 | | | Taubman Centers, Inc.^ | | | 126,163 | |
| 9,648 | | | The Macerich Co.^ | | | 259,724 | |
| 17,744 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 828,645 | |
| 24,191 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 1,396,788 | |
| 68,435 | | | VEREIT, Inc. | | | 632,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 30,467 | | | VICI Properties, Inc. | | $ | 778,432 | |
| 11,284 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 750,386 | |
| 8,093 | | | Weingarten Realty Investors | | | 252,825 | |
| 26,319 | | | Welltower, Inc. | | | 2,152,368 | |
| 48,472 | | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 1,463,854 | |
| 11,144 | | | WP Carey, Inc. | | | 891,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,951,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.7%): | | | |
| 1,766 | | | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 280,776 | |
| 1,721 | | | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.* | | | 55,846 | |
| 51,652 | | | Kroger Co. (The) | | | 1,497,391 | |
| 4,312 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | | | 83,437 | |
| 14,159 | | | US Foods Holding Corp.* | | | 593,121 | |
| 49,181 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 2,899,712 | |
| 91,645 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 10,891,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,301,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (2.0%): | | | |
| 36,265 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 1,680,883 | |
| 3,084 | | | Beyond Meat, Inc.*^ | | | 233,150 | |
| 8,957 | | | Bunge, Ltd. | | | 515,475 | |
| 4,939 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 244,085 | |
| 31,595 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 1,081,813 | |
| 12,720 | | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 276,533 | |
| 39,006 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 2,089,160 | |
| 5,407 | | | Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | | | 140,339 | |
| 1,273 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 187,106 | |
| 18,254 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 823,438 | |
| 4,210 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 391,320 | |
| 7,219 | | | JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 751,714 | |
| 9,860 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 681,918 | |
| 40,633 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 1,305,538 | |
| 6,957 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 598,511 | |
| 2,879 | | | McCormick & Co. | | | 488,653 | |
| 92,548 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 5,097,543 | |
| 2,336 | | | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.* | | | 76,422 | |
| 2,270 | | | Post Holdings, Inc.* | | | 247,657 | |
| 18 | | | Seaboard Corp. | | | 76,510 | |
| 3,133 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | | | 151,951 | |
| 18,715 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 1,703,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,843,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 7,714 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 862,888 | |
| 5,266 | | | National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 245,080 | |
| 13,703 | | | UGI Corp. | | | 618,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,726,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%): | | | |
| 63,520 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 5,517,347 | |
| 16,629 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 1,390,517 | |
| 15,937 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 4,334,386 | |
| 1,111 | | | Cantel Medical Corp. | | | 78,770 | |
| 2,696 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 866,198 | |
| 38,010 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 5,833,775 | |
| 14,705 | | | Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | | | 832,156 | |
| 5,544 | | | Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 164,324 | |
| 2,244 | | | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 254,761 | |
| 3,630 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 189,522 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
7
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued | | | |
| 827 | | | ICU Medical, Inc.* | | $ | 154,748 | |
| 4,554 | | | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 265,407 | |
| 87,499 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 9,926,762 | |
| 5,171 | | | Steris plc | | | 788,164 | |
| 1,236 | | | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 185,808 | |
| 13,345 | | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,997,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,780,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.5%): | | | |
| 5,852 | | | Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | | | 194,403 | |
| 11,724 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 3,541,000 | |
| 19,307 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 976,548 | |
| 4,214 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 264,934 | |
| 16,584 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 3,391,262 | |
| 6,734 | | | Covetrus, Inc.*^ | | | 88,889 | |
| 84,710 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 6,293,107 | |
| 6,430 | | | DaVita, Inc.* | | | 482,443 | |
| 2,977 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 206,217 | |
| 6,982 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,032,009 | |
| 8,271 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 551,841 | |
| 4,930 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 1,806,944 | |
| 5,979 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | | 1,011,467 | |
| 10,447 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 1,445,029 | |
| 5,207 | | | MEDNAX, Inc.* | | | 144,703 | |
| 939 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 127,413 | |
| 4,026 | | | Premier, Inc., Class A* | | | 152,505 | |
| 8,912 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 951,712 | |
| 5,081 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 728,920 | |
| 329 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 108,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,499,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,313 | | | Change Healthcare, Inc.*^ | | | 21,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%): | | | |
| 16,108 | | | Aramark | | | 699,087 | |
| 36,573 | | | Caesars Entertainment Corp.* | | | 497,393 | |
| 25,819 | | | Carnival Corp., Class A | | | 1,312,380 | |
| 1,321 | | | Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 136,631 | |
| 11,676 | | | Extended Stay America, Inc. | | | 173,505 | |
| 4,874 | | | Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.* | | | 167,617 | |
| 2,563 | | | Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A | | | 229,927 | |
| 6,892 | | | International Game Technology plc | | | 103,173 | |
| 11,669 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 805,628 | |
| 41,351 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 8,171,371 | |
| 29,767 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 990,348 | |
| 10,824 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 632,230 | |
| 11,130 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | | | 1,485,966 | |
| 4,783 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 215,761 | |
| 299 | | | Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 71,709 | |
| 5,923 | | | Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | | | 306,160 | |
| 4,195 | | | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 263,488 | |
| 1,170 | | | Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | | | 162,478 | |
| 4,469 | | | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 214,557 | |
| 2,092 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 210,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,850,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (0.6%): | | | |
| 21,976 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 1,159,234 | |
| 9,407 | | | Garmin, Ltd. | | | 917,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Household Durables, continued | | | |
| 8,676 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | $ | 441,001 | |
| 10,650 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 594,164 | |
| 523 | | | Lennar Corp., Class B | | | 23,378 | |
| 3,844 | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 524,245 | |
| 24,332 | | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 467,661 | |
| 16,290 | | | PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 632,052 | |
| 8,324 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 328,881 | |
| 3,981 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 587,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,675,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (2.8%): | | | |
| 1,494 | | | Clorox Co. (The) | | | 229,389 | |
| 54,918 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 3,780,555 | |
| 3,886 | | | Energizer Holdings, Inc.^ | | | 195,155 | |
| 22,202 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 3,053,885 | |
| 152,047 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 18,990,670 | |
| 2,731 | | | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 175,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,425,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%): | |
| 43,701 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 869,650 | |
| 16,624 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 660,804 | |
| 27,763 | | | Vistra Energy Corp. | | | 638,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,168,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%): | | | |
| 8,540 | | | 3M Co. | | | 1,506,627 | |
| 523 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 84,642 | |
| 564,778 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 6,302,923 | |
| 23,904 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 4,231,008 | |
| 5,631 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,994,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,119,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (4.3%): | | | |
| 47,458 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 2,510,528 | |
| 828 | | | Alleghany Corp.* | | | 662,044 | |
| 21,006 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 2,362,125 | |
| 4,603 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 504,719 | |
| 56,595 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 2,905,020 | |
| 545 | | | American National Insurance Co. | | | 64,136 | |
| 21,304 | | | Arch Capital Group, Ltd.* | | | 913,729 | |
| 9,300 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 885,639 | |
| 3,874 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 507,804 | |
| 6,232 | | | Assured Guaranty, Ltd. | | | 305,493 | |
| 5,330 | | | Athene Holding, Ltd.* | | | 250,670 | |
| 4,853 | | | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | | | 288,462 | |
| 6,972 | | | Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | | | 273,512 | |
| 14,920 | | | Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 589,042 | |
| 29,585 | | | Chubb, Ltd. | | | 4,605,201 | |
| 9,895 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 1,040,459 | |
| 2,066 | | | CNA Financial Corp. | | | 92,577 | |
| 568 | | | Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | | | 94,288 | |
| 1,859 | | | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | | | 514,646 | |
| 6,943 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 404,916 | |
| 17,454 | | | FNF Group | | | 791,539 | |
| 7,111 | | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 748,433 | |
| 2,593 | | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 354,385 | |
| 23,374 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,420,438 | |
| 3,468 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 268,770 | |
| 12,825 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 756,803 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Insurance, continued | | | |
| 16,835 | | | Loews Corp. | | $ | 883,669 | |
| 802 | | | Markel Corp.* | | | 916,822 | |
| 4,080 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 454,553 | |
| 1,950 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 95,024 | |
| 50,991 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 2,599,011 | |
| 17,929 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 401,072 | |
| 814 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 106,276 | |
| 17,814 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 979,770 | |
| 25,499 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 1,845,873 | |
| 26,356 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 2,470,611 | |
| 4,119 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 671,644 | |
| 1,758 | | | RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | 344,603 | |
| 14,242 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,950,442 | |
| 13,699 | | | Unum Group | | | 399,463 | |
| 198 | | | White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | | | 220,871 | |
| 8,392 | | | Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 1,694,680 | |
| 9,371 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 647,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,797,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 2,064 | | | IAC/InterActiveCorp.* | | | 514,163 | |
| 638 | | | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | 19,382 | |
| 3,917 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 179,164 | |
| 7,843 | | | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^ | | | 360,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,073,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.0%†): | | | |
| 1,241 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 134,202 | |
| 24,486 | | | Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A* | | | 206,417 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 340,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (1.2%): | | | |
| 968 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 83,616 | |
| 2,277 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 255,479 | |
| 8,996 | | | Amdocs, Ltd. | | | 649,421 | |
| 1,611 | | | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | | 402,734 | |
| 33,006 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 2,047,032 | |
| 4,612 | | | CoreLogic, Inc.* | | | 201,591 | |
| 16,526 | | | DXC Technology Co. | | | 621,212 | |
| 15,472 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 2,152,000 | |
| 22,795 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 3,055,442 | |
| 625 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 91,044 | |
| 8,655 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 847,238 | |
| 14,556 | | | Sabre Corp. | | | 326,637 | |
| 2,159 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 415,996 | |
| 21,250 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 569,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,718,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 5,241 | | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 314,355 | |
| 7,420 | | | Mattel, Inc.*^ | | | 100,541 | |
| 369 | | | Polaris, Inc. | | | 37,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 452,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 18,224 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,554,689 | |
| 5,709 | | | Avantor, Inc.* | | | 103,618 | |
| 1,370 | | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | | | 506,941 | |
| 6,658 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,028,728 | |
| 5,720 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 555,412 | |
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services, continued | | | |
| 14,383 | | | Qiagen NV* | | $ | 486,145 | |
| 8,279 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,689,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,925,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (2.3%): | | | |
| 3,965 | | | AGCO Corp. | | | 306,296 | |
| 32,325 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 4,773,755 | |
| 6,001 | | | Colfax Corp.* | | | 218,316 | |
| 3,259 | | | Crane Co. | | | 281,512 | |
| 9,836 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 1,760,251 | |
| 18,297 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 3,170,138 | |
| 5,180 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 597,047 | |
| 6,643 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 330,622 | |
| 14,867 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 1,135,690 | |
| 8,243 | | | Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.* | | | 302,353 | |
| 3,502 | | | Gates Industrial Corp. plc* | | | 48,188 | |
| 2,487 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 427,764 | |
| 988 | | | Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 131,325 | |
| 5,894 | | | ITT, Inc. | | | 435,626 | |
| 311 | | | Nordson Corp. | | | 50,643 | |
| 4,412 | | | Oshkosh Corp. | | | 417,596 | |
| 22,039 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 1,743,285 | |
| 8,325 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 1,713,452 | |
| 10,581 | | | Pentair plc | | | 485,350 | |
| 3,617 | | | Snap-On, Inc. | | | 612,720 | |
| 9,862 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 1,634,528 | |
| 4,445 | | | Timken Co. | | | 250,298 | |
| 6,398 | | | Trinity Industries, Inc.^ | | | 141,716 | |
| 575 | | | WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 77,913 | |
| 8,488 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 660,366 | |
| 692 | | | Woodward, Inc. | | | 81,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,788,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.0%†): | | | |
| 3,908 | | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 349,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (1.8%): | | | |
| 4,133 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,004,836 | |
| 155,486 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 6,992,204 | |
| 22,203 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C* | | | 676,969 | |
| 9,957 | | | Discovery, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 325,992 | |
| 16,993 | | | DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | 602,742 | |
| 20,038 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 742,809 | |
| 10,002 | | | Fox Corp., Class B | | | 364,073 | |
| 6,281 | | | GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A* | | | 445,009 | |
| 22,543 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 520,743 | |
| 2,946 | | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 142,940 | |
| 1,810 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A* | | | 225,454 | |
| 6,632 | | | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | | | 833,974 | |
| 5,448 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A* | | | 263,356 | |
| 10,068 | | | Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C* | | | 484,674 | |
| 8,269 | | | New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 266,014 | |
| 25,737 | | | News Corp., Class A | | | 363,921 | |
| 6,593 | | | News Corp., Class B | | | 95,664 | |
| 703 | | | Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 82,427 | |
| 6,643 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 538,216 | |
| 15,586 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., B | | | 654,144 | |
| 519 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., Class A | | | 23,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,649,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.7%): | | | |
| 12,114 | | | Alcoa Corp.* | | $ | 260,572 | |
| 93,774 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 1,230,315 | |
| 53,121 | | | Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 2,308,106 | |
| 19,664 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 1,106,690 | |
| 4,193 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 502,154 | |
| 2,838 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 346,946 | |
| 1,587 | | | Southern Copper Corp. | | | 67,416 | |
| 13,626 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 463,829 | |
| 11,673 | | | United States Steel Corp.^ | | | 133,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,419,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.3%): | | | |
| 35,839 | | | AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 633,634 | |
| 95,992 | | | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 904,245 | |
| 12,060 | | | Chimera Investment Corp.^ | | | 247,954 | |
| 28,148 | | | MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 215,332 | |
| 27,102 | | | New Residential Investment Corp. | | | 436,613 | |
| 17,083 | | | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 424,683 | |
| 17,949 | | | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 262,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,124,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.6%): | | | |
| 1,083 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 168,926 | |
| 7,149 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 672,363 | |
| 10,375 | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 528,606 | |
| 19,830 | | | Macy’s, Inc. | | | 337,110 | |
| 30,844 | | | Target Corp. | | | 3,954,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,661,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (2.0%): | | | |
| 15,886 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 1,220,045 | |
| 32,310 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 881,094 | |
| 18,382 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 1,155,125 | |
| 21,583 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 1,952,614 | |
| 53,661 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 4,444,203 | |
| 12,131 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 1,575,453 | |
| 12,967 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 385,250 | |
| 24,247 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 675,036 | |
| 32,793 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 1,936,427 | |
| 18,364 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 2,781,779 | |
| 20,532 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 1,893,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,900,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.3%): | | | |
| 15,671 | | | Antero Midstream Corp.^ | | | 118,943 | |
| 18,347 | | | Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 52,289 | |
| 24,633 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 630,358 | |
| 9,083 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 158,135 | |
| 13,812 | | | Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A* | | | 63,811 | |
| 6,526 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc.* | | | 398,543 | |
| 88,352 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp.* | | | 72,943 | |
| 124,487 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 15,001,928 | |
| 6,588 | | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 345,804 | |
| 13,023 | | | Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 1,140,424 | |
| 71,766 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 4,666,943 | |
| 5,161 | | | Continental Resources, Inc. | | | 177,022 | |
| 25,187 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 654,106 | |
| 8,275 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 768,417 | |
| 37,708 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 3,158,422 | |
| 15,769 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 171,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 12,435 | | | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | $ | 166,132 | |
| 276,446 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 19,290,403 | |
| 17,479 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 1,167,772 | |
| 9,625 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 488,084 | |
| 126,897 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 2,686,409 | |
| 25,143 | | | Kosmos Energy, Ltd. | | | 143,315 | |
| 52,873 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 718,015 | |
| 41,970 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,528,693 | |
| 9,754 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 261,407 | |
| 30,649 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 761,321 | |
| 58,201 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,398,463 | |
| 18,203 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 1,377,421 | |
| 7,865 | | | Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 148,727 | |
| 7,621 | | | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 239,071 | |
| 29,150 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 3,247,602 | |
| 6,138 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 929,109 | |
| 14,958 | | | Range Resources Corp.^ | | | 72,546 | |
| 15,126 | | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 617,595 | |
| 26,749 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 2,505,044 | |
| 79,015 | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 1,874,236 | |
| 26,689 | | | WPX Energy, Inc.* | | | 366,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 69,568,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 3,700 | | | Domtar Corp. | | | 141,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 19,611 | | | Coty, Inc., Class A | | | 220,624 | |
| 5,490 | | | Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.* | | | 261,708 | |
| 3,729 | | | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 152,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 635,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (5.0%): | | | |
| 21,434 | | | Allergan plc | | | 4,097,538 | |
| 63,125 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,051,994 | |
| 9,625 | | | Catalent, Inc.* | | | 541,888 | |
| 23,918 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | | | 704,385 | |
| 10,448 | | | Horizon Therapeutics plc* | | | 378,218 | |
| 387 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc* | | | 57,771 | |
| 147,210 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 21,473,522 | |
| 8,716 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 792,720 | |
| 33,859 | | | Mylan NV* | | | 680,566 | |
| 9,010 | | | Nektar Therapeutics* | | | 194,481 | |
| 8,025 | | | Perrigo Co. plc | | | 414,572 | |
| 363,144 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 14,227,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,615,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 1,280 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 179,354 | |
| 9,512 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd.* | | | 716,729 | |
| 3,749 | | | ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 364,028 | |
| 19,745 | | | Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 400,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,660,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%): | | | |
| 13,916 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 852,912 | |
| 1,873 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | | | 237,496 | |
| 2,933 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 510,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,601,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Road & Rail (1.0%): | | | |
| 604 | | | AMERCO, Inc. | | $ | 226,995 | |
| 31,223 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 2,259,296 | |
| 3,943 | | | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 460,464 | |
| 6,461 | | | Kansas City Southern | | | 989,567 | |
| 7,918 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 283,781 | |
| 11,003 | | | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | | | 473,349 | |
| 14,769 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 2,867,106 | |
| 2,496 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 473,691 | |
| 3,446 | | | Ryder System, Inc. | | | 187,152 | |
| 3,160 | | | Schneider National, Inc. | | | 68,951 | |
| 55,051 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,637,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,927,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.4%): | | | |
| 20,657 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 2,454,878 | |
| 27,873 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,701,368 | |
| 6,306 | | | Cree, Inc.* | | | 291,022 | |
| 24,389 | | | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 568,995 | |
| 5,518 | | | First Solar, Inc.* | | | 308,787 | |
| 284,260 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 17,012,961 | |
| 1,128 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 329,827 | |
| 43,297 | | | Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. | | | 1,149,968 | |
| 10,952 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 673,658 | |
| 10,832 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 1,134,327 | |
| 72,266 | | | Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 3,886,465 | |
| 3,513 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 386,465 | |
| 26,086 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 635,977 | |
| 7,555 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 878,118 | |
| 10,581 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,279,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,691,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,445 | | | 2u, Inc.* | | | 58,656 | |
| 3,345 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 613,673 | |
| 2,531 | | | Cerence, Inc.* | | | 57,277 | |
| 1,076 | | | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.* | | | 73,039 | |
| 960 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 106,464 | |
| 757 | | | Dynatrace, Inc.* | | | 19,152 | |
| 3,069 | | | LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 263,136 | |
| 37,530 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 957,765 | |
| 18,736 | | | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 334,063 | |
| 1,643 | | | SolarWinds Corp.* | | | 30,478 | |
| 1,505 | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 92,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,606,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (1.2%): | | | |
| 3,298 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 528,208 | |
| 3,507 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 170,545 | |
| 11,706 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 1,027,787 | |
| 5,635 | | | CarMax, Inc.* | | | 494,020 | |
| 4,037 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 199,791 | |
| 7,080 | | | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 276,049 | |
| 14,377 | | | Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 254,185 | |
| 30,952 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 6,759,299 | |
| 12,149 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 220,140 | |
| 2,152 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 108,073 | |
| 7,889 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 1,054,365 | |
| 4,252 | | | Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | | | 118,078 | |
| 3,988 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 292,879 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,503,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%): | | | |
| 2,910 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | | $ | 149,545 | |
| 84,934 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 1,347,053 | |
| 91,735 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 1,885,155 | |
| 19,368 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 1,229,287 | |
| 11,897 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 438,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,049,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%): | | | |
| 5,697 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 217,341 | |
| 1,535 | | | Carter’s, Inc. | | | 167,837 | |
| 721 | | | Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 72,237 | |
| 5,597 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 83,115 | |
| 4,701 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 494,310 | |
| 3,296 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 386,357 | |
| 5,302 | | | Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A* | | | 228,993 | |
| 18,366 | | | Tapestry, Inc. | | | 495,332 | |
| 4,477 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | 96,703 | |
| 4,455 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 85,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,327,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%): | | | |
| 22,867 | | | MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 324,025 | |
| 29,313 | | | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 352,343 | |
| 3,447 | | | TFS Financial Corp. | | | 67,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 744,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (1.2%): | | | |
| 62,380 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 3,113,386 | |
| 101,459 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 8,633,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,746,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 5,975 | | | Air Lease Corp. | | | 283,932 | |
| 3,778 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 139,597 | |
| 10,812 | | | HD Supply Holdings, Inc.* | | | 434,859 | |
| 3,034 | | | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 238,078 | |
| 1,399 | | | United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 233,311 | |
| 11,021 | | | Univar Solutions, Inc.* | | | 267,149 | |
| 2,091 | | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 376,694 | |
| 2,692 | | | WESCO International, Inc.* | | | 159,878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,133,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%†): | | | |
| 4,985 | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | | 213,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 11,787 | | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 1,448,033 | |
| 13,850 | | | Aqua America, Inc. | | | 650,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,098,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 38,497 | | | Sprint Corp.* | | | 200,569 | |
| 6,710 | | | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 170,635 | |
| 9,888 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 775,418 | |
| 870 | | | United States Cellular Corp.* | | | 31,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,178,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $745,474,702) | | | 939,764,662 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.4%): | |
| 4,234,593 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(a)(b) | | $ | 4,234,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $4,234,593) | | | 4,234,593 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.2%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.2%): | | | |
| 11,273,485 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(b) | | | 11,273,485 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $11,273,485) | | | 11,273,485 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $760,982,780) — 100.3%(c) | | | 955,272,740 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.3)% | | | (2,533,155 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 952,739,585 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $4,169,476. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(b) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
Futures Contracts
Cash of $530,200 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | |
S&P 500 IndexE-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | | | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 82 | | | $ | 13,247,510 | | | $ | 240,354 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 240,354 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at cost | | | $ | 758,573,433 | |
Investments in affiliates, at cost | | | | 2,409,347 | |
| | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at value(a) | | | $ | 951,402,453 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value | | | | 3,870,287 | |
Cash | | | | 324,166 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 530,200 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,571,648 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 30,883 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 97,632 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 3,306 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 957,830,575 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 27 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 298,757 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 4,234,593 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 281,618 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 8,125 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 166,324 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 5,440 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 3,380 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,921 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 831 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 89,974 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 5,090,990 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 952,739,585 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 702,507,955 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 250,231,630 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 952,739,585 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 165,336,562 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 16,955,260 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 9.75 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 787,403,023 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 59,968,245 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.13 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $4,169,476. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 24,422,379 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | | 109,171 | |
Interest | | | | 11,292 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 165,475 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (2,611 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 24,705,706 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 4,118,839 | |
Administration fees | | | | 262,891 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 1,939,809 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 33,501 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 16,746 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,553 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 52,280 | |
Professional fees | | | | 46,877 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 32,222 | |
Other expenses | | | | 221,810 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 6,736,528 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (772,498 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 5,964,030 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 18,741,676 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 39,743,270 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions | | | | (52,162 | ) |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 3,678,485 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 150,562,590 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions | | | | 977,423 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 344,544 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 195,254,150 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 213,995,826 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 18,741,676 | | | | $ | 20,052,675 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 43,369,593 | | | | | 48,302,278 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 151,884,557 | | | | | (152,587,636 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 213,995,826 | | | | | (84,232,683 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (14,937,853 | ) | | | | (20,762,804 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (52,687,956 | ) | | | | (77,533,827 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (67,625,809 | ) | | | | (98,296,631 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 41,842 | | | | | 55,192 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 14,937,853 | | | | | 20,762,804 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (20,385,177 | ) | | | | (23,297,110 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (5,405,482 | ) | | | | (2,479,114 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 8,176,828 | | | | | 121,859,508 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 52,687,956 | | | | | 77,533,827 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (118,250,607 | ) | | | | (224,526,648 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (57,385,823 | ) | | | | (25,133,313 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (62,791,305 | ) | | | | (27,612,427 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 83,578,712 | | | | | (210,141,741 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 869,160,873 | | | | | 1,079,302,614 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 952,739,585 | | | | $ | 869,160,873 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 4,308 | | | | | 5,211 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 1,678,410 | | | | | 2,194,799 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (2,129,392 | ) | | | | (2,254,717 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (446,674 | ) | | | | (54,707 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 662,245 | | | | | 8,832,225 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 4,394,325 | | | | | 6,237,637 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (9,270,354 | ) | | | | (16,752,274 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (4,213,784 | ) | | | | (1,682,412 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (4,660,458 | ) | | | | (1,737,119 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 8.55 | | | | $ | 10.65 | | | | $ | 10.79 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.21 | (a) | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.94 | | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.15 | | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | (1.32 | ) | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 9.75 | | | | $ | 8.55 | | | | $ | 10.65 | | | | $ | 10.79 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 26.13 | % | | | | (8.50 | )% | | | | 13.38 | % | | | | 7.90 | %(c) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 165,337 | | | | $ | 148,796 | | | | $ | 185,903 | | | | $ | 187,248 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 2.21 | % | | | | 2.10 | % | | | | 2.07 | % | | | | 2.11 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.51 | % | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.51 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.43 | % | | | | 0.45 | % | | | | 0.46 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 15 | % | | | | 22 | % | | | | 12 | % | | | | 131 | %(g) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 11.22 | | | | $ | 13.56 | | | | $ | 13.39 | | | | $ | 12.91 | | | | $ | 14.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.25 | (a) | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.22 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.57 | | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | (0.92 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.82 | | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | | 1.66 | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | (0.70 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | | (0.98 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | | (1.21 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.13 | | | | $ | 11.22 | | | | $ | 13.56 | | | | $ | 13.39 | | | | $ | 12.91 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 25.86 | % | | | | (8.72 | )% | | | | 13.02 | % | | | | 16.15 | % | | | | (4.42 | )% |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 787,403 | | | | $ | 720,365 | | | | $ | 893,400 | | | | $ | 991,296 | | | | $ | 193,094 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.96 | % | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | 1.81 | % | | | | 2.05 | % | | | | 1.54 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.76 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.77 | % | | | | 0.77 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.68 | % | | | | 0.68 | % | | | | 0.70 | % | | | | 0.72 | % | | | | 0.77 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 15 | % | | | | 22 | % | | | | 12 | % | | | | 131 | %(g) | | | | 16 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 131%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $16,250 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $4,234,593 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 240,354 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 3,678,485 | | | $ | 344,544 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.59 | % |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.44 | % | | | | 0.84 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.36% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
At December 31, 2019, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
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| | Fair Value 12/31/2018 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized Gains(Losses) | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Fair Value 12/31/2019 | | Shares as of 12/31/2019 | | Dividend Income | | Net Realized Gains Distributions from Affiliated Underlying Funds |
| | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Inc., Class A | | | $ | 3,490,599 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (545,573 | ) | | | $ | (52,162 | ) | | | $ | 977,423 | | | | $ | 3,870,287 | | | | | 7,699 | | | | $ | 109,171 | | | | $ | — | |
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| | | $ | 3,490,599 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (545,573 | ) | | | $ | (52,162 | ) | | | $ | 977,423 | | | | $ | 3,870,287 | | | | | 7,699 | | | | $ | 109,171 | | | | $ | — | |
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Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $7,022 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 939,764,662 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 939,764,662 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 4,234,593 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,234,593 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 11,273,485 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 11,273,485 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 955,272,740 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 955,272,740 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 240,354 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 240,354 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 955,513,094 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 955,513,094 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | $ | 141,364,627 | | | | $ | 246,969,701 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $767,951,311. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 232,083,400 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (44,761,971 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 187,321,429 | |
| | | | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | $ | 24,694,840 | | | | $ | 42,930,969 | | | | $ | 67,625,809 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | $ | 37,419,832 | | | | $ | 60,876,799 | | | | $ | 98,296,631 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | $ | 20,996,388 | | | | $ | 41,912,650 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 187,322,600 | | | | $ | 250,231,638 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, futures contracts,mark-to-market on futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 60% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 51.95% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $4,991,200.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $42,930,969.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
(not including AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund)
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements — September 18, 2019 (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
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The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point 12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
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The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 11
Statement of Operations
Page 11
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 12
Financial Highlights
Page 13
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 19
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 20
Other Information
Page 21
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 22
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 30.89%†. That compared to a 31.49% total return for its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (“Index”)1.
The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole.*
Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the near future. Despite a35-day government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation and slowing but stable economic growth.
In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, however, with the Index dropping-6.4% after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. The10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 50 basis points (0.50%) to 2%—the lowest level since 2016—and the resulting negative spread between three-month and10-year yields added to uncertainty.
Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in July and September to offset that potential risk as well as weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. The closely monitoredtwo-year,10-year Treasury yield spread inverted for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.
In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easy monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut federal fund rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 1.75%, marking the third rate cut of the year.
From a sector perspective, all sectors in the Index had positive returns. The largest positive returns came from the information technology, communication services, and financials sectors. The lowest contributors for the year were the energy, healthcare, and materials sectors.
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, and derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to fully cover all outstanding futures positions. The Fund’s use of futures contracts provides immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all 500 stocks in the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in a single industry or sector, or concentrating investments in a limited number of industries or sectors, tends to increase the risk that economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting certain industries or sectors will have a large impact on the value of the portfolio.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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AZL®S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 31.27 | %† | | | 15.04 | % | | | 11.48 | % | | | 13.30 | % |
AZL®S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 30.89 | %† | | | 14.77 | % | | | 11.20 | % | | | 13.02 | % |
S&P 500®Index | | | 31.49 | % | | | 15.27 | % | | | 11.70 | % | | | 13.56 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.23 | % |
AZL®S&P 500 Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.48 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.46% for Class 1 Shares and 0.71% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”), which is an unmanaged index that is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,108.00 | | | | $ | 1.22 | | | | | 0.23 | % |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,106.60 | | | | $ | 2.55 | | | | | 0.48 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,024.05 | | | | $ | 1.17 | | | | | 0.23 | % |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.79 | | | | $ | 2.45 | | | | | 0.48 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscalhalf-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 23.0 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 14.1 | |
| |
Financials | | | | 12.9 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 10.3 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 9.7 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 9.0 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 7.2 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 4.3 | |
| |
Utilities | | | | 3.3 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 3.0 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 2.6 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks | | | | 99.4 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 0.6 | |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.1 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.1 | ) |
| | | | | |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (99.4%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.4%): | | | |
| 39,988 | | | Arconic, Inc. | | $ | 1,230,431 | |
| 55,393 | | | Boeing Co. (The) | | | 18,044,825 | |
| 24,279 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | 4,281,602 | |
| 4,192 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 1,051,689 | |
| 22,904 | | | L3harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,532,014 | |
| 25,717 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 10,013,685 | |
| 16,239 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 5,585,729 | |
| 28,852 | | | Raytheon Co. | | | 6,339,938 | |
| 23,664 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 1,055,414 | |
| 5,146 | | | TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 2,881,760 | |
| 84,057 | | | United Technologies Corp. | | | 12,588,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 67,605,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%): | | | |
| 14,171 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^ | | | 1,108,172 | |
| 17,683 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 1,379,628 | |
| 24,785 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 3,747,740 | |
| 72,602 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 8,498,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,734,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.4%): | | | |
| 12,826 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 868,962 | |
| 40,282 | | | American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 1,155,288 | |
| 59,636 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 3,487,512 | |
| 48,972 | | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 2,643,509 | |
| 22,512 | | | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,983,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,138,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (0.1%): | | | |
| 26,370 | | | Aptiv plc | | | 2,504,359 | |
| 21,626 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 938,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,442,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.3%): | | | |
| 403,445 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 3,752,039 | |
| 129,985 | | | General Motors Co. | | | 4,757,450 | |
| 16,308 | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 606,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,115,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (5.6%): | | | |
| 838,750 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 29,540,775 | |
| 226,191 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 18,070,399 | |
| 44,730 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,816,485 | |
| 14,935 | | | Comerica, Inc. | | | 1,071,586 | |
| 73,246 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 2,251,582 | |
| 17,430 | | | First Republic Bank | | | 2,047,154 | |
| 106,619 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,607,815 | |
| 324,958 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 45,299,144 | |
| 102,047 | | | KeyCorp | | | 2,065,431 | |
| 13,672 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 2,320,822 | |
| 46,395 | | | People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 784,076 | |
| 45,397 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 7,246,723 | |
| 99,166 | | | Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,701,689 | |
| 5,387 | | | SVB Financial Group* | | | 1,352,352 | |
| 138,942 | | | Truist Financial Corp. | | | 7,825,213 | |
| 147,254 | | | U.S. Bancorp | | | 8,730,690 | |
| 398,749 | | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 21,452,696 | |
| 17,661 | | | Zions Bancorp | | | 916,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 156,101,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Beverages (1.8%): | | | |
| 18,939 | | | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | $ | 1,280,276 | |
| 399,508 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 22,112,768 | |
| 17,354 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C | | | 3,292,922 | |
| 19,446 | | | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | | | 1,048,139 | |
| 39,552 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 2,513,530 | |
| 144,471 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 19,744,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,992,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (2.0%): | | | |
| 153,214 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 13,565,568 | |
| 22,865 | | | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,472,850 | |
| 61,561 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 14,840,511 | |
| 18,695 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 5,547,367 | |
| 131,076 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 8,517,318 | |
| 18,573 | | | Incyte Corp.* | | | 1,621,794 | |
| 8,267 | | | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 3,104,093 | |
| 26,642 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 5,833,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 55,502,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.3%): | | | |
| 13,847 | | | A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 659,671 | |
| 9,612 | | | Allegion plc | | | 1,197,078 | |
| 14,472 | | | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 945,600 | |
| 79,914 | | | Johnson Controls International plc | | | 3,253,300 | |
| 29,136 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 1,398,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,453,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (2.7%): | | | |
| 13,070 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 2,177,201 | |
| 86,946 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 4,375,992 | |
| 12,219 | | | BlackRock, Inc., Class A+ | | | 6,142,491 | |
| 11,592 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 1,391,040 | |
| 118,450 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 5,633,482 | |
| 37,128 | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | 7,452,332 | |
| 23,600 | | | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 1,070,732 | |
| 28,731 | | | Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 746,431 | |
| 33,017 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 7,591,600 | |
| 57,693 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 5,339,487 | |
| 39,268 | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | 706,039 | |
| 3,939 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,493,314 | |
| 16,813 | | | Moody’s Corp. | | | 3,991,574 | |
| 127,449 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 6,515,193 | |
| 8,820 | | | MSCI, Inc. | | | 2,277,148 | |
| 11,995 | | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 1,284,665 | |
| 21,952 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 2,332,180 | |
| 12,851 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 1,149,650 | |
| 25,321 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 6,913,899 | |
| 37,636 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 2,977,008 | |
| 24,210 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 2,949,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,511,204 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (1.9%): | | | |
| 22,810 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 5,360,122 | |
| 11,028 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 805,485 | |
| 12,627 | | | Celanese Corp., Series A | | | 1,554,636 | |
| 22,502 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,074,245 | |
| 77,759 | | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 2,298,556 | |
| 76,823 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 4,204,523 | |
| 76,752 | | | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 4,927,478 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Chemicals, continued | | | |
| 14,083 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | $ | 1,116,219 | |
| 25,981 | | | Ecolab, Inc. | | | 5,014,073 | |
| 13,558 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 1,353,360 | |
| 10,957 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.^ | | | 1,413,672 | |
| 55,654 | | | Linde plc | | | 11,848,738 | |
| 26,598 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 2,512,979 | |
| 36,525 | | | Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 790,401 | |
| 24,557 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 3,278,114 | |
| 8,495 | | | Sherwin Williams Co. | | | 4,957,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 52,509,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.4%): | | | |
| 8,656 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 2,329,156 | |
| 21,064 | | | Copart, Inc.* | | | 1,915,560 | |
| 21,823 | | | Republic Services, Inc., Class A | | | 1,955,995 | |
| 14,362 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 476,244 | |
| 40,365 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 4,599,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,276,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (1.0%): | | | |
| 5,669 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 1,153,075 | |
| 439,523 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 21,079,522 | |
| 6,389 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.* | | | 892,224 | |
| 34,678 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 854,119 | |
| 17,726 | | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,856,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,835,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.1%): | | | |
| 14,099 | | | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 1,266,514 | |
| 14,695 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 598,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,864,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.1%): | | | |
| 6,443 | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 1,801,721 | |
| 13,693 | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 1,971,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,773,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.7%): | | | |
| 69,518 | | | American Express Co. | | | 8,654,296 | |
| 48,251 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 4,965,510 | |
| 32,427 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 2,750,458 | |
| 61,350 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 2,209,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,579,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.4%): | | | |
| 169,029 | | | Amcor plc | | | 1,832,274 | |
| 8,550 | | | Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 1,118,511 | |
| 33,893 | | | Ball Corp. | | | 2,191,860 | |
| 40,710 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 1,874,696 | |
| 9,779 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 1,095,150 | |
| 15,649 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 623,300 | |
| 26,776 | | | WestRock Co. | | | 1,148,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,884,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.1%): | | | |
| 14,938 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 1,586,864 | |
| 31,774 | | | LKQ Corp.* | | | 1,134,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,721,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%†): | | | |
| 19,715 | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 462,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.6%): | | | |
| 202,657 | | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | | $ | 45,901,811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%): | | | |
| 756,839 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 29,577,268 | |
| 101,585 | | | CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 1,341,938 | |
| 428,491 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 26,309,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,228,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (2.0%): | | | |
| 25,108 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 1,373,910 | |
| 51,087 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 4,828,232 | |
| 75,532 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 6,889,274 | |
| 37,259 | | | Edison International | | | 2,809,701 | |
| 20,734 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 2,483,933 | |
| 23,808 | | | Evergy, Inc. | | | 1,549,663 | |
| 33,671 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 2,864,392 | |
| 100,484 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 4,581,066 | |
| 55,979 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 2,720,579 | |
| 50,640 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 12,262,981 | |
| 11,685 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 1,050,832 | |
| 74,790 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 2,683,465 | |
| 108,655 | | | Southern Co. (The) | | | 6,921,324 | |
| 54,130 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 3,436,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,456,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.5%): | | | |
| 23,557 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 2,349,575 | |
| 42,831 | | | Eaton Corp. plc | | | 4,056,952 | |
| 63,112 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 4,812,921 | |
| 11,971 | | | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 2,426,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,645,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%): | | | |
| 30,718 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 3,324,609 | |
| 14,886 | | | CDW Corp. | | | 2,126,316 | |
| 79,391 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 2,311,072 | |
| 14,014 | | | FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 729,709 | |
| 3,684 | | | IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 533,885 | |
| 19,402 | | | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,991,227 | |
| 34,651 | | | TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 3,320,952 | |
| 5,633 | | | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | | | 1,438,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,776,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (0.4%): | | | |
| 67,507 | | | Baker Hughes Co. | | | 1,730,204 | |
| 91,066 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 2,228,385 | |
| 11,329 | | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 514,676 | |
| 40,152 | | | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 1,005,808 | |
| 143,431 | | | Schlumberger, Ltd. | | | 5,765,927 | |
| 43,669 | | | Technipfmc plc | | | 936,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,181,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (1.9%): | | | |
| 79,596 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 4,729,594 | |
| 30,251 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 3,252,285 | |
| 14,721 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 1,052,110 | |
| 45,405 | | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 14,691,696 | |
| 11,722 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | 1,435,124 | |
| 186,739 | | | Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 27,008,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 52,168,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.8%): | | | |
| 11,855 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | $ | 1,915,531 | |
| 45,891 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 10,546,670 | |
| 15,407 | | | Apartment Investment & Management Co. | | | 795,772 | |
| 14,531 | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 3,047,151 | |
| 14,880 | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 2,051,357 | |
| 43,064 | | | Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 6,121,548 | |
| 21,625 | | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 2,589,378 | |
| 38,410 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 1,331,675 | |
| 8,835 | | | Equinix, Inc. | | | 5,156,990 | |
| 36,272 | | | Equity Residential | | | 2,935,130 | |
| 6,828 | | | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 2,054,272 | |
| 13,534 | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 1,429,461 | |
| 7,253 | | | Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 933,679 | |
| 51,248 | | | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,766,519 | |
| 74,304 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,378,339 | |
| 29,692 | | | Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 946,284 | |
| 43,919 | | | Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 909,562 | |
| 11,916 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 1,571,244 | |
| 65,453 | | | ProLogis, Inc. | | | 5,834,480 | |
| 15,564 | | | Public Storage, Inc. | | | 3,314,509 | |
| 33,665 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 2,478,754 | |
| 17,504 | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | 1,104,327 | |
| 11,654 | | | SBA Communications Corp. | | | 2,808,497 | |
| 31,793 | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 4,735,885 | |
| 8,515 | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 782,358 | |
| 30,470 | | | UDR, Inc. | | | 1,422,949 | |
| 38,508 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 2,223,452 | |
| 16,278 | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,082,487 | |
| 42,039 | | | Welltower, Inc. | | | 3,437,949 | |
| 76,872 | | | Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 2,321,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,027,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%): | | | |
| 45,771 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 13,453,012 | |
| 83,241 | | | Kroger Co. (The) | | | 2,413,157 | |
| 52,862 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 4,521,815 | |
| 77,677 | | | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 4,579,836 | |
| 146,974 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 17,466,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,434,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.1%): | | | |
| 57,953 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 2,686,122 | |
| 17,547 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 867,173 | |
| 50,049 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 1,713,678 | |
| 62,619 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 3,353,874 | |
| 15,366 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 2,258,495 | |
| 28,891 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 1,303,273 | |
| 11,897 | | | JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 1,238,835 | |
| 25,627 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 1,772,363 | |
| 64,793 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 2,081,799 | |
| 15,277 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,314,280 | |
| 12,744 | | | McCormick & Co. | | | 2,163,039 | |
| 149,174 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 8,216,503 | |
| 30,560 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 2,782,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,751,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.0%†): | | | |
| 12,467 | | | Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 1,394,559 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.6%): | | | |
| 183,112 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | $ | 15,905,107 | |
| 4,645 | | | ABIOMED, Inc.* | | | 792,391 | |
| 7,390 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 2,062,106 | |
| 52,896 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 4,423,164 | |
| 28,021 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 7,620,871 | |
| 144,408 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 6,530,130 | |
| 5,158 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,657,214 | |
| 66,232 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 10,165,287 | |
| 22,839 | | | Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | | | 1,292,459 | |
| 21,609 | | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 5,041,164 | |
| 27,533 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 1,437,498 | |
| 8,852 | | | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 2,311,523 | |
| 11,974 | | | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | | | 7,078,430 | |
| 138,871 | | | Medtronic plc | | | 15,754,913 | |
| 14,943 | | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 2,315,717 | |
| 8,857 | | | Steris plc | | | 1,349,984 | |
| 33,359 | | | Stryker Corp. | | | 7,003,388 | |
| 4,761 | | | Teleflex, Inc. | | | 1,792,231 | |
| 9,475 | | | Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,345,545 | |
| 21,310 | | | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,189,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 99,068,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (2.9%): | | | |
| 15,430 | | | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,311,859 | |
| 26,271 | | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 7,934,630 | |
| 30,303 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,532,726 | |
| 42,920 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 2,698,380 | |
| 38,689 | | | Cigna Corp. | | | 7,911,514 | |
| 134,787 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 10,013,326 | |
| 9,447 | | | DaVita, Inc.* | | | 708,808 | |
| 27,410 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 4,051,472 | |
| 15,011 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 1,001,534 | |
| 13,721 | | | Humana, Inc. | | | 5,029,021 | |
| 10,002 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | | | 1,692,038 | |
| 18,622 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 2,575,795 | |
| 13,891 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 1,483,420 | |
| 98,158 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 28,856,489 | |
| 8,308 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 1,191,866 | |
| 5,224 | | | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | | | 1,725,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 79,717,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (0.1%): | | | |
| 32,542 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 2,388,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.9%): | | | |
| 41,675 | | | Carnival Corp., Class A | | | 2,118,340 | |
| 2,638 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 2,208,296 | |
| 12,779 | | | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 1,393,039 | |
| 29,227 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,241,567 | |
| 35,012 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 2,417,228 | |
| 28,114 | | | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 4,257,303 | |
| 78,025 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 15,418,520 | |
| 53,355 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 1,775,121 | |
| 21,952 | | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 1,282,216 | |
| 17,862 | | | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | | | 2,384,756 | |
| 122,358 | | | Starbucks Corp. | | | 10,757,715 | |
| 9,925 | | | Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | | | 1,378,285 | |
| 31,337 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 3,156,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,788,962 | |
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Household Durables (0.4%): | | | |
| 34,822 | | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | $ | 1,836,861 | |
| 14,995 | | | Garmin, Ltd. | | | 1,462,912 | |
| 13,620 | | | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 692,305 | |
| 28,997 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 1,617,743 | |
| 6,185 | | | Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | | | 843,510 | |
| 38,779 | | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 745,332 | |
| 363 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 1,382,453 | |
| 26,393 | | | PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 1,024,048 | |
| 6,602 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 973,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,579,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (1.7%): | | | |
| 25,396 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 1,786,355 | |
| 13,003 | | | Clorox Co. (The) | | | 1,996,481 | |
| 88,795 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 6,112,648 | |
| 35,517 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 4,885,363 | |
| 258,373 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 32,270,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,051,634 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%): | |
| 69,073 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 1,374,553 | |
| 26,323 | | | NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 1,046,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,420,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%): | | | |
| 59,579 | | | 3M Co. | | | 10,510,927 | |
| 904,845 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 10,098,070 | |
| 74,030 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 13,103,310 | |
| 10,742 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,805,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,517,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (2.3%): | | | |
| 76,048 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 4,022,939 | |
| 33,564 | | | Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 3,774,272 | |
| 90,132 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 4,626,476 | |
| 24,258 | | | Aon plc | | | 5,052,699 | |
| 19,458 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 1,852,985 | |
| 6,361 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 833,800 | |
| 46,954 | | | Chubb, Ltd. | | | 7,308,861 | |
| 15,806 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 1,662,001 | |
| 4,260 | | | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | | | 1,179,338 | |
| 10,184 | | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 1,071,866 | |
| 37,342 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,269,273 | |
| 20,745 | | | Lincoln National Corp. | | | 1,224,162 | |
| 26,502 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 1,391,090 | |
| 52,286 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 5,825,183 | |
| 80,987 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 4,127,907 | |
| 26,978 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,483,790 | |
| 60,446 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 4,375,686 | |
| 41,649 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 3,904,177 | |
| 26,742 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 3,662,317 | |
| 21,708 | | | Unum Group | | | 633,005 | |
| 13,321 | | | Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 2,690,043 | |
| 15,170 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 1,048,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 64,020,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (4.9%): | | | |
| 31,043 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 41,578,684 | |
| 30,967 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 41,403,498 | |
| 249,324 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 51,173,752 | |
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| 80,274 | | | Twitter, Inc.* | | $ | 2,572,782 | |
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| | | | | | | 136,728,716 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (3.3%): | | | |
| 43,149 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 79,732,449 | |
| 4,337 | | | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,907,027 | |
| 79,121 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 2,857,059 | |
| 14,551 | | | Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 1,573,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 93,070,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (5.4%): | | | |
| 65,796 | | | Accenture plc, Class C | | | 13,854,664 | |
| 16,743 | | | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,446,260 | |
| 4,244 | | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 476,177 | |
| 44,830 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 7,643,515 | |
| 11,794 | | | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,457,031 | |
| 56,731 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 3,518,457 | |
| 26,656 | | | DXC Technology Co. | | | 1,001,999 | |
| 63,676 | | | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 8,856,695 | |
| 59,170 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 6,841,827 | |
| 9,007 | | | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,591,494 | |
| 9,198 | | | Gartner, Inc.* | | | 1,417,412 | |
| 31,138 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 5,684,553 | |
| 91,757 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 12,299,108 | |
| 8,012 | | | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 1,167,108 | |
| 13,782 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,349,120 | |
| 91,974 | | | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 27,462,517 | |
| 32,953 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 2,802,982 | |
| 121,653 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 13,159,205 | |
| 10,705 | | | VeriSign, Inc.* | | | 2,062,639 | |
| 177,356 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 33,325,192 | |
| 43,109 | | | Western Union Co. | | | 1,154,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 149,572,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.1%): | | | |
| 13,293 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 1,403,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 32,018 | | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,731,456 | |
| 15,211 | | | Illumina, Inc.* | | | 5,046,097 | |
| 18,673 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,885,165 | |
| 2,509 | | | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | | | 1,990,340 | |
| 11,557 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 1,122,185 | |
| 41,545 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 13,496,723 | |
| 6,612 | | | Waters Corp.* | | | 1,544,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,816,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (1.6%): | | | |
| 57,259 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 8,456,008 | |
| 15,851 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 2,836,695 | |
| 32,603 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 5,648,796 | |
| 15,133 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 1,744,230 | |
| 13,648 | | | Flowserve Corp. | | | 679,261 | |
| 30,763 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 2,349,986 | |
| 7,945 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 1,366,540 | |
| 30,303 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 5,443,328 | |
| 24,824 | | | Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 3,299,606 | |
| 35,835 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 2,834,549 | |
| 13,364 | | | Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 2,750,578 | |
| 17,093 | | | Pentair plc | | | 784,056 | |
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| 5,745 | | | Snap-On, Inc. | | $ | 973,203 | |
| 15,694 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 2,601,124 | |
| 18,920 | | | Wabtec Corp. | | | 1,471,976 | |
| 18,812 | | | Xylem, Inc. | | | 1,482,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,722,133 | |
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Media (1.4%): | | | |
| 16,244 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 7,879,639 | |
| 470,350 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 21,151,639 | |
| 35,039 | | | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C* | | | 1,068,339 | |
| 16,444 | | | Discovery, Inc., Class A*^ | | | 538,377 | |
| 26,637 | | | DISH Network Corp., Class A* | | | 944,814 | |
| 37,033 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 1,372,813 | |
| 16,894 | | | Fox Corp., Class B | | | 614,942 | |
| 40,171 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 927,950 | |
| 39,647 | | | News Corp., Class A | | | 560,609 | |
| 13,127 | | | News Corp., Class B | | | 190,473 | |
| 22,545 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,826,596 | |
| 55,799 | | | ViacomCBS, Inc., B | | | 2,341,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,418,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.3%): | | | |
| 149,391 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 1,960,010 | |
| 84,634 | | | Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 3,677,347 | |
| 31,415 | | | Nucor Corp. | | | 1,768,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,405,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.5%): | | | |
| 26,378 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 4,114,440 | |
| 24,621 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | 2,315,605 | |
| 16,142 | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | 822,435 | |
| 32,142 | | | Macy’s, Inc. | | | 546,414 | |
| 11,220 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 459,235 | |
| 52,501 | | | Target Corp. | | | 6,731,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,989,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.1%): | | | |
| 25,420 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 1,952,256 | |
| 51,626 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 1,407,841 | |
| 29,411 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 1,848,187 | |
| 34,559 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 3,126,553 | |
| 85,277 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 7,062,641 | |
| 19,855 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 2,578,569 | |
| 39,022 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 1,086,372 | |
| 52,611 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 3,106,680 | |
| 29,206 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 4,424,125 | |
| 32,523 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 2,999,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,592,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.9%): | | | |
| 38,959 | | | Apache Corp. | | | 996,961 | |
| 41,945 | | | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 730,262 | |
| 195,905 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 23,608,512 | |
| 10,557 | | | Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 554,137 | |
| 20,755 | | | Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 1,817,515 | |
| 113,683 | | | ConocoPhillips Co. | | | 7,392,805 | |
| 40,427 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,049,889 | |
| 16,654 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 1,546,490 | |
| 60,274 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 5,048,550 | |
| 438,367 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 30,589,250 | |
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| 26,834 | | | Hess Corp. | | $ | 1,792,780 | |
| 15,275 | | | HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 774,595 | |
| 201,252 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 4,260,505 | |
| 83,660 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 1,136,103 | |
| 67,273 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 4,053,198 | |
| 49,965 | | | Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 1,241,131 | |
| 92,553 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 3,814,109 | |
| 42,969 | | | ONEOK, Inc. | | | 3,251,464 | |
| 46,038 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 5,129,094 | |
| 17,162 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 2,597,812 | |
| 42,546 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 3,984,433 | |
| 126,110 | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 2,991,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,360,924 | |
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Personal Products (0.2%): | | | |
| 30,605 | | | Coty, Inc., Class A | | | 344,306 | |
| 23,058 | | | Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 4,762,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,106,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (4.6%): | | | |
| 34,011 | | | Allergan plc | | | 6,501,883 | |
| 242,871 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 15,589,889 | |
| 87,538 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 11,505,119 | |
| 272,677 | | | Johnson & Johnson Co. | | | 39,775,395 | |
| 263,778 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 23,990,609 | |
| 53,676 | | | Mylan NV* | | | 1,078,888 | |
| 14,219 | | | Perrigo Co. plc | | | 734,554 | |
| 573,366 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 22,464,480 | |
| 49,347 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 6,531,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 128,171,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 12,566 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 1,760,748 | |
| 41,545 | | | IHS Markit, Ltd.* | | | 3,130,416 | |
| 37,008 | | | Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 751,262 | |
| 12,232 | | | Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 772,451 | |
| 17,024 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 2,542,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,957,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%): | | | |
| 34,682 | | | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,125,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (1.0%): | | | |
| 80,568 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 5,829,900 | |
| 8,858 | | | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 1,034,437 | |
| 10,324 | | | Kansas City Southern | | | 1,581,224 | |
| 27,015 | | | Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 5,244,422 | |
| 6,657 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 1,263,365 | |
| 71,923 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 13,002,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,956,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.2%): | | | |
| 115,378 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 5,291,235 | |
| 38,158 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 4,534,697 | |
| 95,668 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 5,839,575 | |
| 41,097 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 12,987,474 | |
| 450,685 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 26,973,497 | |
| 16,348 | | | KLA Corp. | | | 2,912,723 | |
| 15,031 | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | 4,395,064 | |
| 28,232 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 1,736,550 | |
| 24,651 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 2,581,453 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued | | | |
| 114,697 | | | Micron Technology, Inc.* | | $ | 6,168,405 | |
| 63,407 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 14,919,667 | |
| 12,136 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 1,410,567 | |
| 118,302 | | | Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 10,437,785 | |
| 17,603 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,127,851 | |
| 96,848 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 12,424,630 | |
| 26,000 | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | 2,542,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 117,283,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (7.0%): | | | |
| 50,153 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 16,540,961 | |
| 8,833 | | | ANSYS, Inc.* | | | 2,273,703 | |
| 22,797 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 4,182,338 | |
| 29,169 | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 2,023,162 | |
| 12,626 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 1,400,223 | |
| 14,678 | | | Fortinet, Inc.* | | | 1,567,023 | |
| 26,969 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 7,063,990 | |
| 790,388 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 124,644,187 | |
| 59,007 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 1,505,859 | |
| 224,458 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 11,891,785 | |
| 91,898 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 14,946,291 | |
| 19,540 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.* | | | 5,516,533 | |
| 15,575 | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 2,168,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 195,724,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (2.2%): | | | |
| 7,156 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 1,146,105 | |
| 2,466 | | | AutoZone, Inc.* | | | 2,937,770 | |
| 23,473 | | | Best Buy Co, Inc. | | | 2,060,929 | |
| 16,976 | | | CarMax, Inc.* | | | 1,488,286 | |
| 22,015 | | | Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 389,225 | |
| 113,016 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 24,680,435 | |
| 23,412 | | | L Brands, Inc. | | | 424,225 | |
| 79,411 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 9,510,262 | |
| 7,839 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 3,435,520 | |
| 37,477 | | | Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 4,363,072 | |
| 11,104 | | | Tiffany & Co. | | | 1,484,050 | |
| 125,639 | | | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 7,671,517 | |
| 12,376 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 1,156,413 | |
| 5,890 | | | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 1,490,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 62,238,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.9%): | | | |
| 432,727 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 127,070,284 | |
| 134,066 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 2,126,287 | |
| 153,535 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 3,155,144 | |
| 23,841 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 1,484,102 | |
| 23,952 | | | Seagate Technology plc | | | 1,425,144 | |
| 30,799 | | | Western Digital Corp. | | | 1,954,813 | |
| 19,535 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 720,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 137,936,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%): | | | |
| 15,772 | | | Capri Holdings, Ltd.* | | $ | 601,702 | |
| 37,618 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 558,627 | |
| 129,096 | | | Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 13,078,716 | |
| 7,715 | | | PVH Corp. | | | 811,232 | |
| 5,195 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 608,958 | |
| 28,540 | | | Tapestry, Inc. | | | 769,724 | |
| 18,915 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | | | 408,564 | |
| 19,502 | | | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | | | 374,048 | |
| 33,973 | | | VF Corp. | | | 3,385,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,597,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.8%): | | | |
| 193,549 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 9,660,031 | |
| 161,197 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 13,716,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,376,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 59,081 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 2,183,043 | |
| 7,785 | | | United Rentals, Inc.* | | | 1,298,304 | |
| 4,479 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,516,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,997,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 18,729 | | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 2,300,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 32,895 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 2,579,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,326,407,528) | | | 2,772,459,340 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.1%): | |
| 3,011,805 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(a)(b) | | | 3,011,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,011,805) | | | 3,011,805 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (0.6%): | | | |
Money Markets (0.6%): | | | |
| 18,012,242 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(b) | | | 18,012,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $18,012,242) | | | 18,012,242 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,347,431,575) — 100.1%(c) | | | 2,793,483,387 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | (3,453,909 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 2,790,029,478 | |
| | | | | |
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $2,969,697. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(b) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Futures Contracts
Cash of $885,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
S&P 500 IndexE-Mini March Futures (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 129 | | | $ | 20,840,595 | | | $ | 161,865 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 161,865 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at cost | | | $ | 1,344,901,983 | |
Investments in affiliates, at cost | | | | 2,529,592 | |
| | | | | |
Investments innon-affiliates, at value(a) | | | $ | 2,787,340,896 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value | | | | 6,142,491 | |
Cash | | | | 13,476 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 885,000 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 2,927,783 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 46,229 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 28,713 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 10,211 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 2,797,394,799 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 3,099,691 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 3,011,805 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 399,567 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 16,289 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 572,690 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 13,257 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 9,881 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 2,266 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 2,430 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 237,445 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 7,365,321 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 2,790,029,478 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 1,231,022,375 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 1,559,007,103 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 2,790,029,478 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 70,738,132 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 3,847,262 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 18.39 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 2,719,291,346 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 149,112,915 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 18.24 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $2,969,697. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 54,495,842 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | | 173,435 | |
Interest | | | | 16,837 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 304,615 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (188 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 54,990,541 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 4,568,807 | |
Administration fees | | | | 704,894 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 6,548,609 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 77,494 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 45,978 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 13,052 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 143,200 | |
Professional fees | | | | 129,965 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 54,706 | |
Other expenses | | | | 599,311 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 12,886,016 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 42,104,525 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 87,832,994 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on affiliated transactions | | | | 205,809 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 6,102,406 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 579,840,378 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated transactions | | | | 1,258,953 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 107,863 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 675,348,403 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 717,452,928 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 42,104,525 | | | | $ | 41,761,267 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 94,141,209 | | | | | 82,741,138 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 581,207,194 | | | | | (234,835,380 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 717,452,928 | | | | | (110,332,975 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (3,214,142 | ) | | | | (3,603,867 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (118,738,444 | ) | | | | (128,336,323 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (121,952,586 | ) | | | | (131,940,190 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 612,585 | | | | | 21,167 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 3,214,143 | | | | | 3,603,867 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (10,818,839 | ) | | | | (10,821,638 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (6,992,111 | ) | | | | (7,196,604 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 43,218,601 | | | | | 34,574,035 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 118,738,443 | | | | | 128,336,323 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (393,581,816 | ) | | | | (344,688,784 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (231,624,772 | ) | | | | (181,778,426 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | (238,616,883 | ) | | | | (188,975,030 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 356,883,459 | | | | | (431,248,195 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 2,433,146,019 | | | | | 2,864,394,214 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 2,790,029,478 | | | | $ | 2,433,146,019 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 35,976 | | | | | 1,308 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 192,926 | | | | | 221,232 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (633,051 | ) | | | | (651,499 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 1 Shares | | | | (404,149 | ) | | | | (428,959 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 2,632,549 | | | | | 2,171,613 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 7,183,209 | | | | | 7,936,693 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (22,984,390 | ) | | | | (20,741,869 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total Class 2 Shares | | | | (13,168,632 | ) | | | | (10,633,563 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | (13,572,781 | ) | | | | (11,062,522 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 14.72 | | | | $ | 16.25 | | | | $ | 14.15 | | | | $ | 14.31 | | | | $ | 14.50 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.31 | (a) | | | | 0.29 | (a) | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.27 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 4.20 | | | | | (0.96 | ) | | | | 2.71 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 4.51 | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | 2.99 | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | 0.15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | (1.43 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | (0.86 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | (1.74 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 18.39 | | | | $ | 14.72 | | | | $ | 16.25 | | | | $ | 14.15 | | | | $ | 14.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 31.27 | % | | | | (4.63 | )% | | | | 21.60 | % | | | | 11.79 | % | | | | 1.16 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 70,738 | | | | $ | 62,599 | | | | $ | 76,049 | | | | $ | 72,604 | | | | $ | 20,022 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.81 | % | | | | 1.74 | % | | | | 1.83 | % | | | | 1.98 | % | | | | 1.86 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions (c) | | | | 0.24 | % | | | | 0.23 | % | | | | 0.23 | % | | | | 0.24 | % | | | | 0.24 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.24 | % | | | | 0.23 | % | | | | 0.23 | % | | | | 0.24 | % | | | | 0.24 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | | | | 3 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 2 | % | | | | 23 | % | | | | 8 | % |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 14.61 | | | | $ | 16.13 | | | | $ | 14.06 | | | | $ | 14.23 | | | | $ | 14.40 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.26 | (a) | | | | 0.25 | (a) | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.23 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 4.17 | | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | 2.70 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | (0.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 4.43 | | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | 2.94 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | 0.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | (1.43 | ) | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | (1.70 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 18.24 | | | | $ | 14.61 | | | | $ | 16.13 | | | | $ | 14.06 | | | | $ | 14.23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 30.89 | % | | | | (4.84 | )% | | | | 21.36 | % | | | | 11.45 | % | | | | 0.95 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 2,719,291 | | | | $ | 2,370,547 | | | | $ | 2,788,345 | | | | $ | 2,562,218 | | | | $ | 1,223,566 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.56 | % | | | | 1.49 | % | | | | 1.58 | % | | | | 1.75 | % | | | | 1.58 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 0.49 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.49 | % | | | | 0.49 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.49 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.48 | % | | | | 0.49 | % | | | | 0.49 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(d) | | | | 3 | % | | | | 4 | % | | | | 2 | % | | | | 23 | % | | | | 8 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears
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expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $29,991 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $3,011,805 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $21.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 161,865 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
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Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 6,102,406 | | | $ | 107,863 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.17 | % | | | | 0.46 | % |
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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.17 | % | | | | 0.71 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
At December 31, 2019, the following investments are noted as Affiliated Securities in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
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| | Fair Value 12/31/2018 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized Gains(Losses) | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Fair Value 12/31/2019 | | Shares as of 12/31/2019 | | Dividend Income | | Capital Gains Distributions |
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BlackRock Inc., Class A | | | $ | 5,481,410 | | | | $ | 93,418 | | | | $ | (897,099 | ) | | | $ | 205,809 | | | | $ | 1,258,953 | | | | $ | 6,142,491 | | | | | 12,219 | | | | $ | 173,435 | | | | $ | — | |
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| | | $ | 5,481,410 | | | | $ | 93,418 | | | | $ | (897,099 | ) | | | $ | 205,809 | | | | $ | 1,258,953 | | | | $ | 6,142,491 | | | | | 12,219 | | | | $ | 173,435 | | | | $ | — | |
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Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
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In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $20,043 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 2,772,459,340 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,772,459,340 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 3,011,805 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 3,011,805 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 18,012,242 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 18,012,242 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 2,793,483,387 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 2,793,483,387 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 161,865 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 161,865 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 2,793,645,252 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 2,793,645,252 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL S&P 500 Index Fund | | | $ | 80,167,140 | | | | $ | 387,471,721 | |
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6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $1,369,450,540. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,464,064,600 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (40,031,753 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 1,424,032,847 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL S&P 500 Index Fund | | | $ | 40,928,869 | | | | $ | 81,023,717 | | | | $ | 121,952,586 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL S&P 500 Index Fund | | | $ | 46,594,080 | | | | $ | 85,346,110 | | | | $ | 131,940,190 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL S&P 500 Index Fund | | | $ | 44,219,928 | | | | $ | 90,754,322 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,424,032,853 | | | | $ | 1,559,007,103 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, futures contracts,mark-to-market on futures contracts, underlying investments and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 65% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL S&P 500 Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 93.89% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $81,023,717.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on FormN-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 12
Statement of Operations
Page 12
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 13
Financial Highlights
Page 14
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 15
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 20
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 21
Other Information
Page 22
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 23
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 26
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) (the “Fund”) returned 22.19%†. That compared to a 22.78% total return for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (“Index“)1.
The Fund takes positions in securities that, in combination, should have similar return characteristics as the return of the Index. The Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure ofsmall-cap stock performance.*
Equities rebounded in the first quarter as U.S. trade negotiations with China and relatively strong corporate earnings growth helped investor sentiment recover from steep losses at the end of 2018. Stocks and bonds both received a boost from the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) shift to a more dovish tone in January, as it announced it would refrain from interest rate hikes for the near future. Despite a35-day government shutdown and global economic weakness, the U.S. economy continued to exhibit a tight labor market, low inflation and slowing but stable economic growth.
In the second quarter, the prospect of lower interest rates generally provided a boost to equities. Renewed trade concerns contributed to volatility during the quarter, however, with the S&P 500 Index2 dropping-6.4% after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China and Mexico. The10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined 50 basis points (0.50%) to 2%—the lowest level since 2016—and the resulting negative spread between three-month and10-year yields added to uncertainty.
Trade tensions were a key focus for domestic and global investors in the third quarter. The Fed lowered interest rates again in July and September to offset that potential risk as well as weak global growth. U.S. manufacturing and consumer sectors showed signs of weakness. The closely monitoredtwo-year,10-year Treasury yield spread inverted for the first time since the global financial crisis, but ended the quarter in positive territory.
In the fourth quarter, expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal, strong economic growth and easy monetary policy boosted investors’ appetite for risk, although there were still signs of weakness, including in manufacturing. Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the Fed cut federal fund rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 1.75%, marking the third rate cut of the year.
From a sector perspective, the largest contributions in the Index came from the information technology, industrials, and real estate sectors. The only negative contributor was the energy sector.
The Fund uses derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, and derivatives did not have a significant impact on the Fund’s return in 2019. Futures are not used for speculative or leveraged positions in the portfolio and we keep cash to fully cover all outstanding futures positions. The Fund’s use of futures contracts provides immediate market exposure proportionate to cash accruals and investable cash within the portfolio. Skillful cash management and cash equitization are critical to minimizing the potential impact of cash drag and ensure tight tracking to the benchmark.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmark please refer to page 2 of this report. |
2 | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is unmanaged and is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. |
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AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund Review (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”). This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in all of the stocks in the S&P 600 in proportion to their weighting in the Index.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
The performance of the Fund is expected to be lower than that of the Index because of Fund fees and expenses. Securities in which the Fund will invest may involve substantial risk and may be subject to sudden severe price declines.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | Inception Date | | | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | | | Since Inception | |
AZL®Small Cap Stock Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 10/14/16 | | | | 22.42 | %† | | | 8.12 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11.97 | % |
AZL®Small Cap Stock Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 5/1/07 | | | | 22.19 | %† | | | 7.86 | % | | | 8.99 | % | | | 12.74 | % | | | 8.13 | % |
S&P SmallCap 600 Index | | | 5/1/07 | | | | 22.78 | % | | | 8.36 | % | | | 9.56 | % | | | 13.35 | % | | | 8.62 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratios | | Gross | |
AZL®Small Cap Stock Index Fund (Class 1 Shares) | | | 0.33 | % |
AZL®Small Cap Stock Index Fund (Class 2 Shares) | | | 0.58 | % |
The above expense ratios are based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses (such as interest expense), to 0.46% for Class 1 Shares and 0.71% for Class 2 Shares through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratios can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index, an unmanaged index which covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market. Measuring thesmall-cap segment of the market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, the index is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially viable. The index does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,078.60 | | | | $ | 1.73 | | | | | 0.33 | % |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,076.80 | | | | $ | 3.04 | | | | | 0.58 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,023.54 | | | | $ | 1.68 | | | | | 0.33 | % |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,022.28 | | | | $ | 2.96 | | | | | 0.58 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
| | | | | |
Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Industrials | | | | 17.5 | % |
| |
Financials | | | | 17.3 | |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 13.8 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.4 | |
| |
Health Care | | | | 11.9 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 7.3 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 4.9 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.2 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 4.1 | |
| |
Utilities | | | | 2.1 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 2.0 | |
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| |
Total Common Stocks | | | | 98.5 | |
| |
Rights | | | | — | † |
| |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 4.3 | |
| |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 103.9 | |
| |
Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (3.9 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (98.5%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.6%): | | | |
| 35,456 | | | AAR Corp. | | $ | 1,599,066 | |
| 77,520 | | | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* | | | 3,539,563 | |
| 23,143 | | | AeroVironment, Inc.* | | | 1,428,849 | |
| 33,415 | | | Cubic Corp. | | | 2,124,192 | |
| 34,453 | | | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 2,939,874 | |
| 5,377 | | | National Presto Industries, Inc.^ | | | 475,273 | |
| 21,107 | | | Park Aerospace Corp., Class C | | | 343,411 | |
| 53,963 | | | Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 1,363,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,813,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%): | | | |
| 27,382 | | | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 754,922 | |
| 28,398 | | | Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | | | 587,839 | |
| 30,234 | | | Forward Air Corp. | | | 2,114,868 | |
| 35,590 | | | Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,825,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,283,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.9%): | | | |
| 14,161 | | | Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 2,464,580 | |
| 49,585 | | | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,452,345 | |
| 53,915 | | | SkyWest, Inc. | | | 3,484,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,401,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (1.8%): | | | |
| 119,980 | | | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,290,985 | |
| 53,412 | | | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 1,535,595 | |
| 17,738 | | | Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.* | | | 588,192 | |
| 31,174 | | | Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 2,360,495 | |
| 41,245 | | | Fox Factory Holding Corp.*^ | | | 2,869,415 | |
| 78,957 | | | Garrett Motion, Inc.* | | | 788,780 | |
| 34,894 | | | Gentherm, Inc.* | | | 1,548,945 | |
| 26,859 | | | LCI Industries | | | 2,877,404 | |
| 20,545 | | | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*^ | | | 452,606 | |
| 21,489 | | | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 1,143,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,456,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (0.2%): | | | |
| 36,039 | | | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 1,909,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (9.4%): | | | |
| 20,619 | | | Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 775,274 | |
| 70,325 | | | Ameris Bancorp | | | 2,991,626 | |
| 48,532 | | | Banc of California, Inc. | | | 833,780 | |
| 34,100 | | | Banner Corp. | | | 1,929,719 | |
| 46,173 | | | Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,518,168 | |
| 89,267 | | | Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,073,882 | |
| 86,315 | | | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,420,745 | |
| 132,423 | | | Cadence Bancorp | | | 2,400,829 | |
| 30,964 | | | Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 915,915 | |
| 17,795 | | | City Holding Co. | | | 1,458,300 | |
| 77,360 | | | Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 3,147,392 | |
| 55,536 | | | Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 3,939,724 | |
| 31,181 | | | Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 742,420 | |
| 142,336 | | | CVB Financial Corp. | | | 3,071,611 | |
| 35,849 | | | Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,743,337 | |
| 233,745 | | | First Bancorp | | | 2,475,360 | |
| 106,970 | | | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 1,552,135 | |
| 106,976 | | | First Financial Bancorp | | | 2,721,469 | |
| 118,174 | | | First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,725,092 | |
| 14,460 | | | Franklin Financial Network, Inc. | | | 496,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Banks, continued | | | |
| 91,852 | | | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | $ | 4,224,273 | |
| 60,275 | | | Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,093,954 | |
| 33,146 | | | Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 662,754 | |
| 38,051 | | | Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 1,076,843 | |
| 133,663 | | | Hope BanCorp, Inc. | | | 1,986,232 | |
| 36,893 | | | Independent Bank Corp. | | | 3,071,342 | |
| 32,662 | | | National Bank Holdings Corp. | | | 1,150,356 | |
| 47,510 | | | NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,927,006 | |
| 53,735 | | | OFG Bancorp | | | 1,268,683 | |
| 182,358 | | | Old National Bancorp | | | 3,335,328 | |
| 23,606 | | | Opus Bank | | | 610,687 | |
| 63,935 | | | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,084,601 | |
| 15,087 | | | Preferred Bank Los Angeles | | | 906,578 | |
| 41,547 | | | S & T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,673,929 | |
| 55,664 | | | Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida* | | | 1,701,648 | |
| 50,124 | | | ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,888,672 | |
| 121,846 | | | Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 3,264,254 | |
| 34,434 | | | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,278,879 | |
| 13,431 | | | Tompkins Financial Corp.^ | | | 1,228,937 | |
| 25,527 | | | Triumph BanCorp, Inc.* | | | 970,537 | |
| 85,080 | | | United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 2,627,270 | |
| 51,462 | | | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,499,088 | |
| 29,250 | | | Westamerica Bancorp^ | | | 1,982,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 80,447,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages (0.3%): | | | |
| 4,981 | | | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 1,414,852 | |
| 14,079 | | | MGP Ingredients, Inc.^ | | | 682,128 | |
| 12,678 | | | National Beverage Corp.*^ | | | 646,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,743,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (1.8%): | | | |
| 52,240 | | | Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 106,570 | |
| 36,500 | | | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^ | | | 444,205 | |
| 63,791 | | | Cytokinetics, Inc.*^ | | | 676,823 | |
| 10,976 | | | Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 659,438 | |
| 46,912 | | | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.* | | | 2,530,901 | |
| 17,250 | | | Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,065,705 | |
| 121,529 | | | Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,397,767 | |
| 79,252 | | | Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | | | 2,158,032 | |
| 90,755 | | | Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 461,943 | |
| 33,569 | | | Regenxbio, Inc.* | | | 1,375,322 | |
| 120,201 | | | Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 437,532 | |
| 56,706 | | | Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 930,545 | |
| 52,850 | | | Xencor, Inc.*^ | | | 1,817,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,062,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (2.0%): | | | |
| 43,731 | | | AAON, Inc. | | | 2,160,749 | |
| 16,841 | | | American Woodmark Corp.* | | | 1,760,053 | |
| 28,318 | | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 920,335 | |
| 34,663 | | | Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,748,402 | |
| 45,998 | | | Griffon Corp. | | | 935,139 | |
| 19,386 | | | Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 416,605 | |
| 23,955 | | | Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 1,255,961 | |
| 61,954 | | | PGT Innovations, Inc.* | | | 923,734 | |
| 35,357 | | | Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 603,898 | |
| 43,240 | | | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 3,469,144 | |
| 65,807 | | | Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 3,138,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,333,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Capital Markets (0.8%): | | | |
| 52,288 | | | Blucora, Inc.* | | $ | 1,366,808 | |
| 32,423 | | | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.* | | | 339,469 | |
| 15,747 | | | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 268,959 | |
| 17,400 | | | INTL FCStone, Inc.* | | | 849,642 | |
| 15,703 | | | Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. | | | 1,255,298 | |
| 7,049 | | | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 858,004 | |
| 74,844 | | | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A^ | | | 1,251,392 | |
| 127,807 | | | WisdomTree Investments, Inc.^ | | | 618,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,808,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (2.9%): | | | |
| 29,244 | | | AdvanSix, Inc.* | | | 583,710 | |
| 28,935 | | | American Vanguard Corp. | | | 563,364 | |
| 34,465 | | | Balchem Corp. | | | 3,502,678 | |
| 87,353 | | | Ferro Corp.* | | | 1,295,445 | |
| 27,086 | | | Futurefuel Corp. | | | 335,596 | |
| 57,296 | | | GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,301,192 | |
| 54,532 | | | H.B. Fuller Co.^ | | | 2,812,215 | |
| 10,292 | | | Hawkins, Inc. | | | 471,477 | |
| 20,847 | | | Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 666,687 | |
| 26,383 | | | Innospec, Inc. | | | 2,729,058 | |
| 22,133 | | | Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | | | 845,923 | |
| 33,734 | | | Kraton Corp.* | | | 854,145 | |
| 156,040 | | | Livent Corp.* | | | 1,334,142 | |
| 21,268 | | | LSB Industries, Inc.* | | | 89,326 | |
| 13,833 | | | Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 2,275,805 | |
| 54,736 | | | Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | | | 210,186 | |
| 21,643 | | | Stepan Co. | | | 2,217,109 | |
| 26,818 | | | Tredegar Corp. | | | 599,382 | |
| 41,716 | | | Trinseo SA | | | 1,552,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,239,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (2.1%): | | | |
| 71,209 | | | ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 2,685,291 | |
| 53,355 | | | Brady Corp., Class A | | | 3,055,107 | |
| 62,353 | | | Interface, Inc. | | | 1,034,436 | |
| 33,334 | | | Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 1,272,359 | |
| 47,114 | | | Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 1,786,092 | |
| 180,496 | | | Pitney Bowes, Inc.^ | | | 727,399 | |
| 77,790 | | | RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 307,271 | |
| 32,285 | | | Team, Inc.*^ | | | 515,591 | |
| 16,438 | | | UniFirst Corp. | | | 3,320,147 | |
| 27,190 | | | US Ecology, Inc. | | | 1,574,573 | |
| 22,006 | | | Viad Corp. | | | 1,485,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,763,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment (1.1%): | | | |
| 50,654 | | | ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 500,968 | |
| 19,738 | | | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^ | | | 234,487 | |
| 35,599 | | | CalAmp Corp.* | | | 341,038 | |
| 25,985 | | | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | | | 922,208 | |
| 30,714 | | | Digi International, Inc.* | | | 544,252 | |
| 130,388 | | | Extreme Networks, Inc.* | | | 960,960 | |
| 97,183 | | | Harmonic, Inc.* | | | 758,027 | |
| 32,069 | | | NETGEAR, Inc.* | | | 786,011 | |
| 35,068 | | | Plantronics, Inc. | | | 958,759 | |
| 245,949 | | | Viavi Solutions, Inc.* | | | 3,689,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,695,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.8%): | | | |
| 32,840 | | | Aegion Corp.* | | $ | 734,631 | |
| 51,973 | | | Arcosa, Inc. | | | 2,315,396 | |
| 39,247 | | | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | | | 1,956,463 | |
| 49,816 | | | Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 1,378,409 | |
| 17,752 | | | MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 578,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,963,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (0.1%): | | | |
| 16,757 | | | U.S. Concrete, Inc.* | | | 698,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.5%): | | | |
| 29,458 | | | Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 1,041,635 | |
| 36,239 | | | Enova International, Inc.* | | | 871,910 | |
| 56,896 | | | EZCORP, Inc., Class A* | | | 388,031 | |
| 48,807 | | | PRA Group, Inc.* | | | 1,771,694 | |
| 5,975 | | | World Acceptance Corp.* | | | 516,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,589,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.1%): | | | |
| 37,493 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 625,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors (0.2%): | | | |
| 48,676 | | | Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc. | | | 1,323,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.7%): | | | |
| 16,525 | | | American Public Education, Inc.* | | | 452,620 | |
| 76,297 | | | Career Education Corp.* | | | 1,403,102 | |
| 25,621 | | | Regis Corp.*^ | | | 457,847 | |
| 23,587 | | | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 3,747,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,061,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 141,741 | | | FGL Holdings | | | 1,509,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 11,686 | | | ATN International, Inc. | | | 647,288 | |
| 52,974 | | | Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | | | 554,638 | |
| 44,785 | | | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,947,300 | |
| 78,924 | | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 306,225 | |
| 10,554 | | | Frontier Communications Corp.*^ | | | 9,389 | |
| 103,842 | | | Iridium Communications, Inc.*^ | | | 2,558,667 | |
| 243,496 | | | Vonage Holdings Corp.*^ | | | 1,804,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,827,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.4%): | | | |
| 43,723 | | | El Paso Electric Co. | | | 2,968,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.5%): | | | |
| 27,907 | | | AZZ, Inc. | | | 1,282,327 | |
| 22,392 | | | Encore Wire Corp. | | | 1,285,300 | |
| 9,641 | | | Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 472,313 | |
| 19,748 | | | Vicor Corp.* | | | 922,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,962,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (4.4%): | | | |
| 32,250 | | | Anixter International, Inc.* | | | 2,970,225 | |
| 82,334 | | | Arlo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 346,626 | |
| 31,295 | | | Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 2,031,984 | |
| 10,457 | | | Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B | | | 214,369 | |
| 40,344 | | | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 1,386,220 | |
| 34,817 | | | CTS Corp. | | | 1,044,858 | |
| 37,932 | | | Daktronics, Inc.^ | | | 231,006 | |
| 14,453 | | | ePlus, Inc.* | | | 1,218,243 | |
| 39,641 | | | Fabrinet* | | | 2,570,322 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued | | | |
| 18,722 | | | FARO Technologies, Inc.*^ | | $ | 942,653 | |
| 38,499 | | | Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 2,706,095 | |
| 37,693 | | | Itron, Inc.* | | | 3,164,328 | |
| 62,062 | | | KEMET Corp. | | | 1,678,777 | |
| 92,483 | | | Knowles Corp.* | | | 1,956,015 | |
| 4,285 | | | Mesa Labs, Inc. | | | 1,068,679 | |
| 40,007 | | | Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A | | | 1,574,275 | |
| 18,970 | | | MTS Systems Corp. | | | 911,129 | |
| 18,340 | | | OSI Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,847,572 | |
| 31,207 | | | Plexus Corp.* | | | 2,401,067 | |
| 19,850 | | | Rogers Corp.* | | | 2,475,891 | |
| 74,592 | | | Sanmina Corp.* | | | 2,554,030 | |
| 27,011 | | | ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 998,056 | |
| 104,580 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,573,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,866,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services (1.8%): | | | |
| 135,542 | | | Archrock, Inc. | | | 1,360,842 | |
| 70,235 | | | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*^ | | | 504,990 | |
| 38,642 | | | Dril-Quip, Inc.* | | | 1,812,696 | |
| 21,440 | | | Era Group, Inc.* | | | 218,045 | |
| 29,574 | | | Exterran Corp.* | | | 231,564 | |
| 14,748 | | | Geospace Technologies Corp.* | | | 247,324 | |
| 151,661 | | | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | | | 1,460,495 | |
| 22,840 | | | KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.* | | | 147,090 | |
| 28,949 | | | Matrix Service Co.* | | | 662,353 | |
| 196,231 | | | McDermott International, Inc.*^ | | | 132,770 | |
| 363,829 | | | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,047,828 | |
| 94,852 | | | Newpark Resources, Inc.* | | | 594,722 | |
| 265,609 | | | Noble Corp. plc* | | | 324,043 | |
| 105,348 | | | Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 1,570,739 | |
| 65,166 | | | Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 1,062,857 | |
| 87,538 | | | Propetro Holding Corp.* | | | 984,803 | |
| 55,988 | | | RPC, Inc.^ | | | 293,377 | |
| 18,861 | | | SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 813,852 | |
| 137,298 | | | TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | | | 269,104 | |
| 79,506 | | | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | | | 488,962 | |
| 2,227 | | | Unit Corp.* | | | 1,549 | |
| 210,661 | | | Valaris plc^ | | | 1,381,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,611,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (0.2%): | | | |
| 122,623 | | | Glu Mobile, Inc.* | | | 741,869 | |
| 24,361 | | | Marcus Corp. | | | 773,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,515,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (6.6%): | | | |
| 91,369 | | | Acadia Realty Trust | | | 2,369,198 | |
| 45,546 | | | Agree Realty Corp. | | | 3,195,963 | |
| 51,084 | | | American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 2,344,756 | |
| 60,876 | | | Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 1,117,075 | |
| 102,510 | | | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 2,114,781 | |
| 185,044 | | | CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.^ | | | 194,296 | |
| 87,508 | | | Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 258,149 | |
| 49,273 | | | Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 903,667 | |
| 21,229 | | | Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 909,875 | |
| 212,662 | | | DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 2,356,295 | |
| 81,017 | | | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 1,922,533 | |
| 73,567 | | | Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 2,073,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued | | | |
| 114,473 | | | Franklin Street Properties Corp. | | $ | 979,889 | |
| 36,903 | | | Getty Realty Corp. | | | 1,213,002 | |
| 95,806 | | | Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 1,942,946 | |
| 36,805 | | | Hersha Hospitality Trust | | | 535,513 | |
| 99,776 | | | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,404,846 | |
| 60,442 | | | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | | | 1,355,110 | |
| 12,713 | | | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.^ | | | 964,535 | |
| 63,771 | | | iStar, Inc.^ | | | 925,317 | |
| 89,873 | | | Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 1,755,220 | |
| 265,001 | | | Lexington Realty Trust | | | 2,814,311 | |
| 42,275 | | | LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 1,892,652 | |
| 63,837 | | | National Storage Affiliates | | | 2,146,200 | |
| 51,593 | | | Office Properties Income Trust | | | 1,658,199 | |
| 62,446 | | | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust^ | | | 332,837 | |
| 122,572 | | | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 2,164,622 | |
| 85,708 | | | Rpt Realty | | | 1,289,048 | |
| 13,723 | | | Safehold, Inc.^ | | | 553,037 | |
| 12,302 | | | Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 649,300 | |
| 111,498 | | | Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 1,375,885 | |
| 206,358 | | | Uniti Group, Inc.^ | | | 1,694,199 | |
| 13,751 | | | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 1,613,817 | |
| 32,441 | | | Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A | | | 805,834 | |
| 195,063 | | | Washington Prime Group, Inc.^ | | | 710,029 | |
| 85,997 | | | Washington Real Estate | | | 2,509,392 | |
| 42,783 | | | Whitestone REIT | | | 582,704 | |
| 120,039 | | | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,594,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,222,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%): | | | |
| 23,812 | | | PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 1,691,128 | |
| 39,332 | | | SpartanNash Co. | | | 560,088 | |
| 34,549 | | | The Andersons, Inc. | | | 873,399 | |
| 27,528 | | | The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | | | 1,049,092 | |
| 56,717 | | | United Natural Foods, Inc.* | | | 496,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,670,548 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (1.7%): | | | |
| 68,082 | | | B&G Foods, Inc.^ | | | 1,220,710 | |
| 17,513 | | | Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 1,586,503 | |
| 32,322 | | | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.^ | | | 1,381,766 | |
| 175,146 | | | Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 4,918,099 | |
| 32,414 | | | Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 1,133,842 | |
| 16,047 | | | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 2,956,980 | |
| 9,542 | | | John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc. | | | 870,994 | |
| 7,330 | | | Seneca Foods Corp., Class A* | | | 298,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,367,885 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas Utilities (0.7%): | | | |
| 32,692 | | | Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 2,410,381 | |
| 98,887 | | | South Jersey Industries, Inc. | | | 3,261,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,671,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.2%): | | | |
| 39,875 | | | AngioDynamics, Inc.* | | | 638,399 | |
| 15,299 | | | Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 793,253 | |
| 37,826 | | | Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,837,965 | |
| 30,526 | | | CONMED Corp. | | | 3,413,722 | |
| 39,931 | | | CryoLife, Inc.* | | | 1,081,731 | |
| 15,122 | | | Cutera, Inc.* | | | 541,519 | |
| 7,609 | | | Heska Corp.* | | | 730,007 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
6
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued | | | |
| 19,536 | | | Inogen, Inc.* | | $ | 1,334,895 | |
| 34,934 | | | Integer Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,809,742 | |
| 36,545 | | | Invacare Corp. | | | 329,636 | |
| 42,372 | | | Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* | | | 869,050 | |
| 17,565 | | | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 631,462 | |
| 44,601 | | | Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | | 435,752 | |
| 59,017 | | | Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,842,511 | |
| 36,279 | | | Natus Medical, Inc.* | | | 1,196,844 | |
| 56,106 | | | Neogen Corp.* | | | 3,661,477 | |
| 64,975 | | | OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | | | 521,749 | |
| 20,300 | | | Orthofix Medical, Inc.* | | | 937,454 | |
| 14,414 | | | Surmodics, Inc.* | | | 597,172 | |
| 20,521 | | | Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.* | | | 1,385,373 | |
| 40,774 | | | Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 1,215,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,805,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (3.2%): | | | |
| 14,593 | | | Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 1,418,731 | |
| 49,890 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | | | 3,108,646 | |
| 36,302 | | | BioTelemetry, Inc.* | | | 1,680,783 | |
| 127,920 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 370,968 | |
| 9,824 | | | CorVel Corp.* | | | 858,225 | |
| 103,929 | | | Covetrus, Inc.* | | | 1,371,863 | |
| 40,344 | | | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 468,797 | |
| 62,487 | | | Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* | | | 249,948 | |
| 53,607 | | | Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,432,150 | |
| 40,347 | | | Hanger, Inc.* | | | 1,113,981 | |
| 31,699 | | | LHC Group, Inc.* | | | 4,366,853 | |
| 23,223 | | | Magellan Health, Inc.* | | | 1,817,200 | |
| 68,326 | | | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 353,245 | |
| 12,060 | | | Providence Service Corp.* | | | 713,711 | |
| 44,903 | | | RadNet, Inc.* | | | 911,531 | |
| 114,825 | | | Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,680,016 | |
| 28,138 | | | The Pennant Group, Inc.* | | | 930,524 | |
| 46,485 | | | Tivity Health, Inc.* | | | 945,737 | |
| 13,663 | | | U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 1,562,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,355,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology (1.1%): | | | |
| 12,992 | | | Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | | 342,989 | |
| 27,756 | | | HealthStream, Inc.* | | | 754,963 | |
| 94,181 | | | HMS Holdings Corp.* | | | 2,787,758 | |
| 51,487 | | | NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 827,396 | |
| 44,907 | | | Omnicell, Inc.* | | | 3,669,800 | |
| 20,869 | | | Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc.*^ | | | 1,015,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,398,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.5%): | | | |
| 20,367 | | | BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. | | | 773,131 | |
| 92,971 | | | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 2,051,870 | |
| 18,032 | | | Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | | | 467,389 | |
| 32,915 | | | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.^ | | | 1,322,196 | |
| 18,013 | | | Dine Brands Global, Inc.^ | | | 1,504,446 | |
| 21,072 | | | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | | | 319,030 | |
| 23,287 | | | Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 230,308 | |
| 12,929 | | | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | | | 627,703 | |
| 13,516 | | | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers* | | | 446,298 | |
| 29,117 | | | Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | | | 633,732 | |
| 33,165 | | | Shake Shack, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,975,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
| 31,741 | | | Wingstop, Inc. | | $ | 2,737,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,088,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (2.4%): | | | |
| 9,199 | | | Cavco Industries, Inc.* | | | 1,797,301 | |
| 28,879 | | | Century Communities, Inc.* | | | 789,841 | |
| 25,372 | | | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^ | | | 483,590 | |
| 22,863 | | | Installed Building Products, Inc.* | | | 1,574,575 | |
| 30,177 | | | iRobot Corp.*^ | | | 1,527,862 | |
| 49,584 | | | La-Z-Boy, Inc.^ | | | 1,560,904 | |
| 21,592 | | | LGI Homes, Inc.* | | | 1,525,475 | |
| 53,683 | | | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,048,543 | |
| 30,326 | | | M/I Homes, Inc.* | | | 1,193,328 | |
| 38,632 | | | Meritage Corp.* | | | 2,360,802 | |
| 36,429 | | | TopBuild Corp.* | | | 3,755,101 | |
| 52,686 | | | Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 452,046 | |
| 15,047 | | | Universal Electronics, Inc.* | | | 786,356 | |
| 35,529 | | | William Lyon Homes, Class A* | | | 709,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,565,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.5%): | | | |
| 10,256 | | | Central Garden & Pet Co.* | | | 318,654 | |
| 43,231 | | | Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A* | | | 1,269,262 | |
| 14,760 | | | WD-40 Co. | | | 2,865,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,453,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%): | | | |
| 38,183 | | | Raven Industries, Inc. | | | 1,315,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (2.5%): | | | |
| 50,686 | | | AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.* | | | 1,093,297 | |
| 98,104 | | | American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 2,936,252 | |
| 20,918 | | | Amerisafe, Inc. | | | 1,381,216 | |
| 21,883 | | | eHealth, Inc.* | | | 2,102,519 | |
| 34,636 | | | Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,446,053 | |
| 7,740 | | | HCI Group, Inc.^ | | | 353,331 | |
| 44,757 | | | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 1,954,091 | |
| 32,841 | | | James River Group Holdings | | | 1,353,377 | |
| 8,750 | | | Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 889,525 | |
| 58,453 | | | ProAssurance Corp. | | | 2,112,491 | |
| 15,899 | | | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,471,134 | |
| 25,534 | | | Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 1,041,532 | |
| 89,782 | | | Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.* | | | 944,506 | |
| 23,678 | | | United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 1,035,439 | |
| 23,837 | | | United Insurance Holdings Co. | | | 300,585 | |
| 33,597 | | | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 940,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,355,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Interactive Media & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 29,804 | | | Care.com, Inc.* | | | 447,954 | |
| 49,627 | | | QuinStreet, Inc.* | | | 759,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,207,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.4%): | | | |
| 29,160 | | | Liquidity Services, Inc.* | | | 173,794 | |
| 21,374 | | | PetMed Express, Inc.^ | | | 502,716 | |
| 20,469 | | | Shutterstock, Inc.*^ | | | 877,711 | |
| 17,332 | | | Stamps.com, Inc.*^ | | | 1,447,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,001,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
IT Services (2.2%): | | | |
| 38,706 | | | Cardtronics plc*^ | | $ | 1,728,223 | |
| 35,521 | | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 1,839,277 | |
| 64,019 | | | Evertec, Inc. | | | 2,179,207 | |
| 36,706 | | | Exlservice Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,549,599 | |
| 29,028 | | | ManTech International Corp., Class A | | | 2,318,757 | |
| 72,326 | | | NIC, Inc. | | | 1,616,486 | |
| 35,779 | | | Perficient, Inc.* | | | 1,648,339 | |
| 41,332 | | | Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 1,528,871 | |
| 18,954 | | | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 750,957 | |
| 55,219 | | | Unisys Corp.* | | | 654,897 | |
| 31,980 | | | Virtusa Corp.* | | | 1,449,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,264,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products (0.4%): | | | |
| 101,005 | | | Callaway Golf Co. | | | 2,141,306 | |
| 17,661 | | | Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 830,597 | |
| 62,573 | | | Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | | | 468,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,439,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 44,414 | | | Luminex Corp. | | | 1,028,628 | |
| 29,351 | | | Medpace Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,467,245 | |
| 112,210 | | | Neogenomics, Inc.* | | | 3,282,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,778,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (5.8%): | | | |
| 57,237 | | | Actuant Corp., Class A | | | 1,489,879 | |
| 10,419 | | | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 1,308,105 | |
| 32,845 | | | Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 2,493,592 | |
| 24,066 | | | Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 1,010,772 | |
| 50,892 | | | Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 3,153,269 | |
| 46,018 | | | Briggs & Stratton Corp.^ | | | 306,480 | |
| 38,245 | | | Chart Industries, Inc.* | | | 2,581,155 | |
| 21,447 | | | CIRCOR International, Inc.* | | | 991,709 | |
| 15,632 | | | DMC Global, Inc.^ | | | 702,502 | |
| 22,065 | | | EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 1,475,707 | |
| 27,962 | | | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,586,485 | |
| 65,440 | | | Federal Signal Corp. | | | 2,110,440 | |
| 41,441 | | | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 2,375,398 | |
| 83,997 | | | Harsco Corp.* | | | 1,932,771 | |
| 78,668 | | | Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 2,620,431 | |
| 33,915 | | | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 3,820,865 | |
| 11,532 | | | Lindsay Corp. | | | 1,106,957 | |
| 18,204 | | | Lydall, Inc.* | | | 373,546 | |
| 60,906 | | | Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 1,933,766 | |
| 28,597 | | | Proto Labs, Inc.* | | | 2,904,025 | |
| 47,781 | | | SPX Corp.* | | | 2,431,097 | |
| 45,648 | | | SPX FLOW, Inc.* | | | 2,230,818 | |
| 13,274 | | | Standex International Corp. | | | 1,053,292 | |
| 19,687 | | | Tennant Co. | | | 1,534,011 | |
| 34,435 | | | The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. | | | 1,116,727 | |
| 51,332 | | | Titan International, Inc. | | | 185,822 | |
| 57,445 | | | Wabash National Corp.^ | | | 843,867 | |
| 29,639 | | | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 2,956,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,630,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine (0.2%): | | | |
| 45,569 | | | Matson, Inc. | | | 1,859,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Media (0.4%): | | | |
| 58,138 | | | E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A | | $ | 913,348 | |
| 130,321 | | | Gannett Co, Inc.^ | | | 831,448 | |
| 32,608 | | | Scholastic Corp. | | | 1,253,777 | |
| 24,937 | | | TechTarget, Inc.* | | | 650,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,649,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (1.2%): | | | |
| 337,188 | | | AK Steel Holding Corp.* | | | 1,109,349 | |
| 52,650 | | | Century Aluminum Co.* | | | 395,665 | |
| 288,197 | | | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.^ | | | 2,420,856 | |
| 13,131 | | | Haynes International, Inc.^ | | | 469,827 | |
| 16,952 | | | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 1,879,807 | |
| 21,834 | | | Materion Corp. | | | 1,298,031 | |
| 9,334 | | | Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 167,265 | |
| 91,576 | | | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 570,518 | |
| 42,676 | | | TimkenSteel Corp.* | | | 335,433 | |
| 54,860 | | | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 1,159,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,805,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.9%): | | | |
| 152,712 | | | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 2,793,101 | |
| 62,050 | | | Armour Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 1,108,834 | |
| 100,599 | | | Capstead Mortgage Corp. | | | 796,744 | |
| 59,065 | | | Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 1,085,615 | |
| 154,834 | | | Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 2,577,986 | |
| 25,280 | | | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 516,218 | |
| 312,937 | | | New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 1,949,598 | |
| 107,130 | | | Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 2,387,928 | |
| 37,060 | | | Ready Capital Corp. | | | 571,465 | |
| 120,798 | | | Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 1,997,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,785,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.2%): | | | |
| 41,641 | | | Big Lots, Inc. | | | 1,195,929 | |
| 324,632 | | | J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*^ | | | 363,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,559,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.4%): | | | |
| 71,138 | | | Avista Corp. | | | 3,421,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.3%): | | | |
| 20,351 | | | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* | | | 474,992 | |
| 423,100 | | | Callon Petroleum Co.* | | | 2,043,572 | |
| 27,388 | | | CONSOL Energy, Inc.* | | | 397,400 | |
| 525,122 | | | Denbury Resources, Inc.* | | | 740,422 | |
| 35,981 | | | Green Plains, Inc. | | | 555,187 | |
| 157,419 | | | Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 478,554 | |
| 118,383 | | | HighPoint Resources Corp.*^ | | | 200,067 | |
| 64,889 | | | Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.*^ | | | 550,908 | |
| 189,391 | | | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 543,552 | |
| 308,207 | | | Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | | | 1,004,755 | |
| 39,666 | | | PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | | | 921,838 | |
| 62,926 | | | PDC Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,646,773 | |
| 14,619 | | | Penn Virginia Corp.* | | | 443,687 | |
| 252,816 | | | QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 1,137,672 | |
| 225,286 | | | Range Resources Corp.^ | | | 1,092,637 | |
| 41,337 | | | Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* | | | 1,114,032 | |
| 5,873 | | | REX American Resources Corp.* | | | 481,351 | |
| 66,821 | | | Ring Energy, Inc.* | | | 176,407 | |
| 113,196 | | | SM Energy Co. | | | 1,272,323 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued | | | |
| 576,075 | | | Southwestern Energy Co.* | | $ | 1,394,102 | |
| 258,515 | | | SRC Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,065,082 | |
| 21,732 | | | Talos Energy, Inc.* | | | 655,220 | |
| 98,091 | | | Whiting Petroleum Corp.*^ | | | 719,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,110,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.7%): | | | |
| 41,797 | | | Boise Cascade Co. | | | 1,526,845 | |
| 17,458 | | | Clearwater Paper Corp.* | | | 372,903 | |
| 41,842 | | | Mercer International, Inc. | | | 514,657 | |
| 17,936 | | | Neenah, Inc. | | | 1,263,232 | |
| 47,937 | | | P.H. Glatfelter Co. | | | 877,247 | |
| 33,066 | | | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 1,388,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,943,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.8%): | | | |
| 475,235 | | | Avon Products, Inc. | | | 2,680,325 | |
| 18,902 | | | Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 1,374,364 | |
| 12,467 | | | Medifast, Inc.^ | | | 1,366,134 | |
| 13,432 | | | Usana Health Sciences, Inc.* | | | 1,055,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,475,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (1.9%): | | | |
| 102,866 | | | Akorn, Inc.* | | | 154,299 | |
| 36,600 | | | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 706,014 | |
| 10,058 | | | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 620,277 | |
| 109,886 | | | Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*^ | | | 1,329,621 | |
| 216,770 | | | Endo International plc* | | | 1,016,651 | |
| 71,292 | | | Innoviva, Inc.* | | | 1,009,495 | |
| 36,440 | | | Lannett Co., Inc.*^ | | | 321,401 | |
| 79,546 | | | Medicines Co. (The)*^ | | | 6,756,636 | |
| 44,693 | | | Pacira BioSciences, Inc.* | | | 2,024,592 | |
| 21,479 | | | Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 533,324 | |
| 55,990 | | | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^ | | | 1,328,083 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,800,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (1.2%): | | | |
| 55,784 | | | Exponent, Inc. | | | 3,849,654 | |
| 11,493 | | | Forrester Research, Inc.* | | | 479,258 | |
| 20,413 | | | Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 663,423 | |
| 35,143 | | | Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | | | 793,529 | |
| 59,115 | | | Korn Ferry | | | 2,506,476 | |
| 32,489 | | | Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 530,545 | |
| 41,404 | | | Trueblue, Inc.* | | | 996,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,819,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.7%): | | | |
| 88,162 | | | Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 2,187,300 | |
| 25,375 | | | Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* | | | 945,219 | |
| 19,066 | | | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A^ | | | 733,850 | |
| 122,558 | | | Realogy Holdings Corp.^ | | | 1,186,361 | |
| 33,765 | | | The St Joe Co.* | | | 669,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,722,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Road & Rail (0.6%): | | | |
| 26,584 | | | ArcBest Corp. | | | 733,718 | |
| 49,672 | | | Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 1,045,596 | |
| 41,856 | | | Marten Transport, Ltd. | | | 899,485 | |
| 27,831 | | | Saia, Inc.* | | | 2,591,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,270,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%): | | | |
| 41,086 | | | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | | $ | 2,925,323 | |
| 34,407 | | | Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* | | | 829,037 | |
| 77,391 | | | Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 3,247,327 | |
| 23,060 | | | CEVA, Inc.* | | | 621,698 | |
| 44,026 | | | Cohu, Inc. | | | 1,005,994 | |
| 44,293 | | | Diodes, Inc.* | | | 2,496,796 | |
| 24,799 | | | DSP Group, Inc.* | | | 390,336 | |
| 81,297 | | | FormFactor, Inc.* | | | 2,111,283 | |
| 24,336 | | | Ichor Holdings, Ltd.* | | | 809,659 | |
| 67,581 | | | Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 1,838,203 | |
| 69,124 | | | MaxLinear, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,466,811 | |
| 52,188 | | | Onto Innovation, Inc.* | | | 1,906,950 | |
| 29,726 | | | PDF Solutions, Inc.*^ | | | 502,072 | |
| 71,985 | | | Photronics, Inc.* | | | 1,134,484 | |
| 31,607 | | | Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 3,126,248 | |
| 119,599 | | | Rambus, Inc.* | | | 1,647,476 | |
| 14,090 | | | SMART Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 534,575 | |
| 42,917 | | | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,007,262 | |
| 52,313 | | | Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | | | 768,216 | |
| 53,124 | | | Xperi Corp. | | | 982,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,352,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (2.3%): | | | |
| 107,419 | | | 8x8, Inc.* | | | 1,965,768 | |
| 22,028 | | | Agilysys, Inc.* | | | 559,731 | |
| 38,946 | | | Alarm.com Holding, Inc.* | | | 1,673,510 | |
| 40,825 | | | Bottomline Technologies, Inc.* | | | 2,188,220 | |
| 23,888 | | | Ebix, Inc.^ | | | 798,098 | |
| 66,365 | | | LivePerson, Inc.*^ | | | 2,455,505 | |
| 8,767 | | | MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,250,437 | |
| 34,536 | | | OneSpan, Inc.* | | | 591,256 | |
| 48,021 | | | Progress Software Corp. | | | 1,995,273 | |
| 35,805 | | | Qualys, Inc.* | | | 2,985,062 | |
| 37,373 | | | Sps Commerce, Inc.* | | | 2,071,212 | |
| 135,583 | | | TiVo Corp. | | | 1,149,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,683,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (3.7%): | | | |
| 67,022 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 1,158,810 | |
| 20,809 | | | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | | | 2,326,239 | |
| 39,564 | | | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | | | 168,938 | |
| 31,029 | | | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,381,721 | |
| 43,363 | | | Caleres, Inc. | | | 1,029,871 | |
| 23,745 | | | Cato Corp., Class A | | | 413,163 | |
| 127,806 | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 486,941 | |
| 20,598 | | | Conn’s, Inc.* | | | 255,209 | |
| 58,430 | | | Designer Brands, Inc., Class A^ | | | 919,688 | |
| 72,999 | | | Express, Inc.* | | | 355,505 | |
| 63,181 | | | GameStop Corp., Class A^ | | | 384,140 | |
| 15,241 | | | Genesco, Inc.* | | | 730,349 | |
| 18,786 | | | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 1,878,601 | |
| 45,271 | | | Guess?, Inc. | | | 1,013,165 | |
| 19,728 | | | Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 397,716 | |
| 18,805 | | | Hibbett Sports, Inc.* | | | 527,292 | |
| 24,210 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A^ | | | 3,558,871 | |
| 29,850 | | | Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*^ | | | 291,635 | |
| 22,534 | | | MarineMax, Inc.* | | | 376,092 | |
| 81,089 | | | Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*^ | | | 656,010 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Specialty Retail, continued | | | |
| 35,580 | | | Monro, Inc.^ | | $ | 2,782,357 | |
| 581,993 | | | Office Depot, Inc. | | | 1,594,661 | |
| 52,843 | | | Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 1,523,992 | |
| 9,605 | | | Shoe Carnival, Inc.^ | | | 358,074 | |
| 55,634 | | | Signet Jewelers, Ltd. | | | 1,209,483 | |
| 30,497 | | | Sleep Number Corp.*^ | | | 1,501,672 | |
| 25,931 | | | Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A^ | | | 803,861 | |
| 52,242 | | | Tailored Brands, Inc.^ | | | 216,282 | |
| 30,956 | | | The Buckle, Inc.^ | | | 837,050 | |
| 16,564 | | | The Children’s Place, Inc.^ | | | 1,035,581 | |
| 22,020 | | | Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 760,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,933,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%): | | | |
| 126,562 | | | 3D Systems Corp.* | | | 1,107,417 | |
| 81,691 | | | Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.* | | | 862,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,970,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.9%): | | | |
| 73,509 | | | Crocs, Inc.* | | | 3,079,292 | |
| 50,368 | | | Fossil Group, Inc.* | | | 396,900 | |
| 45,933 | | | G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.* | | | 1,538,756 | |
| 49,892 | | | Kontoor Brands, Inc.^ | | | 2,094,965 | |
| 17,027 | | | Movado Group, Inc.^ | | | 370,167 | |
| 18,169 | | | Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 1,370,306 | |
| 82,866 | | | Steven Madden, Ltd.^ | | | 3,564,066 | |
| 15,279 | | | Unifi, Inc.* | | | 385,948 | |
| 25,651 | | | Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 302,682 | |
| 86,306 | | | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 2,911,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,015,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.9%): | | | |
| 57,059 | | | Axos Financial, Inc.* | | | 1,727,747 | |
| 33,106 | | | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 691,584 | |
| 37,297 | | | Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,426,610 | |
| 26,338 | | | HomeStreet, Inc.* | | | 895,492 | |
| 37,162 | | | Meta Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,356,785 | |
| 73,502 | | | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,438,796 | |
| 46,803 | | | Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 793,779 | |
| 108,244 | | | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,800,098 | |
| 64,467 | | | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,589,112 | |
| 105,230 | | | TrustCo Bank Corp NY | | | 912,344 | |
| 31,074 | | | Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 2,009,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,642,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.4%): | | | |
| 26,416 | | | Universal Corp. | | | 1,507,297 | |
| 124,080 | | | Vector Group, Ltd.^ | | | 1,661,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,168,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.9%): | | | |
| 41,230 | | | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | $ | 2,749,628 | |
| 17,142 | | | DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 682,423 | |
| 18,925 | | | Foundation Building Materials, Inc.* | | | 366,199 | |
| 45,049 | | | GMS, Inc.* | | | 1,219,927 | |
| 29,843 | | | Kaman Corp., Class A | | | 1,967,251 | |
| 13,318 | | | Veritiv Corp.* | | | 261,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,247,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.7%): | | | |
| 39,654 | | | American States Water Co.^ | | | 3,435,622 | |
| 51,696 | | | California Water Service Group^ | | | 2,665,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,101,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 43,668 | | | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 1,817,026 | |
| 18,505 | | | Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 226,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,043,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $668,261,495) | | | 834,455,473 | |
| | | | | |
Right (0.0%†): | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 34,578 | | | Schulman, Inc. CVR, Expires on 12/31/49*(a) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Right (Cost $—) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.3%): | |
| 36,646,070 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 36,646,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $36,646,070) | | | 36,646,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (1.1%): | | | |
Money Markets (1.1%): | | | |
| 9,232,738 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | | 9,232,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $9,232,738) | | | 9,232,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $714,140,303) — 103.9%(d) | | | 880,334,281 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (3.9)% | | | (32,715,693 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 847,618,588 | |
| | | | | |
Amount shown as “—” are $0 or round to less than $1.
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
CVR—Contingency Valued Rights
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $35,820,152. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Security was valued using unobservable inputs in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Futures Contracts
Cash of $367,600 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of December 31, 2019:
Long Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Russell 2000 Mini Index March Future (U.S. Dollar) | | | 3/20/20 | | | | 157 | | | $ | 13,114,210 | | | $ | 5,088 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,088 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 714,140,303 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 880,334,281 | |
Segregated cash for collateral for futures contracts | | | | 367,600 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 1,162,351 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 3,739,653 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | | 7,641 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 5 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 2,798 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 885,614,329 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 583,554 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 315,906 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 36,646,070 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 185,618 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 6,446 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 169,181 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 4,629 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 3,017 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,897 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 742 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 78,681 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 37,995,741 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 847,618,588 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 641,054,049 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 206,564,539 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 847,618,588 | |
| | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 44,097,737 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 4,569,394 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 9.65 | |
| | | | | |
Class 2 | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 803,520,851 | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 60,729,952 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 13.23 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $35,820,152. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 12,135,318 | |
Interest | | | | 7,484 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 574,224 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (4,796 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 12,712,230 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 2,145,408 | |
Administration fees | | | | 233,412 | |
Distribution fees — Class 2 | | | | 1,953,691 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 26,258 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 14,334 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 11,096 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 44,581 | |
Professional fees | | | | 40,506 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 31,393 | |
Other expenses | | | | 189,389 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | 4,690,068 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 8,022,162 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 37,690,438 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts | | | | 125,233 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 117,062,129 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated securities | | | | (148,073 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | | | 23,813 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 154,753,540 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 162,775,702 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 8,022,162 | | | | $ | 8,604,923 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 37,815,671 | | | | | 79,905,096 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 116,937,869 | | | | | (159,942,782 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 162,775,702 | | | | | (71,432,763 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | (6,106,200 | ) | | | | (6,592,781 | ) |
Class 2 | | | | (81,746,245 | ) | | | | (86,898,788 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (87,852,445 | ) | | | | (93,491,569 | ) |
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Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 281,407 | | | | | 20,593 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 6,106,200 | | | | | 6,592,781 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (6,263,508 | ) | | | | (8,576,640 | ) |
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Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 124,099 | | | | | (1,963,266 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 10,475,140 | | | | | 55,470,879 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 81,746,245 | | | | | 86,898,788 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (74,193,135 | ) | | | | (144,028,495 | ) |
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Total Class 2 Shares | | | | 18,028,250 | | | | | (1,658,828 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 18,152,349 | | | | | (3,622,094 | ) |
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Change in net assets | | | | 93,075,606 | | | | | (168,546,426 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 754,542,982 | | | | | 923,089,408 | |
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End of period | | | $ | 847,618,588 | | | | $ | 754,542,982 | |
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Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 26,661 | | | | | 1,696 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 705,919 | | | | | 611,575 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (623,565 | ) | | | | (716,338 | ) |
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Total Class 1 Shares | | | | 109,015 | | | | | (103,067 | ) |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 787,490 | | | | | 3,377,911 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 6,886,794 | | | | | 6,123,946 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (5,537,516 | ) | | | | (9,375,471 | ) |
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Total Class 2 Shares | | | | 2,136,768 | | | | | 126,386 | |
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Change in shares | | | | 2,245,783 | | | | | 23,319 | |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016^ | | 2015 |
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Class 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 9.26 | | | | $ | 11.68 | | | | $ | 11.38 | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.12 | (a) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 1.78 | | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | 1.24 | | | | | 1.32 | | | | | | |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 1.90 | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 1.40 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | (1.47 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Total Dividends | | | | (1.51 | ) | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | | — | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 9.65 | | | | $ | 9.26 | | | | $ | 11.68 | | | | $ | 11.38 | | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 22.42 | % | | | | (8.59 | )% | | | | 12.94 | % | | | | 13.80 | %(c) | | | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 44,098 | | | | $ | 41,285 | | | | $ | 53,319 | | | | $ | 54,672 | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d) | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | 1.17 | % | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | 1.46 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e) | | | | 0.33 | % | | | | 0.33 | % | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | | |
Expenses Net of Reductions(d) | | | | 0.33 | % | | | | 0.33 | % | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | 0.32 | % | | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 14 | % | | | | 19 | % | | | | 16 | % | | | | 86 | %(g) | | | | | |
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Class 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 12.17 | | | | $ | 14.88 | | | | $ | 14.23 | | | | $ | 13.49 | | | | $ | 15.43 | |
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Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.13 | (a) | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.19 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 2.40 | | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | | 1.59 | | | | | 3.06 | | | | | (0.58 | ) |
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Total from Investment Activities | | | | 2.53 | | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | | 1.74 | | | | | 3.13 | | | | | (0.39 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | | (1.47 | ) | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | | (1.38 | ) |
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Total Dividends | | | | (1.47 | ) | | | | (1.61 | ) | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | (2.39 | ) | | | | (1.55 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 13.23 | | | | $ | 12.17 | | | | $ | 14.88 | | | | $ | 14.23 | | | | $ | 13.49 | |
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Total Return(b) | | | | 22.19 | % | | | | (8.93 | )% | | | | 12.75 | % | | | | 25.71 | % | | | | (2.49 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 803,521 | | | | $ | 713,258 | | | | $ | 869,770 | | | | $ | 909,979 | | | | $ | 276,006 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 0.93 | % | | | | 0.96 | % | | | | 1.19 | % | | | | 0.96 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(e) | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.59 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.57 | % | | | | 0.58 | % | | | | 0.59 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | | | | 14 | % | | | | 19 | % | | | | 16 | % | | | | 86 | %(g) | | | | 16 | % |
^ | Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016. |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 86%. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears itspro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
Class Allocation
The investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses charged to a class), realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments of the Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon relative net assets on the date income is earned or expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are incurred.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $56,656 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $36,646,070 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any Rule17a-7 transactions under the Rule.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Futures Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The monthly average notional amount for long contracts was $10.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value* | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | 5,088 | | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | | $ | — | |
* | For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts. |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
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Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 125,233 | | | $ | 23,813 | |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
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| | Annual Rate | | Annual Expense Limit |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund Class 1 | | | | 0.26 | % | | | | 0.46 | % |
AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund Class 2 | | | | 0.26 | % | | | | 0.71 | % |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no voluntary waivers.
At December 31, 2018, the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments included Affiliated Securities valued at $1,271,988. At December 31, 2019 those securities are no longer affiliates to the Fund. The impact incurred by the Fund is reflected on Statement of Operations as “Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on affiliated securities.”
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $6,205 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
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Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 834,455,473 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 834,455,473 | |
Rights | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | # | | | | — | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 36,646,070 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 36,646,070 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 9,232,738 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 9,232,738 | |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 880,334,281 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 880,334,281 | |
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Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | 5,088 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 5,088 | |
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Total Investments | | | $ | 880,339,369 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 880,339,369 | |
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+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
# | Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at December 31, 2019. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at variation margin. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund | | | $ | 114,701,551 | | | | $ | 181,136,262 | |
6. Investment Risks
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $719,059,883. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
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Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 232,582,289 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (71,307,891 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 161,274,398 | |
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The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund | | | $ | 9,043,377 | | | | $ | 78,809,068 | | | | $ | 87,852,445 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
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| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund | | | $ | 35,593,192 | | | | $ | 57,898,377 | | | | $ | 93,491,569 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund | | | $ | 11,392,438 | | | | $ | 33,897,705 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 161,274,398 | | | | $ | 206,564,541 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market of futures contracts and other miscellaneous differences. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 60% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 95.82% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $1,042,836.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $78,809,068.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1) The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
Management Discussion and Analysis
Page 1
Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition
Page 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
Page 4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 11
Statement of Operations
Page 11
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Page 12
Financial Highlights
Page 13
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Page 21
Other Federal Income Tax Information
Page 22
Other Information
Page 23
Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements
Page 24
Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers
Page 27
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.
AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (Unaudited)
Allianz Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager for the AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. serves as Subadviser to the Fund.
What factors affected the Fund’s performance during the year ended December 31, 2019?
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) returned
24.38%†. That compared to a 31.49%, 8.72% and 22.11% total return for its benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index1, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1, and the Moderate Composite Index1, respectively.
U.S. stocks surged in 2019, as equities rebounded strongly from deep losses in the fourth quarter of 2018. Several major indexes hit newall-time highs in the latter part of the year under review. A major driver of U.S. market performance was the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) decision to keep interest rates steady in the first half of the year and then reduce rates three times starting in late July. The Fed described this as a“mid-cycle adjustment” of its monetary policy, which previously included nine rate increases.
U.S.-China trade discussions were another major driver of market sentiment in 2019. At multiple times throughout the year, it appeared the two sides were close to reaching a trade agreement only to have tensions flare up and dampen the optimism. Markets often rose and fell in response. A preliminary“phase-one” trade deal was not officially struck untilmid-December. As part of the agreement the U.S. would lower the tariff rate on about $120 billion in Chinese goods from 15% to 7.5%, while canceling the tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese goods that were scheduled to take effect. The deal was met with a muted reaction by equity markets to close out the period.
The equity portion of the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index while its fixed income holdings posted a positive return during theone-year period, outperforming the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Within equities, stock selection in the financials and healthcare sectors contributed the most to relative performance. These benefits were partly offset by stock selection in the information technology sector which detracted from relative results.*
The Fund’s above-benchmark exposure to high-yield securities within its fixed income holdings helped drive its outperformance relative to its fixed income benchmark. The portfolio’s underweight position to Treasuries also contributed to relative results.*
Overall, the Fund’s exposure to equities decreased compared to the beginning of the period, as the Fund trimmed stocks in the financials and information technology sectors.*
The Fund’s overall weighting in fixed income decreased during the year, as the subadvisor selectively sold U.S. Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds. The cash position increased compared to the beginning of the period because of these shifts.*
The Fund maintained exposure to covered call options—a type of derivative that provided downside protection for the portfolio while offering the benefits of owning a stock, such as dividends and capital appreciation, so long as the stock remains below the option strike price. The covered call strategy for the Fund made a modestly positive contribution to the Funds return.*
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
* | The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future. The information contained in this commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell securities in the sector mentioned. The Fund’s holdings and weightings are as of December 31, 2019. |
1 | For a complete description of the Fund’s performance benchmarks please refer to page 2 of this report. |
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AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (Unaudited)
Fund Objective
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation with preservation of capital as an important intermediate-term objective. This objective may be changed by the Trustees of the Fund without shareholder approval. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 50% of its net assets in the common stock of established U.S. Companies that have above-average potential for capital growth. The remaining assets are generally invested in convertible securities, corporate and government debt, bank loans, and foreign securities.
Investment Concerns
Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.
International investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Small- tomid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.
Value-based investments are subject to the risk that the broad market may not recognize their intrinsic value.
Investing in a single industry or sector, or concentrating investments in a limited number of industries or sectors, tends to increase the risk that economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting certain industries or sectors will have a large impact on the value of the portfolio.
Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates.
Mortgage-backed investments involve risk of loss due to prepayments and, like any bond, due to default. Because of the sensitivity of mortgage-related securities to changes in interest rates, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than if it did not hold these securities.
High-yield bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but have the potential to pay higher earnings over investment-grade bonds. The higher risk of default, or the inability of the creditor to repay its debt, is the primary reason for the higher interest rates on high-yield bonds.
Investing in derivatives instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risk associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional instruments.
For a complete description of these and other risks associated with investing in a mutual Fund, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.
Growth of $10,000 Investment
The chart above represents a comparison of a hypothetical investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmarks and represents the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
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| | 1 Year | | | 3 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
AZL®T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 24.38 | %† | | | 12.83 | % | | | 10.23 | % | | | 11.04 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 31.49 | % | | | 15.27 | % | | | 11.70 | % | | | 13.56 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.75 | % |
Moderate Composite Index | | | 22.11 | % | | | 10.89 | % | | | 8.35 | % | | | 9.81 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.Allianzlife.com.
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Expense Ratio | | Gross | |
AZL®T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 1.06 | % |
The above expense ratio is based on the current Fund prospectus dated April 29, 2019. The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The Manager and the Fund have entered into a written contract limiting operating expenses, excluding certain expenses such as interest expense and acquired fund fees and expenses, to 1.20% through April 30, 2021. Additional information pertaining to the December 31, 2019 expense ratio can be found in the Financial Highlights.
† | The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes. |
The total return of the Fund does not reflect the effect of any insurance charges, the annual maintenance fee or the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Such charges, fees and tax payments would reduce the performance quoted.
Acquired fund fees and expenses are incurred indirectly by the Fund through the valuation of the Fund’s investments in the other investment companies. Accordingly, acquired fund fees and expenses affect the Fund’s total returns. Because these fees and expenses are not included in the Fund’s financial highlights, the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, as shown in the prospectus, do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights. Without acquired fund fees and expenses the Fund’s gross expense ratio would be 1.05%.
The Fund’s performance is measured against the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Moderate Composite Index (“Composite”). The S&P 500 is representative of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a measure of the U.S. Stock market as a whole. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted performance benchmark for investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year. The Composite is a blended index comprised of (60%) of the S&P 500 and (40%) of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. These indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for services provided to the Fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.
TheActual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,060.80 | | | | $ | 5.19 | | | | | 1.00 | % |
TheHypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value 7/1/19 | | Ending Account Value 12/31/19 | | Expenses Paid During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19* | | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 7/1/19 - 12/31/19 |
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AZL T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | | $ | 5.09 | | | | | 1.00 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year). |
Portfolio Composition
(Unaudited)
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Investments | | Percent of Net Assets |
| |
Total Common Stocks and Total Preferred Stocks | | | | 67.6 | % |
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Corporate Bonds | | | | 17.0 | |
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Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 10.1 | |
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Bank Loans | | | | 3.9 | |
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Convertible Preferred Stocks | | | | 1.2 | |
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Yankee Dollars | | | | 0.7 | |
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Asset Backed Securities | | | | 0.4 | |
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Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | — | † |
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Total Investment Securities | | | | 100.9 | |
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Net other assets (liabilities) | | | | (0.9 | ) |
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Net Assets | | | | 100.0 | % |
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† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks (63.5%): | | | |
Auto Components (0.6%): | | | |
| 79,428 | | | Aptiv plc | | $ | 7,543,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.3%): | | | |
| 21,700 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 3,463,971 | |
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Beverages (1.1%): | | | |
| 497,725 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 14,409,139 | |
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Capital Markets (2.5%): | | | |
| 150,235 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 13,904,249 | |
| 65,947 | | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 18,006,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,911,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.0%): | | | |
| 138,722 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 12,594,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (4.4%): | | | |
| 256,836 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 24,273,570 | |
| 66,961 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 5,696,372 | |
| 32,148 | | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 7,784,960 | |
| 306,665 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 19,470,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,225,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%): | | | |
| 78,307 | | | TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 7,504,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%): | | | |
| 5,900 | | | American Tower Corp. | | | 1,355,938 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies (7.7%): | | | |
| 445,113 | | | Alcon, Inc.* | | | 25,220,735 | |
| 115,641 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 31,450,884 | |
| 216,065 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 33,161,657 | |
| 268,007 | | | Envista Holdings Corp.* | | | 7,943,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 97,777,003 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services (1.0%): | | | |
| 42,300 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 12,435,354 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.8%): | | | |
| 153,831 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,061,396 | |
| 20,000 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 3,952,200 | |
| 150,130 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 15,122,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,136,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (5.7%): | | | |
| 4,057,482 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 45,281,500 | |
| 77,476 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 27,444,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 72,725,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (3.0%): | | | |
| 345,778 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 38,523,127 | |
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Interactive Media & Services (4.0%): | | | |
| 1,923 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,575,647 | |
| 22,288 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | | | 29,799,502 | |
| 87,000 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | 17,856,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50,231,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.1%): | | | |
| 14,434 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 26,671,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Shares | | | | | Fair Value | |
Common Stocks, continued | | | |
IT Services (8.5%): | | | |
| 348,052 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | $ | 40,245,253 | |
| 116,455 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 21,260,025 | |
| 251,048 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 47,171,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,677,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (5.8%): | | | |
| 272,030 | | | Avantor, Inc.* | | | 4,937,345 | |
| 415,584 | | | PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 40,353,205 | |
| 89,798 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 29,172,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,463,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (2.1%): | | | |
| 346,242 | | | Fortive Corp. | | | 26,449,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.2%): | | | |
| 534,370 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 14,876,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%): | | | |
| 39,800 | | | Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 3,485,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.7%): | | | |
| 248,693 | | | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 15,297,106 | |
| 124,646 | | | NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 15,862,450 | |
| 122,600 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 15,728,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,887,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (4.3%): | | | |
| 344,900 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 54,390,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities (0.7%): | | | |
| 74,435 | | | American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 9,144,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Common Stocks (Cost $588,258,258) | | | 808,884,074 | |
| | | | | |
Preferred Stocks (4.1%): | | | |
Banks (1.5%): | | | |
| 100,000 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series D, 5.26%, 10/31/19 | | | 2,733,000 | |
| 7,099 | | | U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%, 9/27/19 | | | 196,074 | |
| 40,000 | | | U.S. Bancorp, Series K, 5.50%, 12/30/19 | | | 1,096,800 | |
| 10,313 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 5.17%, 11/27/19 | | | 14,953,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,979,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (0.1%): | | | |
| 55,900 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series C, 6.00%, 11/14/19 | | | 1,453,400 | |
| 3,600 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series D, 5.62%, 11/14/19^ | | | 95,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,548,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.5%): | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Alabama Power Co., Series A | | | 812,400 | |
| 100,000 | | | Duke Energy Corp., 5.63%, 9/15/78 | | | 2,705,000 | |
| 5,180 | | | SCE Trust III, Series H, 5.75%, 12/12/19, Perpetual Bond | | | 126,340 | |
| 99,331 | | | SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.38%, 12/31/49 | | | 2,434,603 | |
| 7,868 | | | SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.52%, 12/12/19 | | | 194,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,272,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%): | | | |
| 151,708 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., Series A, 4.68%, 9/13/19 | | | 9,930,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Preferred Stocks, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities (1.2%): | | | |
| 150,000 | | | CMS Energy Corp., 5.88%, 10/15/78 | | $ | 4,015,500 | |
| 200,000 | | | CMS Energy Corp., 5.88%, 3/1/79 | | | 5,462,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | DTE Energy Co., Series E, 5.25%, 12/1/77 | | | 2,644,000 | |
| 100,000 | | | NiSource, Inc., Series B, 6.01%, 11/21/19 | | | 2,788,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,909,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $45,613,127) | | | 51,641,277 | |
| | | | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks (1.2%): | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.1%): | | | |
| 31,261 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.95%, 3/15/22 | | | 1,692,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.8%): | | | |
| 160,617 | | | Avantor, Inc., Series A, 6.25%, 5/15/22 | | | 10,118,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.3%): | | | |
| 3,209 | | | Fortive Corp., Series A, 0.03%, 7/1/21 | | | 3,121,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $12,802,900) | | | 14,932,616 | |
| | | | | |
Asset Backed Securities (0.4%): | | | |
$ | 1,446,480 | | | Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A23, Series2018-1A, 4.12%, 7/25/47, Callable 7/25/24 @ 100(a) | | | 1,494,870 | |
| 1,372,625 | | | Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A2I, Series2018-1A, 4.12%, 7/25/48, Callable 10/25/22 @ 100(a) | | | 1,410,716 | |
| 645,000 | | | Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Class A2, Series2019-1A, 3.67%, 10/25/49, Callable 10/25/26 @ 100(a) | | | 645,110 | |
| 913,360 | | | Wendy’s Funding LLC, Class A2I, Series2018-1A, 3.57%, 3/15/48, Callable 3/15/22 @ 100(a) | | | 917,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $4,341,282) | | | 4,468,271 | |
| | | | | |
Bank Loans (3.9%): | | | |
Airlines (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Delta 2 Lux Sarl, 0.00%, 2/1/24 | | | 1,254,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (1.1%): | | | |
| 557,251 | | | H.B. Fuller Co. Term LoanB-1, 3.83% (US0003M), 10/20/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 558,527 | |
| 13,098,281 | | | Kronos, Inc./ M.A. Term LoanB-1, 4.93% (US0003M), 11/1/23, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 13,156,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,714,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%): | | | |
| 691,117 | | | Zayo Group LLC Term LoanB1-1, 3.83% (US0003M), 1/19/21, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 692,091 | |
| 1,250,000 | | | Zayo Group LLC Term LoanB2-1, 4.08% (US0003M), 1/19/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 1,253,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,945,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,400,638 | | | NVA Holdings, Inc. Term LoanB3-1, 4.65% (US0003M), 2/2/25, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 1,399,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Bank Loans, continued | | | |
Insurance (0.8%): | | | |
$ | 355,000 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.68% (US0003M), 1/25/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 101 | | $ | 357,485 | |
| 9,715,735 | | | HUB International, Ltd., 4.93% (US0003M), 4/25/25, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 9,702,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,060,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (1.1%): | | | |
| 245,034 | | | Gartner, Inc., 3.93% (US0003M), 3/20/22 | | | 245,647 | |
| 14,566,833 | | | Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. Term LoanB-1, 4.93% (US0001M), 10/1/25 | | | 14,690,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,936,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 71,203 | | | Prestige Brands, Inc. Term LoanB5-1, 3.93% (US0003M), 1/26/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 71,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.5%): | | | |
| 5,772,031 | | | CCC Information Services, Inc. Term LoanB-1, 4.68% (US0003M), 4/29/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 5,779,246 | |
| 503,738 | | | Ultimate Software Term LoanB-1l Bankdebt, 0.00%, 5/3/26 | | | 506,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,285,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Bank Loans (Cost $49,392,605) | | | 49,667,926 | |
| | | | | |
Corporate Bonds (17.0%): | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.1%): | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Moog, Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/22, Callable 1/13/20 @ 101.31(a) | | | 50,675 | |
| 1,730,000 | | | Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.55%, 10/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100 | | | 1,756,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,806,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.0%†): | | | |
| 241,869 | | | U.S. Airways Group, Inc., Series2010-1A, 6.25%, 10/22/24 | | | 263,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,145,000 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series S, 5.00% (US0003M+330 bps), 12/31/49, Callable 11/1/26 @ 100 | | | 2,303,194 | |
| 875,000 | | | US BanCorp, 5.30% (US0003M+291 bps), Callable 4/15/27 @ 100 | | | 961,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,264,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (0.0%†): | | | |
| 280,000 | | | Lennox International, Inc., 3.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100 | | | 284,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,060,000 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.62% (US0003M+313 bps), 12/29/49, Callable 9/20/26 @ 100 | | | 1,113,265 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Capital Markets, continued | | | |
$ | 1,865,000 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series E, 4.95% (US0003M+342 bps), Callable 6/20/20 @ 100 | | $ | 1,883,650 | |
| 1,355,000 | | | State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25% (US0003M+360 bps), Callable 9/15/20 @ 100 | | | 1,388,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,385,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.0%†): | | | |
| 64,834 | | | USI, Inc., 0.00% (US0003M), 5/16/24, Callable 2/7/20 @ 100 | | | 64,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.6%): | | | |
| 4,807,743 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/20, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 4,807,743 | |
| 1,560,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.50% (US0003M+350 bps), 7/15/21, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100(a) | | | 1,561,950 | |
| 1,230,000 | | | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.56(a) | | | 1,259,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,628,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 1,075,000 | | | Service Corp. International, 5.38%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.69 | | | 1,107,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 815,000 | | | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 818,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 1,225,000 | | | Verizon Communications, 3.13%, 3/16/22 | | | 1,255,923 | |
| 1,225,000 | | | Verizon Communications, 2.89% (US0003M+100 bps), 3/16/22 | | | 1,245,449 | |
| 1,789,000 | | | Zayo Group LLC /Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.88(a) | | | 1,818,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,319,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities (0.2%): | | | |
| 230,000 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series I, 3.65%, 12/1/21 | | | 237,065 | |
| 300,000 | | | Edison International, 2.13%, 4/15/20^ | | | 299,858 | |
| 750,000 | | | Eversource Energy, 2.75%, 3/15/22, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100 | | | 760,378 | |
| 365,000 | | | Eversource Energy, Series N, 3.80%, 12/1/23, Callable 11/1/23 @ 100 | | | 381,951 | |
| 690,000 | | | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.90%, 4/1/22 | | | 701,431 | |
| 600,000 | | | Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 3.35%, 11/21/21 | | | 617,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,997,893 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%): | | | |
| 750,000 | | | Amphenol Corp., 2.20%, 4/1/20 | | | 750,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (2.6%): | | | |
| 805,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/21 | | | 829,150 | |
| 590,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/22 | | | 623,925 | |
| 1,690,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/25 | | | 1,886,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Entertainment, continued | | | |
$ | 4,685,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/26 | | $ | 4,790,413 | |
| 8,498,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 4.88%, 4/15/28 | | | 8,837,920 | |
| 8,400,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/28 | | | 9,292,500 | |
| 4,980,000 | | | Netflix, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/29 | | | 5,621,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,881,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.0%): | | | |
| 595,000 | | | American Tower Corp., Series J, 3.30%, 2/15/21, Callable 1/15/21 @ 100 | | | 602,288 | |
| 1,530,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.88%, 4/15/22 | | | 1,618,420 | |
| 3,895,000 | | | Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23 | | | 4,224,256 | |
| 385,000 | | | Equinix, Inc., 5.38%, 1/1/22 | | | 390,294 | |
| 2,495,000 | | | SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.22 | | | 2,529,306 | |
| 2,007,000 | | | SBA Communications Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102 | | | 2,044,631 | |
| 891,000 | | | SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 9/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.66 | | | 926,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,335,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products (0.6%): | | | |
| 510,000 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc., 2.70% (US0003M+75 bps), 10/22/20, Callable 1/21/20 @ 100 | | | 509,913 | |
| 2,925,000 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc., 3.80%, 10/22/21 | | | 3,014,154 | |
| 4,220,000 | | | Nestle Holdings, Inc., 3.10%, 9/24/21, Callable 8/24/21 @ 100(a) | | | 4,304,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,829,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.7%): | | | |
| 1,080,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.92% (US0003M+103 bps), 6/6/22 | | | 1,086,610 | |
| 2,455,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.89%, 6/6/22, Callable 5/6/22 @ 100 | | | 2,494,930 | |
| 1,690,000 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co., 3.36%, 6/6/24, Callable 4/6/24 @ 100 | | | 1,757,355 | |
| 1,340,000 | | | Hologic, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 102.19(a) | | | 1,383,550 | |
| 1,260,000 | | | Teleflex, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.44 | | | 1,318,275 | |
| 1,085,000 | | | Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27, Callable 11/15/22 @ 102.31 | | | 1,150,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,190,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%): | | | |
| 305,000 | | | Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/21(a) | | | 316,056 | |
| 530,000 | | | HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/21 | | | 553,188 | |
| 2,600,000 | | | NVA Holdings, 0.00%, 9/19/22 | | | 2,593,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,462,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%): | | | |
| 1,401,000 | | | Cedar Fair, LP /Canada’s Wonderland Co. /Magnum Management Corp., 5.38%, 6/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.69 | | | 1,437,776 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued | | | |
$ | 1,718,000 | | | Cedar Fair, LP /Canada’s Wonderland Co. /Magnum Management Corp., 5.38%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.69 | | $ | 1,840,408 | |
| 690,000 | | | Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/24, Callable 1/31/20 @ 102.13 | | | 702,075 | |
| 3,280,000 | | | KFC Holding Co. /Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.63(a) | | | 3,468,600 | |
| 5,178,000 | | | KFC Holding Co. /Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/22 @ 102.38(a) | | | 5,462,789 | |
| 1,770,000 | | | KFC Holding Co. /Pizza Hut Holdings LLC /Taco Bell Of America LLC, 5.00%, 6/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.75(a) | | | 1,836,375 | |
| 415,000 | | | Marriott International, Inc., 2.54% (US0003M+65 bps), 3/8/21 | | | 416,257 | |
| 525,000 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.88%, 7/31/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 103.66(a) | | | 544,031 | |
| 190,000 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.50%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.75(a) | | | 202,113 | |
| 1,695,000 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/20, Callable 8/1/20 @ 100 | | | 1,711,950 | |
| 3,569,000 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 11/1/21, Callable 8/1/21 @ 100 | | | 3,649,303 | |
| 1,672,000 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/23, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100 | | | 1,724,250 | |
| 1,042,000 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/37 | | | 1,208,720 | |
| 1,834,000 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.35%, 11/1/43, Callable 5/1/43 @ 100 | | | 1,829,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,034,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%): | | | |
| 4,917,000 | | | General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00% (US0003M+333 bps), Callable 1/21/21 @ 100 | | | 4,830,952 | |
| 1,220,000 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc., 3.65%, 9/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100 | | | 1,280,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,111,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.3%): | | | |
| 2,765,000 | | | Hub International, Ltd., 0.00% (US0001M), 4/25/25, Callable 2/7/20 @ 101 | | | 2,790,383 | |
| 530,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.35%, 3/6/20, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100 | | | 530,409 | |
| 530,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.75%, 1/30/22, Callable 12/30/21 @ 100 | | | 538,471 | |
| 200,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.30%, 3/14/23, Callable 1/14/23 @ 100 | | | 206,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,065,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services (0.5%): | |
| 1,190,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 2.70%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100 | | | 1,192,775 | |
| 730,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 3.80%, 10/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100 | | | 769,879 | |
| 1,645,000 | | | Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/26, Callable 11/15/21 @ 103.13(a) | | | 1,795,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
IT Services, continued | |
$ | 2,185,000 | | | Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/26, Callable 11/15/21 @ 104.13(a) | | $ | 2,460,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,218,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.6%): | |
| 2,830,000 | | | Avantor, Inc., 6.00%, 10/1/24, Callable 10/1/20 @ 104.5(a) | | | 3,013,950 | |
| 11,462,000 | | | Avantor, Inc., 9.00%, 10/1/25, Callable 10/1/20 @ 106.75(a) | | | 12,808,785 | |
| 4,085,000 | | | Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 6.19%, 10/1/26 | | | 4,119,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,942,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery (0.1%): | |
| 915,000 | | | Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., 9.50%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 107.13 | | | 969,900 | |
| 200,000 | | | Xylem, Inc., 3.25%, 11/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100 | | | 207,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,177,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media (2.3%): | |
| 2,035,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 9/30/22, Callable 2/10/20 @ 100.88 | | | 2,057,894 | |
| 770,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 2/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.71 | | | 779,625 | |
| 1,605,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 4.00%, 3/1/23, Callable 1/24/20 @ 102(a) | | | 1,627,069 | |
| 2,220,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 5/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 102.56(a) | | | 2,261,624 | |
| 970,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 9/1/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.92 | | | 983,338 | |
| 129,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.92 | | | 131,419 | |
| 1,755,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 4/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 104.41(a) | | | 1,814,231 | |
| 5,149,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 102.56(a) | | | 5,432,194 | |
| 6,921,000 | | | CCO Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 2/1/28, Callable 8/1/22 @ 102.5(a) | | | 7,258,398 | |
| 720,000 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC, 3.58%, 7/23/20, Callable 6/23/20 @ 100 | | | 724,529 | |
| 1,010,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 2.43% (US0003M+33 bps), 10/1/20 | | | 1,011,884 | |
| 935,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 3.45%, 10/1/21 | | | 961,492 | |
| 795,000 | | | Comcast Corp., 2.54% (US0003M+44 bps), 10/1/21 | | | 798,903 | |
| 1,411,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.88%, 8/1/22, Callable 8/1/20 @ 101.94(a) | | | 1,440,984 | |
| 1,190,000 | | | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/10/20 @ 101.54(a) | | | 1,209,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,492,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail (0.0%†): | |
| 380,000 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc., 2.70% (US0003M+70 bps), 4/17/20, Callable 1/24/20 @ 100 | | | 380,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.5%): | |
$ | 1,020,000 | | | Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 2.40%, 2/1/20 | | $ | 1,020,132 | |
| 615,000 | | | DTE Energy Co., Series D, 3.70%, 8/1/23, Callable 7/1/23 @ 100 | | | 640,516 | |
| 2,060,000 | | | NiSource Finance Corp., 3.49%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100 | | | 2,163,026 | |
| 945,000 | | | NiSource Finance Corp., 4.38%, 5/15/47, Callable 11/15/46 @ 100 | | | 1,056,110 | |
| 1,705,000 | | | NiSource, Inc., 5.65% (H15T5Y+284 bps), 12/31/99, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100 | | | 1,752,442 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,632,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%): | |
| 1,020,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.50%, 2/1/22 | | | 1,050,474 | |
| 715,000 | | | Nustar Logistics, LP, 4.80%, 9/1/20 | | | 720,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,770,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (0.1%): | |
| 685,000 | | | Unilever Capital Corp., 3.00%, 3/7/22 | | | 701,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.5%): | |
| 1,910,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.10% (US0003M+20 bps), 11/16/20(a) | | | 1,911,816 | |
| 2,925,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.55%, 5/14/21(a) | | | 2,953,537 | |
| 1,239,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 3.91%, 8/27/21 | | | 1,269,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,135,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services (0.0%†): | |
| 270,000 | | | Korn Ferry, 4.63%, 12/15/27, Callable 12/15/22 @ 102.31(a) | | | 272,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software (0.8%): | |
| 1,246,875 | | | Emerald Topco, Inc., 0.00% (US0001M), 7/23/26, Callable 1/26/20 @ 100 | | | 1,252,723 | |
| 8,530,000 | | | Solera LLC, 10.50%, 3/1/24, Callable 2/10/20 @ 107.88(a) | | | 9,041,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,294,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail (0.1%): | |
| 540,000 | | | AutoZone, Inc., 2.50%, 4/15/21, Callable 3/15/21 @ 100 | | | 542,559 | |
| 600,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc., 3.25%, 3/1/22 | | | 619,765 | |
| 715,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc., 2.22% (US0003M+31 bps), 3/1/22^ | | | 717,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,880,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco (0.2%): | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.00%, 2/21/20 | | | 1,000,219 | |
| 660,000 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.31% (US0003M+42 bps), 2/21/20 | | | 660,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Contracts, Shares, Notional Amount or Principal Amount | | | | | Fair Value | |
Corporate Bonds, continued | | | |
Tobacco, continued | |
$ | 1,230,000 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.63%, 2/18/22, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100 | | $ | 1,245,122 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,905,693 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%): | | | |
| 515,000 | | | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/23, Callable 1/21/20 @ 101.5 | | | 523,369 | |
| 240,000 | | | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/21 @ 103.25 | | | 256,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 779,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $208,237,930) | | | 216,185,748 | |
| | | | | |
Yankee Dollars (0.7%): | |
Electrical Equipment (0.3%): | |
| 745,000 | | | Sensata Technologies BV, 4.88%, 10/15/23(a) | | | 792,494 | |
| 260,000 | | | Sensata Technologies BV, 5.63%, 11/1/24(a) | | | 288,600 | |
| 925,000 | | | Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/1/25(a) | | | 1,002,468 | |
| 975,000 | | | Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. plc, 6.25%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 103.13(a) | | | 1,053,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,136,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products (0.3%): | |
| 1,450,000 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc, 2.49% (US0003M+56 bps), 6/24/22(a) | | | 1,453,600 | |
| 2,150,000 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc, 2.38%, 6/24/22, Callable 5/24/22 @ 100(a) | | | 2,159,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,613,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%): | |
| 1,650,000 | | | Shell International Finance BV, 2.35% (US0003M+45 bps), 5/11/20 | | | 1,649,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $8,195,240) | | | 8,399,758 | |
| | | | | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.0%†): | |
| 363,830 | | | BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.00%(b)(c) | | | 363,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (Cost $363,830) | | | 363,830 | |
| | | | | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies (10.1%): | | | |
Money Markets (10.1%): | | | |
| 129,051,484 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.44%(c) | | | 129,051,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total Unaffiliated Investment Companies (Cost $129,051,484) | | | 129,051,484 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,046,256,656) — 100.9%(d) | | | 1,283,594,984 | |
| Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.9)% | | | (12,084,695 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 1,271,510,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of December 31, 2019.
H15T5Y—5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
US0001M—1 Month US Dollar LIBOR
US0003M—3 Month US Dollar LIBOR
* | Non-income producing security. |
^ | This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of December 31, 2019. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2019 was $354,104. |
† | Represents less than 0.05%. |
(a) | Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. Thesub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before December 31, 2019. |
(c) | The rate represents the effective yield at December 31, 2019. |
(d) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
At December 31, 2019, the Fund’sover-the-counter options written were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount(a) | | | Fair Value | |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 1270.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 7 | | | $ | 8,890 | | | $ | (51,360 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 1300.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 6 | | | | 7,800 | | | | (28,073 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1300.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 58 | | | | 75,400 | | | | (258,337 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1340.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 14 | | | | 18,760 | | | | (24,212 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 1350.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 6 | | | | 8,100 | | | | (8,374 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1350.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 18 | | | | 24,300 | | | | (22,794 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1400.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 14 | | | | 19,600 | | | | (2,497 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1500.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 14 | | | | 21,000 | | | | (57 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1500.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 47 | | | | 70,500 | | | | (308,666 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 1800.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 11 | | | | 19,800 | | | | (69,627 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 2000.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 4 | | | | 8,000 | | | | (1,379 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 2025.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 4 | | | | 8,100 | | | | (1,008 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 2100.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 4 | | | | 8,400 | | | | (463 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 2300.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 17 | | | | 39,100 | | | | (264 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 2500.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 7 | | | | 17,500 | | | | (15 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 2600.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 7 | | | | 18,200 | | | | (6 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 2700.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 7 | | | | 18,900 | | | | (2 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 2200.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 36 | | | | 79,200 | | | | (306,352 | ) |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 85.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 469 | | | | 39,865 | | | | (447,477 | ) |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 85.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 10 | | | | 850 | | | | (9,541 | ) |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 95.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 335 | | | | 31,825 | | | | (23,614 | ) |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 105.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 341 | | | | 35,805 | | | | (62,574 | ) |
American Tower Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 175.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 59 | | | | 10,325 | | | | (324,458 | ) |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 300.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 122 | | | | 36,600 | | | | (146,078 | ) |
Danaher Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 150.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 57 | | | | 8,550 | | | | (26,764 | ) |
Facebook, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 200.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 166 | | | | 33,200 | | | | (124,538 | ) |
Facebook, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 220.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 283 | | | | 62,260 | | | | (10,840 | ) |
Facebook, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 220.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 11 | | | | 2,420 | | | | (421 | ) |
General Electric Co. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 15.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 2,139 | | | | 32,085 | | | | (96,440 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 195.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 38 | | | | 7,410 | | | | (15,004 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 200.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 38 | | | | 7,600 | | | | (4,553 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 200.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 16 | | | | 3,200 | | | | (1,917 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 200.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 38 | | | | 7,600 | | | | (4,553 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 195.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 32 | | | | 6,240 | | | | (12,635 | ) |
McDonald’s Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 195.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 38 | | | | 7,410 | | | | (15,004 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 120.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 157 | | | | 18,840 | | | | (593,763 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 125.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 340 | | | | 42,500 | | | | (1,116,150 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 125.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 278 | | | | 34,750 | | | | (912,617 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 264 | | | | 34,320 | | | | (735,078 | )�� |
Microsoft Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 278 | | | | 36,140 | | | | (774,059 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 78 | | | | 10,140 | | | | (217,182 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2019
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Put/ Call | | | Strike Price | | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount(a) | | | Fair Value | |
Microsoft Corp. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 135.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 284 | | | $ | 38,340 | | | $ | (649,619 | ) |
Microsoft Corp. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 165.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 421 | | | | 69,465 | | | | (482,169 | ) |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 140.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 267 | | | | 37,380 | | | | (281,048 | ) |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 140.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 217 | | | | 30,380 | | | | (430,028 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 220.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 116 | | | | 25,520 | | | | (616,862 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 230.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 115 | | | | 26,450 | | | | (496,781 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 120.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 118 | | | | 14,160 | | | | (102,741 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | Call | | | | 125.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 544 | | | | 68,000 | | | | (235,008 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 125 | | | | 16,250 | | | | (15,159 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 132 | | | | 17,160 | | | | (16,008 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 130.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 24 | | | | 3,120 | | | | (2,911 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 135.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 29 | | | | 3,915 | | | | (470 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 140.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 29 | | | | 4,060 | | | | (71 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 135.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 86 | | | | 11,610 | | | | (79,034 | ) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 140.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 86 | | | | 12,040 | | | | (62,709 | ) |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | Call | | | | 400.00 USD | | | | 1/15/21 | | | | 99 | | | | 39,600 | | | | (78,920 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 270.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 47 | | | | 12,690 | | | | (116,795 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 280.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 47 | | | | 13,160 | | | | (75,061 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 290.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 28 | | | | 8,120 | | | | (23,972 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 290.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 56 | | | | 16,240 | | | | (47,944 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 300.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 60 | | | | 18,000 | | | | (21,438 | ) |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 310.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 6 | | | | 1,860 | | | | (688 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 150.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 98 | | | | 14,700 | | | | (372,757 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 155.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 99 | | | | 15,345 | | | | (327,256 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 160.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 160 | | | | 25,600 | | | | (449,390 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 165.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 136 | | | | 22,440 | | | | (314,604 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 170.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 134 | | | | 22,780 | | | | (244,001 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 170.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 133 | | | | 22,610 | | | | (242,180 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Credit Suisse First Boston | | | Call | | | | 175.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 133 | | | | 23,275 | | | | (177,652 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 175.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 321 | | | | 56,175 | | | | (428,769 | ) |
Visa, Inc. | | Goldman Sachs | | | Call | | | | 180.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 107 | | | | 19,260 | | | | (92,555 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 100.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 152 | | | | 15,200 | | | | (30,299 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | Bank of America | | | Call | | | | 115.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 53 | | | | 6,095 | | | | (415 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 115.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 229 | | | | 26,335 | | | | (1,792 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | Citigroup | | | Call | | | | 120.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 229 | | | | 27,480 | | | | (806 | ) |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | Bank of America | | | Call | | | | 120.00 USD | | | | 1/17/20 | | | | 54 | | | | 6,480 | | | | (190 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total (Premiums $6,328,455) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (13,276,848 | ) |
| | | | | |
(a) | Notional amount is expressed as the number of contracts multiplied by the strike price of the underlying asset. |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written
| | | | | |
| | Value |
Options Written | | $(13,276,848) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investment securities, at cost | | | $ | 1,046,256,656 | |
| | | | | |
Investment securities, at value(a) | | | $ | 1,283,594,984 | |
Cash | | | | 294,664 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | | 3,060,850 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 4,735,598 | |
Reclaims receivable | | | | 221 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 4,564 | |
| | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 1,291,690,881 | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | | 5,311,080 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | 133,965 | |
Written Options (Premiums received $6,328,455) | | | | 13,276,848 | |
Payable for collateral received on loaned securities | | | | 363,830 | |
Manager fees payable | | | | 751,089 | |
Administration fees payable | | | | 11,703 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | | 268,246 | |
Custodian fees payable | | | | 7,818 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees payable | | | | 4,532 | |
Transfer agent fees payable | | | | 1,115 | |
Trustee fees payable | | | | 1,115 | |
Other accrued liabilities | | | | 49,251 | |
| | | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 20,180,592 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,271,510,289 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 945,171,678 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | | 326,338,611 | |
| | | | | |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,271,510,289 | |
| | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | | | | 64,690,741 | |
Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share) | | | $ | 19.66 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan of $354,104. |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| | | | | |
Investment Income: | | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 14,129,995 | |
Interest | | | | 14,045,153 | |
Income from securities lending | | | | 211,764 | |
Foreign withholding tax | | | | (32,548 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Investment Income | | | | 28,354,364 | |
| | | | | |
Expenses: | | | | | |
Manager fees | | | | 8,998,282 | |
Administration fees | | | | 334,740 | |
Distribution fees | | | | 2,999,427 | |
Custodian fees | | | | 42,977 | |
Administrative and compliance services fees | | | | 20,914 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | 6,478 | |
Trustee fees | | | | 65,065 | |
Professional fees | | | | 59,823 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | 33,806 | |
Other expenses | | | | 34,318 | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | | | 12,595,830 | |
Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager | | | | (599,903 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | 11,995,927 | |
| | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 16,358,437 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments: | | | | | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on securities | | | | 80,585,718 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts | | | | 2,585,810 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities | | | | 166,999,850 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options contracts | | | | (9,847,884 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and Change in net unrealized gains/losses on investments | | | | 240,323,494 | |
| | | | | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $ | 256,681,931 | |
| | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
| | |
Change In Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss) | | | $ | 16,358,437 | | | | $ | 25,857,530 | |
Net realized gains/(losses) on investments | | | | 83,171,528 | | | | | 54,942,451 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | | 157,151,966 | | | | | (75,497,531 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 256,681,931 | | | | | 5,302,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | (79,892,987 | ) | | | | (73,943,574 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | | (79,892,987 | ) | | | | (73,943,574 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | 27,854,993 | | | | | 32,612,882 | |
Proceeds from dividends reinvested | | | | 79,892,987 | | | | | 73,943,574 | |
Value of shares redeemed | | | | (92,633,961 | ) | | | | (105,282,159 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions | | | | 15,114,019 | | | | | 1,274,297 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | | | 191,902,963 | | | | | (67,366,827 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,079,607,326 | | | | | 1,146,974,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 1,271,510,289 | | | | $ | 1,079,607,326 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued | | | | 1,439,519 | | | | | 1,759,202 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | 4,332,592 | | | | | 4,227,763 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | (4,857,076 | ) | | | | (5,838,367 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in shares | | | | 915,035 | | | | | 148,598 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $ | 16.93 | | | | $ | 18.03 | | | | $ | 16.48 | | | | $ | 16.04 | | | | $ | 15.90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 0.26 | (a) | | | | 0.41 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 0.11 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | | | | 3.79 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | 2.28 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 0.68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from Investment Activities | | | | 4.05 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 2.45 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | 0.79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net Realized Gains | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.55 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Dividends | | | | (1.32 | ) | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | | $ | 19.66 | | | | $ | 16.93 | | | | $ | 18.03 | | | | $ | 16.48 | | | | $ | 16.04 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | | 24.38 | % | | | | 0.38 | % | | | | 15.04 | % | | | | 7.84 | % | | | | 5.07 | % |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | | | $ | 1,271,510 | | | | $ | 1,079,607 | | | | $ | 1,146,974 | | | | $ | 997,346 | | | | $ | 1,150,906 | |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | | 1.36 | % | | | | 2.25 | % | | | | 0.97 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 0.98 | % |
Expenses Before Reductions(c) | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.05 | % | | | | 1.05 | % |
Expenses Net of Reductions | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % | | | | 1.00 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | | 45 | % | | | | 70 | % | | | | 65 | % | | | | 89 | % | | | | 73 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
1. Organization
The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversifiedopen-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 21 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”), and 20 are presented in separate reports.
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.
Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. A REIT may focus on particular types of projects, such as apartment complexes or shopping centers, or on particular geographic regions, or both. An investment in a REIT may be subject to certain risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including: declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and competition; increases in property taxes and operating expenses; and variations in rental income.
Foreign Currency Translation and Withholding Taxes
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.
Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other income or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federaltax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expense Allocation
Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Bank Loans
The Fund may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Schedule of Portfolio of Investments. All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.
Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 331/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned,marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at December 31, 2019 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested on behalf of the Fund in the BlackRock Liquidity FedFund, Institutional Class, a money market fund which invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less in accordance with Rule2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $20,822 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had securities lending transactions of $363,830 accounted for as secured borrowings with cash collateral of overnight and continuous maturities as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, there were no master netting provisions in the securities lending agreement.
Affiliated Securities Transactions
Pursuant to Rule17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and Subadviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund participated in the following cross-trade transactions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Realized Gain/Loss |
| | | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 518,774 | | | | $ | 314,102 | | | | $ | (27,134 | ) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2017-08 (“ASU2017-08”), “Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”. ASU2017-08 changed the amortization period fornon-contingently callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. The Fund has adopted ASU2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.
Derivative Instruments
All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.
Options Contracts
The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.
Purchased Options Contracts — The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.
Written Options Contracts — The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the monthly average notional amount for written options contracts was $1.6 million. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Total Fair Value | |
| | | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | | | $ | — | | | Written Options contracts | | $ | 13,276,848 | |
The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Primary Risk Exposure | | Location of Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | Realized Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Recognized | | | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized | |
| | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Equity Contracts | | Net Realized gains/(losses) on written options contracts/ Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written option contracts | | $ | 2,585,810 | | | $ | (9,847,884 | ) |
The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at December 31, 2019. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Assets | | Liabilities |
| | |
Derivative Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Written option contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 13,276,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | | — | | | | | 13,276,848 | |
Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | | — | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 13,276,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of December 31, 2019:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Liabilities Subject to a MNA by Counterparty | | Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-cash Collateral Pledged* | | Cash Collateral Pledged* | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities |
| | | | | |
Bank of America | | | $ | 605 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 605 | |
Citigroup | | | | 5,960,682 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 5,960,682 | |
Credit Suisse First Boston | | | | 4,731,343 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 4,731,343 | |
Goldman Sachs | | | | 1,169,065 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,169,065 | |
JPMorgan Chase | | | | 366,147 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 366,147 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | | | 1,049,006 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 1,049,006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 13,276,848 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 13,276,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties
The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to an amended and restated subadvisory agreement, effective November 15, 2013, with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), T. Rowe Price provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annual Rate* | | Annual Expense Limit |
| | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | | 0.75 | % | | | | 1.20 | % |
* | The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. The manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time. |
Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At December 31, 2019, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.
In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.
Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the SEC. The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”
FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certainout-of-pocket charges.
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives anannual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.
In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, $8,869 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, eachnon-interested Trustee receives a $182,500 annual Board retainer, the Lead Director receives an additional $45,625 annually, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually and the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional $10,000 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the year ended December 31, 2019, actual Trustee compensation was $1,343,125 in total for both trusts.
4. Investment Valuation Summary
The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| ● | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
| ● | | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| ● | | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments inopen-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.
Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.
In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks+ | | | $ | 783,663,339 | | | | $ | 25,220,735 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 808,884,074 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | 51,641,277 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 51,641,277 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | | | | 14,932,616 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 14,932,616 | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | | — | | | | | 4,468,271 | | | | | — | | | | | 4,468,271 | |
Bank Loans | | | | — | | | | | 49,667,926 | | | | | — | | | | | 49,667,926 | |
Corporate Bonds+ | | | | — | | | | | 216,185,748 | | | | | — | | | | | 216,185,748 | |
Yankee Dollars+ | | | | — | | | | | 8,399,758 | | | | | — | | | | | 8,399,758 | |
Short-Term Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | | 363,830 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 363,830 | |
Unaffiliated Investment Companies | | | | 129,051,484 | | | | | — | | | | | — | | | | | 129,051,484 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investment Securities | | | | 979,652,546 | | | | | 303,942,438 | | | | | — | | | | | 1,283,594,984 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options | | | | (92,555 | ) | | | | (13,184,293 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (13,276,848 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 979,559,991 | | | | $ | 290,758,145 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,270,318,136 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ | For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments. |
* | Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options. |
5. Security Purchases and Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2019, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 502,238,757 | | | | $ | 657,969,758 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
| | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 39,425,218 | | | | $ | 65,441,046 | |
6. Investment Risks
Bank Loan Risk: There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and prepayment risk. Lack of an active trading market, restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. The risk of holding bank loans is also directly tied to the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the issuing banks. These risks could cause the Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Fund’s returns. The value of bank loans can be affected by and sensitive to changes in government regulation and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad. Bank loans generally are floating rate loans, which are subject to interest rate risk as the interest paid on the floating rate loans adjusts periodically based on changes in widely accepted reference rates.
Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities
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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.
London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) Risk: Certain investments held by the Fund may pay or receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority expects the use of LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Currently, there are no definitive details regarding the future utilization of LIBOR or of any particular replacement floating rate of interest. Abandonment of or modifications to LIBOR could lead to market uncertainty and instability. To the extent that the Fund’s investments have maturities which extend beyond 2021, the applicable interest rates might be subject to change if there is a transition from the LIBOR reference rate. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other interbank offering rates (e.g., Euribor) and a wide range of other index levels, rates and values that are treated as “benchmarks” and are the subject of recent regulatory reform.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk ofnon-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
7. Federal Tax Information
It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.
Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.
Cost of securities, including derivatives and short positions as applicable, for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2019 is $1,047,027,645. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 237,494,877 | |
Unrealized (depreciation) | | | (14,204,386 | ) |
| | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | $ | 223,290,491 | |
| | | | |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net
Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 49,574,951 | | | | $ | 30,318,036 | | | | $ | 79,892,987 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Net Long-Term Capital Gains | | Total Distributions(a) |
| | | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 49,574,951 | | | | $ | 30,318,036 | | | | $ | 79,892,987 | |
(a) | Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes. |
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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2019
At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Accumulated Capital and Other Losses | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(a) | | Total Accumulated Earnings/ (Deficit) |
| | | | | |
AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | | | $ | 78,724,092 | | | | $ | 25,826,432 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 223,290,185 | | | | $ | 327,840,709 | |
(a) | The difference between book-basis andtax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles. |
8. Ownership and Principal Holders
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Manager representing ownership in excess of 95% of the Fund. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact to the Fund.
9. Subsequent Events
Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TotheBoard of Trustees of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Shareholders of AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (one of the funds constituting Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to December 31, 2017 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 23, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 21, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Allianz Variable Insurance Products complex since 2018.
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Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, 41.33% of the total ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions available to corporate shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net short-term capital gain distributions of $24,232,768.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund declared net long-term capital gain distributions of $30,318,036.
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Other Information (Unaudited)
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements (Unaudited)
Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and in accordance with the investment objectives and restrictions of each separate series (together, the “Funds”) of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”). As used in this section, “Fund” refers to any of the Funds other than the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund. The Manager manages each Fund pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Trust in respect of each such Fund. The Management Agreement provides that the Manager, subject to the supervision and approval of the Board, is responsible for the management of each Fund. For management services, each Fund pays the Manager an investment advisory fee based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses of each Fund by reimbursing the Fund if and when total Fund operating expenses exceed certain amounts until at least April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”).
Each Fund is amanager-of-managers fund. That means that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the various Subadvisers that haveday-to-day responsibility for the decisions made for each Fund. The Manager also is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to consider recommending for selection as a Subadviser.
In reviewing the services provided by the Manager and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Board receives and reviews information related to the Manager’s experience and expertise in the variable insurance marketplace. Currently, the Funds are offered only through variable annuities and variable life insurance policies, and not in the retail fund market. In addition, the Board receives information regarding the Manager’s expertise with regard to portfolio diversification and asset allocation requirements within variable insurance products issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) and its subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York (“Allianz of New York”). Currently, the Funds are offered only through Allianz Life and Allianz of New York variable products.
The Manager has adopted policies and procedures to assist it in the process of analyzing each potential Subadviser with expertise in particular asset classes for purposes of making the recommendation that a specific investment adviser be selected. The Board reviews and considers the information provided by the Manager in deciding which investment advisers to select as a Subadviser. After an investment adviser becomes a Subadviser, a similarly rigorous process is instituted by the Manager to monitor the investment performance and other responsibilities of the Subadviser. The Manager reports to the Board on its analysis at the regular meetings of the Board, which are held at least quarterly. Where warranted, the Manager will add or remove a particular Subadviser from a “watch” list that it maintains. Watch list criteria include, for example: (a) Fund performance over various time periods; (b) Fund risk issues, such as changes in key personnel involved with Fund management, changes in investment philosophy or process, or “capacity” concerns; and (c) organizational risk issues, such as regulatory, compliance or legal concerns, or changes in the ownership of the Subadviser. The Manager may place a Fund on the watch list for other reasons, and if so, will explain its rationale to the Board. Funds which are on the watch list are subject to additional scrutiny by the Manager and the Board. Funds may be removed from such watch list, if for example, performance improves or regulatory matters are satisfactorily resolved. However, in some situations where Funds have been on the watch list, the Manager has recommended the retention of a new Subadviser, and the Board has subsequently considered and approved retention of the new Subadviser.
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board has reviewed and approved the Management Agreement with the Manager and portfolio management agreements (the “Subadvisory Agreements”) with the Subadvisers. The Board’s decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to approve new arrangements and continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considered many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund’s investment objectives and long-term performance; the Manager’s and Subadvisers’ (collectively, the “Advisory Organizations”) management philosophy, personnel, processes and investment performance, including their compliance history and the adequacy of their compliance processes; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders (and underlying contract owners) and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; and comparable fees in the mutual fund industry.
The Board also considered the compensation and benefits received by the Advisory Organizations. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by affiliated persons of the Advisory Organizations and research services received by the Advisory Organizations from brokers that execute Fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board considered the fact that: (1) the Manager and the Trust are parties to an Administrative Services Agreement and a Compliance Services Agreement, under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for performing certain administrative and compliance services including providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer; and (2) Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, an affiliated person of the Manager, is a registered securities broker-dealer and received (along with its affiliated persons) any payments made by the Funds pursuant toRule 12b-1.
The Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an adviser’s compensation: the nature and quality of the services provided by the adviser, including the performance of the fund; the adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the adviser may realize “economies of scale” as the fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the adviser and its affiliates as a result of the adviser’s relationship with the fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; the profitability of acting as adviser to the fund; and the extent to which the independent Board members, who are not “interested persons” of a fund as defined by the 1940 Act, are fully informed about all facts bearing on the adviser’s services and fees. The Board is aware of these factors and takes them into account in its review of the Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”).
The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its experience in governing the Trust and working with the Advisory Organizations on matters relating to the Funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustee Counsel”). In this regard, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of information about the Funds and the Advisory Organizations. Some of this information is provided at each regular meeting of the Board; additional information is provided in connection with the particular meetings at which the Board’s formal review of an advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: an Advisory Organization’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; the Fund’s investment performance (in absolute terms as well as in relationship to its benchmark(s), certain competitor or “peer group” funds and similar funds managed by the particular Subadviser), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for the Expense Limitation Agreement and additional voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Advisory Organizations and their affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the companies that service them; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Advisory Organizations are responding to them.
The Board also receives financial information about the Advisory Organizations, including reports on the compensation and benefits the Advisory Organizations derive from their relationships with the Funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees, if any, received for providing other services to the Funds. The reports also discuss any indirect or “fall out” benefits an Advisory Organization may derive from its relationship with the Funds.
In assessing the Advisory Organizations performance of their obligations, the Board may also consider whether there has occurred a circumstance or event that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruption of a Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew a contract.
The Agreements were most recently considered at Board meetings held in the summer and fall of 2019. Information relevant to the approval of such Agreements was considered atin-person Board meetings held June 18, 2019, and September 18, 2019, as well as at various telephonic Board meetings preceding the twoin-person meetings. The Agreements were approved at the Board meeting on September 18, 2019. At such meeting the Board also approved the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Manager and the Trust for
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the period ending April 30, 2021. In connection with such meetings, the Trustees requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager, including performance and expense information for other investment companies with similar investment objectives derived from data compiled by an independent third party provider and other sources believed to be reliable by the Manager and the Trustees. Prior to voting, the Trustees reviewed the proposed approval/continuance of the Agreements with management and with Independent Trustee Counsel and received a memorandum from such counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed approvals/continuances. The independent Trustees also discussed the proposed approvals/continuances in a private session with Independent Trustee Counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present. In reaching its determinations relating to the approval and/or continuance of the Agreements, in respect of each Fund, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant. The Board based its decision to approve the Agreements on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors, and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations discussed above and below are necessarily relevant to every Fund, and the Board did not assign relative weights to factors discussed herein or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.
An SEC rule requires that shareholder reports include a discussion of certain factors relating to the selection of investment advisers and the approval of advisory fees. The “factors” enumerated by the SEC are set forth below in italics, as well as the Board’s conclusions regarding such factors:
(1)The nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Manager and Subadvisers. The Trustees noted that the Manager, subject to the control of the Board, administers each Fund’s business and other affairs. Under the Management Agreement, the Manager holds the sole and exclusive responsibility to provide, or arrange for other to provide, the management of the Funds’ assets and the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of the securities of the Funds. As each Fund is a manager of managers fund, the Manager is authorized, under the Management Agreement, to retain one or more Subadvisers for each Fund to handleday-to-day management of the Funds’ investment portfolios; the Manager is responsible for determining, in the first instance, which investment advisers to recommend to the Board for selection as a Subadviser. The Board was aware that, notwithstanding the retention of the Subadvisers to handleday-to-day portfolio management, the Manager remains responsible for substantial other matters, including continuously monitoring compliance by each Subadviser with the investment policies and restrictions of the respective Funds, with such other limitations or directions of the Board, and with all legal requirements under federal or state law or regulation. The Manager also is responsible primarily to provide statistical information and other data to the Board regarding the Funds’ portfolio investments and to make available to the Funds’ administrator such information as is necessary for the conduct of its duties.
The Board also noted that the Manager provides the Trust and each Fund with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Trust on behalf of the Funds) and executive and other personnel as are necessary for the operation of the Trust and the Funds. Except for the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and certain compliance staff, the Manager pays all of the compensation of Trustees and officers of the Trust who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates.
The Board considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers and noted that the scope of such services provided has continued to expand as a result of regulatory and other developments. The Board noted that, for example, the Manager and Subadvisers are responsible for maintaining and monitoring their own compliance programs, and these compliance programs are continuously refined and enhanced in light of new regulatory requirements. The Board considered the capabilities and resources which the Manager has dedicated to performing services on behalf of the Trust and its Funds. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Trust’s other service providers, also were considered. The Board concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Trust and to each of the Funds under the Agreements.
(2)The investment performance of the Funds, the Manager and the Subadvisers. In connection with everyin-person quarterly Board meeting, as well as the summer and fall 2019 contract review process, the Board receives extensive information on the performance results of each of the Funds. This includes performance information on the Funds for the previous quarter, and previousone-, three- and five-year periods. (For Funds that have been in existence for less than five years, the Board receives performance information on shorter time periods to the extent available.) The performance information considered includes information on absolute total return, performance versus the appropriate benchmark(s), and performance versus peer groups as reported by Lipper. For example, in connection with the Board meetings held June 18 and September 18, 2019, the Manager reported that for theone-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, seven were in the middle 20%, and six were in the bottom 40%, and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, ten Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20% and five were in the bottom 40%. The Manager also reported that for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018, seven Funds were in the top 40%, three were in the middle 20%, and three were in the bottom 40%. For Funds which are index funds, the Board each quarter also receives information on the extent, if any, that such Funds deviate from their particular benchmark index (referred to as “index attribution”).
Only two Funds, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund and the AZL Government Money Market Fund, were in the bottom 40% for all of theone-, three- and five-year periods. The Board met with the portfolio managers of the AZL Government Money Market Fund on September 12, 2018, and the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund on September 17, 2019, to review the Funds’ current investment strategy, process and outlook. As a result of these discussions, the Board understood that the performance of these Funds was a consequence of headwinds faced by their long-term investment strategies and not a reflection of the nature, extent or quality of services being provided by the respective Subadvisers. The Board also found that the relative performance of the AZL Government Money Market Fund was attributable to the unprecedented period of low short-term interest rates and the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses waived by the Manager during the period; the Fund’s reimbursement of expenses previously waived ended December 31, 2019.
Funds in the bottom 40% for the three- and five-year periods had shown improved relative performance in later periods. Thus, the Board determined that the overall investment performance of the Funds was acceptable.
(3)The costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and the Subadvisers and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Manager has supplied information to the Board pertaining to the level of investment advisory fees to which the Funds are subject. The Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses at certain levels, and information is provided to the Board setting forth “contractual” advisory fees and “actual” fees after taking expense limits and any temporary fee waivers into account. Based upon the information provided, the “actual” advisory fees payable by the Funds overall are generally comparable to the average level of fees paid by the Funds’ peer groups. For the 20 Funds reviewed by the Board in the summer and fall of 2019, 17 Funds paid “actual” advisory fees in a percentage amount within the 65th percentile or lower for each Fund’s applicable category. (A lower percentile reflects lower fund fees and is better for fund shareholders.) The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The Board has concluded that the advisory fees to be paid to the Manager by the Funds are not unreasonable.
Based upon the information provided, the management fee ranking in 2018 for the 20 Funds was as follows: (1) 17 of the Funds had management fee rankings at or below the 65th percentile (with 10 Funds at or below the 50th percentile); and (2) for the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, and the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund, it was determined that there was poor (or no) peer group comparability. For the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund and the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, following discussions with the Board, and although the Funds’ management fee ranked below the 65th percentile, the Manager recommended increasing a temporary management fee waiver by one basis point, which the Board approved. Increasing the temporary management fee waivers by one basis point effectively decreases the management fee paid by a fund by one basis point.
The Manager has also supplied information to the Board pertaining to total Fund expenses (which include advisory fees, the 25 basis point12b-1 fee paid by the Funds, and other Fund expenses). As noted above, the Manager has agreed to limit Fund expenses at certain levels.
The Manager has committed to providing the Funds with a high quality of service and working to reduce Fund expenses over time, particularly as the Funds grow larger.
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The Manager provided information concerning the profitability of the Manager’s investment advisory activities for the period from 2016 through December 31, 2018. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from investment company advisory agreements because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocation of expenses and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. In considering profitability information, the Board considered the possible effect of certainfall-out benefits to the Manager and its affiliates. The Board focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The Board recognized that the Manager should earn a reasonable level of profits for the services it provides to each Fund.
The Manager, on behalf of the Board, endeavored to obtain information on the profitability of each Subadviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund or Funds which it subadvised. The Manager was unable to obtain consistent profitability information from some of the Subadvisers that would allow the Board to determine the profits derived from the Subadviser’s relationship to the Fund or Funds, rather than its overall level of profitability. The Board recognized the difficulty of allocating costs to multiple advisory accounts and products of a large advisory organization. The Manager assured the Board, however, that the Agreements with the Subadvisers, all of which currently are not affiliated with the Manager, were negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis, which should not result in excessive profits for the Subadvisers.
(4) and (5) The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow, and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds do not contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels, although certain Subadvisory Agreements have such “breakpoints.” The Board recognized that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for the Manager to share its economies of scale, if any, with Funds that have substantial assets. The Board found that there was no uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to Fund-specific services provided by the Manager. The Board noted that in the fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Funds, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. Depending on the age, size, and other characteristics of a particular fund and its manager’s cost structure, different conclusions can be drawn as to whether there are economies of scale to be realized at any particular level of assets, notwithstanding the intuitive conclusion that such economies exist, or will be realized at some level of total assets. Moreover, because different managers have different cost structures and service models, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from the breakpoints that may have been adopted by other funds. The Board also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all, or if breakpoints exist, they may be at asset levels significantly greater than those of the individual Funds. The Board also noted that the total assets in all of the Funds, as of December 31, 2018, were approximately $14.7 billion, and that no single Fund had assets in excess of $2.9 billion.
The Board noted that the Manager has agreed to temporarily limit Fund expenses under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which has the effect of reducing expenses similar to implementation of advisory fee breakpoints. The Manager has committed to continue to consider the continuation of expense limits and/or advisory fee breakpoints as the Funds grow larger. As noted above, the Manager has agreed to increase the fee waivers for two Funds. The Board receives quarterly reports on the level of Fund assets. The Board expects to continue to consider: (a) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and (b) whether the advisory fee should be modified, either in connection with the next renewal of the Agreements or by modifying the Expense Limitation Agreement, to reflect such economies of scale, if any.
Having taken these factors into account, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Funds’ advisory fee rate schedules was acceptable under each Fund’s circumstances.
In conclusion, after full consideration of the above factors, as well as such other factors as each member of the Board considered instructive in evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable, and that the continuation of the Management Agreement was in the best interest of the Funds.
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Information about the Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trust is managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware governing business trusts. There are currently seven Trustees, one of whom is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act. The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, and their addresses, ages, positions held with the Trust, terms of office with the Trust and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Trust they oversee, and other directorships held during the past five years are as follows:
Non-Interested Trustees(1)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Peter R. Burnim (1947) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/07 | | Consultant/Chair, various companies: Chairman, Emrys Analytics and subsidiaries, July 2015 to present; Chairman, Argus Investment Strategies Fund Ltd., February 2013 to 2017; Managing Director, iQ Venture Advisors, LLC, 2005 to present; Chair, Northstar Group Holdings Ltd. Bermuda, 2011 to present; Chair Sterling Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., 2016 to present, and Expert Witness, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 2011 to 2016. | | 33 | | Argus Group Holdings and Subsidiaries; Northstar Group Holdings; Sterling Trust (Cayman) Ltd.; Sterling Bank & Trust Limited (Bahamas); Emrys Analytics; EGB Insurance. Sterling National Bank Advisory Board, Stellar Energy Foundation. |
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Peggy L. Ettestad (1957) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Lead Independent Trustee | | Since 10/14 (Trustee since 2/07) | | Managing Director, Red Canoe Management Consulting LLC, 2008 to present | | 33 | | Luther College |
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Tamara Lynn Fagely (1958) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Retired; Chief Operations Officer, Hartford Funds, March 2012 to December 2013 | | 33 | | Diamond Hill Funds (13 funds) |
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Richard H. Forde (1953) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 12/17 | | Member of the Board and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., October 2013 to present; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, CIGNA, 2004 to 2012 | | 33 | | Connecticut Water Service, Inc. |
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Claire R. Leonardi (1955) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Chief Executive Officer, Health eSense Inc., 2015 to Present; CEO, Connecticut Innovations, Inc., 2012 to 2015 | | 33 | | reSet Social Enterprise Investment Fund |
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Dickson W. Lewis (1948) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 2/04 | | Retired; Vice President/General Manager, Yearbooks & Canada-Lifetouch National School Studios, 2006 to 2014 | | 33 | | None |
Interested Trustees(3)
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Name, Address, and Year of Birth | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios Overseen for Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Other Directorships Held Outside the AZL Fund Complex During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Trustee | | Since 6/11 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present | | 33 | | None |
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Officers
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Name, Address, and Age | | Positions Held with Allianz VIP and VIP FOF Trust | | Term of Office(2)/ Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Brian Muench (1970) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | President | | Since 11/10 | | President, Allianz Investment Management LLC, November 2010 to present; Vice President, Allianz Life, April 2011 to present. |
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Michael Radmer (1945) Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN55402-1498 | | Secretary | | Since 02/02 | | Senior Counsel (previously, Partner), Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1976. |
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Bashir C. Asad (1963) Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43219 | | Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | Since 06/16 | | Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. |
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Chris R. Pheiffer (1968) 5701 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 | | Chief Compliance Officer(4) and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | Since 02/14 | | Chief Compliance Officer of the VIP Trust and the FOF Trust, February 2014 to present. |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(3) | Is an “interested person”, as defined by the 1940 Act, due to employment by Allianz. |
(4) | The Manager and the Trust are parties to a Chief Compliance Officer Agreement under which the Manager is compensated by the Trust for providing an employee of the Manager or one of its affiliates to act as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer is not considered a corporate officer or executive employee of the Trust. |
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The Allianz VIP Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. | | |
These Funds are not FDIC Insured. | | ANNRPT1219 2/20 |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as an Exhibit. |
(b) | During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
3(a)(1) | The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. |
3(a)(2) | The audit committee financial expert is Tamara Lynn Fagely, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of FormN-CSR. |
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
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(a) | | Audit Fees | | | $335,700 | | | | $359,200 | |
(b) | | Audit-Related Fees | | | $0 | | | | $0 | |
| | Related to the consent on FormN-1A for the annual registration statement. | | | | | | | | |
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(c) | | Tax Fees | | | $129,700 | | | | $135,800 | |
| | Services include preparation of the U.S. Corporate Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies, Form 1120 RIC, and extensions for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2019. We will also prepare the Delaware information return, Form 1902(b), for the funds. | | | | | | | | |
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(d) | | All Other Fees | | | $0 | | | | $0 | |
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4(e)(1) | | The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the Registrant is responsible forpre-approving all audit andnon-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. Before the Registrant engages the independent auditor to render a service, the engagement must be either specifically approved by the Committee or entered into pursuant to thepre-approval policy. The Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report anypre-approval decisions to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee may not delegate to management the Committee’s responsibilities topre-approve services performed by the independent auditor. The Committee has delegatedpre-approval authority to its Chairman for any services not exceeding $10,000. | |
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4(e)(2) | | During the previous two fiscal years, the Registrant did not receive anynon-audit services pursuant to a waiver from the audit committee approval orpre-approval requirement under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule2-01 of RegulationS-X. | |
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4(f) | | Not applicable | | | | | | | | |
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4(g) | | The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were as follows: | | | 2019 | | | | 2018 | |
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4(h) | | Not applicable | | | $129,700 | | | | $135,800 | |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the FormN-CSR. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers ofClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities byClosed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on FormN-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule30a-2(a) are furnished herewith. |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule30a-2(b) are furnished herewith. |
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.
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(Registrant) Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Brian Muench |
| | Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Brian Muench |
| | Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Bashir C. Asad |
| | Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
DateFebruary 20, 2020 |