N-CSR 1 ar123115vipsci.htm DEUTSCHE SMALL CAP INDEX VIP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07507

 

Deutsche Investments VIT Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 250-3220

 

Paul Schubert

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
   
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2015

 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

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December 31, 2015

Annual Report

Deutsche Investments VIT Funds

Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP

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Contents

3 Performance Summary

4 Management Summary

4 Portfolio Summary

6 Investment Portfolio

42 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

43 Statement of Operations

43 Statement of Changes in Net Assets

45 Financial Highlights

46 Notes to Financial Statements

51 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

52 Information About Your Fund's Expenses

53 Tax Information

53 Proxy Voting

54 Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation

57 Board Members and Officers

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain an additional prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, call (800) 728-3337 or your financial representative. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Stocks may decline in value. Various factors, including costs, cash flows and security selection, may cause the Fund’s performance to differ from that of the index. Smaller company stocks tend to be more volatile than medium-sized or large company stocks. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. See the prospectus for details.

Deutsche Asset Management represents the asset management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries.

DeAWM Distributors, Inc., 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, (800) 621-1148

NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE NOT A DEPOSIT
NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Performance Summary December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Fund performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please contact your participating insurance company for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Performance figures for Classes A and B differ because each class maintains a distinct expense structure. Performance doesn't reflect charges and fees ("contract charges") associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option. These charges and fees will reduce returns.

The gross expense ratios of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated May 1, 2015 are 0.53% and 0.79% for Class A and Class B shares, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

■ Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP — Class A

 Russell 2000® Index

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted measure of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.

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Yearly periods ended December 31  

 

Comparative Results (as of December 31, 2015)
Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year
Class A Growth of $10,000 $9,540 $13,854 $15,394 $18,700
Average annual total return –4.60% 11.48% 9.01% 6.46%
Russell 2000 Index Growth of $10,000 $9,559 $13,919 $15,518 $19,314
Average annual total return –4.41% 11.65% 9.19% 6.80%
Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year
Class B Growth of $10,000 $9,515 $13,748 $15,202 $18,229
Average annual total return –4.85% 11.19% 8.74% 6.19%
Russell 2000 Index Growth of $10,000 $9,559 $13,919 $15,518 $19,314
Average annual total return –4.41% 11.65% 9.19% 6.80%

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

Management Summary December 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2015, the Fund returned -4.60% (Class A shares, unadjusted for contract charges), compared with the -4.41% return of the Russell 2000® Index.1

At the start of 2015 concerns resurfaced regarding global growth and the rapidly rising U.S. dollar. During the summer, continued uncertainty as to the timing of a possible short-term interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) spurred increased market volatility. The markets then entered "risk-off" mode in late June as drastic declines in China’s stock market and the possibility of a default in Greece took center stage. The bearish mood carried over into the third quarter, which was one of the most volatile market periods in recent years. China’s surprise yuan devaluation in mid-August exacerbated concerns that global growth might slow further. Throughout most of the fourth quarter, uncertainty regarding anticipated Fed moves dominated market sentiment, especially given the mixed economic pace in the United States. In mid-December, the Fed raised short-term rates by 25 basis points, the first U.S. rate hike in nearly 10 years.2 Continued high levels of investor anxiety surrounding weak economic data in the United States and abroad, along with declining oil prices, dampened investor enthusiasm into year end.

To attempt to match the risk and return characteristics of the Russell 2000 Index as closely as possible, the Fund invests in a statistically selected sample of the securities found in the Russell 2000 Index, using a process known as "optimization." This process selects stocks for the Fund so that industry weightings, market capitalizations and fundamental characteristics (price-to-book ratios, price-to-earnings ratios, debt-to-asset ratios and dividend yields) closely match those of the securities in the Russell 2000 Index, without purchasing all of the stocks in the index. Going forward, we will continue to seek returns that approximate those of the index.

Brent Reeder

Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Investments, Inc., Subadvisor to the Fund

Portfolio Manager

The views expressed reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current and future fund holdings are subject to risk.

1 The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted measure of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike portfolio returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

2 A basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point and is often used to illustrate changes and differences in fixed-income yields.

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Asset Allocation (As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral) 12/31/15 12/31/14
     
Common Stocks 97% 98%
Cash Equivalents 3% 2%
Government & Agency Obligations 0% 0%
  100% 100%

 

Sector Diversification (As a % of Common Stocks and Warrants) 12/31/15 12/31/14
     
Financials 26% 24%
Information Technology 18% 18%
Health Care 17% 14%
Consumer Discretionary 13% 14%
Industrials 12% 14%
Utilities 4% 4%
Materials 4% 4%
Consumer Staples 3% 3%
Energy 2% 4%
Telecommunication Services 1% 1%
  100% 100%

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings (3.0% of Net Assets)

1. STERIS PLC

Manufactures surgical appliances

0.4%

2. Tyler Technologies, Inc.

Provides end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments

0.3%

3. Dyax Corp.

Biopharmaceutical company

0.3%

4. CubeSmart

Owns, operates, acquires and develops self-storage facilities in the United States

0.3%

5. Manhattan Associates, Inc.

Provider of information technology solutions for goods distributors

0.3%

6. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Developer of therapeutics for nervous and immune systems disorders

0.3%

7. Casey's General Stores, Inc.

Operates convenience stores in the Midwest

0.3%

8. Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Biopharmaceutical company

0.3%

9. Vail Resorts, Inc.

Operates resorts in Colorado

0.3%

10. Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

An energy and services company that primarily transports, distributes and sells natural gas

0.2%

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change.

For more complete details about the Fund's investment portfolio, see page 6.

Following the Fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund's portfolio holdings are also posted on deutschefunds.com from time to time. Please see the Fund's current prospectus for more information.

Investment Portfolio December 31, 2015

 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Common Stocks 98.8%
Consumer Discretionary 13.3%
Auto Components 1.1%
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.* 13,821 261,770
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 10,438 395,078
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.* 2,432 188,699
Dana Holding Corp. 27,751 382,964
Dorman Products, Inc.* 4,895 232,366
Drew Industries, Inc. 4,411 268,586
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.* 5,444 37,291
Fox Factory Holding Corp.* 2,961 48,945
Gentherm, Inc.* 6,531 309,569
Horizon Global Corp.* 3,151 32,676
Metaldyne Performance Group, Inc. 2,086 38,257
Modine Manufacturing Co.* 8,591 77,748
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* 3,217 108,767
Standard Motor Products, Inc. 3,600 136,980
Stoneridge, Inc.* 5,271 78,011
Strattec Security Corp. 682 38,526
Superior Industries International, Inc. 4,135 76,167
Tenneco, Inc.* 10,477 480,999
Tower International, Inc. 3,896 111,309
  3,304,708
Automobiles 0.0%
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) 4,785 95,222
Distributors 0.3%
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. 4,187 343,083
Fenix Parts, Inc.* 2,451 16,642
Pool Corp. 7,851 634,204
VOXX International Corp.* 4,000 21,040
Weyco Group, Inc. 1,254 33,557
  1,048,526
Diversified Consumer Services 1.1%
2U, Inc.* (a) 4,703 131,590
American Public Education, Inc.* 3,094 57,579
Apollo Education Group, Inc.* 17,185 131,809
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. "A"* 2,495 41,716
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.* 3,215 24,466
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.* 6,749 450,833
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.* 2,305 11,179
Capella Education Co. 2,176 100,575
Career Education Corp.* 12,609 45,771
Carriage Services, Inc. 2,890 69,649
Chegg, Inc.* (a) 14,141 95,169
Collectors Universe, Inc. 1,342 20,801
DeVry Education Group, Inc. (a) 11,605 293,722
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* 8,537 342,504
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* 24,771 539,512
K12, Inc.* 6,009 52,879
Liberty Tax, Inc. 1,055 25,141
LifeLock, Inc.* (a) 17,228 247,222
Regis Corp.* 6,525 92,329
Sotheby's (a) 11,318 291,552
Strayer Education, Inc.* (a) 1,958 117,715
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. 3,351 15,616
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Weight Watchers International, Inc.* (a) 5,062 115,414
  3,314,743
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.3%
Belmond Ltd. "A"* 17,310 164,445
Biglari Holdings, Inc.* 296 96,443
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.* 3,951 171,750
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. 22,480 379,687
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 3,782 146,931
Bojangles', Inc.* 1,477 23,440
Boyd Gaming Corp.* 14,547 289,049
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.* 2,812 25,308
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.* 3,431 547,759
Caesars Acquisition Co. "A"* 8,403 57,224
Caesars Entertainment Corp.* (a) 10,035 79,176
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.* 6,649 78,059
Churchill Downs, Inc. 2,306 326,276
Chuy's Holdings, Inc.* (a) 2,964 92,892
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. 7,853 143,474
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a) 3,471 440,227
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.* 4,076 170,132
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc.* 4,204 67,348
Denny's Corp.* 15,186 149,278
Diamond Resorts International, Inc.* (a) 7,638 194,845
DineEquity, Inc. 3,090 261,630
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* 2,580 32,585
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.* 5,008 55,088
Empire Resorts, Inc.* 587 10,566
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.* 4,939 165,950
Fogo De Chao, Inc.* (a) 867 13,144
International Speedway Corp. "A" 5,130 172,984
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. 7,049 110,035
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.* 3,214 25,134
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.* 4,185 58,297
J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc.* 2,340 25,553
Jack in the Box, Inc. 6,749 517,716
Jamba, Inc.* (a) 2,526 34,076
Kona Grill, Inc.* 1,504 23,853
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.* 11,645 175,490
La Quinta Holdings, Inc.* 17,118 232,976
Marcus Corp. 3,441 65,276
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. 4,709 268,178
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* 1,848 41,987
Morgans Hotel Group Co.* 4,704 15,853
Noodles & Co.* 2,106 20,407
Papa John's International, Inc. 5,264 294,100
Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc.* (a) 1,623 18,275
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* 14,600 233,892
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.* 10,985 341,853
Planet Fitness, Inc. "A"* 2,982 46,609
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* 4,224 247,104
Potbelly Corp.* (a) 3,875 45,376
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.* (a) 2,600 160,524
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.* 11,518 63,464
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. 6,320 100,614
Scientific Games Corp. "A"* (a) 9,320 83,600
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (a) 12,519 246,499
Shake Shack, Inc. "A"* 1,027 40,669
Sonic Corp. 9,468 305,911
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. 2,192 45,418
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (a) 12,662 452,920
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. 8,829 407,105
The Habit Restaurants, Inc. "A"* (a) 2,042 47,089
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a) 6,539 836,927
Wingstop, Inc.* 1,146 26,140
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.* (a) 3,508 98,154
  10,112,764
Household Durables 1.2%
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. 1,910 47,903
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc.* 5,966 68,549
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. (a) 13,890 526,709
Cavco Industries, Inc.* 1,605 133,712
Century Communities, Inc.* 2,708 47,959
CSS Industries, Inc. 1,699 48,218
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (a) 4,661 129,669
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. 1,049 46,345
Green Brick Partners, Inc.* 3,648 26,266
Helen of Troy Ltd.* 5,147 485,105
Hooker Furniture Corp. 1,921 48,486
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. "A"* 22,782 41,235
Installed Building Products, Inc.* 3,539 87,873
iRobot Corp.* (a) 5,458 193,213
KB HOME 15,000 184,950
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 9,343 228,156
LGI Homes, Inc.* 2,563 62,358
Libbey, Inc. 3,905 83,254
Lifetime Brands, Inc. 2,058 27,289
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (a) 7,039 179,706
M/I Homes, Inc.* 4,467 97,917
Meritage Homes Corp.* (a) 7,235 245,918
NACCO Industries, Inc. "A" 688 29,034
New Home Co., Inc.* 1,620 20,995
Skullcandy, Inc.* 3,924 18,560
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. "A"* 5,811 92,976
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.* 29,302 371,256
Universal Electronics, Inc.* 2,628 134,948
WCI Communities, Inc.* 2,753 61,337
William Lyon Homes "A"* 3,502 57,783
ZAGG, Inc.* 5,246 57,391
  3,885,070
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.5%
1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. "A"* 4,384 31,916
Blue Nile, Inc.* 2,103 78,084
Duluth Holdings, Inc.* 1,390 20,280
Etsy, Inc.* 3,542 29,257
EVINE Live, Inc.* 8,424 14,995
FTD Companies, Inc.* 3,394 88,821
HSN, Inc. 5,924 300,169
Lands' End, Inc.* (a) 3,068 71,914
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. "A"* 13,554 411,228
NutriSystem, Inc. 5,257 113,761
Overstock.com, Inc.* 2,227 27,348
PetMed Express, Inc. (a) 3,578 61,327
Shutterfly, Inc.* 6,393 284,872
Wayfair, Inc. "A"* (a) 3,591 171,003
  1,704,975
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Leisure Products 0.3%
Arctic Cat, Inc. (a) 2,372 38,853
Black Diamond, Inc.* 4,445 19,647
Callaway Golf Co. 13,978 131,673
Escalade, Inc. 1,919 25,427
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.* (a) 3,487 27,757
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. "A" 976 21,365
Malibu Boats, Inc. "A"* 3,157 51,680
Marine Products Corp. 2,196 13,264
MCBC Holdings, Inc.* 1,200 16,440
Nautilus, Inc.* 5,770 96,474
Performance Sports Group Ltd.* 8,361 80,516
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.* 9,692 213,030
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. 3,348 199,574
  935,700
Media 1.6%
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. "A" 3,793 91,032
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.* 4,525 103,803
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. "A"* (a) 13,726 36,923
Crown Media Holdings, Inc. "A"* 6,394 35,870
Cumulus Media, Inc. "A"* 25,264 8,340
Daily Journal Corp.* (a) 200 40,400
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. "A"* (a) 13,788 355,317
Entercom Communications Corp. "A"* 4,736 53,185
Entravision Communications Corp. "A" 11,345 87,470
Eros International PLC* 4,951 45,302
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.* 8,215 81,082
Gray Television, Inc.* 11,329 184,663
Harte-Hanks, Inc. 8,983 29,105
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.* 1,706 25,163
IMAX Corp.* 10,938 388,737
Journal Media Group, Inc. 4,326 51,999
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.* 2,406 97,948
MDC Partners, Inc. "A" (a) 7,856 170,632
Media General, Inc.* (a) 17,489 282,447
Meredith Corp. (a) 6,682 288,996
National CineMedia, Inc. 10,975 172,417
New Media Investment Group, Inc. 8,246 160,467
New York Times Co. "A" 24,941 334,708
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. "A" 5,687 333,827
Reading International, Inc. "A"* 3,089 40,497
Rentrak Corp.* 2,270 107,893
Saga Communications, Inc. "A" 704 27,069
Scholastic Corp. 4,884 188,327
SFX Entertainment, Inc.* 7,504 1,427
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. "A" 12,003 390,578
Sizmek, Inc.* 3,370 12,301
The E.W. Scripps Co. "A" 10,822 205,618
Time, Inc. 19,906 311,927
Townsquare Media, Inc. "A"* 1,342 16,050
Tribune Publishing Co. 4,673 43,085
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. "A" (a) 5,346 95,373
  4,899,978
Multiline Retail 0.4%
Big Lots, Inc. (a) 8,994 346,629
Burlington Stores, Inc.* 13,645 585,370
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Fred's, Inc. "A" (a) 6,876 112,560
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* 1,764 30,006
Tuesday Morning Corp.* (a) 7,981 51,877
  1,126,442
Specialty Retail 2.7%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. "A" 12,630 341,010
America's Car-Mart, Inc.* 1,543 41,183
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a) 35,343 547,816
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* 4,600 310,224
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.* 31,179 307,113
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* 6,098 60,675
Barnes & Noble, Inc. 9,187 80,019
bebe stores, Inc. 5,654 3,195
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 3,337 33,337
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* (a) 2,123 26,092
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.* 2,399 29,364
Caleres, Inc. 7,994 214,399
Cato Corp. "A" 4,713 173,533
Chico's FAS, Inc. 26,048 277,932
Christopher & Banks Corp.* 7,228 11,926
Citi Trends, Inc. 2,773 58,926
Conn's, Inc.* (a) 4,397 103,198
Destination XL Group, Inc.* 6,863 37,884
Express, Inc.* 15,402 266,147
Five Below, Inc.* (a) 9,914 318,239
Francesca's Holdings Corp.* 7,654 133,256
Genesco, Inc.* 4,381 248,972
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 4,234 320,514
Guess?, Inc. (a) 11,322 213,759
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. 3,810 81,686
Hibbett Sports, Inc.* 4,130 124,891
Kirkland's, Inc. 3,072 44,544
Lithia Motors, Inc. "A" 4,113 438,734
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* (a) 4,757 82,582
MarineMax, Inc.* 4,667 85,966
Mattress Firm Holding Corp.* (a) 3,761 167,853
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. 5,756 381,162
Outerwall, Inc. (a) 3,309 120,911
Party City Holdco, Inc.* 4,463 57,617
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 16,170 82,305
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (a) 9,484 141,975
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.* (a) 6,024 478,607
Select Comfort Corp.* 9,563 204,744
Shoe Carnival, Inc. 2,744 63,661
Sonic Automotive, Inc. "A" 5,872 133,647
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* 3,207 41,370
Stage Stores, Inc. 5,723 52,137
Stein Mart, Inc. 5,150 34,659
Systemax, Inc.* 2,113 18,172
The Buckle, Inc. (a) 5,081 156,393
The Children's Place, Inc. 3,770 208,104
The Container Store Group, Inc.* 2,885 23,657
The Finish Line, Inc. "A" 8,534 154,295
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. 8,657 127,085
The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack* 9,715 178,853
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.* 4,837 79,327
Tilly's, Inc. "A"* 1,996 13,233
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* 5,349 174,912
West Marine, Inc.* 3,410 28,951
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Winmark Corp. 373 34,693
Zumiez, Inc.* 3,700 55,944
  8,231,383
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.8%
Cherokee, Inc.* 1,519 26,203
Columbia Sportswear Co. 5,243 255,649
Crocs, Inc.* 13,791 141,220
Culp, Inc. 1,789 45,566
Deckers Outdoor Corp.* (a) 5,949 280,793
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.* 7,237 320,309
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.* 8,849 60,439
Movado Group, Inc. 2,851 73,299
Oxford Industries, Inc. 2,690 171,676
Perry Ellis International, Inc.* 2,157 39,732
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.* 6,498 51,399
Steven Madden Ltd.* (a) 10,227 309,060
Superior Uniform Group, Inc. 1,319 22,396
Tumi Holdings, Inc.* 10,323 171,671
Unifi, Inc.* 2,715 76,427
Vera Bradley, Inc.* 3,649 57,508
Vince Holding Corp.* 2,734 12,522
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (a) 18,749 313,296
  2,429,165
Consumer Staples 3.4%
Beverages 0.2%
Boston Beer Co., Inc. "A"* (a) 1,650 333,151
Castle Brands, Inc.* 11,875 14,606
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated 839 153,126
Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.* 2,005 16,782
MGP Ingredients, Inc. 1,901 49,331
National Beverage Corp.* 2,038 92,607
  659,603
Food & Staples Retailing 0.9%
Casey's General Stores, Inc. 7,010 844,354
Fairway Group Holdings Corp.* 3,607 2,381
Ingles Markets, Inc. "A" 2,384 105,087
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.* 1,700 34,629
Performance Food Group Co.* 3,022 69,929
PriceSmart, Inc. (a) 3,536 293,453
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.* 4,309 78,467
SpartanNash Co. 6,963 150,679
SUPERVALU, Inc.* 47,601 322,735
The Andersons, Inc. 5,229 165,393
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.* 3,382 56,412
The Fresh Market, Inc.* 7,917 185,416
United Natural Foods, Inc.* 9,094 357,940
Village Super Market, Inc. "A" 1,263 33,280
Weis Markets, Inc. 1,955 86,606
  2,786,761
Food Products 1.7%
Alico, Inc. 689 26,657
Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.* 2,578 29,699
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.* 1,452 4,414
B&G Foods, Inc. 10,519 368,375
Boulder Brands, Inc.* 9,711 106,627
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a) 5,704 264,323
Calavo Growers, Inc. 2,637 129,213
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* 30,068 316,315
Dean Foods Co. (a) 17,190 294,809
Diamond Foods, Inc.* 4,717 181,840
 
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Farmer Brothers Co.* 1,419 45,791
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 6,086 236,624
Freshpet, Inc.* (a) 3,690 31,328
Inventure Foods, Inc.* 3,259 23,139
J & J Snack Foods Corp. 2,714 316,642
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. 1,537 83,044
Lancaster Colony Corp. 3,361 388,061
Landec Corp.* 4,820 57,021
Lifeway Foods, Inc.* 911 10,112
Limoneira Co. (a) 1,959 29,268
Omega Protein Corp.* 3,886 86,269
Post Holdings, Inc.* (a) 11,157 688,387
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (a) 4,081 316,359
Seaboard Corp.* 47 136,053
Seneca Foods Corp. "A"* 1,371 39,732
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (a) 8,889 304,893
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (a) 3,419 108,006
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* 7,745 607,673
  5,230,674
Household Products 0.2%
Central Garden & Pet Co. "A"* 7,565 102,884
HRG Group, Inc.* 14,080 190,925
Oil-Dri Corp. of America 930 34,252
Orchids Paper Products Co. 1,743 53,893
WD-40 Co. 2,657 262,113
  644,067
Personal Products 0.2%
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.* (a) 4,615 45,689
Inter Parfums, Inc. 2,993 71,293
Medifast, Inc. (a) 1,930 58,633
Natural Health Trends Corp. 1,400 46,942
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. 2,076 21,009
Nutraceutical International Corp.* 1,508 38,937
Revlon, Inc. "A"* 2,083 57,991
Synutra International, Inc.* 3,372 15,882
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.* (a) 1,012 129,283
  485,659
Tobacco 0.2%
Universal Corp. 4,045 226,844
Vector Group Ltd. (a) 15,583 367,603
  594,447
Energy 2.6%
Energy Equipment & Services 0.8%
Archrock, Inc. 12,483 93,872
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a) 11,616 118,832
Basic Energy Services, Inc.* (a) 7,622 20,427
Bristow Group, Inc. 6,436 166,692
C&J Energy Services Ltd.* 10,040 47,790
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (a) 3,460 59,512
Era Group, Inc.* 3,545 39,527
Exterran Corp.* 6,288 100,922
Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Inc.* 11,384 26,752
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* 10,662 132,849
Geospace Technologies Corp.* 2,477 34,851
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. "A" (a) 4,402 20,557
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* 19,720 103,727
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.* 5,624 55,903
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.* 3,365 16,993
ION Geophysical Corp.* 25,155 12,656
Key Energy Services, Inc.* (a) 19,173 9,243
Matrix Service Co.* 4,853 99,681
 
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McDermott International, Inc.* 42,746 143,199
Natural Gas Services Group* 2,293 51,134
Newpark Resources, Inc.* 15,385 81,233
Nordic American Offshore Ltd.* (a) 3,090 16,284
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd.* 1,389 3,416
Oil States International, Inc.* 9,292 253,207
Parker Drilling Co.* 22,098 40,218
PHI, Inc. (Non Voting)* 2,151 35,298
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* 12,246 26,574
RigNet, Inc.* 2,305 47,690
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* (a) 3,300 173,448
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.* 10,009 10,509
Tesco Corp. 7,077 51,238
TETRA Technologies, Inc.* 14,267 107,288
Tidewater, Inc. (a) 8,960 62,362
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,826 184,041
Unit Corp.* 9,263 113,009
  2,560,934
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.8%
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* 15,588 16,523
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. 426 16,358
Alon U.S.A. Energy, Inc. 5,592 82,985
Approach Resources, Inc.* 5,691 10,471
Ardmore Shipping Corp. 3,375 42,930
Bill Barrett Corp.* 8,775 34,486
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.* 8,828 46,524
Callon Petroleum Co.* 14,520 121,097
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* 10,591 313,282
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.* 1,063 31,433
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* (a) 12,824 46,166
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.* (a) 10,946 22,768
Contango Oil & Gas Co.* 3,102 19,884
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. 10,461 257,341
DHT Holdings, Inc. 17,005 137,571
Dorian LPG Ltd.* 4,452 52,400
Earthstone Energy, Inc.* 367 4,885
Eclipse Resources Corp.* (a) 8,545 15,552
Energy Fuels, Inc.* 7,779 22,948
Energy XXI Ltd. (a) 17,716 17,893
Erin Energy Corp.* 2,469 7,901
Evolution Petroleum Corp. 4,661 22,419
EXCO Resources, Inc.* (a) 29,546 36,637
Frontline Ltd. 43,263 129,356
GasLog Ltd. (a) 7,358 61,071
Gastar Exploration, Inc.* 16,384 21,463
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.* 2,901 27,414
Green Plains, Inc. 6,795 155,606
Halcon Resources Corp.* 12,259 15,446
Hallador Energy Co. 2,017 9,198
Isramco, Inc.* 166 14,826
Jones Energy, Inc. "A"* 5,159 19,862
Matador Resources Co.* 13,330 263,534
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. 15,053 45,310
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (a) 16,303 253,349
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.* (a) 11,202 43,240
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* 25,493 187,883
Pacific Ethanol, Inc.* (a) 6,381 30,501
Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc. "A" 3,085 49,854
Par Petroleum Corp.* 2,849 67,066
Parsley Energy, Inc. "A"* 16,793 309,831
PDC Energy, Inc.* 7,258 387,432
Peabody Energy Corp. (a) 3,287 25,244
Penn Virginia Corp.* 11,638 3,496
 
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Renewable Energy Group, Inc.* 8,021 74,515
REX American Resources Corp.* 1,048 56,665
Rex Energy Corp.* (a) 9,399 9,869
Ring Energy, Inc.* 4,275 30,139
RSP Permian, Inc.* 11,944 291,314
Sanchez Energy Corp.* (a) 9,398 40,505
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* 76,899 15,380
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 32,602 261,468
SemGroup Corp. "A" 8,041 232,063
Ship Finance International Ltd. (a) 10,622 176,007
Solazyme, Inc.* (a) 15,124 37,508
Stone Energy Corp.* 10,252 43,981
Synergy Resources Corp.* (a) 19,116 162,868
Teekay Tankers Ltd. "A" 17,081 117,517
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.* 4,402 6,119
Triangle Petroleum Corp.* 8,316 6,403
Ultra Petroleum Corp.* (a) 27,416 68,540
Uranium Energy Corp.* (a) 16,356 17,337
W&T Offshore, Inc. (a) 5,618 12,978
Western Refining, Inc. 12,849 457,681
Westmoreland Coal Co.* 3,189 18,751
  5,639,044
Financials 25.3%
Banks 9.2%
1st Source Corp. 2,904 89,646
Access National Corp. 1,297 26,537
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.* 542 12,818
American National Bankshares, Inc. 1,484 38,005
Ameris Bancorp. 5,921 201,255
Ames National Corp. 1,604 38,961
Arrow Financial Corp. 1,948 52,927
Banc of California, Inc. 6,465 94,518
BancFirst Corp. 1,307 76,616
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA "E" (a) 5,425 140,670
BancorpSouth, Inc. 17,476 419,249
Bank of Marin Bancorp. 1,093 58,366
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. 14,129 698,820
Banner Corp. 3,849 176,515
Bar Harbor Bankshares 1,063 36,588
BBCN Bancorp., Inc. 14,501 249,707
Berkshire Hills Bancorp., Inc. 5,300 154,283
Blue Hills Bancorp., Inc. 4,989 76,382
BNC Bancorp. 5,113 129,768
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. 15,296 173,457
Bridge Bancorp., Inc. 2,652 80,700
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. 3,166 90,928
C1 Financial, Inc.* 1,065 25,784
Camden National Corp. 1,375 60,624
Capital Bank Financial Corp. "A" 3,824 122,292
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. 2,067 31,728
Cardinal Financial Corp. 5,728 130,312
Cascade Bancorp.* 5,898 35,801
Cathay General Bancorp. 14,464 453,157
Centerstate Banks, Inc. 8,095 126,687
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 4,140 91,163
Century Bancorp., Inc. "A" 692 30,074
Chemical Financial Corp. 6,164 211,240
Citizens & Northern Corp. 2,084 43,764
City Holding Co. 2,707 123,547
CNB Financial Corp. 2,436 43,921
CoBiz Financial, Inc. 6,578 88,277
 
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Columbia Banking System, Inc. 10,503 341,453
Community Bank System, Inc. 7,770 310,334
Community Trust Bancorp., Inc. 2,775 97,014
CommunityOne Bancorp.* 2,174 29,284
ConnectOne Bancorp., Inc. 5,359 100,160
CU Bancorp.* 2,984 75,674
Customers Bancorp., Inc.* 4,781 130,139
CVB Financial Corp. 19,305 326,641
Eagle Bancorp., Inc.* 5,465 275,819
Enterprise Bancorp., Inc. 1,414 32,310
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. 3,722 105,519
Equity Bancshares, Inc. "A"* 404 9,450
Farmers Capital Bank Corp.* 1,334 36,165
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. "A"* 5,142 184,032
Fidelity Southern Corp. 3,250 72,507
Financial Institutions, Inc. 2,506 70,168
First BanCorp.* 20,755 67,454
First BanCorp. - North Carolina 3,488 65,365
First Bancorp., Inc. 1,889 38,668
First Busey Corp. 4,290 88,503
First Business Financial Services, Inc. 1,532 38,315
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. "A" 1,398 360,922
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. 16,066 145,719
First Community Bancshares, Inc. 3,056 56,933
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. 2,974 51,777
First Financial Bancorp. 11,288 203,974
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (a) 11,688 352,627
First Financial Corp. — Indiana 1,957 66,479
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. "A" 3,504 101,861
First Merchants Corp. 6,799 172,831
First Midwest Bancorp., Inc. 14,207 261,835
First NBC Bank Holding Co.* 2,842 106,262
First of Long Island Corp. 2,221 66,630
FirstMerit Corp. (a) 29,930 558,194
Flushing Financial Corp. 5,270 114,043
FNB Corp. 31,637 422,038
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.* 971 30,470
Fulton Financial Corp. 32,001 416,333
German American Bancorp., Inc. 2,352 78,369
Glacier Bancorp., Inc. 13,702 363,514
Great Southern Bancorp., Inc. 1,864 84,365
Great Western Bancorp., Inc. 7,559 219,362
Green Bancorp., Inc.* 2,533 26,546
Guaranty Bancorp. 2,730 45,154
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.* 6,596 12,137
Hancock Holding Co. 14,143 355,979
Hanmi Financial Corp. 5,726 135,821
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc. 3,174 99,537
Heritage Commerce Corp. 4,176 49,945
Heritage Financial Corp. 5,380 101,359
Heritage Oaks Bancorp. 4,274 34,235
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.* 13,860 266,389
Home Bancshares, Inc. 10,372 420,273
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.* 3,312 67,068
Horizon Bancorp. 2,089 58,408
IBERIABANK Corp. 6,925 381,360
Independent Bank Corp. 8,998 287,200
Independent Bank Group, Inc. 1,792 57,344
International Bancshares Corp. 9,870 253,659
Investors Bancorp., Inc. 62,908 782,576
Lakeland Bancorp., Inc. 6,754 79,630
 
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Lakeland Financial Corp. 2,985 139,161
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. 8,688 217,374
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. 825 11,715
MainSource Financial Group, Inc. 3,956 90,513
MB Financial, Inc. 13,585 439,746
Mercantile Bank Corp. 2,998 73,571
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. 832 26,200
Metro Bancorp., Inc. 2,114 66,337
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 1,400 42,574
National Bank Holdings Corp. "A" 5,440 116,253
National Bankshares, Inc. (a) 1,314 46,700
National Commerce Corp.* 1,071 26,829
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 25,482 314,193
NBT Bancorp., Inc. 8,111 226,135
NewBridge Bancorp. 6,410 78,074
OFG Bancorp. 8,090 59,219
Old National Bancorp. 21,304 288,882
Old Second Bancorp., Inc.* 5,261 41,246
Opus Bank 1,850 68,394
Pacific Continental Corp. 3,501 52,095
Pacific Premier Bancorp., Inc.* 3,850 81,812
Park National Corp. 2,390 216,247
Park Sterling Corp. 7,810 57,169
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. 2,759 56,891
Penns Woods Bancorp., Inc. 795 33,756
People's Utah Bancorp. 502 8,639
Peoples Bancorp., Inc. 3,273 61,663
Peoples Financial Services Corp. 1,347 51,294
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 6,529 335,329
Preferred Bank 2,204 72,776
PrivateBancorp., Inc. 14,249 584,494
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 12,642 605,046
QCR Holdings, Inc. 2,086 50,669
Renasant Corp. 7,327 252,122
Republic Bancorp., Inc. "A" 1,886 49,809
S&T Bancorp., Inc. 6,386 196,817
Sandy Spring Bancorp., Inc. 4,389 118,327
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida* 4,255 63,740
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. 4,094 194,588
Sierra Bancorp. 2,278 40,207
Simmons First National Corp. "A" 5,447 279,758
South State Corp. 4,393 316,076
Southside Bancshares, Inc. 4,636 111,357
Southwest Bancorp., Inc. 3,401 59,449
State Bank Financial Corp. (a) 6,604 138,882
Sterling Bancorp. 21,762 352,980
Stock Yards Bancorp., Inc. 2,634 99,539
Stonegate Bank 1,956 64,274
Suffolk Bancorp. 2,130 60,386
Sun Bancorp, Inc.* 1,709 35,274
Talmer Bancorp., Inc. "A" 9,372 169,727
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* 8,289 409,642
The Bancorp., Inc.* 6,152 39,188
Tompkins Financial Corp. 2,764 155,226
TowneBank 8,362 174,515
TriCo Bancshares 4,178 114,644
Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc.* 3,852 53,889
Triumph Bancorp., Inc.* 2,646 43,659
Trustmark Corp. (a) 12,350 284,544
UMB Financial Corp. (a) 7,150 332,832
Umpqua Holdings Corp. 39,808 632,947
Union Bankshares Corp. 8,252 208,280
United Bankshares, Inc. (a) 12,565 464,779
 
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United Community Banks, Inc. 9,788 190,768
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania 3,495 72,906
Valley National Bancorp. 42,136 415,040
Washington Trust Bancorp., Inc. 2,637 104,214
Webster Financial Corp. 16,389 609,507
WesBanco, Inc. 7,038 211,281
West Bancorp. 2,829 55,873
Westamerica Bancorp. 4,672 218,416
Western Alliance Bancorp.* 15,567 558,233
Wilshire Bancorp., Inc. 12,616 145,715
Wintrust Financial Corp. 8,584 416,496
Yadkin Financial Corp. 4,692 118,098
  28,254,219
Capital Markets 1.3%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. "A" 4,146 54,852
Ashford, Inc.* 156 8,307
Associated Capital Group, Inc. "A"* 1,124 34,282
BGC Partners, Inc. "A" 33,308 326,751
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. "A" 3,223 31,199
Cohen & Steers, Inc. 3,746 114,178
Cowen Group, Inc. "A"* (a) 19,854 76,041
Diamond Hill Investment Group 543 102,627
Evercore Partners, Inc. "A" 6,285 339,830
Fifth Street Asset Management, Inc. 1,129 3,681
Financial Engines, Inc. (a) 9,424 317,306
GAMCO Investors, Inc. "A" 1,124 34,889
Greenhill & Co., Inc. 5,339 152,749
HFF, Inc. "A" 6,916 214,880
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 2,287 59,942
INTL. FCStone, Inc.* 2,708 90,610
Investment Technology Group, Inc. 6,120 104,162
Janus Capital Group, Inc. (a) 26,626 375,160
KCG Holdings, Inc. "A"* 6,264 77,110
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.* 18,811 51,918
Medley Management, Inc. "A" 1,036 5,895
Moelis & Co. "A" 3,142 91,684
OM Asset Management PLC 4,390 67,299
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. "A" 1,955 33,978
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc.* 2,725 110,090
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. "A" 2,098 18,043
RCS Capital Corp. "A"* (a) 8,750 2,664
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.* 3,689 53,527
Stifel Financial Corp.* 12,262 519,418
Virtu Financial, Inc. "A" 3,393 76,817
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 1,224 143,771
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. 1,375 71,624
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a) 20,681 324,278
ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.* 684 6,334
  4,095,896
Consumer Finance 0.4%
Cash America International, Inc. 4,606 137,950
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* 4,814 139,991
Enova International, Inc.* 4,522 29,890
EZCORP, Inc. "A"* 9,055 45,185
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.* 5,166 193,363
Green Dot Corp. "A"* 8,303 136,335
JG Wentworth Co. "A"* 2,289 4,120
Nelnet, Inc. "A" 4,263 143,109
 
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PRA Group, Inc.* (a) 8,776 304,440
Regional Management Corp.* 1,955 30,244
World Acceptance Corp.* (a) 1,271 47,154
  1,211,781
Diversified Financial Services 0.4%
FNFV Group* 14,498 162,812
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. 5,734 46,503
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. 6,762 754,572
Marlin Business Services Corp. 1,665 26,740
NewStar Financial, Inc.* 4,395 39,467
On Deck Capital, Inc.* 2,133 21,970
PICO Holdings, Inc.* 4,104 42,353
Resource America, Inc. "A" 2,632 16,134
Tiptree Financial, Inc. "A", (REIT) 5,323 32,683
  1,143,234
Insurance 2.5%
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.* 8,049 113,410
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 14,768 354,875
AMERISAFE, Inc. 3,478 177,030
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. 5,067 303,209
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.* 1,891 37,631
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. "B" 1,538 36,958
Citizens, Inc.* (a) 8,729 64,856
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 33,702 643,371
Crawford & Co. "B" 5,591 29,688
Donegal Group, Inc. "A" 1,585 22,317
eHealth, Inc.* 3,363 33,563
EMC Insurance Group, Inc. 1,473 37,267
Employers Holdings, Inc. 5,700 155,610
Enstar Group Ltd.* 1,654 248,166
FBL Financial Group, Inc. "A" 1,709 108,761
Federated National Holding Co. 2,619 77,418
Fidelity & Guaranty Life 2,039 51,729
First American Financial Corp. (a) 19,545 701,666
Global Indemnity PLC* 1,546 44,865
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. "A"* 5,168 96,693
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.* 2,633 30,780
HCI Group, Inc. (a) 1,554 54,157
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 4,394 95,877
Horace Mann Educators Corp. 7,493 248,618
Independence Holding Co. 1,493 20,678
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. 2,102 172,847
James River Group Holdings Ltd. 1,989 66,711
Kemper Corp. 7,899 294,238
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 9,247 137,873
MBIA, Inc.* 24,346 157,762
National General Holdings Corp. 7,165 156,627
National Interstate Corp. 1,337 35,698
National Western Life Group, Inc. "A" 410 103,295
Navigators Group, Inc.* 1,896 162,658
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. "A" 3,998 49,615
Patriot National, Inc.* 1,542 10,347
Primerica, Inc. 8,765 413,971
RLI Corp. 7,802 481,774
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. 2,705 152,508
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 10,321 346,579
State Auto Financial Corp. 2,670 54,975
State National Companies, Inc. 5,563 54,573
Stewart Information Services Corp. 4,122 153,874
 
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Symetra Financial Corp. 13,596 431,945
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.* 15,424 206,836
United Fire Group, Inc. 3,617 138,567
United Insurance Holdings Corp. 3,186 54,481
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 5,732 132,868
  7,759,815
Real Estate Investment Trusts 9.0%
Acadia Realty Trust (REIT) 12,449 412,684
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (REIT) 5,097 65,446
Agree Realty Corp. (REIT) 3,736 126,987
Alexander's, Inc. (REIT) 387 148,651
Altisource Residential Corp. (REIT) 10,241 127,091
American Assets Trust, Inc. (REIT) 6,781 260,051
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (REIT) 9,416 131,447
American Residential Properties, Inc. (REIT) 5,937 112,209
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (REIT) 18,565 80,758
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (REIT) 10,621 183,000
Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (REIT) 5,752 68,736
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. (REIT) 4,829 55,244
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (REIT) 5,369 56,267
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (REIT) 7,220 157,107
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (REIT) 4,915 71,268
Ashford Hospitality Trust (REIT) 15,488 97,729
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (REIT) 3,336 39,532
Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (REIT) 11,838 80,498
Capstead Mortgage Corp. (REIT) 17,538 153,282
CareTrust REIT, Inc. (REIT) 8,740 95,703
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. "A", (REIT) 7,447 84,226
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) 15,560 110,165
Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT) 6,848 140,247
Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT) 10,862 273,288
Colony Capital, Inc. "A", (REIT) 20,258 394,626
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (REIT) 2,177 32,307
CoreSite Realty Corp. (REIT) 4,441 251,894
Cousins Properties, Inc. (REIT) 39,324 370,825
CubeSmart (REIT) 29,964 917,498
CyrusOne, Inc. (REIT) 12,001 449,437
CYS Investments, Inc. (REIT) 29,034 207,012
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (REIT) 15,917 594,818
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (REIT) 36,395 351,212
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (REIT) 11,455 364,154
Dynex Capital, Inc. (REIT) 9,751 61,919
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (REIT) 2,489 42,761
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (REIT) 5,869 326,375
Education Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) 10,232 387,588
EPR Properties (REIT) 10,244 598,762
Equity One, Inc. (REIT) 13,342 362,235
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (REIT) 26,312 192,078
 
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First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) 20,045 443,596
First Potomac Realty Trust (REIT) 10,581 120,623
Franklin Street Properties Corp. (REIT) 16,606 171,872
Getty Realty Corp. (REIT) 4,559 78,187
Gladstone Commercial Corp. (REIT) 3,674 53,604
Government Properties Income Trust (REIT) (a) 12,610 200,121
Gramercy Property Trust (REIT) 76,487 590,480
Great Ajax Corp. (REIT) 792 9,599
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (REIT) 6,915 130,832
Hatteras Financial Corp. (REIT) 17,722 233,044
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) (a) 18,149 513,980
Hersha Hospitality Trust (REIT) 8,344 181,565
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (REIT) 16,853 734,791
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (REIT) 13,504 380,003
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) 5,835 43,821
InfraREIT, Inc. (REIT)* 3,893 72,021
Inland Real Estate Corp. (REIT) 15,667 166,384
Invesco Mortgage Capital (REIT) 22,447 278,118
Investors Real Estate Trust (REIT) 22,552 156,736
iStar, Inc. (REIT)* 15,325 179,762
Kite Realty Group Trust (REIT) 15,158 393,047
Ladder Capital Corp. (REIT) 7,410 92,032
LaSalle Hotel Properties (REIT) 20,405 513,390
Lexington Realty Trust (REIT) 37,433 299,464
LTC Properties, Inc. (REIT) 6,474 279,288
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (REIT) 16,172 377,616
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (REIT) 42,298 486,850
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (REIT) (a) 10,742 112,361
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. (REIT) 30,316 295,884
National Health Investors, Inc. (REIT) 6,808 414,403
National Storage Affiliates Trust (REIT) 4,073 69,771
New Residential Investment Corp. (REIT) 41,677 506,792
New Senior Investment Group, Inc. (REIT) 15,711 154,910
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (REIT) 19,868 105,896
New York REIT, Inc. (REIT) 29,502 339,273
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (REIT) 3,367 44,074
One Liberty Properties, Inc. (REIT) 2,340 50,216
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (REIT) 3,815 37,883
Parkway Properties, Inc. (REIT) 15,472 241,827
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (REIT) 13,024 364,933
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) 12,614 275,868
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (REIT) 13,672 208,635
Physicians Realty Trust (REIT) 15,915 268,327
Potlatch Corp. (REIT) 7,430 224,683
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. "A" (REIT) 3,939 51,522
PS Business Parks, Inc. (REIT) 3,545 309,939
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. "A", (REIT) 5,119 230,918
RAIT Financial Trust (REIT) 15,759 42,549
 
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Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (REIT) 14,479 240,496
Redwood Trust, Inc. (REIT) 15,444 203,861
Resource Capital Corp. (REIT) 6,223 79,406
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (REIT) 18,066 323,381
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (REIT) 10,209 167,019
RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT) 23,873 516,373
Rouse Properties, Inc. (REIT) (a) 6,617 96,344
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) 7,876 406,717
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (REIT) 11,909 240,919
Saul Centers, Inc. (REIT) 1,741 89,261
Select Income REIT (REIT) 11,480 227,534
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. (REIT) 6,512 101,978
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (REIT) 6,414 688,286
STAG Industrial, Inc. (REIT) 11,922 219,961
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (REIT) 6,834 154,722
STORE Capital Corp. (REIT) 7,338 170,242
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (REIT) 16,020 191,439
Sun Communities, Inc. (REIT) 9,178 628,968
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT) 37,707 470,960
Terreno Realty Corp. (REIT) 7,911 178,947
The Geo Group, Inc. (REIT) 13,541 391,470
UMH Properties, Inc. (REIT) 3,746 37,910
United Development Funding IV (REIT) (a) 5,470 60,170
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (REIT) 2,225 111,272
Urban Edge Properties (REIT) 16,106 377,686
Urstadt Biddle Properties "A", (REIT) 4,917 94,603
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) (a) 12,369 334,705
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (REIT) (a) 7,417 75,802
Whitestone REIT (REIT) 4,824 57,936
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (REIT) 20,296 311,138
  27,818,113
Real Estate Management & Development 0.4%
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 8,866 313,059
Altisource Asset Management Corp.* 127 2,179
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA* 2,379 66,160
AV Homes, Inc.* 2,197 28,144
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. 799 42,115
Forestar Group, Inc.* 6,008 65,728
FRP Holdings, Inc.* 1,245 42,255
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 16,805 404,664
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.* 2,453 71,481
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. "A" 2,094 78,106
Tejon Ranch Co.* 2,428 46,496
The RMR Group, Inc. "A"* 1,262 18,185
The St. Joe Co.* (a) 10,126 187,432
  1,366,004
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.1%
Anchor BanCorp. Wisconsin, Inc.* 1,359 59,144
Astoria Financial Corp. 16,435 260,495
Bank Mutual Corp. 8,327 64,951
BankFinancial Corp. 3,414 43,119
BBX Capital Corp. "A"* 536 8,388
 
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Bear State Financial, Inc.* 2,356 25,515
Beneficial Bancorp., Inc.* 15,124 201,452
BofI Holding, Inc.* (a) 11,254 236,897
Brookline Bancorp., Inc. 12,528 144,072
BSB Bancorp., Inc.* 1,447 33,845
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. 25,602 321,561
Charter Financial Corp. 3,087 40,779
Clifton Bancorp., Inc. 4,673 67,011
Dime Community Bancshares 5,587 97,717
Essent Group Ltd.* 10,157 222,337
EverBank Financial Corp. 17,622 281,600
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. "C" 1,873 59,131
First Defiance Financial Corp. 1,647 62,224
Flagstar Bancorp., Inc.* 3,809 88,026
Fox Chase Bancorp. 1,932 39,200
Hingham Institution for Savings 235 28,153
HomeStreet, Inc.* 4,069 88,338
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.* 1,531 27,558
Kearny Financial Corp. 17,115 216,847
LendingTree, Inc.* 1,076 96,065
Meridian Bancorp., Inc. 9,767 137,715
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 1,350 62,006
MGIC Investment Corp.* 61,345 541,676
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.* (a) 6,985 93,389
NMI Holdings, Inc. "A"* 8,941 60,531
Northfield Bancorp., Inc. 8,357 133,043
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 18,260 244,501
OceanFirst Financial Corp. 2,464 49,354
Ocwen Financial Corp.* (a) 19,223 133,984
Oritani Financial Corp. 7,833 129,244
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. "A"* 2,471 37,955
PHH Corp.* 8,884 143,921
Provident Financial Services, Inc. 11,991 241,619
Radian Group, Inc. 34,624 463,615
Stonegate Mortgage Corp.* 2,784 15,173
Territorial Bancorp., Inc. 1,579 43,801
TrustCo Bank Corp. 16,977 104,239
United Community Financial Corp. 9,151 53,991
United Financial Bancorp., Inc. 8,989 115,778
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.* 4,824 138,979
Walter Investment Management Corp.* (a) 6,944 98,744
Washington Federal, Inc. 17,186 409,542
Waterstone Financial, Inc. 4,904 69,146
WSFS Financial Corp. 5,636 182,381
  6,518,752
Health Care 16.3%
Biotechnology 6.5%
Abeona Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,841 6,186
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 14,480 516,212
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.* 3,960 193,090
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 21,547 232,492
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 7,792 333,342
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 1,850 52,392
Aduro Biotech, Inc.* (a) 1,484 41,760
Advaxis, Inc.* (a) 5,379 54,113
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 4,462 45,066
Affimed NV* 2,720 19,366
Agenus, Inc.* 14,043 63,755
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,912 35,276
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* 4,334 55,995
 
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Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* 4,181 138,098
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 6,174 186,393
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.* 21,234 205,970
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 7,440 840,497
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 7,316 33,946
Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.* 1,565 31,926
Ardelyx, Inc.* 3,101 56,190
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 43,305 82,280
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 30,769 192,306
Array BioPharma, Inc.* 25,820 108,960
Arrowhead Research Corp.* (a) 10,992 67,601
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.* 1,860 7,310
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* 3,033 80,102
aTyr Pharma, Inc.* 1,075 10,567
Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.* 3,472 33,053
Axovant Sciences Ltd.* 2,695 48,591
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 1,567 31,763
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 13,132 135,522
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.* 878 37,728
BioTime, Inc.* (a) 10,076 41,312
Blueprint Medicines Corp.* 1,666 43,882
Calithera Biosciences, Inc.* (a) 2,284 17,495
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.* 3,745 63,141
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 771 6,114
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 13,383 32,788
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 17,942 281,331
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.* 1,746 37,522
Cepheid, Inc.* 13,036 476,205
ChemoCentryx, Inc.* 5,314 43,043
Chiasma, Inc.* 1,258 24,619
Chimerix, Inc.* 8,328 74,536
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.* 867 14,878
Clovis Oncology, Inc.* 5,007 175,245
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* 4,219 96,868
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 2,736 51,902
CorMedix, Inc.* 5,513 11,191
CTI BioPharma Corp.* (a) 38,335 47,152
Curis, Inc.* 19,756 57,490
Cytokinetics, Inc.* 6,204 64,894
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,389 28,988
CytRx Corp.* 12,477 33,064
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 2,685 31,871
Dimension Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,016 11,460
Dyax Corp.* 26,416 993,770
Dynavax Technologies Corp.* 6,559 158,465
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 1,535 136,108
Edge Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,524 19,050
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.* 5,564 222,616
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 2,961 97,772
Epizyme, Inc.* (a) 5,125 82,103
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,329 51,844
Exact Sciences Corp.* (a) 17,164 158,424
Exelixis, Inc.* (a) 41,323 233,062
Fibrocell Science, Inc.* 4,371 19,888
FibroGen, Inc.* 8,724 265,820
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* 3,944 163,676
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,472 47,635
Foundation Medicine, Inc.* 2,119 44,626
Galena Biopharma, Inc.* (a) 28,746 42,257
Genocea Biosciences, Inc.* 4,125 21,739
Genomic Health, Inc.* (a) 3,292 115,878
Geron Corp.* (a) 28,914 139,944
 
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Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 1,186 38,343
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 19,331 335,006
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 5,229 139,614
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 15,074 46,579
Ignyta, Inc.* 3,956 53,010
Immune Design Corp.* 2,012 40,401
ImmunoGen, Inc.* 15,801 214,420
Immunomedics, Inc.* (a) 17,145 52,635
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 8,997 70,626
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 13,300 89,376
Insmed, Inc.* 11,301 205,113
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 4,208 120,475
Invitae Corp.* (a) 1,354 11,116
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 22,967 266,188
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.* 4,102 54,352
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 19,024 96,071
Kite Pharma, Inc.* 5,237 322,704
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.* 2,543 68,661
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 7,372 98,121
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 3,204 347,378
Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.* 7,994 61,714
Loxo Oncology, Inc.* 1,384 39,375
MacroGenics, Inc.* 5,785 179,161
MannKind Corp.* (a) 45,098 65,392
Medgenics, Inc.* 3,967 23,881
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 20,284 160,244
MiMedx Group, Inc.* (a) 19,430 182,059
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,114 66,802
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 11,230 166,653
Myriad Genetics, Inc.* (a) 12,610 544,248
NantKwest, Inc.* (a) 1,143 19,808
Natera, Inc.* 1,719 18,565
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 28,442 37,828
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* 15,516 877,740
NewLink Genetics Corp.* (a) 3,721 135,407
Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.* 864 6,687
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.* (a) 8,327 26,646
Novavax, Inc.* (a) 48,684 408,459
Ocata Therapeutics, Inc.* 7,720 65,002
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 3,010 67,845
Oncothyreon, Inc.* 17,389 38,604
Ophthotech Corp.* 4,313 338,700
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.* 18,175 31,261
Organovo Holdings, Inc.* (a) 16,581 41,287
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 3,347 34,742
Otonomy, Inc.* 2,623 72,788
OvaScience, Inc.* (a) 4,166 40,702
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (a) 29,382 104,012
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 34,539 40,411
Pfenex, Inc.* 2,897 35,865
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 9,047 465,468
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 12,334 75,607
Proteon Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,372 21,280
Prothena Corp. PLC* 5,695 387,886
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 6,057 196,247
Radius Health, Inc.* 6,001 369,302
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.* 14,394 74,849
REGENXBIO, Inc.* 1,313 21,796
Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 5,026 43,827
Repligen Corp.* 5,878 166,289
Retrophin, Inc.* 6,254 120,640
 
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Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 15,433 46,762
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,467 143,826
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.* (a) 12,450 113,669
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 8,146 314,273
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 1,609 56,460
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.* 5,039 43,890
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 1,474 66,787
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 12,122 73,096
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,793 17,624
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 18,208 103,239
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.* 16,200 5,702
T2 Biosystems, Inc.* 1,622 17,745
TESARO, Inc.* 4,259 222,831
TG Therapeutics, Inc.* 6,586 78,571
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 11,801 5,663
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.* 334 3,357
Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 1,692 14,754
Trevena, Inc.* 5,873 61,667
Trovagene, Inc.* (a) 5,536 29,894
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* 6,982 783,241
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 7,479 69,629
Verastem, Inc.* 5,492 10,215
Versartis, Inc.* 4,002 49,585
Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 2,357 42,662
Vital Therapies, Inc.* 2,982 34,353
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,042 22,820
vTv Therapeutics, Inc. "A"* 1,054 7,178
XBiotech, Inc.* 720 7,826
Xencor, Inc.* 5,068 74,094
XOMA Corp.* 16,323 21,710
Zafgen, Inc.* 3,074 19,335
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.* (a) 21,011 174,601
  20,041,843
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.9%
Abaxis, Inc. 4,124 229,624
ABIOMED, Inc.* (a) 7,569 683,329
Accuray, Inc.* (a) 14,254 96,215
Analogic Corp. 2,281 188,411
AngioDynamics, Inc.* 4,751 57,677
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* (a) 2,683 102,383
Antares Pharma, Inc.* 27,595 33,390
AtriCure, Inc.* 5,076 113,905
Atrion Corp. 254 96,825
Cantel Medical Corp. 6,235 387,443
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.* 5,795 87,620
Cerus Corp.* (a) 17,361 109,722
ConforMIS, Inc.* 1,779 30,759
CONMED Corp. 5,058 222,805
Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.* 4,042 12,975
CryoLife, Inc. 4,545 48,995
Cutera, Inc.* 2,581 33,011
Cynosure, Inc. "A"* 3,974 177,519
EndoChoice Holdings, Inc.* 1,129 9,427
Endologix, Inc.* 12,308 121,849
Entellus Medical, Inc.* 982 16,557
Exactech, Inc.* 1,915 34,757
Genmark Diagnostics, Inc.* 7,401 57,432
Glaukos Corp.* 1,186 29,282
Globus Medical, Inc. "A"* 12,473 346,999
Greatbatch, Inc.* 4,653 244,283
Haemonetics Corp.* 9,410 303,378
Halyard Health, Inc.* (a) 8,481 283,350
HeartWare International, Inc.* 3,104 156,442
 
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ICU Medical, Inc.* 2,574 290,296
Inogen, Inc.* 2,818 112,974
Insulet Corp.* 10,292 389,141
Integra LifeSciences Holdings* 5,153 349,270
Invacare Corp. 5,966 103,749
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.* (a) 4,725 34,020
Invuity, Inc.* 790 6,968
iRadimed Corp.* 504 14,127
K2M Group Holdings, Inc.* 3,132 61,826
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.* 2,106 7,118
LDR Holding Corp.* (a) 4,548 114,200
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 2,129 36,725
LivaNova PLC* 8,039 477,275
Masimo Corp.* 7,949 329,963
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 7,524 154,392
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* 7,942 147,642
Natus Medical, Inc.* 6,003 288,444
Neogen Corp.* 6,714 379,475
Nevro Corp.* (a) 2,982 201,315
Novocure Ltd.* 1,530 34,211
NuVasive, Inc.* 8,755 473,733
NxStage Medical, Inc.* 11,570 253,499
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* 9,901 63,762
Orthofix International NV* 3,359 131,706
Oxford Immunotec Global PLC* 3,585 41,228
Penumbra, Inc.* 834 44,878
Quidel Corp.* 5,151 109,201
Rockwell Medical, Inc.* (a) 8,999 92,150
RTI Surgical, Inc.* 10,252 40,700
SeaSpine Holdings Corp.* 1,475 25,341
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.* (a) 2,102 12,381
Sientra, Inc.* 1,289 7,631
Spectranetics Corp.* 7,708 116,082
STAAR Surgical Co.* 6,939 49,544
STERIS PLC (a) 15,410 1,160,989
SurModics, Inc.* 2,464 49,945
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* 3,151 37,213
TransEnterix, Inc.* 8,351 20,710
Unilife Corp.* 19,186 9,499
Utah Medical Products, Inc. 701 41,037
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* 3,140 107,985
Veracyte, Inc.* 2,403 17,302
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 12,974 781,294
Wright Medical Group NV* 16,184 391,329
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.* (a) 5,930 169,183
  12,097,817
Health Care Providers & Services 2.7%
AAC Holdings, Inc.* (a) 1,413 26,932
Aceto Corp. 5,210 140,566
Addus HomeCare Corp.* 1,258 29,286
Adeptus Health, Inc. "A"* (a) 1,102 60,081
Air Methods Corp.* (a) 7,143 299,506
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.* 990 9,088
Almost Family, Inc.* 1,293 49,431
Amedisys, Inc.* 5,178 203,599
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* 8,675 269,359
AmSurg Corp.* 9,778 743,128
BioScrip, Inc.* (a) 11,643 20,375
BioTelemetry, Inc.* 5,025 58,692
Capital Senior Living Corp.* 5,278 110,099
Chemed Corp. (a) 3,090 462,882
 
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Civitas Solutions, Inc.* 2,144 61,726
CorVel Corp.* 1,546 67,900
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* 5,817 95,341
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.* (a) 6,621 226,571
ExamWorks Group, Inc.* 7,585 201,761
Five Star Quality Care, Inc.* 8,102 25,764
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.* 6,503 22,565
Hanger, Inc.* 6,481 106,612
Healthequity, Inc.* 6,652 166,766
HealthSouth Corp. (a) 16,519 575,026
Healthways, Inc.* 5,542 71,326
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. 15,321 182,473
Landauer, Inc. 1,696 55,832
LHC Group, Inc.* 2,366 107,156
Magellan Health, Inc.* 4,523 278,888
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* (a) 7,113 427,705
National Healthcare Corp. 1,829 112,849
National Research Corp. "A" 1,954 31,342
Nobilis Health Corp.* (a) 5,671 15,992
Owens & Minor, Inc. (a) 11,436 411,467
PharMerica Corp.* 5,587 195,545
Providence Service Corp.* 2,447 114,813
RadNet, Inc.* 6,359 39,299
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a) 19,215 228,851
Surgery Partners, Inc.* 2,869 58,786
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.* 3,847 153,149
Team Health Holdings, Inc.* 13,040 572,326
Teladoc, Inc.* (a) 1,631 29,293
The Ensign Group, Inc. 9,306 210,595
Triple-S Management Corp. "B"* 4,446 106,304
Trupanion, Inc.* (a) 2,904 28,343
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. 2,273 122,015
Universal American Corp. 9,059 63,413
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* 7,973 623,568
  8,274,386
Health Care Technology 0.6%
Castlight Health, Inc. "B"* 5,996 25,603
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. 2,091 104,027
Connecture, Inc.* 1,230 4,440
Evolent Health, Inc. "A"* 2,273 27,526
HealthStream, Inc.* 4,529 99,638
HMS Holdings Corp.* 16,240 200,402
Imprivata, Inc.* 1,453 16,419
MedAssets, Inc.* 10,971 339,443
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* 10,015 493,640
Omnicell, Inc.* 6,503 202,113
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.* (a) 1,817 57,326
Quality Systems, Inc. 9,013 145,290
Vocera Communications, Inc.* 4,881 59,548
  1,775,415
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.6%
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.* (a) 3,848 82,693
Affymetrix, Inc.* 14,162 142,895
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.* (a) 4,471 88,749
Cambrex Corp.* 5,703 268,554
Fluidigm Corp.* 5,197 56,180
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* 5,940 20,612
INC Research Holdings, Inc. "A"* 2,368 114,872
Luminex Corp.* 7,698 164,660
NanoString Technologies, Inc.* 2,383 35,054
NeoGenomics, Inc.* 9,491 74,694
 
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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* (a) 10,903 143,156
PAREXEL International Corp.* 9,968 679,020
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* 3,625 164,104
Sequenom, Inc.* (a) 22,054 36,169
  2,071,412
Pharmaceuticals 2.0%
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,042 28,071
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 3,642 88,683
Agile Therapeutics, Inc.* 1,853 18,085
Alimera Sciences, Inc.* 5,299 12,824
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 5,723 81,438
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 1,483 66,920
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.* 5,044 28,146
Assembly Biosciences, Inc.* 2,549 19,143
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.* 8,239 39,465
Carbylan Therapeutics, Inc.* 2,208 7,993
Catalent, Inc.* 15,165 379,580
Cempra, Inc.* (a) 5,693 177,223
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.* 1,191 32,752
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.* 11,313 56,339
Corium International, Inc.* 2,209 17,937
DepoMed, Inc.* (a) 10,999 199,412
Dermira, Inc.* 2,848 98,569
Durect Corp.* 19,958 44,107
Endocyte, Inc.* 7,143 28,643
Flex Pharma, Inc.* 1,001 12,462
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.* 4,017 32,578
Heska Corp.* 1,013 39,183
Impax Laboratories, Inc.* 13,018 556,650
Intersect ENT, Inc.* 3,071 69,097
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.* 4,863 261,581
Lannett Co., Inc.* (a) 4,748 190,490
Medicines Co.* (a) 12,014 448,603
MyoKardia, Inc.* 1,133 16,610
Nektar Therapeutics* (a) 23,921 403,069
Neos Therapeutics, Inc.* 949 13,590
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.* 2,700 25,299
Omeros Corp.* (a) 7,005 110,189
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 6,616 508,043
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 2,166 41,089
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.* 7,755 22,877
Phibro Animal Health Corp. "A" 3,126 94,186
POZEN, Inc.* (a) 5,177 35,359
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* 9,515 489,832
Relypsa, Inc.* (a) 5,832 165,279
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* 3,323 113,514
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 3,892 61,922
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 8,877 81,668
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "A"* 4,384 75,799
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* (a) 6,095 81,917
Teligent, Inc.* (a) 7,350 65,415
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 6,769 67,893
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.* (a) 22,924 237,722
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.* 5,174 84,802
Theravance, Inc. (a) 15,238 160,609
VIVUS, Inc.* (a) 17,499 17,849
XenoPort, Inc.* 10,279 56,432
Zogenix, Inc.* 4,591 67,671
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* 593 5,971
  6,140,580
 
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Industrials 12.0%
Aerospace & Defense 1.4%
AAR Corp. 6,446 169,465
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* 11,480 179,777
Aerovironment, Inc.* 3,512 103,499
American Science & Engineering, Inc. 1,330 55,035
Astronics Corp.* 3,940 160,397
Cubic Corp. 3,899 184,228
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 8,569 586,976
DigitalGlobe, Inc.* 13,290 208,121
Ducommun, Inc.* 2,027 32,878
Engility Holdings, Inc. 3,205 104,098
Esterline Technologies Corp.* 5,340 432,540
HEICO Corp. 3,470 188,629
HEICO Corp. "A" 7,240 356,208
KLX, Inc.* 9,590 295,276
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* 8,085 33,149
Moog, Inc. "A"* 6,651 403,051
National Presto Industries, Inc. 908 75,237
Sparton Corp.* 1,931 38,601
Taser International, Inc.* (a) 9,603 166,036
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* 6,375 565,463
The Keyw Holding Corp.* (a) 6,163 37,101
Vectrus, Inc.* 1,876 39,190
  4,414,955
Air Freight & Logistics 0.5%
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.* 9,400 94,752
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* 4,601 190,205
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* (a) 5,317 108,414
Forward Air Corp. 5,638 242,490
Hub Group, Inc. "A"* 6,591 217,173
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. 1,557 57,267
Radiant Logistics, Inc.* 6,018 20,642
UTi Worldwide, Inc.* 16,503 116,016
XPO Logistics, Inc.* (a) 12,981 353,732
  1,400,691
Airlines 0.4%
Allegiant Travel Co. 2,428 407,491
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.* 8,665 306,134
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.* 8,990 35,331
SkyWest, Inc. 9,485 180,405
Virgin America, Inc.* 4,503 162,153
  1,091,514
Building Products 0.9%
AAON, Inc. 7,521 174,638
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. 6,017 144,588
American Woodmark Corp.* 2,352 188,113
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 5,328 231,821
Builders FirstSource, Inc.* 9,080 100,606
Continental Building Products, Inc.* 5,662 98,859
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* 5,599 142,439
Griffon Corp. 6,106 108,687
Insteel Industries, Inc. 3,465 72,488
Masonite International Corp.* 5,475 335,234
NCI Building Systems, Inc.* 4,866 60,387
Nortek, Inc.* 1,727 75,332
Patrick Industries, Inc.* 2,316 100,746
PGT, Inc.* 8,826 100,528
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.* 3,833 48,066
Quanex Building Products Corp. 6,145 128,123
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. 7,659 261,555
 
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Trex Co., Inc.* (a) 5,855 222,724
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 3,670 250,918
  2,845,852
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.0%
ABM Industries, Inc. 10,170 289,540
Acco Brands Corp.* 19,775 140,996
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.* 6,959 30,759
Brady Corp. "A" 8,747 201,006
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. "A"* 7,335 43,863
CECO Environmental Corp. 4,995 38,362
Civeo Corp. 19,107 27,132
Deluxe Corp. 9,017 491,787
Ennis, Inc. 4,602 88,588
Essendant, Inc. 6,993 227,342
G&K Services, Inc. "A" 3,651 229,648
Gerber Scientific, Inc. 6,939 0
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a) 12,920 450,520
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.* 2,282 24,189
Herman Miller, Inc. 10,831 310,850
HNI Corp. 8,072 291,076
Innerworkings, Inc.* 6,711 50,333
Interface, Inc. 12,077 231,154
Kimball International, Inc. "B" 6,127 59,861
Knoll, Inc. 8,952 168,298
Matthews International Corp. "A" 5,979 319,578
McGrath RentCorp. 4,329 109,048
Mobile Mini, Inc. 8,358 260,185
MSA Safety, Inc. 5,347 232,434
Multi-Color Corp. 2,274 136,008
NL Industries, Inc.* 1,487 4,520
Quad Graphics, Inc. 5,093 47,365
SP Plus Corp.* (a) 2,972 71,031
Steelcase, Inc. "A" 15,135 225,511
Team, Inc.* 3,718 118,827
Tetra Tech, Inc. 10,955 285,049
The Brink's Co. 8,863 255,786
TRC Companies, Inc.* 3,034 28,065
U.S. Ecology, Inc. (a) 4,004 145,906
UniFirst Corp. 2,701 281,444
Viad Corp. 3,658 103,265
West Corp. 9,534 205,648
  6,224,974
Construction & Engineering 0.8%
Aegion Corp.* 6,572 126,905
Ameresco, Inc. "A"* 3,334 20,838
Argan, Inc. 2,421 78,440
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. 6,831 194,137
Dycom Industries, Inc.* (a) 6,162 431,094
EMCOR Group, Inc. 11,348 545,158
Furmanite Corp.* 6,882 45,834
Granite Construction, Inc. 7,175 307,879
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.* 10,493 41,552
HC2 Holdings, Inc.* 3,493 18,478
MasTec, Inc.* 12,224 212,453
MYR Group, Inc.* 3,919 80,771
Northwest Pipe Co.* 1,848 20,679
NV5 Holdings, Inc.* 908 19,958
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* 5,697 23,756
Primoris Services Corp. 7,026 154,783
Tutor Perini Corp.* 6,901 115,523
  2,438,238
 
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Electrical Equipment 0.7%
Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. 1,111 29,086
AZZ, Inc. 4,696 260,957
Encore Wire Corp. 3,769 139,792
EnerSys 8,042 449,789
Enphase Energy, Inc.* (a) 4,901 17,202
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. 8,688 234,837
FuelCell Energy, Inc.* (a) 3,509 17,405
Generac Holdings, Inc.* (a) 12,538 373,256
General Cable Corp. 8,746 117,459
LSI Industries, Inc. 3,887 47,382
Plug Power, Inc.* (a) 32,070 67,668
Powell Industries, Inc. 1,624 42,273
Power Solutions International, Inc.* (a) 777 14,180
PowerSecure International, Inc.* 4,147 62,412
Preformed Line Products Co. 538 22,650
Sunrun, Inc.* 3,076 36,204
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* 5,949 100,657
Vicor Corp.* 3,238 29,531
  2,062,740
Industrial Conglomerates 0.0%
Raven Industries, Inc. 6,982 108,919
Machinery 2.6%
Accuride Corp.* 7,320 12,151
Actuant Corp. "A" 10,874 260,541
Alamo Group, Inc. 1,719 89,560
Albany International Corp. "A" 5,198 189,987
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (a) 4,791 120,158
American Railcar Industries, Inc. (a) 1,760 81,453
Astec Industries, Inc. 3,385 137,770
Barnes Group, Inc. 9,936 351,635
Blount International, Inc.* 8,369 82,100
Blue Bird Corp.* 913 9,258
Briggs & Stratton Corp. 7,981 138,071
Chart Industries, Inc.* 5,533 99,373
CIRCOR International, Inc. (a) 3,099 130,623
CLARCOR, Inc. 9,079 451,045
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 3,529 66,698
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* 5,156 14,231
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 4,083 86,029
EnPro Industries, Inc. 4,189 183,646
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 4,662 168,485
Federal Signal Corp. 11,478 181,926
FreightCar America, Inc. 2,340 45,466
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. 4,011 85,434
Gorman-Rupp Co. 3,401 90,909
Graham Corp. 1,917 32,244
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (a) 4,725 154,129
Harsco Corp. 14,588 114,953
Hillenbrand, Inc. 11,429 338,641
Hurco Companies, Inc. 1,216 32,297
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. 1,695 88,903
John Bean Technologies Corp. 5,330 265,594
Kadant, Inc. 1,957 79,474
L.B. Foster Co. "A" 1,832 25,025
Lindsay Corp. (a) 2,110 152,764
Lydall, Inc.* 3,117 110,591
Meritor, Inc.* 18,044 150,667
Milacron Holdings Corp.* 2,527 31,613
Miller Industries, Inc. 2,077 45,237
Mueller Industries, Inc. 10,361 280,783
 
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Mueller Water Products, Inc. "A" 29,328 252,221
Navistar International Corp.* (a) 9,473 83,741
NN, Inc. 4,876 77,723
Omega Flex, Inc. 496 16,373
Proto Labs, Inc.* (a) 4,243 270,237
RBC Bearings, Inc.* 4,255 274,830
Rexnord Corp.* 18,483 334,912
Standex International Corp. 2,345 194,987
Sun Hydraulics Corp. 4,163 132,092
Tennant Co. 3,366 189,371
The ExOne Co.* (a) 1,931 19,387
Titan International, Inc. 8,353 32,911
TriMas Corp.* 8,112 151,289
Twin Disc, Inc. 1,624 17,084
Wabash National Corp.* 12,289 145,379
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. "A" 5,134 255,006
Woodward, Inc. 11,789 585,442
Xerium Technologies, Inc.* 2,086 24,719
  8,037,168
Marine 0.1%
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.* 3,956 13,925
Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (a) 11,152 11,933
Matson, Inc. 7,889 336,308
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. 14,843 25,975
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (a) 7,578 6,138
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.* 4,822 47,690
Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd.* 2,116 222
  442,191
Professional Services 1.4%
Acacia Research Corp. 9,463 40,596
Barrett Business Services, Inc. 1,313 57,168
CBIZ, Inc.* (a) 8,815 86,916
CDI Corp. 2,751 18,597
CEB, Inc. 6,054 371,655
CRA International, Inc.* 1,670 31,146
Exponent, Inc. 4,732 236,363
Franklin Covey Co.* 2,246 37,598
FTI Consulting, Inc.* 7,581 262,758
GP Strategies Corp.* 2,455 61,645
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 3,273 89,091
Hill International, Inc.* 6,498 25,212
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.* 4,237 251,678
ICF International, Inc.* 3,482 123,820
Insperity, Inc. 3,490 168,044
Kelly Services, Inc. "A" 5,269 85,094
Kforce, Inc. 4,437 112,167
Korn/Ferry International 9,138 303,199
Mistras Group, Inc.* 3,048 58,186
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* 8,795 141,248
On Assignment, Inc.* 9,355 420,507
Pendrell Corp.* 30,847 15,457
Resources Connection, Inc. 6,830 111,602
RPX Corp.* 9,811 107,921
The Advisory Board Co.* 7,691 381,551
TriNet Group, Inc.* 7,529 145,686
TrueBlue, Inc.* 7,537 194,153
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.* 1,697 13,814
VSE Corp. 743 46,200
WageWorks, Inc.* 6,506 295,177
  4,294,249
 
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Road & Rail 0.5%
ArcBest Corp. 4,675 99,998
Celadon Group, Inc. 4,774 47,215
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. "A"* 2,085 39,386
Heartland Express, Inc. (a) 9,273 157,826
Knight Transportation, Inc. 11,380 275,737
Marten Transport Ltd. 4,221 74,712
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.* 585 16,140
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* 4,971 46,877
Saia, Inc.* 4,555 101,349
Swift Transportation Co.* (a) 16,109 222,626
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 1,559 21,888
USA Truck, Inc.* 1,751 30,555
Werner Enterprises, Inc. 8,110 189,693
YRC Worldwide, Inc.* 5,986 84,882
  1,408,884
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.7%
Aircastle Ltd. 11,423 238,626
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 7,304 295,739
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* 8,994 370,373
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.* (a) 6,796 113,833
CAI International, Inc.* 3,112 31,369
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* 2,233 50,912
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 5,719 99,968
Kaman Corp. 4,971 202,867
Lawson Products, Inc.* 1,030 24,051
MRC Global, Inc.* 18,810 242,649
Neff Corp. "A"* 2,041 15,634
Rush Enterprises, Inc. "A"* 6,332 138,608
TAL International Group, Inc. 6,007 95,511
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (a) 3,931 55,466
Titan Machinery, Inc.* 3,140 34,320
Univar, Inc.* 7,197 122,421
Veritiv Corp.* (a) 1,449 52,483
  2,184,830
Transportation Infrastructure 0.0%
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.* 11,126 133,178
Information Technology 17.8%
Communications Equipment 1.6%
ADTRAN, Inc. 8,888 153,051
Aerohive Networks, Inc.* 4,136 21,135
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. 2,781 42,160
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.* 3,073 52,733
Bel Fuse, Inc. "B" 1,920 33,197
Black Box Corp. 2,889 27,532
CalAmp Corp.* 6,565 130,840
Calix, Inc.* 8,087 63,645
Ciena Corp.* (a) 22,283 461,035
Clearfield, Inc.* 2,150 28,831
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. 2,918 58,623
Digi International, Inc.* 4,653 52,951
EMCORE Corp.* 3,545 21,731
Extreme Networks, Inc.* 18,233 74,391
Finisar Corp.* (a) 18,998 276,231
Harmonic, Inc.* 15,867 64,579
Infinera Corp.* (a) 24,091 436,529
InterDigital, Inc. 6,544 320,918
Ixia* 10,891 135,375
 
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KVH Industries, Inc.* 3,080 29,014
NETGEAR, Inc.* 5,860 245,592
NetScout Systems, Inc.* 16,617 510,142
Novatel Wireless, Inc.* 6,681 11,157
Oclaro, Inc.* (a) 17,698 61,589
Plantronics, Inc. 6,372 302,160
Polycom, Inc.* 24,532 308,858
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.* (a) 13,476 144,328
ShoreTel, Inc.* 11,773 104,191
Sonus Networks, Inc.* 8,861 63,179
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.* (a) 5,512 174,675
ViaSat, Inc.* (a) 7,719 470,936
  4,881,308
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.6%
Agilysys, Inc.* 2,773 27,702
Anixter International, Inc.* (a) 5,181 312,881
AVX Corp. 8,198 99,524
Badger Meter, Inc. 2,627 153,916
Belden, Inc. 7,723 368,233
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.* 9,587 198,163
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. 7,456 46,749
Coherent, Inc.* 4,332 282,056
Control4 Corp.* (a) 3,702 26,914
CTS Corp. 5,897 104,023
Daktronics, Inc. 7,095 61,868
DTS, Inc.* 3,280 74,062
Electro Rent Corp. 3,196 29,403
ePlus, Inc.* 1,006 93,820
Fabrinet* 6,327 150,709
FARO Technologies, Inc.* 3,126 92,280
FEI Co. 7,507 598,984
GSI Group, Inc.* 6,109 83,205
II-VI, Inc.* 9,624 178,621
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* 7,105 178,478
InvenSense, Inc.* (a) 13,880 141,992
Itron, Inc.* (a) 7,017 253,875
Kimball Electronics, Inc.* 5,141 56,500
Knowles Corp.* (a) 15,937 212,440
Littelfuse, Inc. 4,081 436,708
Mercury Systems, Inc.* 6,120 112,363
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 535 53,232
Methode Electronics, Inc. 7,001 222,842
MTS Systems Corp. 2,672 169,432
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.* 1,663 34,391
Newport Corp.* 7,120 112,994
OSI Systems, Inc.* 3,593 318,555
Park Electrochemical Corp. 3,659 55,105
PC Connection, Inc. 1,972 44,646
Plexus Corp.* 6,142 214,479
RealD, Inc.* 7,244 76,424
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.* 5,078 135,989
Rogers Corp.* 3,423 176,524
Sanmina Corp.* 14,210 292,442
ScanSource, Inc.* 4,851 156,299
SYNNEX Corp. (a) 5,195 467,186
Tech Data Corp.* 6,629 440,033
TTM Technologies, Inc.* 10,535 68,583
Universal Display Corp.* 7,294 397,085
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a) 24,626 296,743
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.* 2,383 26,976
  8,135,429
 
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Internet Software & Services 2.4%
Actua Corp.* 7,305 83,642
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.* (a) 1,384 23,085
Amber Road, Inc.* 3,143 15,998
Angie's List, Inc.* 8,140 76,109
Apigee Corp.* 910 7,307
Appfolio, Inc. "A"* 967 14,118
Bankrate, Inc.* 11,979 159,321
Bazaarvoice, Inc.* 11,136 48,776
Benefitfocus, Inc.* 1,400 50,946
Blucora, Inc.* 7,603 74,509
Box, Inc. "A"* (a) 2,318 32,359
Brightcove, Inc.* 6,270 38,874
Carbonite, Inc.* 3,452 33,830
Care.com, Inc.* (a) 3,405 24,380
ChannelAdvisor Corp.* 4,006 55,483
Cimpress NV* (a) 5,935 481,566
comScore, Inc.* 6,277 258,299
Constant Contact, Inc.* 5,755 168,276
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* 9,790 338,049
Cvent, Inc.* 4,182 145,994
Demandware, Inc.* (a) 6,073 327,760
DHI Group, Inc.* 8,208 75,267
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 18,664 138,673
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.* (a) 10,488 114,634
Envestnet, Inc.* (a) 7,088 211,577
Everyday Health, Inc.* 3,835 23,087
Five9, Inc.* 4,224 36,749
Gogo, Inc.* (a) 10,316 183,625
GrubHub, Inc.* (a) 13,662 330,620
GTT Communications, Inc.* 4,370 74,552
Hortonworks, Inc.* 1,333 29,193
Instructure, Inc.* 917 19,092
Internap Corp.* 10,174 65,114
Intralinks Holdings, Inc.* 7,180 65,123
j2 Global, Inc. 8,692 715,525
Limelight Networks, Inc.* 11,982 17,494
Liquidity Services, Inc.* 4,070 26,455
LivePerson, Inc.* 10,640 71,820
LogMeIn, Inc.* 4,476 300,340
Marchex, Inc. "B" 6,255 24,332
Marin Software, Inc.* 5,130 18,365
Marketo, Inc.* 6,400 183,744
MaxPoint Interactive, Inc.* 1,219 2,084
MINDBODY, Inc. "A"* (a) 1,229 18,595
Monster Worldwide, Inc.* (a) 16,784 96,172
New Relic, Inc.* 1,066 38,834
NIC, Inc. 11,970 235,570
OPOWER, Inc.* (a) 4,637 48,967
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* 3,464 91,346
QuinStreet, Inc.* 6,773 29,056
Quotient Technology, Inc.* (a) 10,950 74,679
RealNetworks, Inc.* 4,458 18,946
Reis, Inc. 1,434 34,029
RetailMeNot, Inc.* 6,980 69,242
Rocket Fuel, Inc.* 4,686 16,354
SciQuest, Inc.* 4,950 64,201
Shutterstock, Inc.* (a) 3,513 113,610
SPS Commerce, Inc.* 3,028 212,596
Stamps.com, Inc.* 2,601 285,096
TechTarget, Inc.* 3,806 30,562
Textura Corp.* 3,543 76,458
 
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Travelzoo, Inc.* 1,394 11,668
TrueCar, Inc.* (a) 8,686 82,864
United Online, Inc.* 2,605 30,713
Web.com Group, Inc.* 8,050 161,080
WebMD Health Corp.* 6,869 331,773
Wix.com Ltd.* 3,347 76,144
Xactly Corp.* 1,326 11,311
XO Group, Inc.* 4,722 75,835
  7,521,847
IT Services 2.6%
6D Global Technologies, Inc.* 3,513 10,223
Acxiom Corp.* 14,204 297,148
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.* 9,820 434,142
CACI International, Inc. "A"* 4,375 405,912
Cardtronics, Inc.* 8,162 274,651
Cass Information Systems, Inc. 2,093 107,706
CIBER, Inc.* 13,919 48,856
Convergys Corp. 17,885 445,158
CSG Systems International, Inc. 5,999 215,844
Datalink Corp.* 3,701 25,167
EPAM Systems, Inc.* 8,847 695,551
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* 9,350 677,220
Everi Holdings, Inc.* 12,802 56,201
EVERTEC, Inc. 12,062 201,918
Exlservice Holdings, Inc.* 6,063 272,411
Forrester Research, Inc. 1,806 51,435
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. 6,610 626,760
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.* 11,340 55,679
Luxoft Holding, Inc.* 3,345 258,000
ManTech International Corp. "A" 4,474 135,294
MAXIMUS, Inc. 11,924 670,725
Moduslink Global Solutions, Inc.* 7,578 18,793
MoneyGram International, Inc.* 5,165 32,385
NeuStar, Inc. "A"* (a) 10,116 242,481
Perficient, Inc.* 6,437 110,201
PFSweb, Inc.* 2,143 27,580
Science Applications International Corp. 8,339 381,759
ServiceSource International, Inc.* 10,517 48,483
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* 7,125 219,308
Syntel, Inc.* 5,714 258,558
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. 2,899 80,911
The Hackett Group, Inc. 4,281 68,796
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 19,294 248,893
Unisys Corp.* 8,986 99,295
Virtusa Corp.* 5,409 223,608
  8,027,052
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.4%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* 7,478 211,104
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* (a) 115,892 332,610
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.* 3,295 30,281
Ambarella, Inc.* (a) 5,694 317,384
Amkor Technology, Inc.* 18,317 111,367
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.* (a) 14,479 92,231
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.* 20,267 52,492
Brooks Automation, Inc. 12,189 130,179
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.* 4,455 195,040
Cascade Microtech, Inc.* 2,486 40,397
Cavium, Inc.* 10,002 657,231
CEVA, Inc.* 3,685 86,082
Cirrus Logic, Inc.* 11,489 339,270
Cohu, Inc. 4,724 57,019
 
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Diodes, Inc.* 6,702 154,012
DSP Group, Inc.* 4,147 39,148
Entegris, Inc.* 25,456 337,801
Exar Corp.* 7,341 45,000
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.* 21,073 436,422
FormFactor, Inc.* 10,237 92,133
Inphi Corp.* 7,021 189,707
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* 26,812 706,496
Intersil Corp. "A" 23,926 305,296
IXYS Corp. 4,649 58,717
Kopin Corp.* 12,506 34,016
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* 21,230 137,358
MA-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* 4,197 171,615
Mattson Technology, Inc.* 13,294 46,928
MaxLinear, Inc. "A"* 9,420 138,757
Microsemi Corp.* 17,176 559,766
MKS Instruments, Inc. 9,678 348,408
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 7,145 455,208
Nanometrics, Inc.* 4,448 67,343
NeoPhotonics Corp.* 4,959 53,855
NVE Corp. 923 51,854
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.* 10,569 306,712
PDF Solutions, Inc.* 4,796 51,989
Photronics, Inc.* 11,852 147,557
PMC-Sierra, Inc.* 31,637 367,622
Power Integrations, Inc. 5,361 260,705
Rambus, Inc.* 21,079 244,306
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.* 5,643 80,243
Semtech Corp.* 12,118 229,273
Sigma Designs, Inc.* 6,287 39,734
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* 7,732 375,311
Synaptics, Inc.* (a) 6,668 535,707
Tessera Technologies, Inc. 9,564 287,016
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* 5,730 29,338
Ultratech, Inc.* 4,922 97,554
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* 7,324 150,581
Xcerra Corp.* 9,590 58,019
  10,344,194
Software 4.6%
A10 Networks, Inc.* 6,025 39,524
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* 21,111 451,775
American Software, Inc. "A" 4,582 46,645
Aspen Technology, Inc.* 15,396 581,353
AVG Technologies NV* 7,437 149,112
Barracuda Networks, Inc.* 1,539 28,748
Blackbaud, Inc. 8,479 558,427
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.* 7,481 222,410
BroadSoft, Inc.* 5,342 188,893
Callidus Software* 10,122 187,966
Code Rebel Corp.* 227 608
CommVault Systems, Inc.* 8,213 323,182
Digimarc Corp.* (a) 1,376 50,238
Digital Turbine, Inc.* 8,641 11,492
Ebix, Inc. 4,827 158,277
Ellie Mae, Inc.* (a) 5,339 321,568
EnerNOC, Inc.* 4,775 18,384
EPIQ Systems, Inc. 5,709 74,617
Fair Isaac Corp. 5,610 528,350
FleetMatics Group PLC* (a) 6,921 351,518
Gigamon, Inc.* 5,042 133,966
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Globant SA* 2,733 102,515
Glu Mobile, Inc.* 21,698 52,726
Guidance Software, Inc.* 3,374 20,311
Guidewire Software, Inc.* (a) 12,676 762,588
HubSpot, Inc.* 3,378 190,215
Imperva, Inc.* 4,818 305,028
Infoblox, Inc.* 10,846 199,458
Interactive Intelligence Group* 3,170 99,601
Jive Software, Inc.* 8,429 34,390
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* 13,343 882,906
Mentor Graphics Corp. 18,176 334,802
MicroStrategy, Inc. "A"* 1,690 303,000
MobileIron, Inc.* 6,904 24,923
Model N, Inc.* 3,754 41,895
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. 7,359 173,967
Park City Group, Inc.* (a) 1,860 22,153
Paycom Software, Inc.* (a) 5,774 217,276
Paylocity Holding Corp.* 2,768 112,242
Pegasystems, Inc. 6,430 176,825
Progress Software Corp.* 9,267 222,408
Proofpoint, Inc.* (a) 7,140 464,171
PROS Holdings, Inc.* 4,400 101,376
QAD, Inc. "A" 1,815 37,244
Qlik Technologies, Inc.* 16,538 523,593
Qualys, Inc.* 4,480 148,243
Rapid7, Inc.* 1,376 20,819
RealPage, Inc.* 9,650 216,642
RingCentral, Inc. "A"* (a) 9,789 230,825
Rovi Corp.* 14,978 249,533
Rubicon Project, Inc.* 4,556 74,946
Sapiens International Corp. 4,445 45,339
Seachange International, Inc.* 6,212 41,869
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.* 6,673 96,158
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* 7,064 248,865
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* 15,283 532,460
Tangoe, Inc.* (a) 6,819 57,211
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. "A"* 9,403 46,733
TeleNav, Inc.* 5,465 31,096
TiVo, Inc.* 17,512 151,129
TubeMogul, Inc.* 2,911 39,590
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* 6,091 1,061,783
Varonis Systems, Inc.* 1,592 29,930
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.* (a) 5,249 87,816
Verint Systems, Inc.* 11,102 450,297
Virnetx Holding Corp.* (a) 8,276 21,269
Workiva, Inc.* 1,335 23,456
Xura, Inc.* 4,223 103,801
Zendesk, Inc.* 9,797 259,033
Zix Corp.* 10,252 52,080
  14,153,589
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.6%
Avid Technology, Inc.* 5,742 41,859
CPI Card Group, Inc.* 3,126 33,323
Cray, Inc.* 7,445 241,590
Diebold, Inc. 11,752 353,618
Eastman Kodak Co.* 3,132 39,275
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.* 8,476 396,168
Imation Corp.* 6,231 8,537
Immersion Corp.* 5,045 58,825
Nimble Storage, Inc.* 9,311 85,661
Pure Storage, Inc. "A"* (a) 5,210 81,120
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
QLogic Corp.* 15,993 195,115
Quantum Corp.* 35,468 32,985
Silicon Graphics International Corp.* 6,646 39,211
Stratasys Ltd.* (a) 9,309 218,575
Super Micro Computer, Inc.* 6,650 162,992
Violin Memory, Inc.* 16,156 14,542
  2,003,396
Materials 3.6%
Chemicals 1.7%
A. Schulman, Inc. 5,399 165,425
American Vanguard Corp. 5,194 72,768
Axiall Corp. 12,862 198,075
Balchem Corp. 5,638 342,790
Calgon Carbon Corp. 9,436 162,771
Chase Corp. 1,245 50,709
Chemtura Corp.* 12,196 332,585
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.* 1,367 17,539
Ferro Corp.* 13,062 145,250
Flotek Industries, Inc.* (a) 9,707 111,048
FutureFuel Corp. 4,428 59,778
H.B. Fuller Co. (a) 9,149 333,664
Hawkins, Inc. 1,895 67,784
Innophos Holdings, Inc. 3,544 102,705
Innospec, Inc. 4,422 240,159
Intrepid Potash, Inc.* 10,074 29,718
KMG Chemicals, Inc. 1,821 41,919
Koppers Holdings, Inc. 3,860 70,445
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.* 5,816 96,604
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. 3,931 22,171
LSB Industries, Inc.* 3,467 25,136
Minerals Technologies, Inc. 6,307 289,239
Olin Corp. 29,762 513,692
Omnova Solutions, Inc.* 8,410 51,553
PolyOne Corp. 16,110 511,654
Quaker Chemical Corp. 2,446 188,978
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 7,224 70,723
Rentech, Inc.* 3,832 13,489
Senomyx, Inc.* 8,590 32,384
Sensient Technologies Corp. 8,433 529,761
Stepan Co. 3,484 173,120
Trecora Resources* 3,644 45,149
Tredegar Corp. 4,473 60,922
Trinseo SA* 2,043 57,613
Tronox Ltd. "A" 11,102 43,409
Valhi, Inc. 3,392 4,545
  5,275,274
Construction Materials 0.2%
Headwaters, Inc.* 13,201 222,701
Summit Materials, Inc. "A"* 5,753 115,290
U.S. Concrete, Inc.* 2,618 137,864
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. 377 20,720
  496,575
Containers & Packaging 0.4%
AEP Industries, Inc.* 712 54,931
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.* 21,580 780,764
Greif, Inc. "A" 5,666 174,569
Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd.* 3,439 59,667
Myers Industries, Inc. 4,338 57,782
  1,127,713
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Metals & Mining 0.7%
AK Steel Holding Corp.* (a) 32,619 73,067
Carpenter Technology Corp. 9,156 277,152
Century Aluminum Co.* 8,751 38,679
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (a) 27,214 42,998
Coeur Mining, Inc.* 25,228 62,565
Commercial Metals Co. 21,035 287,969
Ferroglobe PLC 11,596 124,657
Handy & Harman Ltd.* 541 11,096
Haynes International, Inc. 2,287 83,910
Hecla Mining Co. (a) 66,172 125,065
Horsehead Holding Corp.* (a) 10,062 20,627
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 3,117 260,768
Materion Corp. 3,582 100,296
Olympic Steel, Inc. 1,750 20,265
Real Industry, Inc.* 4,354 34,963
Ryerson Holding Corp.* 2,379 11,110
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. "A" 4,767 68,502
Stillwater Mining Co.* (a) 22,149 189,817
SunCoke Energy, Inc. 12,267 42,566
TimkenSteel Corp. 7,073 59,272
Worthington Industries, Inc. 8,755 263,876
  2,199,220
Paper & Forest Products 0.6%
Boise Cascade Co.* 7,249 185,067
Clearwater Paper Corp.* 3,221 146,652
Deltic Timber Corp. 2,030 119,506
KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp. 15,440 348,789
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.* 25,764 464,010
Neenah Paper, Inc. 3,024 188,788
P.H. Glatfelter Co. 7,756 143,021
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. 5,461 229,307
Wausau Paper Corp. 7,320 74,884
  1,900,024
Telecommunication Services 0.8%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.7%
8x8, Inc.* 15,837 181,334
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. 1,889 147,777
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* 38,789 139,640
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (a) 8,377 290,598
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,234 193,452
FairPoint Communications, Inc.* 3,713 59,668
General Communication, Inc. "A"* 6,427 127,126
Globalstar, Inc.* (a) 85,753 123,484
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.* 2,028 50,416
IDT Corp. "B" 3,044 35,493
inContact, Inc.* (a) 11,114 106,028
Inteliquent, Inc. 6,091 108,237
Intelsat SA* 5,077 21,120
Iridium Communications, Inc.* (a) 15,093 126,932
Lumos Networks Corp. 4,214 47,197
Orbcomm, Inc.* (a) 10,748 77,816
pdvWireless, Inc.* 2,309 63,498
Straight Path Communications, Inc. "B"* (a) 1,660 28,452
Vonage Holdings Corp.* 33,993 195,120
Windstream Holdings, Inc. (a) 18,026 116,087
  2,239,475
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.1%
Boingo Wireless, Inc.* 6,461 42,772
NTELOS Holdings Corp.* 3,232 29,540
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. 4,329 186,363
Spok Holdings, Inc. 4,015 73,555
  332,230
Utilities 3.7%
Electric Utilities 1.2%
ALLETE, Inc. 8,822 448,422
Cleco Corp. 10,924 570,342
El Paso Electric Co. 7,359 283,322
Empire District Electric Co. 8,012 224,897
Genie Energy Ltd. "B" 2,225 24,809
IDACORP, Inc. 9,085 617,780
MGE Energy, Inc. 6,302 292,413
Otter Tail Corp. 6,906 183,907
PNM Resources, Inc. 14,434 441,247
Portland General Electric Co. 16,044 583,520
Spark Energy, Inc. "A" 420 8,702
Unitil Corp. 2,464 88,408
  3,767,769
Gas Utilities 1.3%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 2,722 154,474
New Jersey Resources Corp. 15,467 509,792
Northwest Natural Gas Co. (a) 4,985 252,291
ONE Gas, Inc. (a) 9,515 477,368
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc. 14,247 812,364
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 12,479 293,506
Southwest Gas Corp. 8,477 467,591
The Laclede Group, Inc. (a) 7,851 466,428
WGL Holdings, Inc. 8,981 565,713
  3,999,527
Independent Power & Renewable Eletricity Producers 0.5%
Abengoa Yield PLC 8,828 170,292
Atlantic Power Corp. 22,106 43,549
Dynegy, Inc.* 21,849 292,777
NRG Yield, Inc. "A" 6,090 84,712
NRG Yield, Inc. "C" 11,645 171,880
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (a) 6,801 248,032
Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (a) 10,265 214,641
Talen Energy Corp.* 14,957 93,182
TerraForm Global, Inc. "A" 7,390 41,310
Vivint Solar, Inc.* (a) 3,705 35,420
  1,395,795
Multi-Utilities 0.4%
Avista Corp. 11,293 399,433
Black Hills Corp. 9,276 430,685
NorthWestern Corp. 8,516 461,993
  1,292,111
Water Utilities 0.3%
American States Water Co. 6,862 287,861
Artesian Resources Corp. "A" 1,483 41,079
California Water Service Group 8,780 204,311
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. 2,021 76,818
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd. 2,624 32,118
Middlesex Water Co. 2,840 75,374
SJW Corp. 2,782 82,486
York Water Co. 2,351 58,634
  858,681
Total Common Stocks (Cost $259,712,792) 305,298,724
 
Shares
Value ($)
     
Rights 0.0%
Health Care 0.0%
Omthera Pharmaceutical, Inc.* 1,167 700
Telecommunication Services 0.0%
Leap Wireless International, Inc.* 10,664 26,020
Total Right (Cost $26,873) 26,720
 
Warrants 0.0%
Energy
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Expiration Date 4/15/2016* (a) (Cost $0) 3,420 2

 

  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
     
Government & Agency Obligation 0.5%
U.S. Treasury Obligation
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.048%**, 3/31/2016 (b) (Cost $1,519,820) 1,520,000 1,519,359

 

  Shares Value ($)
     
Securities Lending Collateral 14.4%
Daily Assets Fund, 0.36% (c) (d) (Cost $44,434,890) 44,434,890 44,434,890
 
Cash Equivalents 2.7%
Central Cash Management Fund, 0.25% (c) (Cost $8,354,573) 8,354,573 8,354,573

 

  % of Net Assets Value ($)
   
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $314,048,948) 116.4 359,634,268
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net  (16.4) (50,781,563)
Net Assets 100.0 308,852,705

* Non-income producing security.

** Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

The cost for federal income tax purposes was $317,819,933. At December 31, 2015, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $41,814,335. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $83,902,512 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $42,088,177.

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, "Other Assets and Liabilities, Net" may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at December 31, 2015 amounted to $42,647,729, which is 13.8% of net assets.

(b) At December 31, 2015, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

(c) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

At December 31, 2015, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures Currency Expiration Date Contracts Notional Value ($) Unrealized Appreciation ($)
Russell E Mini 2000 Index USD 3/18/2016 90 10,183,500 8,568

 

Currency Abbreviation
USD United States Dollar

For information on the Fund's policy and additional disclosures regarding futures contracts, please refer to Note B in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2015 in valuing the Fund's investments. For information on the Fund's policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 
Common Stocks (e) $ 305,288,501 $ — $ 10,223 $ 305,298,724
Rights 26,720 26,720
Warrants 2 2
Government & Agency Obligation 1,519,359 1,519,359
Short-Term Investments (e) 52,789,463 52,789,463

Derivatives (f)

Futures Contracts

8,568 8,568
Total $ 358,086,532 $ 1,519,359 $ 36,945 $ 359,642,836

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the year ended December 31, 2015.

(e) See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.

(f) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of December 31, 2015
Assets

Investments:

Investments in non-affiliated securities, at value (cost $261,259,485) — including $42,647,729 of securities loaned

$ 306,844,805
Investment in Daily Assets Fund (cost $44,434,890)* 44,434,890
Investment in Central Cash Management Fund (cost $8,354,573) 8,354,573
Total investments in securities, at value (cost $314,048,948) 359,634,268
Cash 22,149
Receivable for investments sold 32,471
Receivable for Fund shares sold 50,830
Dividends receivable 459,581
Interest receivable 59,560
Other assets 6,400
Total assets 360,265,259
Liabilities
Payable upon return of securities loaned 44,434,890
Payable for Fund shares redeemed 6,602,502
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts 103,467
Accrued management fee 64,648
Accrued Trustees' fees 3,621
Other accrued expenses and payables 203,426
Total liabilities 51,412,554
Net assets, at value $ 308,852,705
Net Assets Consist of
Undistributed net investment income 3,466,758

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investments

45,585,320
Futures 8,568
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) 20,228,982
Paid-in capital 239,563,077
Net assets, at value $ 308,852,705

Class A

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($284,247,138 ÷ 18,731,185 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 15.18

Class B

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($24,605,567 ÷ 1,622,428 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 15.17

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Operations

for the year ended December 31, 2015
Investment Income

Income:

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,965)

$ 4,343,364
Interest 564
Income distributions — Central Cash Management Fund 4,241
Securities lending income, including income from Daily Assets Fund, net of borrower rebates 818,604
Total income 5,166,773

Expenses:

Management fee

1,137,684
Administration fee 325,052
Services to shareholders 4,643
Distribution service fee (Class B) 66,554
Record keeping fee (Class B) 1,476
Custodian fee 71,895
Professional fees 72,983
Reports to shareholders 50,485
Trustees' fees and expenses 14,454
Other 62,633
Total expenses before expense reductions 1,807,859
Expense reductions (276,100)
Total expenses after expense reductions 1,531,759
Net investment income (loss) 3,635,014
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) from:

Investments

24,196,398
Futures 22,036
Foreign currency (48)
  24,218,386

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investments

(42,048,082)
Futures (201,897)
Foreign currency 16
  (42,249,963)
Net gain (loss) (18,031,577)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ (14,396,563)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Years Ended December 31,
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 2015 2014

Operations:

Net investment income (loss)

$ 3,635,014 $ 3,466,516
Net realized gain (loss) 24,218,386 24,266,892
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (42,249,963) (11,608,526)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (14,396,563) 16,124,882

Distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

(3,110,512) (3,011,298)
Class B (207,762) (190,757)

Net realized gains:

Class A

(22,369,227) (17,149,421)
Class B (2,011,536) (1,452,843)
Total distributions (27,699,037) (21,804,319)

Fund share transactions:

Class A

Proceeds from shares sold

49,290,279 59,272,631
Reinvestment of distributions 25,479,739 20,160,719
Cost of shares redeemed (64,729,233) (71,351,187)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class A share transactions 10,040,785 8,082,163

Class B

Proceeds from shares sold

2,682,315 3,758,474
Reinvestment of distributions 2,219,298 1,643,600
Payments for shares redeemed (4,121,214) (3,648,158)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class B share transactions 780,399 1,753,916
Increase (decrease) in net assets (31,274,416) 4,156,642
Net assets at beginning of period 340,127,121 335,970,479
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,466,758 and $3,220,741, respectively) $ 308,852,705 $ 340,127,121
Other Information

Class A

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

18,056,351 17,517,574
Shares sold 3,091,413 3,534,081
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions 1,534,924 1,259,258
Shares redeemed (3,951,503) (4,254,562)
Net increase (decrease) in Class A shares 674,834 538,777
Shares outstanding at end of period 18,731,185 18,056,351

Class B

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

1,575,586 1,470,660
Shares sold 161,371 218,853
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions 133,532 102,533
Shares redeemed (248,061) (216,460)
Net increase (decrease) in Class B shares 46,842 104,926
Shares outstanding at end of period 1,622,428 1,575,586

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

Class A  
Years Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 17.33 $ 17.69 $ 13.56 $ 11.77 $ 12.41

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)a

.19 .17 .18 .23 .12
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.87) .59 4.84 1.67 (.65)
Total from investment operations (.68) .76 5.02 1.90 (.53)

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.18) (.17) (.26) (.11) (.11)
Net realized gains (1.29) (.95) (.63) (.00)*
Total distributions (1.47) (1.12) (.89) (.11) (.11)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.18 $ 17.33 $ 17.69 $ 13.56 $ 11.77
Total Return (%)b (4.60) 4.74 38.64 16.25 (4.41)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 284 313 310 280 256
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) .54 .53 .54 .55 .52
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) .45 .47 .46 .49 .50
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) 1.14 1.04 1.14 1.81 .94
Portfolio turnover rate (%) 21 21 13c 20 15

a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

c Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Amount is less than $.005.

 

Class B  
Years Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 17.31 $ 17.68 $ 13.55 $ 11.77 $ 12.40

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)a

.14 .13 .12 .20 .08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.86) .57 4.86 1.66 (.64)
Total from investment operations (.72) .70 4.98 1.86 (.56)

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.13) (.12) (.22) (.08) (.07)
Net realized gains (1.29) (.95) (.63) (.00)*
Total distributions (1.42) (1.07) (.85) (.08) (.07)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.17 $ 17.31 $ 17.68 $ 13.55 $ 11.77
Total Return (%)b (4.85) 4.47 38.31 15.88 (4.58)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 25 27 26 41 41
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) .79 .79 .79 .80 .77
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)  .71 .72 .70 .74 .75
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%) .88 .80 .82 1.54 .69
Portfolio turnover rate (%) 21 21 13c 20 15

a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

c Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Amount is less than $.005.

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Deutsche Investments VIT Funds (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP (the "Fund") is a diversified series of the Trust offered to investors. The Fund is an underlying investment vehicle for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies to be offered by the separate accounts of certain life insurance companies ("Participating Insurance Companies").

Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Fund offers two classes of shares to investors: Class A shares and Class B shares. Class B shares are subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees under the 1940 Act and record keeping fees equal to an annual rate of 0.25% and up to 0.15%, respectively, of the Class B shares average daily net assets. Class A shares are not subject to such fees.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class (including the applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees). Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Fund's Board. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from one or more broker-dealers. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio.

Securities Lending. Deutsche Bank AG, as lending agent, lends securities of the Fund to certain financial institutions under the terms of the Security Lending Agreement. The Fund retains benefits of owning the securities it has loaned and continues to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of either cash or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The Fund may invest the cash collateral into a joint trading account in an affiliated money market fund pursuant to Exemptive Orders issued by the SEC. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund invested the cash collateral in Daily Assets Fund, an affiliated money market fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.08% annualized effective rate as of December 31, 2015) on the cash collateral invested in Daily Assets Fund. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Fund is not able to recover securities lent, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of December 31, 2015, the Fund had securities on loan. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.

The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2015 and has determined that no provision for income tax and/or uncertain tax provisions is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund, if any, is distributed to shareholders annually. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually. The Fund may also make additional distributions for tax purposes if necessary.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to investments in futures contracts and certain securities sold at a loss. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

At December 31, 2015, the Fund's components of distributable earnings (accumulated gains) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income $ 4,625,223
Undistributed long-term capital gains $ 22,735,852
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments $ 41,814,335

In addition, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is summarized as follows:

  Years Ended December 31,
  2015 2014
Distributions from ordinary income* $ 4,476,294 $ 5,035,861
Distributions from long-term capital gains $ 23,222,743 $ 16,768,458

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Expenses. Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific fund are allocated to that fund. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust based upon the relative net assets or other appropriate measures.

Real Estate Investment Trusts. The Fund periodically recharacterizes distributions received from a Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") investment based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available timely from a REIT, the recharacterization will be estimated for financial statement purposes and a recharacterization will be made within the accounting records in the following year when such information becomes available. Distributions received from REITs in excess of income are recorded as either a reduction of cost of investments or realized gains.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset valuation calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date net of foreign withholding taxes. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. Proceeds from litigation payments, if any, are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

B. Derivative Instruments

A futures contract is an agreement between a buyer or seller and an established futures exchange or its clearinghouse in which the buyer or seller agrees to take or make a delivery of a specific amount of a financial instrument at a specified price on a specific date (settlement date). For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund invested in futures to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary cash or securities ("initial margin") in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund dependent upon the daily fluctuations in the value and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains or losses are realized when the contract expires or is closed. Since all futures contracts are exchange traded, counterparty risk is minimized as the exchange's clearinghouse acts as the counterparty, and guarantees the futures against default.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts, including the risk that an illiquid market will limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date and the risk that the futures contract is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates. Risk of loss may exceed amounts disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of December 31, 2015 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the investment in futures contracts purchased had a total notional value generally indicative of a range from approximately $4,384,000 to $10,184,000.

The following tables summarize the value of the Fund's derivative instruments held as of December 31, 2015 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

Asset Derivative Futures Contracts
Equity Contracts (a) $ 8,568

The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Assets and Liabilities account:

(a) Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as disclosed in the Investment Portfolio. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of unrealized and realized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in Fund earnings during the year ended December 31, 2015 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

Realized Gain (Loss) Futures Contracts
Equity Contracts (a) $ 22,036

The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Operations account:

(a) Net realized gain (loss) from futures

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Futures Contracts
Equity Contracts (a) $ (201,897)

The above derivative is located in the following Statement of Operations account:

(a) Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

C. Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2015, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $66,511,228 and $74,974,161, respectively.

D. Related Parties

Investment Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold, or entered into by the Fund or delegates such responsibility to the Fund's subadvisor. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. ("NTI") serves as subadvisor. As a subadvisor to the Fund, NTI makes investment decisions and buys and sells securities for the Fund. NTI is paid by the Advisor for the services NTI provides to the Fund.

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee based on its average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly at the annual rate (exclusive of any applicable waivers/reimbursements) of 0.35%.

For the period from January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:

Class A .45%
Class B .71%

For the year ended December 31, 2015, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for each class are as follows:

Class A $ 253,579
Class B 22,521
  $ 276,100

Administration Fee. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays DIMA an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Administration Fee was $325,052, of which $26,896 is unpaid.

Distribution Service Agreement. DeAWM Distributors, Inc. ("DDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the Fund's distributor. In accordance with the Distribution Plan, DDI receives 12b-1 fees of 0.25% of average daily net assets of Class B shares. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Distribution Service Fee was as follows:

Distribution Service Fee Total Aggregated Unpaid at December 31, 2015
Class B $ 66,554 $ 5,302

Service Provider Fees. DeAWM Service Company ("DSC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent of the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement among DSC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DSC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DSC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee they receive from the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the amounts charged to the Fund by DSC were as follows:

Services to Shareholders Total Aggregated Unpaid at December 31, 2015
Class A $ 1,110 $ 193
Class B 325 54
  $ 1,435 $ 247

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "Reports to shareholders" aggregated $22,580, of which $11,661 is unpaid.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Fund paid retainer fees to each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor, plus specified amounts to the Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and to each committee Chairperson.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles. The Fund may invest uninvested cash balances in Central Cash Management Fund and Deutsche Variable NAV Money Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by the Advisor. Each affiliated money market fund seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. Central Cash Management Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value, and Deutsche Variable NAV Money Fund maintains a floating net asset value. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which it invests. Central Cash Management Fund does not pay the Advisor an investment management fee. To the extent that Deutsche Variable NAV Money Fund pays an investment management fee to the Advisor, the Advisor will waive an amount of the investment management fee payable to the Advisor by the Fund equal to the amount of the investment management fee payable on the Fund's assets invested in Deutsche Variable NAV Money Fund.

Security Lending Fees. Deutsche Bank AG serves as lending agent for the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund incurred lending agent fees to Deutsche Bank AG in the amount of $71,183.

E. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $400 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks. The Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated based on net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25 percent plus if the one-month LIBOR exceeds the Federal Funds Rate, the amount of such excess. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement. The Fund had no outstanding loans at December 31, 2015.

F. Ownership of the Fund

At December 31, 2015, three participating insurance companies were beneficial owners of record of 10% or more of the total outstanding Class A shares of the Fund, owning 44%, 14% and 11%. At December 31, 2015, two participating insurance companies were beneficial owners of record of 10% or more of the outstanding Class B shares of the Fund, each owning 52% and 19%, respectively.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Deutsche Investments VIT Funds and the Shareholders of Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP (the "Fund") at December 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include contract charges, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015).

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical Fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended December 31, 2015
Actual Fund Return   Class A   Class B  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/15   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/15   $ 911.70   $ 910.00  
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 2.17   $ 3.42  
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return   Class A   Class B  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/15   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/15   $ 1,022.94   $ 1,021.63  
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 2.29   $ 3.62  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

Annualized Expense Ratios   Class A   Class B  
Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP   .45%   .71%  

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.

These tables do not reflect charges and fees ("contract charges") associated with the separate account that invests in the Fund or any variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract for which the Fund is an investment option.

For an analysis of the fees associated with an investment in the fund or similar funds, please refer to the current and hypothetical expense calculators for Variable Insurance Products which can be found at deutschefunds.com/EN/resources/calculators.jsp.

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Fund paid distributions of $1.23 per share from net long-term capital gains during its year ended December 31, 2015.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $25,017,000 as capital gain dividends for its year ended December 31, 2015.

For corporate shareholders, 50% of the ordinary dividends (i.e., income dividends plus short-term capital gains) paid during the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 qualified for the dividends received deduction.

Please consult a tax advisor if you have questions about federal or state income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your account, contact your insurance provider.

Proxy Voting

The Fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — deutschefunds.com (click on "proxy voting" at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 728-3337.

Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation

The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP’s investment management agreement (the "Agreement") with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA") and sub-advisory agreement (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement" and together with the Agreement, the "Agreements") between DIMA and Northern Trust Investments, Inc. ("NTI") in September 2015.

In terms of the process that the Board followed prior to approving the Agreements, shareholders should know that:

In September 2015, all of the Fund’s Trustees were independent of DIMA and its affiliates.

The Trustees met frequently during the past year to discuss fund matters and dedicated a substantial amount of time to contract review matters. Over the course of several months, the Board’s Contract Committee reviewed comprehensive materials received from DIMA, independent third parties and independent counsel. These materials included an analysis of the Fund’s performance, fees and expenses, and profitability from a fee consultant retained by the Fund’s Independent Trustees (the "Fee Consultant"). The Board also received extensive information throughout the year regarding performance of the Fund.

The Independent Trustees regularly meet privately with counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Independent Trustees were advised by the Fee Consultant in the course of their review of the Fund’s contractual arrangements and considered a comprehensive report prepared by the Fee Consultant in connection with their deliberations.

In connection with reviewing the Agreements, the Board also reviewed the terms of the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administrative services agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.

Based on its evaluation of the information provided, the Contract Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the Board. The Board then reviewed the Contract Committee’s findings and recommendations.

In connection with the contract review process, the Contract Committee and the Board considered the factors discussed below, among others. The Board also considered that DIMA and its predecessors have managed the Fund since its inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered, generally, that shareholders chose to invest or remain invested in the Fund knowing that DIMA managed the Fund, and that the Agreement was approved by the Fund’s shareholders. DIMA is part of Deutsche Bank AG’s ("Deutsche Bank") Asset and Wealth Management ("Deutsche AWM") division. Deutsche AWM is a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including research capabilities in many countries throughout the world. Deutsche Bank has advised the Independent Trustees that the U.S. asset management business continues to be a critical and integral part of Deutsche Bank, and that Deutsche Bank will continue to make significant investments in Deutsche AWM, including ongoing enhancements to Deutsche AWM’s investment platform. Deutsche Bank also has confirmed its commitment to maintaining strong legal and compliance groups within the Deutsche AWM division.

As part of the contract review process, the Board carefully considered the fees and expenses of each Deutsche fund overseen by the Board in light of the fund’s performance. In many cases, this led to the negotiation and implementation of expense caps. As part of these negotiations, the Board indicated that it would consider relaxing these caps in future years following sustained improvements in performance, among other considerations.

While shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, the Fund’s Board considers these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DIMA’s and NTI’s personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered the terms of the Agreements, including the scope of advisory services provided under the Agreements. The Board noted that, under the Agreements, DIMA and NTI provide portfolio management services to the Fund and that, pursuant to a separate administrative services agreement, DIMA provides administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management and investment personnel, the resources made available to such personnel, the ability of DIMA to attract and retain high-quality personnel, and the organizational depth and stability of DIMA. The Board also requested and received information regarding DIMA’s oversight of Fund sub-advisers, including NTI. The Board reviewed the Fund’s performance over short-term and long-term periods and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including market index(es) and a peer universe compiled using information supplied by Morningstar Direct ("Morningstar"), an independent fund data service. The Board also noted that it has put into place a process of identifying "Focus Funds" (e.g., funds performing poorly relative to a peer universe), and receives additional reporting from DIMA regarding such funds and, where appropriate, DIMA’s plans to address underperformance. The Board believes this process is an effective manner of identifying and addressing underperforming funds. Based on the information provided, the Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s performance (Class A shares) was in the 3rd quartile, 2nd quartile and 3rd quartile, respectively, of the applicable Morningstar universe (the 1st quartile being the best performers and the 4th quartile being the worst performers).

Fees and Expenses. The Board considered the Fund’s investment management fee schedule, sub-advisory fee schedule, operating expenses and total expense ratios, and comparative information provided by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") and the Fee Consultant regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds (1st quartile being the most favorable and 4th quartile being the least favorable). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Board noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Fund, which include a 0.10% fee paid to DIMA under the Fund’s administrative services agreement, were higher than the median (3rd quartile) of the applicable Lipper peer group (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2014). With respect to the sub-advisory fee paid to NTI, the Board noted that the fee is paid by DIMA out of its fee and not directly by the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s Class A shares total (net) operating expenses were expected to be higher than the median (3rd quartile) of the applicable Lipper expense universe (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2014, and analyzing Lipper expense universe Class A (net) expenses less any applicable 12b-1 fees) ("Lipper Universe Expenses"). The Board also reviewed data comparing each share class’s total (net) operating expenses to the applicable Lipper Universe Expenses. The Board noted that the expense limitations agreed to by DIMA were expected to help the Fund’s total (net) operating expenses remain competitive. The Board considered the Fund’s management fee rate as compared to fees charged by DIMA to comparable Deutsche U.S. registered funds ("Deutsche Funds") and considered differences between the Fund and the comparable Deutsche Funds. The information requested by the Board as part of its review of fees and expenses also included information about institutional accounts (including any sub-advised funds and accounts) and funds offered primarily to European investors ("Deutsche Europe funds") managed by Deutsche AWM. The Board noted that DIMA indicated that Deutsche AWM does not manage any institutional accounts or Deutsche Europe funds comparable to the Fund.

On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that management fees were reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by DIMA and NTI.

Profitability. The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues received by DIMA under the Agreement. The Board considered the estimated costs and pre-tax profits realized by DIMA from advising the Deutsche Funds, as well as estimates of the pre-tax profits attributable to managing the Fund in particular. The Board also received information regarding the estimated enterprise-wide profitability of DIMA and its affiliates with respect to all fund services in totality and by fund. The Board and the Fee Consultant reviewed DIMA’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the pre-tax profits realized by DIMA in connection with the management of the Fund were not unreasonable. The Board also reviewed certain publicly available information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), DIMA and its affiliates’ overall profitability with respect to the Deutsche Funds (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DIMA and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of most comparable firms for which such data was available. The Board did not consider the profitability of NTI with respect to the Fund. The Board noted that DIMA pays NTI’s fee out of its management fee, and its understanding that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee schedule was the product of an arm’s length negotiation with DIMA.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund and whether the Fund benefits from any economies of scale. In this regard, the Board observed that while the Fund’s current investment management fee schedule does not include breakpoints, the Fund’s fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between the Fund and DIMA of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.

Other Benefits to DIMA and NTI and Their Affiliates. The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by DIMA and NTI and their affiliates, including any fees received by DIMA for administrative services provided to the Fund and any fees received by an affiliate of DIMA for distribution services. The Board also considered benefits to DIMA and NTI related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, including allocating brokerage to pay for research generated by parties other than the executing broker dealers, which pertain primarily to funds investing in equity securities, along with the incidental public relations benefits to DIMA and NTI related to Deutsche Funds advertising and cross-selling opportunities among DIMA products and services. The Board considered these benefits in reaching its conclusion that the Fund’s management fees were reasonable.

Compliance. The Board considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience and seniority of the individual serving as DIMA’s and the Fund’s chief compliance officer; (ii) the large number of DIMA compliance personnel; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by DIMA and its affiliates to compliance matters. The Board also considered the attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to the oversight of the investment sub-advisor’s compliance program and compliance with the applicable fund policies and procedures.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board unanimously determined that the continuation of the Agreements is in the best interests of the Fund. In making this determination, the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, certain of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and counsel present. It is possible that individual Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the Agreements.

Board Members and Officers

The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the fund. Each Board Member's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity; and (ii) the address of each Independent Board Member is c/o Kenneth C. Froewiss, Chairman, Deutsche Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 390601, Cambridge, MA 02139. Except as otherwise noted below, the term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the fund. Because the fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex.

Independent Board Members
Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1 Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years Number of Funds in Deutsche Fund Complex Overseen Other Directorships Held by Board Member

Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945)

Chairperson since 2013, and Board Member since 2001

Retired Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997–2014); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002–present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004–present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996) 106

William McClayton (1944)

Vice Chairperson since 2013, and Board Member since 2004

Private equity investor (since October 2009); previously, Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (global consulting firm) (2001–2009); Directorship: Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago; formerly: Senior Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (accounting) (1966–2001); Trustee, Ravinia Festival 106

John W. Ballantine (1946)

Board Member since 1999

Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer, First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago (1996–1998); Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking (1995–1996); former Directorships: Director and former Chairman of the Board, Healthways, Inc.2 (provider of disease and care management services) (2003–2014); Stockwell Capital Investments PLC (private equity); First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. and Oak Brook Bank; Prisma Energy International

 

106 Portland General Electric2 (utility company) (2003– present)

Henry P. Becton, Jr. (1943)

Board Member since 1990

Vice Chair and former President, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: Public Radio International; Public Radio Exchange (PRX); former Directorships: Belo Corporation2 (media company); The PBS Foundation; Association of Public Television Stations; Boston Museum of Science; American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service; Connecticut College; North Bennett Street School (Boston) 106 Director, Becton Dickinson and Company2 (medical technology company)

Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946)

Board Member since 1987

Emeritus Executive Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; formerly: President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Partner, Palmer & Dodge (law firm) (1988–1990); Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene's (retail) (1978–1988). Directorships: Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (since 2007); Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; Trustee and former Chairman of the Board, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization); former Directorships: Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2007–2012), Investment Company Institute (audit, executive, nominating committees) and Independent Directors Council (governance, executive committees) 106

Keith R. Fox, CFA (1954)

Board Member since 1996

Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series of private investment funds) (since 1986). Directorships: Progressive International Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); The Kennel Shop (retailer); former Chairman, National Association of Small Business Investment Companies; former Directorships: BoxTop Media Inc. (advertising); Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2011–2012) 106

Paul K. Freeman (1950)

Board Member since 1993

Consultant, World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank; Chair, Independent Directors Council; Investment Company Institute (executive and nominating committees); formerly, Chairman of Education Committee of Independent Directors Council; Project Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1998–2001); Chief Executive Officer, The Eric Group, Inc. (environmental insurance) (1986–1998); Directorships: Denver Zoo Foundation (December 2012–present); former Directorships: Prisma Energy International 106

Richard J. Herring (1946)

Board Member since 1990

Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center; Co-Chair, U.S. Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee; Executive Director, Financial Economists Roundtable; formerly: Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995–June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000–June 2006) 106 Director, Aberdeen Singapore and Japan Funds (since 2007); Independent Director of Barclays Bank Delaware (since September 2010)

Rebecca W. Rimel (1951)

Board Member since 1995

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization) (1994 to present); formerly: Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983–2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004–2005); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001–2007); Director, Viasys Health Care2 (January 2007–June 2007); Trustee, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994–2012) 106 Director, Becton Dickinson and Company2 (medical technology company) (2012– present); Director, BioTelemetry Inc.2 (health care) (2009– present)

William N. Searcy, Jr. (1946)

Board Member since 1993

Private investor since October 2003; formerly: Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation2 (telecommunications) (November 1989–September 2003); Trustee, Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (1998–2012) 106

Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943)

Board Member since 1997

Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997–2001); Director, Financial Markets U.S. Government Accountability Office (1996–1997); Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978–1996). Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (charitable organization); former Directorships: Service Source, Inc. (nonprofit), Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002–2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987–1990 and 1994–1996) 106

 

Officers4
Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served5 Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years

Brian E. Binder8 (1972)

President and Chief Executive Officer, 2013–present

Managing Director3 and Head of Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013–present); formerly: Head of Business Management and Consulting at Invesco, Ltd. (2010–2012)

John Millette7 (1962)

Vice President and Secretary, 1999–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (since 2015); and Director and Vice President, DeAWM Trust Company (since 2016)

Melinda Morrow6 (1970)

Vice President, 2012–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

Paul H. Schubert6 (1963)

Chief Financial Officer, 2004–present

Treasurer, 2005–present

Managing Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management; and Chairman, Director and President, DeAWM Trust Company (since 2013); formerly, Director, DeAWM Trust Company (2004–2013)

Caroline Pearson7 (1962)

Chief Legal Officer, 2010–present

Managing Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management; Secretary, DeAWM Distributors, Inc; and Secretary, DeAWM Service Company

Robert Kloby6 (1962)

Chief Compliance Officer, 2006–present

Managing Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

Wayne Salit6 (1967)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2014–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management; formerly: Managing Director, AML Compliance Officer at BNY Mellon (2011–2014); and Director, AML Compliance Officer at Deutsche Bank (2004–2011)

Hepsen Uzcan6 (1974)

Assistant Secretary, 2013–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

Paul Antosca7 (1957)

Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

Jack Clark7 (1967)

Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

Diane Kenneally7 (1966)

Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present

Director,3 Deutsche Asset Management

1 The length of time served represents the year in which the Board Member joined the board of one or more Deutsche funds currently overseen by the Board.

2 A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

3 Executive title, not a board directorship.

4 As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the fund.

5 The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected in such capacity for one or more Deutsche funds.

6 Address: 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005.

7 Address: One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108.

8 Address: 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.

The fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the following toll-free number: (800) 728-3337.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS
   
 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2.

 

A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

   
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
   
  The fund’s audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The fund’s Board of Trustees has determined that there are several "audit committee financial experts" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) serving on the fund’s audit committee including Mr. Paul K. Freeman, the chair of the fund’s audit committee. An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the designation or identification of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
   
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

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form n-csr disclosure re: AUDIT FEES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PWC”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PWC provided to the Fund.

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
Audit Fees Billed to Fund Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Fund
Tax Fees Billed to Fund All
Other Fees Billed to Fund
2015 $50,726 $0 $0 $0
2014 $49,386 $0 $0 $0

 

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (“DIMA” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DIMA (“Control Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two fiscal years.

Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers All
Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
2015 $0 $30,661 $0
2014 $0 $63,439 $0

 

The “Tax Fees Billed to the Advisor” were billed for services associated with foreign tax filings.

Non-Audit Services

The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit services that PWC rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PWC’s independence.

 

Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,

Total
Non-Audit Fees Billed to Fund

(A)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund)

(B)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements)

(C)

Total of (A), (B)

and (C)
2015 $0 $30,661 $0 $30,661
2014 $0 $63,439 $0 $63,439

 

 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, each Fund’s Audit Committee must pre approve (i) all services to be performed for a Fund by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and (ii) all non-audit services to be performed by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the DIMA Entities with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund, except that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of each Fund’s Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval for non-audit services described in items (i) and (ii) above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than $100,000. All such delegated pre approvals shall be presented to each Fund’s Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.

 

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

According to the registrant’s principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, substantially all of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

***

In connection with the audit of the 2014 and 2015 financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with PwC. The terms of the 2015 engagement letter required by PwC, and agreed to by the Fund’s Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided there-under.

 

 

 

   
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
   
  Not applicable
   
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
   
  Not applicable
   
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
   
  Not applicable
   
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
   
  Not applicable
   
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
   
  Not applicable
   
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
   
  There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Kenneth C. Froewiss, Independent Chairman, Deutsche Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 390601, Cambridge, MA 02139.
   
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
  (a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
   
  (b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
   
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
   
  (a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.
   
  (a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
   

 

  (b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant: Deutsche Small Cap Index VIP, a series of Deutsche Investments VIT Funds
   
   
By:

/s/Brian E. Binder

Brian E. Binder

President

   
Date: February 22, 2016

 

 

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.

 

 

By:

/s/Brian E. Binder

Brian E. Binder

President

   
Date: February 22, 2016
   
   
   
By:

/s/Paul Schubert

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
Date: February 22, 2016