N-CSRS 1 d424279dncsrs.htm ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09491

 

 

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

  5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN         55416-1297  
  (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip code)  

 

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., 4400 Easton Commons, Ste.200, Columbus, OH 43219-8000

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-624-0197

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2017

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


AZL® BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Consolidated Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 17

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Page 17

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 18

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Page 19

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Page 20

Other Information

Page 33

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,072.50     $ 6.22       1.21 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.79     $ 6.06       1.21 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

 

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      52.1 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      21.8

Foreign Bonds

      9.6

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      6.7

Corporate Bonds

      4.2

Exchange Traded Funds

      3.7

Yankee Dollars

      2.6

Money Markets

      2.3

Preferred Stocks

      1.2

Convertible Bonds

      1.0

Bank Loans

      0.4

Purchased Options

      0.4

Convertible Preferred Stocks

      0.3

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      0.1

Private Placements

      ^

Purchased Swaptions

      ^

Warrants

      ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      106.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (6.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Consolidated Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

United States

      67.3 %

Japan

      9.5

United Kingdom

      5.0

France

      3.0

Germany

      2.4

Australia

      1.7

Netherlands

      1.5

Mexico

      1.4

Poland

      1.3

Canada

      1.3

All other countries

      12.0
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      106.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (6.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 
 

 

1


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks (52.1%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.8%):

 
  67,754      BAE Systems plc    $ 559,742  
  301      Boeing Co. (The)      59,523  
  476      Dassault Aviation SA      665,201  
  389      General Dynamics Corp.      77,060  
  71,100      Meggitt plc      442,221  
  276      Northrop Grumman Corp.      70,852  
  314      Raytheon Co.      50,705  
  16,533      Safran SA^      1,516,300  
     

 

 

 
        3,441,604  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (1.1%):

 
  16,620      Azul SA, ADR*      350,350  
  21,110      Delta Air Lines, Inc.      1,134,451  
  43,600      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.      1,348,998  
  25,414      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      1,912,404  
     

 

 

 
        4,746,203  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.5%):

 
  9,900      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      507,796  
  21,300      Bridgestone Corp.      919,903  
  112,683      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.      239,877  
  4,508      Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B^      599,252  
  23,800      Denso Corp.      1,007,388  
  2,600      Exedy Corp.      73,398  
  8,200      Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.      74,288  
  1,039      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      36,323  
  5,400      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      278,975  
  330      Lear Corp.      46,887  
  3,600      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.      108,894  
  32,400      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      500,056  
  25,300      Toyota Industries Corp.      1,334,921  
     

 

 

 
        5,727,958  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (1.0%):

 
  152,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.      276,868  
  45,864      Ford Motor Co.      513,218  
  19,600      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.      662,576  
  2,666      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.      152,550  
  4,141      Hyundai Motor Co.      577,412  
  3,540      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.      395,572  
  39,800      Suzuki Motor Corp.      1,891,776  
     

 

 

 
        4,469,972  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (3.7%):

 
  24,167      ABN AMRO Group NV      645,698  
  140,966      Bank of America Corp.      3,419,836  
  28,770      Citigroup, Inc.      1,924,138  
  1,048      Fifth Third Bancorp      27,206  
  226,023      HSBC Holdings plc      2,097,562  
  79,069      ING Groep NV      1,374,977  
  18,558      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,696,201  
  34,390      Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.      507,902  
  45,636      State Bank of India      193,355  
  39,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      1,525,913  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  11,000      SunTrust Banks, Inc.    $ 623,920  
  48,593      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      698,072  
  10,489      Yes Bank, Ltd.      237,305  
     

 

 

 
        14,972,085  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.6%):

 
  15,057      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      1,665,910  
  14,500      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      545,993  
  376      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      72,842  
  1,304      PepsiCo, Inc.      150,599  
     

 

 

 
        2,435,344  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.9%):

 
  815      AbbVie, Inc.      59,096  
  474      Amgen, Inc.      81,637  
  2,250      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      610,560  
  30,516      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,159,922  
  9,025      Invitae Corp.*^      86,279  
  6,441      Shire plc      354,796  
  1,856      Tesaro, Inc.*^      259,580  
     

 

 

 
        3,611,870  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.6%):

 
  10,735      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA      574,192  
  5,000      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      511,430  
  12,181      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^      794,688  
  21,659      Masco Corp.      827,591  
     

 

 

 
        2,707,901  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.1%):

 
  299      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      38,060  
  601      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      30,663  
  19,240      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      826,550  
  4,896      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,086,422  
  36,123      Morgan Stanley      1,609,641  
  47,706      UBS Group AG      810,094  
     

 

 

 
        4,401,430  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.9%):

 
  14,005      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      2,003,555  
  56,000      Asahi Kasei Corp.      603,322  
  40,705      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      1,304,188  
  30,349      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      2,449,468  
  13,413      Evonik Industries AG      428,694  
  29,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.      91,064  
  31,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.      94,494  
  16,600      Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.      496,304  
  5,600      Kuraray Co., Ltd.      101,755  
  623      LG Chem, Ltd.      158,491  
  39,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.      96,638  
  8,600      Nitto Denko Corp.      709,531  
  64,100      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.      129,277  
  19,300      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      1,753,484  
  60,200      Toray Industries, Inc.      504,402  
  153,000      Ube Industries, Ltd.      394,411  
 

 

Continued

 

2


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  7,475      Umicore SA    $ 520,726  
     

 

 

 
        11,839,804  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

 
  1,600      SECOM Co., Ltd.      121,584  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.6%):

 
  1,248      Cisco Systems, Inc.      39,062  
  30,996      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      1,178,778  
  228,262      Nokia OYJ      1,402,685  
     

 

 

 
        2,620,525  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.4%):

 
  11,000      Chiyoda Corp.      64,816  
  4,400      ComSys Holdings Corp.      90,711  
  13,300      Kinden Corp.      214,625  
  5,000      Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.      99,849  
  5,000      Nippo Corp.      100,675  
  36,000      Okumura Corp.      242,494  
  1,000      Sho-Bond Holdings Co., Ltd.      50,508  
  38,000      Toda Corp.      237,271  
  6,840      Vinci SA      584,195  
     

 

 

 
        1,685,144  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

 
  8,700      Siam Cement PCL      128,595  
  900      The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.      13,356  
     

 

 

 
        141,951  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.2%):

 
  587      Capital One Financial Corp.      48,498  
  10,088      Discover Financial Services      627,373  
     

 

 

 
        675,871  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.2%):

 
  811      Crown Holdings, Inc.*      48,384  
  1,124      International Paper Co.      63,630  
  704      Packaging Corp. of America      78,419  
  12,009      WestRock Co.      680,429  
     

 

 

 
        870,862  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.0%):

 
  3,700      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.      84,308  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):

 
  2,618      H&R Block, Inc.      80,922  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%):

 
  1      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A*      254,700  
  8,738      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      1,479,955  
  68,000      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      108,425  
     

 

 

 
        1,843,080  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

 
  54,310      Cellnex Telecom SAU      1,122,644  
  41,000      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.      145,501  
  56,468      Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares      1,014,689  
  13,076      El Towers SpA      757,565  
  82,000      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      107,555  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

  
  3,400      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.    $ 160,855  
  65,200      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      184,276  
  1,090,643      Telecom Italia SpA*^      1,010,671  
  32,883      Telecom Italia SpA      24,324  
  40,207      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,795,645  
     

 

 

 
        6,323,725  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.8%):

 
  6,692      CEZ      116,753  
  13,100      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      174,278  
  13,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      109,151  
  14,000      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      148,136  
  179,491      Enel SpA      966,442  
  12,000      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.      105,906  
  14,095      NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,975,132  
     

 

 

 
        3,595,798  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.4%):

 
  40,000      GS Yuasa Corp.      174,409  
  2,200      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.      109,756  
  99,500      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      1,435,334  
  287      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      46,483  
     

 

 

 
        1,765,982  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.5%):

 
  700      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      100,003  
  39,400      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      150,638  
  400      Keyence Corp.      176,091  
  2,200      Kyocera Corp.      127,565  
  7,000      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      1,066,721  
  28,605      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^      517,751  
     

 

 

 
        2,138,769  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):

 
  622      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^      33,799  
  9,677      Schlumberger, Ltd.      637,134  
     

 

 

 
        670,933  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%):

 
  650      American Tower Corp.      86,008  
  17,000      Link REIT (The)      129,348  
  300      Simon Property Group, Inc.      48,528  
  2,675      Unibail-Rodamco SE^      674,420  
     

 

 

 
        938,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

 
  7,283      CVS Health Corp.      585,990  
  2,579      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      50,479  
  1,400      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      57,735  
     

 

 

 
        694,204  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.5%):

 
  38,200      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      825,627  
  36,480      Danone SA      2,741,809  
  3,776      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      163,085  
  22,809      Nestle SA, Registered Shares      1,987,515  
  544      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      34,071  
 

 

Continued

 

3


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Food Products, continued

  
  77,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.    $ 154,450  
  113,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.^      76,282  
     

 

 

 
        5,982,839  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.4%):

 
  13,556      Gas Natural SDG SA      318,482  
  225,000      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      1,171,939  
     

 

 

 
        1,490,421  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%):

 
  2,822      Baxter International, Inc.      170,844  
  65      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      15,562  
  23,600      HOYA Corp.      1,229,292  
  1,921      Medtronic plc      170,489  
  220      Stryker Corp.^      30,532  
  12,437      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      1,596,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,213,629  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.2%):

 
  12,078      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^      596,412  
  13,853      Aetna, Inc.      2,103,302  
  4,300      Alfresa Holdings Corp.      83,052  
  5,900      Anthem, Inc.      1,109,967  
  43,744      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      643,474  
  822      Cardinal Health, Inc.      64,050  
  13,621      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      1,187,751  
  260      McKesson Corp.      42,780  
  5,000      Medipal Holdings Corp.      92,630  
  36,832      NMC Health plc      1,047,982  
  456,898      PT Siloam International Hospital Tbk*      387,356  
  99,143      Spire Healthcare Group plc      418,692  
  2,200      Suzuken Co., Ltd.      73,159  
  42,551      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^      822,936  
  1,034      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      191,724  
     

 

 

 
        8,865,267  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%):

 
  13,260      Accor SA      624,769  
  524      McDonald’s Corp.      80,256  
  257      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.      28,072  
  4,509      Sodexo SA      582,903  
  9,532      Starbucks Corp.      555,810  
  692      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      69,484  
     

 

 

 
        1,941,294  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.4%):

 
  3,000      Alpine Electronics, Inc.      44,962  
  11,576      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)      486,519  
  1,379      Coway Co., Ltd.      125,381  
  3,250      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      785,493  
  2,800      Rinnai Corp.      261,284  
     

 

 

 
        1,703,639  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.0%):

 
  1,759      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      130,395  
     

 

 

 
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%):

 
  14,830      NextEra Energy Partners LP^    $ 548,561  
  13,583      Vistra Energy Corp.^      228,059  
     

 

 

 
        776,620  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.8%):

 
  243      3M Co., Class C      50,590  
  6,695      General Electric Co.      180,832  
  1,900      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.      122,017  
  58,641      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV      2,087,131  
  3,963      Siemens AG, Registered Shares      544,828  
  27,412      Smiths Group plc      571,007  
     

 

 

 
        3,556,405  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (1.5%):

 
  11,212      Allstate Corp. (The)      991,589  
  486      American International Group, Inc.      30,385  
  25,136      AXA SA      692,635  
  834      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      53,926  
  68,000      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      112,068  
  6,959      Chubb, Ltd.      1,011,699  
  2,255      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      118,545  
  11,249      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      876,972  
  18,654      MetLife, Inc.      1,024,852  
  567      Prudential Financial, Inc.      61,315  
  483      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      62,012  
  20,800      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      864,304  
  1,187      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      150,191  
  9,403      UnumProvident Corp.      438,462  
     

 

 

 
        6,488,955  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.1%):

 
  3,796      Amazon.com, Inc.*      3,674,528  
  4,385      Expedia, Inc.^      653,146  
  10,345      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^      395,179  
     

 

 

 
        4,722,853  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (1.7%):

 
  11,883      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*^      1,674,315  
  2,192      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      1,991,936  
  95,700      Dropbox, Inc.(a)(b)      1,149,357  
  15,880      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      2,397,563  
  5,547      Lookout, Inc.(a)(b)      3,550  
  774      VeriSign, Inc.*^      71,951  
     

 

 

 
        7,288,672  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.8%):

 
  541      Accenture plc, Class C      66,911  
  158      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      40,557  
  1,119      Amdocs, Ltd.      72,131  
  6,193      Global Payments, Inc.      559,352  
  61,888      Infosys, Ltd.      899,377  
  6,112      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      742,302  
  28,949      Sabre Corp.^      630,220  
  7,562      Visa, Inc., Class A^      709,164  
     

 

 

 
        3,720,014  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Leisure Products (0.0%):

 
  3,100      Yamaha Corp.    $ 107,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

 
  743      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      129,631  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.2%):

 
  222      Cummins, Inc.      36,013  
  21,548      Doosan Bobcat, Inc.      670,637  
  10,965      GEA Group AG^      449,895  
  7,600      Hino Motors, Ltd.      84,542  
  329      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      47,129  
  29,900      Komatsu, Ltd.      762,354  
  31,400      Kubota Corp.      529,212  
  3,100      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      84,606  
  2,500      Makita Corp.      92,587  
  83,839      SKF AB, Class B      1,707,371  
  349      WABCO Holdings, Inc.*      44,501  
     

 

 

 
        4,508,847  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.0%):

 
  3,442      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      1,159,439  
  76,732      Comcast Corp., Class A      2,986,410  
  9,119      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      572,308  
  2,791      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      239,440  
  6,835      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*^      592,936  
  6,520      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      209,422  
  4,089      Liberty Media Group, Class C*(a)      149,739  
  10,006      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*      420,052  
  16,601      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*      692,262  
  7,600      Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.      127,925  
  340      Omnicom Group, Inc.^      28,186  
  67,324      RAI Way SpA      336,152  
  594      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      40,576  
  8,600      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.      37,030  
  3,300      Toho Co., Ltd.      101,725  
  5,200      TV Asahi Holdings Corp.      93,910  
  36,349      Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecommunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA      220,808  
     

 

 

 
        8,008,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

 
  16,186      Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*^      13,607  
  78,543      Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.*^      65,630  
  483      POSCO      120,999  
  10,300      Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      87,104  
  2,300      Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.      59,072  
     

 

 

 
        346,412  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.3%):

 
  20,724      Target Corp.^      1,083,658  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.8%):

 
  846      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      23,163  
  54,374      Innogy Se      2,139,715  
  3,860      National Grid plc      47,900  
  7,386      Sempra Energy      832,772  
     

 

 

 
        3,043,550  
     

 

 

 
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.2%):

 
  37,395      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.    $ 1,695,489  
  36,927      BP plc, ADR      1,279,521  
  56,427      BP plc      325,920  
  224      Chevron Corp.      23,370  
  117,372      Coal India, Ltd.      443,662  
  131,236      EnCana Corp.      1,154,877  
  11,575      EQT Corp.^      678,179  
  21,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.      72,511  
  78,400      INPEX Corp.      756,204  
  71,085      Marathon Oil Corp.^      842,357  
  42,491      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      2,223,555  
  33,753      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.      82,072  
  614      Phillips 66      50,772  
  67,105      Reliance Industries, Ltd.*      1,430,057  
  37,786      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR      2,009,838  
  40,598      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A      1,079,678  
  13,209      Snam SpA      57,766  
  29,200      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.      67,921  
  680      Total SA, ADR      33,721  
  17,782      Total SA      880,918  
  1,278      Valero Energy Corp.      86,214  
  55,727      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      1,687,414  
     

 

 

 
        16,962,016  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.4%):

 
  21,630      Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^      1,644,313  
  1,724      Unilever NV      95,264  
     

 

 

 
        1,739,577  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (2.4%):

 
  5,200      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      63,678  
  14,043      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      1,816,695  
  1,603      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      89,319  
  15,504      Catalent, Inc.*      544,190  
  91,959      GlaxoSmithKline plc      1,958,459  
  872      Gw Pharmaceuticals, ADR*      87,418  
  1,304      Johnson & Johnson Co.      172,506  
  1,522      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      127,140  
  3,000      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      127,959  
  16,621      Perrigo Co. plc^      1,255,218  
  79,629      Pfizer, Inc.      2,674,739  
  10,224      Sanofi-Aventis SA      982,517  
  1,500      Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      84,326  
     

 

 

 
        9,984,164  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

 
  303      Manpower, Inc.      33,830  
  8,876      Randstad Holding NV      518,976  
     

 

 

 
        552,806  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (1.3%):

 
  322,400      CapitaLand, Ltd.      819,884  
  28,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      69,940  
  34,600      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      646,460  
  50,000      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      81,982  
 

 

Continued

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

 
  111,666      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.    $ 1,640,646  
  11,000      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      107,436  
  49,034      The St. Joe Co.*^      919,388  
  15,541      Vonovia SE      617,434  
  17,000      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)      140,924  
     

 

 

 
        5,044,094  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.0%):

 
  76,500      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.      127,987  
  18,300      East Japan Railway Co.      1,751,773  
  14,885      Kansas City Southern      1,557,715  
  9,800      Kyushu Railway Co.      318,165  
  5,700      Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.      75,866  
  7,100      West Japan Railway Co.      502,111  
     

 

 

 
        4,333,617  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.0%):

 
  367      Analog Devices, Inc.      28,553  
  1,448      Intel Corp.      48,856  
  579      KLA-Tencor Corp.      52,984  
  48,512      QUALCOMM, Inc.      2,678,832  
  30,300      Renesas Electronics Corp.*      265,136  
  12,200      ROHM Co., Ltd.      940,004  
     

 

 

 
        4,014,365  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.9%):

 
  488      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      69,023  
  5,969      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      631,043  
  2,015      Intuit, Inc.      267,612  
  11,965      Microsoft Corp.      824,747  
  2,300      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      769,890  
  7,986      Nuance Communications, Inc.*      139,036  
  26,331      Snap, Inc., Class A*^      467,902  
  3,000      Trend Micro, Inc.      154,801  
  68,532      Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      3,692,504  
  9,730      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*      552,358  
  6,327      VMware, Inc., Class A*^      553,170  
     

 

 

 
        8,122,086  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (1.3%):

 
  5,634      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      656,868  
  6,749      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      205,170  
  5,846      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      896,776  
  27,039      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      2,096,334  
  2,641      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      577,692  
  800      Shimamura Co., Ltd.      97,921  
  14,777      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^      273,966  
  12,502      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^      606,347  
  12,900      Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.      64,111  
     

 

 

 
        5,475,185  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.1%):

 
  28,338      Apple, Inc.(c)      4,081,238  
  2,800      Fujifilm Holdings Corp.      100,805  
  48,350      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*^      619,364  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals, continued

 
  397      Western Digital Corp.    $ 35,174  
     

 

 

 
        4,836,581  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%):

 
  11,137      Luxottica Group SpA      646,123  
  25,337      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      918,466  
  250      PVH Corp.      28,625  
  6,644      Ralph Lauren Corp.      490,327  
     

 

 

 
        2,083,541  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.1%):

 
  1,380      Altria Group, Inc.      102,769  
  3,200      Japan Tobacco, Inc.      112,488  
  4,328      KT&G Corp.      442,385  
     

 

 

 
        657,642  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):

 
  453      United Rentals, Inc.*^      51,058  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):

 
  8,000      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.      83,967  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%):

 
  30,300      Advanced Information Service plc      158,416  
  2,383      China Mobile, Ltd., ADR      126,513  
  44,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.      112,112  
  89,900      Intouch Holdings Public Co., Ltd.      150,884  
  14,100      KDDI Corp.      373,588  
  9,900      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.      233,722  
  562      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      130,495  
  46,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.      172,900  
  21,410      Vodafone Group plc, ADR      615,109  
  648,566      Vodafone Group plc      1,840,143  
     

 

 

 
        3,913,882  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $180,273,787)

     217,569,455  
     

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (1.2%):

 
 

Banks (0.2%):

 
  14,703      Citigroup Capital XIII, Series A, 7.54%^      381,983  
  7,094      U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%^      210,621  
  84,000      USB Capital IX, 3.50%      74,584  
     

 

 

 
        667,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

 
  2,054      Stericycle, Inc., 5.25%^      137,495  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.1%):

 
  16,151      GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 6.97%      423,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%):

 
  6,282      Welltower, Inc., Series I, 6.50%      416,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.2%):

 
  16,242      Anthem, Inc., 5.25%      857,903  
  143,925      Grand Rounds, Inc.(a)(b)      437,532  
     

 

 

 
        1,295,435  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%):

 
  63,925      Lookout, Inc., Preferred Shares, Series F*(a)(b)      636,693  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Preferred Stocks, continued

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.2%):

 
  13,401      Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.75%^    $ 674,338  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.2%):

 
  116,157      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(b)      930,418  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,722,123)

     5,180,968  
     

 

 

 
 

Warrant (0.0%):

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

 
  157,250      TFS Corp., Ltd.      169  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrant (Cost $—)

     169  
     

 

 

 
 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.3%):

 
 

Banks (0.0%):

 
  131      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.50%      171,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.3%):

 
  144,482      Domo, Inc., Series E*(a)(b)      1,277,221  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,361,004)

     1,448,995  
     

 

 

 
 

Private Placements (0.0%):

 
 

Household Durables (0.0%):

 
$ 3,065,000      AliphCom, Inc., 12.00%, 4/1/20(a)(b)(d)      76,931  
  23,389      Jawbone, 0.00%*(a)(b)      63,852  
     

 

 

 
        140,783  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 
  268,000      Project Samson BND Corp., 12.00%, 4/1/20(a)(b)(d)      6,727  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Private Placements (Cost $3,333,000)

     147,510  
     

 

 

 
 

Convertible Bonds (1.0%):

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

 
  300,000      Telefonica SA, Series TIT, 6.00%, 7/24/17+(e)      323,002  
  500,000      Telefonica SA, Series TEF, 4.90%, 9/25/17+      530,457  
     

 

 

 
        853,459  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.0%):

 
  56,000      Suzlon Energy, Ltd., Series SUEL, 5.75%, 7/16/19(d)(e)      61,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.0%):

 
  400,000      REI Agro, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.50%, 11/13/14(b)(f)      2,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

 
  3,561      Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.38%, 7/1/17^      170,216  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

 
  486,000      Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 2.63%, 12/1/19      126,360  
  596,000      Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 3.13%, 5/15/24      119,200  
  631,620      Dana Gas Sukuk, Ltd., 7.00%, 10/31/17(e)      486,347  
     

 

 

 
        731,907  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%):

 
  700,000      Bayer Capital Corp. BV, 5.63%, 11/22/19+(e)      973,186  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

 
  250,000      CapitaLand, Ltd., 1.95%, 10/17/23+(e)      185,992  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

 
  6,358      Mandatory Exchange Trust, 5.75%, 6/1/19      1,038,961  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $4,943,518)

     4,017,321  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Bank Loans (0.4%):

 
 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

 
$ 102,223      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/2/20(d)    $ 86,890  
  38,134      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(d)      32,414  
  734,687      Sheridan Production Partners, 4.25%, 12/16/20(d)      624,483  
     

 

 

 
        743,787  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

 
  178,464      Drillships Financing Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 3/31/21(d)      114,440  
  373,668      Seadrill, Ltd., 4.00%, 2/21/21(d)      237,653  
     

 

 

 
        352,093  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

 
  525,310      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 3.50%, 10/25/20(d)      526,681  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 
  151,147      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 8.38%, 9/20/20(d)      83,509  
  111,961      Fieldwood Holdings LLC, 0.00%, 8/31/20(d)      104,404  
     

 

 

 
        187,913  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $2,198,148)

     1,810,474  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (0.1%):

 
  459,000      Logistics UK, Class F, Series 2015-1A, 4.05%, 8/20/25(a)(d)      583,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $690,565)

     583,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (4.2%):

 
 

Banks (0.5%):

 
  163,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.60%, 1/15/19      164,535  
  348,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.30%, 1/11/23, MTN      354,855  
  325,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.70%, 3/30/21      327,157  
  149,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.90%, 12/8/21, Callable 11/8/21 @ 100      150,510  
  389,000      Citigroup, Inc., Series O, 5.87%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/27/20 @ 100^(d)      408,531  
  449,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100      446,387  
  137,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.35%, 8/15/21      146,639  
  360,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.16%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100(d)      362,182  
     

 

 

 
        2,360,796  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.2%):

 
  353,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.50%, 5/14/20, Callable 4/14/20 @ 100      357,093  
  286,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 5/14/21, Callable 4/14/21 @ 100      285,290  
     

 

 

 
        642,383  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.5%):

 
  1,033,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.60%, 12/27/20, Callable 12/27/19 @ 100      1,038,500  
  321,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series L, 5.70%, 12/29/49, Callable 5/10/19 @ 100(d)      334,081  
  337,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series M, 5.38%, 12/31/49, Callable 5/10/20 @ 100(d)      354,119  
  238,000      Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45%, 7/29/49, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100^(d)      246,449  
     

 

 

 
        1,973,149  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Chemicals (0.2%):

 
$ 351,000      E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., 2.20%, 5/1/20    $ 352,905  
  195,000      Sherwin Williams Co., 2.25%, 5/15/20      195,436  
  115,000      Sherwin Williams Co., 2.75%, 6/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100      114,931  
     

 

 

 
        663,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  53,000      Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/21      60,221  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.4%):

 
  203,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.50%, 1/27/19^      205,791  
  209,000      American Express Co., Series C, 5.01%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/15/20 @ 100^(d)      212,449  
  640,000      American Express Credit, 2.70%, 3/3/22, Callable 1/31/22 @ 100, MTN^      645,896  
  264,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18      270,753  
  200,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.26%, 3/28/19      200,545  
  132,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/22, Callable 2/10/22 @ 100      134,165  
  87,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100      89,360  
     

 

 

 
        1,758,959  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

 
  231,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100      234,061  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%):

 
  648,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.00%, 6/30/22, Callable 4/30/22 @ 100      648,335  
  1,576,000      Verizon Communications, 3.13%, 3/16/22^      1,599,260  
  80,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.45%, 11/1/22, Callable 8/1/22 @ 100^      78,417  
  156,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.63%, 8/15/26      143,488  
     

 

 

 
        2,469,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):

 
  140,000      American Tower Corp., 3.40%, 2/15/19      142,925  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.3%):

 
  135,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.68%, 12/15/19      136,653  
  306,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21^      311,688  
  245,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.89%, 6/6/22, Callable 5/6/22 @ 100      245,766  
  368,000      Medtronic, Inc., 3.15%, 3/15/22      380,820  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,927  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

 
  231,000      Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.63%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 102.31(e)      238,219  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

 
  38,000      General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 5.55%, 5/4/20, MTN      41,743  
  196,000      General Electric Capital Corp., 6.38%, 11/15/67, Callable 11/15/17 @ 100(d)      197,960  
  332,000      General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00%, 12/31/49, Callable 1/21/21 @ 100(d)      352,385  
     

 

 

 
        592,088  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Insurance (0.1%):

 
$ 184,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.87%, 9/15/42, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100(d)    $ 205,012  
  122,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.62%, 6/15/43, Callable 6/15/23 @ 100(d)      134,048  
     

 

 

 
        339,060  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.0%):

 
  163,000      eBay, Inc., 3.80%, 3/9/22, Callable 2/9/22 @ 100^      170,335  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.2%):

 
  114,000      Cablevision Systems Corp., 5.88%, 9/15/22^      119,843  
  265,000      CCO Holdings LLC/Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 102.56(e)      270,962  
  47,150      Delta Topco, Ltd., 2.00%, 7/23/19(a)(b)      70,187  
  200,000      NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, 12/31/99, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100      212,572  
     

 

 

 
        673,564  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

 
  156,194      Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc., 0.00%, 10/25/20(d)      116,821  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

 
  254,386      Fieldwood Energy LLC, 0.00%, 9/30/20(d)      200,329  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.1%):

 
  179,000      Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/19/21      190,635  
  167,000      Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.70%, 5/24/22      178,273  
     

 

 

 
        368,908  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

 
  149,000      Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21, Callable 9/16/21 @ 100(e)      162,679  
  228,000      Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 3/28/19      229,646  
     

 

 

 
        392,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

 
  473,000      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd., 3.88%, 6/4/25(b)(e)      449,768  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.2%):

 
  386,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 3.00%, 5/20/22      395,856  
  315,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.60%, 1/30/23, Callable 12/30/22 @ 100      313,851  
     

 

 

 
        709,707  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

 
  80,000      Activision Blizzard, Inc., 2.30%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100      79,479  
  502,000      Oracle Corp., 1.90%, 9/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100      497,586  
     

 

 

 
        577,065  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.3%):

 
  544,000      Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100      556,149  
  510,000      Apple, Inc., 3.20%, 5/11/27, Callable 2/11/27 @ 100      515,957  
     

 

 

 
        1,072,106  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

8


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 
$ 53,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/22, Callable 3/16/22 @ 100^    $ 55,157  
  210,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/24, Callable 4/15/19 @ 104.5      224,700  
     

 

 

 
        279,857  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $17,327,281)

     17,560,345  
     

 

 

 
 

Foreign Bonds (9.6%):

 
 

Banks (0.2%):

 
  330,000      Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Series E, 13.00%, 1/29/49, Callable 1/21/29 @ 126+(d)      806,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (9.4%):

 
  1,976,000      Australian Government, Series 124, 5.75%, 5/15/21+(e)      1,725,484  
  3,549,000      Australian Government, Series 128, 5.75%, 7/15/22+(e)      3,187,180  
  598,000      Australian Government, Series 133, 5.50%, 4/21/23+(e)      539,499  
  1,328,000      Australian Government, 3.00%, 3/21/47+(e)      928,398  
  2,485,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 10.00%, 1/1/18+(g)      754,135  
  1,221,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNB, 6.00%, 8/15/22+(g)      1,147,131  
  6,378,000      Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Series NTNF, 0.20%, 1/1/23+(g)      1,904,566  
  1,778,707      Bundesrepub. Deutshland, 0.40%, 8/15/26+(e)      1,958,946  
  4,246,000      Canadian Government, 0.50%, 8/1/18+      3,256,150  
  1,043,000      Canadian Government, 0.75%, 3/1/21+      788,734  
  218,500,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 362, 0.10%, 3/15/18+      1,946,080  
  273,450,000      Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 369, 0.10%, 10/15/18+      2,438,121  
  29,939,200      Mexican Bonos Desarr, 8.50%, 12/13/18+(d)(h)      1,687,498  
  59,970,300      Mexican Bonos Desarr, Series M, 6.50%, 6/10/21+(d)(h)      3,292,003  
  2,364,000      New Zealand Government, Series 0521, 6.00%, 5/15/21+      1,960,913  
  3,897,000      Poland Government Bond, Series 0725, 3.25%, 7/25/25+      1,060,813  
  3,922,000      Poland Government Bond, Series 0726, 2.50%, 7/25/26+      1,000,325  
  12,960,000      Poland Government Bond, 2.50%, 7/25/27+      3,255,133  
  217,000      Republic of Argentina, 3.88%, 1/15/22^+(e)      246,264  
  488,000      Republic of Indonesia, 2.63%, 6/14/23+(e)      584,758  
  3,995,000      Republic of Turkey, 11.00%, 3/2/22+(d)      1,157,263  
  997,092      United Kingdom Treasury, 0.50%, 7/22/22+      1,285,975  
  2,126,818      United Kingdom Treasury, 2.75%, 9/7/24+(e)      3,119,091  
     

 

 

 
        39,224,460  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $39,470,494)

     40,030,842  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (2.6%):

 
 

Banks (0.5%):

 
  485,000      BNP Paribas SA, 2.40%, 12/12/18      489,108  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
$ 273,000      Export-Import Bank of Korea, 2.63%, 12/30/20    $ 274,188  
  614,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 6.38%, 12/29/49, Callable 9/17/24 @ 100^(d)      643,165  
  403,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.88%, 1/15/19      412,942  
     

 

 

 
        1,819,403  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.1%):

 
  207,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(e)      216,985  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

 
  272,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.5      250,920  
  89,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104(e)      95,898  
  289,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24^(e)      309,953  
     

 

 

 
        656,771  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.1%):

 
  408,000      Danone SA, 2.59%, 11/2/23, Callable 9/2/23 @ 100(e)      398,076  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

 
  107,000      1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13^(e)      106,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Odebrecht Finance, Ltd., 4.38%, 4/25/25(e)      77,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.4%):

 
  634,000      Petrobras Global Finance, 6.13%, 1/17/22      653,971  
  339,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 3/11/22(d)(e)      365,612  
  358,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23      362,296  
     

 

 

 
        1,381,879  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):

 
  1,018,000      TFS Corp., Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23, Callable 8/1/19 @ 106.56(a)      763,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      309,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.0%):

 
  527,380      Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 7/24/17 @ 100(a)      18,458  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (1.0%):

 
  234,000      Federal Republic of Brazil, 4.88%, 1/22/21      245,232  
  257,000      Federal Republic of Brazil, 2.63%, 1/5/23^      238,046  
  279,000      Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 4/22/21      298,530  
  356,000      Republic of Argentina, 5.63%, 1/26/22^      364,544  
  812,000      Republic of Argentina, 7.50%, 4/22/26^      874,930  
  527,000      Republic of Argentina, 6.88%, 1/26/27^      545,972  
  322,000      Republic of Hungary, 6.25%, 1/29/20      352,268  
  894,000      Republic of Hungary, 6.38%, 3/29/21      1,005,303  
  233,000      Republic of Indonesia, 6.88%, 1/17/18(e)      239,058  
  200,000      Republic of Indonesia, 3.70%, 1/8/22(e)      205,539  
  144,000      Republic of Poland, 5.00%, 3/23/22^      159,840  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

 
 

Sovereign Bond, continued

 
$ 461,000      Saudi International Bond, 2.38%, 10/26/21(e)    $ 453,624  
     

 

 

 
        4,982,886  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $11,312,800)

     10,730,528  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (21.8%):

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bills (8.4%)

 
  8,000,000      0.38%, 7/6/17(i)      7,999,496  
  6,000,000      0.60%, 7/13/17(i)      5,998,710  
  7,382,000      0.66%, 7/20/17(i)      7,379,276  
  14,000,000      0.85%, 8/17/17(i)      13,984,180  
     

 

 

 
        35,361,662  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (12.5%)

 
  1,000,000      0.75%, 12/31/17(j)      997,995  
  893,300      1.13%, 7/31/21      870,689  
  14,210,400      1.88%, 4/30/22      14,207,629  
  14,545,600      1.75%, 5/31/22      14,460,376  
  13,110,500      1.75%, 6/30/22      13,025,492  
  8,260,200      2.25%, 2/15/27      8,221,807  
     

 

 

 
        51,783,988  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (0.9%)

 
  3,842,600      0.38%, 1/15/27      3,820,273  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $91,049,117)

     90,965,923  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Purchased Swaptions (0.0%):

 
 

Total Purchased Swaptions (Cost $184,799)

   $ 134,714  
     

 

 

 
 

Purchased Options (0.4%):

 
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,518,547)

     1,547,230  
     

 

 

 
 

Exchange Traded Funds (3.7%):

 
$ 2,334      ETFS Platinum Trust(j)      206,209  
  2,764      ETFS Physical Palladium Shares(j)      223,025  
  61,700      iShares Gold Trust(j)      736,698  
  119,724      SPDR Gold Trust(c)(j)      14,129,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Exchange Traded Fund (Cost $15,545,875)

     15,295,758  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (6.7%):

 
  27,944,075      AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(k)      27,944,075  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $27,944,075)

     27,944,075  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.3%):

 
  9,831,542      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(i)      9,831,542  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $9,831,542)

     9,831,542  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $411,706,676)(l) — 106.4%

     444,799,675  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (6.4)%

     (27,067,406
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 417,732,269  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

MTN—Medium Term Note

SPDR—Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $27,069,390.

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 2.36% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 2.11% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(d) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(e) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(f) Defaulted bond.

 

(g) Principal amount is stated in 1,000 Brazilian Real Units.

 

(h) Principal amount is stated in 100 Mexican Peso Units.

 

(i) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(j) All or a portion of these securities are held by the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”).

 

(k) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(l) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Consolidated Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

10


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Argentina

    0.7

Australia

    1.7

Belgium

    0.5

Bermuda

    %^ 

Brazil

    1.1

Canada

    0.9

Cayman Islands

    %^ 

Chile

    %^ 

China

    0.4

Czech Republic

    %^ 

European Community

    0.1

Finland

    0.3

France

    2.9

Germany

    2.2

Guernsey

    %^ 

Hong Kong

    0.9

Hungary

    0.3

India

    1.0

Indonesia

    0.3

Ireland (Republic of)

    0.3

Italy

    1.1

Japan

    8.9
Country   Percentage  

Jersey

    0.1

Liberia

    %^ 

Luxembourg

    0.1

Mexico

    1.3

Netherlands

    1.3

New Zealand

    0.4

Poland

    1.2

Portugal

    0.1

Republic of Korea (South)

    0.6

Saudi Arabia

    0.1

Singapore

    0.3

Spain

    0.5

Sweden

    0.5

Switzerland

    0.9

Taiwan, Province Of China

    0.4

Thailand

    0.1

Turkey

    0.3

United Arab Emirates

    0.2

United Kingdom

    4.6

United States

    63.4
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Securities Sold Short (-0.7%):

At June 30, 2017, the funds securities sold short were as follows:

 

Security Description    Proceeds
Received
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
Deprecation
 

Bank of Montreal

   $ (459,273    $ (524,568    $ (65,295

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (578,141      (636,271      (58,130

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     (599,100      (587,740      11,360  

ProLogis, Inc.

     (787,709      (927,568      (139,859

Royal Bank of Canada

     (579,958      (649,011      (69,053
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (3,004,181    $ (3,325,158    $ (320,977
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $229,430 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)

     Short        9/15/17        (4    $ (156,728    $ 4,928  

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Short        9/15/17        (32      (3,617,760      51,875  

Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japanese Yen)

     Short        9/7/17        (6      (535,257      (1,753

Russell 2000 Mini Index September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Short        9/15/17        (52      (3,677,180      (15,899

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Short        9/15/17        (11      (1,331,495      9,282  

SGX NIFTY 50 Index July Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Long        7/27/17        36        685,332        (2,485
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 45,948  
              

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Option Contracts

Over-the-counter options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

AFLAC, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        85.00        USD        1/19/18        6,458      $ 6,213  

Allstate Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        80.00        USD        1/19/18        2,374        24,007  

BB&T Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        4,610        28,533  

BP plc

   UBS Warburg      Call        40.00        USD        1/21/19        35,706        35,441  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        80.00        USD        1/19/18        4,719        34,730  

Chevron Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        125.00        USD        1/21/19        11,322        23,334  

Citigroup,Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        42.00        USD        1/19/18        2,836        22,651  

CME Group Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        115.00        USD        1/19/18        2,642        33,653  

Conocophilips

   UBS Warburg      Call        52.50        USD        1/21/19        18,525        43,119  

E*Trade Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        35.00        USD        1/19/18        10,104        52,523  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Call        3426.55        EUR        9/21/18        106        24,790  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Citigroup      Call        3650.00        EUR        12/15/17        333        18,019  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        95.00        USD        1/21/19        7,698        10,886  

Fifth Third Bancorp

   Goldman Sachs      Call        25.00        USD        1/19/18        7,529        18,606  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        45.00        USD        1/19/18        10,902        30,000  

MetLife, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        52.50        USD        1/19/18        7,529        36,054  

Munulife Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        22.00        CAD        1/19/18        9,461        19,630  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Call        75.00        USD        1/21/19        16,542        23,875  

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   UBS Warburg      Call        60.00        USD        1/21/19        20,381        29,098  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   UBS Warburg      Call        90.00        USD        1/21/19        11,142        9,783  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Call        35.00        USD        1/21/19        24,040        30,965  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        55.00        USD        1/19/18        6,467        30,541  

Synchrony Financial

   Goldman Sachs      Call        35.00        USD        1/19/18        12,075        9,917  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        12,170        59,657  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        40.00        USD        1/19/18        7,529        38,949  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs      Call        1600.00        JPY        7/14/17        130,490        25,538  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Societe Generale      Call        1600.00        JPY        8/10/17        131,986        39,038  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        1600.00        JPY        9/08/17        88,751        33,374  

Total SA

   UBS Warburg      Call        60.00        USD        1/21/19        24,551        21,456  

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        135.00        USD        1/19/18        4,416        7,617  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   Goldman Sachs      Call        55.00        USD        1/19/18        15,995        52,894  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $751,921)

                     $ 874,891  
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
     Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Societe Generale      Call        1700.00        JPY        8/10/17        131,985      $ (2,406

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   UBS Warburg      Call        1750.00        JPY        9/08/17        88,751        (1,519

BP plc

   UBS Warburg      Put        25.00        USD        1/21/19        35,706        (32,893

Chevron Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        80.00        USD        1/21/19        11,322        (37,222

Conocophilips

   UBS Warburg      Put        35.00        USD        1/21/19        18,525        (42,968

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank      Put        2586.07        EUR        9/21/18        106        (7,451

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        60.00        USD        1/21/19        7,698        (13,432

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   UBS Warburg      Put        45.00        USD        1/21/19        16,542        (38,738

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   UBS Warburg      Put        40.00        USD        1/21/19        20,381        (30,809

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   UBS Warburg      Put        60.00        USD        1/21/19        11,142        (56,981

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   UBS Warburg      Put        25.00        USD        1/21/19        24,040        (49,923

Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index

   Goldman Sachs      Put        1475.00        JPY        7/14/17        65,246        (316

Total SA

   UBS Warburg      Put        40.00        USD        1/21/19        24,551        (49,452
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $422,425)

                     $ (364,110
                    

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Exchange-traded options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares(a)

   Call      125.00        USD        9/15/17        13,298      $ 12,507  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      121.00        USD        7/21/17        11,905        3,018  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      123.00        USD        7/21/17        6,903        852  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      121.00        USD        8/18/17        11,249        8,740  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      122.00        USD        10/20/17        9,269        15,724  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      120.00        USD        11/17/17        11,386        33,087  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      120.00        USD        12/15/17        10,750        36,600  

SPDR Gold Trust(a)

   Call      122.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        19,852  

WYNN Resorts, Ltd.

   Call      140.00        USD        9/15/17        4        2,350  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $342,819)

                  $ 132,730  
                 

 

 

 

Exchange-traded options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares(a)

   Call      140.00        USD        9/15/17        13,298      $ (1,309

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      146.00        USD        10/20/17        93        (903

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      137.00        USD        11/17/17        113        (3,851

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Call      137.00        USD        12/15/17        10,750        (5,190

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Put      105.00        USD        10/20/17        93        (1,929

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

   Put      103.00        USD        11/17/17        113        (2,648

SPDR Gold Trust(a)

   Put      105.00        USD        9/29/17        14,970        (2,052

WYNN Resorts, Ltd.

   Put      125.00        USD        9/15/17        4        (1,970
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $75,569)

 

            $ (19,852
                 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter currency options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair Value  

Brazilian Real Call Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas    3.19      USD        10/27/17        13,340      $ 87,131  

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.20      EUR        3/27/18        10,512,802        115,534  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   Barclays Bank    1.19      EUR        5/18/18        53,161        108,223  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.14      EUR        9/08/17        26,536        52,652  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   BNP Paribas    1.14      EUR        9/14/17        26,626        46,540  

European Dollar Call Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg    1.14      EUR        9/27/17        26,756        51,557  

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase    1.28      GBP        8/21/17        26,159        77,972  
                 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $423,807)

            $ 539,609  
                 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter currency options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Fair Value  

Brazilian Real Call Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas      3.55        USD        10/27/17        (26,680    $ (41,096

Great Britain Pound Call Currency Option (USD/GBP)

   JPMorgan Chase      1.34        GBP        8/21/17        (52,319      (18,937

South African Call Currency Option (USD/ZAR)

   Deutsche Bank      13.95        USD        8/24/17        (13,302      (11,600

Brazilian Real Put Currency Option (BRL/USD)

   BNP Paribas      3.00        USD        10/27/17        (13,340      (1,653

European Dollar Put Currency Option (USD/EUR)

   UBS Warburg      1.07        EUR        9/08/17        (26,536      (890
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $137,821)

 

            $ (74,176
                 

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Swaption Contracts

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Exercise
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
 

RTR 10Y Call 2.098 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Call      2.10        USD        10/16/17        537      $ 29,826  

RTR USD 10Y C2.06 9/05/17

   Bank of America    Call      2.06        USD        9/01/17        536        13,645  

30-Year Interest Rate, Pay 6-Month USD LIBOR

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.75        USD        5/02/18        126        46,322  

5-Year Interest Rate, Pay 6-Month JPY LIBOR

   Deutsche Bank    Put      1.07        JPY        4/04/18        1,006,980        103  

RTP EUR 30Y P1.5 7/10/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      1.50        EUR        7/10/17        99        16,610  

RTP EUR 5Y P0.463 10/03/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      0.46        EUR        10/03/17        1,060        28,208  
                    

 

 

 

Total (Cost $184,799)

 

            $ 134,714  
                    

 

 

 

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
   Exercise
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
 

RTR 10Y Call 1.81 09/05/2017

   Bank of America    Call      1.81        USD        9/05/17        (537    $ (2,398

RTR 10Y Call 1.848 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Call      1.85        USD        10/16/17        (537      (9,478

5-Year Interest Rate, Pay 6-Month USD LIBOR

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.50        USD        5/02/18        (575      (29,568

RTP 10Y Put 2.4205 10/16/2017

   Bank of America    Put      2.42        USD        10/16/17        (537      (46,857

RTP 10Y Put 2.51 09/05/2017

   Bank of America    Put      2.51        USD        9/05/17        (537      (16,962

RTP 5Y Put 0.763 10/03/2017

   Goldman Sachs    Put      0.76        EUR        10/03/17        (1,060      (6,721

RTP USD 5Y Put 2.70 11/02/17

   Goldman Sachs    Put      2.70        USD        11/02/17        (643      (42,974
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $140,318)

 

            $ (154,958
                    

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Type of Contract    Counterparty      Delivery
Date
     Contract Amount
(Local Currency)
     Contract
Value
     Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts:

                 

Australian Dollar

     Deutsche Bank        9/29/17        499,000      $ 372,404      $ 382,978      $ (10,574

Australian Dollar

     Goldman Sachs        10/12/17        1,264,000        932,472        969,948        (37,476

Australian Dollar

     Jefferies        10/12/17        1,282,000        946,475        983,760        (37,285

New Zealand Dollar

     UBS Warburg        9/7/17        1,388,000        958,261        1,015,499        (57,238

New Zealand Dollar

     JPMorgan Chase        10/19/17        1,430,000        983,124        1,045,360        (62,236
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,192,736      $ 4,397,545      $ (204,809
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long Contracts:

                 

European Euro

     Deutsche Bank        8/31/17        1,270,000      $ 1,431,214      $ 1,455,083      $ 23,869  

European Euro

     UBS Warburg        9/14/17        1,270,000        1,433,130        1,456,220        23,090  

European Euro

     Goldman Sachs        10/12/17        931,000        1,059,438        1,069,198        9,760  

European Euro

     UBS Warburg        10/19/17        922,000        1,051,781        1,059,283        7,502  

Norwegian Krone

     Morgan Stanley        7/27/17        3,290,000        384,449        394,463        10,014  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 5,360,012      $ 5,434,247      $ 74,235  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open forward cross currency contracts were as follows:

 

Purchase/Sale    Counterparty    Amount
Purchased
   Amount Sold      Contract
Value
     Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

European Euro/Polish Zloty

   Deutsche Bank    926,000 EUR      3,940,256 PLN      $ 1,040,436      $ 1,039,428      $ (1,008
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,040,436      $ 1,039,428      $ (1,008
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Continued

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements—Buy Protection(b)

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared credit default swap agreements were as follows:

 

Underlying Instrument    Clearing Agent    Expiration
Date
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
June 30,
2017
(c)
    Notional
Amount
(d)
     Fixed
Rate
    Value      Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

CDX North America High Yield Index Swap Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Series 27

   JPMorgan Chase    12/20/21      3.12   $ 256,445        5.00   $ (19,166    $ (19,391    $ 225  

CDX North America High Yield Index Swap Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Series 28

   JPMorgan Chase    6/20/22      3.40     403,931        5.00     (27,703             (27,703
               

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                $ (46,869    $ (19,391    $ (27,478
               

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Currency Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open over-the-counter currency swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/Receive    Fixed
Rate
  Expiration
Date
   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   1.963%   3/15/18      Bank of America        131,550,000        JPY      $ (7,905    $ (7,905

Pay

   1.838%   3/15/18      Bank of America        86,950,000        JPY        (314      (314

Pay

   2.012%   10/15/18      Bank of America        273,450,000        JPY        215,704        215,704  
                

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 $ 207,485      $ 207,485  
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/Receive    Floating Rate Index   Fixed
Rate
  Expiration
Date
    Clearing Agent     Notional
Amount
(Local)
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)   0.415%     3/7/23       JPMorgan Chase       4,684,846       EUR     $ 66     $ 9,376     $ 9,309  

Receive

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA   2.403%     3/7/23       JPMorgan Chase       5,293,612       USD       71       73,872       73,801  

Pay

   6-Month Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR)   0.373%     8/15/26       JPMorgan Chase       1,778,707       EUR       30       71,522       71,492  

Pay

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA   3.027%     4/19/27       JPMorgan Chase       7,040,414       USD             (114,255     (114,254
                

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $ 40,515     $ 40,348  
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open over-the-counter total return swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/Receive    Reference Entity    Expiration
Date
   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/18      BNP Paribas        181,560        EUR      $ 15,942  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/18      BNP Paribas        101,700        EUR        9,456  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        122,040        EUR        24,667  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        60,300        EUR        13,156  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/20/19      BNP Paribas        131,430        EUR        27,613  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/27/19      BNP Paribas        92,430        EUR        17,473  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/20      BNP Paribas        51,650        EUR        4,625  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        106,900        EUR        10,050  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        28,860        EUR        6,681  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        106,700        EUR        23,491  

 

Continued

 

15


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Pay/Receive    Reference Entity    Expiration
Date
   Counterparty      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        29,100        EUR      $ 6,407  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        109,300        EUR        14,732  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        28,920        EUR        6,612  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/18/20      BNP Paribas        67,410        EUR        15,508  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/23/20      BNP Paribas        28,800        EUR        6,749  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        56,450        EUR        (857

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        53,400        EUR        2,627  

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/16/22      BNP Paribas        55,400        EUR        (1,313

Pay

   EURO Stoxx 50 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/22      BNP Paribas        54,450        EUR        (228

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/30/18      BNP Paribas        20,025,000        JPY        16,939  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/30/18      BNP Paribas        19,830,600        JPY        18,668  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        20,514,000        JPY        30,144  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        10,312,500        JPY        14,579  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/29/19      BNP Paribas        10,560,000        JPY        12,378  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        10,488,000        JPY        19,314  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        13,960,000        JPY        25,965  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/20      BNP Paribas        17,000,000        JPY        36,455  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        15,520,000        JPY        13,658  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        3,855,000        JPY        3,637  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        7,655,000        JPY        7,763  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        3,880,000        JPY        3,415  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/21      BNP Paribas        4,215,000        JPY        436  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        7,970,000        JPY        5,655  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        4,260,000        JPY        382  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        15,720,000        JPY        13,267  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/22      BNP Paribas        7,950,000        JPY        5,833  

Pay

   NIKKEI 225 Dividend Index E-Mini March Futures    3/31/23      BNP Paribas        4,230,000        JPY        1,218  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/21/18      BNP Paribas        257,125        USD        29,975  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/20      Goldman Sachs        107,944        USD        15,581  

Pay

   S&P 500 Index Dividends December Futures    12/17/21      BNP Paribas        133,513        USD        22,000  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 500,653  
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of these securities are held by the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”).

 

(b) When a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund as a seller of credit protection will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity and take delivery of the reference entity or (ii) pay a net amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity less its recovery value. Alternatively, the Fund as a buyer of credit protection will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity and deliver the reference entity to the seller or (ii) receive a net amount of equal to the par value of the defaulted reference entity less its recovery value.

 

(c) Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront or daily payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

 

(d) The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 411,706,676
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 444,799,675

Cash

       37,746

Segregated cash for collateral

       591,315

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

       2,992,044

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,415,553

Foreign currency, at value (cost $199,249)

       199,234

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

       74,235

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

       718,755

Receivable for investments sold

       3,787,161

Receivable for capital shares issued

       6,296

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements

       19,026

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       11,150

Reclaims receivable

       229,390

Prepaid expenses

       964
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       454,882,544
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash received as collateral for derivatives

       2,180,000

Written options (Premiums received $776,133)

       613,096

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

       10,617

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

       205,817

Payable for investments purchased

       2,114,550

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       156,700

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       27,944,075

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $3,004,181)

       3,325,158

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       4,832

Payable for variation margin on swap agreements

       11,764

Accrued foreign taxes

       60,939

Manager fees payable

       259,195

Administration fees payable

       25,945

Distribution fees payable

       86,398

Custodian fees payable

       98,011

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       4,105

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,220

Trustee fees payable

       8,191

Other accrued liabilities

       38,662
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       37,150,275
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 417,732,269
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 371,834,952

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       5,708,897

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       6,692,893

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       33,495,527
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 417,732,269
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       34,863,958

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.98
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $27,069,390

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended June 30, 2017

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 3,190,682

Interest

       1,483,191

Income from securities lending

       81,251

Foreign withholding tax

       (191,768 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,563,356
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,546,543

Administration fees

       110,642

Distribution fees — Class 2

       515,514

Custodian fees

       219,358

Administrative and compliance services fees

       5,775

Trustee fees

       18,795

Transfer agency fees

       5,000

Professional fees

       19,852

Shareholder reports

       5,165

Dividends on securities sold short

       17,554

Other expenses

       42,922
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       2,507,120

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (2,040 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,505,080
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,058,276
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       10,543,366

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       (1,310,442 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts

       1,472,054

Net realized gains (losses) on securities transactions held short

       (15,216 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements

       54,896

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

       911,614

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       15,918,399

Net change in foreign taxes on unrealized gains/losses

       (60,939 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       27,513,732
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 29,572,008
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,058,276         $ 7,966,817

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      11,656,272           (4,530,073 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      15,857,460           23,084,572
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      29,572,008           26,521,316
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (1,776,291 )

From net realized gains

                (19,597,851 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (21,374,142 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      (1,261 )           7,472,851

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                21,374,142

Value of shares redeemed

      (21,939,692 )           (413,213,063 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (21,940,953 )           (384,366,070 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      7,631,055           (379,218,896 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      410,101,214           789,320,110
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 417,732,269         $ 410,101,214
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,708,897         $ 3,650,621
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

                692,738

Dividends reinvested

                1,944,872

Shares redeemed

      (1,891,292 )           (37,704,698 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,891,292 )           (35,067,088 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Consolidated Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months

Ended

June 30,

2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  January 10, 2012
to December 31,
2012 (a)
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.16     $ 10.99     $ 11.97     $ 12.05     $ 10.58     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.20       0.10       0.12       0.07       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.73       0.27       (0.27 )       0.12       1.42       0.58
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.82       0.47       (0.17 )       0.24       1.49       0.71
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.02 )       (0.28 )       (0.08 )       (b)       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.28 )       (0.53 )       (0.24 )       (0.02 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.30 )       (0.81 )       (0.32 )       (0.02 )       (0.13 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.98     $ 11.16     $ 10.99     $ 11.97     $ 12.05     $ 10.58
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

       7.35 %(d)       4.35 %       (1.41 )%       1.78 %       14.11 %       7.13 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 417,732     $ 410,101     $ 789,320     $ 777,743     $ 646,689     $ 309,063

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(e)

       1.00 %       1.10 %       0.84 %       1.14 %       0.72 %       1.09 %

Expenses Before Reductions(e)(f)

       1.22 %       1.12 %       1.11 %       1.11 %       1.14 %       1.15 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(e)

       1.21 %       1.12 %       1.11 %       1.11 %       1.14 %       1.14 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly

       1.21 %       1.12 %       1.11 %       1.11 %(e)(g)       1.14 %(g)       1.15 %(g)

Portfolio Turnover Rate(h)

       58 %(d)       140 %       82 %       74 %       50 %       74 %(d)

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) Less than $0.005.

 

(c) The return includes reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but excludes insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(g) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(h) Portfolio turnover rate can be volatile due to the amount and timing of purchases and sales of fund shares during the period.

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The Fund’s primary vehicle for gaining exposure to the commodities markets is through investment in the AZL Cayman Global Allocation Fund I, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund formed in the Cayman Islands, which invests primarily in commodity-related instruments.

As of June 30, 2017, the Fund’s aggregate investment in the Subsidiary was $16,330,540, representing 3.91% of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s operations have been consolidated with the operations of the Subsidiary.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Floating Rate Loans

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are typically senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure. Coupon rates are variable and are tied to a benchmark lending rate. Loans involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. A Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money and records the interest as earned.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Bank Loans

The Fund may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio of Investments.

All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the Portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $26 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $8,430 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

 

21


AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than 90
Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 20,411,599      $ 2,263,948      $      $      $ 22,675,547

Corporate Debt Securities

       5,025,367                             5,025,367

Government Securities

       243,161                             243,161
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       25,680,127                            
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 25,680,127      $ 2,263,948      $      $      $ 27,944,075
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 27,944,075
                        

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund participated in following cross-trade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 87,390        $        $

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $10.6 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average for these contracts was $29.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against changes in the value of equity securities. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $10.0 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $12.9 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

Purchased Options Contracts — The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Written Options Contracts — The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Cost

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         1,007,521        $ 1,147,383        $ 1,958,948

Options purchased

         1,040,018          13,508,074          3,050,622

Options exercised

         (25,608 )                   (191,910 )

Options expired

         (410,553 )          (2,767,596 )          (1,004,326 )

Options closed

         (872,255 )          (193,143 )          (2,109,988 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         739,123        $ 11,694,718        $ 1,703,346
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount(a)
     Premiums
Received

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         (154,919 )        $ (305,789 )        $ (902,304 )

Options written

         (785,531 )          (4,457,552 )          (1,709,440 )

Options exercised

                          

Options expired

         110,949          1,649,358          635,912

Options closed

         334,072          2,977,380          1,199,699
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         (495,429 )        $ (136,603 )        $ (776,133 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes swaptions and currency options, as applicable.

Swap Agreements

The Fund may invest in swap agreements. A swap is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). The Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage its exposure to market, interest rate, foreign currencies and credit risk. The value of swap agreements are equal to the Fund’s obligations (or rights) under swap agreements, which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the agreements based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreements. In connection with these arrangements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty.

Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the Trustees and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

made at the termination of the OTC swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains (losses). Upon entering a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or assets determined to be liquid (the amount is subject to the clearing organization that clears the trade). Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable, as applicable, for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying instruments and the inability of counterparties or clearing house to perform. The counterparty risk for centrally cleared swap agreements is generally lower than for OTC swap agreements because generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to a clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.

The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure the Fund has under the swap agreement. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement (i.e., any unrealized appreciation) in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the swap agreement counterparty. The notional amount and related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each swap agreement at period end is disclosed in the swap tables in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Fund is a party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties that govern transactions, such as OTC swap contracts, entered into by the Fund, through the VIP Subsidiary or Cayman Subsidiary, and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding OTC swap transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional amount and are subject to interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest rate swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). The gross notional amount of interest rate swaps outstanding was $19.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $35.7 for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate. The gross notional amount of currency swaps outstanding was $4.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for currency swaps was $4.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Total return swap agreements involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. The gross notional amount of total return swaps outstanding was $4.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for total return swaps was $3.9 for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Credit default swap agreements may have as reference obligations one or more securities that are not currently held by the Fund. The protection “buyer” in a credit default contract is generally obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront, periodic, or daily stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event, such as a default, on a reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, the seller generally must pay the buyer the “par value” (full notional value) of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity described in the swap, or the seller may be required to deliver the related net cash amount, if the swap is cash settled. A Fund may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer generally may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased. As a seller, a Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

Credit default swap agreements involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. A Fund will enter into credit default swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. A buyer generally also will lose its investment and recover nothing should no credit event occur and the swap is held to its termination date. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller, coupled with the upfront, periodic, or daily payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. The Fund’s obligations under a credit default swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund). In connection with credit default swaps in which a Fund is the buyer, the Fund will segregate or “earmark” cash or assets determined to be liquid, or enter into certain offsetting positions, with a value at least equal to the Fund’s exposure (any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed by the Fund to any counterparty), on a marked-to-market basis. In connection with credit default swaps in which a Fund is the seller, the Fund will segregate or “earmark” cash or assets determined to be liquid, or enter into offsetting positions, with a value at least equal to the full notional amount of the swap (minus any amounts owed to the Fund). Such segregation or “earmarking” will ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations with respect to the transaction and will limit any potential leveraging of the Fund’s portfolio. Such segregation or “earmarking” will not limit the Fund’s exposure to loss.

As of June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into centrally cleared credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The gross notional amount of centrally cleared credit default swaps outstanding was $0.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for credit default swaps was $1.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Futures Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 66,085     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts*   $ 20,137  
Option Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     1,007,621     Written options     383,962  

Total Return Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     503,051     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     2,398  

Credit Risk Exposure

     

Credit Default Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements*     225     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements*     27,703  

Interest Rate Risk

     

Interest Rate Swap

Agreements

  Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     154,602     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements*     114,254  
Swaption Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     134,714     Written options     154,958  

Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure

     
Currency Swap Agreements   Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     215,704     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     8,219  
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     74,235     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     205,817  
Options Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)     539,609     Written options     74,176  

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and cumulative unrealized gain (loss) on these swap agreements as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for both futures contracts and these swap agreements are reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

     Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized as a Result from Operations
   Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
on Derivatives Recognized
as a Result from Operations
      Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Futures Contracts
   Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Swap Agreements
   Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Option Contracts
   Net Realized
Gains\(Losses) on
Forward Currency Contracts
   Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation

Equity Risk Exposure

     $ (1,310,442 )      $ 48,469      $ 1,249,771      $      $ (2,467,299 )

Credit Risk Exposure

              90,597                      (81,100 )

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

              (130,609 )        (149,078 )               424,328

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure

              46,439        371,360        911,614        (2,779,363 )

The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at June 30, 2017. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017.

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instrument

             

Futures contracts

       $ 11,150        $ 4,832

Options contracts*

         1,681,944          613,096

Forward Currency contracts

         74,235          205,817

Swap agreements

         737,781          22,381
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

         2,505,110          846,126

Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

         (162,906 )          (36,448 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $ 2,342,204        $ 809,678
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

* Includes option contracts purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Received*
   Cash
Collateral
Received*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

Bank of America

     $ 259,175      $ (83,914 )      $      $ (175,261 )      $

Barclays Bank

       108,223                      (108,223 )       

BNP Paribas

       621,141        (45,147 )               (410,000 )        165,994

Citigroup

       18,019                      (18,019 )       

Deutsche Bank

       48,762        (30,633 )               (18,129 )       

Goldman Sachs

       648,194        (117,055 )               (531,139 )       


Jefferies

                                  

JPMorgan Chase

       77,972        (77,972 )                     

Morgan Stanley

       10,014                             10,014

Societe Generale

       39,038        (2,406 )               (30,000 )        6,632

UBS Warburg

       511,666        (412,065 )                      99,601
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,342,204      $ (769,192 )      $      $ (1,290,771 )      $ 282,241
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

Bank of America

     $ 83,914      $ (83,914 )      $      $      $

Barclays Bank

                                  

BNP Paribas

       45,147        (45,147 )                     

Citigroup

                                  

Deutsche Bank

       30,633        (30,633 )                     

Goldman Sachs

       117,055        (117,055 )                     

Jefferies

       37,285                             37,285

JPMorgan Chase

       81,173        (77,972 )               (3,201 )       

Morgan Stanley

                                  

Societe Generale

       2,406        (2,406 )                     

UBS Warburg

       412,065        (412,065 )                     
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 809,678      $ (769,192 )      $      $ (3,201 )      $ 37,285
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
* The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

         0.75 %          1.19 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2019
     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 3,050        $ 2,040        $ 5,090

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,490 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Non exchange-traded derivatives, such as swaps and certain options, are generally valued by approved independent pricing services utilizing techniques which take into account factors such as yields, quality, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks

                           

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 258,140        $ 3,183,464        $        $ 3,441,604

Airlines

         3,397,205          1,348,998                   4,746,203

Auto Components

         83,210          5,644,748                   5,727,958

Automobiles

         513,218          3,956,754                   4,469,972

Banks

         7,691,301          7,280,784                   14,972,085

Beverages

         223,441          2,211,903                   2,435,344

Biotechnology

         3,257,074          354,796                   3,611,870

Building Products

         1,622,279          1,085,622                   2,707,901

Capital Markets

         3,591,336          810,094                   4,401,430

Chemicals

         5,757,211          6,082,593                   11,839,804

Commercial Services & Supplies

                  121,584                   121,584

Communications Equipment

         1,217,840          1,402,685                   2,620,525

Construction & Engineering

                  1,685,144                   1,685,144

Construction Materials

                  141,951                   141,951

Distributors

                  84,308                   84,308

Diversified Financial Services

         1,734,655          108,425                   1,843,080

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         1,795,645          4,528,080                   6,323,725

Electric Utilities

         1,975,132          1,620,666                   3,595,798

Electrical Equipment

         46,483          1,719,499                   1,765,982

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

         517,751          1,621,018                   2,138,769

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

         134,536          803,768                   938,304

Food & Staples Retailing

         585,990          108,214                   694,204

Food Products

         197,156          5,785,683                   5,982,839

Gas Utilities

                  1,490,421                   1,490,421

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

         1,984,337          1,229,292                   3,213,629

Health Care Providers & Services

         6,762,396          2,102,871                   8,865,267

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         733,622          1,207,672                   1,941,294

Household Durables

         785,493          918,146                   1,703,639

Industrial Conglomerates

         231,422          3,324,983                   3,556,405

Insurance

         4,819,948          1,669,007                   6,488,955

Internet Software & Services

         6,135,765                   1,152,907          7,288,672

IT Services

         2,820,637          899,377                   3,720,014

Leisure Products

                  107,320                   107,320

Machinery

         127,643          4,381,204                   4,508,847

Media

         7,090,770          917,550                   8,008,320

Metals & Mining

         79,237          267,175                   346,412

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Multi-Utilities

       $ 855,935        $ 2,187,615        $        $ 3,043,550

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         11,765,307          5,196,709                   16,962,016

Personal Products

         1,644,313          95,264                   1,739,577

Pharmaceuticals

         4,823,390          5,160,774                   9,984,164

Professional Services

         33,830          518,976                   552,806

Real Estate Management & Development

         919,388          4,124,706                   5,044,094

Road & Rail

         1,557,715          2,775,902                   4,333,617

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         2,809,225          1,205,140                   4,014,365

Software

         2,952,533          1,477,049          3,692,504          8,122,086

Specialty Retail

         5,313,153          162,032                   5,475,185

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

         4,735,776          100,805                   4,836,581

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

         1,437,418          646,123                   2,083,541

Tobacco

         102,769          554,873                   657,642

Transportation Infrastructure

                  83,967                   83,967

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         741,622          3,172,260                   3,913,882

Other Common Stocks+

         9,192,803                            9,192,803

Preferred Stocks

                           

Banks

         592,604          74,584                   667,188

Health Care Providers & Services

                  857,903          437,532          1,295,435

Internet Software & Services

                           636,693          636,693

Software

                           930,418          930,418

Other Preferred Stocks+

         1,651,234                            1,651,234

Warrant

                  169                   169

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                           

Banks

                  171,774                   171,774

Internet Software & Services

                           1,277,221          1,277,221

Private Placements

                           147,510          147,510

Convertible Bonds

                           

Multi-Utilities

         170,216                            170,216

Other Convertible Bonds+

                  3,847,105                   3,847,105

Bank Loans

                  1,810,474                   1,810,474

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  583,826                   583,826

Corporate Bonds

                  17,560,345                   17,560,345

Foreign Bonds

                  40,030,842                   40,030,842

Yankee Dollars

                  10,730,528                   10,730,528

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  90,965,924                   90,965,924

Purchased Swaptions

                  134,713                   134,713

Purchased Options

         2,350          1,544,880                   1,547,230

Exchange Traded Fund

         15,295,758                            15,295,758

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  27,944,075                   27,944,075

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         9,831,542                            9,831,542
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         142,599,754          293,925,136          8,274,785          444,799,675
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

         (3,325,158 )                            (3,325,158 )

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         45,948                            45,948

Written Options

         (1,970 )          (456,168 )                   (458,138 )

Written Swaptions

                  (154,958 )                   (154,958 )

Forward Currency Contracts

                  (131,582 )                   (131,582 )

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

                  (27,478 )                   (27,478 )

Over-the-Counter Currency Swaps

                  207,485                   207,485

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

                  40,348                   40,348

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps

                  500,653                   500,653
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 139,318,574        $ 293,903,436        $ 8,274,785        $ 441,496,795
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 217,939,508        $ 215,428,791

For the period ended June 30, 2017, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 134,797,872        $ 108,300,470

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

 

Security      Acquisition
Date(a)
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net
Assets

AliphCom, Inc., 12.00%, 4/1/20

         4/27/15        $ 3,065,000        $ 3,065,000        $ 76,932          0.02 %

Delta Topco, Ltd., 2.00%, 7/23/19

         2/2/17          62,664          47,150          70,187          0.02 %

Domo, Inc., Series E

         4/1/15          1,218,214          144,482          1,277,221          0.31 %

Dropbox, Inc.

         1/28/14          1,827,985          95,700          1,149,357          0.28 %

Grand Rounds, Inc.

         3/31/15          399,608          143,925          437,532          0.10 %

Inversiones Alsacia SA, 8.00%, 12/31/18, Callable 7/24/17 @ 100.00

         12/22/14          420,057          527,380          18,458          0.00 %

Jawbone

         1/24/17                   23,389          63,852          0.02 %

Liberty Media Group, Class C

         2/2/17          292,777          4,089          149,739          0.04 %

Logistics UK, Series 2015-1A, Class F, 4.05%, 8/20/25

         8/3/15          440,732          459,000          583,826          0.14 %

Lookout, Inc.

         3/4/15          63,364          5,547          3,550          0.00 %

Lookout, Inc., Preferred Shares, Series F

         9/19/14          730,222          63,925          636,693          0.15 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I

         3/27/14          712,042          116,157          930,418          0.22 %

Project Samson BND Corp., 12.00%, 4/1/20

         11/11/15          268,000          268,000          6,727          0.00 %

TFS Corp., Ltd., 8.75%, 8/1/23, Callable 8/1/19 @ 106.56

         7/20/16          2,106,000          1,018,000          763,500          0.18 %

Uber Technologies, Inc.

         3/21/14          1,063,120          68,532          3,692,504          0.88 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

Bank Loan Risk: There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and prepayment risk. Lack of an active trading market, restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. The risk of holding bank loans is also directly tied to the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the issuing banks. These risks could cause the Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Fund’s returns. The value of bank loans can be affected by and sensitive to changes in government regulation and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad. Bank loans generally are floating rate loans, which are subject to interest rate risk as the interest paid on the floating rate loans adjusts periodically based on changes in widely accepted reference rates.

Commodities-Related Investment Risk: Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or sectors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission has proposed changes to certain of its rules governing investment in commodities by mutual funds, such as the Fund. In the event these changes are adopted, or if there are changes in the tax treatment of the Fund’s direct and indirect investments in commodities, the Fund may be unable to obtain exposure to commodity markets, or may be limited in the extent to which or manner in which it can obtain such exposure.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Security Quality Risk (also known as “High Yield Risk”): The Fund may invest in high yield, high risk debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) and may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in such securities. These securities are considered predominately speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell these securities (liquidity risk). If the issuer of a security is in default with respect to interest or principal payments, the Fund may lose the value of its entire investment.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $417,533,257. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 44,540,717  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (17,274,299
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 27,266,418  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
    

Total

Amount

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $        $ 312,218        $ 312,218

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 4,181,574        $ 17,192,568        $ 21,374,142

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

       $ 7,366,569        $        $ (312,218 )        $ 9,272,444        $ 16,326,795

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 20

Statement of Operations

Page 20

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 21

Financial Highlights

Page 22

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 23

Other Information

Page 29

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,185.50     $ 8.13       1.50 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.36     $ 7.50       1.50 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      23.5 %

Financials

      17.4

Consumer Discretionary

      10.8

Materials

      9.5

Industrials

      8.6

Consumer Staples

      8.5

Energy

      6.0

Telecommunication Services

      5.1

Utilities

      3.9

Real Estate

      3.6

Health Care

      2.8
      ^
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.7

Right

      ^

Warrant

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      2.6
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      102.3

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (2.3 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (99.3%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):

  
  1,236      Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS    $ 7,680  
  20,000      AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd.      11,733  
  9,630      Bharat Electronics, Ltd.      24,028  
  3,789      Embraer SA      17,307  
  4,100      Embraer SA, ADR      74,743  
  650      Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.      32,383  
  174      S&T Dynamics Co., Ltd.*      1,497  
  2      Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.*      78  
     

 

 

 
        169,449  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):

  
  39      Blue Dart Express, Ltd.      2,841  
  247      Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.      33,902  
  26,000      Sinotrans, Ltd.      13,326  
     

 

 

 
        50,069  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.8%):

  
  20,000      Air China, Ltd.      20,616  
  60,200      AirAsia Berhad      45,607  
  92,600      Asia Aviation Public Co., Ltd.      17,043  
  3,987      Asiana Airlines, Inc.*      21,366  
  15,130      Cebu Air, Inc.      29,390  
  70,000      China Airlines, Ltd.      21,243  
  66,000      China Eastern Airlines Corp., Ltd., Class H      40,749  
  443      China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., ADR^      18,340  
  18,000      China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H      15,220  
  14,200      Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de C.V., Class A*      20,784  
  48,300      Eva Airways Corp.      23,902  
  16,124      Grupo Aeromexico SAB de C.V.*      33,179  
  472      Hanjin Kal Corp.*      10,917  
  1,305      Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.*      44,152  
  5,331      Latam Airlines Group SA, ADR^      59,014  
  37,400      Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd.*      21,365  
  23,346      Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi*      53,416  
     

 

 

 
        496,303  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.3%):

  
  6,717      Apollo Tyres, Ltd.      24,965  
  1,368      Balkrishna Industries, Ltd.      35,161  
  2,589      Bharat Forge, Ltd.      43,824  
  50      Bosch, Ltd.      18,056  
  1,215      Ceat, Ltd.*      33,778  
  22,000      Chaowei Power Holdings, Ltd.      12,965  
  28,000      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.      59,605  
  1,000      Cub Elecparts, Inc.      13,056  
  5,000      Depo Auto Parts Industries Co., Ltd.      13,971  
  6,474      Exide Industries, Ltd.      22,075  
  49      Global & Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd.      1,703  
  1,436      Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.      79,759  
  5,319      Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      26,240  
  3,000      Hu Lane Associate, Inc.      17,474  
  503      Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.      109,907  
  434      Hyundai Wia Corp.      26,495  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Auto Components, continued

  
  13,923      Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.    $ 22,141  
  3,107      Kumho Tire Co., Inc.*      20,422  
  133      Mando Corp.      7,472  
  274      Mando Corp.      61,656  
  10,537      Metair Investments, Ltd.      15,302  
  2,000      Minth Group, Ltd.      8,482  
  6,237      Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.*      44,630  
  33      Mrf, Ltd.      34,909  
  13,000      Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co., Ltd.      12,247  
  446      Nexen Tire Corp.      5,208  
  25,000      Nexteer Automotive Group, Ltd.      39,197  
  1,045      Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.      13,347  
  5,900      Rassini, S.A.B. de C.V., Class A*      14,462  
  18,200      Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Co., Ltd.      7,974  
  1,653      Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd.      11,142  
  24,000      Tianneng Power International, Ltd.      19,706  
  10,000      Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd.      18,618  
  1,581      Tube Investments of India, Ltd.      16,315  
  2,000      Tung Thih Electronic Co., Ltd.      12,423  
  11,000      TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.      11,647  
  26      WABCO India, Ltd.      2,219  
     

 

 

 
        938,553  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (2.2%):

  
  19,500      Baic Motor Corp. Limited(a)      18,912  
  1,346      Bajaj Auto, Ltd.      58,144  
  18,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.      32,787  
  4,000      BYD Co., Ltd., Class H      24,543  
  14,000      China Motor Corp.      13,153  
  32,000      Dongfeng Motor Corp., Series H      37,833  
  46,000      DRB-HICOM Berhad      19,127  
  2,890      Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS      35,242  
  60,000      Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.      129,482  
  28,500      Great Wall Motor Co.      35,192  
  530      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.      30,327  
  1,285      Hyundai Motor Co.      179,178  
  2,261      Kia Motors Corp.      75,586  
  4,375      Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd., GDR      93,684  
  1,029      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.      114,984  
  160,100      PT Astra International TbK      107,055  
  10,000      Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd.      7,210  
  29,039      Tata Motors, Ltd.      193,477  
  4,665      Tvs Motor Co., Ltd.      39,590  
  14,900      UMW Holdings Berhad*      20,762  
  18,000      Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.      16,157  
     

 

 

 
        1,282,425  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (11.4%):

  
  16,900      Affin Holdings Berhad      10,571  
  173,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd.      81,796  
  21,127      Akbank T.A.S.      58,847  
  1,674      Alior Bank SA*      27,921  
  28,700      Alliance Financial Group Berhad      25,695  
  21,400      AMMB Holdings Berhad      24,346  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  2,216      Axis Bank, Ltd.    $ 88,197  
  31,232      Banco Bradesco SA, ADR      265,472  
  6,055      Banco Bradesco SA      50,673  
  433      Banco de Chile, ADR      33,743  
  564      Banco de Credito e Inversiones      31,598  
  11,100      Banco do Brasil SA      89,878  
  5,800      Banco do Esrado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Class B      22,764  
  1,391      Banco Santander Brasil SA      10,545  
  1,433      Banco Santander Chile, ADR      36,412  
  790      Bancolombia SA, ADR^      35,195  
  11,490      Bank Millennium SA*      23,080  
  8,715      Bank of Baroda      21,826  
  546,000      Bank of China, Ltd.      267,964  
  20,000      Bank of Chongqing Co., Ltd., Class H      15,986  
  49,000      Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H      34,584  
  11,030      Bank of India*      23,772  
  3,440      Bank of the Philippine Islands      7,091  
  502      Bank Pekao SA      16,908  
  165,100      Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk      27,542  
  341      Bank Zachodni WBK SA      31,475  
  11,009      Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de C.V.      69,770  
  8,434      Barclays Africa Group, Ltd.      92,725  
  26,688      BDO Unibank, Inc.      65,628  
  16,400      BIMB Holdings Berhad      17,404  
  7,896      BNK Financial Group, Inc.      75,462  
  6,971      Canara Bank, Ltd.*      35,423  
  955      Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.      60,685  
  52,173      Chang Hwa Commercial Bank      29,935  
  61,000      China Citic Bank Co., Ltd.      37,349  
  650,000      China Construction Bank      503,891  
  159,000      China Development Financial Holding Corp.      46,165  
  31,000      China Everbright Bank Co., Series H      14,496  
  34,000      China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.      102,603  
  53,000      China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.      52,885  
  159,944      Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      104,926  
  32,000      Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.      21,606  
  18,045      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad      27,679  
  12,534      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE, GDR      56,417  
  1,120      Credicorp, Ltd.      200,917  
  8,352      Dcb Bank, Ltd.      25,638  
  2,129      DGB Financial Group, Inc.      21,963  
  63,107      E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      38,770  
  9,000      EnTie Commercial Bank      3,947  
  78,458      Far Eastern International Bank      25,229  
  25,419      Federal Bank, Ltd.      44,408  
  97,399      First Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      65,170  
  2,676      Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, ADR      22,157  
  1,028      Grupo Elektra, SAB de C.V.      42,941  
  13,980      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V.      88,714  
  27,019      Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de C.V., Class O      46,113  
  5,152      Grupo Financiero Interacciones SAB de C.V.      27,111  
  2,961      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de C.V., Class B, ADR      28,544  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  39,050      Grupo Security SA    $ 13,604  
  2,580      Hana Financial Holdings Group, Inc.      102,400  
  7,684      Hong Leong Bank Berhad      28,082  
  6,680      Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad      26,142  
  100,378      Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      58,254  
  25,046      ICICI Bank, Ltd.      112,666  
  22,777      Idbi Bank, Ltd.*      18,843  
  2,401      Indian Bank      10,492  
  1,977      IndusInd Bank, Ltd.      45,264  
  582,000      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China      393,007  
  3,544      Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)      44,079  
  412      ING Bank Slaski SA*      20,278  
  2,289      Itau Corpbanca, ADR^      30,467  
  39,597      Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA, ADR      437,547  
  3,960      Itau Unibanco Holding SA      38,879  
  4,150      JB Financial Group Co., Ltd.      23,074  
  9,906      Karnataka Bank, Ltd.      24,920  
  1,585      Karur Vysya Bank, Ltd.      3,544  
  15,100      Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.      88,207  
  2,372      KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR      119,762  
  704      KB Financial Group, Inc.      35,456  
  25,000      King’s Town Bank      25,813  
  620      Komercni Banka AS      24,890  
  3,158      Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.      46,640  
  54,800      Krung Thai Bank Public Co., Ltd.      30,326  
  124,300      LH Financial Group Public Co., Ltd.      6,584  
  42,892      Malayan Banking Berhad      96,283  
  234      mBank SA*      29,177  
  64,871      Mega Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      53,968  
  10,930      Metropolitan Bank & Trust      18,965  
  3,537      Nedcor, Ltd.      56,535  
  2,817      OTP Bank Nyrt      94,303  
  19,740      Philippine National Bank      26,118  
  4,627      Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA      43,029  
  66,800      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk      91,032  
  86,000      PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk      33,317  
  54,000      PT Bank Mandiri Tbk      51,538  
  66,500      PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk      32,885  
  80,800      PT Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk*      5,925  
  138,000      PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk      157,618  
  293,200      PT Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk      57,066  
  39,700      Public Bank Berhad      188,045  
  18,519      RHB Capital Berhad(b)      21,843  
  11,873      Sberbank of Russia, ADR      123,360  
  8,240      Security Bank Corp.      35,462  
  3,341      Shinhan Finnancial Group Co., Ltd., ADR      145,301  
  7,800      Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd.      35,702  
  66,399      SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      20,302  
  53,375      South Indian Bank, Ltd.      22,884  
  13,292      Standard Bank Group, Ltd.      146,594  
  1,013      State Bank of India, GDR      42,886  
  80,074      Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.      26,949  
  89,006      Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      40,470  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  112,665      Taiwan Business Bank    $ 31,486  
  68,480      Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      36,364  
  20,600      Thanachart Capital Public Co., Ltd.      27,864  
  3,859      The Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Ltd.      5,071  
  13,200      Tisco Financial Group Public Co., Ltd.      29,530  
  304,300      TMB Bank Public Co., Ltd.      20,618  
  28,257      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS      78,628  
  4,117      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS      15,344  
  19,903      Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C      42,144  
  36,629      Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS      14,785  
  17,464      Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O., Class D      32,115  
  4,181      UCO Bank*      2,154  
  10,503      Union Bank of India*      23,922  
  27,560      Union Bank of Taiwan      8,409  
  15,477      VTB Bank OJSC, GDR      32,571  
  5,313      Woori Bank      85,803  
  11,245      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS*      14,350  
  3,122      Yes Bank, Ltd.      70,634  
     

 

 

 
        7,539,121  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (1.5%):

  
  70,617      Ambev SA, ADR      387,687  
  2,470      Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS      15,335  
  7,426      Arca Continental SAB de C.V.      55,873  
  8,100      Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad      28,332  
  29,333      China Resources Enterprises, Ltd.      74,019  
  482      Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de C.V., ADR      40,811  
  2,108      Coca-Cola Icecek AS      24,194  
  1,728      Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA, ADR      45,343  
  763      Distell Group, Ltd.      7,997  
  1,016      Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, ADR      25,806  
  706      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V., ADR      69,427  
  7,400      Guinness Anchor Berhad      31,911  
  13,000      Hey Song Corp.      14,344  
  3      Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.      4,490  
  106      Muhak Co., Ltd.      2,201  
  21,020      Organizacion Cultiba SAB de C.V.*      19,125  
  2,000      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H      8,851  
  1,491      United Breweries, Ltd.      18,065  
  925      United Spirits, Ltd.*      34,312  
  1,100      Vina Concha y Toro SA, ADR^      34,100  
     

 

 

 
        942,223  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.3%):

  
  6,375      Biocon, Ltd.*      32,676  
  37      Cell Biotech Co., Ltd.      1,257  
  660      Celltrion, Inc.*      66,394  
  519      Green Cross Holdings Corp.      14,428  
  130      Medy-Tox, Inc.      63,643  
     

 

 

 
        178,398  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.2%):

  
  31,000      China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd.      23,831  
  714      IS Dongseo Co., Ltd.      27,464  
  1,328      Kajaria Ceramics, Ltd.*      13,656  
  55      KCC Corp.      20,970  
    
    
    
    
     
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Building Products, continued

  
  241      LG Hausys, Ltd.    $ 23,066  
  20,964      Sintex Industries, Ltd.      7,796  
  30,444      Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.*      14,710  
  9,000      Xxentria Technology Materials Co., Ltd.*      20,934  
     

 

 

 
        152,427  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.2%):

  
  9,897      BM&F Bovespa SA      58,594  
  18,116      Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA      31,827  
  15,800      Bursa Malaysia Berhad      39,129  
  79,000      Capital Securities Corp.      25,951  
  38,000      China Bills Finance Corp.      18,789  
  94,000      China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H      35,047  
  18,000      China Everbright, Ltd.      39,206  
  6,000      Citic Securities Co., Ltd.      12,406  
  9,732      Coronation Fund Managers, Ltd.      48,532  
  137      Credit Analysis & Research, Ltd.      3,396  
  264      Crisil, Ltd.      7,939  
  4,413      Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.      42,632  
  1,533      Daishin Securities Co., Ltd.      20,706  
  10,902      Edelweiss Financial Services, Ltd.      32,387  
  16,800      Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.      27,158  
  2,603      Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.*      8,534  
  4,000      Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class H(a)      7,686  
  4,088      IIFL Holdings, Ltd.      38,427  
  7,272      Investec, Ltd.      53,694  
  37,459      Jih Sun Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      8,498  
  2,838      JSE, Ltd.      26,611  
  877      Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.      53,612  
  5,845      Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund      44,047  
  38,295      MasterLink Securities Corp.      10,426  
  6,404      Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.      28,329  
  2,377      NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.      30,860  
  500      Noah Holdings Limited, ADR*^      14,325  
  42,800      OSK Holdings Berhad      16,228  
  11,682      Peregrine Holdings, Ltd.      25,820  
  5,156      President Securities Corp.      2,433  
  852      Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.      30,762  
  22      Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd.      1,057  
  22,580      Waterland Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      7,055  
  47,965      Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      21,134  
  1,321      Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd.*      4,735  
     

 

 

 
        877,972  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.8%):

  
  1,032      Aarti Industries Ltd.*      14,630  
  2,422      AECI, Ltd.      19,699  
  230      Akzo Nobel India, Ltd.      6,514  
  22,113      Alpek SAB de C.V.      26,517  
  4,280      Asian Paints, Ltd.      73,087  
  641      Atul, Ltd.      23,957  
  2,500      Barito Pacific Tbk PT*      551  
  2,536      Berger Paints India, Ltd.      9,655  
  2,276      Castrol (India), Ltd.      14,244  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  50,000      China BlueChemical, Ltd., Class H    $ 11,851  
  64,000      China Man-Made Fiber Corp.*      17,214  
  53,000      China Petrochemical Development Corp.*      20,306  
  3,000      China Steel Chemical Corp.      11,490  
  28,340      China Synthetic Rubber Corp.      30,193  
  1,811      Coromandel International, Ltd.      11,780  
  138,600      D&L Industries, Inc.*      33,035  
  2,370      Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd.      29,939  
  52,000      Dongyue Group, Ltd.*      25,044  
  23,760      Eternal Materials Co., Ltd.      26,664  
  24,000      Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp.      14,431  
  543      Finolex Industries, Ltd.      5,068  
  23,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.      72,225  
  15,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.      45,723  
  8,100      Formosan Rubber Group, Inc.      4,027  
  27,000      Fufeng Group, Ltd.      14,518  
  22,000      Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp.      15,307  
  1,098      Grupa Azoty SA, ADR      18,766  
  697      Gujarat Fluorochemicals, Ltd.*      7,957  
  1,843      H.S. Industries Co., Ltd.      15,316  
  140      Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd.      8,682  
  1,957      Hanwha Chemical Corp.      51,668  
  191      Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.      4,470  
  486      Hyosung Corp.      71,166  
  23,600      Indorama Ventures Public Co., Ltd.      26,421  
  1,072      Kansai Nerolac Paints, Ltd.      7,308  
  478      Kolon Industries, Inc.      28,792  
  74      Korea Petrochemical Industry Co., Ltd.      16,367  
  179      Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.      11,502  
  11,000      LCY Chemical Corp.      15,121  
  457      LG Chem, Ltd.      116,262  
  185      Lotte Chemical Corp.      55,690  
  23,536      Mexichem SAB de C.V.      63,048  
  30,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.      74,338  
  343      OCI Co., Ltd.      26,897  
  200      OCI Materials Co., Ltd.      34,619  
  2,670      Omnia Holdings, Ltd.      26,767  
  9,000      Oriental Union Chemical Corp.      7,192  
  18,756      Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS      32,307  
  37,900      Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad      62,725  
  1,007      PI Industries, Ltd.      13,032  
  2,178      Pidilite Industries, Ltd.      27,161  
  18,400      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.      37,109  
  614      Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.      21,138  
  11,600      Scientex Berhad      23,794  
  24,000      Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.      7,260  
  82,000      Sinofert Holdings, Ltd.*      10,400  
  418      Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., ADR^      22,367  
  20,964      Sintex Plastics Technology, Ltd.*(b)(c)      27,717  
  78      SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.      5,019  
  846      Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR      27,935  
  1,185      Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.      22,687  
  268      Soulbrain Co., Ltd.      17,408  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  1,005      Supreme Industries, Ltd.    $ 19,059  
  1,000      Swancor Holdings Co., Ltd.      2,190  
  18,165      Synthos SA      23,769  
  22      Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd.      20,698  
  14,000      Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.      18,593  
  29,000      Taiwan Styrene Monomer      20,459  
  22,000      TSRC Corp.      25,320  
  45,000      UPC Technology Corp.      20,051  
  7,103      UPL, Ltd.      92,568  
  33,000      USI Corp.      16,819  
     

 

 

 
        1,883,603  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):

  
  63      3M India, Ltd.*      12,875  
  32,000      China Everbright International, Ltd.      39,923  
  5,000      Cleanaway Co., Ltd.      29,821  
  155      S1 Corp.      13,148  
  9,000      Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd.      27,135  
  8,000      Taiwan-Sogo ShinKong Security Corp.      10,418  
  1,980      Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA      8,877  
     

 

 

 
        142,197  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.3%):

  
  16,000      Accton Technology Corp.      40,713  
  1,000      Advanced Ceramic X Corp.      12,185  
  17,000      BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.      33,711  
  69,600      China Fiber Optic Network System Group,
Ltd.*(b)(c)
     2,340  
  42,000      D-Link Corp.      16,436  
  13,000      Sercomm Corp.      33,770  
  1,467      Sterlite Technologies, Ltd.      3,322  
  7,354      Wistron NeWeb Corp.      21,926  
  2,000      Zinwell Corp.      2,049  
     

 

 

 
        166,452  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (1.5%):

  
  971      Ashoka Buildcon, Ltd.      2,771  
  24,450      Aveng, Ltd.*      10,940  
  28,000      BES Engineering Corp.      5,911  
  515      Budimex SA      33,064  
  39,000      China Communications Construction Co., Ltd.      50,276  
  21,000      China Machinery Engineering Corp.      14,824  
  16,500      China Railway Contstruction Corp., Ltd.      21,525  
  15,000      China Railway Group, Ltd.      11,820  
  15,600      China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings, Ltd.      6,534  
  22,000      China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.      37,659  
  16,000      CTCI Corp.      27,251  
  363      Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.      28,244  
  78,200      Ekovest Berhad      21,885  
  37,002      Empresas ICA SAB de C.V.*      3,140  
  30,400      Gamuda Berhad      38,974  
  1,205      GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*      32,160  
  320      Hyandai Development Co.      13,147  
  1,142      Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      45,974  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Construction & Engineering, continued

  
  51,500      IJM Corporation Berhad    $ 41,562  
  28,675      Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina SAB de C.V.*      48,987  
  3,941      IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ltd.      12,742  
  4,020      Larsen & Tourbo, Ltd., Class S, GDR      104,957  
  2,000      Metallurgical Corporation of China, Ltd., Series H*      677  
  20,858      Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd.      20,865  
  5,084      NCC, Ltd.      6,861  
  120,300      PT Adhi Karya Persero Tbk      19,382  
  117,918      PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk      27,868  
  211,300      PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk      10,271  
  4,248      Sadbhav Engineering, Ltd.      20,559  
  15,960      Seohee Construction Co., Ltd.      16,837  
  25,000      Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd.      22,532  
  2,990      Sunway Construction Group Berhad      1,411  
  1,031      Taeyoung Engineering & Construction*      7,887  
  24,900      Unique Engineering & Construction Public Co., Ltd.      13,483  
  4,000      United Integrated Services Co., Ltd.*      9,234  
  3,558      Voltas, Ltd.      25,107  
  27,762      WCT Holdings Berhad*      13,331  
  2,230      Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon, Ltd.      23,909  
     

 

 

 
        854,561  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (1.2%):

  
  669      ACC, Ltd.      16,222  
  3,011      Akcansa Cimento AS      10,000  
  11,945      Ambuja Cements, Ltd.      45,497  
  5,000      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd.      17,389  
  35,000      Asia Cement Corp.      30,036  
  37,000      BBMG Corp.      18,679  
  1,772      Birla Corp., Ltd*      23,730  
  21,000      Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad      19,667  
  6,902      Cemex Latam Holdings SA*      26,535  
  14,291      Cemex SAB de C.V., ADR*      134,621  
  70,000      China National Buildings Material Co., Ltd.      41,624  
  63,000      China National Materials Co., Ltd., Class H      21,067  
  50,000      China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.      24,851  
  2,324      Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AS      9,998  
  568      Dalmia Bharat, Ltd.*      21,729  
  4,269      Eugene Corp.      22,467  
  63,000      Goldsun Building Materials Co., Ltd.      18,873  
  30      Hanil Cement Co., Ltd.      3,014  
  27,300      Holcim Philippines, Inc.      7,145  
  22      Hyundai Cement Co.*      348  
  13,528      India Cements, Ltd.      41,413  
  9,900      Lafarge Malaysia Berhad      12,837  
  73,801      PPC, Ltd.*      29,888  
  20,300      PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk      28,076  
  63,300      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk      47,451  
  34      Shree Cement, Ltd.      8,923  
  19      Siam City Cement Public Co., Ltd.      182  
  36,000      Taiwan Cement Corp.      41,668  
  78,000      TCC International Holdings, Ltd.      35,173  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Construction Materials, continued

  
  1,782      The Ramco Cements, Ltd.*    $ 19,169  
  4,300      The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.      63,814  
  7,780      Tongyang, Inc.      15,464  
  142,600      TPI Polene PCL      9,577  
  345      Ultra Tech Cement, Ltd.      21,120  
  11,110      Universal Cement Corp.      9,169  
     

 

 

 
        897,416  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.3%):

  
  720      Bajaj Finance, Ltd.*      15,286  
  165      Bharat Financial Inclusion, Ltd.*      1,843  
  1,439      Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Co., Ltd.      25,005  
  13,000      Gentera SAB de C.V.      19,515  
  666      Kruk SA      55,420  
  5,400      Krungthai Card Public Co., Ltd.      19,086  
  3,968      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services      21,164  
  9,321      Manappuram Finance, Ltd.      14,092  
  653      Muthoot Finance, Ltd.      4,599  
  209      Samsung Card Co., Ltd.      7,127  
  680      Shriram City Union Finance, Ltd.      25,067  
  1,293      Shriram Transport Finance      19,984  
  188      Sundaram Finance, Ltd.      4,678  
  5,000      Taiwan Acceptance Corp.      17,840  
     

 

 

 
        250,706  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.2%):

  
  7,000      Cheng Loong Corp.      3,293  
  37,000      Greatview Aspetic Packaging Co., Ltd.      23,145  
  5,100      Klabin SA      25,005  
  5,146      Mpact, Ltd.      11,058  
  22,427      Nampak, Ltd.*      32,673  
  15,000      Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd.      29,939  
     

 

 

 
        125,113  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.2%):

  
  8,529      Imperial Holdings, Ltd.      105,020  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%):

  
  7,283      Advtech, Ltd.      9,947  
  6,218      Estacio Participacoes SA      27,427  
  18,000      Fu Shou Yuan International Group, Ltd.      10,860  
  14,587      Kroton Educacional SA      65,353  
  297      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*      20,936  
  200      TAL Education Group, ADR      24,463  
  597      Tarena International, Inc., ADR      10,692  
     

 

 

 
        169,678  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (1.0%):

  
  1,970      Ayala Corp.      33,213  
  533      Bajaj Holdings And Investment, Ltd.      17,403  
  18,680      Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.      52,092  
  30,000      Far East Horizon, Ltd.      26,169  
  60,039      FirstRand, Ltd.      216,708  
  47,000      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      74,941  
  945      GT Capital Holdings, Inc.      22,687  
  7,641      IFCI, Ltd.*      2,867  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

 
  17,967      L&t Finance Holdings, Ltd.    $ 40,089  
  348      Meritz Financial Group, Inc.      4,335  
  232,500      Metro Pacific Investments Corp.      29,454  
  422      NICE Holdings Co., Ltd.      6,460  
  1,950      Nice Information Service Co., Ltd.      13,826  
  17,218      Power Finance Corp., Ltd.      32,644  
  2,235      PSG Group, Ltd.      41,058  
  3,693      Reliance Capital, Ltd.      36,746  
  13,298      Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd.      35,377  
  2,402      SREI Infrastucture Finance, Ltd.      4,298  
     

 

 

 
        690,367  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.8%):

  
  63,000      Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.*      22,637  
  33,142      Axtel SAB de C.V.*      6,849  
  5,126      Bharti Infratel, Ltd.      29,656  
  34,000      China Communications Services Corp., Ltd.      19,598  
  637      China Telecom Corp., Ltd., ADR      30,532  
  18,000      China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H      8,554  
  4,785      China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd., ADR*      71,584  
  80,000      China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.*      119,338  
  4,007      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR      141,126  
  70,754      Jasmine International PCL      16,980  
  4,168      LG Uplus Corp.      56,956  
  3,992      Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc      6,986  
  11,536      Netia SA      12,859  
  1,985      O2 Czech Republic AS      23,569  
  27,003      Orange Polska SA*      37,393  
  6,376      PT Telekomunik Indonesia Persero Tbk, ADR      214,679  
  78,300      PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk      39,933  
  2,225      Rostelecom, ADR      16,165  
  5,200      Samart Telcoms Public Co., Ltd.      1,961  
  939      Tata Communications, Ltd.      10,509  
  4,040      Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR^      54,500  
  21,900      Telekom Malaysia Berhad      33,983  
  27,916      Telesites SAB*      20,522  
  14,405      Telkom SA SOC, Ltd.      67,870  
  166,924      True Corp. Public Co., Ltd.*      30,455  
     

 

 

 
        1,095,194  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.9%):

  
  2,000      Alupar Investimento SA      10,796  
  3,266      Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA, ADR      16,134  
  3,489      Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA, ADR*      13,084  
  1,597      CESC, Ltd.      21,473  
  1,023      CEZ      17,848  
  14,978      Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, ADR      35,947  
  4,205      Companhia Paranaense de Energia, ADR      30,865  
  1,769      CPFL Energia SA, ADR      28,216  
  17,871      E.CL SA      32,610  
  10,066      EDP — Energias do Brasil SA      42,910  
  9,559      Enea SA*      34,505  
  4,132      Energa SA      11,672  
  15,097      Enersis Chile SA, ADR      83,034  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electric Utilities, continued

  
  10,156      Enersis SA, ADR    $ 95,770  
  4,700      Equatorial Energia SA      77,191  
  20,840      First Philippine Holdings Corp.      28,922  
  8,067      Interconexion Electrica SA ESP      35,361  
  5,734      Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR      103,040  
  2,200      Light SA*      14,911  
  3,800      Manila Electric Co.      19,665  
  14,679      PGE SA      47,938  
  16,884      Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.      54,977  
  3,165      Reliance Infrastructure, Ltd.      24,372  
  24,460      Tata Power Co., Ltd.      30,466  
  39,533      Tauron Polska Energia SA*      38,179  
  39,000      Tenega Nasional Berhad      128,546  
  2,361      Torrent Power, Ltd.      6,477  
  7,240      Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA      48,590  
     

 

 

 
        1,133,499  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.6%):

  
  14,000      AcBel Polytech, Inc.      10,887  
  947      Amara Raja Batteries, Ltd.*      12,280  
  10,265      Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.      21,447  
  4,000      Bizlink Holdings, Inc.*      28,284  
  10,196      Crompton Greaves, Ltd.*      12,911  
  1,407      Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.      25,769  
  1,360      Finolex Cables, Ltd.      9,619  
  26,000      Harbin Electric Co., Ltd.      13,125  
  2,971      Havells India, Ltd.      21,171  
  15      Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., Ltd.*      4,085  
  6,000      Jiangnan Group, Ltd.*      523  
  451      LG Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.      22,010  
  412      LS Corp.      26,258  
  1,000      Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp.      1,357  
  88,553      Suzlon Energy, Ltd.*      25,626  
  34,000      Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.      32,544  
  2,000      Voltronic Power Technology Corp.      32,948  
  90,000      Walsin Lihwa Corp.      39,657  
  7,500      Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd.      36,807  
     

 

 

 
        377,308  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (4.9%):

 
  9,000      AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.      112,080  
  23,085      AU Optronics Corp., ADR^      105,268  
  127,800      Cal-comp Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., Class F      11,286  
  3,000      Career Technology(MFG.) Co., Ltd.      2,057  
  4,000      Chaun-Choung Technology Corp.      16,969  
  13,000      Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      17,818  
  13,000      Chin-Poon Industrial Co., Ltd.      26,504  
  40,000      Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      32,424  
  24,800      Coretronic Corp.      33,925  
  296      Daeduck Electronics Co., Ltd.      2,862  
  1,670      Daeduck Gds Co., Ltd.      27,520  
  10,712      Datatec, Ltd.      49,387  
  10,600      Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd.      27,109  
  13,682      Delta Electronics, Inc.      74,885  
 

 

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  28,000      Digital China Holdings, Ltd.*    $ 21,555  
  11,000      Elite Material Co., Ltd.      53,362  
  13,909      Flexium Interconnect, Inc.      52,124  
  2,000      Flytech Technology Co., Ltd.      6,524  
  119,000      HannStar Display Corp.*      35,728  
  14,031      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., GDR      108,740  
  178,800      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      683,605  
  55,750      Inari Amertron Berhad      27,417  
  107,000      Innolux Corp.      55,952  
  2,118      INTOPS Co., Ltd.      22,094  
  32,000      JU Teng International Holdings, Ltd.      13,120  
  9,500      KCE Electronics Public Co., Ltd.      30,351  
  18,000      Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.      71,723  
  25,000      Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.      30,175  
  1,000      Largan Precision Co., Ltd.      158,959  
  16,250      LG Display Co., Ltd., ADR      261,137  
  413      LG Innotek Co., Ltd.      59,575  
  2,000      Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.      12,433  
  11,000      Min Aik Technology Co., Ltd.      12,099  
  39,000      PAX Global Technology, Ltd.      25,028  
  1,000      Posiflex Technology, Inc.*      5,431  
  4,974      Redington India, Ltd.      10,065  
  36,200      Samart Corporation Public Co., Ltd.      15,447  
  927      Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Series L      82,663  
  460      Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.      68,786  
  520      SFA Engineering Corp.      20,388  
  9,000      Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.      30,629  
  10,299      Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd.      24,267  
  14,000      Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.      125,433  
  23,100      Synnex Technology International Corp.      25,886  
  13,000      Taiwan PCB Techvest Co., Ltd.      13,380  
  15,000      Taiwan Union Technology Corp.      27,517  
  2,000      Test Research, Inc.      2,483  
  4,000      Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd.      16,562  
  100,000      Tongda Group Holdings, Ltd.      29,855  
  12,000      TPK Holding Co., Ltd.*      36,569  
  13,000      Tripod Technology Corp.      41,500  
  42,000      Truly International Holdings, Ltd., Series L      14,525  
  4,000      TXC Corp.      5,915  
  35,000      Unimicron Technology Corp.      20,306  
  69,600      V.S. Industry Berhad      33,623  
  11,000      Wah Lee Industrial Corp.      18,340  
  2,000      Waison Group Holdings, Ltd.      921  
  1,338      Wisol Co., Ltd.      18,330  
  27,000      WPG Holdings, Ltd.      36,044  
  21,945      WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd.      32,543  
  15,208      Yageo Corp.      53,004  
  9,000      Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Ltd.      21,364  
     

 

 

 
        3,113,571  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

  
  91,600      Bumi Armada Berhad      16,228  
  28,000      China Oilfield Services, Ltd.      22,452  
    
    
    
    
     
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  160,000      Sapurakencana Petroleum Berhad    $ 59,288  
  33,200      UMW Oil & Gas Corp. Berhad*      3,405  
  6,400      Yinson Holdings BHD      5,471  
     

 

 

 
        106,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.9%):

  
  4,656      Bid Corp., Ltd.      106,689  
  2,846      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS      52,744  
  91      CJ Freshway Corp.      3,306  
  11,195      Clicks Group, Ltd.      119,997  
  2,733      Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, ADR*      53,430  
  157,900      Cosco Capital, Inc.      24,732  
  30,500      CP ALL Public Co., Ltd.      56,377  
  183      E-Mart Co., Ltd.      37,515  
  2,923      Eurocash SA      24,478  
  12,811      Grupo Comercial Chedraui SAB de C.V.      26,263  
  245      GS Retail Co., Ltd.      11,048  
  1,487      Hyundai Greenfood Co., Ltd.      23,015  
  25,927      La comer,SAB de C.V.*      23,418  
  5,868      Massmart Holdings, Ltd.      47,391  
  2,386      Migros Ticaret AS*      18,693  
  9,708      Organizacion Soriana SAB de C.V.*      22,630  
  13,353      Pickn Pay Stores, Ltd.      60,282  
  8,000      President Chain Store Corp.      71,717  
  16,000      Puregold Price Club, Inc.      14,130  
  2,563      Raia Drogasil SA      54,552  
  11,326      Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.      172,758  
  39,000      Sun Art Retail Group, Ltd.      31,072  
  16,000      Taiwan Tea Corp.      8,655  
  6,066      The Spar Group, Ltd.      71,544  
  62,376      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V.      144,647  
  1,349      X5 Retail Group NV, GDR*      46,776  
     

 

 

 
        1,327,859  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (3.3%):

  
  2,860      Astral Foods, Ltd.      32,397  
  13,707      AVI, Ltd.      99,646  
  11,208      Balrampur Chini Mills, Ltd.      26,211  
  266      Binggrae Co., Ltd.      15,855  
  5,333      BRF SA, ADR      62,876  
  518      Britannia Industries, Ltd.      29,604  
  190,000      C.P. Pokphand Co., Ltd.      14,604  
  10,000      Charoen Pokphand Enterprise      24,530  
  48,200      Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd.      35,204  
  55,000      China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.      22,846  
  16,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.      31,383  
  2,557      China Ocean Resources Co., Ltd.*(b)(c)      2,235  
  61,000      China Yurun Food Group, Ltd.*      8,051  
  198      CJ CheilJedang Corp.      62,553  
  13,949      Clover Industries, Ltd.      17,659  
  603      Daesang Corp.      13,943  
  38      Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd.      10,730  
  3,401      Easy Bio, Inc.      20,037  
 

 

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Food Products, continued

  
  53,000      Felda Global Ventures Holdings    $ 21,156  
  65      Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ltd.      5,389  
  26,000      Great Wall Enterprise Co., Ltd.      27,615  
  6,338      Gruma, SAB de C.V., Class B      82,701  
  17,799      Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Series A      44,865  
  12,529      Grupo Herdez SAB de C.V.      26,707  
  1,920      Grupo Nutresa SA      16,655  
  3,000      Health And Happiness H&H International Holdings, Ltd.*      7,595  
  6,838      Industrias Bachoco, SAB de C.V.      32,645  
  40,200      IOI Corp. Berhad      41,730  
  12,000      JBS SA      23,875  
  2,092      Kernel Holding SA      36,616  
  2,569      KRBL, Ltd.*      15,081  
  4,800      Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad      27,853  
  19,188      Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.      17,791  
  43      Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.      7,433  
  8      Lotte Food Co., Ltd.      4,447  
  1,800      M Dias Branco SA      26,927  
  19,100      Marfrig Global Foods SA*      38,981  
  3,000      Namchow Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.      6,357  
  240      Nestle India, Ltd.      25,009  
  50      NongShim Co., Ltd.      14,758  
  1,981      Oceana Group, Ltd.      13,779  
  53      Orion Corp.(b)(c)      36,974  
  3,462      Pioneer Foods, Ltd.      35,906  
  6,500      PPB Group Berhad      26,021  
  24,688      PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk      27,209  
  96,300      PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk      22,957  
  2,000      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk      1,319  
  147,200      PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk      94,841  
  163,300      PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk      16,568  
  212,100      PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk      21,771  
  600      PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana TbK      76  
  33,700      PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk*      4,218  
  1,800      Qinqin Foodstuffs Group*      542  
  21,400      QL Resources Berhad      24,668  
  118      Samyang Holdings Corp.      12,640  
  3,900      Sao Martinho SA      20,216  
  48,000      Shenguan Holdings Group, Ltd.      3,044  
  7,326      Standard Foods Corp.      19,690  
  10,893      Tata Global Beverages, Ltd.      25,407  
  48,000      Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd.      29,832  
  18,300      Thai Vegetable Oil Public Co., Ltd.      16,306  
  3,028      Tiger Brands, Ltd.      85,271  
  34,000      Tingyi (Caymen Is) Holding Corp.      40,331  
  1,918      Tongaat Hulett, Ltd.      17,106  
  5,919      Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS      37,320  
  28,000      Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd.      22,680  
  67,600      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.      135,596  
  12,130      Universal Robina Corp.      39,182  
  51,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.      34,428  
     

 

 

 
        1,948,448  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Gas Utilities (0.6%):

  
  24,000      China Gas Holdings, Ltd.    $ 48,453  
  36,000      China Oil & Gas Group, Ltd.      2,445  
  20,000      China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.      68,433  
  410      Cia de Gas de Sao Paulo      5,695  
  10,000      ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.      60,483  
  1,849      GAIL India, Ltd., GDR      61,049  
  1,851      Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.      5,064  
  7,465      Infraestructura Energetica Nova, SAB de C.V.      39,793  
  501      Korea Gas Corp.*      23,306  
  10,000      Petronas Gas Berhad      43,264  
  130,200      PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk      21,992  
  20,000      Towngas China Co., Ltd.      13,067  
     

 

 

 
        393,044  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.4%):

  
  44      Dio Corp.*      1,270  
  3,000      Ginko International Co., Ltd.      22,925  
  29,000      Hartalega Holdings Berhad      49,887  
  185      Huons Co., Ltd.      6,300  
  580      Inbody Co., Ltd.      13,834  
  22,300      Kossan Rubber Industries Berhad      33,122  
  26,000      Lifetech Scientific Corp.*      6,169  
  348      Osstem Implant Co., Ltd.*      15,941  
  12,000      Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H      9,424  
  1,000      St.Shine Optical Co., Ltd.      20,916  
  21,600      Top Glove Corp. Berhad      28,951  
  357      Vieworks Co., Ltd.      17,946  
     

 

 

 
        226,685  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.7%):

  
  1,802      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.*      35,521  
  39,600      Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co., Ltd., Class F      22,395  
  5,800      Bumrungrad Hospital Public Co., Ltd.      29,295  
  93,300      Chularat Hospital Public Co., Ltd.      6,701  
  18,400      IHH Healthcare Berhad      24,676  
  22,200      KPJ Healthcare Berhad      21,838  
  36,395      Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte, Ltd.      71,384  
  39,623      Netcare, Ltd.      78,015  
  6,700      OdontoPrev SA      23,545  
  5,066      Qualicorp SA      44,125  
  6,700      Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.      19,954  
  13,600      Sinopharm Group Co., Series H      61,662  
     

 

 

 
        439,111  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.0%):

  
  22,435      Alsea SAB de C.V.      85,061  
  34,444      Berjaya Sports Toto Berhard      20,313  
  33,400      Central Plaza Hotel Public Co., Ltd.      37,383  
  72,000      China Travel International Investment Hong Kong, Ltd.      20,777  
  2,525      City Lodge Hotels, Ltd.      27,072  
  4,276      Cox & Kings, Ltd.      18,331  
  3,400      Cvc Brasil Operadora E Agenc      33,094  
  3,511      Famous Brands, Ltd.      33,882  
 

 

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  38,300      Genting Berhard    $ 84,065  
  30,700      Genting Malaysia Berhad      39,393  
  3,300      Gourmet Master Co., Ltd.      35,649  
  694      Grand Korea Leisure Co., Ltd.      13,582  
  179      Hana Tour Service, Inc.      14,317  
  9,410      Jollibee Foods Corp.      38,116  
  1,170      Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd.      17,134  
  884      Kangwon Land, Inc.      26,939  
  31,800      Magnum Berhad      12,827  
  28,900      MINI International Public Co., Ltd.      34,253  
  8,900      MK Restaurants Group Public Co., Ltd.      16,382  
  301      Modetour Network, Inc.      8,340  
  14,674      Net Holding AS*      12,184  
  353      Paradise Co., Ltd.      4,430  
  275,000      Rexlot Holdings, Ltd.*      3,453  
  7,724      Sun International, Ltd.      32,613  
  15,271      Tsogo Sun Holdings, Ltd.      26,194  
  2,000      Wowprime Corp.      12,133  
     

 

 

 
        707,917  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (1.4%):

  
  34,000      Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.      21,299  
  384      Amica Wronki SA      18,832  
  11,000      Amtran Technology Co., Ltd.      7,578  
  6,055      Arcelik AS      44,851  
  5,000      Basso Industry Corp.      14,011  
  1,335      Construtora Tenda SA*      5,892  
  589      Coway Co., Ltd.      53,553  
  10,196      Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Ltd.*      35,667  
  12,000      Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes      40,105  
  12,000      Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA*      14,238  
  544      Fabryki Mebli “Forte” SA      12,093  
  1,335      Gafisa SA*      4,373  
  29,000      Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.      75,446  
  121      Hanssem Co., Ltd.      19,451  
  49      Hyundai Livart Furniture Co., Ltd.      1,020  
  27,000      Kinpo Electronics, Inc.      10,033  
  1,526      LG Electronics, Inc.      106,992  
  8,200      MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA      33,322  
  3,000      Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.      33,351  
  44,771      Skyworth Digital Holdings, Ltd.      27,822  
  31,722      Steinhoff International Holdings NV      162,665  
  55,000      Tatung Co., Ltd.*      23,786  
  363      Whirlpool of India, Ltd.*      6,391  
  3,000      Zeng Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.      14,302  
     

 

 

 
        787,073  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.4%):

  
  9,507      Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.      158,746  
  41,435      Kimberl- Clark de Mexico SAB de C.V.      87,706  
  14,900      PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk      54,531  
     

 

 

 
        300,983  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.9%):

 
  40,100      Aboitiz Power Corp.    $ 30,925  
  10,952      Adani Power, Ltd.*      5,044  
  25,005      AES Gener SA      8,820  
  7,121      AES Tiete Energia SA      29,388  
  46,000      Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd., Series H      13,554  
  37,000      China Longyuan Power Group Corp.      26,919  
  59,000      China Power International Develpoment, Ltd.      20,937  
  14,000      China Resources Power Holdings Co.      27,474  
  118,755      Colbun SA      25,431  
  34,000      Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.      10,845  
  3,700      Electricity Generating Public Co., Ltd.      23,316  
  1,528      Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, ADR      34,594  
  446,900      Energy Development Corp.      53,600  
  2,800      Engie Brasil Energia SA      28,953  
  68,600      First Gen Corp.      25,701  
  14,300      Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.      33,154  
  38,000      Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp., Class H      10,482  
  20,000      Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd.*      8,941  
  708      Huaneng Power International, Inc., ADR      19,675  
  132,000      Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd.      40,759  
  10,150      JSW Energy, Ltd.      10,039  
  208,800      Lopez Holdings Corp.      29,748  
  25,620      NHPC, Ltd.      12,431  
  11,558      NTPC, Ltd.      28,401  
  9,799      PTC India, Ltd.      14,611  
  11,263      Reliance Power, Ltd.*      7,396  
  6,000      Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.      4,636  
     

 

 

 
        585,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.9%):

  
  20,580      Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.      31,008  
  906      Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd.      26,068  
  114,747      Alfa SAB de C.V., Class A      162,830  
  119,100      Alliance Global Group, Inc.      33,763  
  6,000      Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.      28,935  
  10,650      Berli Jucker Public Co., Ltd.      14,967  
  10,712      Bidvest Group, Ltd.      129,126  
  33,516      Boustead Holdings Berhad      20,545  
  46,000      Citic, Ltd.      69,184  
  239      CJ Corp.      39,594  
  167,000      DMCI Holdings, Inc.      46,670  
  234      Doosan Corp.      24,299  
  4,967      Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS      7,586  
  31,620      Far Eastern New Century Corp.      25,674  
  15,000      Fosun International, Ltd.      23,441  
  10,759      Grupo Carso SAB de C.V.      45,464  
  21,847      GRUPO KUO SAB de C.V., Series B*      47,797  
  699      Hanwha Corp.      28,965  
  15,100      Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad      32,500  
  47,440      JG Summit Holdings, Inc.*      76,123  
  72,431      KAP Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      45,043  
  290      Kolon Corp.      20,789  
  770      LG Corp.      51,916  
 

 

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  7,416      Reunert, Ltd.    $ 41,609  
  221      Samsung C&T Corp.      28,595  
  21,330      San Miguel Corp.      44,023  
  13,000      Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      38,556  
  21,995      Sime Darby Berhad      48,707  
  408      SK C&C Co., Ltd.      99,006  
  1,290      SM Investments Corp.      20,626  
  25,919      Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS      33,915  
     

 

 

 
        1,387,324  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (2.9%):

  
  595      Bajaj Finserv, Ltd.*      37,895  
  7,200      Bangkok Life Assurance Public Co., Ltd.      9,431  
  6,175      BB Seguridade Participacoes SA      53,355  
  55,000      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      90,643  
  59,488      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      59,268  
  11,000      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      33,649  
  1,973      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., ADR^      30,266  
  7,200      China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H      29,421  
  13,600      China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.      34,472  
  10,800      Dhipaya Insurance Public Co., Ltd.      13,913  
  6,419      Discovery, Ltd.      62,809  
  1,507      Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.      89,618  
  2,194      Hanwha General Insurance Co., Ltd.      16,263  
  3,119      Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      18,993  
  2,150      Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.      74,014  
  2,724      Korean Reinsurance Co.      28,810  
  5,916      Liberty Holding, Ltd.      50,938  
  10,400      LPI Capital Berhad      45,769  
  27,465      Mercuries Life Insurance Co., Ltd.*      14,269  
  1,882      Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.      32,976  
  28,993      MMI Holdings, Ltd.      44,937  
  68,000      People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd.      28,570  
  48,000      Picc Property & Casuality Co., Ltd., Class H      80,176  
  47,500      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.      313,183  
  2,500      Porto Seguro SA      23,111  
  7,140      Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA      85,854  
  518,000      PT Panin Financial Tbk*      9,130  
  250      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.      61,495  
  520      Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      53,123  
  31,280      Sanlam, Ltd.      155,071  
  2,021      Santam, Ltd.      37,000  
  232,105      Shin Kong Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.*      61,792  
  6,763      Sul America SA      36,242  
  675      Tongyang Life Insurance      5,895  
     

 

 

 
        1,822,351  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.3%):

  
  11,230      B2w Cia Digital*      39,464  
  108      CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd.      18,063  
  239      Ctrip.com International, ADR*^      12,873  
  91      GS Home Shopping, Inc.      18,408  
  959      JD.com, Inc., ADR*      37,612  
  4,208      Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., ADR*      44,394  
     

 

 

 
        170,814  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Internet Software & Services (3.3%):

  
  3,922      21vianet Group, Inc., ADR*^    $ 19,688  
  725      58.com, Inc., ADR*^      31,980  
  1,817      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*^      256,015  
  436      Baidu, Inc., ADR*      77,983  
  1,080      Bitauto Holdings, Ltd., ADR*      31,050  
  1,139      Daou Technology, Inc.      21,857  
  194      Daum Kakao Corp.      17,208  
  2,344      Just Dial, Ltd.*      13,468  
  308      NetEase, Inc., ADR      92,594  
  234      NHN Corp.      170,932  
  2,505      Pchome Online, Inc.      19,359  
  37,400      Tencent Holdings, Ltd.      1,334,668  
  399      YY, Inc., ADR*      23,154  
     

 

 

 
        2,109,956  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (2.4%):

  
  10,000      Chinasoft International, Ltd.      5,303  
  7,536      Cielo SA      56,196  
  639      eClerx Services, Ltd.      13,053  
  3,739      EOH Holdings, Ltd.      35,998  
  10,448      HCL Technologies, Ltd.      137,496  
  2,673      Hexaware Technologies, Ltd.      10,021  
  37,860      Infosys, Ltd., ADR^      568,657  
  3,450      Mindtree, Ltd.      28,209  
  2,374      Mphasis, Ltd.      22,008  
  65,500      MyEG Services Berhad      33,438  
  954      Persistent Systems, Ltd.      10,065  
  231      Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.      37,273  
  12,199      Sonda SA      20,053  
  7,000      Systex Corp.      14,941  
  7,574      Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.      276,865  
  5,583      Tech Mahindra, Ltd.      32,993  
  14,000      Travelsky Technology, Ltd., Series H      41,270  
  5,423      Vakrangee, Ltd.      36,130  
  7,636      Wipro, Ltd.      30,507  
     

 

 

 
        1,410,476  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.1%):

  
  6,000      Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      34,261  
  3,000      Merida Industry Co., Ltd.      16,096  
     

 

 

 
        50,357  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

  
  1,081      Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.*      10,825  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.1%):

  
  816      AIA Engineering, Ltd.      17,626  
  3,000      AirTac International Group      35,548  
  15,517      Ashok Leyland, Ltd.      22,481  
  1,004      BEML, Ltd.      23,853  
  28,600      Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology      13,930  
  10,500      China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd.      19,233  
  7,600      China International Marine Containers Group Co., Ltd.      13,593  
  18,000      CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class H      16,189  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery, continued

  
  26,000      CSBC Corp. Taiwan    $ 11,009  
  1,465      Cummins India, Ltd.      20,843  
  352      Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.*(b)(c)      2,585  
  4,412      Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.*      32,593  
  176      Eicher Motors, Ltd.*      73,494  
  3,744      Escorts Ltd      37,431  
  8,000      Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.      22,442  
  4,202      Hiwin Technologies Corp.      28,488  
  14      Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.*      4,210  
  234      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.*      36,256  
  337      Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.*      32,113  
  50      Hyundai Rotem Co., Ltd.*      903  
  3,800      Iochpe-Maxion SA      19,320  
  9,940      Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd.      15,737  
  1,000      King Slide Works Co., Ltd.      14,044  
  136      Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi AS      4,282  
  7,000      Rechi Precision Co., Ltd.      8,007  
  4,062      Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.*      44,211  
  8,000      San Shing Fastech Corp.      13,388  
  2,000      Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.      6,373  
  29,500      Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.      21,425  
  16,000      Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.      20,677  
  8,000      Syncmold Enterprise Corp.      18,597  
  304      Timken India, Ltd.      3,145  
  837      Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS      18,790  
  6,446      WEG SA      34,484  
  20,000      Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H      17,531  
  11,000      Yungtay Engineering Co., Ltd.      18,735  
     

 

 

 
        743,566  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.1%):

  
  24,000      China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H      13,406  
  38,380      Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan), Ltd.*      19,499  
  33,207      Grindrod, Ltd.*^      28,097  
  773      Korea Line Corp.*      24,801  
  16,500      MISC Berhad      28,693  
  4,000      U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.      4,183  
  5,000      Wan HAI Lines, Ltd.      2,820  
  22,304      Wisdom Marine Lines Co., Ltd.      22,952  
  17,289      Yang Ming Marine Transport*      7,136  
     

 

 

 
        151,587  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.4%):

  
  160,000      Alibaba Pictures Group, Ltd.*      26,642  
  52,700      Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad      31,091  
  47,000      BEC World Public Co., Ltd.      29,062  
  748      Cheil Worldwide, Inc.      12,032  
  408      CJ CGV Co., Ltd.      26,252  
  301      CJ E&M Corp.      19,950  
  546      CJ Hellovision Co., Ltd.      4,353  
  4,478      Cyfrowy Polsat SA*      29,808  
  13,912      Dish Tv India, Ltd.*      17,240  
  7,145      Grupo Televisa SA, ADR      174,124  
    
    
    
    
     
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Media, continued

  
  2,348      Jagran Prakashan, Ltd.*    $ 6,648  
  193      Loen Entertainment, Inc.      14,746  
  14,606      Megacable Holdings SAB de C.V.      59,161  
  800      Multiplus SA      9,250  
  992      Naspers, Ltd.      193,096  
  327,000      PT Global MediaCom Tbk*      14,237  
  177,400      PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk*      24,502  
  190,700      PT Surya Citra Media Tbk      37,017  
  750      PVR, Ltd.      16,331  
  25,700      RS Public Co., Ltd.*      9,605  
  413      S.M.Entertainment Co.*      9,496  
  27,200      SMI Holdings Group, Ltd.      12,077  
  1,500      Smiles SA      27,117  
  4,534      Sun Tv Network, Ltd.      57,297  
  20,498      Tv18 Broadcast, Ltd.*      11,455  
  81,100      Vgi Global Media plc      13,607  
  6,072      ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.      46,189  
     

 

 

 
        932,385  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (4.1%):

  
  4,055      African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.      26,185  
  26,000      Angang Steel Co., Ltd.      19,391  
  16,621      AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., ADR      161,557  
  2,033      ArcelorMittal South Africa, Ltd.*      824  
  1,677      Assore, Ltd.      25,025  
  3,325      Capital SA      26,531  
  29,500      China Hongqiao Group, Ltd.*(b)(c)      26,639  
  3,000      China Metal Products Co., Ltd.      2,996  
  56,000      China Steel Corp.      45,573  
  44,400      China Zhongwang Holdings, Ltd.      19,507  
  56,000      Chung Hung Steel Corp.*      19,615  
  24,250      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA, ADR*^      52,138  
  1,666      Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.      21,338  
  14,863      Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.      29,782  
  21,000      Feng Hsin Steel Co., Ltd.      34,939  
  23,807      Gerdau SA, ADR      72,611  
  28,000      Gloria Material Technology Corp.*      18,551  
  41,553      Gold Field, Ltd., ADR^      144,605  
  471      Grupa Kety SA      55,305  
  84,574      Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Series B      237,650  
  4,210      Grupo Simec SA de C.V., Series B*      14,844  
  19,883      Hindalco Industries, Ltd.      58,602  
  1,195      Hyundai Steel Co.      65,200  
  18,316      Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.*      51,676  
  7,412      Industrias CH, SAB de C.V., Series B*      36,762  
  2,595      Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.      58,703  
  15,000      Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.      24,644  
  20,933      Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.*      39,851  
  25,310      Jsw Steel, Ltd.      79,592  
  43,143      Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret AS, Class D*      21,460  
  1,235      KGHM Polska Miedz SA      36,828  
  40      KISWIRE, Ltd.      1,346  
 

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Metals & Mining, continued

  
  115      Korea Zinc Co.    $ 45,848  
  1,878      Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS*      10,914  
  1,922      Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.*      25,206  
  166      Kumkang Kind Co., Ltd.      5,662  
  52,000      Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.*      20,796  
  23,056      Minera Frisco SAB de C.V.*      14,421  
  3,766      MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, ADR      51,707  
  78,000      MMG, Ltd.*      28,957  
  30,384      National Aluminum Co., Ltd.      30,452  
  7,353      Northam Platinum, Ltd.*      22,778  
  364      Poongsan Corp.      13,683  
  1,832      POSCO, ADR      114,665  
  57,140      Press Metal Berhad(b)(c)      35,695  
  449,100      PT Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk*      23,385  
  71,800      PT Vale Indonesia Tbk*      9,942  
  3,505      Royal Bafokeng Platinum, Ltd.*      9,164  
  697      Seah Besteel Corp.      18,666  
  2,792      Severstal PAO, GDR      36,714  
  88,000      Shougang Fushan Resources Group, Ltd.      16,391  
  76,576      Sibanye Gold, Ltd.      88,109  
  11,722      Steel Authority of India, Ltd.*      10,572  
  29,000      TA Chen Stainless Pipe      16,521  
  9,813      Tata Steel, Ltd., GDR      82,605  
  7,000      Ton Yi Industrial Corp.      3,372  
  22,000      Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.      17,506  
  7,991      Vale SA, ADR      69,921  
  5,402      Vedanta, Ltd.      20,796  
  7,373      Vedanta, Ltd., ADR      114,430  
  3,000      Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd.      9,293  
  36,050      Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd.*      15,870  
  3,500      Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd.      2,856  
  72,000      Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.      23,752  
     

 

 

 
        2,540,919  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.8%):

  
  59,000      Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd.      30,553  
  15,000      Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.      20,782  
  23,569      Grupo Sanborsn SAB de C.V.      27,626  
  295      Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.      28,497  
  7,326      Lojas Americanas SA      26,762  
  12,854      Lojas Renner SA      106,719  
  121      Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.      32,105  
  48,500      Mitra Adiperkasa TBK PT      24,891  
  3,060      Poya International Co., Ltd.      38,837  
  8,500      PT Matahari Department Store Tbk      9,033  
  489,200      PT Multipolar Tbk      7,586  
  39,838      Ripley Corp SA      30,580  
  1,378      S.A.C.I. Falabella      11,298  
  130      Shinsegae Department Store Co.      26,060  
  20,564      Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.      97,041  
     

 

 

 
        518,370  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.1%):

  
  151,000      YTL Corporation Berhad      51,390  
    
    
    
    
     
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Multi-Utilities, continued

  
  65,800      YTL Power International Berhad    $ 22,240  
     

 

 

 
        73,630  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.9%):

  
  30,900      Bangchak Corp. PCL      30,473  
  3,242      Bharat Pertoleum Corp., Ltd.      32,093  
  1,639      Chennai Petroleum Corp., Ltd.      8,970  
  42,000      China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Class H      20,340  
  186,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H      145,097  
  12,000      China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.      26,718  
  326      CNOOC, Ltd., ADR^      35,668  
  42,000      CNOOC, Ltd.      46,083  
  2,482      Coal India, Ltd.      9,382  
  1,750      Cosan sa industria e Comercio      18,222  
  336,100      Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk PT*      21,521  
  4,782      Ecopetrol SA, ADR^      43,468  
  1,700      Empresas Copec SA      18,625  
  31,400      Energy Absolute Public Co., Ltd.      31,895  
  70,800      Esso Thailand Public Co., Ltd.*      21,050  
  6,797      Exxaro Resources, Ltd.      48,343  
  7,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.      24,170  
  15,137      Gazprom OAO, ADR      60,023  
  4,041      Grupa Lotos SA*      55,616  
  1,737      GS Holdings      103,495  
  5,897      Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.      46,580  
  15,536      Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.      92,541  
  168,900      IRPC Public Co., Ltd.      26,595  
  64,000      Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.      54,341  
  340      Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA*      6,124  
  2,859      LUKOIL PJSC, ADR      139,490  
  10,280      Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.*      18,820  
  698      MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc      54,969  
  288      NovaTek OAO, Registered Shares, GDR      32,157  
  7,632      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.      18,557  
  3,702      Oil India, Ltd.      14,856  
  407      PetroChina Co., Ltd., ADR      24,941  
  48,000      PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H      29,409  
  26,379      Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR*      196,787  
  10,434      Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR*^      83,368  
  144,200      Petron Corp.      27,679  
  3,800      Petronas Dagangan Berhad      21,361  
  5,372      Petronet LNG, Ltd.      35,910  
  6,621      Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA      199,786  
  12,311      Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA      20,981  
  490,000      PT Adaro Energy Tbk      58,404  
  19,800      PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk      25,693  
  475,000      PT Sugih Energy Tbk*(b)(c)      1,782  
  41,200      PT United Tractors Tbk      84,888  
  26,700      PTT Exploration & Production Public Co., Ltd.      67,754  
  29,100      PTT Public Co., Ltd.      317,029  
  5,022      Reliance Industries, Ltd., GDR*(a)      214,437  
  10,622      Rosneft Oil Co., Registered Shares, GDR      57,776  
  6,443      Sasol, Ltd., ADR      180,082  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  12,270      Semirara Mining and Power Corp.    $ 39,027  
  607      SK Energy Co., Ltd.      84,109  
  352      SK Gas, Ltd.      39,696  
  341      S-Oil Corp.      28,261  
  25,300      Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PT      22,749  
  867      Tatneft Pjsc, ADR      32,714  
  22,600      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.      52,569  
  2,493      The Great Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd.      15,651  
  2,548      Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafine      73,295  
  7,854      Ultrapar Participacoes SA, ADR      184,805  
  252,000      United Energy Group, Ltd.*      9,686  
  2,362      Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., ADR^      20,573  
     

 

 

 
        3,557,484  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.8%):

  
  7,803      Duratex SA      19,105  
  5,996      Empresas CMPC SA      14,376  
  6,912      Fibria Celulose SA, ADR      70,226  
  146      Hansol Paper Co., Ltd.      2,457  
  19,000      Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd.      17,645  
  23,000      Long Chen Paper Co., Ltd.      25,792  
  3,790      Mondi, Ltd.      98,398  
  43,000      Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.      57,309  
  24,247      Sappi, Ltd.      161,637  
  6,600      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Class A      28,295  
  12,900      Ta Ann Holdings Berhad      10,645  
  47,000      YFY, Inc.      14,651  
     

 

 

 
        520,536  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.8%):

  
  267      Amorepacific Corp.      70,957  
  384      Amorepacific Group      43,602  
  926      Bajaj Corp., Ltd.      5,458  
  945      Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd.      16,253  
  173      Cosmax, Inc.      17,414  
  8,409      Dabur India, Ltd.      38,036  
  1,393      Emami, Ltd.      23,150  
  101      Gillette India, Ltd.      7,981  
  2,030      Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.      30,421  
  3,000      Grape King BIO, Ltd.      20,017  
  9,000      Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.      66,403  
  499      Korea Kolmar Co., Ltd.      31,496  
  113      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.      98,081  
  8,551      Marico, Ltd.      41,563  
  4,000      Natura Cosmeticos SA      30,903  
  174      Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare, Ltd.      21,585  
     

 

 

 
        563,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.4%):

  
  154      Abbott India Ltd      10,172  
  510      Ajanta Pharma, Ltd.      12,193  
  840      Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      6,570  
  3,947      Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.      86,682  
  7,287      Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.      77,045  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

  
  3,311      Cadila Healthcare, Ltd.    $ 26,864  
  21,000      China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.      36,314  
  22,000      China Pharmaceutical Enterprise & Investment Corp.      32,135  
  3,000      China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.      3,036  
  12,000      China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.      6,927  
  181      Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.      19,305  
  3,827      Cipla, Ltd.      32,894  
  12,000      Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings, Ltd.      7,810  
  2,231      Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., ADR      94,014  
  8      Glaxo smithkline Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      311  
  3,004      Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      29,395  
  124      Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd.*      40,374  
  204,000      Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings,
Ltd.*(b)(c)
     5,195  
  2,700      Hypermarcas SA      22,588  
  2,351      Ipca Laboratories, Ltd.*      17,880  
  2,206      Jubilant Life Sciences, Ltd.      23,364  
  3,131      Lupin, Ltd.      51,377  
  469      Pfizer Ltd.*      13,114  
  898      Piramal Enterprises, Ltd.*      38,837  
  287,900      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk      35,108  
  697      Richter Gedeon Nyrt      18,223  
  57      Sanofi India, Ltd.      3,663  
  91,000      Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, Ltd.      38,129  
  60,000      Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.      53,050  
  40,172      SSY Group, Ltd.      16,398  
  803      Strides Shasun, Ltd.      12,439  
  5,115      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.      43,970  
  11,000      Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co., Ltd.      16,993  
  695      Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      13,108  
  5,000      TTY Biopharm Co., Ltd.      16,619  
  1,348      Wockhardt, Ltd.      12,577  
  91      Yuhan Corp.      19,570  
     

 

 

 
        994,243  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.0%):

  
  5,146      Sporton International, Inc.      26,028  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (3.6%):

  
  42,000      Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.      38,468  
  3,615      Aliansce Shopping Centers SA*      16,251  
  38,800      Ayala Land, Inc.      30,579  
  438,000      Bangkok Land Public Co., Ltd.      23,612  
  30,000      Beijing Capital Land, Ltd.      14,258  
  268,000      Belle Corp.      20,352  
  19,423      BR Malls Participacoes SA*      70,015  
  93,000      C C Land Holdings, Ltd.*      21,203  
  15,400      Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.      9,976  
  20,700      Central Pattana Public Co., Ltd.      42,216  
  67,000      China Evergrande Group*      120,356  
  62,000      China Merchants Land, Ltd.      12,631  
  38,000      China Overseas Grand Oceans Group, Ltd.      20,299  
  30,000      China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.      87,833  
  12,000      China Overseas Property Holdings, Ltd.      2,337  
  30,000      China Resources Land, Ltd.      87,450  
 

 

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  15,000      China Sce Property Holdings, Ltd.    $ 6,821  
  50,000      China South City Holdings, Ltd.      9,287  
  16,300      China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H      46,143  
  8,400      Chong Hong Construction Co., Ltd.      18,975  
  112,000      CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.      49,791  
  22,208      Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de C.V.      32,799  
  110,000      Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.      127,569  
  13,178      DLF, Ltd.*      38,858  
  44,500      Eco World Development Group Bhd*      17,348  
  2,544      Etalon Group, Ltd.      9,155  
  16,000      Farglory Land Development Co., Ltd.      20,518  
  754,000      Filinvest Land, Inc.      24,965  
  96,000      Franshion Properties China, Ltd.      39,595  
  65,000      Fullshare Holdings, Ltd.^      26,010  
  16,000      Greenland Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      5,494  
  12,500      Greentown China Holdings, Ltd.      13,775  
  26,800      Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H      41,675  
  15,600      Highwealth Construction Corp.      25,853  
  20,000      Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.      18,807  
  18,760      Housing Development & Infrastructure, Ltd.*      24,695  
  4,000      Huaku Development Co., Ltd.      9,218  
  19,000      Hung Sheng Construction, Ltd.      12,181  
  14,324      Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.*      44,383  
  21,700      IOI Properties Group BHD      11,156  
  31,500      KWG Property Holding, Ltd.      21,123  
  36,400      L.P.N. Development Public Co., Ltd.      12,760  
  18,500      Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.      39,777  
  52,975      Mah Sing Group Berhad      20,023  
  29,166      Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad      18,640  
  190,500      Megaworld Corp.      16,241  
  59,000      Mingfa Group International Co., Ltd.*(b)(c)      2,267  
  1,265      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA      24,931  
  1,588      New Europe Property Investment plc      20,101  
  938      Oberoi Realty, Ltd.*      5,189  
  15,342      Parque Arauco SA      38,685  
  53,000      Poly Property Group Co., Ltd.*      23,307  
  1,252      Prestige Estates Projects, Ltd.*      4,897  
  33,000      Prince Housing & Development Corp.      13,240  
  49,600      Pruksa Holding PCL      32,572  
  417,700      PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk      9,962  
  271,500      PT Bumi Serpong Damai      37,249  
  434,245      PT Ciputra Development Tbk      38,420  
  2,256,500      PT Hanson International Tbk*      22,207  
  397,700      PT Intiland Development Tbk      12,527  
  23,200      PT Lippo Cikarang Tbk*      7,164  
  577,600      PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk      28,607  
  177,300      PT Modernland Realty Tbk*      3,586  
  817,900      PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk      37,653  
  251,500      PT Summarecon Agung Tbk      24,310  
  53,040      Radium Life Tech Co., Ltd.*      24,853  
  20,000      Redco Properties Group, Ltd.*(a)      8,046  
  464,000      Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd.*      10,401  
  38,900      Robinsons Land Corp.      18,735  
    
    
    
    
     
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  13,000      Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.*    $ 14,685  
  14,000      Shanghai Industrial Urban development Group, Ltd.      3,156  
  75,023      Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.      33,163  
  41,500      Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.      71,022  
  95,500      Shui On Land, Ltd.      23,124  
  48,500      Sino-Ocean Land Holdings, Ltd.      23,740  
  65,700      SM Prime Holdings, Inc.      42,980  
  707      Sobha, Ltd.      4,017  
  36,500      Soho China, Ltd.      18,003  
  32,000      Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.      66,898  
  30,199      Sunway Berhad      27,595  
  83,000      UEM Sunrise Berhad*      23,217  
  41,000      UOA Development Berhad      24,402  
  245,700      Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.      28,325  
  236,000      Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.      40,215  
  24,000      Yuzhou Properties Co., Ltd.      14,203  
     

 

 

 
        2,329,125  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.2%):

  
  23,000      CAR, Inc.*      21,125  
  102      CJ Korea Express Co., Ltd.*      16,095  
  1,287      Container Corporation of India, Ltd.      22,825  
  34,000      Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd.      16,854  
  3,990      Localiza Rent a Car SA      54,544  
  821      PKP Cargo SA*      13,399  
     

 

 

 
        144,842  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.5%):

  
  9,000      A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd.      22,136  
  30,191      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., ADR      190,505  
  5,000      Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.      10,543  
  5,100      Ardentec Corp.      4,519  
  13,000      Chipbond Technology Corp.      19,995  
  483      Dongbu Hitek Co., Ltd.*      9,486  
  14,000      Elan Microelectronics Corp.      19,475  
  8,400      Elite Advanced Laser Corp.      37,983  
  2,000      eMemory Technology, Inc.      26,140  
  23,000      Epistar Corp.*      21,201  
  20,000      Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.      32,224  
  369,000      GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Ltd.*      40,182  
  1,000      Gigasolar Materials Corp.      9,062  
  9,000      Gigastorage Corp.*      5,298  
  15,634      Gintech Energy Corp.*      8,226  
  13,200      Globetronics Technology Berhad      18,750  
  12,000      Greatek Electronics, Inc.      19,493  
  11,000      Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.      20,630  
  50      Hyundai Robotics Co., Ltd.*      16,894  
  737      KC Tech Co., Ltd.      15,079  
  31,000      King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.      31,779  
  9,000      Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.      23,883  
  410      Koh Young Technology, Inc.      21,444  
  121      LEENO Industrial, Inc.      5,079  
  70,000      Macronix International Co., Ltd.*      38,542  
  10,000      MediaTek, Inc.      85,663  
 

 

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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  
  10,000      Motech Industries, Inc.*    $ 8,189  
  11,424      Nanya Technology Corp.      20,573  
  26,430      Neo Solar Power Corp.*      12,691  
  1,962      NEPES Corp.*      19,109  
  9,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp.      36,381  
  48,000      Orient Semiconductor Electronics, Ltd.*      12,858  
  1,000      Parade Technologies, Ltd.      12,298  
  3,000      Phison Electronics Corp.      37,044  
  15,000      Powertech Technology, Inc.      46,343  
  9,000      Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.      20,038  
  6,000      Realtek Semiconductor Corp.      21,485  
  10,057      Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., ADR*^      57,325  
  1,476      Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.      27,936  
  5,300      SFA Semicon Co., Ltd.*      11,540  
  4,000      Sigurd Microelectronics Corp.      3,624  
  10,138      Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR*^      80,800  
  14,000      Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc.      20,788  
  5,000      Sitronix Technology Corp.      15,439  
  6,595      SK Hynix, Inc.      388,850  
  9,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd.      12,307  
  58,695      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR      2,051,978  
  14,000      Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.      11,647  
  3,000      Topco Scientific Co., Ltd.      9,237  
  744      Toptec Co., Ltd.      21,114  
  35,700      Unisem (M) Berhad      29,792  
  102,670      United Microelectronics Corp., ADR      250,516  
  20,000      Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.      39,498  
  5,250      Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co., Ltd.      10,531  
  10,153      Win Semiconductors Corp.      55,764  
  82,000      Winbond Electronics Corp.      49,301  
  750      Wonik Ips Co., Ltd.*      19,410  
  74,000      Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.      21,142  
     

 

 

 
        4,189,759  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.4%):

  
  368      Asseco Poland SA      4,843  
  3,197      CD Projekt SA      74,191  
  244      Com2uS Corp.      25,128  
  1,953      Cyient, Ltd.      15,329  
  333      DuzonBIzon Co., Ltd.      8,954  
  4,341      Kpit Technologies, Ltd.      8,232  
  107      Ncsoft Corp.      35,511  
  271      NHN Entertainment Corp.*      19,024  
  548      NIIT Technologies, Ltd.      4,893  
  424      Oracle Financial Services Software, Ltd.      23,651  
  879      Tata Elxsi, Ltd.      21,512  
  2,500      Totvs SA      22,756  
  989      Webzen, Inc.*      18,970  
     

 

 

 
        282,994  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.9%):

  
  331      Cashbuild, Ltd.      8,864  
  11,000      China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding, Ltd.*      5,256  
    
    
    
    
     
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  2,900      Cia. Hering    $ 17,292  
  255,000      GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.      31,364  
  147,000      Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd.      41,563  
  3,000      Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.      37,470  
  6,696      Lewis Group, Ltd.      16,724  
  291      Lotte Himart Co., Ltd.      17,757  
  6,092      Mr.Price Group, Ltd.      72,741  
  16,800      Padini Holdings Berhad      13,784  
  347,300      PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk      27,638  
  21,783      Super Group, Ltd.*      61,494  
  9,034      The Foschini Group, Ltd.      94,972  
  18,143      Truworths International, Ltd.      99,236  
  4,908      Via Varejo SA      15,588  
  17,500      Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.      32,652  
     

 

 

 
        594,395  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (5.7%):

  
  57,000      Acer, Inc.      29,904  
  4,400      Advantech Co., Ltd.      31,120  
  13,000      Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.      11,393  
  5,000      Asustek Computer, Inc.      47,297  
  3,000      Casetek Holdings, Ltd.      10,024  
  13,000      Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.      154,883  
  8,045      Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.      20,396  
  14,000      Clevo Co.      12,567  
  99,967      CMC Magnetics Corp.*      13,116  
  87,000      Compal Electronics, Inc.      58,528  
  92,000      Coolpad Group, Ltd.*(b)(c)      8,484  
  16,220      Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.      48,961  
  15,000      Getac Technology Corp.      19,977  
  11,000      Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.      14,830  
  9,000      High Tech Computer Corp.*      21,492  
  20,000      Inventec Corp.      16,324  
  4,000      Legend Holdings Corp.-H(a)      10,958  
  122,000      Lenovo Group, Ltd.      77,043  
  46,460      Lite-On Technology Corp.      76,386  
  11,000      Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.      25,548  
  26,119      Mitac Holding Corp.      33,367  
  37,000      Pegatron Corp.      115,964  
  7,000      Primax Electronics, Ltd.      14,365  
  82,000      Qisda Corp.      62,698  
  22,000      Quanta Computer, Inc.      51,927  
  49,360      Ritek Corp.*      8,571  
  2,455      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., GDR      2,536,907  
  8,000      Transcend Infromation, Inc.      26,762  
  2,000      Tsc Auto Id Technology Co., Ltd.      14,470  
  67,339      Wistron Corp.      68,654  
     

 

 

 
        3,642,916  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%):

  
  6,255      Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS      23,788  
  4,500      Alpargatas SA      18,681  
  16,000      Anta Sports Products, Ltd.      52,876  
  1,300      Arezzo Industria E Comercio SA      12,759  
 

 

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  3,289      Arvind, Ltd.    $ 18,296  
  92,000      Belle International Holdings, Ltd.      72,598  
  150,000      Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.      12,882  
  587      CCC SA      35,645  
  76,000      China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.      13,533  
  23,000      China Lilang, Ltd.      15,323  
  10,000      Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)      4,082  
  17,000      De Licacy Industrial Co., Ltd.      16,364  
  2,045      Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.      24,864  
  22,000      Everest Textile Co., Ltd.      11,774  
  8,075      Feng Tay Enterprise Co., Ltd.      35,598  
  177      Fila Korea, Ltd.      13,233  
  25      Handsome Co., Ltd.      715  
  585      Hansae Co., Ltd.      13,706  
  1,315      Indo Count Industies, Ltd.      3,378  
  459      LF Corp.      12,032  
  4      LPP SA      7,714  
  3,212      Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.      15,527  
  68      Page Industries, Ltd.      17,591  
  30,000      Pou Chen Corp.      41,471  
  776,900      PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk      18,643  
  2,940      Rajesh Exports, Ltd.      31,344  
  7,000      Shenzhou International Group      46,039  
  388      SRF, Ltd.      9,256  
  34,140      Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd.      14,650  
  7,000      Taiwan Paiho, Ltd.      26,357  
  4,591      Titan Co., Ltd.*      37,219  
  627      Vardhman Textiles Ltd*      11,054  
  16,000      Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd.*(b)(c)      11,436  
  5,586      Welspun India, Ltd.      7,156  
  337      Youngone Corp.      10,041  
     

 

 

 
        717,625  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.6%):

  
  227      Can Finance Homes Ltd.      11,347  
  5,015      Dewan Housing Finance Corp., Ltd.      33,936  
  786      Gruh Finance, Ltd.      5,409  
  5,999      Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.      149,610  
  4,313      Indiabulls Housing Finance, Ltd.      71,843  
  7,284      LIC Housing Finance, Ltd.      83,688  
  61,360      Malaysia Building Society Berhad      19,033  
     

 

 

 
        374,866  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.6%):

  
  3,300      British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad      33,395  
  42,598      ITC, Ltd.      213,439  
  599      KT&G Corp.      61,227  
  7,000      PT Gudang Garam Tbk      41,092  
     

 

 

 
        349,153  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):

  
  709      Adani Enterprises, Ltd.*      1,451  
  9,275      Barloworld, Ltd.      77,187  
  270,000      Bep International Holdings, Ltd.      8,684  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,537      Daewoo International Corp.    $ 29,965  
  1,664      Hudaco Industries, Ltd.      16,361  
  590      LG International Corp.      16,008  
  47,200      PT AkR Corporindo Tbk      23,114  
  2,473      SK Network Co., Ltd.      13,512  
  88      Trencor, Ltd.      249  
     

 

 

 
        186,531  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.5%):

  
  11,046      Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.*      62,163  
  50,600      Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd.      70,375  
  13,600      Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Public Co., Ltd.      18,631  
  140,782      Bangkok Exressway & Metro Public Co., Ltd.      30,869  
  20,000      Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.      28,180  
  20,000      China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.      55,472  
  11,900      Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias      60,644  
  48,000      Cosco Pacific, Ltd.      56,423  
  3,700      Ecorodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA      11,573  
  1,854      Gateway Distriparks, Ltd.      7,393  
  8,915      Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, SAb de C.V.      53,703  
  369      Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de C.V., ADR      77,638  
  5,545      Grupo Aeroporturaio del Pacifico SAB de C.V.      62,490  
  19,750      International Container Terminal Services, Inc.      38,312  
  16,000      Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Series H      22,585  
  12,000      Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad      23,944  
  24,684      OHL Mexico SAB de C.V.      35,612  
  1,675      Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de C.V.      20,012  
  57,956      PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk      23,303  
  20,000      Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd.      18,217  
  22,789      Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd.      41,830  
  58,253      Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA      5,359  
  18,000      Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.      15,062  
  6,974      TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS      37,405  
  70,000      Tianjin Port Development Holdings, Ltd.      11,659  
  29,300      Westports Holding Berhad      24,861  
  20,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.      26,131  
     

 

 

 
        939,846  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.4%):

  
  36,941      Aguas Andinas SA, Class A      21,693  
  22,000      Beijing Enterprises Water Group, Ltd.      17,082  
  38,000      China Water Affairs Group, Ltd.      22,830  
  8,623      Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR      82,091  
  1,200      Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais- Copasa MG      14,618  
  64,000      CT Environmental Group, Ltd.      11,188  
  22,000      Guangdong Investment, Ltd.      30,324  
  16,068      Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA      26,970  
  67,400      Manila Water Co.      41,485  
  95,500      TTW Public Co., Ltd.      29,807  
     

 

 

 
        298,088  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.3%):

 
  11,500      Advanced Information Service plc    $ 60,125  
  22,316      America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L, ADR      355,272  
  37,684      Axiata Group Berhad      42,428  
  13,131      Bharti Airtel, Ltd.      77,148  
  19,500      China Mobile, Ltd.      206,543  
  7,027      China Mobile, Ltd., ADR      373,064  
  52,600      DIGI.com Berhad      61,305  
  2,969      Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA      32,314  
  18,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.      45,864  
  520      Globe Telecom, Inc.      21,106  
  29,245      Idea Cellular, Ltd.      38,496  
  16,200      Maxis Berhad      20,958  
  2,220      MegaFon PJSC, Registered Shares, GDR      20,350  
  37,648      MTN Group, Ltd.      328,574  
  1,112      PLDT, Inc., ADR      39,265  
  30,600      PT Indosat Tbk      14,948  
  68,700      PT XL Axiata Tbk*      17,561  
  25,752      Reliance Communications, Ltd.*      8,547  
  1,682      SK Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR      43,177  
  14,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.      52,621  
  2,816      Tim Participacoes SA, ADR      41,677  
  34,600      Total Access Communication Public Co., Ltd.      53,485  
  5,607      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, ADR      45,977  
  11,621      Veon, Ltd., ADR      45,438  
  4,438      Vodacom Group, Ltd.      55,770  
     

 

 

 
        2,102,013  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $61,374,944)

     64,191,687  
     

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (0.4%):

  
 

Chemicals (0.1%):

  
  2,900      Braskem SA, Class A, 3.66%      30,048  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.0%):

  
  723      Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista, 3.55%      14,291  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):

 
  4,100      Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Class B, 3.17%      18,877  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Preferred Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery (0.0%):

  
  17,000      Marcopolo SA, 1.17%    $ 14,473  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.3%):

  
  22,400      Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Class A, 0.69%*      31,176  
  15,235      Vale SA, ADR, 1.12%      124,165  
  21,608      Vendanta, Ltd., 7.50%(b)(c)      1,575  
     

 

 

 
        156,916  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

  
  6,618      Lojas Americanas SA, 0.11%      27,772  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $193,648)

     262,377  
     

 

 

 
 

Warrant (0.0%):

  
 

Media (0.0%):

  
  5,140      RS PCL      602  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrant (Cost $—)

     602  
     

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

  
 

Insurance (0.0%):

  
  1,235      Mercuries Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Expires on 7/14/17*(b)(c)      102  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%):

  
  816      Motech Industries, Inc., Expires on 7/13/17*(b)(c)      24  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%):

  
  1,974      De Licacy Industrial Co., Ltd., Expires on 7/31/17*(b)(c)      246  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

     372  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.6%):

  
$ 1,671,428      AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund Securities Lending Collateral
Account(d)
     1,671,428  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $1,671,428)

     1,671,428  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $63,240,020)(e) — 102.3%

     66,126,466  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (2.3)%

     (1,463,783
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 64,662,683  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

“Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.”

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $1,638,250.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(b) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.40% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(c) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.26% of the net assets of the fund.
(d) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Bermuda

    0.3

Brazil

    6.5

Cayman Islands

    0.6

Chile

    1.2

China

    10.3

Colombia

    0.2

Czech Republic

    0.1

Egypt

    0.1

Guernsey

    %^ 

Hong Kong

    5.7

Hungary

    0.3

India

    11.9

Indonesia

    3.0

Korea, Republic Of

    0.7

Malaysia

    3.8

Mexico

    4.6

Netherlands

    0.1

Philippines

    1.9

Poland

    1.8

Republic of Korea (South)

    14.0

Romania

    %^ 

Russian Federation

    1.0

South Africa

    8.2

Spain

    %^ 

Switzerland

    %^ 

Taiwan, Province Of China

    16.0

Thailand

    3.0

Turkey

    1.4

Ukraine

    0.1

United States

    3.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 63,240,020
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 66,126,466

Interest and dividends receivable

       229,853

Foreign currency, at value (cost $152,466)

       153,914

Receivable for investments sold

       375,509

Reclaims receivable

       5,902
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       66,891,644
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       384,153

Payable for investments purchased

       17,086

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       1,671,428

Accrued foreign taxes

       44,619

Manager fees payable

       25,499

Administration fees payable

       27,822

Distribution fees payable

       13,494

Custodian fees payable

       37,900

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       507

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,583

Trustee fees payable

       1,064

Other accrued liabilities

       3,806
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       2,228,961
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 64,662,683
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 65,429,395

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       908,930

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (4,518,880 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       2,843,238
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 64,662,683
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       6,486,247

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 9.97
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $1,638,250.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 810,708

Income from securities lending

       4,583

Foreign withholding tax

       (74,804 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       740,487
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       398,294

Administration fees

       142,742

Distribution fees

       79,659

Custodian fees

       96,194

Administrative and compliance services fees

       829

Transfer agent fees

       4,150

Trustee fees

       2,653

Professional fees

       2,832

Shareholder reports

       742

Other expenses

       1,080
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       729,175

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (95,591 )

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (155,630 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       477,954
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       262,533
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       548,821

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       9,893,585

Net change in foreign taxes on unrealized gains/losses

       11,915
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       10,454,321
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 10,716,854
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 262,533         $ 640,043

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      548,821           (2,939,678 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      9,905,500           10,242,974
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      10,716,854           7,943,339
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (518,993 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (518,993 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      354,233           1,543,548

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                518,993

Value of shares redeemed

      (4,409,992 )           (13,176,648 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (4,055,759 )           (11,114,107 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      6,661,095           (3,689,761 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      58,001,588           61,691,349
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 64,662,683         $ 58,001,588
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 908,930         $ 646,397
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      37,680           189,276

Dividends reinvested

                60,069

Shares redeemed

      (449,708 )           (1,548,664 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (412,028 )           (1,299,319 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

21


AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
   April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015(a)
     (Unaudited)         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 8.41     $ 7.53      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

             

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.05       0.10        0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.51       0.85        (2.53 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.56       0.95        (2.47 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

             (0.07 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.07 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 9.97     $ 8.41      $ 7.53
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       18.55 %(c)       12.63 %        (24.70 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 64,663     $ 58,002      $ 61,691

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       0.82 %       1.03 %        1.02 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       2.29 %       2.03 %        2.00 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       1.50 %       1.50 %        1.60 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       4 %(c)       16 %        26 %(c)

 

(a) For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $1.6 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $451 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
  

Greater
than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 1,650,510      $      $      $ 20,918      $ 1,671,428
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       1,650,510                      20,918        1,671,428
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 1,650,510      $      $      $ 20,918      $ 1,671,428
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 1,671,428
         

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

         1.25 %          1.50 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.95% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2018
     Expires
12/31/2019
     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

       $ 44,947        $ 144,438        $ 155,630        $ 345,015

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $374 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks

                    

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 92,050        $ 77,399        $ 169,449

Airlines

         131,317          364,986          496,303

Auto Components

         14,462          924,091          938,553

Banks

             2,142,550              5,396,571            7,539,121

Beverages

         678,172          264,051          942,223

Capital Markets

         104,746          773,226          877,972

Chemicals

         164,911          1,718,692          1,883,603

Commercial Services & Supplies

         8,877          133,320          142,197

Construction & Engineering

         52,127          802,434          854,561

Construction Materials

         134,621          762,795          897,416

Consumer Finance

         19,515          231,191          250,706

Containers & Packaging

         25,005          100,108          125,113

Diversified Consumer Services

         148,871          20,807          169,678

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         555,957          539,237          1,095,194

Electric Utilities

         668,459          465,040          1,133,499

Electrical Equipment

         4,085          373,223          377,308

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

         475,145          2,638,426          3,113,571

Food & Staples Retailing

         324,940          1,002,919          1,327,859

Food Products

         376,448          1,572,000          1,948,448

Gas Utilities

         45,488          347,556          393,044

Health Care Providers & Services

         67,670          371,441          439,111

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         118,155          589,762          707,917

Household Durables

         97,930          689,143          787,073

Household Products

         87,706          213,277          300,983

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

         146,861          438,913          585,774

Industrial Conglomerates

         256,091          1,131,233          1,387,324

Insurance

         142,974          1,679,377          1,822,351

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

         134,343          36,471          170,814

Internet Software & Services

         532,464          1,577,492          2,109,956

IT Services

         644,906          765,570          1,410,476

Machinery

         58,014          685,552          743,566

Media

         269,652          662,733          932,385

Metals & Mining

         1,170,545          1,370,374          2,540,919

Multiline Retail

         202,985          315,385          518,370

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         946,029          2,611,455          3,557,484

Paper & Forest Products

         132,002          388,534          520,536

Personal Products

         30,903          532,417          563,320

Pharmaceuticals

         116,602          877,641          994,243

Real Estate Management & Development

         182,681          2,146,444          2,329,125

Road & Rail

         54,544          90,298          144,842

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         2,648,018          1,541,741          4,189,759

Software

         22,756          260,238          282,994

Specialty Retail

         32,880          561,515          594,395

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

         31,440          686,185          717,625

Transportation Infrastructure

         327,031          612,815          939,846

Water Utilities

         145,372          152,716          298,088

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         976,184          1,125,829          2,102,013

Other Common Stocks+

                  7,824,580          7,824,580

Preferred Stocks

                    

Metals & Mining

         155,341          1,575          156,916

Other Preferred Stocks+

         105,461                   105,461

Rights

                  372          372

Warrant

                  602          602

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  1,671,428          1,671,428
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $     16,005,286        $     50,121,180        $     66,126,466
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

       $ 2,728,330        $ 6,537,371

6. Investment Risks

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $63,270,343. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 10,320,891  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (7,464,768
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 2,856,123  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

       

Short Term

Amount

     Long Term
Amount
    

Total

Amount

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

       $ 3,272,175        $ 1,784,284        $ 5,056,459

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
Net
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

       $ 518,993        $        $ 518,993

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

       $ 668,123        $        $ (5,056,459 )        $ (7,095,230 )        $ (11,483,566 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

 

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AZL DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 6

Statement of Operations

Page 6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 7

Financial Highlights

Page 8

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 9

Other Information

Page 16

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.10     $ 4.00       0.80 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.81     $ 4.01       0.80 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Yankee Dollars

      55.8 %

Corporate Bonds

      36.3

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      9.0

Foreign Bonds

      5.9

Money Markets

      0.5
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      107.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (7.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds (36.3%):

  
 

Beverages (2.8%):

 
$ 10,895,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.88%, 10/27/20    $ 10,874,441  
  2,000,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 2.45%, 11/1/20^      2,034,132  
  728,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.55%, 9/1/21^      713,489  
  210,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 2.20%, 5/25/22^      209,791  
     

 

 

 
        13,831,853  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (2.8%):

  
  12,000,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.20%, 2/28/21      12,064,848  
  2,000,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 1.85%, 9/20/21, Callable 8/20/21 @ 100      1,975,346  
     

 

 

 
        14,040,194  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (2.8%):

  
  2,000,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.15%, 3/12/20      2,011,430  
  12,000,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 2.60%, 1/11/22      12,126,516  
     

 

 

 
        14,137,946  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (2.7%):

  
  6,200,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 4.25%, 1/15/21      6,674,598  
  6,810,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.20%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100^      6,862,266  
     

 

 

 
        13,536,864  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.0%):

  
  3,922,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 3.25%, 10/25/20      4,084,500  
  1,000,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/21      1,080,837  
     

 

 

 
        5,165,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.8%):

  
  3,250,000      Nestle Holdings, Inc., Series E, 1.88%, 3/9/21      3,237,803  
  6,000,000      Nestle Holdings, Inc., Series E, 1.38%, 7/13/21      5,842,950  
     

 

 

 
        9,080,753  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (2.0%):

  
  2,000,000      Colgate-Palmolive Co., 2.30%, 5/3/22      2,017,676  
  5,015,000      Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 1.85%, 2/2/21      4,985,953  
  2,000,000      Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 1.70%, 11/3/21      1,973,848  
  1,000,000      Procter & Gamble Co. (The), 2.30%, 2/6/22      1,011,842  
     

 

 

 
        9,989,319  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%):

  
  1,000,000      Alphabet, Inc., 3.63%, 5/19/21      1,058,598  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (2.6%):

  
  2,500,000      Automatic Data Processing, Inc., 2.25%, 9/15/20, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100      2,530,920  
  1,500,000      IBM Corp., 1.63%, 5/15/20^      1,487,363  
  1,000,000      IBM Corp., 2.25%, 2/19/21^      1,003,606  
  8,000,000      IBM Corp., 2.50%, 1/27/22^      8,070,512  
     

 

 

 
        13,092,401  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.7%):

  
  6,000,000      Chevron Corp., 1.96%, 3/3/20,
Callable 2/3/20 @ 100
     6,018,198  
  1,000,000      Chevron Corp., 2.10%, 5/16/21,
Callable 4/15/21 @ 100
     996,978  
  7,000,000      Chevron Corp., 2.50%, 3/3/22,
Callable 2/3/22 @ 100^
     7,065,429  
  4,718,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 1.91%, 3/6/20,
Callable 2/6/20 @ 100^
     4,729,517  

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
$ 4,613,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.22%, 3/1/21,
Callable 2/1/21 @ 100
   $ 4,643,247  
     

 

 

 
        23,453,369  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (5.1%):

  
  1,800,000      Johnson & Johnson, 2.25%, 3/3/22,
Callable 2/3/22 @ 100^
     1,809,565  
  4,900,000      Johnson & Johnson Co., 1.65%, 3/1/21,
Callable 2/1/21 @ 100^
     4,851,720  
  6,500,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 1.85%, 2/10/20^      6,512,539  
  2,000,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 2.35%, 2/10/22      2,017,610  
  10,000,000      Pfizer, Inc., 1.95%, 6/3/21^      9,984,630  
     

 

 

 
        25,176,064  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (4.8%):

  
  700,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.00%, 11/3/20,
Callable 10/3/20 @ 100
     702,521  
  1,111,000      Microsoft Corp., 1.55%, 8/8/21,
Callable 7/8/21 @ 100
     1,087,034  
  6,551,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.40%, 2/6/22,
Callable 1/6/22 @ 100^
     6,612,599  
  2,500,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.38%, 2/12/22,
Callable 1/12/22 @ 100
     2,518,350  
  2,500,000      Oracle Corp., 2.80%, 7/8/21      2,567,550  
  10,307,000      Oracle Corp., 1.90%, 9/15/21,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100
     10,216,370  
     

 

 

 
        23,704,424  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.8%):

  
  11,605,000      Apple, Inc., 2.25%, 2/23/21,
Callable 1/23/21 @ 100
     11,681,918  
  2,000,000      Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 5/6/21      2,056,336  
     

 

 

 
        13,738,254  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):

  
  1,000,000      USAA Capital Corp., 2.00%, 6/1/21(a)      984,243  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $181,016,180)

     180,989,619  
     

 

 

 
 

Foreign Bonds (5.9%):

  
 

Banks (0.9%):

 
  150,000      ANZ New Zealand Int’l Ltd/London, Series E, 0.40%, 3/1/22+      169,793  
  300,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Series G, 4.00%, 1/11/22+      397,956  
  2,000,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, Series E, 4.75%, 6/6/22+      2,763,511  
  250,000      Nordea Bank AB, Series E, 2.00%, 2/17/21+      303,301  
  600,000      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Series G, 0.30%, 2/17/22+      681,959  
     

 

 

 
        4,316,520  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%):

  
  35,000,000      Kommuninvest I Sverige AB, 0.25%, 6/1/22+      4,083,606  
  400,000      Op Corporate Bank plc, Series E, 0.75%, 3/3/22+      461,983  
     

 

 

 
        4,545,589  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Foreign Bonds, continued

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

  
$ 200,000      3M Co., 0.38%, 2/15/22,
Callable 11/15/21 @ 100+
   $ 228,276  
  300,000      General Electric Co., 0.38%, 5/17/22,
Callable 4/17/22 @ 100+
     340,523  
     

 

 

 
        568,799  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

  
  500,000      Shell International Finance BV, Series E, 1.25%, 3/15/22+      594,371  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%):

  
  500,000      Pfizer, Inc., 5.75%, 6/3/21+      692,044  
  220,000      Pfizer, Inc., 0.25%, 3/6/22, Callable 2/6/22 @ 100+      249,062  
  400,000      Roche Holdings, Inc., Series E, 6.50%, 3/4/21+      563,600  
     

 

 

 
        1,504,706  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (3.6%):

  
  2,000,000      French Republic Government Bond OAT, 3.00%, 4/25/22+      2,623,475  
  3,000,000      Province of Alberta Canada, 1.35%, 9/1/21+      2,271,124  
  2,000,000      Province of Quebec, 4.25%, 12/1/21+      1,699,630  
  3,500,000      Singapore Government, 2.25%, 6/1/21+      2,615,591  
  4,000,000      Singapore Government, 1.25%, 10/1/21+      2,879,686  
  3,500,000      Singapore Government, 1.75%, 4/1/22+      2,569,515  
  24,000,000      Swedish Government, 3.50%, 6/1/22+      3,339,307  
     

 

 

 
        17,998,328  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $29,265,129)

     29,528,313  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (55.8%):

  
 

Banks (28.8%):

  
  1,578,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., Regisetred Shares, 2.25%, 6/13/19^      1,589,463  
  8,000,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., Registered Shares, 5.10%, 1/13/20      8,575,951  
  7,500,000      Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, 2.38%, 2/1/22(a)      7,594,882  
  13,195,000      Bank of Montreal, 1.90%, 8/27/21      12,948,716  
  1,000,000      Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.70%, 3/7/22      1,006,244  
  4,000,000      BK Nederlandse Gemeenten, Registered Shares, 1.63%, 4/19/21      3,946,316  
  625,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.75%, 3/10/22(a)      630,445  
  7,000,000      Commonwealth Bank of Australia NY, Series G, 2.30%, 3/12/20      7,024,437  
  1,000,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.50%, 1/11/21      1,074,787  
  1,000,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 3.88%, 2/8/22      1,060,887  
  8,650,000      Dexia Credit Local SA NY, Registered Shares, 1.88%, 1/29/20      8,583,118  
  1,000,000      KFW, 1.63%, 3/15/21      991,401  
  2,000,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 2.13%, 3/7/22      2,008,484  
  1,000,000      L-Bank BW Foerderbank, Series E, 1.38%, 7/21/21      975,438  
  2,587,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd, Series G, 2.50%, 5/22/22^      2,572,733  
  2,000,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd., 1.88%, 7/12/21      1,956,898  
  5,500,000      National Australia Bank, Ltd., 2.80%, 1/10/22      5,557,646  
  600,000      National Australian Bank of New York, Series G, 2.63%, 1/14/21      605,209  
  3,000,000      Nordea Bank AB, Registered Shares, 4.88%, 1/27/20      3,206,559  
Contracts,
Shares, or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
$ 2,000,000      Nordea Bank AB, Registered Shares, 2.50%, 9/17/20(a)    $ 2,019,082  
  9,000,000      Nordic Investment Bank, 2.13%, 2/1/22      9,051,714  
  5,000,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank, 2.38%, 10/1/21^      5,066,695  
  4,000,000      Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, 1.88%, 1/20/21      3,990,280  
  3,000,000      Rabobank Nederland NY, Series G, 2.50%, 1/19/21      3,017,757  
  2,500,000      Rabobank Nederland NY, 2.75%, 1/10/22      2,538,020  
  2,500,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 2.50%, 1/19/21^      2,517,025  
  8,031,000      Royal Bank of Canada, Series G, 2.75%, 2/1/22^      8,167,302  
  9,327,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Series G, 2.40%, 10/1/20      9,388,055  
  448,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.88%, 9/7/21      438,148  
  2,700,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), Series G, 2.50%, 12/14/20      2,731,153  
  7,500,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 2.13%, 4/7/21^      7,468,455  
  3,000,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 1.80%, 7/13/21^      2,938,854  
  2,000,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.30%, 5/26/20      2,005,610  
  7,500,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.60%, 11/23/20      7,580,797  
  3,000,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.80%, 1/11/22^      3,043,590  
     

 

 

 
        143,872,151  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (10.9%):

  
  2,978,000      Agence Francaise Develop, 1.63%, 1/21/20      2,954,417  
  334,000      Asian Development Bank, Series G, 1.63%, 3/16/21      331,105  
  13,000,000      Council of Europe Development Bank, 1.63%, 3/16/21      12,849,641  
  11,000,000      European Investment Bank, Series DIP, 1.38%, 9/15/21^      10,723,152  
  1,000,000      Export Development Canada, 1.38%, 10/21/21      976,127  
  3,000,000      Kommunalbanken AS, Registered Shares, 1.63%, 2/10/21      2,968,602  
  7,000,000      Kommunalbanken AS, Registered Shares, 2.25%, 1/25/22      7,057,617  
  1,000,000      Municipality Finance plc, Registered Shares, 1.38%, 9/21/21      970,998  
  2,000,000      Swedish Export Credit Corp., Series G, 1.75%, 8/28/20      1,992,812  
  11,000,000      Swedish Export Credit Corp., Series G, 1.75%, 3/10/21      10,935,122  
  2,264,000      The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2.13%, 11/1/20      2,284,338  
     

 

 

 
        54,043,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.8%):

  
  13,706,000      GE Capital International Funding, 2.34%, 11/15/20      13,815,579  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.2%):

  
  2,700,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.13%, 5/11/20      2,714,780  
  10,000,000      Shell International Finance BV, 1.75%, 9/12/21      9,812,640  
  1,000,000      Total Capital International SA, 2.88%, 2/17/22      1,018,710  
  7,000,000      Total Capital SA, 4.45%, 6/24/20      7,496,097  
     

 

 

 
        21,042,227  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (9.1%):

  
  6,000,000      Caisse D’amort Dette SOC, Registered Shares, 1.88%, 2/12/22      5,923,050  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares, or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

 
 

Sovereign Bond, continued

 
$ 2,600,000      Caisse D’amortissement de La Dette Sociale, 2.00%, 3/22/21    $ 2,601,547  
  5,000,000      CPPIB Capital Inc., 2.25%, 1/25/22(a)      5,019,440  
  8,000,000      CPPIB Capital, Inc., Registered Shares, 2.25%, 1/25/22      8,031,104  
  1,000,000      Province of Alberta, Registered Shares, 1.75%, 8/26/20      994,873  
  2,000,000      Province of Manitoba, 2.05%, 11/30/20      2,005,450  
  1,500,000      Province of Manitoba Canada, 2.13%, 5/4/22      1,493,409  
  8,500,000      Province of Ontario, 2.40%, 2/8/22      8,565,586  
  1,000,000      Province OF Ontario, 2.50%, 9/10/21      1,013,687  
  3,700,000      Province of Quebec, 3.50%, 7/29/20      3,872,531  
  6,000,000      Province of Quebec, 2.38%, 1/31/22      6,052,080  
     

 

 

 
        45,572,757  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $278,209,451)

     278,346,645  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares, or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (9.0%):

 
$ 44,666,934      AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(b)    $ 44,666,934  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $44,666,934)

     44,666,934  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.5%):

  
  2,725,752      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(c)      2,725,752  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $2,725,752)

     2,725,752  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $535,883,446)(d) — 107.5%

     536,257,263  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (7.5)%

     (37,331,339
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 498,925,924  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $43,252,069.

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(b) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(c) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country    Percentage  

Australia

     7.7

Austria

     1.7

Belgium

     1.6

Canada

     14.8

Denmark

     1.0

Finland

     0.3

France

     4.2

Germany

     0.7

Japan

     0.4
Country    Percentage  

Netherlands

     6.6

New Zealand

     %^ 

Norway

     1.9

Singapore

     1.5

SNAT

     6.6

Sweden

     5.8

United States

     45.2
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Forward Currency Contracts

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open forward currency contracts were as follows:

 

Type of Contract    Counterparty      Delivery
Date
     Contract Amount
(Local Currency)
     Contract
Value
     Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts:

                 

Canadian Dollar

     Citibank      7/20/17        2,236,764      $ 1,686,818      $ 1,725,836      $ (39,018

Canadian Dollar

     State Street        7/20/17        2,982,234        2,250,064        2,301,024        (50,960

European Euro

     Barclays Bank        7/14/17        613,213        688,939        700,836        (11,897

European Euro

     Citibank        7/14/17        3,390,095        3,784,396        3,874,512        (90,116

European Euro

     State Street        7/14/17        4,922,657        5,520,441        5,626,065        (105,624

Singapore Dollar

     State Street        7/19/17        11,107,410        7,982,873        8,073,393        (90,520

Swedish Krona

     Bank of New York Mellon        7/7/17        14,937,194        1,718,041        1,774,533        (56,492

Swedish Krona

     Barclays Bank        7/7/17        48,276,743        5,541,206        5,735,258        (194,052
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 29,172,778      $ 29,811,457      $ (638,679
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 535,883,446
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 536,257,263

Interest and dividends receivable

       3,579,490

Foreign currency, at value (cost $30)

       32

Receivable for investments sold

       4,744,468
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       544,581,253
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

       638,679

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       44,666,934

Manager fees payable

       205,487

Administration fees payable

       12,987

Distribution fees payable

       102,743

Custodian fees payable

       3,628

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       2,253

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,042

Trustee fees payable

       4,573

Other accrued liabilities

       17,003
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       45,655,329
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 498,925,924
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 494,188,116

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       8,624,700

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (3,623,770 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       (263,122 )
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 498,925,924
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       49,392,353

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.10
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $43,252,069.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 4,822,574

Dividends

       9,576

Income from securities lending

       54,264
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,886,414
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,467,624

Administration fees

       69,134

Distribution fees

       611,507

Custodian fees

       12,788

Administrative and compliance services fees

       4,749

Transfer agent fees

       3,571

Trustee fees

       15,399

Professional fees

       16,285

Shareholder reports

       4,265

Other expenses

       6,963
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       2,212,285

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (244,601 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,967,684
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,918,730
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       (682,774 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

       (84,210 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       4,640,563
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       3,873,579
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 6,792,309
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,918,730         $ 4,905,505

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      (766,984 )           1,647,990

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      4,640,563           44,979
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      6,792,309           6,598,474
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (3,717,956 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (3,717,956 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      10,415,913           19,877,421

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                3,717,956

Value of shares redeemed

      (1,112,167 )           (60,694,755 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      9,303,746           (37,099,378 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      16,096,055           (34,218,860 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      482,829,869           517,048,729
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 498,925,924         $ 482,829,869
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 8,624,700         $ 5,705,970
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      1,040,263           1,974,006

Dividends reinvested

                367,750

Shares redeemed

      (110,651 )           (6,041,451 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      929,612           (3,699,695 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
   April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015(a)
     (Unaudited)         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 9.96     $ 9.91      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

             

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.06       0.11        0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.08       0.02        (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.14       0.13        (0.09 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

             

Net Investment Income

             (0.08 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.08 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.10     $ 9.96      $ 9.91
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       1.41 %(c)       1.28 %        (0.90 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 498,926     $ 482,830      $ 517,049

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       1.19 %       1.01 %        0.90 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       0.90 %       0.90 %        0.91 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.80 %       0.80 %        0.81 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       45 %(c)       52 %        127 %(c)

 

(a) For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $35 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $5,369 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
  

Less

than

30 Days

  

Between

30 & 90
Days

  

Greater

than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Corporate Debt Securities

     $ 44,666,934      $      $      $      $ 44,666,934
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       44,666,934                             44,666,934
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 44,666,934      $      $      $      $ 44,666,934
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 44,666,934
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Forward Currency Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into forward currency contracts in connections with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency. In addition to the foreign currency risk related to the use of these contracts, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or the seller, is the unrealized appreciation of the contract. The forward currency contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settlement date. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The contract amount of forward currency contracts outstanding was $29.2 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average for these contracts was $9.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

 

10


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total Fair

Value

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure

     
Forward Currency Contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts   $     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts   $ 638,679  

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure

     
Forward Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (84,210    $ (725,851

The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting agreements at June 30, 2017. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017.

As of June 30, 2017, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type are as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Forward currency contracts

       $        $ 638,679
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

                  638,679

Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

                 
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $        $ 638,679
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Received*
   Cash
Collateral
Received*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

Bank of New York Mellon

     $ 56,492      $      $      $      $ 56,492

Barclays Bank

       205,949                             205,949

Citibank

       129,134                             129,134

State Street

       247,104                             247,104
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 638,679      $      $      $      $ 638,679
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
* The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

         0.60 %          0.95 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.50% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,937 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

12


AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Forward currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rate as of the close of the NYSE and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Corporate Bonds+

       $        $ 180,989,619        $ 180,989,619

Foreign Bonds+

                  29,528,313          29,528,313

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  44,666,934          44,666,934

Yankee Dollars+

                  278,346,645          278,346,645

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         2,725,752                   2,725,752
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,725,752          533,531,511          536,257,263
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Forward Currency Contracts

                  (638,679 )          (638,679 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 2,725,752        $ 532,892,832        $ 535,618,584
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as forward currency contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 228,150,176        $ 219,439,147

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $535,883,446. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 1,985,453  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (1,611,636
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 373,817  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

       

Short Term

Amount

    

Long Term

Amount

    

Total

Amount

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 2,856,785        $        $ 2,856,785

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $847,495 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
Net
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 3,717,956        $        $ 3,717,956

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    

Accumulated

Capital and

Other Losses

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

       $ 5,705,969        $        $ (2,856,786 )        $ (4,903,684 )        $ (2,054,501 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® DFA International Core Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 29

Statement of Operations

Page 29

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 30

Financial Highlights

Page 31

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 32

Other Information

Page 38

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,140.10     $ 6.37       1.20 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.86     $ 6.01       1.20 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Industrials

      19.8 %

Financials

      18.4

Consumer Discretionary

      16.7

Materials

      13.0

Consumer Staples

      8.0

Information Technology

      5.8

Health Care

      5.4

Energy

      4.2

Telecommunication Services

      3.6

Utilities

      2.7

Real Estate

      2.2
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.8

Right

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.6
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (0.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (99.4%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.3%):

  
  15,989      Austal, Ltd.    $ 22,502  
  44,779      BAE Systems plc      369,936  
  5,900      Bombardier, Inc., Class B*      10,739  
  11,887      CAE, Inc.      204,992  
  3,081      Chemring Group plc      7,433  
  143,607      Cobham plc      242,880  
  504      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      62,239  
  3,429      European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV      282,500  
  14,340      Finmeccanica SpA      239,506  
  2,535      Heroux-Devtek, Inc.*      28,603  
  1,132      LiSi      53,957  
  539      Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd.      28,052  
  41,242      Meggitt plc      256,513  
  3,010      MTU Aero Engines AG      425,847  
  37,946      QinetiQ Group plc      133,622  
  25,323      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      294,237  
  2,493      Saab AB      123,432  
  1,661      Safran SA      152,336  
  31,537      Senior plc      96,534  
  17,700      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      47,326  
  1,426      Thales SA      153,615  
  4,635      Ultra Electronics Holdings plc      123,739  
  3,131      Zodiac Aerospace      85,129  
     

 

 

 
        3,445,669  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):

  
  6,697      Bollore, Inc.      30,494  
  7,355      BPOST SA      177,705  
  1,468      Compania de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA      38,596  
  19,100      Cwt, Ltd.      30,946  
  7,375      Deutsche Post AG      276,702  
  5,804      Freightways, Ltd.      32,595  
  37,500      Kerry Network, Ltd.      55,436  
  2,300      Kintetsu World Express, Inc.      40,636  
  1,800      Konoike Transport Co., Ltd.      24,573  
  5,936      Mainfreight, Ltd.      102,244  
  4,000      Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,938  
  1,146      Oesterreichische Post AG      49,805  
  552      Panalpina Welttransport Holdings      77,701  
  22,252      PostNL NV      103,916  
  23,649      Royal Mail plc      129,794  
  58,500      Singapore Post, Ltd.      56,528  
  3,900      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      79,225  
     

 

 

 
        1,317,834  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.4%):

  
  2,930      Air Canada*      39,275  
  4,229      Air France-KLM*      60,434  
  26,921      Air New Zealand, Ltd.      64,339  
  12,000      All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.      41,740  
  91,046      Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.      141,441  
  7,741      Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares      176,741  
  2,130      easyJet plc      37,708  
  28,658      El Al Israel Airlines      26,368  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Airlines, continued

  
  2,128      Exchange Income Corp.    $ 54,258  
  13,156      International Consolidated Airlines Group SA      104,748  
  28,692      Qantas Airways, Ltd.      126,271  
  21,400      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.      157,377  
     

 

 

 
        1,030,700  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (2.9%):

  
  6,300      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      323,142  
  7,300      Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.*      22,929  
  2,288      Arb Corp., Ltd.      27,653  
  266      Autoneum Holding AG      73,077  
  6,935      Brembo SpA      101,783  
  12,900      Bridgestone Corp.      557,123  
  3,874      CIE Automotive SA      88,932  
  7,997      Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B      1,063,047  
  887      Continental AG      191,396  
  2,800      Daido Metal Co., Ltd.      25,416  
  2,400      Daikyonishikawa Corp.      32,128  
  4,700      Denso Corp.      198,938  
  1,800      Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.      30,442  
  1,724      ElringKlinger AG      33,039  
  1,700      Exedy Corp.      47,991  
  5,121      Faurecia      260,074  
  2,300      FCC Co., Ltd.      46,453  
  500      Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.      4,530  
  70,607      GKN plc      300,070  
  874      Grammer AG      45,963  
  1,400      G-Tekt Corp.      26,163  
  2,186      Hella KGAA Hueck & Co.      107,581  
  1,600      Hi-Lex Corp.      40,626  
  200      Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.      2,585  
  2,500      Keihin Corp.      34,201  
  1,600      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      82,659  
  31,203      Kongsberg Automotive ASA*      27,667  
  5,000      KYB Co., Ltd.      25,688  
  2,493      Leoni AG      128,774  
  3,233      Linamar Corp.      159,381  
  8,141      Magna International, Inc., ADR      377,173  
  6,366      Martinrea International, Inc.      51,994  
  1,027      Mgi Coutier      41,069  
  2,000      Mitsuba Corp.      36,984  
  1,600      Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. L      46,433  
  6,000      NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.      128,105  
  12,000      NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.      126,421  
  1,800      Nifco, Inc./Japan      96,746  
  4,000      Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.      80,546  
  700      Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.      11,139  
  2,700      NOK Corp.      57,208  
  6,062      Nokian Renkaat OYJ      251,154  
  2,600      Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.      33,829  
  1,800      Piolax, Inc.      50,284  
  2,839      Plastic Omnium SA      104,081  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Auto Components, continued

  
  6,300      Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.    $ 29,321  
  1,519      Saf-Holland SA      26,023  
  8,000      Sanden Holdings Corp.*      23,120  
  3,200      Showa Corp.      31,076  
  2,500      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.      75,621  
  17,200      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      265,461  
  2,900      Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd.      29,916  
  7,600      Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.      128,546  
  2,000      Tachi-S Co., Ltd.      36,571  
  3,900      Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.      71,998  
  2,500      Topre Corp.      67,847  
  7,500      Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.      153,176  
  4,500      Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.      107,631  
  3,500      Toyota Boshoku Corp.      65,872  
  1,100      Toyota Industries Corp.      58,040  
  1,500      TPR Co., Ltd.      48,556  
  3,600      TS Tech Co., Ltd.      105,099  
  2,000      Unipres Corp.      44,595  
  2,847      Valeo SA      193,095  
  82,000      Xinyi Glass Holdings, Ltd.      81,311  
  6,500      Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)      130,795  
     

 

 

 
        7,376,287  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (3.4%):

  
  9,641      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)      897,231  
  17,431      Daimler AG, Registered Shares      1,264,337  
  958      Ferrari NV      82,407  
  72,307      Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*      762,668  
  4,300      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.      145,361  
  23,400      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      639,445  
  12,200      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      150,913  
  23,400      Mazda Motor Corp.      327,530  
  6,800      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.      44,941  
  48,200      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      480,596  
  14,678      Piaggio & C SpA      36,296  
  27,636      PSA Peugeot Citroen SA      551,599  
  3,686      Renault SA      334,326  
  5,000      Suzuki Motor Corp.      237,660  
  45,438      Toyota Motor Corp.      2,383,764  
  794      Volkswagen AG      123,289  
  4,800      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      124,120  
     

 

 

 
        8,586,483  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (9.4%):

  
  20,000      77th Bank      98,724  
  500      Aichi Bank, Ltd. (The)      28,219  
  12,000      Aomori Bank, Ltd. (The)      42,574  
  25,839      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      569,387  
  10,000      Awa Bank, Ltd. (The)      68,150  
  23,992      Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romarna      120,573  
  23,223      Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCARL      91,682  
  29,024      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      242,545  
  61,025      Banco Bpm SpA*      205,986  
  100,929      Banco de Sabadell SA      206,562  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  23,927      Banco Popular Espanol SA*(a)       
  80,243      Banco Santander SA    $ 534,159  
  6,708      Bank Hapoalim BM      45,226  
  28,290      Bank Leumi Le-Israel Corp.      137,415  
  2,674      Bank of Georgia Holdings      121,696  
  525,912      Bank of Ireland*      139,102  
  900      Bank of Iwate, Ltd. (The)      35,963  
  10,000      Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The)      94,535  
  15,317      Bank of Montreal      1,124,880  
  900      Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. (The)      34,047  
  13,051      Bank of Nova Scotia      784,757  
  1,320      Bank of Okinawa, Ltd. (The)      53,726  
  13,707      Bank of Queensland, Ltd.      120,450  
  11,000      Bank of Saga, Ltd. (The)      25,517  
  14,743      Bankia SA      71,311  
  5,297      Bankinter SA      49,010  
  84      Banque Cantonale Vaudoise,Registered Shares      62,260  
  32,755      Barclays plc, ADR      346,875  
  16,543      Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.      141,140  
  206      Berner Kantonalbank AG      39,399  
  15,820      BNP Paribas SA      1,150,462  
  66,542      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      318,997  
  6,760      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      548,642  
  5,927      Canadian Western Bank      125,159  
  12,000      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      87,265  
  7,000      Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      104,897  
  2,600      Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      93,289  
  9,830      Commerzbank AG*      117,713  
  10,374      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      660,134  
  15,000      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      75,981  
  11,349      Credit Agricole SA      184,502  
  4,185      Credito Emiliano SpA      33,959  
  5,520      Credito Valtellinese SpA*      23,590  
  42,231      Criteria Caixacorp SA      202,116  
  12,800      Dah Sing Banking Group, Ltd.      27,251  
  11,200      Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.      94,046  
  13,000      Daishi Bank, Ltd. (The)      59,981  
  5,836      Danske Bank A/S      225,315  
  14,338      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      216,071  
  4,975      DnB NOR ASA      84,937  
  900      Ehime Bank, Ltd. (The)      11,355  
  6,408      Erste Group Bank AG      245,767  
  6,500      Fidea Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,842  
  1,816      First International Bank of Israel      32,931  
  15,000      Fukui Bank, Ltd. (The)      37,607  
  13,000      Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.      61,934  
  11,600      Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The)      69,835  
  14,200      Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)      90,422  
  2,805      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      58,673  
  25,589      Heartland Bank, Ltd.      33,371  
  16,000      Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)      71,123  
  10,000      Hokkoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      38,472  
  1,400      Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd. (The)      33,340  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  4,900      Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.    $ 78,366  
  33,646      HSBC Holdings plc, ADR      1,560,838  
  11,000      Hyakugo Bank, Ltd. (The)      44,812  
  13,000      Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The)      43,017  
  28,937      ING Groep NV      503,203  
  22,660      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      72,278  
  24,232      Isreal Discount Bank*      63,804  
  8,200      Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      68,040  
  12,000      Juroku Bank, Ltd. (The)      37,926  
  3,367      Jyske Bank A/S      195,190  
  200      Kansai Urban Banking Corp.      2,396  
  2,633      KBC Groep NV      199,847  
  8,000      Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      34,696  
  3,700      Kiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)      64,209  
  15,790      Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.      99,964  
  2,101      Laurentian Bank of Canada      87,777  
  8,880      Liberbank SA*^      9,139  
  696      Liechtenstein Landesbank AG      35,617  
  143,580      Lloyds TSB Group plc, ADR      506,837  
  185      Luzerner Kantonalbank AG      84,029  
  12,870      Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.      47,983  
  15,012      Mediobanca SpA      148,937  
  76,800      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      517,978  
  8,000      Miyazaki Bank, Ltd. (The)      26,358  
  5,533      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      100,725  
  100,500      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      184,210  
  1,700      Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The)      52,294  
  1,300      Nanto Bank, Ltd. (The)      36,992  
  28,207      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      641,367  
  11,556      National Bank of Canada      486,001  
  18,651      Natixis      126,461  
  5,000      Nishi-Nippon Holdings, Inc.      52,116  
  26,792      Nordea Bank AB      342,040  
  14,600      North Pacific Bank, Ltd.      51,210  
  9,000      Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd. (The)      25,988  
  25,452      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      199,541  
  7,725      Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG*      195,480  
  31,500      Resona Holdings, Inc.      174,089  
  880      Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S      43,942  
  10,304      Royal Bank of Canada      747,246  
  12,603      Royal Bank of Scotland, ADR*      82,298  
  11,600      Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.      49,047  
  24,500      Seven Bank, Ltd.      87,865  
  13,000      Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The)      67,194  
  13,000      Shikoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      36,322  
  31,000      Shinsei Bank, Ltd.      54,237  
  5,000      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      45,299  
  12,739      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      154,695  
  10,424      Societe Generale      566,684  
  5,219      Spar Nord Bank A/S      68,472  
  8,827      Sparebank 1 Sr-Bank ASA      75,620  
  121      St. Galler Kantonalbank AG      53,400  
    
    
    
    
     
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Banks, continued

  
  24,615      Standard Chartered plc*    $ 249,631  
  5,100      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      199,541  
  1,500      Suruga Bank, Ltd.      36,454  
  4,946      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      71,053  
  6,195      Swedbank AB, Class A      151,177  
  3,864      Sydbank A/S      145,648  
  12,000      Toho Bank, Ltd. (The)      42,254  
  1,700      Tokyo Ty Financial Group, Inc.      46,991  
  7,500      Tomony Holdings, Inc.      36,637  
  19,576      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)      986,239  
  21,000      Towa Bank, Ltd. (The)      23,585  
  36,343      UBI Banca — Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA      157,677  
  6,613      Unicredit SpA*      124,686  
  8,427      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      141,618  
  782      Valiant Holding AG      90,091  
  6,876      Virgin Money Holdings UK      23,911  
  582      Walliser Kantonalbank, Registered Shares      54,378  
  50,201      Westpac Banking Corp.      1,171,362  
  8,000      Yamagata Bank, Ltd. (The)      35,873  
  3,000      Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.      36,322  
  9,000      Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd. (The)      38,079  
  8      Zuger Kantonalbank AG      44,205  
     

 

 

 
        24,107,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (1.3%):

  
  10,537      A.G. Barr plc      84,575  
  3,767      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      416,781  
  2,300      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      86,606  
  8,796      Britvic plc      79,382  
  12,528      C&C Group plc      46,146  
  1,327      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      142,079  
  5,367      Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.      38,030  
  7,885      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      320,196  
  7,048      Coca-Cola HBC AG      207,289  
  1,250      Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.      36,201  
  9,750      Cott Corp.      140,843  
  8,506      Davide Campari — Milano SpA      60,119  
  4,154      Diageo plc, ADR      497,774  
  1,867      Heineken NV      181,857  
  2,200      ITO EN, Ltd.      80,376  
  10,600      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      216,164  
  938      Olvi OYJ      32,834  
  1,800      Refresco Group NV(b)      36,737  
  2,807      Royal Unibrew A/S      134,678  
  4,000      Sapporo Breweries, Ltd.      110,267  
  14,566      Stock Spirits Group plc      32,244  
  1,000      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      46,527  
  24,033      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      242,821  
     

 

 

 
        3,270,526  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.3%):

  
  1,328      Bavarian Nordic A/S*^      78,570  
  1,137      Biotest AG*      28,648  
  2,219      CSL, Ltd.      235,722  
 

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Biotechnology, continued

  
  476      Galapagos NV*    $ 36,525  
  3,624      Genus plc      84,041  
  2,522      Grifols SA      70,324  
  999      Idorsia, Ltd.      18,863  
  7,447      Knight Therapeutics, Inc.*      59,100  
  1,222      Shire plc      67,313  
  3,118      Sirtex Medical, Ltd.      38,903  
     

 

 

 
        718,009  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (1.1%):

  
  1,800      AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd.      54,939  
  2,028      Arbonia AG*      37,155  
  5,600      Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.      236,362  
  5,702      Assa Abloy AB, Class B      125,392  
  15      Belimo Holding AG, Registered Shares      64,675  
  3,700      Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.      28,431  
  11,000      Central Glass Co., Ltd.      47,438  
  2,051      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA      109,703  
  1,500      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      153,428  
  119      dorma kaba Holding AG      103,464  
  434      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      202,660  
  12,489      Gwa Group, Ltd.      30,291  
  2,938      Inwido AB      41,398  
  10,573      Kingspan Group plc      363,329  
  3,279      Lindab International AB      35,789  
  5,800      Lixil Group Corp.      145,230  
  7,562      Nibe Industrier AB, Class B      71,489  
  8,000      Nichias Corp.      92,611  
  1,500      Nichiha Corp.      52,991  
  1,500      Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.*      12,424  
  10,000      Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd.      48,184  
  1,500      Noritz Corp.      29,800  
  1,400      Okabe Co., Ltd.      12,921  
  12,336      Polypipe Group plc      61,466  
  435      Rockwool International A/S      95,839  
  22      Rockwool International A/S      4,648  
  1,900      Sankyo Tateyama, Inc.      29,041  
  11,100      Sanwa Holdings Corp.      117,182  
  52      Schweiter Technologies AG      67,554  
  1,700      Sekisui Jushi Corp.      31,241  
  1,800      Takara Standard Co., Ltd.      29,462  
  1,348      Tarkett SA      62,674  
  2,500      TOTO, Ltd.      95,677  
  2,051      Uponor OYJ      37,413  
  638      Zehnder Group AG      23,231  
     

 

 

 
        2,755,532  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.6%):

  
  19,529      3i Group plc      229,885  
  33,955      Aberdeen Asset Management plc      133,743  
  3,200      AGF Management, Ltd.      16,634  
  1,200      Alaris Royalty Corp.      21,314  
  2,199      Altamir      40,969  
  17,351      Ashmore Group plc      79,833  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Capital Markets, continued

  
  851      Avanza Bank Holding AB    $ 37,178  
  3,389      Azimut Holding SpA      68,156  
  1,975      Banca Generali SpA      59,080  
  1,725      Binckbank NV      8,759  
  3,505      Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles      126,804  
  25,002      Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc      111,606  
  3,984      Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A      156,212  
  4,759      BT Investment Management, Ltd.      41,551  
  2,895      Bure Equity AB      33,706  
  8,265      Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc.      33,975  
  940,000      China Lng Group, Ltd.*      17,463  
  2,455      CI Financial Corp.      52,334  
  10,072      Close Brothers Group plc      198,044  
  11,961      Credit Suisse Group AG      173,361  
  14,000      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      83,197  
  10,467      Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares      186,208  
  8,446      Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares      149,966  
  2,513      EFG International AG      16,349  
  258,000      Emperor Capital Group, Ltd.      23,134  
  2,185      Euronext NV(b)      113,544  
  7,427      GAM Holding AG      100,041  
  1,012      Gimv NV      61,284  
  1,675      Guardian Capital Group, Ltd., Class A      33,782  
  142,000      Guotai Junan International Hol      44,029  
  66,000      Haitong International Securiti      38,989  
  5,422      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      91,985  
  6,123      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      158,311  
  22,233      IG Group Holdings plc      164,570  
  2,132      IGM Financial, Inc.      66,134  
  13,922      Intermediate Capital Group plc      151,103  
  29,861      Investec plc      223,111  
  8,734      IOOF Holdings, Ltd.      65,719  
  20,157      Ip Group plc*      35,352  
  7,617      IRESS, Ltd.      74,218  
  900      Jafco Co., Ltd.      36,391  
  4,080      Janus Henderson Group plc*      135,089  
  7,200      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      130,803  
  3,150      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      166,063  
  25,444      Jupiter Fund Management plc      167,420  
  186,000      Kingston Financial Group, Ltd.      67,121  
  3,928      London Stock Exchange Group plc      186,654  
  3,369      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      229,117  
  4,411      Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.      97,674  
  63,933      Man Group plc      128,984  
  3,600      Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.      29,409  
  12,700      Monex Group, Inc.      33,682  
  10,500      Nex Group plc      85,448  
  23,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      138,438  
  8,000      Okasan Securities Group, Inc.      51,530  
  226      Partners Group Holding AG      140,160  
  1,867      Perpetual, Ltd.      80,064  
  5,913      Platinum Asset Management, Ltd.      21,037  
  3,209      Rathbone Brothers plc      105,966  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Capital Markets, continued

  
  9,785      Ratos AB, Class B^    $ 46,695  
  1,124      Rothschild & Co.      41,158  
  7,300      SBI Holdings, Inc.      99,125  
  2,045      Schroders plc      82,697  
  559      Schroders plc      16,118  
  9,000      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      48,005  
  9,300      Sprott, Inc.      16,354  
  2,878      Thomson Reuters Corp.      133,223  
  2,731      TMX Group, Ltd.      148,619  
  6,294      Tullett Prebon plc      38,324  
  14,503      UBS Group AG      246,274  
  3,019      UBS Group AG      51,263  
  1,793      Vontobel Holding AG      116,889  
  122      Vp Bank AG, Registered Shares      15,106  
  96      VZ Holding AG      30,822  
     

 

 

 
        6,683,355  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (5.5%):

  
  5,100      Adeka Corp.      77,796  
  705      Agrium, Inc.      63,795  
  2,927      Air Liquide SA      363,697  
  6,000      Air Water, Inc.      110,600  
  9,273      AkzoNobel NV      804,889  
  4,212      Arkema SA      449,712  
  24,000      Asahi Kasei Corp.      258,567  
  15,764      BASF SE      1,465,131  
  7,920      Borregaard ASA      97,942  
  1,529      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      111,203  
  4,200      Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd.      32,381  
  16,684      Clariant AG      368,802  
  4,087      Corbion NV      130,762  
  2,800      Croda International plc      141,718  
  9,800      Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.      122,190  
  2,000      Dainichiseika Color & Chemical      15,877  
  5,100      Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.      183,748  
  28,000      Denka Co., Ltd.      144,804  
  17,121      DuluxGroup, Ltd.      91,236  
  35,867      Elementis plc      137,439  
  88      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      65,115  
  8,260      Essentra plc      60,736  
  5,499      Evonik Industries AG      175,754  
  905      Frutarom Industries, Ltd.      63,322  
  1,815      Fuchs Petrolub AG      99,166  
  679      FUCHS Petrolub SE      32,069  
  1,100      Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd.      34,582  
  1,400      Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd.      45,480  
  100      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares      200,178  
  29      Gurit Holding AG      34,862  
  4,570      Hexpol AB      49,934  
  3,500      Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.      104,642  
  63,732      Incitec Pivot, Ltd.      167,498  
  10,087      Israel Chemicals, Ltd.      47,551  
  200      JCU Corp.      7,113  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  2,998      Johnson Matthey plc    $ 112,121  
  1,700      JSR Corp.      29,357  
  8,974      K+S AG, Registered Shares      229,966  
  16,000      Kaneka Corp.      122,175  
  2,000      Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.      46,095  
  5,000      Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.      44,120  
  7,358      Kemira OYJ      92,966  
  1,162      Koninklijke DSM NV      84,881  
  300      Konishi Co., Ltd.      4,298  
  11,300      Kuraray Co., Ltd.      205,327  
  900      Kureha Corp.      44,603  
  5,438      Lanxess AG      411,779  
  294      Lenzing AG      52,725  
  1,230      Linde AG      233,602  
  1,300      Lintec Corp.      31,155  
  2,350      Methanex Corp.      103,518  
  53,900      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      447,688  
  9,400      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.      199,266  
  40,000      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      212,396  
  3,600      Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.      53,760  
  8,000      Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.      113,351  
  700      Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.      45,125  
  8,000      Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.      44,299  
  2,300      Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.      76,092  
  900      Nitto Denko Corp.      74,253  
  10,000      NOF Corp.      127,487  
  3,646      Novozymes A/S, Class B      159,695  
  4,795      Nufarm, Ltd./Australia      35,461  
  14,387      Orica, Ltd.      228,336  
  11,070      Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.      180,441  
  1,343      Recticel SA      10,412  
  2,400      Sakata Inx Corp.      38,310  
  700      Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.      32,970  
  2,500      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      227,135  
  1,700      Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.      13,312  
  8,800      Showa Denko K.K.      204,864  
  29      Sika AG, Class B      186,745  
  1,754      SOL SPA      21,337  
  1,427      Solvay SA      191,575  
  11,000      Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.      77,685  
  68,000      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.      392,292  
  300      Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd.      14,757  
  2,206      Symrise AG      156,282  
  22,357      Synthomer plc      142,139  
  500      T Hasegawa Co., Ltd.      10,592  
  1,200      Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.      54,036  
  5,700      Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.      64,187  
  1,000      Takasago International Corp.      37,717  
  9,600      Teijin, Ltd.      184,912  
  1,223      Tessenderlo Chemie NV*      52,594  
  1,434      Tikkurila OYJ      31,029  
  3,700      Toagosei Co., Ltd.      48,207  
  4,500      Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.      24,984  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  11,000      Tokuyama Corp.*    $ 53,134  
  1,300      Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.      43,293  
  11,000      Toray Industries, Inc.      92,166  
  27,000      Tosoh Corp.      277,679  
  4,000      Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.      21,060  
  63,000      Toyobo Co., Ltd.      115,622  
  72,000      Ube Industries, Ltd.      185,605  
  4,419      Umicore SA      307,837  
  6,476      Victrex plc      158,437  
  1,157      Wacker Chemie AG^      125,619  
  1,514      Yara International ASA      56,926  
  10,000      Zeon Corp.      106,823  
     

 

 

 
        13,968,903  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.7%):

  
  1,200      AEON Delight Co., Ltd.      38,881  
  17,026      Aggreko plc      204,245  
  25,551      Babcock International Group plc      293,214  
  12,295      Berendsen plc      197,095  
  1,644      Bilfinger SE^      64,471  
  1,670      Black Diamond Group, Ltd.      3,555  
  14,490      Brambles, Ltd.      108,337  
  282      Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA      23,804  
  71,156      Cleanaway Waste Management, Ltd.      75,086  
  5,000      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      55,652  
  1,500      Daiseki Co., Ltd.      33,382  
  4,203      De La Rue plc      36,557  
  23,066      Downer EDI, Ltd.      113,497  
  1,000      Duskin Co., Ltd.      25,751  
  8,275      Edenred      215,967  
  1,912      Elis SA      43,817  
  90,603      G4S plc      385,418  
  18,123      HomeServe plc      173,685  
  2,747      Intrum Justitia AB      93,720  
  7,191      ISS A/S      283,142  
  34,804      IWG plc      146,772  
  1,500      Kokuyo Co., Ltd.      20,500  
  3,638      Lassila & Tikanoja OYJ      76,540  
  5,185      Loomis AB      185,863  
  5,449      Mears Group plc      33,749  
  27,717      Mitie Group plc      99,712  
  3,300      Okamura Corp.      31,367  
  2,100      Park24 Co., Ltd.      53,338  
  2,696      PayPoint plc      31,055  
  1,400      Pilot Corp.      59,481  
  10,575      Programmed Maintenance Service      15,155  
  11,442      Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA      74,520  
  58,477      Rentokil Initial plc      208,425  
  2,308      Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, Inc.      66,332  
  9,539      RPS Group plc      32,576  
  1,600      Sato Holdings Corp.      40,038  
  1,000      SECOM Co., Ltd.      75,991  
  9,943      Securitas AB, Class B      168,139  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Commercial Services & Supplies, continued

  
  20,809      Shanks Group plc    $ 22,454  
  659      Societe BIC SA      78,202  
  700      Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.      31,558  
  61,914      Spotless Group Holdings, Ltd.      54,792  
  5,578      Tomra Systems ASA      68,251  
  2,900      Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.      30,008  
  5,000      Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.      54,937  
  4,920      Tox Free Solutions, Ltd.      9,070  
  4,470      Transcontinental, Inc.      88,600  
     

 

 

 
        4,326,701  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.2%):

  
  2,792      Adva Optical Networking Se*      28,904  
  2,052      Ascom Holding AG      41,963  
  991      Evs Broadcast Equipment SA      39,835  
  6,772      Mitel Networks Corp.*      49,774  
  12,971      Nokia OYJ      79,708  
  11,829      Sandvine Corp.      39,138  
  1,431      Sierra Wireless, Inc.*      40,195  
  26,263      Spirent Communications plc      39,937  
  17,805      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B      128,471  
  6,200      VTech Holdings, Ltd.      98,237  
     

 

 

 
        586,162  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (2.3%):

  
  6,583      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA      254,590  
  3,353      Aecon Group, Inc.      41,738  
  3,088      Arcadis NV      55,873  
  4,202      Astaldi SpA      26,287  
  2,110      Badger Daylighting, Ltd.      43,320  
  375      Bauer AG      9,032  
  3,563      Bird Construction, Inc.      23,413  
  7,647      Bouygues SA      322,776  
  209      Burkhalter Holding AG      29,980  
  25,120      Carillion plc      61,122  
  1,000      Chiyoda Corp.      5,892  
  1,900      Chudenko Corp.      49,312  
  589      CIE d’Entreprises CFE SA      83,504  
  2,966      Cimic Group, Ltd.      88,433  
  6,098      Costain Group plc      36,661  
  6,000      Daiho Corp.      28,560  
  2,773      Eiffage SA      252,168  
  2,783      Elecnor SA      38,468  
  7,737      Eltel AB*^(b)      26,897  
  4,271      Ferrovial SA      94,920  
  2,220      FLSmidth & Co. A/S      140,380  
  4,400      Fudo TETRA Corp.      7,064  
  5,231      Galliford Try plc      79,120  
  14,200      Hazama Ando Corp.      89,601  
  832      Hochtief AG      152,529  
  1,093      Implenia AG      82,118  
  9,361      Interserve plc      28,210  
  23,374      John Laing Group plc(b)      92,046  
  15,000      Kajima Corp.      126,680  
 

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Construction & Engineering, continued

  
  3,000      Kandenko Co., Ltd.    $ 31,556  
  5,690      Keller Group plc      65,145  
  2,043      Kier Group plc      32,632  
  2,800      Kinden Corp.      45,184  
  7,169      Koninklijke BAM Groep NV      39,054  
  6,246      Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV      202,924  
  27,000      Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.      86,813  
  5,300      Kyowa Exeo Corp.      89,270  
  1,300      Kyudenko Corp.      46,618  
  9,000      Maeda Corp.      99,285  
  3,000      Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.      59,909  
  3,300      Mirait Holdings Corp.      37,112  
  8,858      Monadelphous Group, Ltd.      95,095  
  3,820      NCC AB      107,689  
  3,000      Nippo Corp.      60,405  
  1,600      Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      32,939  
  12,000      Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.      63,724  
  20,800      Obayashi Corp.      244,863  
  4,863      Obrascon Huarte Lain SA      17,444  
  6,000      Okumura Corp.      40,416  
  12,582      Peab AB      152,724  
  18,100      Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.      102,987  
  703      Per Aarsleff Holding A/S      17,077  
  2,500      Raito Kogyo Co., Ltd.      26,468  
  22,504      Sacyr SA*      59,861  
  12,041      Salini Impregilo SpA      41,707  
  3,300      Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.      37,093  
  5,399      Shikun & Binui, Ltd.      14,034  
  19,000      Shimizu Corp.      201,734  
  5,741      Skanska AB, Class B      136,675  
  2,700      Spie SA      81,176  
  881      Strabag Se      38,027  
  61,900      Sumitomo Mitsui Construction      66,241  
  2,479      Sweco AB-B Shs      61,478  
  14,000      TAISEI Corp.      127,954  
  16,300      Tobishima Corp.      24,393  
  6,000      Toda Corp.      37,464  
  5,100      Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd.      41,838  
  2,000      Toshiba Plant Systems & Servic      31,556  
  1,100      Totetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      33,660  
  4,000      Toyo Engineering Corp.      9,866  
  22,100      United Engineers, Ltd.      44,117  
  3,109      Veidekke ASA      40,615  
  3,693      Vinci SA      315,414  
  3,185      WSP Global, Inc.      132,179  
  2,771      YIT OYJ      23,280  
     

 

 

 
        5,768,389  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.8%):

  
  20,647      Adelaide Brighton, Ltd.      89,254  
  39,458      Boral, Ltd.      210,730  
  3,157      Brickworks, Ltd.      33,411  
  3,957      Buzzi Unicem SpA      99,035  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Construction Materials, continued

  
  8,480      CRH plc, ADR    $ 300,786  
  22,791      CSR, Ltd.      74,082  
  12,804      Fletcher Building, Ltd.      75,054  
  2,028      HeidelbergCement AG      196,212  
  175      Imerys SA      15,233  
  7,436      James Hardie Industries SE      117,140  
  4,762      LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares      273,648  
  20,000      Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.      95,048  
  72,000      Taiheiyo Cement Corp.      263,020  
  1,196      Vicat      84,249  
     

 

 

 
        1,926,902  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.3%):

  
  3,600      Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.      76,360  
  9,830      Arrow Global Group plc      51,913  
  1,360      Cembra Money Bank AG      128,988  
  1,847      Credit Corp. Group, Ltd.      25,108  
  5,200      Credit Saison Co., Ltd.      101,767  
  18,226      Eclipx Group, Ltd.      49,928  
  18,254      Flexigroup, Ltd./Australia      25,563  
  4,100      Hitachi Capital Corp.      98,822  
  2,988      Hoist Finance AB^(b)      30,608  
  17,800      Hong Leong Finance, Ltd.      34,013  
  14,415      International Personal Finance      31,654  
  4,300      J Trust Co., Ltd.      33,932  
  9,000      Jaccs Co., Ltd.      43,857  
  15,200      Orient Corp.      26,578  
  2,776      Provident Financial plc      88,002  
  38,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      24,469  
     

 

 

 
        871,562  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.8%):

  
  11,159      Amcor, Ltd.      138,998  
  10,464      BillerudKorsnas AB      166,105  
  4,231      Cascades, Inc.      57,725  
  1,780      CCL Industries, Inc.      90,071  
  46,684      DS Smith plc      288,144  
  1,400      FP Corp.      75,777  
  2,200      Fuji Seal International, Inc.      60,813  
  3,226      Huhtamaki OYJ      127,472  
  2,589      Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.      49,300  
  314      Mayr Melnhof Karton AG      41,076  
  69,097      Orora, Ltd.      152,129  
  5,946      Pact Group Holdings, Ltd.      27,344  
  11,000      Rengo Co., Ltd.      63,874  
  18,948      RPC Group plc      185,815  
  16,255      Smurfit Kappa Group plc      506,007  
  2,000      Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.      33,828  
  5      Vetropack Holding AG      10,834  
  1,101      Vidrala SA      77,984  
     

 

 

 
        2,153,296  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.3%):

  
  3,600      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.      82,030  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Distributors, continued

  
  5,572      Connect Group plc    $ 8,184  
  1,347      D’ieteren SA/NV      62,984  
  4,313      Headlam Group plc      30,227  
  25,837      Inchcape plc      254,053  
  1,000      Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.      32,233  
  7,157      John Menzies plc      65,740  
  1,400      Paltac Corp.      47,221  
  3,025      Uni-Select, Inc.      73,070  
     

 

 

 
        655,742  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%):

  
  23,128      Aa plc      68,745  
  1,100      Benesse Holdings, Inc.      41,595  
  2,634      Dignity plc      85,300  
  5,045      EnerCare, Inc.      76,729  
  12,438      G8 Education, Ltd.      34,502  
  6,026      InvoCare, Ltd.      68,263  
  8,365      Navitas, Ltd.      31,231  
  13,423      Slater & Gordon, Ltd.*      835  
     

 

 

 
        407,200  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.7%):

  
  1,573      Ackermans & Van Haaren NV      262,692  
  1,091      AKER ASA      35,810  
  52,095      AMP, Ltd.      207,549  
  2,300      Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.      92,165  
  6,399      Cerved Information Solutions S      68,630  
  1,634      Deutsche Boerse AG      172,774  
  5,700      Ecn Capital Corp.      17,584  
  15,337      Element Fleet Management Corp.      105,275  
  3,300      Financial Products Group Co. LT      31,543  
  158,669      First Pacific Co., Ltd.      117,064  
  1,200      Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.      68,551  
  1,236,000      G-Resources Group, Ltd.*      18,053  
  1,800      Ibj Leasing Co., Ltd.      43,268  
  6,500      Japan Securities Finance Co. LT      33,723  
  23,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.      126,088  
  772      Onex Corp.      61,809  
  17,600      ORIX Corp.      273,611  
  1,100      Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd.      38,539  
  1,000      Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.      40,888  
     

 

 

 
        1,815,616  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.3%):

  
  974      BCE, Inc.      43,869  
  644      BCE, Inc.      29,006  
  5,708      Belgacom SA      199,657  
  20,307      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (The)      33,716  
  29,763      BT Group plc      114,273  
  5,828      Cellnex Telecom SAU(b)      120,471  
  18,127      Chorus, Ltd.      61,518  
  94,000      CITIC Telecom International Holdings, Ltd.      30,101  
  7,863      Com Hem Holding AB      109,429  
  67,539      Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares      1,213,627  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

  
  643      El Towers SpA    $ 37,253  
  4,973      Elisa OYJ^      192,747  
  40,490      France Telecom SA      644,898  
  34,000      Hkbn, Ltd.      34,013  
  61,295      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      80,397  
  88,000      Hutchison Telecommunications Holdings, Ltd.      30,997  
  271      Iliad SA      64,110  
  11,262      Infrastrutture Wireless Ital(b)      64,119  
  16,506      Inmarsat plc      165,494  
  62,383      KCOM Group plc      72,305  
  53,529      Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV      171,742  
  3,000      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      141,931  
  275,553      PCCW, Ltd.      156,733  
  37,800      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      106,835  
  2,262      Sunrise Communications Group(b)      178,056  
  230      Swisscom AG, Registered Shares      111,104  
  29,050      Talktalk Telecom Group plc      68,304  
  50,356      TDC A/S      293,417  
  38,420      Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.      106,502  
  337,063      Telecom Italia SpA*      312,347  
  38,812      Telefonica SA      401,245  
  4,768      Telekom Austria AG^      37,527  
  5,872      Telenor ASA      97,422  
  43,030      Telia Co AB      198,581  
  24,040      Telstra Corp., Ltd.      79,582  
  6,023      TPG Telecom, Ltd.^      26,419  
  8,402      Vocus Communications, Ltd.      21,822  
     

 

 

 
        5,851,569  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.1%):

  
  2,033      Acciona SA      179,414  
  53,654      AusNet Services      71,526  
  208      Bkw AG      12,232  
  4,700      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      62,527  
  2,800      Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      30,886  
  5,430      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      45,592  
  8,064      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      85,325  
  17,686      EDP — Energias de Portugal SA      57,856  
  18,599      Electricite de France      203,094  
  531      Elia System Operator SA/NV      30,056  
  4,746      Endesa SA^      109,597  
  40,556      Enel SpA      218,368  
  1,292      Fortis, Inc.      45,418  
  7,466      Fortum OYJ      117,400  
  18,530      Genesis Energy, Ltd.      33,010  
  53,000      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.(b)      48,745  
  7,700      Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.      58,730  
  5,600      Hokuriku Electric Power Co.      50,444  
  4,461      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.      39,371  
  47,323      Iberdrola SA      375,695  
  8,200      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      113,096  
  3,800      Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.      46,190  
  1,655      Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG, Class A      31,568  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electric Utilities, continued

  
  1,540      Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.    $ 35,218  
  4,360      Red Electrica Corporacion SA^      91,291  
  5      Romande Energie Holding SA, Registered Shares      6,802  
  14,750      Scottish & Southern Energy plc      278,898  
  3,300      Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      38,945  
  23,635      Spark Infrastructure Group      47,546  
  13,794      Terna SpA      74,639  
  5,600      Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      77,591  
  17,100      Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)*      70,614  
     

 

 

 
        2,787,684  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (1.4%):

  
  25,335      ABB, Ltd.      626,988  
  6,000      Daihen Corp.      47,288  
  18,000      Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.      95,152  
  4,400      Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (The)      196,166  
  2,000      Futaba Corp./Chiba      35,119  
  26,000      GS Yuasa Corp.      113,366  
  784      Huber & Suhner AG      58,656  
  29,500      Johnson Electric Holdings, Ltd.      102,612  
  2,829      Legrand SA      198,116  
  62,530      Melrose Industries plc      197,497  
  394      Mersen      12,952  
  13,000      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      187,531  
  1,976      Nexans SA      108,240  
  1,000      Nidec Corp.      102,702  
  2,700      Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.      28,684  
  2,100      Nitto Kogyo Corp.      33,204  
  1,460      Nordex Se*^      17,929  
  2,914      OSRAM Licht AG      232,745  
  7,024      Prysmian SpA      207,301  
  734      Schneider Electric SA      56,490  
  11,535      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy^      247,075  
  190      Somfy SA      19,886  
  2,958      TKH Group NV      164,372  
  6,000      Ushio, Inc.      75,609  
  3,491      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      323,505  
  170      XP Power, Ltd.      5,383  
     

 

 

 
        3,494,568  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.9%):

 
  1,300      Ai Holdings Corp.      35,054  
  3,100      ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.      89,871  
  306      Also Holding AG, Registered Shares      39,404  
  4,600      Amano Corp.      95,833  
  2,000      Avigilon Corp.*      22,197  
  2,800      Azbil Corp.      106,515  
  564      Barco NV      57,929  
  900      Canon Electronics, Inc.      18,464  
  8,410      Celestica, Inc.*      114,286  
  18,000      Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.      126,635  
  3,500      Dexerials Corp.      34,275  
  28,281      Electrocomponents plc      212,806  
  148,000      FIH Mobile, Ltd.      45,772  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued

 
  7,452      Fingerprint Cards AB^    $ 27,325  
  466,000      Gcl New Energy Holdings, Ltd.*      22,946  
  19,182      Halma plc      275,072  
  1,000      Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.      30,775  
  2,590      Hexagon AB, Class B      123,251  
  1,600      Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.      62,336  
  99,000      Hitachi, Ltd.      608,896  
  1,600      Horiba, Ltd.      97,510  
  2,500      Hosiden Corp.      28,673  
  7,400      IBIDEN Co., Ltd.      127,661  
  91      Inficon Holding AG      45,060  
  960      Ingenico Group      87,094  
  700      Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd.      56,455  
  4,000      Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.      55,484  
  21,200      Japan Display, Inc.*      40,056  
  2,322      Jenoptik AG      61,069  
  400      Keyence Corp.      176,090  
  2,388      Kudelski SA      40,857  
  700      Kyocera Corp.      40,589  
  684      Lagercrantz Group AB, Class B^      7,534  
  16,021      Laird plc      28,898  
  26      Lem Holding SA, Registered Shares      33,631  
  2,600      Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings      38,108  
  2,366      Micronic Mydata AB      21,581  
  900      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      137,149  
  3,500      Nichicon Corp.      37,681  
  2,600      Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.      94,888  
  3,400      Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.      31,354  
  5,200      OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd.      73,849  
  2,600      Omron Corp.      113,125  
  3,000      Osaki Electric Co., Ltd.      22,482  
  2,587      Oxford Instruments plc      35,297  
  2,859      Renishaw plc      134,995  
  600      Ryosan Co., Ltd.      21,875  
  1,800      Shimadzu Corp.      34,318  
  1,000      Siix Corp.      39,696  
  7,097      Spectris plc      233,551  
  8,200      Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.      129,120  
  4,100      TDK Corp.      270,563  
  3,900      Topcon Corp.      67,345  
  200      V Technology Co., Ltd.      34,600  
  156      Vaisala OYJ, Class A      7,782  
  14,000      Venture Corp., Ltd.      122,568  
  4,000      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      85,004  
  3,400      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      54,665  
     

 

 

 
        4,917,899  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.7%):

  
  7,314      Aker Solutions ASA*      12,095  
  5,393      Aker Solutions ASA*      24,412  
  23,615      AMEC plc      144,035  
  1,801      Calfrac Well Services, Ltd.*      3,486  
  1,191      Ces Energy Solutions Corp.      5,309  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Energy Equipment & Services, continued

  
  1,554      CGG SA*    $ 7,177  
  6,026      Enerflex, Ltd.      87,467  
  8,606      Ensign Energy Services, Inc.      45,997  
  106,730      Ezion Holdings, Ltd.*      18,217  
  3,192      Fugro NV*      47,441  
  8,071      Hunting plc*      51,436  
  6,270      John Wood Group plc      52,438  
  7,196      Mullen Group, Ltd.      88,799  
  3,324      Ocean Yield ASA^      25,978  
  2,723      Petrofac, Ltd.      15,717  
  18,993      Petroleum Geo-Services ASA*^      33,095  
  19,962      Precision Drilling Corp.*      68,203  
  398      ProSafe SE*      1,323  
  31,016      Saipem SpA*      114,633  
  8,047      SBM Offshore NV      129,156  
  14,951      Seadrill, Ltd.*^      5,520  
  7,277      Secure Energy Services, Inc.      49,669  
  11,430      Subsea 7 SA^      154,151  
  1,492      Tecnicas Reunidas SA      57,834  
  5,547      TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA      113,932  
  900      Total Energy Services, Inc.      9,232  
  26,311      Trican Well Service, Inc.*      73,661  
  18,254      Trinidad Drilling, Ltd.*      27,453  
  20,411      Vallourec SA*^      125,007  
  12,295      WorleyParsons, Ltd.*      105,843  
     

 

 

 
        1,698,716  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.6%):

  
  24,500      Aeon Co., Ltd.      372,663  
  500      Ain Holdings, Inc.      36,165  
  2,144      Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.      102,785  
  1,309      Amsterdam Commodities NV      42,582  
  2,800      Arcs Co., Ltd.      60,662  
  1,200      Axial Retailing, Inc.      45,823  
  900      Belc Co., Ltd.      44,817  
  97,527      Booker Group plc      236,772  
  20,128      Carrefour SA      510,842  
  1,795      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA      106,345  
  1,100      Cawachi, Ltd.      26,618  
  1,000      Cocokara Fine, Inc.      49,495  
  4,130      Colruyt SA      217,592  
  300      Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.      58,444  
  1,300      Create SD Holdings Co., Ltd.      30,089  
  24,356      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA      152,075  
  8,335      Empire Co., Ltd., Class A      142,195  
  1,100      FamilyMart Co., Ltd.      63,029  
  8,283      Greggs plc      116,491  
  1,600      Heiwado Co., Ltd.      34,282  
  1,831      ICA Gruppen AB      68,290  
  84,986      J Sainsbury plc      278,767  
  819      Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Class A      12,570  
  1,300      Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.      34,949  
  1,366      Kesko OYJ, Class A      68,123  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Food & Staples Retailing, continued

  
  3,948      Kesko OYJ, Class B    $ 201,190  
  28,566      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      547,459  
  400      LAWSON, Inc.      27,957  
  1,111      Loblaw Cos., Ltd.      61,814  
  1,430      Marr SpA      34,075  
  1,500      Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.      85,423  
  54,594      Metcash, Ltd.*      100,822  
  6,476      Metro AG      218,677  
  1,658      Metro, Inc.      54,576  
  1,000      Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.      28,725  
  600      Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd.      19,054  
  201      North West Co., Inc.      4,846  
  1,002      Rallye SA      20,648  
  600      San-A Co., Ltd.      26,537  
  4,300      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      177,328  
  1,668      Sligro Food Group NV      73,381  
  900      Sogo Medical Co., Ltd.      38,893  
  29,590      Sonae SGPS SA      33,098  
  500      Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.      26,807  
  1,800      Sundrug Co., Ltd.      67,187  
  276,116      Tesco plc*      608,013  
  800      Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.      84,995  
  3,100      United Supermarkets Holdings      32,781  
  2,200      Valor Co., Ltd.      49,980  
  1,000      Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.      37,066  
  5,821      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      179,599  
  1,644      Weston (George), Ltd.      148,842  
  110,386      William Morrison Supermarkets plc      347,004  
  11,834      Woolworths, Ltd.      232,471  
  1,200      Yaoko Co., Ltd.      51,393  
  2,800      Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.      26,437  
     

 

 

 
        6,559,543  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (3.0%):

  
  823      AAK AB      60,168  
  1,425      Agt Food and Ingredients, Inc.      25,585  
  4,400      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      95,098  
  500      Ariake Japan Co., Ltd.      34,863  
  5,099      Aryzta AG      168,567  
  1,675      Associated British Foods plc      64,055  
  5,111      Austevoll Seafood ASA      43,501  
  23,247      Australian Agricultural Co., Ltd.*      33,109  
  1,362      Bakkafrost P/F      51,350  
  77      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares      105,979  
  81      Bell AG      38,763  
  2,999      Bellamy’s Australia, Ltd.      15,947  
  395      Bellamy’s Australia, Ltd.*(a)      2,100  
  567      Bonduelle S.C.A.      21,334  
  1,100      Calbee, Inc.      43,277  
  8,697      Cloetta AB      35,839  
  3,395      Cranswick plc      124,021  
  7,971      Dairy Crest Group plc      62,211  
  3,542      Danone SA      266,214  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Food Products, continued

  
  10,087      Devro plc    $ 27,152  
  500      Dydo Drinco, Inc.      25,211  
  1,596      Ebro Foods SA      36,457  
  111      Emmi AG      83,631  
  500      Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.      26,949  
  16,300      First Resources, Ltd.      22,442  
  3,900      Fuji Oil Co., Ltd./Osaka      90,099  
  7,007      Glanbia plc      137,033  
  341,500      Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.      93,047  
  8,318      GrainCorp, Ltd.      60,486  
  42,184      Greencore Group plc      135,269  
  3,373      Grieg Seafood ASA      23,548  
  1,119      Hilton Food Group plc      10,755  
  1,600      Hokuto Corp.      28,170  
  1,700      House Foods Group, Inc.      42,635  
  700      J-Oil Mills, Inc.      24,931  
  1,200      Kagome Co., Ltd.      36,545  
  1,567      Kerry Group plc, Class A      134,802  
  1,100      Kewpie Corp.      28,856  
  1,000      Kikkoman Corp.      31,993  
  6,130      Leroy Seafood Group ASA      33,303  
  3,564      Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.      89,993  
  5,482      Marine Harvest      93,865  
  6,000      Marudai Food Co., Ltd.      28,064  
  2,600      Maruha Nichiro Corp.      68,679  
  900      Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.      25,093  
  1,600      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      129,787  
  1,000      Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.      29,006  
  700      Morinaga & Co., Ltd./Japan      39,712  
  15,000      Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.      114,174  
  30,347      Nestle SA, Registered Shares      2,644,354  
  5,400      Nichirei Corp.      151,453  
  3,000      Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.      91,211  
  20,100      Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      117,699  
  9,000      Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. (The)      52,872  
  1,600      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      26,282  
  326      Orior AG      25,916  
  2,710      Orkla ASA, Class A      27,572  
  11,559      Parmalat SpA      39,979  
  1,700      Petra Foods, Ltd.      2,472  
  51,099      Premier Foods plc*      26,933  
  988      Premium Brands Holdings Corp.      70,896  
  10,000      Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.      58,779  
  6,968      Rogers Sugar, Inc.      34,072  
  1,029      Salmar ASA      25,526  
  2,923      Saputo, Inc.      92,992  
  127      Savencia SA      11,974  
  3,767      Scandi Standard AB      27,309  
  713      Schouw & Co.      76,695  
  4,718      Select Harvests, Ltd.      17,832  
  6,000      Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd.      32,996  
  3,852      Suedzucker AG      80,263  
  4,061      SunOpta, Inc.*      41,343  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Food Products, continued

  
  9,961      Tassal Group, Ltd.    $ 29,195  
  19,288      Tate & Lyle plc      166,404  
  800      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      30,685  
  432      Vilmorin & CIE SA      35,234  
  3,689      Viscofan SA      218,532  
  42,000      Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.      86,530  
  3,198      Wessanen      54,386  
  94,112      WH Group, Ltd.(b)      94,995  
  600      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      40,870  
  2,000      Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.      39,873  
     

 

 

 
        7,617,792  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.5%):

  
  11,879      APA Group      83,639  
  8,774      Enagas SA      246,449  
  12,238      Gas Natural SDG SA      287,517  
  36,338      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.      68,289  
  4,557      Italgas SpA      23,016  
  21,000      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      85,943  
  1,636      Rubis SA      186,219  
  13,000      Saibu Gas Co., Ltd.      30,687  
  3,700      Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.      24,666  
  10,212      Superior Plus Corp.      89,944  
  10,000      Toho Gas Co., Ltd.      72,848  
  11,000      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      57,295  
  898      Valener, Inc.      15,458  
     

 

 

 
        1,271,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.1%):

  
  750      Ambu A/S      48,371  
  8,671      Ansell, Ltd.      157,917  
  1,400      Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.      63,576  
  1,072      Cochlear, Ltd.      128,147  
  1,014      Coloplast A/S, Class B      84,948  
  1,992      Consort Medical plc      27,110  
  1,218      DiaSorin SpA      93,744  
  509      Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA      53,584  
  1,745      Essilor International SA Compagnie Generale d’Optique      223,086  
  13,820      Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.      115,938  
  5,613      Getinge AB, Class B      110,180  
  7,376      GN Store Nord A/S      215,569  
  405      Guerbet      36,381  
  400      Hogy Medical Co., Ltd.      26,698  
  2,000      HOYA Corp.      104,177  
  726      Ion Beam Applications      40,025  
  900      Nakanishi, Inc.      36,454  
  1,500      Nihon Kohden Corp.      34,695  
  4,000      Nikkiso Co., Ltd.      38,502  
  8,900      Nipro Corp.      116,183  
  1,300      Olympus Co., Ltd.      47,517  
  900      Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd.      39,395  
  1,192      Sartorius AG      114,928  
  876      Sartorius Stedim Biotech      67,938  
  10,538      Smith & Nephew plc      181,991  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies, continued

  
  1,344      Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares    $ 218,269  
  268      Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares      153,042  
  1,700      Sysmex Corp.      101,680  
  2,400      Terumo Corp.      94,622  
  5,988      William Demant Holding A/S*      155,507  
     

 

 

 
        2,930,174  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.7%):

  
  4,943      Al Noor Hospitals Group plc      47,720  
  1,300      Alfresa Holdings Corp.      25,109  
  3,417      Amplifon SpA      45,130  
  18,377      Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.      26,855  
  1,100      Bml, Inc.      21,406  
  4,556      Ebos Group, Ltd.      58,414  
  4,012      Extendicare, Inc.      32,025  
  699      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      67,238  
  2,812      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      241,766  
  23,959      Healthscope, Ltd.      40,740  
  1,000      Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.      42,446  
  2,680      Korian-Medica      91,425  
  1,284      Lifco AB-B Shs      41,281  
  1,404      Medical Facilities Corp.      15,853  
  7,584      Metlifecare, Ltd.      29,839  
  1,900      Miraca Holdings, Inc.      85,608  
  1,507      Orpea      167,911  
  21,796      Primary Health Care, Ltd.      60,913  
  24,900      Raffles Medical Group, Ltd.      24,258  
  1,233      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      69,794  
  1,312      Rhoen-Klinikum AG      38,317  
  2,200      Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.      68,533  
  2,371      Sienna Senior Living, Inc.      32,861  
  1,446      Sigma Healthcare, Ltd.      993  
  3,860      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      71,840  
  8,887      Spire Healthcare Group plc(b)      37,531  
  10,895      Summerset Group Holdings, Ltd.      37,916  
  2,400      Suzuken Co., Ltd.      79,810  
  2,700      Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.      53,263  
  9,162      UDG Healthcare plc      103,402  
  2,800      Vital Ksk Holdings, Inc.      22,840  
     

 

 

 
        1,783,037  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.1%):

  
  14,160      AGFA-Gevaert NV*      68,868  
  857      Compugroup Medical Se      48,102  
  2,100      M3, Inc.      57,992  
  1,213      Raysearch Laboratories AB*      33,996  
     

 

 

 
        208,958  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.0%):

  
  1,200      Amaya, Inc.*      21,453  
  21,328      Ardent Leisure Group      30,811  
  8,600      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      148,966  
  4,300      Atom Corp.      29,483  
  7,557      Autogrill SpA      91,784  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  
  14,000      Cafe de Coral Holdings, Ltd.    $ 45,369  
  1,939      Carnival plc, ADR      128,207  
  8,689      Collins Foods, Ltd.      39,392  
  790      Collins Foods, Ltd.*(a)      3,582  
  2,000      Colowide Co., Ltd.      34,103  
  8,814      Compass Group plc      186,068  
  2,118      Corporate Travel Management, Ltd.      37,335  
  2,767      Crown, Ltd.      26,110  
  1,951      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.      78,079  
  23,341      Domino’s Pizza Group plc      89,374  
  1,600      Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. LT      33,999  
  6,151      Elior Group(b)      179,512  
  20,405      Enterprise Inns plc*      34,147  
  1,133      Flight Centre, Ltd.      33,369  
  557      Fuller Smith & Turner plc, Class A      7,751  
  25,010      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      151,856  
  2,773      Great Canadian Gaming Corp.*      51,071  
  8,500      Greene King plc      74,593  
  4,656      GVC Holdings plc      45,881  
  2,400      HIS Co., Ltd.      72,346  
  31,000      Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels (The)      55,989  
  1,726      Intercontinental Hotels Group plc, ADR      95,845  
  9,004      JD Wetherspoon plc      114,379  
  2,000      Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd.      58,215  
  23,554      Ladbrokes plc      35,145  
  11,110      Mantra Group, Ltd.      26,077  
  38,907      Marston’s plc      61,830  
  200      Matsuya Foods Co., Ltd.      7,485  
  22,000      Melco International Development Ltd.      59,063  
  2,209      Melia Hotels International SA      33,062  
  25,795      Merlin Entertainments plc      161,516  
  15,327      MGM China Holdings, Ltd.      34,089  
  6,833      Millennium & Copthorne Hotels      39,419  
  14,000      Miramar Hotel & Investment      32,433  
  17,662      Mitchells & Butlers plc      53,037  
  902      Mty Food Group, Inc.      32,251  
  122,000      NagaCorp, Ltd.      64,142  
  10,509      NH Hotel Group SA*      63,248  
  900      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      60,974  
  17,900      Oue, Ltd.      25,491  
  1,016      Paddy Power Betfair plc      108,267  
  1,718      Paddy Power plc      183,372  
  2,047      Pandox AB      36,588  
  900      Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp.      11,925  
  12,439      Rank Group plc      38,429  
  3,000      Resorttrust, Inc.      55,307  
  1,092      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      68,337  
  6,437      Rezidor Hotel Group AB      23,849  
  4,600      Round One Corp.      43,570  
  1,300      Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.      29,781  
  1,200      Saint Marc Holdings Co., Ltd.      36,723  
  1,300      Saizeriya Co., Ltd.      37,868  
  16,988      Sands China, Ltd.      77,795  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  
  38,000      Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.    $ 64,543  
  115,868      SJM Holdings, Ltd.      122,173  
  705      Skistar AB      16,372  
  28,970      Sky City Entertainment Group, Ltd.      86,721  
  2,200      Skylark Co., Ltd.      31,692  
  1,092      Sodexo SA      141,169  
  36,825      Ssp Group plc      228,166  
  32,367      Star Entertainment Group, Ltd. (The)      125,794  
  30,186      Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.      101,365  
  17,600      Tatts Group, Ltd.      56,610  
  50,634      Thomas Cook Group plc      59,310  
  4,500      Tokyo Dome Corp.      40,745  
  1,100      Toridoll Holding Corp.      28,342  
  8,666      TUI AG      126,449  
  6,856      Unibet Group plc      77,604  
  2,777      Whitbread plc      143,471  
  24,720      William Hill plc      81,910  
  16,830      Wynn Macau, Ltd.      39,342  
  5,600      Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.      101,673  
     

 

 

 
        5,213,593  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (2.1%):

  
  2,000      Alpine Electronics, Inc.      29,975  
  2,536      Bang & Olufsen A/S*      42,480  
  43,258      Barratt Developments plc      317,571  
  6,709      Bellway plc      260,079  
  5,073      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)      213,209  
  5,170      Bonava AB      88,541  
  10,237      Bovis Homes Group plc      127,451  
  3,865      Breville Group, Ltd.      31,007  
  3,700      Casio Computer Co., Ltd.      57,003  
  1,200      Chofu Seisakusho Co., Ltd.      28,630  
  9,906      Crest Nicholson Holdings plc      67,547  
  2,921      De’Longhi      91,718  
  1,900      Dorel Industries, Inc.      50,511  
  2,152      Duni AB      31,492  
  266      Ekornes ASA      3,669  
  3,583      Electrolux AB, Series B      117,877  
  2,053      Fiskars OYJ Abp      50,400  
  63      Forbo Holding AG      103,533  
  1,600      Foster Electric Co., Ltd.      27,639  
  1,000      Fujitsu General, Ltd.      23,208  
  17,100      Haseko Corp.      207,972  
  187      Hunter Douglas NV      15,921  
  15,466      Husqvarna AB, Class B      154,296  
  4,300      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      71,692  
  5,228      JM AB      185,170  
  62,400      Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.      56,045  
  13      Metall Zug AG      56,531  
  6,800      Nikon Corp.      108,846  
  5,000      Nissei Build Kogyo Co., Ltd.      27,810  
  9,589      Nobia AB      96,788  
  5,000      Panahome Corp.      53,207  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Household Durables, continued

  
  17,300      Panasonic Corp.    $ 235,341  
  14,040      Persimmon plc      410,100  
  31,200      Pioneer Corp.*      62,633  
  1,400      Pressance Corp.      18,519  
  15,445      Redrow plc      110,069  
  500      Rinnai Corp.      46,658  
  1,136      SEB SA      204,071  
  13,000      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      233,249  
  9,100      Sekisui House, Ltd.      160,492  
  9,500      Sony Corp.      362,426  
  2,200      Starts Corp., Inc.      52,416  
  6,900      Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.      108,668  
  1,000      Takamatsu Construction Group C      24,378  
  137,884      Taylor Wimpey plc      316,504  
  20,687      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      95,129  
  400      Token Corp.      49,274  
  3,563      Tomtom NV*      34,187  
  2,000      Zojirushi Corp.      22,782  
     

 

 

 
        5,344,714  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.3%):

  
  7,429      Essity AB, Class B*      203,342  
  4,000      Lion Corp.      82,888  
  14,255      Mcbride plc*      34,787  
  2,100      Pigeon Corp.      76,216  
  12,670      PZ Cussons plc      56,461  
  2,504      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      254,014  
  7,429      Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class B      56,386  
  1,800      Unicharm Corp.      45,282  
     

 

 

 
        809,376  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.3%):

 
  1,967      Albioma SA      45,326  
  6,518      Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.      68,618  
  3,382      Boralex, Inc., Class A      57,280  
  2,496      Capital Power Corp.      46,817  
  26,679      Drax Group plc      113,203  
  1,951      Edp Renovaveis SA      15,532  
  1,300      Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.      32,168  
  5,373      ERG SpA      75,553  
  54,874      Infigen Energy*      30,763  
  3,741      Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.      41,144  
  4,661      Northland Power, Inc.      83,039  
  12,748      Transalta Corp.      81,506  
  2,389      Transalta Renewables, Inc.      28,854  
  2,170      Uniper SE      40,808  
     

 

 

 
        760,611  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%):

  
  26,645      Cir-Compagnie Industriali Riun      37,471  
  46,430      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      582,964  
  566      Daetwyler Holding AG      96,366  
  1,493      DCC plc      136,037  
  2,000      Guoco Group, Ltd.      22,934  
 

 

Continued

 

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Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Industrial Conglomerates, continued

  
  32,500      Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.    $ 123,865  
  980      Indus Holding AG      69,701  
  538      Italmobiliare SpA      14,714  
  11,000      Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      70,015  
  7,700      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      35,192  
  6,565      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV      233,660  
  3,787      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, NY Shares, NYS      135,650  
  10,700      Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.      108,779  
  1,487      Nolato AB      55,892  
  42,223      NWS Holdings, Ltd.      83,074  
  2,675      Rheinmetall AG      254,078  
  2,400      Seibu Holdings, Inc.      44,450  
  57,400      SembCorp Industries, Ltd.      128,482  
  70,000      Shun Tak Holdings, Ltd.*      32,237  
  5,565      Siemens AG, Registered Shares      765,069  
  5,436      Smiths Group plc      113,235  
  5,400      Tokai Holdings Corp.      40,287  
     

 

 

 
        3,184,152  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (4.0%):

  
  5,489      Admiral Group plc      143,223  
  17,031      AEGON NV      87,504  
  4,403      Ageas NV      177,372  
  67,040      AIA Group, Ltd.      490,020  
  4,109      Alm Brand A/S      36,646  
  25,977      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      429,178  
  8,915      AXA SA      245,656  
  1,515      Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares      234,321  
  28,048      Beazley plc      178,402  
  7,384      Chesnara plc      37,214  
  2,500      CNP Assurances SA      56,138  
  3,800      Coface SA      38,119  
  10,200      Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      185,230  
  62,583      Direct Line Insurance Group plc      289,849  
  182      E-L Financial Corp., Ltd.      118,610  
  20,019      Esure Group plc      78,608  
  359      Euler Hermes Group      42,753  
  374      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.      162,110  
  1,983      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      33,855  
  1,405      Great-West Lifeco, Inc.      38,089  
  2,030      Grupo Catalana Occidente SA      85,487  
  458      Hannover Rueck SE      55,033  
  5,987      Harel Insurance Investments &      35,369  
  197      Helvetia Patria Holding AG      112,965  
  15,112      Hiscox, Ltd.      249,434  
  5,554      Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.      240,990  
  391      Intact Financial Corp.      29,541  
  6,623      Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc      103,561  
  22,877      JRP Group plc      37,933  
  2,806      Lancashire Holdings, Ltd.      25,471  
  205,220      Legal & General Group plc      690,595  
  13,895      Manulife Financial Corp.      260,670  
  5,565      Manulife Financial Corp.      104,338  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Insurance, continued

  
  44,734      MAPFRE SA    $ 156,310  
  26,388      Medibank Private, Ltd.      56,739  
  4,900      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      165,238  
  1,095      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      220,889  
  19,627      NIB Holdings, Ltd.      86,428  
  5,000      NKSJ Holdings, Inc.      193,987  
  4,861      NN Group NV      173,048  
  105,053      Old Mutual plc      264,671  
  14,781      Phoenix Group Holdings      149,049  
  2,827      Protector Forsikring ASA      23,711  
  1,815      Prudential plc, ADR      83,508  
  11,206      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      101,698  
  11,287      RSA Insurance Group plc      90,533  
  56,602      Saga plc      154,394  
  3,945      Sampo OYJ, Class A      202,774  
  5,507      SCOR SA      218,426  
  9,598      Societa Cattolica di Assicuraz      74,791  
  14,023      St. James Place plc      215,929  
  41,146      Standard Life plc      213,914  
  19,347      Storebrand ASA      133,483  
  8,920      Sun Life Financial, Inc.      318,890  
  9,260      Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.      105,325  
  554      Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares      187,224  
  1,311      Swiss Re AG      120,140  
  10,600      T&D Holdings, Inc.      162,404  
  2,169      Talanx AG      81,226  
  6,400      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      265,940  
  3,403      Topdanmark A/S*      108,676  
  23      Trisura Group, Ltd.*      385  
  5,039      Tryg A/S      110,315  
  16,849      Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA      74,252  
  34,458      UnipolSai SpA      75,487  
  6,963      Uniqa Insurance Group AG      64,930  
  2,321      Vienna Insurance Group Weiner Staeditische Versicherung AG      65,464  
  1,274      Zurich Insurance Group AG      371,096  
     

 

 

 
        10,225,558  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.2%):

  
  7,431      N Brown Group plc      30,049  
  13,793      Ocado Group plc*      52,081  
  3,500      Rakuten, Inc.      41,264  
  4,800      Start Today Co., Ltd.      118,343  
  3,151      Takkt AG      78,772  
  19,250      Trade Me Group, Ltd.      75,220  
  3,021      Webjet, Ltd.      28,669  
     

 

 

 
        424,398  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.4%):

  
  22,069      Auto Trader Group plc(b)      109,251  
  9,425      Carsales.com, Ltd.      83,404  
  2,900      Cookpad, Inc.      23,573  
  1,300      DeNA Co., Ltd.      29,159  
  1,200      Dip Corp.      24,405  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Internet Software & Services, continued

  
  3,000      GMO Internet, Inc.    $ 39,022  
  20,019      Gocompare.com Group plc*      27,617  
  1,200      Gurunavi, Inc.      19,452  
  4,400      Infomart Corp.      33,457  
  2,100      Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.      38,114  
  9,063      Isentia Group, Ltd.      14,973  
  3,100      Kakaku.com, Inc.      44,571  
  22,749      Moneysupermarket.com Group plc      104,760  
  8,615      Netent AB*      75,486  
  3,213      Rightmove plc      177,922  
  1,200      Sms Co., Ltd.      36,461  
  2,596      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      142,736  
  135      Xing AG      35,960  
  8,400      Yahoo! Japan Corp.      36,588  
  6,786      Zoopla Property Group plc(b)      31,950  
     

 

 

 
        1,128,861  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (1.2%):

  
  1,856      Alten SA      154,089  
  6,137      Altran Technologies SA      100,157  
  5,280      Amadeus IT Holding SA      315,818  
  6,183      Atea ASA      82,945  
  3,113      Atos Origin SA      436,732  
  544      Cancom Se      33,070  
  1,519      Capgemini SA      157,813  
  1,045      CGI Group, Inc., Class A*      53,368  
  3,428      Computacenter plc      36,216  
  10,943      Computershare, Ltd.      118,739  
  1,400      DTS Corp.      42,887  
  8,624      Econocom Group SA/NV*      72,125  
  3,891      Fdm Group Holdings plc      38,499  
  457      Formula Systems 1985, Ltd.      17,103  
  32,000      Fujitsu, Ltd.      236,278  
  600      Gmo Payment Gateway, Inc.      33,316  
  2,064      Indra Sistemas SA*      29,814  
  4,300      IT Holdings Corp.      119,643  
  1,900      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.      66,593  
  3,900      Nihon Unisys, Ltd.      61,764  
  1,452      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      57,312  
  1,700      NS Solutions Corp.      40,496  
  5,500      NTT Data Corp.      61,305  
  600      OBIC Co., Ltd.      36,933  
  700      Otsuka Corp.      43,473  
  15,977      Paysafe Group plc*      106,273  
  208      Reply SpA      38,509  
  1,500      SCSK Corp.      67,399  
  900      Sopra Steria Group      143,664  
  4,001      Tieto OYJ      123,714  
  1,100      Tkc Corp.      32,466  
  1,237      Worldline SA*(b)      42,486  
     

 

 

 
        3,000,999  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.4%):

  
  1,487      Accell Group      48,629  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Leisure Products, continued

  
  7,303      Amer Sports OYJ    $ 183,059  
  1,506      Brp, Inc.      44,125  
  3,600      Heiwa Corp.      80,335  
  6,000      Mizuno Corp.      34,223  
  3,300      Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.      112,621  
  26,132      Photo-Me International plc      56,414  
  5,700      Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.      76,851  
  400      Shimano, Inc.      63,407  
  3,689      Thule Group AB (The)(b)      69,499  
  2,800      Tomy Co., Ltd.      33,383  
  385      Trigano SA      46,144  
  1,100      Universal Entertainment Corp.      33,600  
  2,800      Yamaha Corp.      96,934  
     

 

 

 
        979,224  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):

  
  823      AddLife AB      16,779  
  2,200      Eps Holdings, Inc.      34,528  
  227      Eurofins Scientific SE      127,962  
  1,884      Gerresheimer AG      151,571  
  1,178      Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares      254,840  
  13,935      Qiagen NV*      467,241  
  1,837      Qiagen NV      61,159  
  202      Siegfried Holding AG      57,176  
     

 

 

 
        1,171,256  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (4.3%):

  
  6,065      Aalberts Industries NV      241,718  
  2,100      Aida Engineering, Ltd.      20,143  
  4,185      Alfa Laval AB      85,786  
  2,630      Alstom SA*      92,025  
  2,790      Andritz AG      168,247  
  2,900      Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.      21,352  
  3,946      Atlas Copco AB, Class A      152,042  
  2,774      Atlas Copco AB, Class B      96,057  
  4,049      Ats Automation Tooling Systems, Inc.*      41,502  
  1,300      Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.      12,897  
  1,558      Beijer Alma AB      45,882  
  506      Bobst Group SA      48,918  
  12,886      Bodycote plc      126,686  
  433      Bucher Industries AG      136,316  
  87      Burckhardt Compression Holding      25,075  
  2,579      Cargotec OYJ      163,736  
  2,600      CKD Corp.      39,694  
  17,805      CNH Industrial NV      202,616  
  2,050      Concentric AB      33,587  
  1,110      Construcc y Aux de Ferrocarr SA*      45,613  
  94      Conzzeta AG      93,387  
  1,900      Daifuku Co., Ltd.      56,882  
  5,736      Deutz AG      48,397  
  8,100      DMG Mori Co., Ltd.      133,633  
  1,230      Duerr AG      146,194  
  4,500      Ebara Corp.      125,045  
  9,997      Fenner plc      37,351  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery, continued

  
  2,900      Fuji Machine MFG. Co., Ltd.    $ 41,863  
  3,400      Fujitec Co., Ltd.      44,485  
  1,000      Fukushima Industries Corp.      38,520  
  19,000      Furukawa Co., Ltd.      33,088  
  303      Georg Fischer AG      294,240  
  2,900      Glory, Ltd.      95,249  
  2,253      Haldex AB*      28,356  
  26,103      Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG*      79,462  
  9,700      Hino Motors, Ltd.      107,902  
  3,100      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      77,641  
  12,300      Hitachi Zosen Corp.      60,654  
  500      Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.      45,267  
  48,000      IHI Corp.      163,867  
  16,053      IMI plc      249,964  
  614      Industria Macchine Automatiche      56,487  
  3,766      Interpump Group SpA      103,344  
  40      Interroll Holding AG, Registered Shares      53,415  
  1,300      Iseki & Co., Ltd.      25,490  
  4,000      Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (The)      62,710  
  8,700      JTEKT Corp.      127,740  
  2,600      Juki Corp.      37,866  
  3,751      Jungheinrich AG      137,256  
  419      Kardex AG      48,170  
  54,000      Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.      160,062  
  2,997      Kion Group AG      230,067  
  5,100      Kitz Corp.      47,687  
  572      Koenig & Bauer AG      38,715  
  5,600      Komatsu, Ltd.      142,782  
  153      Komax Holding AG      44,790  
  2,900      Komori Corp.      37,381  
  3,618      Kone OYJ, Class B      184,479  
  1,652      Konecranes OYJ      69,922  
  438      Krones AG      50,828  
  8,000      Kubota Corp.      134,831  
  4,500      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      122,815  
  1,000      Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.      16,108  
  4,000      Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.      33,140  
  2,200      Makita Corp.      81,477  
  260      MAN AG      27,868  
  13,000      Meidensha Corp.      44,663  
  4,077      Metso Corp. OYJ      141,534  
  10,632      Minebea Co., Ltd.      171,626  
  55,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      225,700  
  46,000      Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.      65,667  
  12,802      Morgan Advanced Materials plc      47,346  
  2,100      Morita Holdings Corp.      32,963  
  2,100      Nabtesco Corp.      61,172  
  11,000      Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.      62,629  
  2,000      Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.      11,799  
  1,637      New Flyer Industries, Inc.      68,480  
  4,300      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      85,945  
  1,200      Nitta Corp.      37,411  
  578      NKT Holding A/S*      46,484  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery, continued

  
  2,186      Norma Group SE    $ 113,638  
  14,000      NSK, Ltd.      175,912  
  34,000      NTN Corp.      157,655  
  700      Obara Group, Inc.      38,232  
  10,003      OC Oerlikon Corp. AG      131,638  
  9,000      Okuma Corp.      85,782  
  5,200      OSG Corp.      106,033  
  290      Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG      42,436  
  118      Rational AG      62,808  
  70      Rieter Holding AG      15,987  
  51,599      Rotork plc      158,415  
  9,000      Ryobi, Ltd.      36,678  
  16,351      Sandvik AB      257,587  
  214      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares      44,394  
  6,600      SembCorp Marine, Ltd.      7,890  
  1,010      Sfs Group AG      114,673  
  4,000      Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd.      33,827  
  3,300      Sintokogio, Ltd.      34,320  
  5,919      SKF AB, Class B      120,540  
  2,300      Sodick Co., Ltd.      26,816  
  2,119      Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc      147,821  
  891      Stabilus SA      69,177  
  700      Sulzer AG, Registered Shares      79,502  
  29,000      Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.      191,957  
  8,000      Tadano, Ltd.      96,392  
  3,600      Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      66,224  
  5,000      Takuma Co., Ltd.      50,225  
  5,654      Talgo SA(b)      34,305  
  5,000      THK Co., Ltd.      142,140  
  1,884      Trelleborg AB      43,034  
  9,000      Tsubakimoto Chain Co.      77,787  
  7,579      Valmet Corp.      147,285  
  15,471      Vesuvius plc      107,143  
  6,338      Volvo AB, Class A      108,488  
  27,562      Volvo AB, Class B      470,978  
  454      Vossloh AG*      29,210  
  1,388      Wacker Neuson SE      33,649  
  2,713      Wartsila Corp. OYJ, Class B      160,346  
  560      Washtec AG      43,232  
  3,000      Yamabiko Corp.      32,466  
  3,876      Zardoya Otis SA      40,133  
     

 

 

 
        10,916,943  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.4%):

  
  35      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A      66,900  
  54      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B      109,133  
  373      Clarkson plc      12,276  
  1,843      D/S Norden A/S*      33,554  
  1,685      DFDS A/S      89,790  
  3,300      Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.      14,167  
  7,971      Irish Continental Group      46,220  
  32,000      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.*      76,972  
  727      Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares      121,562  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Marine, continued

  
  19,000      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.    $ 55,948  
  50,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha      93,225  
  7,500      Orient Overseas International, Ltd.*      53,843  
  219,000      Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.*      48,270  
  89,000      Sitc International Holdings Co., Ltd.      70,153  
  1,962      Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd.      27,653  
     

 

 

 
        919,666  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.0%):

  
  1,267      4imprint Group plc      27,769  
  5,715      Aimia, Inc.      7,625  
  3,249      Altice NV, Class A*      75,545  
  1,460      Altice NV, Class B*      33,689  
  65      Apg Sga SA      31,569  
  4,886      Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comuicacion SA      57,314  
  2,500      Avex Group Holdings, Inc.      33,562  
  2,895      Axel Springer AG      173,890  
  2,465      Cineplex, Inc.      100,494  
  12,985      Cineworld Group plc      118,763  
  546      Cogeco Communications, Inc.      33,355  
  400      Cogeco, Inc.      20,824  
  7,694      Corus Entertainment, Inc.      80,880  
  2,160      CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA      95,502  
  2,400      Cyberagent, Inc.      74,544  
  1,600      Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.      75,083  
  16,354      Daily Mail & General Trust plc      142,108  
  1,800      Dentsu, Inc.      86,237  
  5,339      Dhx Media, Ltd.      23,636  
  2,163      Euromoney Institutional Investor plc      30,226  
  6,151      Eutelsat Communications SA      157,225  
  6,450      Event Hospitality And Entertainment, Ltd.      66,304  
  2,200      Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.      29,949  
  2,500      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      33,246  
  85      Havas SA      897  
  5,260      Informa plc      45,864  
  1,600      Intage Holdings, Inc.      31,699  
  1,711      Ipsos      64,188  
  33,776      ITE Group plc      67,699  
  40,885      ITV plc      96,677  
  1,949      JCDecaux SA      64,005  
  109,074      John Fairfax Holdings, Ltd.      92,113  
  2,300      Kadokawa Dwango Corp.      29,773  
  594      Kinepolis Group NV      32,956  
  8,410      Lagardere SCA      265,932  
  3,548      Liberty Global plc, Series C*      110,627  
  180      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      3,919  
  1,449      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      46,542  
  442      Liberty Global plc, Class C*      9,463  
  3,440      M6 Metropole Television SA      80,084  
  11,389      Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA      141,880  
  15,032      Mediaset SpA*      59,112  
  1,809      Modern Times Group, Class B      62,337  
  21,188      Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings, Ltd.      22,443  
    
    
    
    
     
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Media, continued

  
  7,599      Pearson plc, ADR    $ 68,163  
  2,127      Pearson plc      19,153  
  2,882      Publicis Groupe SA      215,886  
  2,013      Quebecor, Inc., Class B      66,634  
  1,012      REA Group, Ltd.      51,708  
  414      RTL Group      31,307  
  5,428      Sanoma OYJ      50,726  
  1,013      Schibsted ASA, Class A      24,495  
  5,562      SES Global, Class A      130,410  
  33,424      Seven West Media, Ltd.      18,395  
  7,456      Shaw Communications, Inc.      162,466  
  18,618      Sky Network Television, Ltd.      47,061  
  13,400      SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.      57,699  
  19,081      Sky plc      246,985  
  4,175      Societe Television Francaise 1      58,535  
  44,663      Southern Cross Media Group, Ltd.      42,683  
  983      Stroeer Media SE      58,958  
  41      Tamedia AG, Registered Shares      6,535  
  13,788      Technicolor SA      60,161  
  1,586      Telenet Group Holding NV*      99,913  
  8,900      Television Broadcasts, Ltd.      33,508  
  1,000      Toho Co., Ltd.      30,826  
  1,900      Tokyo Broadcasting System Hold      33,686  
  13,261      Trinity Mirror plc      16,997  
  1,600      TV Asahi Holdings Corp.      28,895  
  11,823      Ubm plc      106,233  
  6,948      Village Roadshow, Ltd.      21,595  
  7,971      Vivendi Universal SA      177,418  
  8,417      WPP plc      177,060  
  1,895      Yellow Pages, Ltd.*^      10,874  
  719      Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecommunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA      4,368  
     

 

 

 
        5,096,882  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (4.9%):

  
  8,736      Acacia Mining plc      33,916  
  1,753      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      79,095  
  2,800      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      126,288  
  900      Aichi Steel Corp.      35,638  
  16,681      Alacer Gold Corp.*      26,760  
  17,161      Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A      121,766  
  97,115      Alumina, Ltd.      143,071  
  1,580      Amg Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.      46,518  
  23,363      Anglo American plc*      313,048  
  7,033      Antofagasta plc      73,423  
  3,276      Aperam SA      152,991  
  6,193      ArcelorMittal*      140,941  
  12,400      Argonaut Gold, Inc.*      22,665  
  1,900      Asahi Holdings, Inc.      31,267  
  8,215      Asanko Gold, Inc.*      12,608  
  1,158      AuRico Metals, Inc.*      1,018  
  1,317      Aurubis AG      103,736  
  42,442      B2Gold Corp.*      119,477  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Metals & Mining, continued

  
  2,708      Bekaert NV    $ 137,842  
  62,786      BHP Billiton, Ltd.      1,119,636  
  17,844      Billiton plc, ADR      548,881  
  25,458      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      258,055  
  9,186      Boliden AB      251,125  
  17,700      Capstone Mining Corp.*      12,832  
  73,572      Centamin plc      148,507  
  13,877      Centerra Gold, Inc.      75,774  
  16,254      China Gold International Resources Corp., Ltd.*      24,821  
  21,000      Daido Steel Co., Ltd.      121,252  
  7,325      Detour Gold Corp.*      85,758  
  2,700      Dominion Diamond Corp.      33,984  
  4,038      Dominion Diamond Corp.      50,717  
  15,000      DOWA Mining Co.      113,516  
  38,811      Eldorado Gold Corp.      102,969  
  3,320      Endeavour Mining Corp.*      57,305  
  40,854      Evolution Mining, Ltd.      75,890  
  20,239      EVRAZ plc*      54,594  
  13,802      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.      116,773  
  83,540      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      334,512  
  3,312      Fresnillo plc      64,261  
  163,494      Glencore International plc      613,542  
  5,148      Goldcorp, Inc.      66,385  
  6,771      Goldcorp, Inc.      87,414  
  4,758      Granges AB      43,909  
  5,096      Guyana Goldfields, Inc.*      23,896  
  7,250      Hill & Smith Holdings plc      130,312  
  6,200      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.      86,539  
  9,182      Hochschild Mining plc      32,747  
  18,195      Hudbay Minerals, Inc.      105,246  
  24,142      IAMGOLD Corp.*      124,565  
  1,801      Iluka Resources, Ltd.      11,998  
  22,741      Independence Group NL      55,005  
  18,581      Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A*      59,758  
  4,200      JFE Holdings, Inc.      73,072  
  18,872      Kazakhmys plc*      127,767  
  84,792      Kinross Gold Corp.*      344,636  
  4,744      Kirkland Lake Gold, Ltd.      44,893  
  5,400      Klondex Mines, Ltd.*      18,200  
  9,900      Kobe Steel, Ltd.*      102,069  
  1,600      Kyoei Steel, Ltd.      26,568  
  3,792      Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.      45,974  
  17,782      Lonmin PLC*      15,250  
  14,207      Lucara Diamond Corp.      30,242  
  42,535      Lundin Mining Corp.      241,774  
  6,045      Major Drilling Group International, Inc.*      39,582  
  1,200      Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.      34,923  
  7,616      Mineral Resources, Ltd.      63,338  
  6,000      Mitsubishi Materials Corp.      182,147  
  42,000      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.      164,876  
  17,856      Nevsun Resources, Ltd.      43,104  
  34,410      New Gold, Inc.*      109,339  
  11,518      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      178,766  
    
    
    
    
     
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Metals & Mining, continued

  
  6,200      Nippon Denko Co., Ltd.    $ 21,948  
  37,000      Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co.      88,084  
  6,600      Nippon Steel Corp.      149,412  
  1,120      Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.      12,331  
  5,998      Norsk Hydro ASA      33,321  
  28,837      Northern Star Resources, Ltd.      105,651  
  4,300      Nyrstar NV*      26,259  
  39,028      OceanaGold Corp.      117,692  
  6,568      Osisko Gold Royalties, Ltd.      80,289  
  18,826      Outokumpu OYJ      150,863  
  17,375      OZ Minerals, Ltd.      98,938  
  5,000      Pacific Metals Co., Ltd.*      13,157  
  3,257      Pan American Silver Corp.      54,786  
  73,744      Perseus Mining, Ltd.*      16,483  
  35,638      Petra Diamonds, Ltd.*      50,691  
  1,446      Randgold Resources, Ltd.      127,951  
  15,628      Regis Resources, Ltd.      45,481  
  21,763      Resolute Mining, Ltd.      20,004  
  550      Rio Tinto plc      23,186  
  12,983      Rio Tinto plc, Registered Shares, ADR      549,311  
  1,547      Rio Tinto, Ltd.      75,112  
  2,148      Salzgitter AG      87,740  
  7,017      Sandfire Resources Nl      30,429  
  9,442      Sandstorm Gold, Ltd.*      36,483  
  8,000      Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.      45,418  
  29,450      Saracen Mineral Holdings, Ltd.*      26,575  
  21,718      Schmolz + Bickenbach AG*      20,221  
  21,110      Semafo, Inc.*      48,680  
  21,200      Sherritt International Corp.*      12,590  
  7,535      Silver Standard Resources, Inc.*      73,165  
  10,033      Sims Metal Management, Ltd.      116,820  
  83,964      South32, Ltd.      172,584  
  15,688      SSAB AB, Class B*      58,259  
  17,694      St Barbara, Ltd.*      39,704  
  26,500      Stornoway Diamond Corp.*      15,737  
  3,000      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      40,167  
  9,125      Syrah Resources, Ltd.*      19,390  
  5,574      Tahoe Resources, Inc.      48,062  
  9,084      Tahoe Resources, Inc.      78,304  
  6,487      Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B      112,469  
  3,720      Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B      64,468  
  3,912      ThyssenKrupp AG      111,185  
  7,000      Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.      29,541  
  1,300      Topy Industries, Ltd.      38,793  
  1,885      Torex Gold Resources, Inc.*      35,953  
  17,801      Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd.*      47,365  
  15,000      UACJ Corp.      41,249  
  2,041      Vedanta Resources plc      17,127  
  6,764      Voestalpine AG      315,582  
  14,139      Western Areas, Ltd.*      22,926  
  2,702      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.      53,743  
  44,268      Yamana Gold, Inc.      106,863  
  2,400      Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.      61,641  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Metals & Mining, continued

  
  1,600      Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd.    $ 42,379  
     

 

 

 
        12,633,628  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.6%):

  
  24,445      B&m European Value Retail SA      107,853  
  947      Canadian Tire Corp., Class A      107,774  
  53,885      Debenhams plc      30,358  
  1,503      Dollarama, Inc.      143,635  
  1,400      Don Quijote Co., Ltd.      53,132  
  5,300      H2O Retailing Corp.      96,603  
  16,147      Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.^      47,367  
  3,882      Hudson’s Bay Co.      34,640  
  4,700      Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.      47,226  
  1,900      Izumi Co., Ltd.      107,793  
  10,600      J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.      163,166  
  24,500      Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.      33,642  
  29,029      Marks & Spencer Group plc      125,994  
  2,900      MARUI GROUP Co., Ltd.      42,823  
  47,139      Myer Holdings, Ltd.      30,255  
  1,643      Next plc      82,501  
  300      Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.      74,994  
  800      Seria Co., Ltd.      38,628  
  11,000      Takashimaya Co., Ltd.      104,859  
  8,000      Wing On Company International, Ltd.      26,284  
     

 

 

 
        1,499,527  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.9%):

  
  2,276      Acea SpA      34,510  
  2,016      AGL Energy, Ltd.      39,532  
  1,705      Atco, Ltd.      66,683  
  1,466      Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A      47,114  
  89,794      Centrica plc      234,017  
  21,702      E.ON AG      204,784  
  21,960      Engie Group      333,349  
  30,113      Hera SpA      91,935  
  23,167      Iren SpA      53,761  
  65,748      ITL AEM SpA      109,475  
  98,500      Keppel Infrastructure Trust      40,371  
  2,840      National Grid plc, ADR      178,409  
  3,914      Ren — Redes Energeticas Nacion      12,255  
  26,786      RWE AG*      534,058  
  6,003      Suez Environnement Co.      111,237  
  4,827      Telecom Plus plc      72,614  
  3,162      Veolia Environnement SA      67,137  
     

 

 

 
        2,231,241  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.1%):

  
  12,481      Advantage Oil & Gas, Ltd.*      84,420  
  24,155      Africa Oil Corp.*      35,582  
  2,191      AKER BP ASA      32,491  
  4,305      ARC Resources, Ltd.      56,311  
  18,809      Athabasca Oil Corp.*      14,651  
  2,064      Baytex Energy Corp.*      5,016  
  11,743      Baytex Energy Corp.*      28,529  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  89,740      Beach Energy, Ltd.    $ 39,583  
  5,835      Bellatrix Exploration, Ltd.*      3,330  
  9,541      Birchcliff Energy, Ltd.      44,960  
  15,440      Bonavista Energy Corp.      32,271  
  1,208      Bonterra Energy Corp.      15,596  
  19,163      BP plc, ADR      663,998  
  173,000      Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, Ltd.*      46,852  
  28,569      Cairn Energy plc*      64,131  
  2,676      Caltex Australia, Ltd.      64,924  
  8,658      Cameco Corp.      78,861  
  5,227      Cameco Corp.      47,566  
  2,631      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      75,878  
  11,375      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      83,834  
  3,134      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      23,107  
  900      Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.      14,216  
  8,781      Crescent Point Energy      67,175  
  6,461      Crescent Point Energy Corp.      49,432  
  8,223      Crew Energy, Inc.*      25,431  
  54      Delek Group, Ltd.      11,799  
  26,109      Dno ASA*      23,944  
  4,552      Enbridge Income Fund Holding      113,010  
  4,263      Enbridge, Inc.      169,848  
  1,055      EnCana Corp.      9,284  
  10,537      EnCana Corp.      92,725  
  21,419      ENI SpA      323,190  
  5,510      Euronav NV      43,570  
  3,784      Frontline, Ltd.      21,355  
  1,464      Galp Energia SGPS SA      22,234  
  591      Gaztransport et Technigaz SA      23,678  
  29,807      Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*      66,207  
  78      Granite Oil Corp.      279  
  5,867      Husky Energy, Inc.*      66,607  
  4,500      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      127,520  
  1,000      Imperial Oil, Ltd.      29,153  
  7,900      INPEX Corp.      76,199  
  4,194      Inter Pipeline, Ltd.      82,159  
  3,600      ITOCHU Enex Co., Ltd.      31,934  
  4,263      James Fisher & Sons plc      90,428  
  547      Jerusalem Oil Exploration*      32,836  
  37,800      JX Holdings, Inc.      165,410  
  4,200      Keyera Corp.      132,226  
  3,106      Koninklijke Vopak NV      144,174  
  10,707      MEG Energy Corp.*      31,462  
  5,186      Neste Oil OYJ      204,549  
  64,000      NewOcean Energy Holdings, Ltd.*      19,602  
  1,300      Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.      42,181  
  7,654      Nuvista Energy, Ltd.*      38,666  
  32,810      Obsidian Energy, Ltd.*      41,247  
  54,541      Oil Refineries, Ltd.      24,016  
  11,004      Oil Search, Ltd.      57,677  
  44,010      Ophir Energy plc*      48,989  
  31,951      Origin Energy, Ltd.*      168,173  
  7,550      Painted Pony Energy, Ltd.*      27,542  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  260      Paz Oil Co., Ltd.    $ 44,381  
  2,884      Pembina Pipeline Corp.      95,518  
  40,966      Pengrowth Energy Corp.*      32,227  
  3,828      Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.      69,439  
  43,203      Premier Oil plc*      28,266  
  3,769      Raging River Exploration, Inc.*      23,516  
  18,187      Repsol SA      278,974  
  8,290      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A, ADR      440,945  
  7,285      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B, ADR      396,523  
  4,000      San-Ai Oil Co., Ltd.      40,944  
  14,064      Santos, Ltd.*      32,702  
  27,521      Saras SpA      64,147  
  22,787      Snam SpA      99,652  
  12,892      Soco International plc      19,616  
  4,805      Spartan Energy Corp.*      22,791  
  20,589      Statoil ASA      342,315  
  13,430      Stobart Group, Ltd.      51,865  
  8,674      Suncor Energy, Inc.      253,280  
  4,384      Suncor Energy, Inc.      128,112  
  11,456      Surge Energy, Inc.      18,466  
  8,990      Torc Oil & Gas, Ltd.      35,153  
  8,351      Total SA      413,708  
  5,452      Transcanada Corp.      259,896  
  2,255      Trilogy Energy Corp.*      8,470  
  22,046      Tullow Oil plc*      43,485  
  6,627      Veresen, Inc.      93,737  
  19,728      Whitecap Resources, Inc.      140,893  
  32,833      Whitehaven Coal, Ltd.*      72,351  
  5,106      Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.      117,019  
  5,501      Z Energy, Ltd.      31,864  
     

 

 

 
        8,002,273  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.9%):

  
  1,344      Ahlstrom-Munksjo oyj      27,409  
  5,029      Canfor Corp.*      75,982  
  1,251      Canfor Pulp Products, Inc.      12,118  
  6,000      Daio Paper Corp.      81,010  
  6,700      Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd.      52,563  
  1,022      Holmen ABN AB, Class B      44,409  
  4,627      Interfor Corp.*      66,304  
  7,061      Metsa Board OYJ      51,438  
  6,301      Mondi plc      165,327  
  5,457      Navigator Co. SA (The)      23,586  
  5,800      Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.      118,813  
  1,614      Norbord, Inc.      50,252  
  37,000      OYI Paper Co., Ltd.      191,486  
  23,088      Quintis, Ltd.(a)(c)      5,541  
  37,839      Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares      489,216  
  24,703      UPM-Kymmene OYJ      704,434  
  4,046      West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.      191,534  
  24,618      Western Forest Products, Inc.      44,429  
     

 

 

 
        2,395,851  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Personal Products (0.5%):

  
  1,100      Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd.    $ 41,553  
  2,300      Kao Corp.      136,722  
  400      KOSE Corp.      43,770  
  724      L’Oreal SA      150,874  
  4,476      Ontex Group NV      159,027  
  1,486      Oriflame Holding AG      55,878  
  1,400      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      49,881  
  8,564      Unilever NV, NYS      473,332  
  4,976      Unilever plc, ADR      269,301  
     

 

 

 
        1,380,338  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (2.9%):

  
  194      Alk-Abello A/S      28,953  
  6,600      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      80,822  
  16,897      AstraZeneca plc, ADR      576,019  
  3,059      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      395,733  
  314      Boiron SA      30,990  
  1,900      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      44,815  
  1,600      Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.      21,861  
  1,767      Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc      39,104  
  500      Eisai Co., Ltd.      27,645  
  7,475      Faes Farma SA      24,867  
  9,143      GlaxoSmithKline plc, ADR      394,246  
  1,067      GlaxoSmithKline plc      22,724  
  1,522      H. Lundbeck A/S      85,726  
  7,200      Haw Par Corp., Ltd.      58,588  
  4,811      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc      92,128  
  700      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.      33,562  
  26,202      Indivior plc*      106,826  
  1,661      Ipsen SA      227,432  
  1,000      Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      54,629  
  500      Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      13,561  
  1,300      Kyorin Holdings, Inc.      28,896  
  30,175      Mayne Pharma Group, Ltd.*      25,134  
  501      Merck KGaA      60,642  
  400      Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      28,875  
  3,200      Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      49,987  
  600      Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.      38,465  
  22,726      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      1,898,418  
  8,066      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      346,048  
  1,259      Orion OYJ      80,146  
  3,799      Orion OYJ, Class B      242,548  
  1,695      Recipharm AB      24,761  
  3,141      Recordati SpA      127,786  
  127      Roche Holding AG      32,840  
  3,082      Roche Holding AG      787,192  
  2,700      Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      55,896  
  327      Sanofi-Aventis SA      31,424  
  4,200      Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      57,051  
  1,200      Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      67,461  
  600      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      33,472  
  3,646      Stada Arzneimittel AG      258,625  
  500      Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.      38,092  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

  
  3,900      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.    $ 198,315  
  490      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR      16,278  
  3,429      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.      113,916  
  800      Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      19,518  
  600      Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      28,091  
  1,400      Tsumura & Co.      56,864  
  1,152      UCB SA      79,264  
  46,000      United Laboratories International Holdings, Ltd.*      30,346  
  1,145      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*      19,809  
  16,134      Vectura Group plc*      23,511  
  2,110      Vifor Pharma AG      233,332  
  178      Virbac SA*      28,569  
     

 

 

 
        7,521,803  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (1.6%):

 
  4,530      Adecco SA, Registered Shares      344,981  
  2,780      AF AB      57,627  
  734      Akka Technologies SA      38,226  
  9,096      Applus Services SA      114,732  
  900      Benefit One, Inc.      36,010  
  372      Bertrandt AG^      37,306  
  5,622      Bureau Veritas SA      124,519  
  2,111      Capita Group plc      19,012  
  1,480      DKSH Holding, Ltd.      120,622  
  1,400      EN-Japan, Inc.      36,579  
  11,350      Experian plc      233,037  
  89,376      Hays plc      193,358  
  6,806      Intertek Group plc      374,267  
  2,947      McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd.      30,329  
  1,100      Meitec Corp.      46,901  
  10,129      Michael Page International plc      62,773  
  3,497      Morneau Shepell, Inc.      56,207  
  2,600      Nihon M&A Center, Inc.      95,186  
  1,800      Nomura Co., Ltd.      41,085  
  600      Outsourcing, Inc.      29,305  
  3,772      Randstad Holding NV      220,547  
  11,910      RELX NV      245,048  
  5,236      RELX plc, ADR      114,668  
  3,973      Ricardo plc      40,230  
  6,390      Robert Walters plc      35,401  
  7,390      Seek, Ltd.      95,988  
  58      SGS SA, Registered Shares      140,655  
  2,421      Stantec, Inc.      60,767  
  1,200      Technopro Holdings, Inc.      48,365  
  2,255      Teleperformance*      290,053  
  1,700      Temp Holdings Co., Ltd.      31,884  
  10,595      Wolters Kluwer NV      448,927  
  5,987      WS Atkins plc      162,152  
     

 

 

 
        4,026,747  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (2.2%):

  
  2,400      AEON Mall Co., Ltd.      47,294  
  915      Airport City, Ltd.*      12,664  
  691      Allreal Holding AG      125,056  
  2,393      Amot Investments, Ltd.      12,540  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

  
  3,703      Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd.    $ 16,535  
  1,733      Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B      28,965  
  6,142      BUWOG-Bauen Und Wohnen Gesellschaft mbH      176,521  
  1,503      CA Immobilien Anlagen AG      36,656  
  8,076      Capital & Counties Properties plc      30,792  
  2,035      Castellum AB      29,960  
  13,430      Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.      105,202  
  12,500      Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd.      17,455  
  6,400      City Developments, Ltd.      49,896  
  3,941      Citycon OYJ      10,361  
  1,625      Colliers International Group      91,731  
  5,265      Countrywide plc      11,492  
  340,000      Csi Properties, Ltd.      16,341  
  138      Daejan Holdings plc      11,096  
  3,400      Daibiru Corp.      35,445  
  900      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      140,081  
  9,500      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      325,084  
  660      Deutsche Euroshop AG      26,033  
  6,254      Deutsche Wohnen AG      239,362  
  1,818      Fabege AB      34,980  
  68,000      Far East Consortium Internatio      37,979  
  1,175      Fastighets AB Balder*      28,466  
  1,503      First Capital Realty, Inc.      22,906  
  1,529      FirstService Corp.      97,825  
  25,500      Frasers Centrepoint, Ltd.      34,834  
  15,974      Gateway Lifestyle      23,935  
  9,400      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.      19,541  
  1,100      Goldcrest Co., Ltd.      24,372  
  10,831      Grainger Trust plc      37,105  
  11,000      Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.      55,937  
  46,000      Hang Lung Group, Ltd.      190,320  
  25,984      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      64,905  
  2,300      Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.      37,106  
  3,426      Helical Bar plc      13,427  
  3,482      Hemfosa Fastigheter AB      37,705  
  10,865      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      60,610  
  148      Hiag Immobilien AG      19,146  
  2,450      Hufvudstaden AB      40,680  
  3,000      Hulic Co., Ltd.      30,668  
  9,025      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.      43,108  
  6,500      Ichigo, Inc.      19,434  
  18,930      Immofinanz Immobilien Anlagen AG      43,301  
  4,517      Inmobiliaria Colonial SA*      39,408  
  24,725      Kerry Properties, Ltd.      83,931  
  10,062      Klovern AB      11,033  
  26,000      Kowloon Development Co., Ltd.      28,275  
  10,797      Kungsleden AB      66,162  
  570,000      Lai Sun Development Co., Ltd.      20,813  
  982      LEG Immobilien AG      92,374  
  6,225      Lend Lease Group      79,645  
  14,300      Leopalace21 Corp.      88,829  
  4,644      LSL Property Services plc      13,318  
  578      Melisron, Ltd.      30,341  
 

 

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Real Estate Management & Development, continued

 
  6,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.    $ 112,103  
  2,000      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      47,821  
  329      Mobimo Holding AG, Registered Shares      92,367  
  104      Morguard Corp.      14,819  
  99,722      New World Development Co., Ltd.      126,590  
  857      Nexity SA      49,812  
  6,600      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      129,352  
  3,300      NTT Urban Development Corp.      31,810  
  2,200      Open House Co., Ltd.      67,897  
  1,440      Patrizia Immobilien AG*      27,193  
  52      Plazza AG      12,550  
  457      PSP Swiss Property AG      42,747  
  4,000      Relo Holdings, Inc.      77,955  
  2,615      S Immo AG      37,932  
  2,892      Sagax AB, Class B      34,694  
  9,229      Savills plc      105,571  
  1,300      Shinoken Group Co., Ltd.      26,218  
  100,800      Sinarmas Land, Ltd.      31,492  
  49,879      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      81,783  
  5,343      Sponda Oyj      30,935  
  15,105      St. Modwen Properties plc      70,586  
  5,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      154,567  
  5,921      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      86,994  
  8,646      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      84,445  
  17,500      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class B      30,620  
  334      Swiss Prime Site AG      30,349  
  2,799      Tag Immobilien AG      44,010  
  4,200      Takara Leben Co., Ltd.      18,878  
  7,842      Technopolis OYJ      33,103  
  1,176      Tlg Immobilien AG      24,067  
  4,800      Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.      62,999  
  26,300      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.      155,744  
  13,900      United Industrial Corp., Ltd.      32,014  
  1,200      Unizo Holdings Co., Ltd.      33,343  
  12,600      UOL Group, Ltd.      69,968  
  2,129      Vonovia SE      84,584  
  2,534      Wallenstam AB      24,423  
  10,324      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)      85,582  
  15,829      Wheelock & Co., Ltd.      119,451  
  8,400      Wheelock Properties Singapore      11,445  
  1,858      Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB      39,277  
  20,700      Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd.      29,948  
  17      Zug Estates Holding AG      32,776  
     

 

 

 
        5,709,795  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.4%):

  
  13,493      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      55,515  
  5,353      Canadian National Railway Co.      433,861  
  883      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.      141,995  
  800      Central Japan Railway Co.      130,543  
  44,100      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.      73,781  
  1,888      DSV A/S      116,372  
  1,400      East Japan Railway Co.      134,016  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Road & Rail, continued

  
  79,447      FirstGroup plc*    $ 130,166  
  8,000      Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.      50,878  
  2,158      Go-Ahead Group plc      49,456  
  5,000      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      179,967  
  3,700      Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.      87,160  
  102      Jungfraubahn Holding AG, Registered Shares      12,102  
  5,000      Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.      60,314  
  6,000      Keio Corp.      50,252  
  1,500      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      40,111  
  15,000      Kintetsu Corp.      57,847  
  15,830      MTR Corp., Ltd.      89,201  
  18,000      Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.      83,982  
  12,000      Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      62,113  
  29,502      National Express Group plc      140,817  
  20,000      Nippon Express Co., Ltd.      125,388  
  4,200      Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co., Ltd.      97,265  
  13,000      Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.      58,489  
  8,429      Northgate plc      48,642  
  2,800      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      56,533  
  20,000      Sankyu, Inc.      130,570  
  3,800      Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.      50,577  
  11,100      Senko Co., Ltd.      72,227  
  823      Sixt Leasing Se      17,391  
  1,659      Sixt SE*      82,273  
  1,209      Sixt SE*^      73,088  
  10,000      Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.      49,614  
  6,338      Stagecoach Group plc      15,382  
  80      Stef S.A.      8,402  
  4,596      Student Transportation, Inc., Class BR      27,861  
  6,961      Tfi International, Inc.      150,161  
  10,000      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      54,595  
  10,000      Tokyu Corp.      76,377  
  400      Trancom Co., Ltd.      19,551  
  20,000      Transport International Holdings, Ltd.      64,685  
  824      VTG AG^      32,144  
  1,400      West Japan Railway Co.      99,008  
     

 

 

 
        3,590,672  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.8%):

  
  2,200      Advantest Corp.      37,780  
  4,797      Aixtron SE*      33,740  
  1,721      AMS AG      111,684  
  1,526      ASM International NV      88,809  
  5,119      ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.      69,109  
  1,629      ASML Holding NV, NYS      212,275  
  1,837      BE Semiconductor Industries NV      98,701  
  891      Dialog Semiconductor plc*      38,192  
  200      Disco Corp.      32,020  
  2,300      Ferrotec Corp.      29,794  
  10,836      Infineon Technologies AG      229,601  
  200      Lasertec Corp.      2,795  
  1,090      Melexis NV      89,448  
  4,926      Meyer Burger Technology AG*      6,174  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  
  167,251      Rec Silicon ASA*    $ 21,814  
  800      ROHM Co., Ltd.      61,640  
  8,000      Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.      33,715  
  1,600      Screen Holdings Co., Ltd.      106,400  
  4,800      Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.      40,784  
  992      Siltronic AG*      84,149  
  15,549      STMicroelectronics NV      222,933  
  2,000      SUMCO Corp.      28,938  
  700      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      94,845  
  2,000      Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.      64,506  
  2,312      Tower Semiconductor, Ltd.*      55,141  
  372      U-Blox AG      69,825  
  3,400      ULVAC, Inc.      164,039  
     

 

 

 
        2,128,851  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.1%):

  
  1,917      Aveva Group plc      48,447  
  1,300      Capcom Co., Ltd.      30,851  
  2,000      Colopl, Inc.      20,297  
  2,326      Computer Modelling Group, Ltd.      18,262  
  301      Constellation Software, Inc./Canada      157,490  
  1,252      Dassault Systemes SA      112,188  
  1,064      Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*      25,908  
  2,942      Fidessa Group plc      88,816  
  1,200      Fuji Soft, Inc.      33,956  
  5,123      Gemalto NV      309,353  
  15,900      Gungho Online Enetertainment, Inc.      40,938  
  7,918      Hansen Technology, Ltd.      24,580  
  38,000      Igg, Inc.      58,474  
  2,500      Konami Corp.      139,113  
  7,403      Micro Focus International plc      219,006  
  1,541      Myob Group, Ltd.      4,060  
  518      Nemetschek Se      38,578  
  339      NICE Systems, Ltd.      26,898  
  2,818      Open Text Corp.      88,880  
  700      Oracle Corp.      45,497  
  8,199      PlayTech plc      101,504  
  19,513      Sage Group plc      174,949  
  2,404      SAP AG      251,230  
  2,151      SimCorp A/S      130,315  
  854      Software AG      37,427  
  8,525      Technology One, Ltd.      37,705  
  2,386      Temenos Group AG      212,889  
  1,300      Trend Micro, Inc.      67,080  
  5,915      UbiSoft Entertainment SA*      335,786  
     

 

 

 
        2,880,477  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (1.5%):

  
  2,400      Adastria Co., Ltd.      66,919  
  900      Alpen Co., Ltd.      16,056  
  2,600      Aoki Holdings, Inc.      33,002  
  2,200      Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.      78,448  
  1,900      Arcland Sakamoto Co., Ltd.      25,543  
  2,000      Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.      32,485  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  1,813      Autocanada, Inc.    $ 26,679  
  20,415      Automotive Holdings Group, Ltd.      52,541  
  7,300      BIC Camera, Inc.      77,562  
  4,928      Bilia AB, Class A      48,816  
  18,000      Chow Sang Sang Holdings International, Ltd.      42,029  
  18,800      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Ltd.      19,908  
  2,205      Clas Ohlson AB      42,411  
  4,700      DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.      41,274  
  32,869      Dixons Carphone plc      121,509  
  2,047      Dufry AG, Registered Shares*      336,949  
  5,850      Dunelm Group plc      45,840  
  4,900      Edion Corp.      44,520  
  59,800      Esprit Holdings, Ltd.*      31,865  
  400      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      133,455  
  534      Fielmann AG      41,186  
  2,300      Geo Holdings Corp.      23,856  
  130,000      Giordano International, Ltd.      74,106  
  1,436      Grandvision BV(b)      38,464  
  505      Groupe FNAC SA*      41,161  
  13,359      Halfords Group plc      59,535  
  4,280      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B      106,941  
  300      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.      31,596  
  5,100      Idom, Inc.      35,212  
  4,686      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      180,430  
  4,647      JB Hi-Fi, Ltd.      83,501  
  20,850      JD Sports Fashion plc      95,051  
  700      Jin Co., Ltd.      39,055  
  3,000      Joshin Denki Co., Ltd.      43,363  
  800      Joyful Honda Co., Ltd.      24,456  
  1,455      Kappahl AB      7,919  
  45,977      Kingfisher plc      180,035  
  1,600      Komeri Co., Ltd.      40,747  
  4,200      K’s Holding Corp.      82,091  
  2,366      Leon’s Furniture, Ltd.      32,025  
  25,750      L’occitane International SA      59,106  
  19,046      Lookers plc      28,420  
  31,000      Luk Fook Holdings International, Ltd.      106,024  
  2,347      Matas A/S      37,160  
  900      Nitori Co., Ltd.      120,456  
  2,300      Nojima Corp.      35,731  
  76,677      Pendragon plc      30,991  
  19,618      Pets At Home Group plc      41,174  
  1,500      Sanrio Co., Ltd.      29,411  
  2,800      Shimachu Co., Ltd.      66,793  
  300      Shimamura Co., Ltd.      36,721  
  9,000      Sports Direct International*      34,135  
  4,622      Super Retail Group, Ltd.      29,124  
  3,968      Supergroup plc      77,316  
  1,900      United Arrows, Ltd.      61,636  
  2,400      USS Co., Ltd.      47,753  
  155      Valora Holding AG      49,602  
  8,200      VT Holdings Co., Ltd.      40,477  
  4,080      WHSmith plc      91,180  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  1,900      Xebio Holdings Co., Ltd.    $ 33,572  
  1,990      XXL ASA(b)      19,139  
  12,300      Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.      61,129  
     

 

 

 
        3,715,591  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%)

  
  2,488      BlackBerry, Ltd.*      24,868  
  6,400      Brother Industries, Ltd.      148,118  
  8,000      Canon, Inc.      272,272  
  1,300      Fujifilm Holdings Corp.      46,803  
  900      Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.      18,465  
  13,700      Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.      114,049  
  6,508      Logitech International SA      238,583  
  3,100      Mcj Co., Ltd.      32,694  
  73,000      NEC Corp.      193,928  
  2,343      Neopost      108,846  
  15,900      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      140,693  
  100      Roland Dg Corp.      2,278  
  8,300      Seiko Epson Corp.      185,028  
  9,000      Toshiba Tec Corp.      46,622  
  4,372      Xaar plc      21,539  
     

 

 

 
        1,594,786  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.4%):

  
  689      Adidas AG      132,064  
  1,500      ASICS Corp.      27,857  
  1,383      Brunello Cucinelli SpA      36,351  
  6,313      Burberry Group plc      136,746  
  528      Christian Dior SE      151,588  
  3,038      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA      250,767  
  485      Delta-Galil Industries, Ltd.      14,321  
  2,100      Descente, Ltd.      28,462  
  900      Fujibo Holdings, Inc.      25,312  
  1,311      Gildan Activewear, Inc.      40,287  
  280,000      Global Brands Group Holdings, Ltd.*      29,409  
  189      Hermes International SA      93,449  
  2,445      Hugo Boss AG      171,589  
  4,000      Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd. (The)      33,377  
  48      Kering      16,433  
  15,000      Kurabo Industries, Ltd.      34,688  
  399,238      Li & Fung, Ltd.      145,449  
  1,682      Luxottica Group SpA      97,583  
  2,321      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      582,172  
  5,170      Moncler SpA      121,236  
  1,495      New Wave Group AB      10,118  
  7,000      Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.      51,838  
  9,893      Ovs SpA(b)      70,405  
  27,000      Pacific Textiles Holdings, Ltd.(a)      31,160  
  2,465      Pandora A/S      231,144  
  6,400      Prada SpA      23,858  
  58      Puma Se      22,328  
  2,618      Safilo Group SpA*      19,411  
  2,218      Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SpA      59,292  
  36,000      Samsonite International SA      150,332  
  9,000      Seiko Holdings Corp.      36,853  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  
  2,500      Seiren Co., Ltd.    $ 39,378  
  28,000      Stella International Holdings, Ltd.      50,210  
  277      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      102,439  
  819      Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares      59,849  
  1,909      Ted Baker plc      59,496  
  36,000      Texwinca Holdings, Ltd.      21,904  
  404      Tod’s SpA      25,191  
  5,000      Tsi Holdings Co., Ltd.      36,046  
  27,000      Unitika, Ltd.*      19,974  
  4,000      Wacoal Holdings Corp.      54,134  
  45,514      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      188,889  
     

 

 

 
        3,533,389  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%):

  
  3,155      Aareal Bank AG      125,046  
  615      Equitable Group, Inc.      28,212  
  2,826      Genworth MI Canada, Inc.      77,766  
  16,190      Genworth Mortgage Insurance AU      36,508  
  1,812      Home Capital Group, Inc.      23,744  
  7,866      Onesavings Bank plc      38,429  
  10,982      Paragon Group of Cos. plc (The)      61,102  
     

 

 

 
        390,807  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.4%):

  
  9,312      British American Tobacco plc, ADR^      638,244  
  4,936      Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Class A      221,916  
  4,800      Japan Tobacco, Inc.      168,732  
  2,105      Swedish Match AB, Class B      74,251  
     

 

 

 
        1,103,143  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.8%):

  
  2,637      AddTech AB, Class B      50,366  
  21,185      Ashtead Group plc      439,353  
  1,271      B&b Tools AB      18,757  
  537      Beijer Ref AB      14,882  
  210,000      Bep International Holdings, Ltd.      6,754  
  583      Bossard Holding AG      118,733  
  3,484      Brenntag AG      201,700  
  4,067      Bunzl plc      121,292  
  3,143      Cramo OYJ      94,063  
  10,848      Diploma plc      156,363  
  6,630      Finning International, Inc.      129,982  
  7,080      Grafton Group plc      65,115  
  4,000      Hanwa Co., Ltd.      28,688  
  36,721      Howden Joinery Group plc      194,717  
  1,788      Imcd Group NV      96,989  
  2,800      Inabata & Co., Ltd.      37,224  
  4,621      Indutrade AB      105,990  
  2,800      ITOCHU Corp.      41,679  
  13,000      Iwatani Corp.      80,743  
  2,000      Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.      7,555  
  1,700      Kanamoto Co., Ltd.      56,624  
  24,000      Kanematsu Corp.      49,201  
  3,917      Kloeckner & Co. SE      41,408  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

  
  1,600      Kuroda Electric Co., Ltd.    $ 31,381  
  14,000      Marubeni Corp.      90,650  
  5,100      Misumi Group, Inc.      116,598  
  1,100      Mitani Corp.      41,522  
  5,600      Mitsubishi Corp.      117,654  
  6,400      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      91,633  
  1,271      Momentum Group AB, Class B*      12,301  
  1,400      Monotaro Co., Ltd.      45,203  
  6,300      Nagase & Co., Ltd.      96,002  
  1,100      Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan      52,878  
  1,200      Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd.      38,334  
  52,580      Noble Group Ltd.*      17,836  
  7,777      Ramirent OYJ      78,505  
  803      Reece, Ltd.      25,942  
  17,695      Rexel SA      289,979  
  2,192      Richelieu Hardware, Ltd.      50,802  
  1,304      Russel Metals, Inc.      26,108  
  5,168      Seven Group Holdings, Ltd.      43,360  
  33,067      SIG plc      64,064  
  39,500      Sojitz Corp.      97,226  
  4,700      Sumitomo Corp.      61,282  
  3,072      Toromont Industries, Ltd.      113,109  
  8,700      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      261,290  
  8,978      Travis Perkins plc      170,229  
  1,000      Trusco Nakayama Corp.      23,896  
  800      Wajax Corp.      13,969  
  2,700      Wakita & Co., Ltd.      31,360  
  3,709      Wolseley plc      228,050  
  3,800      Yamazen Corp.      38,625  
  800      Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.      24,329  
     

 

 

 
        4,552,295  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.7%):

  
  10,833      Abertis Infraestructuras SA      200,835  
  493      Aena SA(b)      96,316  
  384      Aeroports de Paris      62,021  
  3,529      Ansaldo Sts SpA*      45,021  
  7,311      Atlantia SpA      206,445  
  38,960      BBA Aviation plc      156,179  
  960      Flughafen Zuerich AG      235,805  
  1,696      Fraport AG      150,008  
  3,270      Groupe Eurotunnel SA      34,890  
  1,679      Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG      36,676  
  129,000      Hutchison Port Holdings Trust      55,473  
  700      Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.      26,817  
  5,000      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.      52,480  
  2,000      Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.      26,658  
  34,274      Qube Holdings, Ltd.      69,266  
  15,500      SATS, Ltd.      57,566  
  985      Save SpA      23,381  
  6,407      SIAS SpA      70,781  
  8,000      Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (The)      50,814  
  14,036      Sydney Airport      76,437  

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Transportation Infrastructure, continued

  
  8,406      Transurban Group    $ 76,488  
  2,729      Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.      44,220  
     

 

 

 
        1,854,577  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.2%):

  
  15,034      Pennon Group plc      161,506  
  5,341      Severn Trent plc      151,871  
  7,737      United Utilities Group plc      87,463  
     

 

 

 
        400,840  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.0%):

  
  2,035      Cellcom Israel, Ltd.*      19,603  
  1,335      Drillisch AG      80,596  
  4,802      Freenet AG      153,378  
  13,800      KDDI Corp.      365,640  
  13,000      M1, Ltd./Singapore      20,594  
  3,522      Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR      208,395  
  2,104      Mobistar SA      49,255  
  23,100      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.      545,352  
  1,000      Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.      33,492  
  1,708      Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      80,635  
  17,000      Smartone Telecommunications Ho      22,256  
  4,700      SoftBank Group Corp.      381,900  
  21,800      StarHub, Ltd.      43,136  
  3,836      Tele2 AB      40,330  
  214,441      Vodafone Group plc      608,423  
     

 

 

 
        2,652,985  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $237,428,040)

     253,869,964  
  

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (0.4%):

  
 

Automobiles (0.4%):

  
  1,600      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 4.87%      132,001  
  2,390      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 2.05%      134,266  
  4,515      Volkswagen AG, 1.54%      688,529  
     

 

 

 
        954,796  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,264,522)

     954,796  
  

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

  
  1,797,933      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 7/05/17*(c)      2,341  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

  
  6,583      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires on 7/12/17*      5,263  
  22,504      Sacyr SA, Expires on 7/17/17*      1,799  
     

 

 

 
        7,062  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

  
  789      Collins Foods, Ltd.,
Expires on 7/13/17*(a)
      
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  
  9,848      Maurel Et Prom — CVR, Expires on 1/02/18*(a)(c)      450  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

     9,853  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.6%):

 
$ 1,637,654      AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(d)    $ 1,637,654  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $1,637,654)

     1,637,654  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $240,330,216)(e) — 100.4%

     256,472,267  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (0.4)%

     (1,054,821
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 255,417,446  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

GO—General Obligation

NYS—New York Shares

SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $1,537,725.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.02% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(d) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country    Percentage  

Australia

     5.8

Austria

     0.6

Belgium

     1.4

Bermuda

     %^ 

Cambodia

     %^ 

Canada

     8.5

Cayman Islands

     %^ 

China

     0.1

Denmark

     1.8

Egypt

     0.1

European Community

     %^ 

Faroe Islands

     %^ 

Finland

     1.9

France

     7.1

Georgia

     %^ 

Germany

     7.4

Hong Kong

     2.7

Ireland (Republic of)

     1.1

Isle of Man

     0.1

Israel

     0.4
Country    Percentage  

Italy

     2.7

Japan

     23.7

Jersey

     %^ 

Liechtenstein

     %^ 

Luxembourg

     0.5

Malta

     %^ 

Monaco

     %^ 

Netherlands

     3.2

New Zealand

     0.4

Norway

     0.7

Peru

     %^ 

Portugal

     0.1

Singapore

     0.9

Spain

     2.7

Sweden

     2.9

Switzerland

     7.0

United Arab Emirates

     %^ 

United Kingdom

     15.4

United States

     0.8
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 240,330,216
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 256,472,267

Interest and dividends receivable

       486,557

Foreign currency, at value (cost $706,480)

       708,672

Receivable for investments sold

       1,108,336

Reclaims receivable

       586,572

Prepaid expenses

       18,636
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       259,381,040
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       1,552,505

Payable for investments purchased

       13,434

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       535,704

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       1,637,654

Manager fees payable

       159,388

Distribution fees payable

       53,129

Other accrued liabilities

       11,780
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       3,963,594
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 255,417,446
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 234,764,394

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       5,810,102

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (1,318,248 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       16,161,198
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 255,417,446
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       24,334,839

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.50
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $1,537,725.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 5,092,165

Income from securities lending

       22,187

Foreign withholding tax

       (613,781 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,500,571
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,220,742

Administration fees

       166,357

Distribution fees

       321,247

Custodian fees

       63,214

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,049

Transfer agent fees

       2,757

Trustee fees

       6,642

Professional fees

       6,998

Shareholder reports

       1,827

Other expenses

       3,274
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       1,795,107

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (257,001 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,538,106
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,962,465
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       14,015

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       30,769,460
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       30,783,475
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 33,745,940
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,962,465         $ 2,946,454

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      14,015           (1,152,512 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      30,769,460           5,280,582
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      33,745,940           7,074,524
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (1,859,695 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (1,859,695 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      720,371           110,343,978

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                1,859,695

Value of shares redeemed

      (31,745,876 )           (34,994,294 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (31,025,505 )           77,209,379
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      2,720,435           82,424,208

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      252,697,011           170,272,803
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 255,417,446         $ 252,697,011
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,810,102         $ 2,847,637
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      73,164           12,178,801

Dividends reinvested

                205,038

Shares redeemed

      (3,163,359 )           (3,817,364 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (3,090,195 )           8,566,475
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
   April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015(a)
     (Unaudited)         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 9.21     $ 9.03      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

             

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.13       0.11        0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.16       0.17        (1.05 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.29       0.28        (0.97 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

             

Net Investment Income

             (0.10 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.10 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.50     $ 9.21      $ 9.03
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       14.01 %(c)       3.17 %        (9.70 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 255,417     $ 252,697      $ 170,273

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       2.30 %       1.62 %        1.19 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       1.40 %       1.39 %        1.39 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       1.20 %       1.19 %        1.19 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       1 %(c)       11 %        4 %(c)

 

(a) For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of FundsTrust.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $2 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $2,194 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 1,178,269      $ 459,385      $      $      $ 1,637,654
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       1,178,269        459,385                      1,637,654
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 1,178,269      $ 459,385      $      $      $ 1,637,654
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 1,637,654
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $– million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $– million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

         0.95 %          1.39 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.75% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,546 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             
       

Common Stocks

                           

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 272,386        $ 3,173,283        $        $ 3,445,669

Airlines

         93,533          937,167                   1,030,700

Auto Components

         588,548          6,787,739                   7,376,287

Automobiles

         82,407          8,504,076                   8,586,483

Banks

         7,456,021          16,651,316                   24,107,337

Beverages

         638,617          2,631,909                   3,270,526

Biotechnology

         77,963          640,046                   718,009

Capital Markets

         1,191,301          5,492,054                   6,683,355

Chemicals

         347,754          13,621,149                   13,968,903

Commercial Services & Supplies

         158,487          4,168,214                   4,326,701

Communications Equipment

         129,107          457,055                   586,162

Construction & Engineering

         240,650          5,527,739                   5,768,389

Construction Materials

         300,786          1,626,116                   1,926,902

Containers & Packaging

         197,096          1,956,200                   2,153,296

Distributors

         73,070          582,672                   655,742

Diversified Consumer Services

         76,729          330,471                   407,200

Diversified Financial Services

         184,668          1,630,948                   1,815,616

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         72,875          5,778,694                   5,851,569

Electric Utilities

         45,418          2,742,266                   2,787,684

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

         136,483          4,781,416                   4,917,899

Energy Equipment & Services

         459,276          1,239,440                   1,698,716

Food & Staples Retailing

         527,628          6,031,915                   6,559,543

Food Products

         469,055          7,148,737                   7,617,792

Gas Utilities

         105,402          1,166,568                   1,271,970

Health Care Providers & Services

         80,739          1,702,298                   1,783,037

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         409,089          4,804,504                   5,213,593

Household Durables

         50,511          5,294,203                   5,344,714

Household Products

         203,342          606,034                   809,376

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

         407,258          353,353                   760,611

Industrial Conglomerates

         135,650          3,048,502                   3,184,152

Insurance

         1,357,131          8,868,427                   10,225,558

IT Services

         53,368          2,947,631                   3,000,999

Leisure Products

         44,125          935,099                   979,224

Life Sciences Tools & Services

         467,241          704,015                   1,171,256

Machinery

         109,982          10,806,961                   10,916,943

Media

         745,502          4,351,380                   5,096,882

Metals & Mining

         4,540,459          8,093,169                   12,633,628

Multiline Retail

         286,049          1,213,478                   1,499,527

Multi-Utilities

         292,206          1,939,035                   2,231,241

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         4,376,684          3,625,589                   8,002,273

Paper & Forest Products

         440,619          1,955,232                   2,395,851

Personal Products

         742,633          637,705                   1,380,338

Pharmaceuticals

         1,006,352          6,515,451                   7,521,803

Professional Services

         231,642          3,795,105                   4,026,747

Real Estate Management & Development

         227,281          5,482,514                   5,709,795

Road & Rail

         753,878          2,836,794                   3,590,672

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         267,416          1,861,435                   2,128,851

Software

         290,540          2,589,937                   2,880,477

Specialty Retail

         58,704          3,656,887                   3,715,591

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

         263,451          1,331,335                   1,594,786

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

         40,287          3,493,102                   3,533,389

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

         129,722          261,085                   390,807

Tobacco

         638,244          464,899                   1,103,143

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Trading Companies & Distributors

       $ 346,271        $ 4,206,024        $        $ 4,552,295

Transportation Infrastructure

         44,220          1,810,357                   1,854,577

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         80,635          2,572,350                   2,652,985

Other Common Stocks+

                  14,452,393                   14,452,393

Preferred Stocks+

                  954,796                   954,796

Rights

                           

Aerospace & Defense

                  2,341                   2,341

Construction & Engineering

         7,062                            7,062

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                           ^         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                  450                   450

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  1,637,654                   1,637,654
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 33,053,553        $ 223,418,714        $ ^        $ 256,472,267
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

^ Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at June 30, 2017.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $ 3,006,240        $ 30,349,029

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $240,856,598. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 33,388,224  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (17,772,555
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 15,615,669  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

 

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AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $        $ 1,194,402        $ 1,194,402

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $138,827 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
Net
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $ 1,859,695        $        $ 1,859,695

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL DFA International Core Equity Fund

       $ 3,321,064        $        $ (1,194,402 )        $ (15,219,550 )        $ (13,092,888 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 26

Statement of Operations

Page 26

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 27

Financial Highlights

Page 28

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 29

Other Information

Page 34

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,077.30     $ 4.33       0.84 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.61     $ 4.21       0.84 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      20.8 %

Consumer Discretionary

      16.0

Financials

      15.2

Industrials

      13.8

Health Care

      11.9

Consumer Staples

      8.3

Materials

      4.6

Energy

      3.5

Utilities

      2.9

Telecommunication Services

      2.5

Real Estate

      0.3
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.8

Right

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      9.7

Money Market

      ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      109.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (9.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (99.8%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (2.7%):

  
  1,674      AAR Corp.    $ 58,188  
  4,560      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      94,848  
  1,321      AeroVironment, Inc.*      50,462  
  9,657      Arconic, Inc.      218,731  
  1,124      Astronics Corp.*      34,248  
  361      Astronics Corp., Class B*      11,039  
  1,481      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^      37,232  
  15,922      Boeing Co. (The)      3,148,576  
  4,229      BWX Technologies, Inc.      206,164  
  685      CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*      6,439  
  1,202      Cubic Corp.      55,653  
  3,138      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      288,006  
  5,683      DigitalGlobe, Inc.*      189,244  
  625      Ducommun, Inc.*      19,738  
  2,101      Engility Holdings, Inc.*      59,668  
  1,949      Esterline Technologies Corp.*      184,765  
  5,622      General Dynamics Corp.      1,113,718  
  2,051      HEICO Corp.^      147,344  
  3,028      HEICO Corp., Class A      187,887  
  5,758      Hexcel Corp.      303,965  
  1,576      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      293,388  
  3,059      KLX, Inc.*      152,950  
  4,471      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      53,071  
  1,421      L3 Technologies, Inc.      237,421  
  6,622      Lockheed Martin Corp.      1,838,333  
  2,233      Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*      93,987  
  2,746      Moog, Inc., Class A*      196,943  
  140      Moog, Inc., Class B*      10,080  
  343      National Presto Industries, Inc.      37,902  
  4,013      Northrop Grumman Corp.      1,030,177  
  2,436      Orbital ATK, Inc.      239,605  
  5,365      Raytheon Co.      866,340  
  5,807      Rockwell Collins, Inc.      610,200  
  6,089      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A      352,797  
  2,012      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      256,832  
  10,527      Textron, Inc.      495,822  
  2,316      The KEYW Holding Corp.*^      21,655  
  1,412      TransDigm Group, Inc.^      379,644  
  2,979      Triumph Group, Inc.^      94,136  
  13,783      United Technologies Corp.      1,683,042  
  6,897      WESCO Aircraft Holdings, Inc.*      74,832  
     

 

 

 
        15,435,072  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.8%):

  
  4,941      Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      107,615  
  1,400      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*      73,010  
  5,521      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^      379,182  
  1,026      Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*      20,417  
  5,128      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^      289,629  
  5,735      FedEx Corp.      1,246,388  
  1,779      Forward Air Corp.      94,785  
  2,393      Hub Group, Inc.*      91,772  
  1,058      Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      40,310  

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics, continued

 
  3,266      Radiant Logistics, Inc.*    $ 17,571  
  17,821      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,970,824  
  5,560      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      359,343  
     

 

 

 
        4,690,846  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.9%):

  
  5,917      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      531,110  
  998      Allegiant Travel Co.^      135,329  
  12,720      American Airlines Group, Inc.^      640,070  
  1,909      Copa Holdings SA, Class A      223,353  
  19,429      Delta Air Lines, Inc.      1,044,114  
  5,008      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*^      235,126  
  20,928      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      477,786  
  2,917      SkyWest, Inc.      102,387  
  17,047      Southwest Airlines Co.      1,059,301  
  5,511      Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      284,643  
  12,861      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      967,790  
     

 

 

 
        5,701,009  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.9%):

  
  1,777      Adient plc      116,180  
  5,496      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*^      85,738  
  3,449      Autoliv, Inc.^      378,700  
  7,442      BorgWarner, Inc.      315,243  
  5,300      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.^      191,330  
  1,615      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*      162,905  
  13,476      Dana Holding Corp.      300,919  
  6,860      Delphi Automotive plc      601,279  
  1,595      Dorman Products, Inc.*      132,018  
  2,274      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      80,954  
  16,274      Gentex Corp.      308,718  
  2,720      Gentherm, Inc.*      105,536  
  20,050      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.^      700,948  
  1,365      Horizon Global Corp.*^      19,601  
  1,483      LCI Industries^      151,859  
  3,870      Lear Corp.      549,850  
  3,637      Modine Manufacturing Co.*      60,192  
  1,190      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      33,606  
  2,574      Spartan Motors, Inc.      22,780  
  1,736      Standard Motor Products, Inc.^      90,654  
  1,582      Stoneridge, Inc.*      24,379  
  275      Strattec Security Corp.      9,735  
  3,917      Tenneco, Inc.      226,520  
  1,187      Tower International, Inc.      26,648  
  2,847      Visteon Corp.*      290,565  
  1,621      VOXX International Corp.*      13,292  
     

 

 

 
        5,000,149  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.6%):

  
  100,821      Ford Motor Co.      1,128,187  
  36,273      General Motors Co.      1,267,016  
  7,220      Harley-Davidson, Inc.^      390,024  
  629      Tesla Motors, Inc.*      227,453  
  3,270      Thor Industries, Inc.      341,780  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Automobiles, continued

 
  1,652      Winnebago Industries, Inc.^    $ 57,820  
     

 

 

 
        3,412,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (6.8%):

  
  958      1st Constitution Bancorp      17,005  
  2,060      1st Source Corp.      98,756  
  1,429      Access National Corp.      37,897  
  504      ACNB Corp.      15,372  
  661      American National Bankshares, Inc.      24,424  
  587      American River Bankshares      8,517  
  2,047      Ameris Bancorp      98,665  
  704      Ames National Corp.      21,542  
  880      Arrow Financial Corp.^      27,852  
  7,268      Associated Banc-Corp.      183,154  
  2,876      Banc of California, Inc.^      61,834  
  1,178      BancFirst Corp.      113,795  
  2,831      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      21,459  
  4,136      BancorpSouth, Inc.      126,148  
  160,284      Bank of America Corp.      3,888,490  
  899      Bank of Commerce Holdings      9,934  
  2,471      Bank of Hawaii Corp.^      205,019  
  451      Bank of Marin Bancorp      27,759  
  4,362      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      204,447  
  6,277      BankUnited, Inc.      211,598  
  1,941      Banner Corp.      109,686  
  1,189      Bar Harbor Bankshares      36,645  
  11,499      BB&T Corp.      522,170  
  842      BCB Bancorp, Inc.      12,883  
  1,507      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      52,971  
  1,112      Blue Hills BanCorp, Inc.^      19,905  
  1,890      BOK Financial Corp.^      159,006  
  7,445      Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.^      114,281  
  668      Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      22,244  
  5,707      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      83,322  
  1,162      Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.^      49,385  
  74      C&F Financial Corp.      3,471  
  753      California First National Bancorp      14,194  
  843      Camden National Corp.      36,173  
  2,172      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      176,279  
  2,415      Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      92,012  
  1,309      Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      26,730  
  3,741      Cathay General Bancorp      141,971  
  3,426      Centerstate Banks, Inc.      85,170  
  2,402      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      75,591  
  933      Central Valley Community Bancorp      20,675  
  273      Century Bancorp, Inc.      17,363  
  3,037      Chemical Financial Corp.      147,021  
  377      Chemung Financial Corp.      15,412  
  4,061      CIT Group, Inc.^      197,771  
  36,923      Citigroup, Inc.      2,469,410  
  943      Citizens & Northern Corp.^      21,934  
  9,559      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      341,065  
  552      Citizens Holding Co.      14,352  

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  1,304      City Holding Co.    $ 85,894  
  938      Civista Bancshares, Inc.      19,585  
  1,096      CNB Financial Corp.      26,271  
  3,178      CoBiz Financial, Inc.      55,297  
  75      Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.      2,130  
  56      Colony Bankcorp, Inc.      767  
  3,847      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      153,303  
  3,043      Comerica, Inc.      222,869  
  4,454      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^      253,121  
  3,040      Community Bank System, Inc.^      169,541  
  2,277      Community Bankers Trust Corp.*      18,785  
  1,325      Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      57,969  
  2,266      ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      51,098  
  1,273      CU Bancorp*      46,019  
  1,696      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^      159,271  
  2,643      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*^      74,744  
  6,990      CVB Financial Corp.^      156,786  
  408      DNB Financial Corp.      13,994  
  1,882      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*      119,131  
  5,717      East West Bancorp, Inc.      334,902  
  1,529      Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      62,383  
  312      Evans Bancorp, Inc.      12,464  
  14,492      F.N.B. Corp.      205,207  
  569      Farmers Capital Bank Corp.      21,935  
  1,329      Farmers National Banc Corp.      19,271  
  2,176      FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.*      103,904  
  1,636      Fidelity Southern Corp.      37,399  
  24,887      Fifth Third Bancorp      646,067  
  1,053      Financial Institutions, Inc.      31,379  
  16,004      First Bancorp*      92,663  
  1,497      First Bancorp      46,796  
  814      First Bancorp, Inc.      22,027  
  611      First Bancshares, Inc. (The)      16,864  
  2,931      First Busey Corp.      85,937  
  664      First Business Financial Services, Inc.      15,325  
  592      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      220,638  
  4,012      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      50,872  
  1,419      First Community Bankshares      38,810  
  1,217      First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.      31,216  
  4,645      First Financial Bancorp      128,667  
  2,868      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.^      126,766  
  967      First Financial Corp.      45,739  
  1,138      First Financial Northwest, Inc.      18,356  
  996      First Foundation, Inc.*      16,364  
  12,823      First Horizon National Corp.      223,377  
  2,466      First Interstate BancSystem, Class A      91,735  
  2,874      First Merchants Corp.      115,362  
  660      First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.      22,598  
  5,901      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      137,552  
  1,573      First of Long Island Corp. (The)      44,988  
  2,717      First Republic Bank      271,972  
  1,283      First South Bancorp      21,221  
  2,253      Flushing Financial Corp.      63,512  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  7,870      Fulton Financial Corp.    $ 149,530  
  1,315      German American Bancorp, Inc.^      44,828  
  4,261      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      155,995  
  1,035      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      55,373  
  3,353      Great Western Bancorp, Inc.      136,836  
  1,044      Green BanCorp, Inc.*^      20,254  
  1,174      Guaranty Bancorp      31,933  
  3,946      Hancock Holding Co.      193,354  
  2,408      Hanmi Financial Corp.      68,508  
  40      Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.      822  
  1,375      Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      64,763  
  2,292      Heritage Financial Corp.      60,738  
  2,010      Hertiage Commerce Corp.      27,698  
  5,680      Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      148,873  
  8,728      Home Bancshares, Inc.      217,327  
  1,540      Hometrust Bancshares, Inc.*      37,576  
  6,189      Hope BanCorp, Inc.      115,425  
  1,408      Horizon Bancorp      37,101  
  20,799      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      281,202  
  2,202      IBERIABANK Corp.      179,463  
  1,483      Independent Bank Corp.      98,842  
  855      Independent Bank Corp.      18,596  
  1,288      Independent Bank Group, Inc.      76,636  
  4,415      International Bancshares Corp.      154,746  
  14,987      Investors Bancorp, Inc.      200,226  
  65,834      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      6,017,227  
  14,209      KeyCorp      266,277  
  2,859      Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      53,892  
  1,656      Lakeland Financial Corp.^      75,977  
  435      Landmark Bancorp, Inc.      13,398  
  712      LCNB Corp.      14,240  
  2,565      LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.^      97,803  
  1,752      M&T Bank Corp.      283,736  
  2,571      Macatawa Bank Corp.      24,527  
  918      Mackinac Financial Corp.      12,852  
  1,644      Mainsource Financial Group, Inc.      55,090  
  3,721      MB Financial, Inc.      163,873  
  1,869      MBT Financial Corp.      18,129  
  1,293      Mercantile Bank Corp.      40,704  
  638      MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.      21,622  
  570      MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      20,349  
  1,805      National Bank Holdings Corp.      59,764  
  514      National Bankshares, Inc.      20,971  
  2,730      NBT Bancorp, Inc.      100,874  
  373      Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*      20,407  
  1,094      Northeast Bancorp      22,263  
  510      Northrim Bancorp, Inc.^      15,504  
  341      Norwood Financial Corp.      14,407  
  3,309      OFG Bancorp      33,090  
  440      Ohio Valley Banc Corp.      15,862  
  819      Old Line Bancshares, Inc.      23,079  
  7,785      Old National Bancorp      134,291  
  676      Old Point Financial Corp.      22,227  

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  2,225      Old Second Bancorp, Inc.    $ 25,699  
  1,951      Opus Bank      47,214  
  638      Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.      14,578  
  1,339      Pacific Continental Corp.      34,211  
  1,205      Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*      10,604  
  2,125      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*      78,413  
  2,558      PacWest Bancorp      119,459  
  401      Park National Corp.^      41,592  
  3,377      Park Sterling Corp.      40,119  
  986      Parke Bancorp, Inc.      22,086  
  1,165      Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      36,453  
  364      Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      14,990  
  553      Peoples Bancorp of NC      17,475  
  1,361      Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      43,729  
  9,411      People’s United Financial, Inc.      166,198  
  749      People’s Utah BanCorp      20,073  
  3,563      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      223,756  
  6,536      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      816,150  
  3,717      Popular, Inc.      155,036  
  878      Preferred Bank Los Angeles      46,947  
  757      Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.      15,602  
  3,062      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.^      196,703  
  606      QCR Holdings, Inc.      28,724  
  21,681      Regions Financial Corp.      317,410  
  2,391      Renasant Co.      104,582  
  1,417      Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      50,587  
  2,322      S & T Bancorp, Inc.^      83,267  
  348      Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.      14,425  
  1,898      Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      77,173  
  1,879      Seacoast Banking Corp.*      45,284  
  1,252      Select Bancorp, Inc.*      15,299  
  2,412      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.^      88,979  
  1,113      Shore Bancshares, Inc.      18,309  
  1,028      Sierra Bancorp      25,237  
  1,267      Signature Bank*      181,853  
  1,703      Simmons First National Corp., Class A^      90,089  
  1,569      South State Corp.      134,463  
  583      Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*      21,600  
  2,003      Southern National Bancorp      35,253  
  1,126      Southside Bancshares, Inc.^      39,342  
  1,447      Southwest Bancorp      36,971  
  2,709      State Bank Financial Corp.      73,468  
  6,630      Sterling Bancorp^      154,148  
  1,432      Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.^      55,705  
  689      Stonegate Bank      31,818  
  557      Summit Financial Group, Inc.      12,254  
  1,426      Sun Bancorp, Inc.      35,151  
  6,730      SunTrust Banks, Inc.      381,726  
  1,991      SVB Financial Group*      349,998  
  6,676      Synovus Financial Corp.      295,346  
  11,018      TCF Financial Corp.      175,627  
  2,720      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      210,528  
  1,121      Tompkins Financial Corp.^      88,245  
 

 

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  4,008      TowneBank    $ 123,446  
  1,726      TriCo Bancshares      60,669  
  2,154      Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc.*^      54,281  
  4,028      Trustmark Corp.^      129,540  
  98      Two River Bancorp      1,822  
  26,616      U.S. Bancorp      1,381,903  
  2,255      UMB Financial Corp.      168,809  
  8,349      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      153,288  
  2,871      Union Bankshares Corp.      97,327  
  384      Union Bankshares, Inc.^      18,240  
  4,616      United Bankshares, Inc.      180,947  
  4,046      United Community Banks, Inc.      112,479  
  1,190      United Security Bancshares      11,008  
  42      Unity Bancorp, Inc.      722  
  1,914      Univest Corp.      57,324  
  11,676      Valley National Bancorp^      137,894  
  1,113      Washington Trust Bancorp      57,375  
  653      WashingtonFirst Bankshare, Inc.      22,548  
  5,044      Webster Financial Corp.^      263,398  
  87,127      Wells Fargo & Co.      4,827,706  
  2,557      WesBanco, Inc.      101,104  
  1,062      West Bancorp      25,116  
  1,687      Westamerica Bancorp^      94,539  
  5,581      Western Alliance Bancorp*      274,585  
  2,646      Wintrust Financial Corp.      202,260  
  83      Xenith Bankshares, Inc.*      2,578  
  3,771      Zions Bancorp^      165,585  
     

 

 

 
        40,019,123  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (1.8%):

  
  466      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*^      61,582  
  1,935      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      95,396  
  5,468      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      265,745  
  545      Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      124,734  
  85,953      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,854,991  
  2,550      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      494,012  
  787      Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.*      13,261  
  5,609      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      511,036  
  1,327      MGP Ingredients, Inc.^      67,903  
  2,011      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      173,630  
  5,703      Monster Beverage Corp.*      283,325  
  1,532      National Beverage Corp.^      143,334  
  36,165      PepsiCo, Inc.      4,176,695  
  876      Primo Water Corp.*^      11,125  
     

 

 

 
        10,276,769  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (2.5%):

  
  40,789      AbbVie, Inc.      2,957,610  
  1,001      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*^      19,720  
  1,278      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      155,494  
  1,012      Alkermes plc*      58,666  
  838      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      66,839  
  13,648      Amgen, Inc.      2,350,595  
  1,084      Aptevo Therapeutics, Inc.*      2,244  

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  3,928      Biogen Idec, Inc.*    $ 1,065,902  
  1,408      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      127,875  
  579      Biospecifics Technologies Corp.*      28,666  
  2,623      Bioverativ, Inc.*      157,826  
  1,367      Bluebird Bio, Inc.*      143,603  
  14,276      Celgene Corp.*      1,854,024  
  356      Clovis Oncology, Inc.*      33,332  
  2,168      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*^      73,517  
  1,013      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      36,448  
  785      Exact Sciences Corp.*      27,765  
  9,806      Exelixis, Inc.*      241,522  
  2,061      Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*      62,057  
  35,438      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,508,302  
  3,758      Incyte Corp.*      473,170  
  83      Insys Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,050  
  945      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      48,072  
  1,605      Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*      14,525  
  740      Kite Pharma, Inc.*      76,716  
  526      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B*^      63,856  
  2,391      Mimedx Group, Inc.*^      35,793  
  2,033      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      52,533  
  1,067      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*^      49,082  
  10,235      OPKO Health, Inc.*^      67,346  
  1,317      Otonomy, Inc.*      24,825  
  9,565      PDL BioPharma, Inc.*      23,626  
  1,298      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      637,500  
  585      Retrophin, Inc.*      11,343  
  1,210      Seattle Genetics, Inc.*      62,605  
  600      Tesaro, Inc.*^      83,916  
  2,797      United Therapeutics Corp.*      362,855  
  1,115      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      143,690  
  1,496      Xencor, Inc.*      31,581  
     

 

 

 
        14,236,091  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.6%):

  
  4,158      A.O. Smith Corp.      234,220  
  3,058      AAON, Inc.^      112,687  
  2,557      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.^      51,396  
  2,889      Allegion plc      234,356  
  1,273      American Woodmark Corp.*      121,635  
  1,604      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^      91,171  
  1,778      Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*      31,951  
  2,857      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*^      131,422  
  5,631      Builders FirstSource, Inc.*      86,267  
  2,571      Continental Building Products, Inc.*      59,904  
  889      CSW Industrials, Inc.*      34,360  
  4,434      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      289,274  
  1,576      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      56,184  
  1,209      Insteel Industries, Inc.^      39,861  
  8,752      Johnson Controls International plc      379,487  
  1,118      Lennox International, Inc.^      205,310  
  8,975      Masco Corp.      342,935  
  237      Masonite International Corp.*      17,894  
 

 

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  3,362      NCI Building Systems, Inc.*^    $ 56,145  
  7,118      Owens Corning, Inc.      476,336  
  922      Patrick Industries, Inc.*      67,168  
  3,615      PGT, Inc.*      46,272  
  3,674      Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.*      65,948  
  1,925      Quanex Building Products Corp.      40,714  
  2,822      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      123,350  
  1,844      Trex Co., Inc.*^      124,765  
  1,133      Universal Forest Products, Inc.      98,922  
  8,391      USG Corp.*^      243,507  
     

 

 

 
        3,863,441  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.6%):

  
  1,453      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      240,995  
  4,874      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      620,411  
  2,502      Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      76,811  
  18,489      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      943,309  
  18,671      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      236,001  
  1,844      BlackRock, Inc., Class A      778,924  
  3,218      CBOE Holdings, Inc.      294,125  
  12,950      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      556,332  
  3,017      CME Group, Inc.      377,849  
  2,934      Cohen & Steers, Inc.^      118,944  
  190      Diamond Hill Investment Group      37,886  
  1,417      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      32,534  
  5,873      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*      223,350  
  8,521      Eaton Vance Corp.      403,214  
  1,360      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^      226,005  
  6,954      Federated Investors, Inc., Class B^      196,451  
  2,662      Financial Engines, Inc.^      97,429  
  6,244      Franklin Resources, Inc.      279,669  
  3,237      Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      20,167  
  388      GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      11,485  
  5,346      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,186,276  
  1,743      Greenhill & Co., Inc.^      35,034  
  211      Hennessy Advisors, Inc.      3,203  
  5,199      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A^      194,547  
  8,955      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      590,314  
  1,643      INTL FCStone, Inc.*      62,040  
  13,284      Invesco, Ltd.      467,464  
  2,572      Investment Technology Group, Inc.      54,629  
  4,134      Janus Henderson Group plc*      136,877  
  5,888      KCG Holdings, Inc.*      117,407  
  10,552      Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.*      25,747  
  3,497      Lazard, Ltd., Class A      162,016  
  5,004      Legg Mason, Inc.      190,953  
  7,804      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      331,358  
  1,195      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      240,315  
  1,429      Moelis & Co., Class A      55,517  
  2,964      Moody’s Corp.      360,660  
  23,189      Morgan Stanley      1,033,301  
  2,689      Morningstar, Inc.      210,656  
  2,951      MSCI, Inc., Class A      303,923  

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  5,365      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)    $ 383,544  
  3,267      Northern Trust Corp.      317,585  
  3,965      Om Asset Management plc      58,920  
  1,024      Oppenheimer Holdings, Class A      16,794  
  1,113      Pzena Investment Management, Inc.      11,308  
  5,055      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      405,512  
  6,983      S&P Global, Inc.      1,019,448  
  1,544      Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*^      18,374  
  4,367      SEI Investments Co.      234,857  
  660      Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A      8,877  
  4,696      State Street Corp.      421,372  
  2,242      Stifel Financial Corp.*      103,087  
  6,118      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^      454,017  
  4,755      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      204,417  
  438      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      48,596  
  7,585      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A^      143,205  
  631      Westwood Holdings, Inc.      35,771  
  7,874      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.^      80,079  
     

 

 

 
        15,499,891  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.8%):

  
  2,215      A. Schulman, Inc.      70,880  
  1,306      Advansix, Inc.*      40,799  
  3,779      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      540,624  
  4,230      Albemarle Corp.      446,434  
  2,318      American Vanguard Corp.      39,986  
  2,194      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      144,607  
  1,338      Balchem Corp.      103,976  
  3,293      Cabot Corp.      175,945  
  4,019      Calgon Carbon Corp.      60,687  
  3,943      Celanese Corp., Series A      374,348  
  8,811      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.^      246,356  
  691      Chase Corp.      73,730  
  4,033      Chemours Co. (The)      152,931  
  578      Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*      12,491  
  23,516      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      1,483,153  
  17,167      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      1,385,548  
  8,309      Eastman Chemical Co.      697,873  
  4,958      Ecolab, Inc.      658,175  
  4,757      Ferro Corp.*      87,006  
  3,093      FMC Corp.      225,944  
  3,222      Futurefuel Corp.      48,620  
  3,316      GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*      101,138  
  2,893      H.B. Fuller Co.^      147,861  
  702      Hawkins, Inc.      32,538  
  20,298      Huntsman Corp.      524,500  
  1,816      Ingevity Corp.*      104,238  
  1,620      Innophos Holdings, Inc.      71,021  
  1,633      Innospec, Inc.      107,043  
  2,701      International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.      364,635  
  743      KMG Chemicals, Inc.      36,162  
  783      Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      28,305  
  2,348      Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*      80,865  
 

 

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  4,741      Kronos Worldwide, Inc.^    $ 86,381  
  1,233      LSB Industries, Inc.*      12,737  
  9,203      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      776,641  
  2,216      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      162,211  
  10,517      Monsanto Co.      1,244,791  
  5,492      Mosaic Co. (The)      125,382  
  703      NewMarket Corp.      323,717  
  8,796      Olin Corp.      266,343  
  3,546      Omnova Solutions, Inc.*      34,574  
  10,325      Platform Speciality Products Corp.*      130,921  
  6,775      PolyOne Corp.      262,464  
  5,975      PPG Industries, Inc.      657,011  
  7,814      Praxair, Inc.      1,035,746  
  906      Quaker Chemical Corp.      131,578  
  1,835      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.      28,846  
  3,781      RPM International, Inc.      206,254  
  3,059      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)^      273,658  
  1,862      Sensient Technologies Corp.      149,947  
  2,107      Sherwin Williams Co.      739,473  
  1,689      Stepan Co.      147,179  
  1,627      Trecora Resources*^      18,304  
  1,070      Tredegar Corp.      16,318  
  3,102      Trinseo SA      213,107  
  4,906      Tronox, Ltd., Class A      74,179  
  6,023      Valvoline, Inc.      142,866  
  3,026      W.R. Grace & Co.      217,902  
  1,636      Westlake Chemical Corp.      108,320  
     

 

 

 
        16,255,269  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.1%):

  
  2,626      ABM Industries, Inc.      109,032  
  9,093      ACCO Brands Corp.*      105,933  
  4,271      ARC Document Solutions, Inc.*      17,767  
  2,227      Brady Corp., Class A      75,495  
  3,409      Brink’s Co. (The)      228,403  
  1,886      Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*      30,949  
  2,003      CECO Environmental Corp.      18,388  
  3,396      Cintas Corp.      428,031  
  4,474      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      249,783  
  9,552      Copart, Inc.*^      303,658  
  7,746      Covanta Holding Corp.^      102,247  
  4,117      Deluxe Corp.      284,979  
  1,613      Ennis, Inc.      30,808  
  2,517      Essendant, Inc.      37,327  
  2,148      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      100,591  
  1,042      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*      16,568  
  4,520      Herman Miller, Inc.      137,408  
  2,671      HNI Corp.      106,493  
  3,095      InnerWorkings, Inc.*      35,902  
  4,002      Interface, Inc.      78,639  
  6,809      KAR Auction Services, Inc.      285,774  
  2,829      Kimball International, Inc., Class B      47,216  
  3,654      Knoll, Inc.      73,263  

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  1,417      LSC Communications, Inc.    $ 30,324  
  1,875      Matthews International Corp., Class A      114,844  
  2,011      McGrath Rentcorp      69,641  
  2,641      Mobile Mini, Inc.^      78,834  
  2,304      MSA Safety, Inc.      187,016  
  1,003      Multi-Color Corp.      81,845  
  1,552      NL Industries, Inc.*      10,942  
  11,428      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      172,563  
  2,606      Quad Graphics, Inc.      59,730  
  6,455      Republic Services, Inc., Class A      411,376  
  5,347      Rollins, Inc.^      217,676  
  2,114      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.^      26,510  
  1,467      SP Plus Corp.*      44,817  
  5,403      Steelcase, Inc., Class A      75,642  
  3,365      Stericycle, Inc.*      256,817  
  1,534      Team, Inc.*^      35,972  
  2,583      Tetra Tech, Inc.      118,172  
  1,022      UniFirst Corp.      143,795  
  1,309      US Ecology, Inc.^      66,105  
  1,003      Viad Corp.      47,392  
  824      Vse Corp.      37,064  
  11,930      Waste Management, Inc.      875,065  
  5,156      West Corp.      120,238  
     

 

 

 
        6,187,034  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.2%):

  
  1,670      ADTRAN, Inc.      34,486  
  752      Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^      46,466  
  976      Arista Networks, Inc.*^      146,195  
  8,194      ARRIS International plc*      229,596  
  550      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      13,585  
  1,000      Black Box Corp.      8,550  
  27,161      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      342,500  
  1,318      CalAmp Corp.*      26,795  
  3,965      Calix, Inc.*      27,160  
  7,195      Ciena Corp.*^      180,019  
  80,537      Cisco Systems, Inc.      2,520,808  
  4,597      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      174,824  
  316      Communications Systems, Inc.      1,368  
  1,262      Digi International, Inc.*      12,809  
  2,952      EchoStar Corp., Class A*      179,186  
  2,442      EMCORE Corp.      26,007  
  2,598      Extreme Networks, Inc.*      23,954  
  2,155      F5 Networks, Inc.*      273,814  
  5,961      Finisar Corp.*      154,867  
  7,060      Harmonic, Inc.*^      37,065  
  3,291      Harris Corp.      358,982  
  2,412      Infinera Corp.*^      25,736  
  2,791      InterDigital, Inc.      215,744  
  12,452      Juniper Networks, Inc.      347,162  
  909      KVH Industries, Inc.*      8,636  
  1,554      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      88,656  
  3,350      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      290,579  
 

 

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  2,290      NETGEAR, Inc.*    $ 98,699  
  3,943      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      135,639  
  3,507      Oclaro, Inc.*^      32,755  
  686      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      91,794  
  1,949      Plantronics, Inc.      101,952  
  2,869      ShoreTel, Inc.*      16,640  
  1,714      Sonus Networks, Inc.*      12,752  
  2,348      Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.*^      122,026  
  2,845      ViaSat, Inc.*      188,339  
  5,226      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      55,030  
     

 

 

 
        6,651,175  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.4%):

  
  6,614      Aecom Technology Corp.*^      213,831  
  800      Aegion Corp.*      17,504  
  2,172      Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      16,724  
  1,245      Argan, Inc.      74,700  
  4,618      Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV^      91,113  
  2,767      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      102,656  
  2,560      Dycom Industries, Inc.*^      229,171  
  4,493      Emcor Group, Inc.      293,752  
  4,953      Fluor Corp.      226,748  
  1,941      Granite Construction, Inc.^      93,634  
  1,221      IES Holdings, Inc.*^      22,161  
  2,148      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      116,830  
  5,736      KBR, Inc.^      87,302  
  3,504      MasTec, Inc.*      158,206  
  1,578      MYR Group, Inc.*      48,950  
  574      NV5 Holdings, Inc.*^      24,395  
  2,101      Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      15,694  
  6,487      Quanta Services, Inc.*      213,552  
  2,791      Tutor Perini Corp.*^      80,241  
  928      Valmont Industries, Inc.      138,829  
     

 

 

 
        2,265,993  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.2%):

  
  3,233      Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A      298,794  
  1,291      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      287,351  
  2,788      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      80,490  
  1,308      U.S. Concrete, Inc.*^      102,743  
  353      U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc.^      27,700  
  2,871      Vulcan Materials Co.      363,698  
     

 

 

 
        1,160,776  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (1.1%):

  
  20,883      Ally Financial, Inc.      436,455  
  17,304      American Express Co.      1,457,688  
  144      Asta Funding, Inc.*      1,181  
  9,102      Capital One Financial Corp.      752,006  
  1,912      Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*      8,700  
  1,240      Credit Acceptance Corp.*^      318,854  
  10,034      Discover Financial Services      624,014  
  1,968      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*^      79,015  
  1,910      Enova International, Inc.*      28,364  

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  3,948      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*    $ 30,400  
  2,876      Firstcash, Inc.      167,671  
  2,785      Green Dot Corp., Class A*      107,306  
  3,302      LendingClub Corp.*^      18,194  
  24,930      Navient Corp.      415,085  
  2,628      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      123,542  
  750      Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      6,923  
  5,999      Onemain Holdings, Inc.*^      147,515  
  3,076      PRA Group, Inc.*      116,580  
  960      Regional Mgmt Corp.*      22,685  
  19,000      Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.*      242,440  
  26,909      SLM Corp.*      309,454  
  23,120      Synchrony Financial      689,438  
  505      World Acceptance Corp.*      37,830  
     

 

 

 
        6,141,340  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.8%):

  
  2,903      AptarGroup, Inc.      252,155  
  3,708      Avery Dennison Corp.      327,676  
  8,374      Ball Corp.^      353,467  
  7,485      Bemis Co., Inc.      346,181  
  4,966      Berry Global Group, Inc.*      283,112  
  4,226      Crown Holdings, Inc.*      252,123  
  29,466      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      406,041  
  1,930      Greif, Inc., Class A      107,655  
  1,310      Greif, Inc., Class B      79,124  
  8,689      International Paper Co.      491,885  
  2,608      Myers Industries, Inc.      46,814  
  9,463      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      226,355  
  3,877      Packaging Corp. of America      431,859  
  7,676      Sealed Air Corp.      343,578  
  9,148      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      290,723  
  5,379      Sonoco Products Co.^      276,588  
  538      UFP Technologies, Inc.*      15,225  
  4,868      WestRock Co.      275,821  
     

 

 

 
        4,806,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.2%):

  
  3,074      Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc.^      101,626  
  5,041      Genuine Parts Co.      467,604  
  13,291      LKQ Corp.*      437,938  
  2,491      Pool Corp.      292,867  
  811      Weyco Group, Inc.      22,611  
     

 

 

 
        1,322,646  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.4%):

  
  4,045      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.      153,508  
  1,304      American Public Education, Inc.*      30,840  
  273      Ascent Capital Group, Inc.*      4,193  
  3,117      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      240,664  
  3,401      Cambium Learning Group, Inc.*      17,243  
  918      Capella Education Co.      78,581  
  5,222      Career Education Corp.*      50,131  
  1,464      Carriage Services, Inc.^      39,469  
 

 

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  506      Collectors Universe, Inc.    $ 12,574  
  270      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      161,906  
  3,582      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      280,865  
  10,527      H&R Block, Inc.      325,389  
  5,384      Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*      66,223  
  2,988      K12, Inc.*      53,545  
  482      Liberty Tax, Inc.      6,242  
  2,211      National American University Holdings, Inc.      5,594  
  10,458      Service Corp. International      349,819  
  4,541      ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.*      177,962  
  2,193      Sotheby’s*^      117,698  
  622      Strayer Education, Inc.^      57,983  
  1,696      Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*      6,055  
     

 

 

 
        2,236,484  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.7%):

  
  21,276      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      3,603,516  
  3,604      FNFV Group*      56,943  
  6,246      Leucadia National Corp.      163,395  
  974      Marlin Business Services, Inc.      24,496  
  2,411      Newstar Financial, Inc.      25,316  
  1,763      PICO Holdings, Inc.*      30,853  
  1,767      Tiptree Financial, Inc., Class A      12,457  
  3,998      Voya Financial, Inc.      147,486  
     

 

 

 
        4,064,462  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.3%):

  
  168,517      AT&T, Inc.      6,358,147  
  1,019      ATN International, Inc.      69,740  
  26,922      CenturyLink, Inc.^      642,897  
  2,524      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*      49,344  
  3,023      Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      121,222  
  3,520      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.^      75,574  
  1,423      FairPoint Communications, Inc.*      22,270  
  23,600      Frontier Communications Corp.^      27,376  
  3,714      General Communication, Inc., Class A*      136,081  
  815      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.*      20,367  
  1,994      IDT Corp.      28,654  
  5,557      Iridium Communications, Inc.*^      61,405  
  5,373      Level 3 Communications, Inc.*      318,619  
  1,975      Lumos Networks Corp.*      35,293  
  4,045      Orbcomm, Inc.*^      45,709  
  107,305      Verizon Communications, Inc.      4,792,241  
  9,821      Vonage Holdings Corp.*      64,229  
  13,718      Windstream Holdings, Inc.^      53,226  
  4,273      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*      132,036  
     

 

 

 
        13,054,430  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.5%):

  
  2,450      ALLETE, Inc.      175,616  
  4,890      Alliant Energy Corp.      196,431  
  7,641      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      530,820  
  1,163      Avangrid, Inc.^      51,346  
  9,835      Duke Energy Corp.      822,108  

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  6,122      Edison International    $ 478,679  
  2,442      El Paso Electric Co.      126,251  
  2,801      Entergy Corp.      215,033  
  4,980      Eversource Energy      302,336  
  16,319      Exelon Corp.      588,626  
  9,633      FirstEnergy Corp.      280,898  
  1,272      Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B      9,693  
  4,971      Great Plains Energy, Inc.      145,551  
  4,681      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      151,571  
  2,555      IDACORP, Inc.      218,069  
  1,626      MGE Energy, Inc.      104,633  
  8,138      NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,140,379  
  4,016      OGE Energy Corp.      139,717  
  2,284      Otter Tail Power Co.      90,446  
  7,605      PG&E Corp.      504,744  
  2,939      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      250,285  
  3,355      PNM Resources, Inc.      128,329  
  4,369      Portland General Electric Co.      199,620  
  12,430      PPL Corp.      480,544  
  14,349      Southern Co. (The)      687,030  
  5,818      Westar Energy, Inc.      308,470  
  9,733      Xcel Energy, Inc.      446,550  
     

 

 

 
        8,773,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.7%):

  
  1,157      Acuity Brands, Inc.^      235,195  
  926      Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      25,206  
  8,962      AMETEK, Inc.      542,828  
  1,953      AZZ, Inc.      108,977  
  1,657      Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*      19,486  
  6,740      Eaton Corp. plc      524,574  
  14,848      Emerson Electric Co.      885,237  
  1,159      Encore Wire Corp.      49,489  
  2,195      EnerSys      159,028  
  4,065      Generac Holdings, Inc.*^      146,868  
  3,673      General Cable Corp.      60,054  
  1,311      Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.*      4,523  
  2,775      Hubbell, Inc.      314,047  
  1,831      LSI Industries, Inc.      16,571  
  606      Powell Industries, Inc.      19,386  
  415      Power Solutions International, Inc.*      3,694  
  400      Preformed Line Products Co.      18,568  
  2,269      Regal-Beloit Corp.      185,037  
  3,530      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      571,719  
  6,152      Sensata Technologies Holding NV*      262,813  
  1,298      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*^      24,883  
     

 

 

 
        4,178,183  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.5%):

 
  6,727      Amphenol Corp., Class A      496,587  
  2,210      Anixter International, Inc.*      172,822  
  3,477      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      272,666  
  3,685      Avnet, Inc.      143,273  
  4,886      AVX Corp.      79,837  
 

 

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  1,734      Badger Meter, Inc.    $ 69,100  
  2,425      Belden, Inc.      182,918  
  807      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*      26,066  
  6,300      CDW Corp.      393,939  
  3,912      Cognex Corp.      332,129  
  1,412      Coherent, Inc.*      317,686  
  1,010      Control4 Corp.*      19,806  
  13,159      Corning, Inc.      395,428  
  376      CTS Corp.      8,122  
  1,747      CUI Global, Inc.*^      6,708  
  2,838      Daktronics, Inc.      27,330  
  2,277      Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      111,482  
  2,339      Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*      19,273  
  2,177      Fabrinet*^      92,871  
  1,007      FARO Technologies, Inc.*^      38,065  
  26,402      Flextronics International, Ltd.*      430,617  
  7,918      FLIR Systems, Inc.      274,438  
  640      Frequency Electronics, Inc.*      6,106  
  1,004      Identiv, Inc.*      5,271  
  4,641      II-VI, Inc.*      159,186  
  2,640      IPG Photonics Corp.*^      383,064  
  1,595      Itron, Inc.*      108,061  
  14,490      Jabil, Inc.      422,963  
  3,410      KEMET Corp.*      43,648  
  6,969      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      271,303  
  1,603      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*      28,934  
  5,037      Knowles Corp.*^      85,226  
  736      Littlelfuse, Inc.      121,440  
  214      Mesa Labs, Inc.      30,668  
  2,290      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      94,348  
  915      MTS Systems Corp.^      47,397  
  1,799      Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*^      16,911  
  4,833      National Instruments Corp.      194,383  
  1,955      Novanta, Inc.*      70,380  
  1,348      OSI Systems, Inc.*      101,302  
  1,553      Park Electrochemical Corp.      28,606  
  1,445      PC Connection, Inc.      39,102  
  1,087      PCM, Inc.*      20,381  
  772      Perceptron, Inc.*      5,620  
  1,185      Plexus Corp.*      62,295  
  1,193      Rogers Corp.*      129,584  
  5,196      Sanmina Corp.*      197,968  
  1,757      ScanSource, Inc.*      70,807  
  2,996      SYNNEX Corp.      359,400  
  7,195      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      566,103  
  1,933      Tech Data Corp.*      195,233  
  6,080      Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*      216,874  
  6,321      TTM Technologies, Inc.*^      109,733  
  782      Universal Display Corp.^      85,434  
  5,690      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*^      102,989  
  7,620      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.^      126,492  
  3,268      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      328,499  
     

 

 

 
        8,746,874  
     

 

 

 

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  3,729      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*^    $ 30,391  
  6,549      Baker Hughes, Inc.      356,985  
  1,913      Core Laboratories NV      193,730  
  5,986      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*^      64,828  
  2,169      Dril-Quip, Inc.*^      105,847  
  3,434      Ensco plc, Class A, ADR^      17,719  
  1,558      Era Group, Inc.*      14,739  
  2,010      Exterran Corp.*      53,667  
  6,125      Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*^      95,550  
  4,200      Frank’s International NV      34,818  
  760      Geospace Technologies Corp.*^      10,511  
  1,086      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      12,598  
  4,010      Halliburton Co.      171,267  
  7,826      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      44,139  
  1,803      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^      97,975  
  1,750      Matrix Service Co.*      16,363  
  13,741      McDermott International, Inc.*      98,523  
  11,265      Nabors Industries, Ltd.      91,697  
  6,792      National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.^      223,728  
  935      Natural Gas Services Group*      23,235  
  4,799      Newpark Resources, Inc.*^      35,273  
  12,057      Noble Corp. plc      43,646  
  6,352      Oceaneering International, Inc.      145,080  
  3,066      Oil States International, Inc.*^      83,242  
  9,357      Parker Drilling Co.*      12,632  
  6,531      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      131,861  
  974      PHI, Inc.*      9,506  
  3,744      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*      7,675  
  5,837      Rowan Cos. plc, Class A*      59,771  
  4,475      RPC, Inc.^      90,440  
  12,331      Schlumberger, Ltd.      811,873  
  491      SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*      16,841  
  493      SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*^      10,037  
  6,258      Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^      65,271  
  6,132      Technipfmc plc*      166,791  
  2,650      Tesco Corp.*      11,793  
  4,086      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      11,400  
  14,584      Transocean, Ltd.*      120,026  
  2,853      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.^      101,253  
  2,800      Unit Corp.*^      52,444  
  31,453      Weatherford International plc*^      121,723  
     

 

 

 
        3,866,888  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.8%):

  
  2,460      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.^      263,491  
  1,143      Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*^      14,859  
  9,811      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,569,073  
  22,272      CVS Health Corp.      1,792,005  
  1,267      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      42,191  
  24,620      Kroger Co. (The)      574,138  
  1,720      Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.*      14,224  
  712      Performance Food Group Co.*      19,509  
  1,852      PriceSmart, Inc.^      162,235  
 

 

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  27,665      Rite Aid Corp.*    $ 81,612  
  71      Smart & Final Stores, Inc.*      646  
  1,100      SpartanNash Co.      28,556  
  5,794      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*^      131,350  
  16,013      Supervalu, Inc.*      52,683  
  12,641      Sysco Corp.      636,222  
  1,610      The Andersons, Inc.      54,982  
  3,347      United Natural Foods, Inc.*^      122,835  
  738      Village Super Market, Inc., Class A^      19,129  
  13,906      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,088,979  
  41,899      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      3,170,915  
  2,107      Weis Markets, Inc.      102,653  
  15,634      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      658,348  
     

 

 

 
        10,600,635  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.7%):

  
  6,637      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      274,639  
  3,898      B&G Foods, Inc.^      138,769  
  10,796      Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.*^      246,257  
  5,171      Bunge, Ltd.      385,757  
  808      Calavo Growers, Inc.      55,792  
  1,799      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*^      71,240  
  5,711      Campbell Soup Co.      297,829  
  5,964      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      213,273  
  9,405      Darling International, Inc.*      148,035  
  5,447      Dean Foods Co.^      92,599  
  1,004      Farmer Brothers Co.*      30,371  
  13,535      Flowers Foods, Inc.^      234,291  
  2,396      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.^      121,980  
  13,416      General Mills, Inc.      743,247  
  3,802      Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*      147,594  
  3,976      Hershey Co. (The)      426,903  
  5,718      Hormel Foods Corp.^      195,041  
  3,607      Ingredion, Inc.      429,990  
  1,198      Inventure Foods, Inc.*^      5,163  
  576      J & J Snack Foods Corp.      76,072  
  4,229      JM Smucker Co. (The)      500,418  
  300      John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc.^      18,933  
  6,185      Kellogg Co.^      429,610  
  5,414      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      463,655  
  3,986      Lamb Weston Holding, Inc.      175,543  
  1,462      Lancaster Colony Corp.      179,270  
  1,028      Landec Corp.*      15,266  
  3,829      McCormick & Co.      373,366  
  389      McCormick & Co., Inc.^      37,978  
  13,760      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      594,295  
  1,260      Omega Protein Corp.      22,554  
  4,222      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*^      92,546  
  2,962      Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      175,943  
  3,793      Post Holdings, Inc.*^      294,526  
  1,270      Sanderson Farms, Inc.^      146,876  
  43      Seaboard Corp.      171,785  
  677      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*      21,021  

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  4,115      Snyders-Lance, Inc.^    $ 142,461  
  1,737      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^      60,534  
  2,148      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*^      175,470  
  7,886      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      493,900  
     

 

 

 
        8,920,792  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.3%):

  
  2,329      Atmos Energy Corp.      193,191  
  900      Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      67,455  
  519      Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.      15,814  
  1,024      Gas Natural, Inc.      13,210  
  3,236      National Fuel Gas Co.^      180,698  
  4,213      New Jersey Resources Corp.      167,256  
  1,671      Northwest Natural Gas Co.^      100,009  
  2,727      ONE Gas, Inc.      190,372  
  232      RGC Resources, Inc.^      6,573  
  4,168      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      142,421  
  2,850      Southwest Gas Corp.      208,221  
  2,233      Spire, Inc.      155,752  
  4,738      UGI Corp.      229,366  
  2,516      WGL Holdings, Inc.      209,909  
     

 

 

 
        1,880,247  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.1%):

  
  1,143      Abaxis, Inc.^      60,602  
  18,825      Abbott Laboratories      915,083  
  886      ABIOMED, Inc.*      126,964  
  2,269      Accuray, Inc.*^      10,778  
  5,108      Alere, Inc.*^      256,371  
  2,170      Align Technology, Inc.*      325,760  
  703      Analogic Corp.      51,073  
  2,726      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      44,188  
  1,103      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*^      54,422  
  115      Atrion Corp.      73,980  
  4,834      Baxter International, Inc.      292,650  
  3,074      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      599,768  
  7,099      Boston Scientific Corp.*      196,784  
  2,558      C.R. Bard, Inc.      808,609  
  2,008      Cantel Medical Corp.      156,443  
  1,289      CONMED Corp.      65,662  
  1,052      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      251,870  
  1,619      CryoLife, Inc.*      32,299  
  7,164      Danaher Corp.      604,570  
  4,234      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      274,533  
  693      Dexcom, Inc.*^      50,693  
  3,806      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      450,021  
  1,052      Exactech, Inc.*      31,350  
  4,329      Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*^      143,506  
  2,246      Haemonetics Corp.*      88,695  
  2,733      Halyard Health, Inc.*      107,352  
  2,939      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      233,974  
  9,284      Hologic, Inc.*      421,308  
  783      ICU Medical, Inc.*      135,068  
  2,916      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      470,701  
 

 

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  433      Inogen, Inc.*    $ 41,317  
  2,057      Integer Holdings Corp.*      88,965  
  2,832      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      154,372  
  416      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      389,114  
  2,327      Invacare Corp.^      30,716  
  1,209      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      37,745  
  1,168      LivaNova plc*^      71,493  
  2,823      Masimo Corp.*      257,401  
  12,135      Medtronic plc      1,076,980  
  3,164      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      49,833  
  2,425      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      92,514  
  952      Natus Medical, Inc.*      35,510  
  1,702      Neogen Corp.*      117,625  
  2,499      NuVasive, Inc.*      192,223  
  481      Nuvectra Corp.*      6,388  
  2,383      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*      41,131  
  1,074      Orthofix International NV*      49,920  
  700      Quidel Corp.*      18,998  
  3,726      ResMed, Inc.^      290,144  
  3,310      RTI Surgical, Inc.*      19,364  
  624      SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*      7,188  
  2,045      STERIS plc^      166,668  
  4,858      Stryker Corp.      674,193  
  785      Surmodics, Inc.*      22,098  
  950      Teleflex, Inc.      197,372  
  227      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      16,435  
  1,038      Varex Imaging Corp.*^      35,084  
  2,597      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*      267,984  
  1,615      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      152,650  
  3,020      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      387,768  
     

 

 

 
        12,324,270  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.1%):

  
  4,397      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^      217,124  
  1,958      Aceto Corp.      30,251  
  634      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      23,585  
  3,648      Aetna, Inc.      553,876  
  666      Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.*      8,858  
  542      Almost Family, Inc.*      33,414  
  1,469      Amedisys, Inc.*^      92,268  
  1,839      AmerisourceBergen Corp.^      173,841  
  3,501      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*^      136,714  
  5,039      Anthem, Inc.      947,987  
  1,916      BioTelemetry, Inc.*      64,090  
  5,253      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      77,272  
  2,121      Capital Senior Living Corp.*      32,260  
  7,103      Cardinal Health, Inc.      553,466  
  5,547      Centene Corp.*      443,094  
  1,288      Chemed Corp.      263,435  
  4,923      Cigna Corp.      824,061  
  1,442      Civitas Solutions, Inc.*      25,235  
  7,171      Community Health Systems, Inc.*^      71,423  
  1,871      CorVel Corp.*      88,779  

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  1,177      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*    $ 15,195  
  9,186      DaVita, Inc.*      594,885  
  3,058      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      66,573  
  6,505      Envision Healthcare Corp.*^      407,668  
  15,898      Express Scripts Holding Co.*      1,014,927  
  784      Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*      1,176  
  2,639      Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.*      31,404  
  5,584      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      486,925  
  1,272      HealthEquity, Inc.*^      63,384  
  6,210      HealthSouth Corp.      300,564  
  2,098      Henry Schein, Inc.*      383,976  
  2,247      Humana, Inc.      540,673  
  2,629      InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.*      4,732  
  4,876      Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      56,805  
  4,425      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      682,070  
  409      Landauer, Inc.      21,391  
  1,326      LHC Group, Inc.*      90,022  
  3,038      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^      204,002  
  2,025      Magellan Health Services, Inc.*      147,623  
  4,913      McKesson Corp.      808,385  
  3,346      MEDNAX, Inc.*      201,998  
  3,666      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*^      253,614  
  1,075      National Healthcare Corp.      75,401  
  1,219      National Research Corp.      32,791  
  4,172      Owens & Minor, Inc.^      134,297  
  5,777      Patterson Cos., Inc.^      271,230  
  1,669      PharMerica Corp.*      43,811  
  2,269      Premier, Inc., Class A*      81,684  
  835      Providence Service Corp.*      42,259  
  8,208      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      912,401  
  2,317      Quorum Health Corp.*      9,616  
  2,518      RadNet, Inc.*      19,515  
  9,791      Select Medical Holdings Corp.*      150,292  
  6,770      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^      130,932  
  2,040      Tivity Health, Inc.*      81,294  
  1,240      Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*      20,968  
  937      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      56,595  
  17,043      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3,160,112  
  4,862      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      593,553  
  3,389      VCA Antech, Inc.*      312,839  
  2,533      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*      454,825  
     

 

 

 
        17,623,440  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.2%):

  
  9,693      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*^      123,683  
  700      athenahealth, Inc.*^      98,385  
  5,336      Cerner Corp.*      354,684  
  339      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      11,119  
  1,357      HealthStream, Inc.*^      35,716  
  2,872      HMS Holdings Corp.*      53,132  
  1,095      Omnicell, Inc.*^      47,195  
  800      Quality Systems, Inc.*      13,768  
  1,747      Simulations Plus, Inc.      21,575  
 

 

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  1,810      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*    $ 110,971  
     

 

 

 
        870,228  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.6%):

  
  10,056      Aramark Holdings Corp.      412,095  
  3,444      Belmond, Ltd., Class A*      45,805  
  67      Biglari Holdings, Inc.*      26,783  
  1,927      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      71,781  
  6,567      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.^      139,417  
  836      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      60,050  
  541      Bojangles’, Inc.*      8,791  
  1,441      Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.*      6,629  
  2,887      Brinker International, Inc.^      109,995  
  1,469      Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*      186,122  
  6,600      Caesars Entertainment Corp.*^      79,200  
  5,584      Carnival Corp., Class A      366,143  
  2,943      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*      36,052  
  1,723      Century Casinos, Inc.*      12,699  
  4,028      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)^      202,608  
  140      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      58,254  
  3,453      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      221,855  
  1,178      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*^      27,565  
  4,529      ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      59,330  
  1,626      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.^      271,949  
  4,127      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      373,246  
  2,412      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      160,422  
  1,574      Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*      25,341  
  2,144      Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*      29,480  
  4,856      Denny’s Corp.*      57,155  
  1,558      DineEquity, Inc.^      68,630  
  1,346      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      284,719  
  4,546      Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.^      250,576  
  1,277      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*      26,370  
  624      Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The), Class A*      9,859  
  2,724      Hilton Grand Vacations*      98,227  
  3,243      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      200,580  
  1,051      Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*^      59,077  
  7,221      Ilg, Inc.^      198,505  
  6,233      International Game Technology plc      114,064  
  2,548      Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.*      60,490  
  1,792      Jack in the Box, Inc.      176,512  
  671      Jamba, Inc.*      5,227  
  666      La Quinta Holdings, Inc.*      9,837  
  9,975      Las Vegas Sands Corp.      637,302  
  2,136      Luby’s, Inc.*      6,002  
  3,634      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      364,527  
  2,136      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.^      251,514  
  14,841      McDonald’s Corp.      2,273,047  
  24,340      MGM Resorts International      761,598  
  341      Nathans Famous, Inc.*      21,483  
  5,162      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      280,245  
  879      Panera Bread Co., Class A*      276,569  
  2,292      Papa John’s International, Inc.      164,474  

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  2,267      Planet Fitness, Inc.^    $ 52,912  
  763      Potbelly Corp.*      8,775  
  886      RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.      21,122  
  1,501      Red Lion Hotels Corp.*      11,032  
  878      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*^      57,290  
  2,889      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.      315,565  
  268      Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*      539  
  2,527      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      54,962  
  3,394      Scientific Games Corp., Class A*^      88,583  
  6,758      SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      109,953  
  2,739      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      163,272  
  1,933      Sonic Corp.^      51,205  
  2,826      Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      51,631  
  37,523      Starbucks Corp.      2,187,965  
  4,257      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      216,894  
  1,604      Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.*      7,539  
  1,046      Vail Resorts, Inc.      212,160  
  22,020      Wendy’s Co. (The)      341,530  
  1,298      Wingstop, Inc.^      40,108  
  3,982      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      399,833  
  2,056      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.      275,751  
  6,291      Yum! Brands, Inc.      464,024  
     

 

 

 
        14,780,846  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (1.0%):

  
  875      Av Homes, Inc.*^      17,544  
  1,886      Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*      25,876  
  6,757      CalAtlantic Group, Inc.^      238,860  
  504      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      65,344  
  1,150      Century Communities, Inc.*      28,520  
  12,050      D.R. Horton, Inc.      416,569  
  1,137      Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*      5,117  
  1,910      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^      61,693  
  431      Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      23,321  
  5,743      Garmin, Ltd.      293,065  
  2,761      GoPro, Inc., Class A*^      22,447  
  1,211      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      113,955  
  500      Hooker Furniture Corp.      20,575  
  1,333      Installed Building Products, Inc.*      70,582  
  931      iRobot Corp.*^      78,334  
  4,827      KB Home^      115,703  
  3,931      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      127,758  
  4,024      Leggett & Platt, Inc.^      211,381  
  7,538      Lennar Corp., Class A      401,926  
  368      Lennar Corp., Class B      16,549  
  1,206      LGI Homes, Inc.*^      48,457  
  1,820      Libbey, Inc.      14,669  
  1,017      Lifetime Brands, Inc.      18,459  
  2,789      M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^      98,535  
  1,880      M/I Homes, Inc.*      53,674  
  3,168      Meritage Corp.*      133,690  
  3,206      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      774,857  
  3,741      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      200,592  
 

 

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  150      NVR, Inc.*    $ 361,592  
  12,239      PulteGroup, Inc.      300,223  
  1,730      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      41,537  
  3,400      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*^      181,526  
  4,043      Toll Brothers, Inc.      159,739  
  2,205      TopBuild Corp.*      117,019  
  10,253      TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.*^      135,237  
  2,946      Tupperware Brands Corp.      206,898  
  718      Universal Electronics, Inc.*      47,998  
  3,485      Whirlpool Corp.^      667,795  
  2,147      William Lyon Homes, Class A*      51,829  
  1,918      Zagg, Inc.*      16,591  
     

 

 

 
        5,986,036  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (1.2%):

  
  1,985      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      59,590  
  7,372      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      382,459  
  3,732      Clorox Co. (The)      497,252  
  14,758      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,094,011  
  3,074      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      147,613  
  11,593      HRG Group, Inc.*      205,312  
  6,541      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      844,509  
  333      Oil-Dri Corp.      13,989  
  582      Orchids Paper Products Co.      7,537  
  39,497      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,442,163  
  1,069      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.^      133,668  
  698      WD-40 Co.^      77,024  
     

 

 

 
        6,905,127  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%):

 
  18,368      AES Corp. (The)      204,068  
  5,810      Atlantic Power Corp.*      13,944  
  1,041      Atlantica Yield plc      22,236  
  22,655      Calpine Corp.*      306,523  
  7,034      Dynegy, Inc.*^      58,171  
  15,643      NRG Energy, Inc.      269,373  
  2,123      NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      36,218  
  2,753      NRG Yield, Inc., Class C      48,453  
  3,058      Ormat Technologies, Inc.      179,443  
  3,976      Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      94,788  
     

 

 

 
        1,233,217  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%):

  
  15,522      3M Co., Class C      3,231,526  
  2,346      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      223,808  
  53,601      General Electric Co.      1,447,763  
  15,846      Honeywell International, Inc.      2,112,113  
  1,736      Raven Industries, Inc.      57,809  
  1,147      Roper Industries, Inc.      265,565  
     

 

 

 
        7,338,584  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.5%):

  
  7,574      Aflac, Inc.      588,348  
  333      Alleghany Corp.*      198,068  
  3,973      Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      210,172  

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  4,705      Allstate Corp. (The)    $ 416,110  
  4,095      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.*(a)      71,048  
  6,319      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      166,063  
  2,316      American Financial Group, Inc.      230,141  
  12,327      American International Group, Inc.      770,684  
  908      American National Insurance Co.      105,773  
  1,543      Amerisafe, Inc.      87,874  
  12,054      AmTrust Financial Services^      182,498  
  4,848      Aon plc      644,542  
  2,310      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      215,500  
  6,479      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      370,923  
  2,735      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      136,340  
  3,262      Assurant, Inc.      338,237  
  7,853      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      327,783  
  3,838      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      248,165  
  5,114      Brown & Brown, Inc.      220,260  
  5,897      Chubb, Ltd.      857,306  
  2,852      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      206,627  
  2,176      Citizens, Inc.*      16,059  
  1,199      CNA Financial Corp.^      58,451  
  2,354      Crawford & Co.      21,892  
  2,915      Crawford & Co., Class A      22,679  
  1,631      Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      25,933  
  1,546      EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      42,948  
  1,993      Employers Holdings, Inc.      84,304  
  874      Enstar Group, Ltd.*      173,620  
  1,465      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      183,228  
  948      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      241,351  
  1,054      Federated National Holding Co.      16,864  
  6,955      First American Financial Corp.      310,819  
  8,665      FNF Group      388,452  
  21,335      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      80,433  
  695      Global Indemnity, Ltd.*^      26,945  
  2,383      Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.*      49,805  
  1,469      Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*      16,556  
  2,094      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      185,591  
  7,853      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      412,832  
  997      HCI Group, Inc.^      46,839  
  387      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      5,039  
  1,317      Independence Holding Co.      26,933  
  566      Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      53,204  
  153      Investors Title Co.      29,596  
  1,436      James River Group Holdings      57,052  
  2,904      Kemper Corp.      112,094  
  4,469      Lincoln National Corp.      302,015  
  5,672      Loews Corp.      265,506  
  5,556      Maiden Holdings, Ltd.^      61,672  
  301      Markel Corp.*      293,734  
  11,239      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      876,192  
  2,025      Mercury General Corp.^      109,350  
  12,244      MetLife, Inc.      672,685  
  4,959      National General Holdings Corp.      104,635  
  262      National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      83,740  
 

 

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  1,660      Navigators Group, Inc.    $ 91,134  
  12,854      Old Republic International Corp.^      251,039  
  1,796      Onebeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.      32,741  
  4,021      Primerica, Inc.      304,591  
  10,693      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      685,101  
  2,313      ProAssurance Corp.      140,630  
  9,474      Progressive Corp. (The)      417,709  
  5,604      Prudential Financial, Inc.      606,017  
  1,338      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      171,786  
  1,654      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      229,989  
  2,255      RLI Corp.^      123,168  
  854      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      58,328  
  3,298      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      165,065  
  2,664      State Auto Financial Corp.      68,545  
  1,761      Stewart Information Services Corp.      79,914  
  3,912      Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.*      54,377  
  3,870      Torchmark Corp.      296,055  
  9,620      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      1,217,219  
  1,438      United Fire Group, Inc.      63,358  
  1,616      United Insurance Holdings Co.      25,420  
  3,169      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      79,859  
  7,583      UnumProvident Corp.      353,595  
  2,825      Validus Holdings, Ltd.      146,815  
  4,754      W.R. Berkley Corp.      328,834  
  248      White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.      215,420  
  2,119      Willis Towers Watson plc      308,230  
  4,400      Wmih Corp.*      5,500  
  4,083      XL Group, Ltd.      178,835  
     

 

 

 
        18,750,784  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.1%):

  
  2,093      1-800 Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*      20,407  
  9,398      Amazon.com, Inc.*      9,097,264  
  1,658      Expedia, Inc.      246,959  
  185      FTD Cos., Inc.*      3,700  
  3,111      HSN, Inc.^      99,241  
  1,155      Liberty Expedia Holdings, Class A*      62,393  
  5,384      Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      62,454  
  2,121      Liberty Ventures, Series A, Class A*^      110,907  
  2,282      Netflix, Inc.*      340,954  
  1,637      Nutri/System, Inc.      85,206  
  820      Overstock.com, Inc.*      13,366  
  1,164      PetMed Express, Inc.^      47,258  
  824      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*      1,541,308  
  1,959      Shutterfly, Inc.*^      93,053  
  1,114      TripAdvisor, Inc.*      42,555  
     

 

 

 
        11,867,025  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (2.5%):

  
  3,020      Actua Corp.*      42,431  
  6,482      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      322,868  
  3,223      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      2,996,359  
  3,562      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      3,236,896  
  429      Bankrate, Inc.*      5,513  

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  913      Bazaarvoice, Inc.*    $ 4,519  
  2,377      Blucora, Inc.*      50,392  
  1,203      Carbonite, Inc.*^      26,225  
  3,783      Cars.com, Inc.*^      100,741  
  1,744      Cimpress NV*^      164,860  
  304      CoStar Group, Inc.*      80,134  
  2,881      DHI Group, Inc.*      8,211  
  19,191      eBay, Inc.*      670,150  
  990      Envestnet, Inc.*      39,204  
  32,810      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      4,953,655  
  1,451      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*^      61,551  
  1,546      GrubHub, Inc.*^      67,406  
  2,548      GTT Communications, Inc.*^      80,644  
  1,073      IAC/InterActiveCorp*      110,777  
  3,284      Internap Network Services Corp.*      12,052  
  2,946      j2 Global, Inc.^      250,675  
  1,546      Leaf Group, Ltd.*      12,059  
  5,660      Limelight Networks, Inc.*      16,357  
  1,736      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      11,024  
  1,785      LogMeIn, Inc.      186,533  
  2,502      Marchex, Inc., Class B*      7,456  
  1,146      Match Group, Inc.*      19,917  
  3,759      NIC, Inc.^      71,233  
  1,082      Numerex Corp., Class A*      5,334  
  2,520      QuinStreet, Inc.*      10,508  
  752      Qumu Corp.*      2,196  
  2,745      RealNetworks, Inc.*      11,886  
  401      Reis, Inc.^      8,521  
  981      Shutterstock, Inc.*^      43,242  
  585      Stamps.com, Inc.*^      90,602  
  1,895      TechTarget*      19,651  
  2,297      The Meet Group, Inc. (The)*^      11,600  
  1,344      Travelzoo, Inc.*      14,717  
  3,390      Tremor Video, Inc.*      8,441  
  4,951      Twitter, Inc.*^      88,474  
  2,732      VeriSign, Inc.*      253,967  
  4,619      Web.com Group, Inc.*      116,861  
  2,330      WebMD Health Corp.*^      136,655  
  1,311      XO Group, Inc.*      23,100  
  700      Yelp, Inc.*^      21,014  
  1,125      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*      54,945  
  2,504      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*      122,721  
     

 

 

 
        14,654,277  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (4.3%):

  
  16,013      Accenture plc, Class C      1,980,488  
  3,417      Acxiom Corp.*      88,774  
  1,962      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      503,626  
  5,531      Amdocs, Ltd.      356,528  
  10,094      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      1,034,230  
  936      Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A*^      38,329  
  2,766      Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*^      120,598  
  7,869      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      256,057  
 

 

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  4,071      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.    $ 307,605  
  1,304      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      163,065  
  4,434      Cardtronics plc*      145,701  
  521      Cass Information Systems, Inc.^      34,198  
  11,008      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      730,930  
  4,854      Conduent, Inc.*      77,373  
  5,424      Convergys Corp.^      128,983  
  5,794      CoreLogic, Inc.*      251,344  
  2,608      CSG Systems International, Inc.      105,833  
  7,054      CSRA, Inc.      223,965  
  4,304      DST Systems, Inc.      265,557  
  8,526      Dxc Technology Co.      654,114  
  1,894      Epam Systems, Inc.*      159,266  
  3,396      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      296,709  
  4,871      Everi Holdings, Inc.*      35,461  
  1,396      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      77,590  
  4,709      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      402,149  
  5,647      Fiserv, Inc.*      690,853  
  1,827      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      263,472  
  825      Forrester Research, Inc.      32,299  
  2,750      Gartner, Inc.*      339,653  
  6,266      Genpact, Ltd.^      174,383  
  2,488      Global Payments, Inc.      224,716  
  1,357      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      21,034  
  23,079      International Business Machines Corp.      3,550,242  
  2,731      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      283,669  
  3,495      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      180,657  
  1,840      ManTech International Corp., Class A      76,139  
  24,644      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      2,993,013  
  3,978      Maximus, Inc.      249,142  
  3,966      ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.*      6,782  
  2,787      MoneyGram International, Inc.*      48,076  
  1,007      NCI, Inc., Class A*      21,248  
  3,102      NeuStar, Inc., Class A*      103,452  
  8,899      Paychex, Inc.      506,709  
  11,658      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      625,685  
  2,322      Perficient, Inc.*      43,282  
  840      PFSweb, Inc.*      6,938  
  2,200      Sabre Corp.^      47,894  
  2,591      Science Applications International Corp.      179,867  
  3,035      Servicesource International, Inc.*      11,776  
  1,241      StarTek, Inc.*      15,190  
  3,283      Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*      110,079  
  4,553      Syntel, Inc.^      77,219  
  2,975      TeleTech Holdings, Inc.      121,380  
  7,782      Teradata Corp.*^      229,491  
  6,232      Total System Services, Inc.      363,014  
  5,685      Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.      78,226  
  3,021      Unisys Corp.*^      38,669  
  5,225      Vantive, Inc., Class A*      330,952  
  899      Virtusa Corp.*      26,431  
  36,614      Visa, Inc., Class A^      3,433,660  
  18,683      Western Union Co.^      355,911  

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  1,662      WEX, Inc.*    $ 173,297  
     

 

 

 
        24,472,973  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.3%):

  
  3,582      American Outdoor Brands Corp.*      79,377  
  5,928      Brunswick Corp.      371,863  
  3,789      Callaway Golf Co.      48,423  
  658      Escalade, Inc.      8,620  
  4,178      Hasbro, Inc.      465,889  
  503      Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      24,250  
  531      Malibu Boats, Inc.*^      13,737  
  662      Marine Products Corp.      10,334  
  9,123      Mattel, Inc.^      196,418  
  1,932      Nautilus Group, Inc.*^      36,998  
  3,172      Polaris Industries, Inc.^      292,554  
  1,015      Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.^      63,082  
  2,859      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*^      64,356  
     

 

 

 
        1,675,901  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.9%):

  
  7,316      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      433,912  
  483      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      109,308  
  1,454      Bio-Techne Corp.      170,845  
  7,817      Bruker Corp.      225,442  
  2,131      Cambrex Corp.*      127,327  
  3,826      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      387,000  
  1,700      Enzo Biochem, Inc.*      18,768  
  1,979      Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*      5,046  
  2,578      Illumina, Inc.*      447,335  
  2,326      INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A*      136,071  
  2,457      Luminex Corp.      51,892  
  1,028      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      605,019  
  1,400      Neogenomics, Inc.*^      12,544  
  4,123      PAREXEL International Corp.*      358,330  
  3,558      PerkinElmer, Inc.      242,442  
  2,855      Pra Health Sciences, Inc.*      214,154  
  1,097      Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.*      98,182  
  6,190      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,079,969  
  7,549      VWR Corp.*      249,192  
  2,208      Waters Corp.*      405,919  
     

 

 

 
        5,378,697  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (2.7%):

  
  4,367      AGCO Corp.      294,292  
  652      Alamo Group, Inc.      59,208  
  2,170      Albany International Corp., Class A      115,878  
  7,509      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      281,663  
  1,577      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      62,765  
  1,107      American Railcar Industries      42,398  
  1,445      ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.*^      4,191  
  1,605      Astec Industries, Inc.      89,094  
  3,002      Barnes Group, Inc.      175,707  
  911      Blue Bird Corp.*      15,487  
  800      Briggs & Stratton Corp.      19,280  
 

 

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  10,638      Caterpillar, Inc.    $ 1,143,158  
  2,289      Chart Industries, Inc.*^      79,497  
  564      CIRCOR International, Inc.^      33,490  
  4,930      Colfax Corp.*      194,094  
  1,526      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      38,791  
  2,706      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*      22,866  
  2,467      Crane Co.      195,830  
  2,999      Cummins, Inc.      486,498  
  6,563      Deere & Co.      811,120  
  4,480      Donaldson Co., Inc.      204,019  
  1,924      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      63,300  
  5,863      Dover Corp.      470,330  
  716      EnPro Industries, Inc.      51,101  
  1,435      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      85,598  
  4,690      Federal Signal Corp.      81,418  
  3,108      Flowserve Corp.^      144,304  
  4,043      Fortive Corp.      256,124  
  2,760      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      114,264  
  694      FreightCar America, Inc.      12,069  
  1,569      Gencor Industries, Inc.*      25,418  
  1,203      Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      36,752  
  1,617      Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      41,185  
  4,041      Graco, Inc.      441,600  
  1,612      Greenbrier Cos, Inc.^      74,555  
  995      Hardinge, Inc.      12,358  
  4,803      Harsco Corp.*      77,328  
  4,461      Hillenbrand, Inc.      161,042  
  490      Hurco Cos, Inc.      17,028  
  896      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      62,944  
  1,996      IDEX Corp.      225,568  
  8,094      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      1,159,465  
  4,692      Ingersoll-Rand plc      428,802  
  5,449      ITT, Inc.      218,941  
  1,662      John Bean Technologies Corp.      162,876  
  598      Kadant, Inc.      44,970  
  4,427      Kennametal, Inc.      165,658  
  143      Key Technology, Inc.*      1,966  
  787      L.B. Foster Co., Class A      16,881  
  2,623      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      241,552  
  539      Lindsay Corp.^      48,106  
  774      Lydall, Inc.*      40,016  
  1,213      Manitex International, Inc.*      8,467  
  10,121      Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*^      60,827  
  5,860      Meritor, Inc.*      97,335  
  1,601      Middleby Corp. (The)*      194,538  
  3,785      Mueller Industries, Inc.      115,253  
  11,232      Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      131,190  
  4,067      Navistar International Corp.*^      106,677  
  1,258      NN, Inc.      34,532  
  2,257      Nordson Corp.      273,819  
  158      Omega Flex, Inc.      10,175  
  4,104      OshKosh Corp.      282,684  
  6,612      PACCAR, Inc.      436,656  

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  2,522      Parker Hannifin Corp.    $ 403,066  
  5,836      Pentair plc      388,327  
  976      Proto Labs, Inc.*^      65,636  
  1,060      RBC Bearings, Inc.*      107,866  
  9,209      Rexnord Corp.*      214,109  
  2,202      Snap-On, Inc.^      347,916  
  2,342      SPX Corp.*      58,925  
  2,342      SPX FLOW, Inc.*      86,373  
  775      Standex International Corp.      70,293  
  2,396      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      337,189  
  1,370      Sun Hydraulics Corp.^      58,458  
  953      Supreme Industires, Inc., Class A      15,677  
  1,121      Tennant Co.      82,730  
  4,808      Terex Corp.^      180,300  
  3,355      Timken Co.      155,169  
  3,046      Titan International, Inc.      36,582  
  4,051      Toro Co.      280,694  
  2,913      TriMas Corp.*      60,736  
  9,578      Trinity Industries, Inc.      268,471  
  5,806      Wabash National Corp.^      127,616  
  1,688      WABCO Holdings, Inc.*      215,237  
  1,961      Wabtec Corp.^      179,432  
  1,165      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      73,628  
  8,494      Welbilt, Inc.*^      160,112  
  3,419      Woodward, Inc.      231,056  
  935      Xerium Technologies, Inc.*      6,723  
  4,252      Xylem, Inc.      235,688  
     

 

 

 
        15,553,007  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.1%):

  
  1,680      Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*^      7,946  
  2,992      Kirby Corp.*^      200,016  
  3,233      Matson, Inc.^      97,119  
     

 

 

 
        305,081  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (3.1%):

  
  1,468      A.H. Belo Corp., Class A      8,074  
  3,433      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A      78,101  
  2,029      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*      108,369  
  270      Cable One, Inc.      191,943  
  182      CBS Corp., Class A      11,795  
  9,784      CBS Corp., Class B      624,024  
  2,930      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      986,971  
  7,978      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.      309,945  
  1,661      Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A      8,056  
  110,866      Comcast Corp., Class A      4,314,906  
  7,549      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^      194,991  
  9,189      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*      231,655  
  5,853      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      367,334  
  4,131      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      73,573  
  2,473      Entercom Communications Corp.^      25,596  
  4,792      Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      31,627  
  1,834      Eros International plc*^      20,999  
  6,638      Gannett Co., Inc.^      57,883  
 

 

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  4,886      Gray Television, Inc.*    $ 66,938  
  4,727      Harte-Hanks, Inc.*      4,869  
  13,729      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      337,733  
  3,028      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      159,727  
  192      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class B      10,115  
  247      Liberty Braves Group, Class A*      5,901  
  527      Liberty Braves Group, Class C*      12,632  
  563      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      48,300  
  2,955      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      256,346  
  619      Liberty Media Group, Class A*      21,684  
  1,318      Liberty Media Group, Class C*^      48,265  
  2,477      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*      103,984  
  5,273      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*      219,884  
  4,281      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*^      120,809  
  3,786      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*      99,496  
  7,488      Live Nation, Inc.*      260,957  
  776      Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A*      152,794  
  2,449      Meredith Corp.^      145,593  
  2,629      MSG Networks, Inc., Class A*^      59,021  
  3,726      National CineMedia, Inc.      27,647  
  2,511      New Media Investment Group, Inc.      33,848  
  5,102      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      90,305  
  7,481      News Corp., Class A      102,490  
  2,563      News Corp., Class B      36,266  
  2,981      Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A^      178,264  
  6,406      Omnicom Group, Inc.^      531,057  
  1,419      Reading International, Inc., Class A*      22,888  
  8,109      Regal Entertainment Group, Class A^      165,910  
  1,853      Scholastic Corp.      80,772  
  4,121      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      281,506  
  5,191      Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A^      170,784  
  32,185      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      176,052  
  11,352      Tegna, Inc.^      163,582  
  15,669      Time Warner, Inc.      1,573,324  
  6,387      Time, Inc.      91,653  
  933      Tronc, Inc.*      12,026  
  23,830      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      675,342  
  8,290      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      231,042  
  442      Viacom, Inc., Class A^      16,818  
  12,859      Viacom, Inc., Class B      431,677  
  29,471      Walt Disney Co. (The)      3,131,295  
  1,692      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^      34,466  
     

 

 

 
        18,039,904  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.6%):

  
  16,272      AK Steel Holding Corp.*^      106,907  
  3,218      Alcoa Corp.*      105,068  
  6,283      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.^      106,874  
  799      Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      11,785  
  2,796      Carpenter Technology Corp.^      104,654  
  4,968      Century Aluminum Co.*^      77,401  
  10,120      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.*      70,030  
  7,414      Commercial Metals Co.      144,054  

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  2,613      Compass Minerals International, Inc.^    $ 170,629  
  9,823      Ferroglobe plc(a)      117,385  
  33,112      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.*      397,675  
  2,945      Gold Resource Corp.      12,016  
  468      Handy & Harman, Ltd.*      14,695  
  943      Haynes International, Inc.      34,240  
  15,771      Hecla Mining Co.^      80,432  
  151      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      13,367  
  1,359      Materion Corp.      50,827  
  12,309      McEwen Mining, Inc.^      32,373  
  10,687      Newmont Mining Corp.      346,152  
  5,554      Nucor Corp.      321,410  
  700      Olympic Steel, Inc.      13,636  
  3,407      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      248,064  
  2,658      Royal Gold, Inc.      207,776  
  1,500      Ryerson Holding Corp.*      14,850  
  1,365      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      34,398  
  1,772      Southern Copper Corp.^      61,364  
  11,919      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      426,819  
  3,673      SunCoke Energy, Inc.*      40,036  
  701      Synalloy Corp.*      7,956  
  1,400      TimkenSteel Corp.*^      21,518  
  7,131      United States Steel Corp.      157,880  
  548      Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*      10,686  
  2,898      Worthington Industries, Inc.      145,538  
     

 

 

 
        3,708,495  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.6%):

  
  4,485      Big Lots, Inc.^      216,626  
  2,664      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      153,686  
  6,815      Dollar General Corp.      491,293  
  4,239      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      296,391  
  18,758      J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*^      87,225  
  13,180      Kohl’s Corp.^      509,670  
  13,447      Macy’s, Inc.      312,508  
  6,850      Nordstrom, Inc.^      327,636  
  2,966      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^      126,352  
  14,447      Target Corp.      755,433  
     

 

 

 
        3,276,820  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.8%):

  
  5,932      Ameren Corp.      324,302  
  2,841      Avista Corp.      120,629  
  1,784      Black Hills Corp.^      120,366  
  9,831      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      269,173  
  7,809      CMS Energy Corp.      361,166  
  4,293      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      346,960  
  10,556      Dominion Energy, Inc.      808,907  
  3,156      DTE Energy Co.      333,873  
  7,317      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      191,705  
  9,333      NiSource, Inc.      236,685  
  2,365      NorthWestern Corp.      144,312  
  7,420      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      319,134  
  3,103      SCANA Corp.      207,932  
 

 

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  3,551      Sempra Energy    $ 400,376  
  844      Unitil Corp.      40,774  
  5,394      Vectren Corp.      315,225  
  4,778      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      293,274  
     

 

 

 
        4,834,793  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%):

  
  332      Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      13,639  
  6,084      Alon USA Energy, Inc.      81,039  
  3,389      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      153,657  
  5,191      Antero Resources Corp.*      112,178  
  1,647      Apache Corp.^      78,941  
  4,084      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      102,427  
  4,230      Callon Petroleum Co.*^      44,880  
  500      Cheniere Energy Partners, LP Holdings LLC      13,440  
  6,161      Cheniere Energy, Inc.*      300,102  
  35,729      Chesapeake Energy Corp.*^      177,573  
  24,136      Chevron Corp.      2,518,110  
  671      Cimarex Energy Co.      63,081  
  7,534      Clean Energy Fuel Corp.*      19,136  
  3,508      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*      12,383  
  1,397      Cobalt International Energy*      3,451  
  885      Concho Resources, Inc.*      107,554  
  16,269      ConocoPhillips Co.      715,185  
  9,959      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*^      148,787  
  1,423      Contango Oil & Gas Co.*      9,449  
  1,170      Continental Resources, Inc.*^      37,826  
  3,623      CVR Energy, Inc.      78,836  
  3,590      Delek US Holdings, Inc.      94,920  
  23,516      Denbury Resources, Inc.*^      35,979  
  2,702      Devon Energy Corp.      86,383  
  8,860      DHT Holdings, Inc.      36,769  
  706      Diamondback Energy, Inc.*      62,700  
  15,555      Eclipse Resources Corp.*      44,487  
  4,970      Energen Corp.*      245,369  
  5,391      Enlink Midstream LLC^      94,882  
  3,895      EOG Resources, Inc.      352,575  
  8,400      EP Energy Corp., Class A*^      30,744  
  3,072      EQT Corp.^      179,988  
  34,757      Exxon Mobil Corp.      2,805,934  
  4,505      Gaslog, Ltd.^      68,701  
  388      Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.^      7,973  
  5,413      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      79,842  
  2,222      Hallador Energy Co.      17,265  
  4,124      Hess Corp.      180,920  
  7,150      HollyFrontier Corp.^      196,411  
  3,525      Jones Energy, Inc., Class A*^      5,640  
  26,381      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      505,460  
  16,008      Kosmos Energy LLC*^      102,612  
  7,106      Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.*^      74,755  
  14,759      Marathon Oil Corp.      174,894  
  13,482      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      705,513  
  6,993      Murphy Oil Corp.^      179,231  

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  1,301      Newfield Exploration Co.*    $ 37,026  
  7,953      Noble Energy, Inc.      225,070  
  11,184      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*      90,031  
  6,720      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      402,326  
  8,157      ONEOK, Inc.^      425,469  
  2,263      Pacific Ethanol, Inc.*      14,144  
  1,401      Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A      32,363  
  751      Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*^      13,548  
  2,701      Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*      74,953  
  6,440      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A^      143,354  
  2,256      PDC Energy, Inc.*      97,256  
  3,477      Phillips 66      287,513  
  1,015      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      161,974  
  6      PrimeEnergy Corp.*      276  
  9,171      QEP Resources, Inc.*      92,627  
  4,715      Range Resources Corp.      109,247  
  3,344      Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*^      43,305  
  374      REX American Resources Corp.*      36,113  
  8,064      Rice Energy, Inc.*      214,744  
  1,820      Ring Energy, Inc.*      23,660  
  2,700      RSP Permian, Inc.*      87,129  
  11,997      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      47,628  
  3,285      SemGroup Corp., Class A      88,695  
  5,342      Ship Finance International^      72,651  
  3,546      SM Energy Co.^      58,615  
  8,098      SRC Energy, Inc.*^      54,500  
  5,426      Targa Resources Corp.      245,255  
  6,407      Teekay Shipping Corp.^      42,735  
  10,540      Tesoro Corp.      986,544  
  8,403      Valero Energy Corp.      566,866  
  13,460      Whiting Petroleum Corp.*^      74,165  
  3,976      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      120,393  
  2,914      World Fuel Services Corp.      112,043  
  17,173      WPX Energy, Inc.*      165,891  
     

 

 

 
        16,409,730  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%):

  
  3,411      Boise Cascade Co.*      103,694  
  1,659      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      77,558  
  375      Deltic Timber Corp.^      27,998  
  4,068      Domtar Corp.      156,293  
  9,067      KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp.      187,051  
  6,141      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*      148,060  
  5,575      Mercer International, Inc.      64,113  
  1,274      Neenah Paper, Inc.      102,239  
  700      P.H. Glatfelter Co.      13,678  
  7,266      Resolute Forest Products*      31,970  
  2,301      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      85,666  
     

 

 

 
        998,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.4%):

  
  22,998      Avon Products, Inc.*      87,392  
  14,246      Coty, Inc., Class A      267,255  
  2,990      Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^      227,300  
 

 

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  5,076      Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A    $ 487,194  
  2,955      Herbalife, Ltd.*^      210,780  
  1,755      Inter Parfums, Inc.      64,321  
  923      Medifast, Inc.      38,277  
  1,236      Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.      16,377  
  4,482      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^      281,649  
  723      Nutraceutical International Corp.      30,113  
  2,385      Revlon, Inc.*      56,525  
  340      United-Guardian, Inc.^      5,253  
  1,364      Usana Health Sciences, Inc.*^      87,432  
     

 

 

 
        1,859,868  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (3.1%):

  
  7,282      Akorn, Inc.*      244,238  
  4,237      Allergan plc      1,029,972  
  2,003      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      35,774  
  400      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      18,720  
  1,490      Aralez Pharmacuticals, Inc.*      2,012  
  12,668      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      705,861  
  6,427      Catalent, Inc.*      225,588  
  1,290      Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*^      15,222  
  1,468      Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      10,379  
  16,913      Eli Lilly & Co.      1,391,940  
  4,308      Endo International plc*      48,120  
  5,365      Horizon Pharma plc*      63,683  
  2,984      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^      48,042  
  1,011      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      157,211  
  47,613      Johnson & Johnson Co.      6,298,723  
  2,281      Lannett Co., Inc.*^      46,532  
  42      Lipocine, Inc.*      169  
  3,682      Mallinckrodt plc*      164,990  
  3,113      Medicines Co. (The)*^      118,325  
  44,315      Merck & Co., Inc.      2,840,148  
  3,026      Mylan NV*      117,469  
  728      Perrigo Co. plc^      54,979  
  105,721      Pfizer, Inc.      3,551,168  
  793      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      29,381  
  3,358      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*      177,336  
  870      Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      9,570  
  2,641      Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*^      27,731  
  1,789      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      77,106  
  923      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*      103,431  
  12,563      Zoetis, Inc.      783,680  
  817      Zogenix, Inc.*^      11,847  
     

 

 

 
        18,409,347  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.6%):

  
  846      Advisory Board Co. (The)*      43,569  
  494      Barrett Business Services, Inc.      28,301  
  3,745      CBIZ, Inc.*      56,175  
  1,503      CDI Corp.*      8,793  
  456      CRA International, Inc.      16,562  
  2,185      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.      236,308  
  3,281      Equifax, Inc.      450,874  

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  1,564      Exponent, Inc.    $ 91,181  
  1,105      Franklin Covey Co.*      21,327  
  2,551      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      89,183  
  1,304      GP Strategies Corp.*      34,426  
  1,205      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      26,209  
  3,834      Hill International, Inc.*      19,937  
  1,763      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*      76,162  
  1,472      ICF International, Inc.*      69,331  
  974      Insperity, Inc.      69,154  
  1,623      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      36,436  
  2,263      Kforce, Inc.      44,355  
  3,332      Korn/Ferry International      115,054  
  3,986      Manpower, Inc.      445,036  
  1,887      Mistras Group, Inc.*      41,457  
  3,651      Navigant Consulting, Inc.*      72,144  
  7,090      Nielsen Holdings plc      274,099  
  3,930      On Assignment, Inc.*      212,810  
  2,125      Resources Connection, Inc.      29,113  
  5,330      Robert Half International, Inc.      255,467  
  4,146      RPX Corp.*      57,837  
  2,853      TransUnion*      123,563  
  2,994      TriNet Group, Inc.*      98,024  
  2,213      Trueblue, Inc.*      58,645  
  5,710      Verisk Analytics, Inc.*      481,752  
  840      Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*      3,318  
  633      Willdan Group, Inc.*^      19,338  
     

 

 

 
        3,705,940  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%):

  
  2,578      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      106,678  
  400      Altisource Portfolio Solutions*      8,728  
  11,461      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      417,179  
  339      Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.      19,306  
  2,547      Forestar Group, Inc.*      43,681  
  232      FRP Holdings, Inc.*      10,707  
  318      Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc.      9,976  
  2,632      HFF, Inc., Class A      91,515  
  1,856      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*      227,991  
  2,068      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      258,500  
  5,386      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      102,603  
  2,112      Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*      55,672  
  988      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      55,377  
  7,526      Realogy Holdings Corp.      244,219  
  1,206      Tejon Ranch Co.*      24,892  
  1,038      The RMR Group, Inc., Class A      50,499  
  3,157      The St. Joe Co.*^      59,194  
     

 

 

 
        1,786,717  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.3%):

  
  943      AMERCO, Inc.^      345,195  
  1,475      ArcBest Corp.      30,385  
  5,102      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*^      139,132  
  2,663      Celadon Group, Inc.^      8,388  
  1,699      Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*^      29,783  
 

 

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  19,297      CSX Corp.    $ 1,052,844  
  2,097      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*      143,414  
  6,907      Heartland Express, Inc.^      143,804  
  660      Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*^      7,590  
  3,855      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      352,270  
  4,667      Kansas City Southern      488,402  
  5,215      Knight Transportation, Inc.^      193,216  
  2,480      Landstar System, Inc.      212,288  
  6,406      Norfolk Southern Corp.      779,610  
  4,149      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      395,151  
  2,916      Roadrunner Transportation System, Inc.*      21,199  
  5,496      Ryder System, Inc.      395,602  
  1,912      Saia, Inc.*      98,086  
  8,442      Swift Transportation Co.*      223,713  
  18,791      Union Pacific Corp.      2,046,527  
  2,010      Universal Truckload Services, Inc.      30,150  
  1,023      USA Truck, Inc.*      8,859  
  6,273      Werner Enterprises, Inc.^      184,113  
  1,829      YRC Worldwide, Inc.*^      20,338  
     

 

 

 
        7,350,059  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%):

  
  1,825      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*      118,059  
  11,593      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^      144,681  
  2,031      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*      33,857  
  22,065      Amkor Technology, Inc.*      215,575  
  4,113      Analog Devices, Inc.      319,991  
  16,074      Applied Materials, Inc.      664,017  
  1,615      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      33,834  
  1,701      AXT, Inc.*      10,801  
  1,948      Broadcom, Ltd.      453,981  
  3,846      Brooks Automation, Inc.      83,420  
  1,455      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.      107,423  
  1,398      Cavium, Inc.*      86,858  
  437      CEVA, Inc.*      19,862  
  3,276      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*^      205,471  
  1,955      Cohu, Inc.      30,772  
  3,874      Cree, Inc.*^      95,494  
  15,763      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.^      215,165  
  3,151      Diodes, Inc.*      75,719  
  7,419      Entegris, Inc.*      162,847  
  4,300      First Solar, Inc.*      171,484  
  3,971      FormFactor, Inc.*      49,240  
  1,314      GSI Technology, Inc.*      10,328  
  5,415      Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*      139,653  
  124,450      Intel Corp.      4,198,943  
  2,413      IXYS Corp.*      39,694  
  6,380      KLA-Tencor Corp.      583,834  
  3,756      Kopin Corp.*^      13,935  
  3,624      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*      68,928  
  3,269      Lam Research Corp.      462,335  
  6,641      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      44,229  
  740      MA-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*^      41,270  

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  12,590      Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.    $ 207,987  
  5,668      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      254,493  
  2,590      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*      72,235  
  3,257      Microchip Technology, Inc.^      251,375  
  44,921      Micron Technology, Inc.*      1,341,341  
  4,902      Microsemi Corp.*      229,414  
  2,866      MKS Instruments, Inc.      192,882  
  306      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      29,498  
  1,348      Nanometrics, Inc.*      34,091  
  1,500      Neophotonics Corp.*      11,580  
  150      NVE Corp.      11,550  
  21,938      NVIDIA Corp.      3,171,357  
  25,792      ON Semiconductor Corp.*^      362,120  
  1,438      PDF Solutions, Inc.*^      23,655  
  5,010      Photronics, Inc.*      47,094  
  999      Power Integrations, Inc.      72,827  
  2,420      Qorvo, Inc.*      153,234  
  23,194      QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,280,773  
  2,529      Rambus, Inc.*      28,906  
  2,429      Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*      55,503  
  2,922      Semtech Corp.*      104,462  
  1,920      Sigma Designs, Inc.*      11,232  
  867      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      59,259  
  6,757      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      648,334  
  5,527      Sunpower Corp.*^      51,622  
  1,692      Synaptics, Inc.*^      87,493  
  9,087      Teradyne, Inc.      272,883  
  22,921      Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,763,313  
  3,598      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      100,204  
  3,439      Versum Materials, Inc.      111,768  
  3,038      Xcerra Corp.*      29,681  
  6,423      Xilinx, Inc.      413,127  
  3,173      Xperi Corp.      94,555  
     

 

 

 
        20,481,548  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (4.0%):

  
  7,811      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      174,732  
  6,622      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      381,229  
  5,352      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      756,988  
  1,009      American Software, Inc., Class A      10,383  
  1,999      ANSYS, Inc.*      243,238  
  5,023      Aspen Technology, Inc.*      277,571  
  1,104      Autodesk, Inc.*      111,305  
  2,272      Aware, Inc.*      11,701  
  2,812      Barracuda Networks, Inc.*      64,845  
  2,184      Blackbaud, Inc.^      187,278  
  25,743      CA, Inc.      887,362  
  8,502      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      284,732  
  4,532      CDK Global, Inc.      281,256  
  4,211      Citrix Systems, Inc.*      335,111  
  5,712      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V*      349,060  
  1,468      Ebix, Inc.      79,125  
  5,572      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      589,072  
 

 

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  699      Ellie Mae, Inc.*    $ 76,827  
  1,083      Evolving Systems, Inc.*      5,577  
  1,493      Fair Isaac Corp.      208,139  
  1,784      FireEye, Inc.*^      27,135  
  1,444      Fortinet, Inc.*      54,063  
  977      Globant SA*      42,441  
  1,865      Guidewire Software, Inc.*^      128,144  
  6,066      Intuit, Inc.      805,626  
  3,996      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      192,048  
  150,128      Microsoft Corp.      10,348,324  
  430      MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*      82,418  
  1,803      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      32,995  
  11,007      Nuance Communications, Inc.*      191,632  
  56,415      Oracle Corp.      2,828,649  
  2,127      Paycom Software, Inc.*^      145,508  
  3,912      Pegasystems, Inc.      228,265  
  2,433      Progress Software Corp.      75,155  
  393      PTC, Inc.*      21,662  
  581      QAD, Inc.      18,621  
  1,224      Qualys, Inc.*      49,939  
  974      RealPage, Inc.*      35,015  
  4,474      Red Hat, Inc.*      428,386  
  294      Rosetta Stone, Inc.*      3,169  
  737      Rubicon Project, Inc.*      3,788  
  3,148      Salesforce.com, Inc.*      272,617  
  2,393      SeaChange International, Inc.*      6,365  
  1,348      ServiceNow, Inc.*      142,888  
  2,372      Silver Spring Networks, Inc.*^      26,756  
  967      Splunk, Inc.*^      55,013  
  6,506      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      249,895  
  7,167      Symantec Corp.      202,468  
  2,279      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^      37,490  
  3,608      Synopsys, Inc.*      263,131  
  766      Tableau Software, Inc., Class A*      46,933  
  3,732      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      273,854  
  2,229      Telenav, Inc.*      18,055  
  7,428      TiVo Corp.      138,532  
  547      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      96,091  
  1,722      VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*      24,711  
  2,730      Verint Systems, Inc.*      111,111  
  742      VMware, Inc., Class A*^      64,873  
  803      Workday, Inc., Class A*^      77,891  
  664      Zedge, Inc., Class B*      1,467  
  37,216      Zynga, Inc.*      135,466  
     

 

 

 
        23,304,121  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (3.2%):

  
  5,776      Aaron’s, Inc.      224,686  
  2,444      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      284,946  
  13,744      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.^      165,615  
  492      America’s Car Mart, Inc.*      19,139  
  2,209      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      124,919  
  9,258      Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*      19,905  

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  6,942      AutoNation, Inc.*^    $ 292,675  
  600      AutoZone, Inc.*^      342,276  
  3,164      Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*      33,633  
  5,007      Barnes & Noble, Inc.      38,053  
  9,785      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      297,464  
  18,685      Best Buy Co., Inc.^      1,071,211  
  1,657      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.^      21,624  
  1,519      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      10,755  
  583      Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*      6,092  
  1,808      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      166,318  
  4,737      Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*      281,473  
  3,318      Caleres, Inc.      92,174  
  6,888      CarMax, Inc.*^      434,357  
  1,987      Cato Corp., Class A^      34,951  
  7,822      Chico’s FAS, Inc.^      73,683  
  1,389      Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)^      141,817  
  1,991      Christopher & Banks Corp.*      2,608  
  881      Citi Trends, Inc.      18,695  
  1,097      Destination Maternity Corp.*      3,554  
  2,864      Destination XL Group, Inc.*^      6,730  
  4,900      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      195,167  
  5,289      DSW, Inc., Class A      93,615  
  6,313      Express, Inc.*      42,613  
  2,165      Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      30,678  
  2,499      Five Below, Inc.*^      123,376  
  6,511      Foot Locker, Inc.      320,862  
  2,397      Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*      26,223  
  9,167      GameStop Corp., Class A^      198,099  
  16,270      Gap, Inc. (The)      357,777  
  1,571      Genesco, Inc.*      53,257  
  1,600      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      101,312  
  4,368      Guess?, Inc.^      55,823  
  1,166      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      29,267  
  1,874      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*^      38,886  
  30,305      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      4,648,788  
  1,036      Kirkland’s, Inc.*      10,650  
  4,361      L Brands, Inc.^      235,014  
  1,938      Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A^      182,618  
  22,189      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,720,314  
  1,141      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*      28,593  
  1,427      MarineMax, Inc.*      27,898  
  4,050      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*      75,006  
  1,920      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.^      80,160  
  3,308      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.*^      245,156  
  4,842      New York & Co.*      6,682  
  9,321      Office Depot, Inc.      52,570  
  2,277      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      498,071  
  5,666      Party City Holdco, Inc.*      88,673  
  7,245      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      318,128  
  1,904      Perfumania Holdings, Inc.*      3,237  
  170      Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      882  
  900      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      10,548  
  2,425      RH*^      156,461  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  10,582      Ross Stores, Inc.    $ 610,899  
  9,608      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*^      194,562  
  2,956      Select Comfort Corp.*^      104,908  
  600      Shoe Carnival, Inc.^      12,528  
  3,863      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.^      244,296  
  3,293      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      64,049  
  1,606      Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*      8,672  
  18,489      Staples, Inc.      186,184  
  3,378      Stein Mart, Inc.      5,709  
  289      Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*      2,572  
  2,860      The Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.^      59,059  
  4,460      Tiffany & Co.      418,660  
  854      Tilly’s, Inc.      8,668  
  16,646      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      1,201,342  
  4,639      Tractor Supply Co.^      251,480  
  737      Trans World Entertainment Corp.*      1,216  
  2,124      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*      610,310  
  10,387      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^      192,575  
  1,993      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*      23,218  
  1,842      West Marine, Inc.      23,670  
  5,095      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^      247,108  
  285      Winmark Corp.      36,751  
  2,204      Zumiez, Inc.*^      27,219  
     

 

 

 
        18,801,412  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.8%):

  
  130,714      Apple, Inc.      18,825,431  
  728      Astro-Med, Inc.      9,537  
  2,354      Avid Technology, Inc.*      12,382  
  748      Cray, Inc.*^      13,763  
  2,278      Diebold, Inc.^      63,784  
  1,956      Eastman Kodak Co.*^      17,800  
  1,744      Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*^      82,631  
  29,777      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      494,000  
  30,646      HP, Inc.      535,692  
  7,866      NCR Corp.*      321,247  
  10,688      NetApp, Inc.      428,054  
  11,106      Seagate Technology plc      430,358  
  2,313      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*^      57,015  
  6,156      Western Digital Corp.      545,422  
  6,429      Xerox Corp.      184,705  
     

 

 

 
        22,021,821  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%):

  
  2,618      Carter’s, Inc.      232,871  
  484      Cherokee, Inc.*      3,364  
  9,539      Coach, Inc.      451,575  
  3,392      Columbia Sportswear Co.^      196,940  
  4,393      Crocs, Inc.*      33,870  
  810      Culp, Inc.      26,325  
  2,320      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      158,363  
  3,440      Fossil Group, Inc.*^      35,604  
  2,068      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*^      51,597  
  13,867      Hanesbrands, Inc.^      321,160  

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  
  3,172      Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*^    $ 21,919  
  6,072      Kate Spade & Co.*      112,271  
  4,434      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      264,576  
  7,166      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      259,768  
  30,212      Nike, Inc., Class C      1,782,507  
  1,259      Oxford Industries, Inc.      78,675  
  600      Perry Ellis International, Inc.*      11,676  
  2,605      PVH Corp.      298,273  
  887      Ralph Lauren Corp.      65,461  
  570      Rocky Brands, Inc.      7,667  
  3,577      Sequential Brands Group, Inc.*      14,272  
  7,159      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      211,191  
  3,826      Steven Madden, Ltd.*^      152,849  
  700      Superior Uniform Group, Inc.^      15,645  
  3,720      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^      80,947  
  3,746      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*^      75,519  
  1,027      Unifi, Inc.*      31,632  
  802      Vera Bradley, Inc.*      7,844  
  5,997      VF Corp.^      345,426  
  6,221      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      174,250  
     

 

 

 
        5,524,037  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.5%):

  
  493      ASB Bancorp, Inc.*      21,667  
  8,629      Astoria Financial Corp.      173,873  
  3,548      Bank Mutual Corp.      32,464  
  1,591      BankFinancial Corp.      23,738  
  4,285      Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.      64,275  
  4,484      BofI Holding, Inc.*^      106,360  
  311      BSB Bancorp, Inc.*^      9,097  
  9,121      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      129,609  
  1,278      Charter Financial Corp.      23,004  
  2,063      Clifton Bancorp, Inc.^      34,101  
  2,791      Dime Community Bancshares      54,704  
  855      ESSA Bancorp, Inc.      12,586  
  4,321      Essent Group, Ltd.*      160,482  
  403      Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.      26,074  
  408      First Capital, Inc.      12,799  
  4,276      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*      131,786  
  8      Greene County Bancorp, Inc.      218  
  155      Hingham Institution for Savings      28,199  
  1,670      HomeStreet, Inc.*      46,217  
  787      HopFed Bancorp, Inc.      11,577  
  613      IF Bancorp, Inc.      11,954  
  966      Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*      14,616  
  5,119      Kearny Financial Corp.^      76,017  
  1,249      Kentucky First Federal Bancorp      11,803  
  750      Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.      11,918  
  194      LendingTree, Inc.*      33,407  
  759      Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*      18,178  
  3,570      Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      60,333  
  484      Meta Financial Group, Inc.      43,076  
  19,071      MGIC Investment Corp.*      213,594  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, continued

  
  5,566      Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*^    $ 99,576  
  10,538      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^      138,364  
  3,378      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*      38,678  
  1,311      Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.      11,078  
  2,984      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      51,176  
  5,417      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.^      84,559  
  2,643      Oceanfirst Financial Corp.      71,678  
  503      Oconee Federal Financial Corp.      13,978  
  6,975      Ocwen Financial Corp.*      18,763  
  3,358      Oritani Financial Corp.^      57,254  
  1,218      PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A*      20,341  
  3,040      PHH Corp.*      41,861  
  679      Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      13,071  
  3,473      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      88,145  
  10,356      Radian Group, Inc.      169,320  
  420      Riverview Bancorp, Inc.      2,789  
  967      SI Financial Group, Inc.      15,569  
  561      Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.      18,098  
  733      Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      22,862  
  5,881      TFS Financial Corp.      90,979  
  7,273      TrustCo Bank Corp.      56,366  
  3,739      United Community Financial Corp.      31,071  
  3,669      United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      61,236  
  3,636      Washington Federal, Inc.      120,715  
  2,036      Waterstone Financial, Inc.      38,379  
  2,181      Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc.*      106,498  
  1,498      Western New England BanCorp, Inc.      15,205  
  1,534      WSFS Financial Corp.      69,567  
     

 

 

 
        3,164,902  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.4%):

  
  49,910      Altria Group, Inc.      3,716,798  
  28,027      Philip Morris International, Inc.      3,291,771  
  8,746      Reynolds American, Inc.      568,840  
  1,284      Universal Corp.      83,075  
  7,323      Vector Group, Ltd.^      156,126  
     

 

 

 
        7,816,610  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.6%):

  
  7,861      Air Lease Corp.^      293,687  
  4,508      Aircastle, Ltd.^      98,049  
  2,594      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      153,176  
  2,840      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*      139,160  
  3,157      BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*      68,980  
  1,592      CAI International, Inc.*^      37,571  
  644      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*      22,218  
  9,739      Fastenal Co.^      423,938  
  2,000      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      40,820  
  6,084      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*      186,353  
  1,299      Herc Holdings, Inc.*      51,077  
  1,307      Huttig Building Products, Inc.*      9,162  
  2,054      Kaman Corp., Class A      102,433  
  2,802      MRC Global, Inc.*      46,289  
  2,233      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      191,949  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

  
  4,627      NOW, Inc.*^    $ 74,402  
  1,902      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*      70,716  
  1,007      TransAct Technologies, Inc.*      12,235  
  2,536      Triton International, Ltd.      84,804  
  4,343      United Rentals, Inc.*^      489,499  
  6,334      Univar, Inc.*      184,953  
  1,184      Veritiv Corp.*      53,280  
  2,272      W.W. Grainger, Inc.^      410,164  
  1,734      Watsco, Inc.^      267,383  
  84      Watsco, Inc., Class B      12,938  
  2,955      WESCO International, Inc.*      169,322  
     

 

 

 
        3,694,558  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.0%):

  
  2,859      Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.      224,146  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

  
  2,327      American States Water Co.^      110,323  
  3,393      American Water Works Co., Inc.      264,485  
  5,010      Aqua America, Inc.^      166,833  
  491      Artesian Resources Corp.      18,481  
  2,891      California Water Service Group      106,389  
  665      Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      36,914  
  979      Middlesex Water Co.      38,768  
  669      Pure Cycle Corp.*      5,185  
  1,234      SJW Corp.      60,688  
  772      York Water Co. (The)^      26,904  
     

 

 

 
        834,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  
  2,055      Boingo Wireless, Inc.*      30,743  
  4,154      Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.^      127,528  
  1,649      Spok Holdings, Inc.      29,187  
  15,850      Sprint Corp.*      130,129  
  6,397      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      177,517  
  7,271      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      440,767  
  782      United States Cellular Corp.*      29,966  
     

 

 

 
        965,837  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $508,296,248)

     576,181,504  
  

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

  
 

Biotechnology (0.0%):

  
  2,582      Dyax Corp. CVR, Expires on 12/31/19*(a)(b)      2,866  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.0%):

  
  9,820      Media General, Inc. CVR, Expires on 7/18/17*(a)(b)      18,658  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $3,043)

     21,524  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (9.7%):

  
$ 56,278,213      AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      56,278,213  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $56,278,213)

     56,278,213  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
$ 239,428      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)    $ 239,428  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $239,428)

     239,428  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $564,816,932)(e) — 109.5%

     632,720,669  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (9.5)%

     (54,915,066
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 577,805,603  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $55,023,723.

 

(a) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.04% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 564,816,932
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 632,720,669

Cash

       382

Interest and dividends receivable

       500,617

Receivable for investments sold

       1,361,088

Reclaims receivable

       746
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       634,583,502
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       75,992

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       56,278,213

Manager fees payable

       258,739

Administration fees payable

       15,394

Distribution fees payable

       119,787

Custodian fees payable

       3,746

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       2,344

Transfer agent fees payable

       964

Trustee fees payable

       4,652

Other accrued liabilities

       18,068
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       56,777,899
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 577,805,603
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 495,044,589

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       9,544,505

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       5,312,738

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       67,903,771
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 577,805,603
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       49,961,576

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.56
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $55,023,723.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 5,258,385

Interest

       83

Income from securities lending

       134,204

Foreign withholding tax

       (1,724 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       5,390,948
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,318,973

Administration fees

       86,281

Distribution fees

       724,678

Custodian fees

       14,047

Administrative and compliance services fees

       5,409

Transfer agent fees

       3,560

Trustee fees

       17,636

Professional fees

       18,513

Shareholder reports

       4,833

Other expenses

       8,433
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       3,202,363

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (753,668 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,448,695
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,942,253
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       4,101,637

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       36,553,280
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       40,654,917
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 43,597,170
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,942,253         $ 6,769,827

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      4,101,637           1,787,765

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      36,553,280           65,900,402
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      43,597,170           74,457,994
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (5,009,038 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (5,009,038 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,404,925           59,090,768

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                5,009,038

Value of shares redeemed

      (52,284,403 )           (109,037,201 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (47,879,478 )           (44,937,395 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (4,282,308 )           24,511,561

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      582,087,911           557,576,350
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 577,805,603         $ 582,087,911
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 9,544,505         $ 6,602,252
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      394,055           5,965,055

Dividends reinvested

                503,927

Shares redeemed

      (4,645,330 )           (10,989,431 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (4,251,275 )           (4,520,449 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

27


AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
   April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015(a)
     (Unaudited)         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.74     $ 9.49      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

             

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.07       0.13        0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.75       1.21        (0.59 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.82       1.34        (0.51 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

             (0.09 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.09 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.56     $ 10.74      $ 9.49
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       7.73 %(c)       14.25 %        (5.10 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 577,806     $ 582,088      $ 557,576

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       1.01 %       1.24 %        1.12 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       1.10 %       1.10 %        1.12 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.84 %       0.84 %        0.86 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       1 %(c)       10 %        12 %(c)

 

(a) For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $49 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $13,121 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
  

Less

than

30 Days

   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions
Common Stocks

     $ 55,903,301      $ 374,912      $      $      $ 56,278,213
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       55,903,301        374,912                      56,278,213
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 55,903,301      $ 374,912      $      $      $ 56,278,213
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

 

     $ 56,278,213
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

         0.80 %          1.20 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.54% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $3,531 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks+

       $ 576,181,504        $        $ 576,181,504

Rights

                  21,524          21,524

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  56,278,213          56,278,213

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         239,428                   239,428
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 576,420,932        $ 56,299,737        $ 632,720,669
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       $ 6,644,730        $ 50,368,822

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $564,798,996. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 102,547,074  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (34,625,401
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 67,921,673  
 

 

 

 

Capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or longterm. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $647,707 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       $ 5,009,038        $        $ 5,009,038

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

       $ 6,608,870        $ 1,212,581        $        $ 31,342,393        $ 39,163,844

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL® DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 20

Statement of Operations

Page 20

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 21

Financial Highlights

Page 22

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 23

Other Information

Page 28

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.70     $ 5.10       1.02 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.72     $ 5.11       1.02 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      22.3 %

Industrials

      19.5

Consumer Discretionary

      15.7

Information Technology

      15.3

Health Care

      8.8

Materials

      5.3

Utilities

      4.5

Consumer Staples

      3.9

Energy

      3.2

Telecommunication Services

      1.1

Real Estate

      0.6
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      100.2

Right

      0.2

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      23.0

Money Market

      ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      123.4

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (23.4 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks (100.2%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):

 
  1,397      AAR Corp.    $ 48,560  
  11,200      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*      232,960  
  3,952      AeroVironment, Inc.*      150,966  
  1,402      Air Industries Group, Inc.*      2,510  
  5,128      Arotech Corp.*      18,204  
  3,415      Astronics Corp.*      104,055  
  8,722      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^      219,271  
  685      CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*      6,439  
  4,364      Cubic Corp.      202,053  
  774      Curtiss-Wright Corp.      71,038  
  10,090      DigitalGlobe, Inc.*      335,997  
  766      Ducommun, Inc.*      24,190  
  3,343      Engility Holdings, Inc.*      94,941  
  808      Esterline Technologies Corp.*      76,598  
  3,376      Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.*      14,854  
  7,000      KLX, Inc.*      350,000  
  11,071      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      131,413  
  4,348      Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*      183,007  
  5,351      Moog, Inc., Class A*      383,774  
  66      Moog, Inc., Class B*      4,752  
  1,184      National Presto Industries, Inc.      130,832  
  590      Sparton Corp.*      12,974  
  633      Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.*      2,026  
  7,022      The KEYW Holding Corp.*^      65,656  
  6,548      Triumph Group, Inc.^      206,917  
  15,588      WESCO Aircraft Holdings, Inc.*      169,130  
     

 

 

 
        3,243,117  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%):

  
  492      Air T, Inc.*      10,430  
  14,520      Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*      316,245  
  1,862      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*      97,103  
  4,235      Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*      84,277  
  4,737      Forward Air Corp.      252,387  
  5,582      Hub Group, Inc.*      214,070  
  2,328      Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      88,697  
  5,212      Radiant Logistics, Inc.*      28,041  
     

 

 

 
        1,091,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.4%):

  
  2,342      Allegiant Travel Co.^      317,575  
  562      Copa Holdings SA, Class A      65,754  
  7,320      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*^      343,674  
  1,113      SkyWest, Inc.      39,066  
  2,855      Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      147,461  
     

 

 

 
        913,530  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.8%):

  
  12,952      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*^      202,051  
  8,007      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.^      289,053  
  2,216      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*      223,528  
  11,599      Dana Holding Corp.      259,006  
  4,979      Dorman Products, Inc.*      412,112  
  5,932      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      211,179  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Auto Components, continued

  
  5,653      Gentherm, Inc.*    $ 219,336  
  3,680      Horizon Global Corp.*^      52,845  
  3,713      LCI Industries^      380,211  
  7,745      Modine Manufacturing Co.*      128,180  
  3,366      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*      95,056  
  1,992      Shiloh Industries, Inc.*      23,386  
  6,373      Spartan Motors, Inc.      56,401  
  3,910      Standard Motor Products, Inc.^      204,180  
  5,863      Stoneridge, Inc.*      90,349  
  733      Strattec Security Corp.      25,948  
  4,822      Tenneco, Inc.      278,856  
  3,920      Tower International, Inc.      88,004  
  2,883      Visteon Corp.*      294,239  
  4,313      VOXX International Corp.*      35,367  
     

 

 

 
        3,569,287  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  
  4,607      Winnebago Industries, Inc.^      161,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (14.0%):

  
  1,584      1st Constitution Bancorp      28,116  
  4,420      1st Source Corp.      211,895  
  2,359      Access National Corp.      62,561  
  410      ACNB Corp.      12,505  
  1,639      American National Bankshares, Inc.      60,561  
  346      American River Bankshares      5,020  
  5,842      Ameris Bancorp      281,584  
  1,649      Ames National Corp.      50,459  
  294      Anchor Bancorp, Inc.*      7,424  
  2,791      Arrow Financial Corp.^      88,335  
  10,707      Associated Banc-Corp.      269,816  
  13      Auburn National Bancorp, Inc.      486  
  6,594      Banc of California, Inc.      141,771  
  2,407      BancFirst Corp.      232,516  
  736      Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.      12,291  
  7,009      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*^      53,128  
  14,537      BancorpSouth, Inc.      443,378  
  2,653      Bank of Commerce Holdings      29,316  
  3,143      Bank of Hawaii Corp.^      260,775  
  1,200      Bank of Marin Bancorp      73,860  
  441      Bank of South Carolina Corp.      8,930  
  4,201      Banner Corp.      237,399  
  2,449      Bar Harbor Bankshares      75,478  
  1,367      Bay Bancorp, Inc.*      10,458  
  595      BCB Bancorp, Inc.      9,104  
  4,723      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      166,013  
  13,042      Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.^      200,195  
  2,206      Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      73,460  
  12,156      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      177,478  
  3,289      Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.^      139,783  
  74      C&F Financial Corp.      3,471  
  1,274      California First National Bancorp      24,015  
  2,359      Camden National Corp.      101,225  
  4,761      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      386,403  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  4,547      Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A    $ 173,241  
  3,242      Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      66,202  
  397      Carolina Financial Corp.      12,831  
  10,925      Cathay General Bancorp      414,603  
  8,484      Centerstate Banks, Inc.      210,912  
  5,261      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      165,564  
  1,141      Central Valley Community Bancorp      25,285  
  511      Century Bancorp, Inc.      32,500  
  5,879      Chemical Financial Corp.      284,602  
  940      Chemung Financial Corp.      38,427  
  2,509      Citizens & Northern Corp.^      58,359  
  261      Citizens First Corp.^      5,873  
  718      Citizens Holding Co.      18,668  
  2,576      City Holding Co.      169,681  
  797      Civista Bancshares, Inc.      16,641  
  2,720      CNB Financial Corp.      65,198  
  7,107      CoBiz Financial, Inc.      123,662  
  75      Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.      2,130  
  56      Colony Bankcorp, Inc.      767  
  8,715      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      347,293  
  7,640      Community Bank System, Inc.      426,082  
  3,296      Community Bankers Trust Corp.*      27,192  
  3,050      Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      133,438  
  525      Community West Bancshares      5,460  
  5,611      ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      126,528  
  3,186      CU Bancorp*      115,174  
  5,060      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*^      143,097  
  16,555      CVB Financial Corp.^      371,329  
  130      DNB Financial Corp.      4,459  
  609      Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.      11,023  
  4,678      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*      296,117  
  3,787      Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      154,510  
  300      Equity Bancshares, Inc.*      9,192  
  534      Evans Bancorp, Inc.      21,333  
  31,665      F.N.B. Corp.      448,375  
  1,103      Farmers Capital Bank Corp.      42,521  
  2,582      Farmers National Banc Corp.      37,439  
  242      Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.      4,659  
  819      FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.*      39,107  
  4,515      Fidelity Southern Corp.      103,213  
  2,609      Financial Institutions, Inc.      77,748  
  4,289      First Bancorp      134,074  
  34,474      First Bancorp*      199,605  
  2,165      First Bancorp, Inc.      58,585  
  965      First Bancshares, Inc. (The)      26,634  
  5,871      First Busey Corp.      172,138  
  1,646      First Business Financial Services, Inc.      37,990  
  453      First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      168,833  
  3,144      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      39,866  
  3,514      First Community Bankshares      96,108  
  2,774      First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.      71,153  
  9,698      First Financial Bancorp      268,635  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  9,006      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.^    $ 398,064  
  2,100      First Financial Corp.      99,330  
  1,717      First Financial Northwest, Inc.      27,695  
  2,578      First Foundation, Inc.*      42,357  
  8,453      First Horizon National Corp.      147,251  
  5,154      First Interstate BancSystem, Class A      191,729  
  6,546      First Merchants Corp.      262,756  
  12,960      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      302,098  
  3,897      First of Long Island Corp. (The)      111,454  
  28      First Savings Financial Group      1,533  
  888      First South Bancorp      14,688  
  234      First United Corp.*      3,498  
  908      First US Bancshares, Inc.      10,188  
  4,932      Flushing Financial Corp.      139,033  
  279      Franklin Financial Network, Inc.*      11,509  
  25,457      Fulton Financial Corp.      483,682  
  4,183      German American Bancorp, Inc.^      142,598  
  11,162      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.^      408,640  
  2,565      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      137,228  
  1,459      Great Western Bancorp, Inc.      59,542  
  885      Green BanCorp, Inc.*^      17,169  
  3,876      Guaranty Bancorp      105,427  
  5,026      Hancock Holding Co.      246,274  
  4,853      Hanmi Financial Corp.      138,068  
  40      Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.      822  
  3,898      Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      183,596  
  5,183      Heritage Financial Corp.      137,350  
  4,977      Hertiage Commerce Corp.      68,583  
  15,083      Hilltop Holdings, Inc.      395,324  
  8,547      Home Bancshares, Inc.      212,820  
  3,318      Hometrust Bancshares, Inc.*      80,959  
  18,841      Hope BanCorp, Inc.      351,385  
  2,959      Horizon Bancorp      77,970  
  2,651      IBERIABANK Corp.      216,057  
  4,227      Independent Bank Corp.      281,730  
  3,196      Independent Bank Group, Inc.      190,162  
  9,938      International Bancshares Corp.      348,327  
  7,007      Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      132,082  
  4,322      Lakeland Financial Corp.^      198,293  
  745      Landmark Bancorp, Inc.      22,946  
  1,512      LCNB Corp.      30,240  
  7,298      LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.^      278,273  
  5,225      Macatawa Bank Corp.      49,847  
  1,048      Mackinac Financial Corp.      14,672  
  4,070      Mainsource Financial Group, Inc.      136,386  
  5,393      MB Financial, Inc.      237,508  
  1,565      MBT Financial Corp.      15,181  
  3,203      Mercantile Bank Corp.      100,830  
  1,441      MidWestone Financial Group, Inc.      48,835  
  892      MutualFirst Financial, Inc.      31,844  
  4,474      National Bank Holdings Corp.      148,134  
  1,309      National Bankshares, Inc.      53,407  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  410      National Commerce Corp.*    $ 16,216  
  6,959      NBT Bancorp, Inc.      257,135  
  378      Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*      20,680  
  1,136      Northeast Bancorp      23,118  
  1,357      Northrim Bancorp, Inc.^      41,253  
  406      Norwood Financial Corp.      17,154  
  7,468      OFG Bancorp      74,680  
  183      Ohio Valley Banc Corp.      6,597  
  2,029      Old Line Bancshares, Inc.      57,177  
  19,364      Old National Bancorp      334,029  
  1,004      Old Point Financial Corp.      33,012  
  3,314      Old Second Bancorp, Inc.      38,277  
  1,178      Opus Bank      28,508  
  1,398      Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.      31,944  
  3,315      Pacific Continental Corp.      84,698  
  1,718      Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*      15,118  
  4,430      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*      163,467  
  2,309      Park National Corp.^      239,489  
  8,402      Park Sterling Corp.      99,816  
  1,353      Parke Bancorp, Inc.      30,307  
  2,884      Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      90,240  
  968      Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      39,862  
  395      Peoples Bancorp of NC      12,482  
  3,369      Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      108,246  
  452      People’s Utah BanCorp      12,114  
  7,987      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      501,583  
  3,264      Popular, Inc.      136,141  
  1,000      Porter Bancorp, Inc.*      10,270  
  2,485      Preferred Bank Los Angeles      132,873  
  955      Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.      19,683  
  1,118      QCR Holdings, Inc.      52,993  
  5,547      Renasant Co.      242,626  
  2,499      Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      89,214  
  6,466      Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*^      59,811  
  6,121      S & T Bancorp, Inc.^      219,499  
  320      Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.      13,264  
  4,230      Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      171,992  
  552      SB Financial Group, Inc.      9,378  
  6,202      Seacoast Banking Corp.*      149,468  
  1,252      Select Bancorp, Inc.*      15,299  
  2,703      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.^      99,714  
  2,325      Shore Bancshares, Inc.      38,246  
  2,735      Sierra Bancorp      67,144  
  4,932      Simmons First National Corp., Class A^      260,903  
  3,837      South State Corp.      328,831  
  562      Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*      20,822  
  2,309      Southern National Bancorp      40,638  
  4,452      Southside Bancshares, Inc.^      155,553  
  3,583      Southwest Bancorp      91,546  
  88      Southwest Georgia Financial Corp.      1,729  
  6,242      State Bank Financial Corp.      169,283  
  16,487      Sterling Bancorp^      383,323  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  690      Stewardship Financial Corp.^    $ 6,555  
  3,509      Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.^      136,500  
  1,101      Stonegate Bank      50,844  
  682      Summit Financial Group, Inc.      15,004  
  1,203      Summit State Bank      15,639  
  2,160      Sun Bancorp, Inc.      53,244  
  625      Sussex Bancorp      15,469  
  21,638      TCF Financial Corp.      344,910  
  2,836      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      219,506  
  2,544      Tompkins Financial Corp.^      200,264  
  9,685      TowneBank      298,298  
  4,274      TriCo Bancshares      150,231  
  5,240      Tristate Capital Holdings, Inc.*^      132,048  
  10,347      Trustmark Corp.      332,760  
  98      Two River Bancorp      1,822  
  3,397      UMB Financial Corp.      254,299  
  7,078      Union Bankshares Corp.      239,944  
  249      Union Bankshares, Inc.      11,828  
  450      United Bancshares, Inc.      10,463  
  9,858      United Bankshares, Inc.      386,434  
  3,612      United Community Banks, Inc.      100,414  
  916      United Security Bancshares      8,473  
  42      Unity Bancorp, Inc.      722  
  4,739      Univest Corp.      141,933  
  33,761      Valley National Bancorp^      398,716  
  398      Veritex Holdings, Inc.*      10,479  
  2,963      Washington Trust Bancorp      152,743  
  456      WashingtonFirst Bankshare, Inc.      15,746  
  2,793      Webster Financial Corp.^      145,850  
  127      Wellesley Bank      3,499  
  6,412      WesBanco, Inc.      253,530  
  3,230      West Bancorp      76,390  
  4,131      Westamerica Bancorp^      231,501  
  2,963      Wintrust Financial Corp.      226,492  
  83      Xenith Bankshares, Inc.*      2,578  
     

 

 

 
        27,591,212  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.5%):

  
  547      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*      72,286  
  1,205      Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      275,788  
  1,920      Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.*      32,352  
  2,840      MGP Ingredients, Inc.^      145,323  
  4,777      National Beverage Corp.^      446,936  
  1,846      Primo Water Corp.*^      23,444  
  985      Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.*      7,969  
     

 

 

 
        1,004,098  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.9%):

  
  5,582      Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      25,621  
  2,674      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*^      52,678  
  2,927      Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.*      42,061  
  1,030      Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      11,794  
  1,397      AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      25,705  
  2,800      Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*^      28,196  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Biotechnology, continued

  
  3,846      Aptevo Therapeutics, Inc.*    $ 7,961  
  3,629      Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      50,806  
  3,900      Atyr Pharma, Inc.*      13,455  
  1,280      Biospecifics Technologies Corp.*      63,373  
  740      Bluebird Bio, Inc.*      77,737  
  3,300      Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.*      12,260  
  6,042      Celldex Theraputics, Inc.*^      14,924  
  4,691      Chimerix, Inc.*      25,566  
  6,811      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*^      230,961  
  3,175      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      114,237  
  1,280      Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*      38,541  
  3,295      Fortress Biotech, Inc.*      15,651  
  3,451      Genocea Biosciences, Inc.*      18,014  
  592      ImmuCell Corp.*^      4,328  
  1,703      Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp.*      3,236  
  11,121      Insys Therapeutics, Inc.*      140,681  
  1,694      Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*      27,104  
  2,838      Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*      25,684  
  1,681      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B*^      204,073  
  561      Macrogenics, Inc.*      9,823  
  3,803      Mimedx Group, Inc.*      56,931  
  2,500      Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*^      9,125  
  9,783      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      252,792  
  1,895      Newlink Genetics Corp.*^      13,928  
  2,308      Otonomy, Inc.*      43,506  
  27,986      PDL BioPharma, Inc.*      69,125  
  1,429      Pfenex, Inc.*      5,730  
  1,357      Recro Pharma, Inc.*      9,540  
  2,091      Retrophin, Inc.*      40,544  
  2,100      Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      15,645  
  1,000      Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      13,970  
  3,360      Trevena, Inc.*      7,728  
  3,399      Zafgen, Inc.*      11,930  
     

 

 

 
        1,834,964  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (1.6%):

  
  7,876      AAON, Inc.^      290,230  
  2,186      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      43,939  
  2,533      American Woodmark Corp.*      242,028  
  4,582      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^      260,441  
  3,226      Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*      57,971  
  6,018      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*^      276,828  
  14,981      Builders FirstSource, Inc.*      229,509  
  1,725      Continental Building Products, Inc.*      40,193  
  308      Continental Materials Corp.*      5,883  
  281      Csw Industrials, Inc.*      10,861  
  1,117      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      39,821  
  3,294      Insteel Industries, Inc.^      108,603  
  11,839      NCI Building Systems, Inc.*^      197,711  
  2,514      Patrick Industries, Inc.*      183,145  
  8,952      PGT, Inc.*      114,586  
  11,370      Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.*      204,092  
  6,124      Quanex Building Products Corp.^      129,523  
    
    
    
    
     
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  7,059      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.    $ 308,548  
  4,288      Trex Co., Inc.*^      290,125  
  471      Universal Forest Products, Inc.      41,123  
     

 

 

 
        3,075,160  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.6%):

  
  3,202      Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      98,301  
  16,159      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      204,250  
  6,803      Cohen & Steers, Inc.^      275,794  
  575      Diamond Hill Investment Group      114,655  
  597      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      13,707  
  6,311      Federated Investors, Inc., Class B^      178,286  
  3,639      Financial Engines, Inc.^      133,187  
  8,015      Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      49,933  
  1,201      GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      35,550  
  4,915      Greenhill & Co., Inc.      98,792  
  211      Hennessy Advisors, Inc.      3,203  
  1,116      Houlihan Lokey, Inc.      38,948  
  10,023      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A^      375,060  
  3,072      INTL FCStone, Inc.*      115,999  
  1,911      Investment Technology Group, Inc.      40,590  
  2,461      Janus Henderson Group plc*      81,484  
  11,945      KCG Holdings, Inc.*      238,183  
  34,837      Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.*      85,002  
  844      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      35,836  
  2,775      Manning & Napier, Inc.      12,071  
  1,098      Moelis & Co., Class A      42,657  
  1,115      Morningstar, Inc.      87,349  
  3,086      Om Asset Management plc      45,858  
  2,541      Oppenheimer Holdings, Class A      41,672  
  556      Pjt Partners, Inc.^      22,362  
  2,624      Pzena Investment Management, Inc.      26,660  
  3,824      Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*      45,506  
  1,619      Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc.,
Class A
     21,776  
  1,266      Stifel Financial Corp.*      58,211  
  207      Value Line, Inc.      3,788  
  1,049      Virtu Financial, Inc.^      18,515  
  345      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      38,278  
  1,678      Westwood Holdings, Inc.      95,126  
  21,433      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.      217,974  
     

 

 

 
        2,994,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.5%):

  
  5,150      A. Schulman, Inc.      164,800  
  3,852      Advansix, Inc.*      120,336  
  5,740      American Vanguard Corp.      99,015  
  4,463      Balchem Corp.      346,820  
  3,659      Cabot Corp.      195,500  
  8,556      Calgon Carbon Corp.      129,196  
  1,192      Chase Corp.      127,186  
  1,403      Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*      30,319  
  2,886      Ferro Corp.*      52,785  
  2,318      Flotek Industries, Inc.*^      20,723  
 

 

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  7,977      Futurefuel Corp.    $ 120,373  
  3,321      GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*      101,291  
  7,303      H.B. Fuller Co.^      373,255  
  1,989      Hawkins, Inc.      92,190  
  796      Ingevity Corp.*      45,690  
  3,644      Innophos Holdings, Inc.      159,753  
  3,945      Innospec, Inc.      258,595  
  14,475      Intrepid Potash, Inc.*      32,714  
  2,103      KMG Chemicals, Inc.      102,353  
  638      Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      23,064  
  4,651      Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*      160,180  
  12,087      Kronos Worldwide, Inc.^      220,225  
  4,373      LSB Industries, Inc.*^      45,173  
  5,078      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      371,710  
  893      Northern Technologies International Corp.*      14,243  
  8,799      Omnova Solutions, Inc.*      85,790  
  10,245      Platform Speciality Products Corp.*      129,907  
  3,797      PolyOne Corp.      147,096  
  2,081      Quaker Chemical Corp.      302,224  
  4,425      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.      69,561  
  1,528      Sensient Technologies Corp.      123,050  
  3,545      Stepan Co.      308,911  
  279      TOR Minerals International, Inc.*      2,246  
  4,603      Trecora Resources*^      51,784  
  1,788      Tredegar Corp.      27,267  
  2,135      Trinseo SA      146,675  
  10,917      Tronox, Ltd., Class A      165,065  
     

 

 

 
        4,967,065  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.4%):

  
  8,156      ABM Industries, Inc.      338,637  
  17,694      ACCO Brands Corp.*      206,135  
  675      Acme United Corp.      19,305  
  1,580      AMREP Corp.*      10,712  
  8,754      ARC Document Solutions, Inc.*      36,417  
  7,230      Brady Corp., Class A      245,097  
  7,338      Brink’s Co. (The)      491,647  
  7,585      Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*      124,470  
  5,965      CECO Environmental Corp.      54,759  
  2,332      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      130,196  
  325      CompX International, Inc.      4,956  
  19,019      Covanta Holding Corp.^      251,051  
  1,356      Deluxe Corp.      93,862  
  535      Ecology and Environment, Inc., Class A      6,768  
  1,100      Ennis, Inc.      21,010  
  6,386      Essendant, Inc.      94,704  
  3,351      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.^      156,927  
  8,377      Herman Miller, Inc.      254,661  
  6,574      HNI Corp.      262,105  
  3,277      Hudson Technologies, Inc*      27,691  
  5,892      InnerWorkings, Inc.*      68,347  
  9,917      Interface, Inc.      194,869  
  4,059      Intersections, Inc.*      19,077  
    
    
    
    
     
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  7,005      Kimball International, Inc., Class B    $ 116,913  
  8,287      Knoll, Inc.      166,154  
  597      LSC Communications, Inc.      12,776  
  4,706      Matthews International Corp., Class A      288,243  
  4,607      McGrath Rentcorp      159,540  
  7,137      Mobile Mini, Inc.^      213,039  
  5,829      MSA Safety, Inc.      473,140  
  2,406      Multi-Color Corp.      196,330  
  2,566      NL Industries, Inc.*      18,090  
  2,198      Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.*      8,133  
  4,293      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      64,824  
  5,379      Quad Graphics, Inc.      123,287  
  1,725      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.^      21,632  
  3,757      SP Plus Corp.*      114,776  
  14,360      Steelcase, Inc., Class A      201,040  
  5,115      Team, Inc.*^      119,947  
  8,423      Tetra Tech, Inc.      385,352  
  2,218      UniFirst Corp.      312,073  
  3,362      US Ecology, Inc.^      169,781  
  1,974      Versar, Inc.*      2,882  
  3,364      Virco Manufacturing Co.*      17,997  
  2,196      Vse Corp.      98,776  
  11,947      West Corp.      278,604  
     

 

 

 
        6,676,732  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.8%):

  
  9,580      ADTRAN, Inc.      197,827  
  1,444      Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^      89,225  
  254      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class A      5,296  
  1,595      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      39,397  
  2,711      Black Box Corp.      23,179  
  5,439      CalAmp Corp.*      110,575  
  9,819      Calix, Inc.*      67,260  
  14,467      Ciena Corp.*^      361,964  
  980      Clearfield, Inc.*      12,936  
  1,808      ClearOne, Inc.      17,086  
  316      Communications Systems, Inc.      1,368  
  759      Digi International, Inc.*      7,704  
  6,028      EMCORE Corp.      64,198  
  9,247      Extreme Networks, Inc.*      85,257  
  16,507      Finisar Corp.*      428,851  
  15,310      Harmonic, Inc.*^      80,378  
  3,164      Infinera Corp.*^      33,760  
  4,981      InterDigital, Inc.      385,031  
  3,225      KVH Industries, Inc.*      30,638  
  1,952      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*      111,362  
  5,130      NETGEAR, Inc.*      221,103  
  4,903      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      168,663  
  2,391      Network-1 Technologies, Inc.      10,162  
  4,083      Oclaro, Inc.*^      38,135  
  131      Optical Cable Corp.*      321  
  4,860      Plantronics, Inc.      254,227  
  900      RELM Wireless Corp.      3,420  
 

 

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  3,494      ShoreTel, Inc.*    $ 20,265  
  4,620      Sonus Networks, Inc.*      34,373  
  4,296      Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.*^      223,263  
  3,430      ViaSat, Inc.*      227,066  
  8,844      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      93,127  
     

 

 

 
        3,447,417  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (1.3%):

  
  5,275      Ameresco, Inc., Class A*      40,618  
  2,627      Argan, Inc.      157,620  
  2,603      Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV^      51,357  
  5,817      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      215,811  
  5,066      Dycom Industries, Inc.*^      453,507  
  4,719      Emcor Group, Inc.      308,528  
  5,482      Granite Construction, Inc.^      264,452  
  2,354      Hc2 Holdings, Inc.      13,842  
  1,979      IES Holdings, Inc.*^      35,919  
  19,282      KBR, Inc.^      293,472  
  2,462      Layne Christensen Co.*^      21,641  
  3,054      MasTec, Inc.*      137,888  
  2,719      MYR Group, Inc.*      84,343  
  1,479      Northwest Pipe Co.*      24,049  
  1,180      NV5 Holdings, Inc.*^      50,150  
  5,203      Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      38,866  
  1,563      Primoris Services Corp.^      38,981  
  3,151      Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*      41,184  
  4,317      The Goldfield Corp.*      23,744  
  2,416      Valmont Industries, Inc.      361,433  
     

 

 

 
        2,657,405  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.1%):

  
  454      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      13,107  
  2,142      U.S. Concrete, Inc.*^      168,254  
  720      U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc.^      56,498  
     

 

 

 
        237,859  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.8%):

  
  195      Asta Funding, Inc.*      1,599  
  2,191      Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*      5,828  
  5,088      Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*      23,150  
  3,868      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*      155,300  
  6,053      Enova International, Inc.*      89,887  
  9,775      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      75,268  
  7,082      Firstcash, Inc.      412,881  
  1,542      Green Dot Corp., Class A*      59,413  
  7,503      LendingClub Corp.*^      41,342  
  5,035      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      236,695  
  1,556      Nicholas Financial, Inc.*      14,362  
  7,134      PRA Group, Inc.*      270,379  
  2,376      Regional Mgmt Corp.*      56,145  
  1,528      World Acceptance Corp.*      114,462  
     

 

 

 
        1,556,711  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  
  4,085      Greif, Inc., Class A      227,860  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,290      Greif, Inc., Class B    $ 77,916  
  5,740      Myers Industries, Inc.      103,033  
  1,193      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      28,537  
  4,146      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      131,760  
  1,332      UFP Technologies, Inc.*      37,696  
     

 

 

 
        606,802  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.2%):

  
  12      AMCON Distributing Co.      1,249  
  6,735      Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc.^      222,659  
  813      Educational Development Corp.      8,618  
  2,157      Weyco Group, Inc.      60,137  
     

 

 

 
        292,663  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (1.2%):

  
  5,211      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.      197,757  
  3,229      American Public Education, Inc.*      76,366  
  1,526      Ascent Capital Group, Inc.*      23,439  
  3,362      Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*      49,623  
  8,795      Cambium Learning Group, Inc.*      44,591  
  1,825      Capella Education Co.      156,220  
  12,930      Career Education Corp.*      124,128  
  3,238      Carriage Services, Inc.^      87,296  
  1,667      Collectors Universe, Inc.      41,425  
  142      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      85,150  
  6,918      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*      542,441  
  4,931      Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*      60,651  
  7,399      K12, Inc.*      132,590  
  2,183      Liberty Tax, Inc.      28,270  
  1,526      National American University Holdings, Inc.      3,861  
  7,916      Sotheby’s*^      424,852  
  1,831      Strayer Education, Inc.^      170,686  
  5,156      Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*      18,407  
  2,231      Weight Watchers International, Inc.*^      74,560  
     

 

 

 
        2,342,313  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

  
  2,417      Marlin Business Services, Inc.      60,788  
  6,056      Newstar Financial, Inc.      63,588  
  4,366      PICO Holdings, Inc.*      76,405  
  2,849      Tiptree Financial, Inc., Class A      20,085  
     

 

 

 
        220,866  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%):

  
  2,689      ATN International, Inc.      184,035  
  7,179      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*      140,349  
  6,360      Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      255,036  
  1,823      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.^      39,140  
  5,025      FairPoint Communications, Inc.*      78,641  
  7,358      General Communication, Inc., Class A*      269,598  
  2,168      Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.*      54,178  
  4,115      IDT Corp.      59,133  
  15,938      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      176,115  
  4,346      Lumos Networks Corp.*      77,663  
  13,354      Orbcomm, Inc.*^      150,900  
 

 

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  9,776      Vonage Holdings Corp.*^    $ 63,935  
  21,927      Windstream Holdings, Inc.^      85,077  
     

 

 

 
        1,633,800  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.2%):

  
  7,057      ALLETE, Inc.      505,845  
  6,245      El Paso Electric Co.      322,867  
  3,043      Genie Energy, Ltd., Class B      23,188  
  1,608      IDACORP, Inc.      137,243  
  5,326      MGE Energy, Inc.      342,728  
  6,258      Otter Tail Power Co.      247,817  
  13,077      PNM Resources, Inc.      500,195  
  7,003      Portland General Electric Co.      319,967  
     

 

 

 
        2,399,850  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.8%):

  
  1,690      Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      46,002  
  547      American Electric Technologies, Inc.*      985  
  4,008      AZZ, Inc.      223,645  
  3,839      Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*      45,147  
  3,295      Encore Wire Corp.      140,697  
  5,838      EnerSys      422,962  
  411      Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.      9,215  
  2,200      Fuelcell Energy, Inc.*^      2,728  
  3,351      Generac Holdings, Inc.*^      121,072  
  5,274      General Cable Corp.      86,230  
  4,534      LSI Industries, Inc.      41,033  
  53      Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.*      355  
  569      Powell Industries, Inc.      18,202  
  2,209      Power Solutions International, Inc.*      19,660  
  1,064      Preformed Line Products Co.      49,391  
  1,305      Regal-Beloit Corp.      106,423  
  75      Servotronics, Inc.      704  
  5,525      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*^      105,914  
  3,104      Ultralife Corp.*      22,349  
     

 

 

 
        1,462,714  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.7%):

 
  2,011      ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.*      3,238  
  994      Agilysys, Inc.*      10,059  
  5,388      Anixter International, Inc.*      421,342  
  15,863      AVX Corp.      259,201  
  4,687      Badger Meter, Inc.      186,777  
  1,679      Belden, Inc.      126,647  
  3,119      Coherent, Inc.*      701,743  
  4,630      Control4 Corp.*      90,794  
  4,147      CUI Global, Inc.*^      15,924  
  8,032      Daktronics, Inc.      77,348  
  1,365      Data I/O Corp.*      10,852  
  5,745      Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*      47,339  
  5,176      Fabrinet*^      220,808  
  3,079      FARO Technologies, Inc.*^      116,386  
  640      Frequency Electronics, Inc.*      6,106  
  2,274      Identiv, Inc.*      11,939  
    
    
    
    
     
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  646      IEC Electronics Corp.*    $ 2,326  
  9,061      II-VI, Inc.*      310,792  
  1,303      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      52,107  
  199      IntriCon Corp.*      1,592  
  5,731      Itron, Inc.*      388,275  
  8,386      KEMET Corp.*      107,341  
  2,556      Kimball Electronics, Inc.*      46,136  
  12,427      Knowles Corp.*^      210,265  
  2,602      Littlelfuse, Inc.      429,330  
  662      Mesa Labs, Inc.      94,871  
  5,965      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      245,758  
  2,644      MTS Systems Corp.^      136,959  
  2,608      Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*^      24,515  
  6,456      Novanta, Inc.*      232,416  
  2,991      OSI Systems, Inc.*      224,774  
  3,068      PAR Technology Corp.*      26,170  
  3,846      Park Electrochemical Corp.      70,843  
  1,746      PCM, Inc.*      32,738  
  1,875      Perceptron, Inc.*      13,650  
  5,383      Plexus Corp.*      282,984  
  6,950      RadiSys Corp.*      26,132  
  1,727      RF Industries, Ltd.      3,195  
  2,724      Rogers Corp.*      295,881  
  10,581      Sanmina Corp.*      403,136  
  4,214      ScanSource, Inc.*      169,824  
  1,885      SYNNEX Corp.      226,125  
  621      Systemax, Inc.      11,675  
  1,210      Tech Data Corp.*      122,210  
  15,168      TTM Technologies, Inc.*^      263,316  
  203      Universal Display Corp.      22,178  
  3,719      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*      67,314  
  6,432      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.^      106,771  
  989      Wayside Technology Group, Inc.      19,137  
  3,952      Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*      6,323  
     

 

 

 
        6,983,562  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.5%):

  
  2,392      Archrock, Inc.      27,269  
  8,563      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*^      69,788  
  366      Basic Energy Services, Inc.*      9,113  
  1,388      Dawson Geophysical Co.*      5,441  
  4,461      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*      48,313  
  4,550      Dril-Quip, Inc.*^      222,040  
  13,196      Ensco plc, Class A, ADR^      68,091  
  3,837      Era Group, Inc.*      36,298  
  1,580      Exterran Corp.*      42,186  
  14,952      Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*^      233,251  
  3,592      Frank’s International NV      29,778  
  1,260      Geospace Technologies Corp.*^      17,426  
  2,641      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      30,636  
  6,137      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      34,613  
  1,321      Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*^      3,738  
  5,580      Matrix Service Co.*      52,173  
 

 

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  39,348      McDermott International, Inc.*    $ 282,125  
  16,654      Nabors Industries, Ltd.      135,564  
  2,316      Natural Gas Services Group*      57,553  
  15,404      Newpark Resources, Inc.*^      113,219  
  11,459      Noble Corp. plc      41,482  
  4,798      Oceaneering International, Inc.      109,586  
  2,351      Oil States International, Inc.*^      63,830  
  23,169      Parker Drilling Co.*      31,278  
  6,733      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      135,939  
  2,412      PHI, Inc.*      23,541  
  11,895      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*      24,385  
  1,757      Rignet, Inc.*      28,200  
  16,158      Rowan Cos. plc, Class A*      165,458  
  1,726      RPC, Inc.^      34,882  
  565      SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*^      19,380  
  567      SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*^      11,544  
  14,153      Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^      147,616  
  7,901      Tesco Corp.*      35,159  
  5,480      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      15,289  
  5,730      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.^      203,358  
  3,954      Unit Corp.*^      74,058  
     

 

 

 
        2,683,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%):

  
  4,717      Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*^      61,321  
  2,510      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      83,583  
  4,259      Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.*      35,222  
  4,174      PriceSmart, Inc.^      365,643  
  200      SpartanNash Co.      5,192  
  37,425      Supervalu, Inc.*      123,128  
  1,576      The Andersons, Inc.      53,820  
  2,367      United Natural Foods, Inc.*^      86,869  
  1,832      Village Super Market, Inc., Class A^      47,485  
  4,355      Weis Markets, Inc.      212,176  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,439  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.6%):

  
  8,875      B&G Foods, Inc.^      315,950  
  2,862      Calavo Growers, Inc.      197,621  
  5,334      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*^      211,226  
  1,318      Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*      5,878  
  9,120      Darling International, Inc.*      143,549  
  13,942      Dean Foods Co.^      237,014  
  3,107      Farmer Brothers Co.*      93,987  
  1,800      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.^      91,638  
  2,191      Hostess Brands, Inc.*^      35,275  
  3,708      Inventure Foods, Inc.*^      15,981  
  2,736      J & J Snack Foods Corp.      361,344  
  307      John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc.^      19,375  
  2,662      Lancaster Colony Corp.      326,414  
  2,754      Landec Corp.*      40,897  
  2,658      Limoneira Co.      62,809  
  596      Omega Protein Corp.      10,668  
  1,220      Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.      14,396  
    
    
    
    
     
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  2,912      Sanderson Farms, Inc.^    $ 336,773  
  1,677      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*      52,071  
  12      Seneca Foods Corp., Class B*(a)      432  
  9,626      Snyders-Lance, Inc.^      333,252  
  6,159      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^      214,641  
     

 

 

 
        3,121,191  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (1.5%):

  
  2,635      Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      197,493  
  1,008      Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.      30,714  
  2,109      Gas Natural, Inc.      27,206  
  11,899      New Jersey Resources Corp.      472,390  
  4,443      Northwest Natural Gas Co.^      265,914  
  4,474      ONE Gas, Inc.      312,330  
  118      RGC Resources, Inc.      3,343  
  10,915      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      372,966  
  4,922      Southwest Gas Corp.      359,601  
  6,439      Spire, Inc.      449,120  
  5,777      WGL Holdings, Inc.      481,975  
     

 

 

 
        2,973,052  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%):

  
  3,832      Abaxis, Inc.^      203,173  
  3,101      Accuray, Inc.*^      14,730  
  2,095      Analogic Corp.      152,202  
  6,750      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      109,418  
  2,687      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*^      132,577  
  329      Atrion Corp.      211,646  
  6,031      Cantel Medical Corp.      469,874  
  283      CONMED Corp.      14,416  
  5,343      CryoLife, Inc.*      106,593  
  1,118      Elctromed, Inc.*      6,183  
  2,604      Exactech, Inc.*      77,599  
  10,008      Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*^      331,765  
  6,166      Haemonetics Corp.*      243,495  
  6,189      Halyard Health, Inc.*      243,104  
  2,138      ICU Medical, Inc.*      368,805  
  1,629      Inogen, Inc.*      155,439  
  4,246      Integer Holdings Corp.*      183,640  
  10,748      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*      585,872  
  5,763      Invacare Corp.      76,072  
  2,006      IRIDEX Corp.*      19,839  
  249      Kewaunee Scientific CP      6,213  
  2,402      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      42,395  
  3,330      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      103,963  
  2,367      LivaNova plc*^      144,884  
  6,519      Masimo Corp.*      594,401  
  7,277      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      114,613  
  7,716      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      294,365  
  5,544      Natus Medical, Inc.*      206,791  
  3,260      Neogen Corp.*      225,299  
  5,461      NuVasive, Inc.*^      420,059  
  1,520      Nuvectra Corp.*      20,186  
  10,057      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*      173,584  
 

 

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  3,068      Orthofix International NV*    $ 142,601  
  920      Quidel Corp.*      24,969  
  10,930      RTI Surgical, Inc.*      63,941  
  2,363      SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*      27,222  
  2,431      Surmodics, Inc.*      68,433  
  3,600      TransEnterix, Inc.*      2,556  
  754      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      54,590  
     

 

 

 
        6,437,507  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.5%):

  
  1,781      Aac Holdings, Inc.*^      12,342  
  5,540      Aceto Corp.^      85,593  
  2,682      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      99,770  
  2,215      Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.*      29,460  
  2,004      Almost Family, Inc.*      123,547  
  5,137      Amedisys, Inc.*^      322,655  
  7,081      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*^      276,513  
  1,753      BioScrip, Inc.*      4,759  
  5,137      BioTelemetry, Inc.*      171,833  
  12,012      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      176,697  
  5,919      Capital Senior Living Corp.*      90,028  
  2,222      Chemed Corp.      454,465  
  269      Civitas Solutions, Inc.*      4,708  
  3,424      CorVel Corp.*      162,469  
  816      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      10,535  
  2,588      Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*      38,302  
  7,737      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      168,434  
  1,905      Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*      2,858  
  2,358      Genesis Healthcare, Inc.*      4,103  
  2,852      HealthEquity, Inc.*^      142,115  
  3,529      InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.*      6,352  
  4,525      Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      52,716  
  1,153      Landauer, Inc.      60,302  
  3,146      LHC Group, Inc.*      213,582  
  1,982      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^      133,091  
  3,561      Magellan Health Services, Inc.*      259,597  
  1,171      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      81,010  
  2,158      National Healthcare Corp.      151,362  
  1,920      National Research Corp.      51,648  
  680      National Research Corp., Class A      32,378  
  9,789      Nobilis Health Corp.*^      18,599  
  9,250      Owens & Minor, Inc.^      297,758  
  5,046      PharMerica Corp.*      132,458  
  2,964      Providence Service Corp.*      150,008  
  1,080      Psychemedics Corp.      26,946  
  8,313      RadNet, Inc.*      64,426  
  22,263      Select Medical Holdings Corp.*      341,736  
  3,743      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^      72,390  
  6,106      Tivity Health, Inc.*      243,324  
  4,357      Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*      73,677  
  2,000      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      120,800  
     

 

 

 
        4,965,346  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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  27,450      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*^    $ 350,263  
  2,108      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      69,142  
  660      HealthStream, Inc.*^      17,371  
  3,326      HMS Holdings Corp.*      61,531  
  1,027      Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A*^      13,505  
  558      Micron Solutions, Inc.*      2,176  
  5,666      Omnicell, Inc.*^      244,205  
  10,576      Quality Systems, Inc.*      182,013  
  3,115      Simulations Plus, Inc.      38,470  
     

 

 

 
        978,676  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.5%):

  
  16,311      Belmond, Ltd., Class A*      216,936  
  2      Biglari Holdings, Inc.*      799  
  3,469      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      129,220  
  15,319      Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.^      325,222  
  3,172      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      227,845  
  3,066      Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.*      14,104  
  2,784      Brinker International, Inc.^      106,070  
  2,429      Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*      307,754  
  5,874      Caesars Entertainment Corp.*^      70,488  
  6,745      Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*      82,626  
  4,585      Century Casinos, Inc.*      33,791  
  6,693      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)^      336,658  
  3,482      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      223,719  
  2,799      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*^      65,497  
  11,036      ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      144,572  
  3,275      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      217,820  
  4,454      Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*      71,709  
  1,448      del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*      19,910  
  11,187      Denny’s Corp.*      131,671  
  3,084      DineEquity, Inc.^      135,850  
  3,712      Dover Motorsports, Inc.      7,795  
  2,394      El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*^      33,157  
  1,421      Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.*      5,187  
  4,357      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*      89,972  
  378      Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.      10,962  
  608      Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The), Class A*      9,606  
  11,024      Ilg, Inc.^      303,050  
  920      International Speedway Corp., Class A      34,546  
  1,653      Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.*      39,242  
  3,000      Jack in the Box, Inc.      295,500  
  921      Jamba, Inc.*      7,175  
  1,168      Kona Grill, Inc.*^      4,322  
  6,975      La Quinta Holdings, Inc.*      103,021  
  5,681      Luby’s, Inc.*      15,964  
  4,364      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.^      513,861  
  843      Nathans Famous, Inc.*      53,109  
  5,384      Papa John’s International, Inc.^      386,356  
  4,486      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*^      96,000  
  3,151      Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*      62,264  
  4,298      Planet Fitness, Inc.^      100,315  
  1,981      Potbelly Corp.*      22,782  
 

 

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  2,069      RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.    $ 49,325  
  3,634      Red Lion Hotels Corp.*      26,710  
  2,030      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*^      132,458  
  8,863      Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*      17,815  
  5,652      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      122,931  
  4,134      Scientific Games Corp., Class A*^      107,897  
  11,597      SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      188,683  
  788      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*^      27,485  
  6,739      Sonic Corp.^      178,516  
  6,549      Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      119,650  
  8,216      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      418,605  
  4,346      Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.*      20,426  
  23,743      Wendy’s Co. (The)      368,254  
  2,153      Wingstop, Inc.^      66,528  
     

 

 

 
        6,901,730  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (2.0%):

  
  2,376      CalAtlantic Group, Inc.^      83,992  
  1,565      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      202,902  
  786      Century Communities, Inc.*      19,493  
  3,024      Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*      13,608  
  5,018      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^      162,081  
  452      Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      24,458  
  2,220      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      208,902  
  7,411      Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*      20,751  
  1,937      Installed Building Products, Inc.*      102,564  
  4,589      iRobot Corp.*^      386,119  
  12,052      KB Home^      288,886  
  1,138      Koss Corp.*      2,151  
  8,151      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      264,908  
  924      LGI Homes, Inc.*^      37,126  
  4,396      Libbey, Inc.      35,432  
  2,522      Lifetime Brands, Inc.      45,774  
  7,354      M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^      259,817  
  4,157      M/I Homes, Inc.*      118,682  
  6,186      Meritage Corp.*^      261,049  
  723      P & F Industries, Inc., Class A      4,418  
  1,301      Skyline Corp.*      7,832  
  3,040      Stanley Furniture Co., Inc.      3,435  
  5,242      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*      125,860  
  2,459      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*^      131,286  
  839      TopBuild Corp.*      44,526  
  24,718      TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.*^      326,031  
  4,563      Tupperware Brands Corp.      320,459  
  2,525      Universal Electronics, Inc.*      168,796  
  4,639      William Lyon Homes, Class A*      111,985  
  5,426      Zagg, Inc.*      46,935  
     

 

 

 
        3,830,258  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.4%):

  
  1,115      Central Garden & Pet Co.*^      35,446  
  3,036      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      91,141  
  3,445      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      165,429  
  11,054      HRG Group, Inc.*      195,766  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,767      Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.    $ 7,280  
  940      Oil-Dri Corp.      39,489  
  1,648      Orchids Paper Products Co.      21,342  
  2,171      WD-40 Co.^      239,570  
     

 

 

 
        795,463  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.5%):

 
  22,978      Atlantic Power Corp.*      55,147  
  506      Atlantica Yield plc      10,808  
  10,671      Dynegy, Inc.*^      88,249  
  3,724      NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      63,531  
  5,480      NRG Yield, Inc., Class C^      96,448  
  7,214      Ormat Technologies, Inc.      423,318  
  10,283      Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      245,147  
  3,630      TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A*      43,560  
  5,942      Vivint Solar, Inc.*      34,761  
     

 

 

 
        1,060,969  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

  
  7,017      Raven Industries, Inc.      233,666  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.0%):

  
  3,090      Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      163,461  
  8,008      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.*(a)      138,939  
  13,045      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      342,822  
  1,653      American National Insurance Co.      192,558  
  2,876      Amerisafe, Inc.      163,788  
  4,281      Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.      259,429  
  8,089      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      403,236  
  180      Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class A^      4,275  
  8,209      Citizens, Inc.*      60,582  
  3,445      Crawford & Co.      32,039  
  4,636      Crawford & Co., Class A      36,068  
  2,691      Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      42,787  
  2,004      eHealth, Inc.*      37,675  
  3,293      EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      91,480  
  5,530      Employers Holdings, Inc.      233,919  
  1,069      Enstar Group, Ltd.*      212,356  
  2,939      FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      180,749  
  2,611      Federated National Holding Co.      41,776  
  4,344      First Acceptance Corp.*      4,952  
  10,826      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      40,814  
  1,050      Global Indemnity, Ltd.*      40,709  
  5,527      Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.*      115,514  
  3,636      Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*      40,978  
  2,205      HCI Group, Inc.^      103,591  
  569      Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      7,408  
  2,823      Independence Holding Co.      57,730  
  379      Investors Title Co.      73,314  
  2,048      Kemper Corp.      79,053  
  1,473      Kingstone Co., Inc.      22,537  
  12,677      Maiden Holdings, Ltd.^      140,715  
  18,599      MBIA, Inc.*^      175,389  
  2,096      Mercury General Corp.^      113,184  
 

 

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  4,062      National General Holdings Corp.    $ 85,708  
  588      National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      187,937  
  4,446      Onebeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.      81,051  
  3,304      Primerica, Inc.      250,278  
  7,274      ProAssurance Corp.      442,258  
  6,548      RLI Corp.^      357,651  
  513      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      35,038  
  2,048      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      102,502  
  5,250      State Auto Financial Corp.      135,083  
  1,618      State National Companies, Inc.      29,739  
  4,083      Stewart Information Services Corp.      185,287  
  204      The National Security Group, Inc.      2,909  
  2,083      Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.*      28,954  
  4,002      United Insurance Holdings Co.      62,951  
  6,539      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      164,783  
     

 

 

 
        5,805,956  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.5%):

  
  6,186      1-800 Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*      60,314  
  3,666      CafePress, Inc.*      9,495  
  1,840      FTD Cos., Inc.*      36,800  
  1,784      HSN, Inc.^      56,910  
  1,300      Lands’ End, Inc.*      19,370  
  213      Liberty Expedia Holdings, Class A*      11,506  
  9,267      Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      107,497  
  4,721      Nutri/System, Inc.      245,728  
  4,189      Overstock.com, Inc.*      68,281  
  3,780      PetMed Express, Inc.^      153,468  
  5,389      Shutterfly, Inc.*^      255,977  
  1,880      US Auto Parts Network, Inc.*      6,072  
     

 

 

 
        1,031,418  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (1.5%):

  
  7,493      Actua Corp.*      105,277  
  3,832      Angie’s List, Inc.*      49,011  
  778      Bankrate, Inc.*      9,997  
  3,300      Bazaarvoice, Inc.*      16,335  
  1,300      Blucora, Inc.*      27,560  
  4,575      Carbonite, Inc.*^      99,735  
  4,232      Cimpress NV*^      400,050  
  701      CommerceHub, Inc., Series A*      12,211  
  1,381      DHI Group, Inc.*      3,936  
  1,953      Envestnet, Inc.*^      77,339  
  6,302      GTT Communications, Inc.*^      199,458  
  12,029      Internap Network Services Corp.*      44,146  
  4,991      Inuvo, Inc.*      5,091  
  1,156      j2 Global, Inc.^      98,364  
  3,938      Leaf Group, Ltd.*      30,716  
  18,673      Limelight Networks, Inc.*      53,965  
  3,018      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      19,164  
  6,655      Marchex, Inc., Class B*      19,832  
  9,885      NIC, Inc.^      187,321  
  3,492      Numerex Corp., Class A*      17,216  
  8,938      QuinStreet, Inc.*      37,271  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,839      Qumu Corp.*    $ 5,370  
  7,302      RealNetworks, Inc.*      31,618  
  2,319      Reis, Inc.^      49,279  
  1,400      Rightside Group, Ltd.*      14,868  
  5,023      Shutterstock, Inc.*      221,414  
  1,743      Stamps.com, Inc.*^      269,947  
  5,449      Synacor, Inc.*      19,889  
  6,258      TechTarget*      64,895  
  7,131      The Meet Group, Inc. (The)*^      36,012  
  2,773      Travelzoo, Inc.*      30,364  
  8,928      Tremor Video, Inc.*      22,231  
  1,900      Truecar, Inc.*      37,867  
  7,161      Web.com Group, Inc.*      181,173  
  5,665      WebMD Health Corp.*^      332,253  
  2,184      XO Group, Inc.*      38,482  
  6,743      YuMe, Inc.      31,692  
     

 

 

 
        2,901,349  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (2.0%):

  
  11,949      Acxiom Corp.*      310,434  
  7,715      Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*^      336,373  
  824      CACI International, Inc., Class A*      103,041  
  6,999      Cardtronics plc*      229,987  
  1,787      Cass Information Systems, Inc.^      117,299  
  2,582      Conduent, Inc.*      41,157  
  3,848      Convergys Corp.^      91,505  
  2,654      CoreLogic, Inc.*      115,131  
  5,437      CSG Systems International, Inc.      220,633  
  758      CSP, Inc.      8,149  
  11,883      Everi Holdings, Inc.*      86,508  
  4,901      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      272,398  
  3,140      Forrester Research, Inc.      122,931  
  5,599      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      86,785  
  2,498      Innodata, Inc.*      4,372  
  431      Luxoft Holding, Inc.*      26,226  
  4,125      ManTech International Corp., Class A      170,693  
  10,553      ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.*      18,046  
  6,208      MoneyGram International, Inc.*      107,088  
  1,690      NCI, Inc., Class A*      35,659  
  5,293      NeuStar, Inc., Class A*      176,522  
  6,573      Perficient, Inc.*      122,521  
  3,168      PFSweb, Inc.*      26,168  
  4,285      Planet Payment, Inc.*      14,141  
  5,456      Science Applications International Corp.      378,755  
  8,429      Servicesource International, Inc.*      32,705  
  719      StarTek, Inc.*      8,801  
  6,425      Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*      215,430  
  1,158      Syntel, Inc.^      19,640  
  7,303      TeleTech Holdings, Inc.      297,961  
  5,724      Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.      78,762  
  8,699      Unisys Corp.*^      111,347  
  4,826      Virtusa Corp.*      141,884  
     

 

 

 
        4,129,052  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Leisure Products (0.4%):

  
  8,017      American Outdoor Brands Corp.*    $ 177,657  
  5,551      Callaway Golf Co.      70,942  
  2,916      Escalade, Inc.      38,200  
  2,447      JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*      9,788  
  1,196      Malibu Boats, Inc.*^      30,941  
  984      Marine Products Corp.      15,360  
  5,982      Nautilus Group, Inc.*^      114,555  
  2,637      Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.^      163,890  
  8,489      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*^      191,086  
     

 

 

 
        812,419  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):

  
  1,587      Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*      34,438  
  1,820      Bruker Corp.      52,489  
  5,004      Cambrex Corp.*      298,988  
  1,037      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      104,893  
  7,407      Enzo Biochem, Inc.*      81,773  
  7,018      Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*      17,896  
  2,522      INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A*      147,537  
  7,462      Luminex Corp.      157,597  
  1,310      Neogenomics, Inc.*^      11,738  
  1,737      PAREXEL International Corp.*      150,963  
     

 

 

 
        1,058,312  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (5.2%):

  
  5,633      Actuant Corp., Class A^      138,572  
  125      Alamo Group, Inc.      11,351  
  4,390      Albany International Corp., Class A      234,426  
  4,536      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      180,533  
  1,200      American Railcar Industries      45,960  
  1,974      ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.*^      5,725  
  806      Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co.*      2,458  
  3,255      Astec Industries, Inc.      180,685  
  7,867      Barnes Group, Inc.      460,455  
  1,300      Briggs & Stratton Corp.      31,330  
  5,149      Chart Industries, Inc.*^      178,825  
  2,689      CIRCOR International, Inc.^      159,673  
  3,780      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      96,088  
  5,525      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*      46,686  
  1,676      Dmc Global, Inc.      21,956  
  4,235      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      139,332  
  3,312      EnPro Industries, Inc.      236,377  
  4,153      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      247,726  
  9,840      Federal Signal Corp.      170,822  
  7,163      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      296,548  
  2,281      FreightCar America, Inc.      39,667  
  1,765      Gencor Industries, Inc.*      28,593  
  3,972      Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      121,345  
  4,496      Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      114,513  
  459      Graham Corp.      9,024  
  4,781      Greenbrier Cos, Inc.^      221,121  
  2,410      Hardinge, Inc.      29,932  
  12,487      Harsco Corp.*      201,041  
  8,780      Hillenbrand, Inc.      316,958  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,212      Hurco Cos, Inc.    $ 42,117  
  2,157      Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      151,529  
  2,377      ITT, Inc.      95,508  
  4,544      John Bean Technologies Corp.      445,311  
  9,594      Kennametal, Inc.      359,007  
  143      Key Technology, Inc.*      1,966  
  2,094      L.B. Foster Co., Class A      44,916  
  1,824      Lindsay Corp.^      162,792  
  829      Lydall, Inc.*      42,859  
  3,228      Manitex International, Inc.*      22,531  
  21,093      Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*^      126,769  
  14,363      Meritor, Inc.*      238,569  
  9,004      Mueller Industries, Inc.      274,172  
  23,949      Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      279,724  
  5,070      Navistar International Corp.*      132,986  
  3,562      NN, Inc.      97,777  
  358      Omega Flex, Inc.      23,055  
  3,573      Proto Labs, Inc.*^      240,284  
  3,727      RBC Bearings, Inc.*      379,260  
  14,208      Rexnord Corp.*      330,336  
  1,692      SPX Corp.*      42,571  
  1,085      SPX FLOW, Inc.*      40,015  
  2,098      Standex International Corp.      190,289  
  4,643      Sun Hydraulics Corp.^      198,117  
  2,249      Supreme Industires, Inc., Class A      36,996  
  466      Taylor Devices, Inc.*      6,226  
  2,754      Tennant Co.      203,245  
  11,277      Terex Corp.^      422,888  
  800      The Exone Co.*^      9,160  
  3,690      Timken Co.      170,663  
  11,231      Titan International, Inc.      134,884  
  6,807      TriMas Corp.*      141,926  
  454      Twin Disc, Inc.*      7,328  
  9,504      Wabash National Corp.^      208,898  
  3,816      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      241,171  
  18,993      Welbilt, Inc.*^      358,018  
  1,166      Woodward, Inc.      78,798  
  572      WSI Industries, Inc.*      1,888  
  3,110      Xerium Technologies, Inc.*      22,361  
     

 

 

 
        9,974,632  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.1%):

  
  1,121      Kirby Corp.*      74,939  
  7,024      Matson, Inc.      211,001  
     

 

 

 
        285,940  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.8%):

  
  3,904      A.H. Belo Corp., Class A      21,472  
  3,922      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A      89,226  
  2,527      Ballantyne Strong, Inc.*      16,931  
  478      Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      4,684  
  27,534      Central Eurpoean Media Enterprises*^      110,136  
  229      Daily Journal Corp.*^      47,238  
  10,779      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      191,974  
 

 

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  6,123      Entercom Communications Corp.^    $ 63,373  
  11,865      Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      78,309  
  2,242      Eros International plc*^      25,671  
  4,669      Gannett Co., Inc.^      40,714  
  338      Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.*      1,203  
  11,521      Gray Television, Inc.*      157,838  
  12,577      Harte-Hanks, Inc.*      12,954  
  2,892      Hemisphere Media Group*      34,270  
  1,045      Imax Corp.*      22,990  
  2,441      Insignia Systems, Inc.      2,539  
  4,052      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      213,743  
  10,454      Lee Enterprises, Inc.*      19,863  
  372      McClatchy Co., Class A*^      3,474  
  5,619      Meredith Corp.^      334,050  
  3,571      MSG Networks, Inc., Class A*^      80,169  
  10,941      National CineMedia, Inc.      81,182  
  827      New Media Investment Group, Inc.      11,148  
  26,302      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      465,544  
  7,050      Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A^      421,590  
  4,315      Reading International, Inc., Class A*      69,601  
  11,356      Regal Entertainment Group, Class A^      232,344  
  654      Scholastic Corp.      28,508  
  8,414      Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      276,821  
  13,453      Time, Inc.      193,051  
  1,170      Tribune Media Co., Class A      47,701  
  8,158      Urban One, Inc.*      18,356  
  1,858      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^      37,847  
     

 

 

 
        3,456,514  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (1.3%):

  
  23,109      AK Steel Holding Corp.*^      151,826  
  4,912      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.^      83,553  
  2,124      Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      31,329  
  6,694      Carpenter Technology Corp.^      250,556  
  3,100      Century Aluminum Co.*^      48,298  
  21,148      Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.*      146,344  
  7,283      Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*      62,488  
  15,951      Commercial Metals Co.      309,929  
  4,543      Compass Minerals International, Inc.^      296,659  
  13,641      Ferroglobe plc(a)      163,010  
  1,805      Gold Resource Corp.      7,364  
  1,510      Handy & Harman, Ltd.*      47,414  
  2,335      Haynes International, Inc.      84,784  
  54,581      Hecla Mining Co.^      278,364  
  931      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      82,412  
  4,126      Materion Corp.      154,312  
  9,373      McEwen Mining, Inc.      24,651  
  1,956      Ryerson Holding Corp.*      19,364  
  1,487      Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      37,472  
  3,318      SunCoke Energy, Inc.*      36,166  
  1,789      Synalloy Corp.*      20,305  
  2,414      TimkenSteel Corp.*^      37,103  
  2,939      United States Steel Corp.      65,069  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,458      Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*    $ 28,431  
  2,441      Worthington Industries, Inc.      122,587  
     

 

 

 
        2,589,790  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.3%):

  
  6,815      Big Lots, Inc.^      329,164  
  654      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      37,729  
  800      Fred’s, Inc.^      7,384  
  39,798      J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*^      185,061  
  2,545      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^      108,417  
  5,314      Tuesday Morning Corp.*^      10,097  
     

 

 

 
        677,852  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.7%):

  
  9,853      Avista Corp.      418,358  
  5,171      Black Hills Corp.^      348,887  
  6,986      NorthWestern Corp.      426,287  
  2,614      Unitil Corp.      126,282  
     

 

 

 
        1,319,814  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.7%):

  
  816      Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      33,521  
  12,123      Alon USA Energy, Inc.      161,477  
  6,000      Approach Resources, Inc.*^      20,220  
  901      Barnwell Industries, Inc.*      1,631  
  9,079      Bill Barrett Corp.*      27,873  
  1,697      California Resources Corp.*^      14,509  
  8,096      Callon Petroleum Co.*^      85,899  
  16,914      Clean Energy Fuel Corp.*      42,962  
  8,098      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*      28,586  
  4,257      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*^      63,600  
  1,914      Contango Oil & Gas Co.*      12,709  
  3,956      Delek US Holdings, Inc.      104,597  
  39,156      Denbury Resources, Inc.*^      59,909  
  16,266      DHT Holdings, Inc.      67,504  
  1,100      Dorian LPG, Ltd.*      8,998  
  416      Earthstone Energy, Inc.*      4,164  
  4,363      Eclipse Resources Corp.*      12,478  
  7,475      Enlink Midstream LLC^      131,560  
  12,047      EP Energy Corp., Class A*^      44,092  
  1,297      Evolution Petroleum Corp.      10,506  
  13,216      Gaslog, Ltd.^      201,544  
  1,561      Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.^      32,079  
  1,608      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      23,718  
  5,504      Hallador Energy Co.      42,766  
  8,274      Jones Energy, Inc., Class A*^      13,238  
  23,866      Kosmos Energy LLC*^      152,981  
  8,896      Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.*^      93,586  
  2,751      Matador Resources Co.*      58,789  
  12,361      Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.^      78,369  
  16,333      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*      131,481  
  4,913      Pacific Ethanol, Inc.*      30,706  
  3,313      Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A      76,530  
  1,648      Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*^      29,730  
 

 

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  12,598      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A^    $ 280,430  
  3,833      PDC Energy, Inc.*      165,240  
  266      Penn Virginia Corp.*^      9,776  
  6      PrimeEnergy Corp.*      276  
  3,285      QEP Resources, Inc.*      33,179  
  6,030      Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*      78,089  
  3,561      Ring Energy, Inc.*      46,293  
  28,682      Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      113,868  
  4,107      SemGroup Corp., Class A      110,889  
  12,619      Ship Finance International^      171,618  
  3,446      SM Energy Co.      56,962  
  20,393      SRC Energy, Inc.*^      137,245  
  1,980      Teekay Shipping Corp.^      13,207  
  18,909      Teekay Tankers, Ltd.      35,549  
  1,151      Westmoreland Coal Co.*      5,605  
  20,468      Whiting Petroleum Corp.*^      112,779  
  1,144      World Fuel Services Corp.      43,987  
     

 

 

 
        3,317,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (1.1%):

  
  5,866      Boise Cascade Co.*      178,326  
  2,930      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      136,978  
  2,095      Deltic Timber Corp.^      156,413  
  8,287      Domtar Corp.      318,386  
  15,270      KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp.      315,020  
  14,154      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*      341,252  
  11,341      Mercer International, Inc.      130,422  
  2,748      Neenah Paper, Inc.      220,527  
  1,455      P.H. Glatfelter Co.      28,431  
  15,494      Resolute Forest Products*      68,174  
  4,885      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      181,869  
     

 

 

 
        2,075,798  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.6%):

  
  27,730      Avon Products, Inc.*      105,374  
  1,214      CCA Industries, Inc.*      4,128  
  5,186      Inter Parfums, Inc.      190,068  
  900      Lifevantage Corp.*^      3,897  
  537      Mannatech, Inc.      8,538  
  2,284      Medifast, Inc.      94,717  
  1,387      Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*      13,870  
  369      Natural Health Trends Corp.      10,277  
  3,757      Natures Sunshine Products, Inc.      49,780  
  2,622      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^      164,766  
  1,791      Nutraceutical International Corp.      74,595  
  6,562      Revlon, Inc.*^      155,519  
  340      United-Guardian, Inc.      5,253  
  3,463      Usana Health Sciences, Inc.*^      221,979  
     

 

 

 
        1,102,761  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.0%):

  
  2,163      Akorn, Inc.*      72,547  
  2,076      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      37,077  
  1,566      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      73,289  
    
    
    
    
     
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  1,496      Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.*    $ 10,816  
  5,610      Catalent, Inc.*      196,911  
  3,415      Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      24,144  
  4,744      DepoMed, Inc.*      50,951  
  9,143      Endo International plc*      102,127  
  8,459      Endocyte, Inc.*      12,689  
  371      Heska Corp.*      37,868  
  8,766      Horizon Pharma plc*      104,052  
  1,722      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^      27,724  
  4,468      Innoviva, Inc.*^      57,190  
  1,879      Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*^      23,337  
  2,063      Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      10,418  
  6,034      Lannett Co., Inc.*^      123,094  
  2,617      Lipocine, Inc.*^      10,520  
  1,040      Medicines Co. (The)*^      39,530  
  859      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      31,826  
  7,676      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*      405,371  
  9,367      Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      103,037  
  8,258      Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*^      86,709  
  5,788      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      249,463  
  1,949      Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      13,896  
  2,286      Zogenix, Inc.*^      33,147  
     

 

 

 
        1,937,733  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (1.8%):

  
  1,888      Acacia Research Corp.*      7,741  
  5,230      Advisory Board Co. (The)*      269,345  
  1,199      Barrett Business Services, Inc.      68,691  
  9,272      CBIZ, Inc.*      139,080  
  3,999      CDI Corp.*      23,394  
  490      CRA International, Inc.      17,797  
  4,213      Exponent, Inc.      245,618  
  3,126      Franklin Covey Co.*      60,332  
  6,325      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      221,122  
  3,229      GP Strategies Corp.*      85,246  
  3,411      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      74,189  
  9,494      Hill International, Inc.*      49,369  
  3,372      Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*      145,670  
  3,423      ICF International, Inc.*      161,223  
  3,273      Insperity, Inc.      232,383  
  1,000      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      22,450  
  5,603      Kforce, Inc.      109,819  
  8,105      Korn/Ferry International^      279,865  
  666      Mastech Holdings, Inc.*      4,316  
  4,881      Mistras Group, Inc.*      107,236  
  8,295      Navigant Consulting, Inc.*      163,909  
  7,785      On Assignment, Inc.*      421,557  
  7,016      Resources Connection, Inc.      96,119  
  7,702      RPX Corp.*      107,443  
  3,165      TriNet Group, Inc.*      103,622  
  6,895      Trueblue, Inc.*      182,718  
  4,212      Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*      16,637  
 

 

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Professional Services, continued

  
  1,576      Willdan Group, Inc.*^    $ 48,147  
     

 

 

 
        3,465,038  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.6%):

  
  7,943      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      328,681  
  2,400      Altisource Portfolio Solutions*      52,368  
  395      CKX Lands, Inc.(a)      4,543  
  1,120      Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.      63,784  
  6,308      Forestar Group, Inc.*      108,182  
  232      FRP Holdings, Inc.*      10,707  
  376      Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc.      11,795  
  6,592      HFF, Inc., Class A      229,204  
  10      J.W. Mays, Inc.*      355  
  5,185      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      98,774  
  5,387      Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*      142,001  
  1,035      Maui Land & Pineapple Co.*^      21,011  
  308      Stratus Properties, Inc.      9,055  
  4,276      Tejon Ranch Co.*      88,257  
  1,076      The RMR Group, Inc., Class A      52,347  
  2,700      The St. Joe Co.*^      50,625  
  256      Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.*^      6,884  
     

 

 

 
        1,278,573  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.2%):

  
  1,803      ArcBest Corp.      37,142  
  9,143      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*^      249,330  
  4,522      Celadon Group, Inc.^      14,244  
  2,970      Covenant Transportation Group, Inc.,
Class A*^
     52,064  
  13,610      Heartland Express, Inc.^      283,360  
  11,773      Knight Transportation, Inc.^      436,189  
  3,932      Landstar System, Inc.      336,579  
  1,020      Marten Transport, Ltd.      27,948  
  7,221      Roadrunner Transportation System, Inc.*      52,497  
  598      Ryder System, Inc.      43,044  
  4,204      Saia, Inc.*      215,665  
  3,419      Swift Transportation Co.*      90,604  
  4,455      Universal Truckload Services, Inc.      66,825  
  1,872      USA Truck, Inc.*      16,212  
  10,586      Werner Enterprises, Inc.^      310,699  
  6,473      YRC Worldwide, Inc.*      71,980  
     

 

 

 
        2,304,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%):

  
  6,765      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*      437,628  
  5,028      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*      83,817  
  1,056      Ambarella, Inc.*      51,269  
  34,591      Amkor Technology, Inc.*      337,954  
  4,245      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      88,933  
  2,777      AXT, Inc.*      17,634  
  2,314      Brooks Automation, Inc.      50,191  
  3,506      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.      258,848  
  1,462      CEVA, Inc.*      66,448  
  6,385      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*^      400,467  
  4,840      Cohu, Inc.      76,182  
    
    
    
    
     
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  4,144      Cree, Inc.*^    $ 102,150  
  522      Cyberoptics Corp.*      10,779  
  7,316      Diodes, Inc.*      175,803  
  4,185      DSP Group, Inc.*      48,546  
  19,633      Entegris, Inc.*      430,944  
  781      First Solar, Inc.*      31,146  
  11,277      FormFactor, Inc.*      139,835  
  4,679      GSI Technology, Inc.*      36,777  
  1,201      Inphi Corp.*^      41,194  
  18,733      Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*      483,125  
  1,349      inTest Corp.*      9,038  
  5,974      IXYS Corp.*      98,272  
  12,127      Kopin Corp.*^      44,991  
  11,117      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*      211,445  
  17,231      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*      114,758  
  1,636      MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.*^      16,033  
  2,327      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*      64,900  
  7,523      MKS Instruments, Inc.      506,299  
  4,449      Nanometrics, Inc.*      112,515  
  6,163      Neophotonics Corp.*      47,578  
  910      NVE Corp.      70,070  
  5,936      PDF Solutions, Inc.*^      97,647  
  11,404      Photronics, Inc.*      107,198  
  3,570      Power Integrations, Inc.      260,253  
  16,529      Rambus, Inc.*      188,926  
  5,028      Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*      114,890  
  2,280      Semtech Corp.*      81,510  
  740      Sevcon, Inc.*      9,916  
  6,339      Sigma Designs, Inc.*      37,083  
  5,958      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      407,229  
  586      Sunpower Corp.*^      5,473  
  2,469      Synaptics, Inc.*^      127,672  
  5,213      Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*^      97,744  
  8,035      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      223,775  
  3,045      Versum Materials, Inc.      98,963  
  10,031      Xcerra Corp.*      98,003  
  7,503      Xperi Corp.      223,589  
     

 

 

 
        6,845,440  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (2.3%):

  
  19,273      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      431,137  
  4,794      American Software, Inc., Class A      49,330  
  1,912      Aspen Technology, Inc.*      105,657  
  2,785      Aware, Inc.*      14,343  
  7,393      Barracuda Networks, Inc.*      170,483  
  4,159      Blackbaud, Inc.^      356,634  
  2,350      BSQUARE Corp.*      13,160  
  1,750      Datawatch Corp.*      16,275  
  4,648      Ebix, Inc.      250,527  
  428      Ellie Mae, Inc.*      47,041  
  2,049      Evolving Systems, Inc.*      10,552  
  2,896      Fair Isaac Corp.      403,731  
  4,113      GlobalSCAPE, Inc.      21,758  
 

 

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Software, continued

  
  595      Globant SA*^    $ 25,847  
  4,000      Glu Mobile, Inc.*      10,000  
  470      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*      22,588  
  204      MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*      39,101  
  6,977      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      127,679  
  2,185      Paycom Software, Inc.*^      149,476  
  10,482      Pegasystems, Inc.      611,624  
  7,959      Progress Software Corp.      245,854  
  2,878      QAD, Inc.      92,240  
  1,490      Qualys, Inc.*      60,792  
  2,647      RealPage, Inc.*      95,160  
  6,367      SeaChange International, Inc.*      16,936  
  3,292      Silver Spring Networks, Inc.*^      37,134  
  6,375      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^      104,869  
  7,906      Telenav, Inc.*      64,039  
  16,342      TiVo Corp.      304,778  
  7,072      VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*      101,483  
  3,044      Verint Systems, Inc.*      123,891  
  1,473      Zedge, Inc., Class B*      3,255  
  1,895      Zix Corp.*      10,783  
  113,139      Zynga, Inc.*      411,826  
     

 

 

 
        4,549,983  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (3.1%):

  
  9,996      Aaron’s, Inc.^      388,843  
  3,905      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A^      48,578  
  12,099      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.^      145,793  
  1,626      America’s Car Mart, Inc.*      63,251  
  3,300      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      186,615  
  26,427      Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*      56,818  
  7,305      Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*      77,652  
  11,581      Barnes & Noble, Inc.      88,016  
  4,102      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.^      53,531  
  3,574      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      25,304  
  1,732      Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*      18,099  
  908      Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*      53,953  
  6,983      Caleres, Inc.      193,988  
  5,093      Cato Corp., Class A^      89,586  
  19,215      Chico’s FAS, Inc.^      181,005  
  2,663      Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)^      271,892  
  7,062      Christopher & Banks Corp.*      9,251  
  2,910      Citi Trends, Inc.      61,750  
  4,898      Conn’s, Inc.*^      93,552  
  2,917      Destination Maternity Corp.*      9,451  
  10,159      Destination XL Group, Inc.*      23,874  
  2,730      DSW, Inc., Class A      48,321  
  13,584      Express, Inc.*      91,692  
  7,307      Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      103,540  
  7,600      Five Below, Inc.*^      375,212  
  7,915      Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*      86,590  
  3,815      GameStop Corp., Class A      82,442  
  3,363      Genesco, Inc.*      114,006  
  693      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      43,881  
    
    
    
    
     
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  11,356      Guess?, Inc.^    $ 145,130  
  2,764      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      69,376  
  3,790      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*^      78,643  
  3,206      Kirkland’s, Inc.*      32,958  
  3,560      Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A^      335,459  
  1,529      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*      38,317  
  4,711      MarineMax, Inc.*      92,100  
  3,750      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*      69,450  
  4,983      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.^      208,040  
  3,110      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.*^      230,482  
  11,726      New York & Co.*      16,182  
  33,156      Office Depot, Inc.      187,000  
  3,403      Party City Holdco, Inc.*      53,257  
  441      Perfumania Holdings, Inc.*      750  
  17,335      Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      89,969  
  1,537      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      18,014  
  6,266      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*^      126,887  
  6,706      Select Comfort Corp.*^      237,996  
  7,041      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      136,947  
  2,363      Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*      12,760  
  8,364      Stein Mart, Inc.      14,135  
  884      Tailored Brands, Inc.^      9,865  
  289      Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*      2,572  
  6,734      The Buckle, Inc.^      119,865  
  8,543      The Container Store Group, Inc.*      50,575  
  8,692      The Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.^      179,490  
  2,271      Tilly’s, Inc.      23,051  
  737      Trans World Entertainment Corp.*      1,216  
  589      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^      10,920  
  4,282      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*      49,885  
  4,562      West Marine, Inc.      58,622  
  727      Winmark Corp.      93,747  
  5,550      Zumiez, Inc.*^      68,543  
     

 

 

 
        5,948,689  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):

  
  3,723      3D Systems Corp.*      69,620  
  1,308      Astro-Med, Inc.      17,135  
  7,288      Avid Technology, Inc.*      38,335  
  1,901      Concurrent Computer Corp.      12,813  
  1,297      Cray, Inc.*      23,865  
  6,881      Diebold, Inc.^      192,668  
  7,170      Eastman Kodak Co.*^      65,247  
  6,494      Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*^      307,685  
  2,458      Stratasys, Ltd.*      57,296  
  7,770      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*^      191,531  
  1,590      TransAct Technologies, Inc.      13,515  
     

 

 

 
        989,710  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%):

  
  1,716      Cherokee, Inc.*      11,926  
  8,448      Crocs, Inc.*      65,134  
  2,291      Culp, Inc.      74,458  
  4,229      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      288,671  
 

 

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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  
  6,596      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*^    $ 164,570  
  7,140      Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*^      49,337  
  5,694      Kate Spade & Co.*      105,282  
  2,740      Oxford Industries, Inc.      171,223  
  1,515      Rocky Brands, Inc.      20,377  
  6,949      Sequential Brands Group, Inc.*      27,727  
  9,483      Steven Madden, Ltd.*^      378,845  
  603      Unifi, Inc.*      18,572  
  761      Vera Bradley, Inc.*      7,443  
  6,279      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      175,875  
     

 

 

 
        1,559,440  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.8%):

  
  885      ASB Bancorp, Inc.*      38,896  
  14,966      Astoria Financial Corp.      301,564  
  1,803      Atlantic Coast Financial Corp.*      14,406  
  8,784      Bank Mutual Corp.      80,374  
  3,938      BankFinancial Corp.      58,755  
  2,775      Bear State Financial, Inc.      26,252  
  12,773      Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.      191,595  
  9,091      BofI Holding, Inc.*^      215,638  
  1,659      BSB Bancorp, Inc.*^      48,526  
  20,912      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      297,159  
  3,165      Charter Financial Corp.      56,970  
  280      Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.      3,914  
  5,107      Clifton Bancorp, Inc.^      84,419  
  993      Coastway Bancorp, Inc.*      20,456  
  5,896      Dime Community Bancshares      115,562  
  1,537      ESSA Bancorp, Inc.      22,625  
  1,705      Essent Group, Ltd.*      63,324  
  242      First Capital, Inc.      7,592  
  590      First Defiance Financial Corp.      31,081  
  9,191      Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*      283,266  
  574      FS Bancorp, Inc.      25,618  
  195      Guaranty Federal Bankshares, Inc.      4,134  
  681      Hamilton Bancorp, Inc.*      10,215  
  301      Hingham Institution for Savings      54,761  
  629      HMN Financial, Inc.*      11,291  
  973      Home Bancorp, Inc.      41,372  
  43      Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.      1,152  
  4,136      HomeStreet, Inc.*      114,464  
  1,446      HopFed Bancorp, Inc.      21,271  
  869      IF Bancorp, Inc.      16,946  
  865      Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*      13,087  
  7,701      Kearny Financial Corp.^      114,360  
  390      Kentucky First Federal Bancorp      3,686  
  1,116      LendingTree, Inc.*^      192,175  
  940      Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*      22,513  
  9,112      Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      153,993  
  1,197      Meta Financial Group, Inc.      106,533  
  676      MSB Financial Corp.*      11,864  
  3,723      Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*^      66,604  
  2,740      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*      31,373  
  8,224      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      141,042  
  13,856      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.^      216,291  
    
    
    
    
     
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  5,668      Oceanfirst Financial Corp.    $ 153,716  
  198      Oconee Federal Financial Corp.      5,502  
  16,927      Ocwen Financial Corp.*      45,534  
  7,654      Oritani Financial Corp.^      130,501  
  4,022      PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A*      67,167  
  2,981      PHH Corp.*      41,048  
  1,677      Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      32,282  
  2,873      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      72,917  
  1,685      Prudential Bancorp, Inc.^      30,600  
  420      Riverview Bancorp, Inc.      2,789  
  2,744      Security National Financial Corp., Class A*      17,562  
  671      Severn Bancorp, Inc.*^      4,898  
  1,709      SI Financial Group, Inc.      27,515  
  707      Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.      22,808  
  1,815      Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      56,610  
  15,166      TrustCo Bank Corp.      117,537  
  25      United Community Bancorp      490  
  9,257      United Community Financial Corp.      76,926  
  8,283      United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      138,243  
  6,735      Walter Investment Management Corp.*      6,379  
  12,907      Washington Federal, Inc.      428,511  
  6,500      Waterstone Financial, Inc.      122,525  
  5,011      Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc.*      244,686  
  580      Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.      10,138  
  3,601      Western New England BanCorp, Inc.      36,550  
  12      Wolverine Bancorp, Inc.      482  
  4,945      WSFS Financial Corp.      224,255  
  35      WVS Financial Corp.      564  
     

 

 

 
        5,455,854  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.2%):

  
  301      Alliance One International, Inc.*      4,334  
  635      Universal Corp.      41,085  
  17,080      Vector Group, Ltd.^      364,146  
     

 

 

 
        409,565  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.3%):

  
  311      AeroCentury Corp.*      3,856  
  3,640      Air Lease Corp.^      135,990  
  6,493      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      383,412  
  8,168      Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*      400,232  
  1,500      BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*      16,365  
  2,473      BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*      54,035  
  4,236      CAI International, Inc.*^      99,970  
  2,504      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*      86,388  
  1,463      Envirostar, Inc.^      39,574  
  1,239      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      25,288  
  1,116      Herc Holdings, Inc.*      43,881  
  4,781      Huttig Building Products, Inc.*      33,515  
  4,012      Kaman Corp., Class A      200,078  
  373      Lawson Products, Inc.*      8,262  
  4,569      MRC Global, Inc.*      75,480  
  539      Neff Corp.*      10,241  
  4,852      NOW, Inc.*^      78,020  
 

 

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Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

  
  539      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*    $ 20,040  
  9,964      Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.^      144,478  
  3,983      Titan Machinery, Inc.*      71,614  
  577      TransAct Technologies, Inc.*      7,011  
  5,731      Triton International, Ltd.      191,645  
  1,668      Univar, Inc.*      48,706  
  2,676      Veritiv Corp.*      120,420  
  2,996      WESCO International, Inc.*      171,671  
     

 

 

 
        2,470,172  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.6%):

 
  6,793      American States Water Co.^      322,056  
  1,521      Artesian Resources Corp.      57,250  
  7,681      California Water Service Group      282,661  
  2,058      Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      114,240  
  2,756      Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.      34,174  
  3,030      Middlesex Water Co.      119,988  
  669      Pure Cycle Corp.*      5,185  
  3,454      SJW Corp.      169,868  
  2,392      York Water Co. (The)      83,361  
     

 

 

 
        1,188,783  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%):

  
  6,783      Boingo Wireless, Inc.*      101,474  
  7,479      Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.^      229,605  
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued

  
  4,083      Spok Holdings, Inc.    $ 72,269  
  9,308      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      258,297  
     

 

 

 
        661,645  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $175,979,002)

     195,624,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Right (0.2%):

  
 

Media (0.2%):

  
  21,894      Media General, Inc. CVR, Expires on 01/18/18*(a)(b)      41,599  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Right (Cost $6,785)

     41,599  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (23.0%):

 
$ 44,857,678      AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      44,857,678  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $44,857,678)

     44,857,678  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.0%):

  
  49,040      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)      49,040  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $49,040)

     49,040  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $220,892,505)(e) — 123.4%

     240,572,317  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (23.4)%

     (45,652,112
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 194,920,205  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $43,719,614.

 

(a) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.18% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.02% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 220,892,505
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 240,572,317

Cash

       785

Interest and dividends receivable

       167,429

Receivable for investments sold

       218,776
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       240,959,307
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       206,693

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       798,353

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       44,857,678

Manager fees payable

       112,996

Administration fees payable

       6,763

Distribution fees payable

       40,356

Custodian fees payable

       3,736

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,089

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,160

Trustee fees payable

       2,109

Other accrued liabilities

       8,169
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       46,039,102
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 194,920,205
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 165,376,754

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       1,549,844

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       8,313,721

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       19,679,886
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 194,920,205
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       16,789,898

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.61
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $43,719,614.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 1,313,877

Income from securities lending

       131,551

Foreign withholding tax

       (1,475 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       1,443,953
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       843,860

Administration fees

       36,544

Distribution fees

       248,194

Custodian fees

       11,493

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,080

Transfer agent fees

       3,533

Trustee fees

       6,830

Professional fees

       7,117

Shareholder reports

       1,853

Other expenses

       2,961
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       1,164,465

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (148,917 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,015,548
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       428,405
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       5,348,122

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (2,572,107 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       2,776,015
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 3,204,420
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 428,405         $ 1,136,185

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      5,348,122           2,962,328

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (2,572,107 )           41,654,859
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      3,204,420           45,753,372
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (897,259 )

From net realized gains

                (346,185 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (1,243,444 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,427,223           6,352,461

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                1,243,444

Value of shares redeemed

      (18,723,262 )           (52,625,048 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (16,296,039 )           (45,029,143 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (13,091,619 )           (519,215 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      208,011,824           208,531,039
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 194,920,205         $ 208,011,824
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,549,844         $ 1,121,439
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      211,215           651,607

Dividends reinvested

                125,347

Shares redeemed

      (1,628,369 )           (5,243,191 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,417,154 )           (4,466,237 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
   April 27, 2015
to December 31,
2015(a)
     (Unaudited)         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.42     $ 9.20      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

             

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.03       0.07        0.03

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.16       2.21        (0.83 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.19       2.28        (0.80 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

             

Net Investment Income

             (0.04 )       

Net Realized Gains

             (0.02 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.06 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.61     $ 11.42      $ 9.20
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       1.57 %(c)       24.90 %        (8.00 )%(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 194,920     $ 208,012      $ 208,531

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       0.43 %       0.56 %        0.50 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       1.17 %       1.14 %        1.18 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       1.02 %       0.99 %        1.03 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       5 %(c)       9 %        10 %(c)

 

(a) For the period April 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2015.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $37 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $12,923 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 44,856,967      $ 711      $      $      $ 44,857,678
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       44,856,967        711                      44,857,678
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 44,856,967      $ 711      $      $      $ 44,857,678
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 44,857,678
         

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“DFA”), DFA provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

         0.85 %          1.35 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,232 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks+

       $ 195,624,000        $        $ 195,624,000

Right

                  41,599          41,599

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  44,857,678          44,857,678

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         49,040                   49,040
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 195,673,040        $ 44,899,277        $ 240,572,317
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       $ 10,136,855        $ 24,476,914

6. Investment Risks

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $220,889,067. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 39,310,791  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (19,627,541
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 19,683,250  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       $ 1,243,444        $        $ 1,243,444

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

       $ 2,357,367        $ 1,726,741        $        $ 22,254,923        $ 26,339,031

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 22

Statement of Operations

Page 22

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 23

Financial Highlights

Page 24

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 25

Other Information

Page 32

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.60     $ 3.31       0.66 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.54     $ 3.31       0.66 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      37.0 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      22.0

Corporate Bonds

      21.5

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      14.4

Certificates of Deposit

      8.0

Asset Backed Securities

      6.2

Yankee Dollars

      4.9

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      4.7

Commercial Paper

      1.6

Money Markets

      0.8

Municipal Bonds

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      121.2

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (21.2 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Asset Backed Securities (6.2%):

 
$ 6,930,000      Aebor Realty Collateralized Loan, Class A, Series 17-FL1, 2.46%, 4/15/27,
Callable 11/15/19 @ 100(a)(b)
   $ 6,930,000  
  2,516,886      American Homes 4 Rent LLC, Class A, Series 2014-SFR3, 3.68%, 12/17/36      2,621,343  
  6,000,000      AmeriCredit Automoblie Receivables Trust, Class A3, Series 16-3, 1.46%, 5/10/21, Callable 7/8/20 @ 100      5,982,619  
  2,330,000      AmeriCredit Automoblie Receivables Trust, Class A3, Series 16-4, 1.53%, 7/8/21, Callable 9/8/20 @ 100      2,320,704  
  1,000,000      Apidos CLO, Class A1R, Series 15-20A, 2.35%, 1/16/27, Callable 7/17/17 @ 100(b)      1,002,983  
  1,885,000      Arbor Realty Collateralized Loan, Class A, Series 15-FL2A, 2.91%, 9/15/25,
Callable 3/15/18 @ 100(a)(b)
     1,870,109  
  5,350,000      Banc of America Merrill Lynch Large Loan, Class A, Series 2015-ASHF, 2.38%, 1/15/28(b)      5,367,614  
  1,502,000      Benefit Street Partners CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2014-IVA, 2.51%, 1/20/29,
Callable 1/20/19 @ 100(b)
     1,506,131  
  580,000      Cedar Funding, Ltd., Class A1, Series 14-3A, 2.70%, 5/20/26(b)      581,129  
  1,000,000      Cent CLO, LP, Class A1R, Series 14-22A, 2.44%, 11/7/26(a)(b)      1,000,000  
  2,000,000      Chase Issuance Trust, Class A5, Series 2016-A5, 1.27%, 7/15/21      1,981,700  
  1,270,000      Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Class B, Series 2013-BA, 1.78%, 6/17/19, Callable 2/15/18 @ 100      1,270,470  
  3,000,000      CIFC Funding, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 15-1A, 2.43%, 1/22/27, Callable 7/22/17 @ 100(b)      3,000,309  
  2,210,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Class A1, Series 2014-A1, 2.88%, 1/23/23      2,276,486  
  3,335,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Class A3, Series 2017-A3, 1.92%, 4/7/22      3,338,686  
  2,165,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 15-2A, 2.40%, 2/15/23,
Callable 12/15/18 @ 100(b)
     2,173,075  
  428,206      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2014-2A, 1.88%, 3/15/22,
Callable 10/15/17 @ 100
     428,271  
  11,200,000      Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Class A2, Series 17-BA, 1.59%, 12/17/18,
Callable 8/15/21 @ 100
     11,199,385  
  1,495,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Class A, Series 2014-2, 1.49%, 2/15/21(b)      1,501,424  
  1,855,000      Golden Credit Card Trust, Class A,
Series 2015-2A, 2.02%, 4/15/22
     1,858,351  
  2,190,000      GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII, Ltd., Class A, Series 2013-7A, 2.31%, 4/25/25, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(b)      2,189,987  
  4,871,641      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A4, Series 17-1, 3.50%, 1/25/47, Callable 10/25/38 @ 100(b)      4,995,271  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Asset Backed Securities, continued

 
$ 855,903      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 14-CTA, 1.86%, 9/16/24,
Callable 9/15/21 @ 100(b)
   $ 856,170  
  5,909,651      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2015-CA, 2.49%, 1/16/35,
Callable 3/15/20 @ 100(b)
     5,961,419  
  1,505,000      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series 2016-AA, 3.91%, 12/15/45,
Callable 4/15/29 @ 100
     1,561,740  
  2,140,000      Nextgear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Class A, Series 2014-1A, 1.92%, 10/15/19      2,141,731  
  1,377,351      Nomad CLO, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2013-1A, 2.36%, 1/15/25, Callable 7/15/17 @ 100(b)      1,378,314  
  1,400,000      OCP CLO, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2012-2A, 2.57%, 11/22/25, Callable 11/22/18 @ 100(b)      1,411,252  
  1,500,000      OCP CLO, Ltd., Class A1, Series 2015-8A, 2.69%, 4/17/27, Callable 7/17/17 @ 100(b)      1,500,599  
  790,042      OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Class A, Series 2014-2A, 2.47%, 9/18/24,
Callable 7/18/17 @ 101
     791,069  
  1,875,000      OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Class A, Series 2015-1A, 3.19%, 3/18/26,
Callable 1/18/18 @ 101
     1,893,689  
  1,250,000      OZLM, Ltd., Class A1BR, Series 14-7A, 2.31%, 7/17/26, Callable 7/17/17 @ 100(b)      1,249,999  
  11,770,000      Pfs Financing Corp., Class A, Series 2017-AA, 1.74%, 3/15/21(b)      11,791,673  
  2,425,000      PFS Financing Corp., Class 4, Series 16-A, 2.36%, 2/18/20(b)      2,435,198  
  480,000      PFS Financing Corp., Class A, Series 2016-BA, 1.87%, 10/15/21      477,785  
  2,300,000      Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Class C, Series 2014-1A, 2.39%, 5/15/20,
Callable 8/15/18 @ 100
     2,305,027  
  2,046,261      Progress Residential Trust, Class A, Series 2015-SFR2, 2.74%, 6/12/32      2,056,813  
  431,246      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Class C, Series 2013-4, 3.25%, 1/15/20, Callable 2/15/18 @ 100      432,356  
  492,658      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Class A3, Series 15-4, 1.58%, 9/16/19, Callable 6/15/19 @ 100(b)      492,724  
  1,700,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Class A3, Series 16-3, 1.50%, 8/17/20, Callable 1/15/20 @ 100      1,697,178  
  434,792      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2006-A, 1.44%, 12/15/23,
Callable 12/15/27 @ 100(b)
     433,379  
  172,457      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A2, Series 2012-C, 3.31%, 10/15/46,
Callable 5/15/18 @ 100
     174,317  
  640,000      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series 15-B, 2.98%, 7/15/27      654,816  
  2,250,000      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series 17-A, 2.88%, 9/15/34      2,268,264  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Asset Backed Securities, continued

 
$ 250,000      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series 16-A, 2.70%, 5/15/31(b)    $ 250,994  
  3,211,905      Social Professional Loan Program, Class A2, Series 2015-D, 2.72%, 10/27/36      3,244,079  
  1,202,728      Social Professional Loan Program, Class A2, Series 2015-C, 2.51%, 8/25/33      1,204,460  
  2,190,000      Springleaf Funding Trust, Class A, Series 2015-AA, 3.16%, 11/15/24,
Callable 2/15/18 @ 100
     2,209,808  
  43,843      Sway Residential Trust, Class A, Series 2014-1, 2.51%, 1/17/32(b)      43,843  
  2,435,000      Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust, Class A, Series 2012-7, 1.76%, 9/15/22      2,428,308  
  435,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Class A, Series 2012-A, 3.14%, 1/17/23      444,533  
  2,000,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Class A, Series 2016-C, 1.72%, 8/15/23      1,988,032  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $120,898,667)

     121,175,616  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (4.7%):

  
  11,463      Banc of America Large Loan, Class A4B, Series 2010-UB4, 5.11%, 12/20/41(a)(b)      11,465  
  2,513,056      Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, Class A, Series 2015-SLP, 2.27%, 2/15/28(b)      2,513,813  
  2,540,000      BHMS Mortgage Trust, Class AFL,
Series 2014-ATLS, 2.49%, 7/5/33(b)
     2,539,998  
  5,543,389      CGGS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AFX, Series 2016-RNDA, 2.76%, 2/10/33      5,554,164  
  20,974,610      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA, Series 2015-P1, 0.93%, 9/15/48(b)      1,004,092  
  26,478,421      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class XA, Series 2015-CCRE23, 1.13%, 5/10/48(b)      1,362,762  
  667,000      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A5, Series 2015-CR24, 3.70%, 8/10/48      694,439  
  1,279,058      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class AM, Series 2013-CR7, 3.31%, 3/10/46      1,299,986  
  8,970,000      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2014-TWC, 1.98%, 2/13/32(b)      8,986,768  
  1,495,304      Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A1A, Series 2008-LS1, 6.33%, 12/10/49(b)      1,502,453  
  2,500,000      Core Industrial Trust, Class A, Series 2015-WEST, 3.29%, 2/10/37      2,539,312  
  3,640,000      Core Industrial Trust, Class A, Series 2015-CALW, 3.04%, 2/10/34      3,734,892  
  8,500,000      Cosmopolitian Hotel Trust, Class A, Series 2016-CSMO, 2.56%, 11/15/33(b)      8,563,865  
  1,590,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2016-MFF, 2.76%, 11/15/33(b)      1,594,957  
  658,053      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AFL1, Series 2015-NRF, 2.29%, 12/15/34(b)      659,029  
  640,000      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AFX, Series 2015-NRF, 3.23%, 12/15/34      656,301  
  8,408      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class XA, Series 2013-GC10, 1.73%, 2/10/46(b)      566  
  1,100,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2012-SHOP, 2.93%, 6/5/31      1,118,884  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

 
$ 249,339      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A, Series 2012-WLDN, 3.91%, 5/5/30    $ 260,082  
  5,065,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A4FX, Series 2012-CBX, 3.48%, 6/15/45      5,268,134  
  955,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class A, Series 2016-NINE, 2.95%, 10/6/38(b)      936,411  
  3,560,315      JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Class A6, Series 2017-2, 3.00%, 5/25/47,
Callable 7/25/29 @ 100(b)
     3,590,171  
  1,180,000      Latitude Management Real Estate Capital, Class A, Series 2016-CRE2, 2.71%, 11/24/31(b)      1,188,708  
  2,600,000      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2005-MKB2, 6.53%, 9/12/42(b)      2,823,298  
  1,300,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Class A3, Series 2015-C24, 3.48%, 5/15/48      1,338,694  
  2,775,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-C24, 3.73%, 5/15/48      2,904,648  
  1,540,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A4, Series 2016-BNK2, 3.05%, 11/15/49      1,526,801  
  139,650,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class XCP, Series 2017-PRME, 1.29%, 8/15/18(a)(b)      2,624,861  
  1,740,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2014-MP, 3.47%, 8/11/29      1,809,965  
  31,078      Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Class A, Series 2012-XA, 2.00%, 7/27/49      31,087  
  4,850,000      One Lincoln Street Commercial Mortgage, Class A1, Series 2004-C3, 5.72%, 10/15/30(b)      5,536,421  
  1,220,000      SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A2A, Series 2015-5AVE, 3.66%, 1/5/43(b)      1,162,452  
  125,000      SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series 2016-C5, 3.06%, 10/10/48      123,044  
  1,198,353      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2B, Series 14-A, 2.31%, 5/15/26(b)      1,211,031  
  336,000      SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Class A2A, Series 16-B, 2.43%, 2/17/32(b)      333,090  
  120,000      Social Professional Loan Program, Class A2B, Series 16-D, 2.34%, 4/25/33      118,931  
  1,460,000      VNO Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2013-PENN, 3.81%, 12/13/29      1,529,332  
  170,000      Waldorf Astoria Boca Raton Trust, Class A, Series 2016-BOCA, 2.51%, 6/15/29(b)      170,527  
  1,250,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class AS, Series 2015-NXS1, 3.41%, 5/15/48      1,258,616  
  5,100,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-C28, 3.54%, 5/15/48      5,252,096  
  1,800,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A5, Series 2015-NXS2, 3.77%, 7/15/58(b)      1,885,834  
  1,635,000      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4, Series 2015-NXS4, 3.72%, 12/15/48      1,703,046  
  43,506,491      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA, Series 2016-LC25, 1.24%, 12/15/59(b)      2,956,958  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

 
$ 17,721,986      WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA, Series 2014-C20, 1.31%, 5/15/47(b)    $ 920,996  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $99,032,946)

     92,802,980  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (21.5%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.6%):

  
  580,000      Aviation Capital Group Corp., 2.88%, 9/17/18, Callable 8/17/18 @ 100(c)      585,583  
  95,000      BAE Systems plc, 3.85%, 12/15/25,
Callable 9/15/25 @ 100(c)
     98,844  
  400,000      Boeing Co., 2.35%, 10/30/21      402,878  
  80,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.30%, 3/1/35,
Callable 9/1/34 @ 100
     76,949  
  40,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.50%, 3/1/45,
Callable 9/1/44 @ 100
     38,726  
  90,000      General Dynamics Corp., 2.13%, 8/15/26, Callable 5/15/26 @ 100      84,437  
  325,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      336,767  
  319,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/36, Callable 11/15/35 @ 100      347,896  
  1,356,000      Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.70%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100      1,523,664  
  1,810,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.25%, 8/1/23      1,871,967  
  1,800,000      Rockwell Collins, Inc., 2.80%, 3/15/22, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100      1,816,618  
  1,154,000      United Technologies Corp., 1.78%, 5/4/18(b)      1,155,481  
  2,115,000      United Technologies Corp., 1.90%, 5/4/20      2,118,626  
  500,000      United Technologies Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/42      545,977  
  500,000      United Technologies Corp., 3.75%, 11/1/46, Callable 5/1/46 @ 100      489,587  
     

 

 

 
        11,494,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):

  
  500,000      FedEx Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/42      472,571  
  820,000      FedEx Corp., 4.55%, 4/1/46,
Callable 10/1/45 @ 100
     861,350  
     

 

 

 
        1,333,921  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.1%):

  
  460,000      American Airline, Series AA, 3.65%, 8/15/30      473,800  
  628,228      American Airlines, Series A, 3.38%, 5/1/27      631,369  
  571,598      American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Class AA, Series 2015-2, 3.60%, 3/22/29      583,716  
     

 

 

 
        1,688,885  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.0%):

  
  50,000      Delphi Corp., 4.15%, 3/15/24,
Callable 12/15/23 @ 100
     52,507  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  
  1,125,000      Ford Motor Co., 5.29%, 12/8/46,
Callable 6/8/46 @ 100^
     1,154,610  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (3.7%):

  
  403,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.00%, 1/11/18      403,617  
  1,065,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.36%, 3/22/18, MTN(b)      1,071,440  
  500,000      Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/18, MTN      515,702  
  311,000      Bank of America Corp., 1.95%, 5/12/18, MTN      311,329  
  747,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.60%, 1/15/19      754,035  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

  
$ 766,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 2.25%, 4/21/20, MTN^    $ 766,313  
  5,360,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 2.63%, 4/19/21      5,383,755  
  890,000      Bank of America Corp., 2.50%, 10/21/22, Callable 10/21/21 @ 100, MTN^      878,623  
  1,010,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.30%, 1/11/23, MTN      1,029,895  
  1,095,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 4/1/24      1,147,415  
  585,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 1/22/25, MTN      595,188  
  1,020,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25      1,033,506  
  2,500,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/25, MTN      2,586,278  
  826,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26      859,655  
  1,810,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 3.50%, 4/19/26      1,816,165  
  2,880,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.82%, 1/20/28, Callable 1/20/27 @ 100, MTN(b)      2,930,008  
  380,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.24%, 4/24/38, Callable 4/24/37 @ 100(b)      395,144  
  284,000      Branch Banking & Trust, 3.63%, 9/16/25, Callable 8/16/25 @ 100      295,376  
  2,580,000      Citigroup, Inc., 1.80%, 2/5/18      2,581,956  
  830,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.40%, 2/18/20      834,464  
  1,030,000      Citigroup, Inc., 2.65%, 10/26/20      1,039,855  
  965,000      Citizens Bank NA/RI, 2.20%, 5/26/20, Callable 4/26/20 @ 100      963,344  
  250,000      Citizens Bank NA/RI, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100      250,138  
  40,000      Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 2.38%, 7/28/21, Callable 6/28/21 @ 100^      39,654  
  206,000      Fifth Third Bank, 2.15%, 8/20/18,
Callable 7/20/18 @ 100
     206,866  
  1,042,000      Fifth Third Bank, Series BKNT, 3.85%, 3/15/26, Callable 2/15/26 @ 100      1,060,897  
  1,306,000      HSBC USA, Inc., 1.70%, 3/5/18^      1,306,249  
  1,660,000      HSBC USA, Inc., 2.35%, 3/5/20      1,669,746  
  470,000      Huntington National Bank (The), 2.40%, 4/1/20, Callable 3/1/20 @ 100      473,135  
  1,095,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.20%, 10/22/19      1,098,501  
  20,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.75%, 6/23/20, Callable 5/23/20 @ 100^      20,334  
  1,720,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.30%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/15/20 @ 100      1,709,993  
  125,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.50%, 1/24/22      135,356  
  2,578,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.97%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100^      2,608,665  
  10,444,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.78%, 4/25/23, Callable 4/25/22 @ 100(b)      10,462,756  
  300,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.20%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      296,479  
  1,271,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100      1,226,643  
  140,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.25%, 10/1/27      146,034  
  3,710,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.78%, 2/1/28, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100(b)      3,793,908  
  500,000      KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH, Series BKNT, 2.40%, 6/9/22^      497,514  
  200,000      KeyCorp, 2.90%, 9/15/20      203,460  
 

 

Continued

 

4


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
$ 142,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.88%, 4/25/18, MTN    $ 147,769  
  963,000      Santander Holdings USA, 3.70%, 3/28/22, Callable 2/28/22 @ 100(c)      975,445  
  300,000      U.S. BanCorp, Series V, 2.38%, 7/22/26, Callable 6/22/26 @ 100^      282,728  
  1,800,000      US BanCorp, Series X, 3.15%, 4/27/27, Callable 3/27/27 @ 100^      1,803,002  
  128,000      Wachovia Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/35      148,439  
  514,000      Wells Fargo & Co., Series G, 2.60%, 7/22/20^      521,246  
  1,590,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 2.10%, 7/26/21      1,568,677  
  250,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 4/22/26      244,164  
  3,295,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 10/23/26      3,208,529  
  2,905,000      Wells Fargo & Co., Series G, 4.30%, 7/22/27^      3,042,752  
  2,725,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.58%, 5/22/28,
Callable 5/22/27 @ 100(b)
     2,753,969  
  246,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90%, 5/1/45^      246,095  
  175,000      Wells Fargo & Co., Series G, 4.90%, 11/17/45      190,816  
  680,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 4.40%, 6/14/46, MTN      688,433  
  1,140,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 4.75%, 12/7/46      1,217,148  
     

 

 

 
        72,438,603  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.5%):

  
  1,310,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 2.65%, 2/1/21, Callable 1/1/21 @ 100      1,327,564  
  1,595,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 3.65%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100      1,643,281  
  1,090,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      1,199,701  
  1,570,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100      1,771,966  
  1,150,000      Molson Coors Brewing Co., 1.90%, 3/15/19(c)      1,148,420  
  675,000      Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2.25%, 3/15/20, Callable 2/15/20 @ 100(c)      675,010  
  620,000      Molson Coors Brewing Co., 3.00%, 7/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100      596,344  
  1,200,000      PepsiCo, Inc., 1.70%, 10/6/21,
Callable 9/6/21 @ 100^
     1,174,660  
  200,000      PepsiCo, Inc., 2.38%, 10/6/26,
Callable 7/6/26 @ 100^
     190,483  
  200,000      PepsiCo, Inc., 3.45%, 10/6/46,
Callable 4/6/46 @ 100
     187,911  
     

 

 

 
        9,915,340  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.7%):

  
  1,000,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 5/14/21,
Callable 4/14/21 @ 100^
     997,519  
  1,000,000      AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 5/14/26,
Callable 2/14/26 @ 100^
     988,191  
  130,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.30%, 5/14/36,
Callable 11/14/35 @ 100
     132,301  
  400,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.45%, 5/14/46,
Callable 11/14/45 @ 100
     412,878  
  2,190,000      Amgen, Inc., 1.90%, 5/10/19^      2,192,053  
  570,000      Amgen, Inc., 2.20%, 5/11/20      572,880  
  500,000      Amgen, Inc., 1.85%, 8/19/21,
Callable 7/19/21 @ 100^
     488,842  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Biotechnology, continued

 
$ 450,000      Amgen, Inc., 3.63%, 5/15/22,
Callable 2/15/22 @ 100^
   $ 470,018  
  640,000      Amgen, Inc., 2.60%, 8/19/26,
Callable 5/19/26 @ 100^
     605,679  
  350,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/1/45,
Callable 11/1/44 @ 100
     359,502  
  254,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.56%, 6/15/48,
Callable 12/15/47 @ 100
     267,248  
  367,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.66%, 6/15/51,
Callable 12/15/50 @ 100
     388,709  
  390,000      Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 6/23/45,
Callable 12/23/44 @ 100
     457,728  
  200,000      Biogen, Inc., 3.63%, 9/15/22      209,172  
  500,000      Biogen, Inc., 4.05%, 9/15/25,
Callable 6/15/25 @ 100
     527,895  
  60,000      Biogen, Inc., 5.20%, 9/15/45,
Callable 3/15/45 @ 100
     68,448  
  720,000      Celgene Corp., 2.88%, 8/15/20      736,256  
  50,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.50%, 9/1/23,
Callable 7/1/23 @ 100
     49,259  
  800,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26,
Callable 12/1/25 @ 100
     822,664  
  230,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.80%, 4/1/44,
Callable 10/1/43 @ 100
     250,631  
  1,720,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.15%, 3/1/47,
Callable 9/1/46 @ 100
     1,728,019  
     

 

 

 
        12,725,892  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.1%):

  
  1,475,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 2.05%, 5/3/21, Callable 4/3/21 @ 100, MTN      1,461,499  
  205,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series G, 3.00%, 2/24/25,
Callable 1/24/25 @ 100^
     204,639  
  135,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 2.80%, 5/4/26, Callable 2/4/26 @ 100      131,831  
  2,300,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 3.44%, 2/7/28, Callable 2/7/27 @ 100,
MTN(b)
     2,333,994  
  185,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 3.00%, 10/30/28, Callable 7/30/28 @ 100      179,042  
  1,320,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.62%, 12/29/49, Callable 9/20/26 @ 100(b)      1,331,352  
  1,435,000      Chalres Schwab Corp., Series E, 4.62%, 12/29/49, Callable 3/1/22 @ 100(b)      1,465,494  
  650,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.88%, 2/25/21, Callable 1/25/21 @ 100^      656,968  
  106,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.95%, 1/15/27      123,725  
  1,135,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38%, 1/22/18      1,140,035  
  562,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.90%, 7/19/18      568,383  
  610,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.60%, 4/23/20, Callable 3/23/20 @ 100      615,664  
  415,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.75%, 2/25/26, Callable 11/25/25 @ 100      422,575  
  360,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.80%, 7/8/44, Callable 1/8/44 @ 100      399,207  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Capital Markets, continued

 
$ 150,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.75%, 10/21/45, Callable 4/21/45 @ 100    $ 165,968  
  706,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.88%, 1/5/18^      706,842  
  414,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.13%, 4/25/18      415,365  
  1,000,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.50%, 1/24/19      1,007,719  
  2,280,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.80%, 6/16/20      2,313,151  
  930,000      Morgan Stanley, 2.63%, 11/17/21      928,629  
  295,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.75%, 2/25/23      306,745  
  240,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.63%, 1/20/27      241,726  
  169,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.95%, 4/23/27      170,524  
  760,000      Morgan Stanley, 4.38%, 1/22/47      792,835  
  610,000      Northern Trust Corp., 4.60%, 12/29/49, Callable 10/1/26 @ 100^(b)      616,100  
  1,355,000      State Street Corp., 2.55%, 8/18/20^      1,380,444  
  741,000      State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25%, 12/31/49, Callable 9/15/20 @ 100(b)      781,755  
  800,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 4/15/26(c)      834,311  
     

 

 

 
        21,696,522  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.2%):

  
  49,000      Dow Chemical Co. (The), 4.38%, 11/15/42, Callable 5/15/42 @ 100      50,610  
  345,000      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2.20%, 5/1/20^      346,872  
  410,000      Eastman Chemical Co., 2.70%, 1/15/20, Callable 12/15/19 @ 100^      415,403  
  220,000      Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65%, 10/15/44, Callable 4/15/44 @ 100      232,759  
  1,000,000      Ecolab, Inc., 2.70%, 11/1/26,
Callable 8/1/26 @ 100
     964,476  
  410,000      LyondellBasell Idustries NV, 4.88%, 3/15/44,
Callable 9/15/43 @ 100
     434,164  
  199,000      Monsanto Co., 3.38%, 7/15/24,
Callable 4/15/24 @ 100^
     201,890  
  90,000      Monsanto Co., 4.40%, 7/15/44,
Callable 1/15/44 @ 100
     91,535  
  250,000      Monsanto Co., 3.95%, 4/15/45,
Callable 10/15/44 @ 100
     236,364  
  220,000      RPM International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      223,563  
  665,000      Sherwin Williams Co., 2.25%, 5/15/20      666,488  
     

 

 

 
        3,864,124  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%):

  
  255,000      Pitney Bowes, Inc., 3.88%, 5/15/22,
Callable 4/15/22 @ 100^
     254,935  
  535,000      Republic Services, Inc., 3.20%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      539,209  
  45,000      Republic Services, Inc., 2.90%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100      44,119  
     

 

 

 
        838,263  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.3%):

  
  869,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 4.45%, 1/15/20      925,782  
  927,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.20%, 2/28/21      932,010  
  1,099,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 1.85%, 9/20/21,
Callable 8/20/21 @ 100^
     1,085,453  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Communications Equipment, continued

  
$ 435,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.20%, 9/20/23,
Callable 7/20/23 @ 100^
   $ 425,508  
  550,000      Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.50%, 9/20/26,
Callable 6/20/26 @ 100^
     527,403  
  135,000      Harris Corp., 2.70%, 4/27/20,
Callable 3/27/20 @ 100^
     136,398  
  1,000,000      Harris Corp., 3.83%, 4/27/25,
Callable 1/27/25 @ 100^
     1,032,042  
  50,000      Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.35%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100^      52,168  
  224,000      Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/24      225,197  
     

 

 

 
        5,341,961  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (1.5%):

  
  1,578,000      Capital One Bank USA NA, Series BKNT, 2.25%, 2/13/19, Callable 1/13/19 @ 100^      1,582,232  
  1,295,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 2.50%, 5/12/20, Callable 4/12/20 @ 100      1,300,610  
  720,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20%, 2/5/25, Callable 1/5/25 @ 100^      704,781  
  335,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 7/28/26,
Callable 6/28/26 @ 100^
     326,902  
  1,185,000      Capital One NA, Series BKNT, 1.65%, 2/5/18,
Callable 1/5/18 @ 100
     1,184,514  
  4,680,000      Capital One NA, 2.35%, 1/31/20,
Callable 12/31/19 @ 100
     4,681,525  
  545,000      Capital One NA, 2.95%, 7/23/21,
Callable 6/23/21 @ 100
     549,025  
  280,000      Capital One NA, 2.25%, 9/13/21,
Callable 8/13/21 @ 100
     274,812  
  455,000      Discover Bank, 2.60%, 11/13/18,
Callable 10/12/18 @ 100
     458,880  
  330,000      Discover Bank, Series BKNT, 3.10%, 6/4/20, Callable 5/4/20 @ 100      336,284  
  3,515,000      Discover Bank, 3.45%, 7/27/26,
Callable 4/27/26 @ 100
     3,399,686  
  1,045,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.72%, 12/6/17      1,045,073  
  3,600,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18      3,692,083  
  2,630,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.35%,
1/17/27, Callable 10/17/26 @ 100
     2,662,370  
  220,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.40%, 10/30/18(c)      220,460  
  95,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.50%, 3/18/19^(c)      95,292  
  945,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.55%, 4/3/20(c)      942,636  
  588,000      Hyundai Capital America, 3.00%, 10/30/20(c)      592,064  
  371,000      Nissan Motor Acceptance, 2.00%, 3/8/19^(c)      371,284  
  1,115,000      Nissan Motor Acceptance, 2.25%, 1/13/20(c)      1,117,733  
  560,000      Nissan Motor Acceptance, 2.13%, 3/3/20(c)      558,014  
  1,180,000      Synchrony Financial, 2.70%, 2/3/20,
Callable 1/3/20 @ 100
     1,185,984  
  1,810,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.95%, 4/17/20      1,809,441  
     

 

 

 
        29,091,685  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.0%):

  
  685,000      WestRock RKT Co., 4.90%, 3/1/22      746,529  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  
  145,000      California Institute of Technology, 4.32%, 8/1/45      158,319  
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services, continued

  
$ 360,000      Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4.68%, 7/1/14    $ 391,895  
  114,000      Pres & Fellows of Harvar, 3.15%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100^      108,948  
  575,000      Pres & Fellows of Harvar, 3.30%, 7/15/56, Callable 1/15/56 @ 100      549,969  
     

 

 

 
        1,209,131  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%):

  
  135,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100      136,789  
  95,000      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.13%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      96,069  
  1,090,000      Daimler Finance NA LLC, 1.88%, 1/11/18(c)      1,091,279  
  2,900,000      Daimler Finance NA LLC, 2.30%, 1/6/20(c)      2,909,273  
     

 

 

 
        4,233,410  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%):

  
  316,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.38%, 11/27/18^      318,185  
  317,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.30%, 3/11/19^      318,880  
  720,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/20,
Callable 5/30/20 @ 100
     723,697  
  1,000,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.80%, 2/17/21,
Callable 1/17/21 @ 100^
     1,010,609  
  665,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.00%, 6/30/22,
Callable 4/30/22 @ 100
     665,344  
  4,000,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.42%, 11/27/22(c)(d)      3,367,247  
  150,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/24,
Callable 1/1/24 @ 100^
     157,905  
  185,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/25,
Callable 10/15/24 @ 100
     188,548  
  2,000,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.13%, 2/17/26,
Callable 11/17/25 @ 100^
     2,050,538  
  1,230,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.25%, 3/1/27,
Callable 12/1/26 @ 100
     1,271,762  
  170,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/35,
Callable 11/15/34 @ 100
     167,245  
  122,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.35%, 9/1/40      129,183  
  1,010,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46,
Callable 11/15/45 @ 100
     990,410  
  1,405,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.45%, 3/1/47,
Callable 9/1/46 @ 100
     1,512,518  
  2,030,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.72%, 5/22/20(b)      2,031,523  
  1,320,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/20      1,410,079  
  447,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.45%, 3/15/21      462,474  
  1,500,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 7/15/21 @ 100^      1,450,874  
  255,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.95%, 3/15/22(c)      256,772  
  1,130,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.63%, 8/15/26^      1,039,369  
  1,740,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.13%, 3/16/27^      1,797,035  
  880,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.13%, 8/15/46      783,198  
  3,322,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.86%, 8/21/46      3,322,565  
  1,390,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 3/16/47^      1,519,497  
  250,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 4/15/49(c)      252,477  
  525,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 8/21/54      516,661  
     

 

 

 
        27,714,595  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.8%):

  
$ 128,000      Alabama Power Co., Series 11-C, 5.20%, 6/1/41    $ 147,365  
  500,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric, 2.80%, 8/15/22,
Callable 5/15/22 @ 100
     504,795  
  500,000      Baltimore Gas & Electric, 2.40%, 8/15/26,
Callable 5/15/26 @ 100
     473,239  
  220,000      Carolina Power & Light Co., 5.70%, 4/1/35      272,279  
  430,000      Carolina Power & Light Co., 4.10%, 3/15/43,
Callable 9/15/42 @ 100
     446,469  
  2,295,000      Duke Energy Carolinas, 2.95%, 12/1/26, Callable 9/1/26 @ 100      2,284,153  
  1,000,000      Duke Energy Carolinas, 4.25%, 12/15/41, Callable 6/15/41 @ 100      1,068,264  
  555,000      Duke Energy Carolinas, 3.75%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100^      552,049  
  1,500,000      Duke Energy Corp., 1.80%, 9/1/21,
Callable 8/1/21 @ 100
     1,464,264  
  1,780,000      Duke Energy Corp., 3.55%, 9/15/21,
Callable 6/15/21 @ 100
     1,852,276  
  2,850,000      Duke Energy Corp., 3.05%, 8/15/22,
Callable 5/15/22 @ 100
     2,909,524  
  1,500,000      Duke Energy Corp., 2.65%, 9/1/26,
Callable 6/1/26 @ 100^
     1,424,601  
  1,000,000      Duke Energy Corp., 3.75%, 9/1/46,
Callable 3/1/46 @ 100
     949,976  
  45,000      Emera US Finance LP, 2.15%, 6/15/19      44,958  
  15,000      Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      15,035  
  560,000      Emera US Finance, LP, 4.75%, 6/15/46, Callable 12/15/45 @ 100      590,989  
  1,500,000      Entergy Corp., 5.13%, 9/15/20,
Callable 6/15/20 @ 100
     1,616,509  
  4,105,000      Entergy Corp., 2.95%, 9/1/26,
Callable 6/1/26 @ 100
     3,930,795  
  135,000      Exelon Corp., 2.85%, 6/15/20,
Callable 5/15/20 @ 100
     137,151  
  15,000      Exelon Corp., 2.45%, 4/15/21,
Callable 3/15/21 @ 100
     14,959  
  35,000      Exelon Corp., 3.40%, 4/15/26,
Callable 1/15/26 @ 100
     34,882  
  92,000      Exelon Corp., 4.95%, 6/15/35,
Callable 12/15/34 @ 100
     100,719  
  163,000      Exelon Corp., 5.63%, 6/15/35      191,012  
  568,000      Georgia Power Co., 2.00%, 3/30/20      566,255  
  750,000      Georgia Power Co., 3.25%, 3/30/27,
Callable 12/30/26 @ 100
     747,713  
  40,000      MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 5.95%, 5/15/37      50,598  
  450,000      MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.50%, 9/15/37      604,244  
  365,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      370,798  
  110,000      Northern States PWR-MINN, 3.40%, 8/15/42,
Callable 2/15/42 @ 100
     104,319  
  619,000      PacifiCorp, 5.65%, 7/15/18      643,920  
  395,000      PacifiCorp, 5.75%, 4/1/37      499,888  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Electric Utilities, continued

 
$ 1,000,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 3.40%, 6/1/23, Callable 3/1/23 @ 100    $ 1,027,702  
  350,000      PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/44, Callable 9/15/43 @ 100^      394,584  
  350,000      Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 5.30%, 1/15/19^      369,369  
  600,000      Southwestern Public Service Co., 3.30%, 6/15/24, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100      615,302  
  5,510,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.45%, 9/1/22, Callable 6/1/22 @ 100^      5,738,813  
  1,075,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.15%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      1,081,001  
  215,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series B, 2.95%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100      212,720  
  185,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/37      237,351  
  25,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.35%, 11/30/37      33,241  
  255,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/46, Callable 5/15/46 @ 100      262,926  
     

 

 

 
        34,587,007  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

  
  840,000      Eaton Corp., 1.50%, 11/2/17      840,165  
  3,101,000      Eaton Corp., 2.75%, 11/2/22      3,117,903  
     

 

 

 
        3,958,068  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%):

 
  40,000      Avnet, Inc., 4.63%, 4/15/26,
Callable 1/15/26 @ 100^
     41,345  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

  
  1,085,000      Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25,
Callable 8/15/25 @ 100
     1,111,935  
  263,000      Halliburton Co., 5.00%, 11/15/45,
Callable 5/15/45 @ 100
     279,826  
     

 

 

 
        1,391,761  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%):

  
  150,000      Boston Properties, LP, 2.75%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100      141,626  
  25,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.40%, 2/15/21, Callable 1/15/21 @ 100      25,671  
  175,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 2.25%, 9/1/21, Callable 8/1/21 @ 100^      172,166  
  2,000,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23      2,221,679  
  535,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.70%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      539,581  
  240,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/47, Callable 11/15/46 @ 100      244,230  
  535,000      Crown Castle Towers LLC, Series 144A, 6.11%, 1/15/20, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100(c)      575,174  
  460,000      Realty Income Corp., 3.00%, 1/15/27, Callable 10/15/26 @ 100^      435,667  
     

 

 

 
        4,355,794  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%):

  
  2,000,000      CVS Health Corp., 2.80%, 7/20/20,
Callable 6/20/20 @ 100
     2,036,196  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing, continued

  
$ 155,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.13%, 7/20/45,
Callable 1/20/45 @ 100
   $ 177,691  
  2,190,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100      2,185,371  
  220,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.80%, 11/18/44, Callable 5/18/44 @ 100      234,114  
  840,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.65%, 6/1/46, Callable 12/1/45 @ 100^      879,217  
  199,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 6.50%, 8/15/37      280,301  
  305,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.00%, 4/11/43, Callable 10/11/42 @ 100      321,729  
  251,000      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.30%, 4/22/44, Callable 10/22/43 @ 100^      278,008  
     

 

 

 
        6,392,627  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.1%):

 
  502,000      Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 5.38%, 2/10/20      541,046  
  1,405,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.00%, 6/1/26, Callable 3/1/26 @ 100      1,344,656  
  280,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.38%, 6/1/46, Callable 12/1/45 @ 100      274,214  
     

 

 

 
        2,159,916  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.2%):

  
  35,000      Abbott Laboratories, 3.88%, 9/15/25,
Callable 6/15/25 @ 100
     35,998  
  166,000      Abbott Laboratories, 4.75%, 4/15/43,
Callable 10/15/42 @ 100
     175,661  
  109,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.68%, 12/15/19      110,335  
  84,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.73%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      85,376  
  200,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 4.69%, 12/15/44, Callable 6/15/44 @ 100      205,973  
  311,000      Medtronic, Inc., 3.15%, 3/15/22      321,834  
  1,132,000      Medtronic, Inc., 3.50%, 3/15/25      1,177,578  
  810,000      Medtronic, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/45      911,603  
  200,000      Stryker Corp., 2.63%, 3/15/21,
Callable 2/15/21 @ 100
     202,079  
  50,000      Stryker Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/26,
Callable 12/15/25 @ 100^
     51,209  
  285,000      Stryker Corp., 4.63%, 3/15/46,
Callable 9/15/45 @ 100
     311,359  
     

 

 

 
        3,589,005  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%):

  
  185,000      Aetna, Inc., 2.75%, 11/15/22,
Callable 8/15/22 @ 100
     185,651  
  105,000      Aetna, Inc., 3.50%, 11/15/24,
Callable 8/15/24 @ 100
     108,313  
  380,000      Aetna, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/42,
Callable 5/15/42 @ 100
     386,905  
  4,475,000      Cardinal Health, Inc., 2.62%, 6/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100^      4,479,140  
  710,000      CIGNA Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/25,
Callable 1/15/25 @ 100
     712,768  
  220,000      Humana, Inc., 4.80%, 3/15/47,
Callable 9/15/46 @ 100
     242,433  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  
$ 725,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 1.40%, 10/15/17    $ 724,696  
  160,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.70%, 7/15/20      163,367  
  545,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.35%, 7/15/22      568,988  
  1,000,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.10%, 3/15/26      1,005,151  
  245,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/35      275,361  
  80,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.25%, 3/15/43, Callable 9/15/42 @ 100      84,538  
  2,090,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/45      2,400,705  
     

 

 

 
        11,338,016  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

  
  470,000      McDonald’s Corp., 3.50%, 7/15/20      489,353  
  10,000      McDonald’s Corp., 2.75%, 12/9/20,
Callable 11/9/20 @ 100
     10,181  
  50,000      McDonald’s Corp., 4.70%, 12/9/35,
Callable 6/9/35 @ 100
     55,184  
  120,000      McDonald’s Corp., 4.60%, 5/26/45,
Callable 11/26/44 @ 100
     129,379  
  60,000      McDonald’s Corp., 4.88%, 12/9/45,
Callable 6/9/45 @ 100, MTN
     66,892  
  1,110,000      McDonald’s Corp., 4.45%, 3/1/47,
Callable 9/1/46 @ 100, MTN
     1,167,596  
     

 

 

 
        1,918,585  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%):

  
  106,000      General Electric Capital Corp., 4.38%, 9/16/20      113,778  
  1,720,000      General Electric Co., 2.70%, 10/9/22      1,749,470  
  500,000      General Electric Co., 4.50%, 3/11/44      555,477  
  309,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC, 3.60%, 3/1/25,
Callable 12/1/24 @ 100(c)
     318,313  
  174,000      Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/29      241,211  
  1,610,000      Honeywell International, Inc., 1.40%, 10/30/19      1,599,081  
     

 

 

 
        4,577,330  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.3%):

  
  325,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 3.35%, 5/15/24      336,536  
  410,000      ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 4.15%, 3/13/43^      433,276  
  550,000      American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44, Callable 1/16/44 @ 100      559,283  
  305,000      Arch Capital Finance LLC, 4.01%, 12/15/26, Callable 9/15/26 @ 100      314,626  
  500,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, 5.13%, 4/15/22      555,029  
  400,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, 6.10%, 10/1/41      508,295  
  401,000      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 4.30%, 4/15/43      407,764  
  20,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.50%, 3/10/25, Callable 12/10/24 @ 100      20,527  
  1,060,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 3/14/26, Callable 12/14/25 @ 100      1,103,614  
  610,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.35%, 1/30/47, Callable 7/30/46 @ 100^      651,907  
  130,000      MetLife, Inc., 4.05%, 3/1/45      131,101  
  95,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc., 3.13%, 5/15/23      95,757  
  196,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc., 3.10%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100      193,128  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Insurance, continued

  
$ 25,000      Principal Financial Group, Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/42^    $ 27,239  
  12,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 6.85%, 12/16/39(c)      16,432  
  50,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44(c)      55,964  
  540,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.27%, 5/15/47,
Callable 11/15/46 @ 100(c)
     552,803  
  214,000      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 4.30%, 8/25/45, Callable 2/25/45 @ 100      228,568  
  50,000      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 3.75%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100      49,037  
  125,000      Willis North America, Inc., 3.60%, 5/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      126,260  
     

 

 

 
        6,367,146  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):

  
  390,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 3.80%, 12/5/24,
Callable 9/5/24 @ 100^
     415,502  
  861,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 4.80%, 12/5/34,
Callable 6/5/34 @ 100
     991,183  
  488,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 4.95%, 12/5/44,
Callable 6/5/44 @ 100^
     575,102  
     

 

 

 
        1,981,787  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.4%):

  
  125,000      DXC Technology Co., 2.88%, 3/27/20(c)      126,572  
  1,110,000      DXC Technology Co., 4.25%, 4/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100(c)      1,148,437  
  173,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25, Callable 7/15/25 @ 100      193,186  
  250,000      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/46, Callable 2/15/46 @ 100      256,454  
  1,620,000      International Business Machines Corp., 1.88%, 5/15/19      1,624,666  
  1,020,000      International Business Machines Corp., 1.90%, 1/27/20      1,020,282  
  420,000      International Business Machines Corp., 2.88%, 11/9/22      427,762  
  100,000      International Business Machines Corp., 4.70%, 2/19/46^      111,693  
  450,000      MasterCard, Inc., 3.38%, 4/1/24      469,330  
  500,000      Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25,
Callable 9/14/25 @ 100
     507,634  
  487,000      Visa, Inc., 4.15%, 12/14/35,
Callable 6/14/35 @ 100
     527,645  
  784,000      Visa, Inc., 4.30%, 12/14/45,
Callable 6/14/45 @ 100
     859,865  
     

 

 

 
        7,273,526  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

  
  111,000      Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.50%, 11/1/17      112,594  
  313,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.60%, 8/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100      326,142  
  550,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.95%, 9/19/26, Callable 6/19/26 @ 100      534,813  
     

 

 

 
        973,549  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Machinery (0.1%):

  
$ 605,000      Deere & Co., 2.60%, 6/8/22,
Callable 3/8/22 @ 100
   $ 612,720  
  1,050,000      John Deere Capital Corp., 2.65%, 1/6/22, MTN^      1,066,784  
  910,000      John Deere Capital Corp., 2.80%, 3/6/23      920,880  
  255,000      Parker-Hannifin Corp., 4.10%, 3/1/47, Callable 9/1/46 @ 100(c)      266,459  
     

 

 

 
        2,866,843  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.6%):

  
  778,000      Comcast Corp., 3.15%, 3/1/26,
Callable 12/1/25 @ 100
     782,024  
  2,331,000      Comcast Corp., 2.35%, 1/15/27,
Callable 10/15/26 @ 100
     2,187,828  
  10,750,000      Comcast Corp., 3.30%, 2/1/27,
Callable 11/1/26 @ 100^
     10,882,074  
  2,800,000      Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 7/15/46,
Callable 1/15/46 @ 100^
     2,549,682  
  392,000      Discovery Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 4/1/43      365,989  
  2,930,000      NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 1.70%, 4/1/21(b)(c)      2,937,377  
  2,320,000      NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%, 12/31/99, Callable 3/19/21 @ 100      2,465,834  
  820,000      NBCUniversal Media LLC, 5.15%, 4/30/20      892,964  
  1,150,000      NBCUniversal Media LLC, 4.38%, 4/1/21      1,239,567  
  580,000      NBCUniversal Media LLC, 4.45%, 1/15/43      615,765  
  569,000      Time Warner, Inc., 3.60%, 7/15/25,
Callable 4/15/25 @ 100
     567,707  
  1,737,000      Time Warner, Inc., 3.88%, 1/15/26,
Callable 10/15/25 @ 100
     1,766,427  
  1,150,000      Time Warner, Inc., 3.80%, 2/15/27,
Callable 11/15/26 @ 100
     1,157,774  
  285,000      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., 3.70%, 10/15/25, Callable 7/15/25 @ 100^      292,112  
  206,000      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35      261,062  
  1,430,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 1.80%, 6/5/20      1,426,918  
  861,000      Walt Disney Co. (The), 1.85%, 7/30/26^      783,709  
     

 

 

 
        31,174,813  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.1%):

  
  423,000      Dollar General Corp., 4.15%, 11/1/25, Callable 8/1/25 @ 100^      446,466  
  1,470,000      Target Corp., 2.50%, 4/15/26^      1,394,737  
  630,000      Target Corp., 3.63%, 4/15/46^      587,789  
     

 

 

 
        2,428,992  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.3%):

  
  170,000      Black Hills Corp., 3.15%, 1/15/27,
Callable 7/15/26 @ 100
     164,373  
  85,000      CMS Energy Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/26,
Callable 2/15/26 @ 100
     83,163  
  775,000      CMS Energy Corp., 4.70%, 3/31/43,
Callable 9/30/42 @ 100
     823,450  
  440,000      CMS Energy Corp., 4.88%, 3/1/44,
Callable 9/1/43 @ 100
     490,422  
  255,000      Dominion Energy, Inc., 2.58%, 7/1/20(b)      256,317  
  171,000      Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 4.60%, 12/15/44, Callable 6/15/44 @ 100      178,681  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Multi-Utilities, continued

 
$ 590,000      DTE Energy Co., Series B, 3.30%, 6/15/22, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100    $ 605,391  
  2,515,000      NiSource Finance Corp., 3.49%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      2,532,306  
  300,000      NiSource Finance Corp., 5.25%, 2/15/43, Callable 8/15/42 @ 100      345,717  
  865,000      Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 2.38%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100      858,158  
     

 

 

 
        6,337,978  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.0%):

  
  135,000      Apache Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/37      156,192  
  689,000      Apache Corp., 5.10%, 9/1/40,
Callable 3/1/40 @ 100
     703,910  
  1,030,000      Apache Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/43,
Callable 10/15/42 @ 100
     1,033,006  
  1,025,000      Chevron Corp., 2.90%, 3/3/24,
Callable 1/3/24 @ 100^
     1,033,309  
  580,000      Cimarex Energy Co., 3.90%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      583,174  
  540,000      ConocoPhillips Co., 4.95%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100^      601,408  
  395,000      Devon Energy Corp., 3.25%, 5/15/22, Callable 2/15/22 @ 100^      392,568  
  250,000      El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 5.00%, 10/1/21, Callable 7/1/21 @ 100      268,503  
  68,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 5.88%, 10/15/25, Callable 7/15/25 @ 100^      77,573  
  191,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 7.38%, 10/15/45, Callable 4/15/45 @ 100      243,244  
  265,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.05%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      266,064  
  700,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.75%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100^      728,224  
  910,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, 3/15/45, Callable 9/15/44 @ 100      884,133  
  1,350,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.13%, 12/15/45, Callable 6/15/45 @ 100^      1,461,216  
  479,000      Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 5.10%, 2/15/45, Callable 8/15/44 @ 100      525,996  
  135,000      Enterprise Products Operating LP, 4.90%, 5/15/46, Callable 11/15/45 @ 100^      145,170  
  450,000      EOG Resources, Inc., 2.63%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100      444,155  
  1,480,000      EOG Resources, Inc., 4.15%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100^      1,555,005  
  1,300,000      EOG Resources, Inc., 3.90%, 4/1/35, Callable 10/1/34 @ 100      1,260,758  
  330,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 3.05%, 12/1/19, Callable 11/1/19 @ 100      335,733  
  2,510,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 5.55%, 6/1/45, Callable 12/1/44 @ 100      2,659,909  
  200,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46, Callable 8/15/45 @ 100^      200,841  
  235,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.40%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100      237,017  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

 
$ 348,000      Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/44, Callable 3/15/44 @ 100    $ 330,618  
  1,060,000      MPLX, LP, 5.20%, 3/1/47, Callable 9/1/46 @ 100      1,091,669  
  74,000      Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 4.45%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      77,808  
  560,000      Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.75%, 3/15/24, Callable 12/15/23 @ 100      601,694  
  378,000      Sunoco Logistics Partner LP, 5.35%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100      370,501  
  600,000      Williams Partners LP, 5.10%, 9/15/45, Callable 3/15/45 @ 100^      621,601  
     

 

 

 
        18,890,999  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.1%):

  
  2,250,000      Unilever Capital Corp., 1.80%, 5/5/20^      2,245,851  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%):

  
  1,540,000      Bayer US Finance LLC, 3.00%, 10/8/21(c)      1,571,084  
  500,000      Johnson & Johnson, 2.45%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100^      487,558  
  1,130,000      Johnson & Johnson, 2.95%, 3/3/27, Callable 12/3/26 @ 100^      1,143,510  
  250,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 2.75%, 2/10/25, Callable 11/10/24 @ 100      249,197  
  250,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 3.70%, 2/10/45, Callable 8/10/44 @ 100      249,314  
  1,290,000      Novartis Capital Corp., 3.10%, 5/17/27, Callable 2/17/27 @ 100^      1,306,255  
  320,000      Pfizer, Inc., 4.40%, 5/15/44      351,368  
     

 

 

 
        5,358,286  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  
  357,000      CC Holdings GS V LLC, 3.85%, 4/15/23      375,306  
  575,000      Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC,
4.75%, 3/4/29(c)
     548,224  
     

 

 

 
        923,530  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.2%):

  
  1,000,000      Burlington North Santa Fe LLC, 3.05%, 9/1/22, Callable 6/1/22 @ 100      1,032,009  
  130,000      Burlington North Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45, Callable 10/1/44 @ 100      135,892  
  455,000      CSX Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      457,900  
  432,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 2.90%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      425,137  
  575,000      Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.15%, 6/1/27, Callable 3/1/27 @ 100      572,989  
  500,000      Penske Truck Leasing, 3.40%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100(c)      491,335  
  484,000      Union Pacific Corp., 3.88%, 2/1/55, Callable 8/1/54 @ 100      467,178  
  452,885      Union Pacific Railroad Co., Series 14-1, 3.23%, 5/14/26      458,890  
     

 

 

 
        4,041,330  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.6%):

  
  515,000      Analog Devices, Inc., 3.50%, 12/5/26, Callable 9/5/26 @ 100      519,010  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  
$ 225,000      Applied Materials, Inc., 4.35%, 4/1/47, Callable 10/1/46 @ 100    $ 238,817  
  1,930,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.00%, 1/15/22, Callable 12/15/21 @ 100(c)      1,947,250  
  1,980,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd., 3.63%, 1/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100(c)      2,025,536  
  1,750,000      Intel Corp., 2.35%, 5/11/22, Callable 4/11/22 @ 100^      1,754,085  
  220,000      Intel Corp., 4.10%, 5/19/46, Callable 11/19/45 @ 100      228,015  
  19,000      KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.65%, 11/1/24, Callable 8/1/24 @ 100      20,519  
  302,000      Lam Research Corp., 2.80%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100      306,348  
  561,000      Lam Research Corp., 3.80%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      572,809  
  1,270,000      NVIDIA Corp., 3.20%, 9/16/26, Callable 6/16/26 @ 100      1,259,243  
  1,650,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.10%, 5/20/20      1,657,542  
  228,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 3.45%, 5/20/25, Callable 2/20/25 @ 100^      234,350  
  478,000      QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.80%, 5/20/45, Callable 11/20/44 @ 100      524,618  
  800,000      Xilinx, Inc., 2.95%, 6/1/24, Callable 4/1/24 @ 100      802,157  
     

 

 

 
        12,090,299  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.9%):

  
  345,000      Autodesk, Inc., 3.50%, 6/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100      339,269  
  1,665,000      Microsoft Corp., 1.85%, 2/6/20^      1,669,244  
  750,000      Microsoft Corp., 1.55%, 8/8/21, Callable 7/8/21 @ 100      733,821  
  705,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.65%, 11/3/22, Callable 9/3/22 @ 100      715,040  
  320,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.00%, 8/8/23, Callable 6/8/23 @ 100      311,833  
  1,360,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.40%, 8/8/26, Callable 5/8/26 @ 100      1,308,833  
  2,080,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.30%, 2/6/27, Callable 11/6/26 @ 100^      2,142,548  
  925,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.45%, 8/8/36, Callable 2/8/36 @ 100      925,576  
  2,790,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.70%, 8/8/46, Callable 2/8/46 @ 100      2,760,811  
  270,000      Microsoft Corp., Series 30Y, 4.25%, 2/6/47, Callable 8/6/46 @ 100      292,317  
  250,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.95%, 8/8/56, Callable 2/8/56 @ 100      250,036  
  760,000      Microsoft Corp., 4.50%, 2/6/57, Callable 8/6/56 @ 100      836,758  
  3,250,000      Oracle Corp., 3.88%, 7/15/20^      3,434,567  
  401,000      Oracle Corp., 3.40%, 7/8/24, Callable 4/8/24 @ 100      417,577  
  425,000      Oracle Corp., 2.95%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100      427,080  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Software, continued

  
$ 170,000      Oracle Corp., 2.65%, 7/15/26, Callable 4/15/26 @ 100    $ 163,126  
  195,000      Oracle Corp., 4.50%, 7/8/44, Callable 1/8/44 @ 100      212,501  
  525,000      Oracle Corp., 4.00%, 7/15/46, Callable 1/15/46 @ 100      530,194  
  450,000      Oracle Corp., 4.38%, 5/15/55, Callable 11/15/54 @ 100      472,556  
     

 

 

 
        17,943,687  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.1%):

  
  15,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.40%, 3/15/45, Callable 9/15/44 @ 100      16,428  
  300,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The), 4.25%, 4/1/46, Callable 10/1/45 @ 100      321,863  
  145,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 2.50%, 4/15/26, Callable 1/15/26 @ 100      139,377  
  134,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.70%, 4/15/46, Callable 10/15/45 @ 100      129,159  
  370,000      Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.05%, 5/3/47, Callable 11/3/46 @ 100      376,287  
     

 

 

 
        983,114  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):

  
  500,000      Apple, Inc., 1.55%, 8/4/21, Callable 7/4/21 @ 100^      488,487  
  4,890,000      Apple, Inc., 2.30%, 5/11/22, Callable 4/11/22 @ 100      4,881,047  
  410,000      Apple, Inc., 3.45%, 5/6/24      426,517  
  127,000      Apple, Inc., 3.25%, 2/23/26, Callable 11/23/25 @ 100      129,274  
  1,200,000      Apple, Inc., 2.45%, 8/4/26, Callable 5/4/26 @ 100^      1,147,457  
  1,080,000      Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/9/27, Callable 11/9/26 @ 100      1,104,120  
  385,000      Apple, Inc., 3.20%, 5/11/27, Callable 2/11/27 @ 100      389,497  
  340,000      Apple, Inc., 3.45%, 2/9/45      319,484  
  640,000      Apple, Inc., 4.65%, 2/23/46, Callable 8/23/45 @ 100      717,389  
  1,685,000      Apple, Inc., 3.85%, 8/4/46, Callable 2/4/46 @ 100      1,683,847  
  170,000      Apple, Inc., 4.25%, 2/9/47, Callable 8/9/46 @ 100^      180,305  
  220,000      Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100(c)      242,332  
  520,000      HP Enterprise Co., 2.85%, 10/5/18      524,449  
     

 

 

 
        12,234,205  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%):

  
  495,000      Coach, Inc., 3.00%, 7/15/22, Callable 6/15/22 @ 100      488,053  
  625,000      Coach, Inc., 4.13%, 7/15/27, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100      618,196  
     

 

 

 
        1,106,249  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.1%):

  
  300,000      Altria Group, Inc., 2.63%, 9/16/26, Callable 6/16/26 @ 100^      288,836  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Tobacco, continued

  
$ 92,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20    $ 94,718  
  450,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.00%, 6/12/22      476,846  
  1,030,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100      1,103,491  
     

 

 

 
        1,963,891  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):

  
  75,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.63%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      75,007  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  
  4,000,000      Sprint Spectrum, 3.36%, 3/20/23(c)      4,035,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $418,890,245)

     421,145,514  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (4.9%):

  
 

Auto Components (0.0%):

  
  641,000      Delphi Automotive plc, 4.40%, 10/1/46, Callable 4/1/46 @ 100      639,160  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (1.5%):

  
  1,275,000      Barclays Bank plc, 2.75%, 11/8/19      1,286,484  
  210,000      Barclays Bank plc, 5.14%, 10/14/20      224,760  
  888,000      Barclays Bank plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26      922,735  
  1,400,000      BNP Paribas SA, 4.63%, 3/13/27(c)      1,476,318  
  720,000      BPCE SA, 3.00%, 5/22/22^(c)      726,262  
  1,500,000      Credit Agricole London, 3.38%, 1/10/22(c)      1,540,116  
  1,092,000      Federal Republic of Germany, 1.50%, 2/6/19      1,091,987  
  1,525,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 3.26%, 3/13/23, Callable 3/13/22 @ 100(b)      1,553,897  
  2,300,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.38%, 11/23/26^      2,386,528  
  600,000      ING Bank NV, Series E, 4.13%, 11/21/23, Callable 11/21/18 @ 100(b)(c)      613,057  
  1,160,000      ING Groep NV, 3.15%, 3/29/22      1,182,095  
  835,000      ING Groep NV, 3.95%, 3/29/27      868,269  
  200,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.00%, 1/11/22      201,975  
  550,000      Lloyds Banking Group plc, 3.75%, 1/11/27      552,180  
  750,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Finance GRP, 3.00%, 2/22/22^      761,140  
  2,890,000      Mizuho Financial Group, 2.95%, 2/28/22      2,914,883  
  1,010,000      National Australia Bank of New York, 2.13%, 5/22/20^      1,010,345  
  2,670,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 2.20%, 9/23/19      2,679,916  
  860,000      Royal Bank of Canada, Series G, 2.13%, 3/2/20^      861,484  
  1,985,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 2.88%, 10/16/20^      2,013,350  
  240,000      Santander UK plc, 7.95%, 10/26/29      301,028  
     

 

 

 
        25,168,809  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.0%):

  
  455,000      Shire Acq INV Ireland DA, 1.90%, 9/23/19      452,888  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.0%):

  
  256,000      Johnson Controls International, 4.62%, 7/2/44, Callable 1/2/44 @ 100(b)      274,963  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.8%):

  
  1,515,000      CDP Financial, Inc., 4.40%, 11/25/19(c)      1,600,997  
  770,000      Credit Suisse AG, NY, 1.70%, 4/27/18      769,948  
  1,000,000      Credit Suisse AG, NY, 3.00%, 10/29/21      1,019,042  
  650,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.57%, 1/9/23, Callable 1/9/22 @ 100(c)      666,078  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Capital Markets, continued

  
$ 1,035,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 2.75%, 3/26/20    $ 1,043,138  
  360,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.45%, 4/16/21      369,556  
  254,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 6/9/23      261,863  
  250,000      Credit Suisse, NY, 3.63%, 9/9/24      258,251  
  433,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 1.88%, 2/13/18      432,874  
  2,790,000      FMS Wertmanagement, 1.63%, 11/20/18      2,794,835  
  280,000      Nomura Holdings, Inc., 2.75%, 3/19/19      282,802  
  1,980,000      UBS AG London, 2.20%, 6/8/20, Callable 5/8/20 @ 100(c)      1,981,395  
  670,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(c)      702,317  
  930,000      UBS Group Funding, 2.65%, 2/1/22(c)      928,026  
  1,775,000      UBS Group Funding, 3.49%, 5/23/23, Callable 5/23/22 @ 100(c)      1,816,008  
  475,000      UBS Group Funding, 4.25%, 3/23/28, Callable 3/23/27 @ 100(c)      496,247  
     

 

 

 
        15,423,377  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.1%):

  
  200,000      Air Liquid Finance, 2.25%, 9/27/23, Callable 7/27/23 @ 100(c)      193,348  
  750,000      Air Liquide Finance SA, 1.75%, 9/27/21, Callable 8/27/21 @ 100(c)      730,141  
  1,310,000      Air Liquide Finance SA, 2.50%, 9/27/26, Callable 6/27/26 @ 100(c)      1,249,405  
     

 

 

 
        2,172,894  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

  
  245,000      Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75%, 7/15/25(c)      262,456  
  1,640,000      Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 1.95%, 9/19/21, Callable 8/19/21 @ 100(c)      1,598,067  
  635,000      Export Development Canada, 0.88%, 8/27/18(c)      630,781  
     

 

 

 
        2,491,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

  
  810,000      Telefonica Emisiones Sau, 5.21%, 3/8/47      874,583  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.1%):

  
  1,685,000      ENEL Finance International NV, 2.88%, 5/25/22(c)      1,687,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.2%):

  
  1,570,000      Danone SA, 2.08%, 11/2/21, Callable 10/2/21 @ 100(c)      1,548,862  
  3,050,000      Danone SA, 2.95%, 11/2/26, Callable 8/2/26 @ 100(c)      2,947,974  
     

 

 

 
        4,496,836  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

  
  1,550,000      Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 3.13%, 3/16/24(c)      1,574,577  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.1%):

  
  1,210,000      Aon plc, 3.88%, 12/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100      1,264,414  
  81,000      Aon plc, 4.45%, 5/24/43, Callable 2/24/43 @ 100      81,733  
  744,000      Aon plc, 4.60%, 6/14/44, Callable 3/14/44 @ 100      786,511  
  200,000      Aon plc, 4.75%, 5/15/45, Callable 11/15/44 @ 100      216,400  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Insurance, continued

  
$ 500,000      Trinity Acquistion plc, 4.40%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100    $ 522,109  
     

 

 

 
        2,871,167  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

  
  555,000      Ecopetrol SA, 4.13%, 1/16/25      543,900  
  90,000      Enbridge, Inc., 3.50%, 6/10/24, Callable 3/10/24 @ 100      89,961  
  775,000      Petroleos del Peru SA, 5.63%, 6/19/47(c)      782,750  
  107,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.00%, 3/5/20      114,704  
  883,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46      782,780  
  215,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.13%, 5/11/20      216,177  
  800,000      Shell International Finance BV, 1.75%, 9/12/21      785,011  
  1,000,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.50%, 9/12/26^      956,072  
  280,000      Shell International Finance BV, 4.13%, 5/11/35      291,528  
  12,000      Shell International Finance BV, 4.55%, 8/12/43      12,840  
  22,000      Shell International Finance BV, 4.38%, 5/11/45      23,024  
  250,000      Shell International Finance BV, 3.75%, 9/12/46      236,578  
  516,000      Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.80%, 5/15/38      672,473  
     

 

 

 
        5,507,798  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.9%):

  
  9,430,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.00%, 3/12/20, Callable 2/12/20 @ 100      9,630,095  
  1,000,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      1,030,817  
  1,750,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.80%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100      1,810,111  
  175,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 4.75%, 3/15/45, Callable 9/15/44 @ 100      188,907  
  1,145,000      AstraZeneca plc, 2.38%, 6/12/22, Callable 5/12/22 @ 100      1,142,304  
  754,000      Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      763,982  
  600,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV, 2.95%, 12/18/22      596,540  
  1,390,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.20%, 7/21/21^      1,364,505  
  1,395,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.80%, 7/21/23^      1,356,840  
  235,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 3.15%, 10/1/26^      223,174  
  375,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Ne, 1.40%, 7/20/18      374,117  
     

 

 

 
        18,481,392  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (0.8%):

  
  620,000      Canada Government, 1.63%, 2/27/19      622,022  
  589,561      Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.50%, 8/14/24^      640,558  
  600,000      Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.38%, 10/27/27      637,500  
  689,000      Province of Manitoba Canada, 3.05%, 5/14/24      711,423  
  870,000      Province of Quebec, 2.50%, 4/20/26^      855,539  
  595,000      Republic of Colombia, 4.50%, 1/28/26, Callable 10/28/25 @ 100      633,675  
  4,667,000      Republic of Colombia, 3.88%, 4/25/27, Callable 1/25/27 @ 100^      4,709,003  
  575,000      Republic of Panama, 4.00%, 9/22/24, Callable 6/22/24 @ 100      603,750  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Sovereign Bond, continued

  
$ 1,100,000      Republic of Panama, 4.50%, 5/15/47    $ 1,113,750  
  281,000      Republic of Peru, 5.63%, 11/18/50      340,432  
  262,000      United Mexican States, Series E, 3.50%, 1/21/21^      272,611  
  2,506,000      United Mexican States, 4.13%, 1/21/26^      2,604,987  
     

 

 

 
        13,745,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

  
  95,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.63%, 12/15/25, Callable 9/15/25 @ 100      97,241  
  130,000      Rogers Communications, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/44, Callable 9/15/43 @ 100      147,040  
     

 

 

 
        244,281  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $95,205,587)

     96,106,616  
     

 

 

 
 

Municipal Bonds (0.1%):

  
 

Massachusetts (0.0%):

  
  450,000      Massachusetts State School Building Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41, Continuously Callable @ 100      508,190  
     

 

 

 
 

New Jersey (0.1%):

  
  800,000      New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/36, Continuously Callable @ 100      827,367  
     

 

 

 
 

New York (0.0%):

  
  540,000      New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue, Series E, 5.00%, 3/15/24, Continuously Callable @ 100      638,841  
     

 

 

 
 

California (0.0%):

  
  50,000      University of California Revenue, 4.86%, 5/15/12      51,687  
  347,000      University of California Revenue, 4.77%, 5/15/15      351,324  
     

 

 

 
        403,011  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $2,294,633)

     2,377,409  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (37.0%):

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (13.5%)

  
  1,768,283      2.50%, 2/1/24, Pool #G14989      1,800,218  
  2,225,178      Class A1, Series KIR2, 2.75%, 3/25/27      2,255,458  
  591,000      3.71%, 9/15/29(d)      404,957  
  108,299      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60724      111,374  
  77,861      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #V60696      80,071  
  153,453      2.50%, 3/1/30, Pool #V60770      154,648  
  332,781      3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31689      342,481  
  170,209      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #J31418      171,468  
  233,407      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #V60796      234,992  
  642,173      3.00%, 6/1/30, Pool #V60840      660,582  
  288,196      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #G15520      296,390  
  18,817      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #V60905      18,944  
  13,929      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32491      14,023  
  60,667      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32209      61,116  
  33,243      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32181      34,213  
  63,004      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #J32204      63,460  
  255,480      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60886      257,365  
  194,718      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60902      196,154  
  40,593      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #J32436      41,747  
  61,766      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #V60909      63,537  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

 
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued

 
$ 391,795      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60904    $ 394,446  
  191,231      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #V60903      192,611  
  197,000      3.93%, 3/15/31(d)      127,399  
  190,000      6.75%, 3/15/31      274,894  
  208,168      5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #G04692      233,210  
  106,037      5.00%, 7/1/35, Pool #G01838      116,194  
  82,947      5.00%, 7/1/35, Pool #G01840      90,936  
  905,085      5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #G60365      992,187  
  292,510      6.00%, 4/1/39, Pool #G07613      337,782  
  56,457      4.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #A90196      60,715  
  49,263      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #A93010      52,970  
  63,075      4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #A93534      66,601  
  1,082,668      4.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #A93700      1,175,915  
  59,020      4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #A95923      62,845  
  55,591      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A95144      59,192  
  55,104      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94977      58,674  
  58,108      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #A94779      61,873  
  3,646      4.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #Q00093      3,850  
  179,708      4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00959      193,241  
  168,883      4.50%, 5/1/41, Pool #Q00804      181,596  
  768,770      Class FL, Series 4248, 1.61%, 5/15/41(b)      772,099  
  880,440      5.50%, 6/1/41, Pool #G07553      980,097  
  62,755      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q03841      66,824  
  110,745      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #Q04022      117,924  
  182,935      5.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #G07642      200,130  
  804,147      3.50%, 10/1/41, Pool #G08462      829,655  
  1,674,770      5.00%, 11/1/41, Pool #G07962      1,831,305  
  396,620      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #C03811      410,830  
  10,202      2.11%, 7/1/42, Pool #2B0646(b)      10,676  
  60,487      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q12162      62,542  
  33,221      3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #Q11909      34,288  
  52,134      3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #Q11750      53,795  
  368,098      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #C04320      369,468  
  428,473      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #Q14866      430,080  
  293,640      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16403      294,764  
  516,470      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16567      518,499  
  410,245      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #Q16673      411,872  
  144,512      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #Q17095      145,220  
  186,184      3.50%, 6/1/43, Pool #Q18718      192,241  
  289,906      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q20206      300,293  
  195,967      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #Q21320      202,209  
  1,554,412      3.00%, 8/1/43, Pool #G07550      1,560,520  
  4,563,623      3.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #G60675      4,577,427  
  133,310      4.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #Q21579      142,177  
  458,458      4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #Q23779      491,846  
  434,118      4.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #G60018      468,306  
  33,157      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #Q24368      34,342  
  804,232      Class XZ, Series 4316, 4.50%, 3/15/44      909,731  
  24,844      3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #Q25812      25,732  
  202,152      4.00%, 4/1/44, Pool #Q25643      215,074  
  1,194,908      Class ZX, Series 4352, 4.00%, 4/15/44      1,284,733  
  28,192      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26452      29,199  
  71,331      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26362      73,881  
  21,460      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q25988      22,227  
  40,154      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #Q26218      41,687  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued

  
$ 34,828      3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #Q26707    $ 36,073  
  32,888      3.50%, 7/1/44, Pool #Q27319      34,143  
  755,919      4.00%, 8/1/44, Pool #G07786      806,165  
  139,803      3.50%, 8/1/44, Pool #Q27843      144,801  
  148,418      3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28605      153,724  
  59,273      3.50%, 9/1/44, Pool #Q28604      61,536  
  22,511      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31128      23,767  
  58,750      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #Q31338      62,205  
  4,743,710      3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #G60138      4,913,553  
  38,339      3.50%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q36302      39,789  
  373,014      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #Q36972      394,967  
  69,180      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37957      73,180  
  56,553      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #Q37955      59,880  
  638,030      3.50%, 1/1/46, Pool #G60393      658,199  
  479,338      3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #Q39250      494,491  
  520,873      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60561      537,339  
  1,457,503      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08710      1,455,295  
  872,716      4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #V82528      924,392  
  492,047      4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #V82553      521,183  
  11,006,682      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #G60717      11,017,676  
  987,889      Class FB, Series 4606, 1.66%, 8/15/46(b)      996,704  
  2,252,286      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q42979      2,253,172  
  4,293,506      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43104      4,300,349  
  71,815      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G60729      76,068  
  620,014      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G60718      620,258  
  141,325      4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #V82661      149,694  
  5,133,142      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #Q44665      5,125,366  
  15,827,556      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #Q44452      15,803,577  
  173,971      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45083      174,605  
  11,045,287      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #G08737      11,028,554  
  332,859      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45080      333,583  
  670,648      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q44853      671,717  
  2,244,374      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #V82781      2,242,126  
  287,663      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45079      288,545  
  664,566      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q45064      664,827  
  2,665,754      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #V82848      2,671,551  
  11,834,629      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #G08741      11,816,700  
  15,545,748      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #Q45872      15,522,196  
  3,146,233      4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #V82929      3,333,114  
  45,754,280      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #G08747^      45,684,964  
  2,106,554      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #Q46441      2,103,362  
  1,328,957      3.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #G60968      1,376,330  
  4,103,461      3.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #G08756      4,097,244  
  2,400,000      3.00%, 7/15/47, TBA      2,425,076  
  2,600,000      5.50%, 7/15/47, TBA      2,867,548  
  16,623,943      3.50%, 7/15/47, TBA      17,078,058  
  5,239,000      4.00%, 7/15/47, TBA      5,511,591  
  300,000      6.00%, 8/15/47, TBA      336,904  
  14,700,000      3.50%, 8/15/47, TBA      15,073,996  
  1,700,000      2.50%, 8/15/47, TBA      1,636,286  
  11,062,000      4.00%, 8/15/47, TBA      11,611,772  
  7,354,000      4.50%, 8/15/47, TBA      7,868,520  
     

 

 

 
        248,268,737  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (16.8%)

 
$ 11,664      5.50%, 1/1/18, Pool #680928    $ 11,690  
  30,565      4.00%, 7/1/19, Pool #AE0968      31,642  
  26,712      5.50%, 3/1/20, Pool #888557      27,094  
  116,147      5.50%, 5/1/25, Pool #AE0378      119,004  
  222,223      5.50%, 7/1/25, Pool #AE0096      245,961  
  18,721      5.50%, 9/1/25, Pool #AL4903      19,136  
  2,146,205      3.50%, 12/1/25, Pool #AH1359      2,239,122  
  256,414      4.00%, 9/1/26, Pool #AL2683      269,649  
  1,380,000      CLASS A2, Series 2017-M1, 2.42%, 10/25/26      1,331,371  
  184,351      4.00%, 12/1/26, Pool #AL1938      194,021  
  2,398,785      4.00%, 5/1/27, Pool #AL5956      2,515,289  
  1,962,203      3.50%, 9/1/28, Pool #AL4245      2,050,587  
  545,623      3.50%, 10/1/28, Pool #AV0198      568,979  
  761,860      3.50%, 11/1/28, Pool #AV1360      796,096  
  639,844      3.00%, 4/1/29, Pool #AW0937      658,737  
  427,482      3.00%, 5/1/29, Pool #AW2544      440,244  
  858,177      3.00%, 6/1/29, Pool #AS2676      883,559  
  589,980      3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AS3220      607,408  
  1,761,417      3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL6897      1,814,017  
  354,127      3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AX0105      369,304  
  156,931      3.00%, 9/1/29, Pool #AS3355      161,619  
  603,560      3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL5806      630,709  
  79,075      3.50%, 10/1/29, Pool #AX2741      82,631  
  2,672,571      3.50%, 12/1/29, Pool #AL6161      2,795,829  
  1,137,999      3.00%, 1/1/30, Pool #AL6144      1,170,933  
  2,605,000      3.74%, 1/15/30(d)      1,764,439  
  230,747      3.00%, 3/1/30, Pool #AL6583      237,495  
  159,445      2.50%, 4/1/30, Pool #AY3416      160,844  
  199,935      3.00%, 4/1/30, Pool #AL6584      205,718  
  112,495      3.00%, 5/1/30, Pool #AL6761      115,784  
  79,667      2.50%, 5/1/30, Pool #AY0828      80,364  
  3,901,000      3.80%, 5/15/30(d)      2,607,627  
  31,468      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2297      32,346  
  156,555      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AL7139      161,073  
  169,411      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9701      174,313  
  53,960      3.00%, 7/1/30, Pool #AX9700      55,533  
  72,327      2.50%, 7/1/30, Pool #AZ2170      72,961  
  218,365      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5623      224,521  
  156,999      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5614      158,376  
  41,096      3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5707      42,902  
  166,889      3.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5708      174,604  
  46,115      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ7833      47,463  
  120,136      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5548      121,188  
  301,282      2.50%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5616      303,924  
  40,114      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AX3298      41,284  
  258,348      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7227      265,612  
  216,816      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AS5622      223,087  
  20,489      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AZ8597      21,087  
  284,886      3.00%, 8/1/30, Pool #AL7225      293,116  
  174,125      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5872      175,652  
  202,089      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5728      207,990  
  89,760      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AZ5719      92,263  
  152,669      3.00%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5714      157,095  
  145,217      2.50%, 9/1/30, Pool #AS5786      146,489  
  168,054      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6141      169,528  
 

 

Continued

 

15


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 167,596      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6116    $ 168,583  
  161,586      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6115      162,637  
  152,504      2.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AS6142      153,516  
  248,025      2.50%, 6/1/31, Pool #AS7320      249,731  
  297,627      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7605      299,673  
  454,831      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7617      457,959  
  3,665,378      3.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AL9376      3,767,480  
  62,615      4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4688      66,504  
  94,736      4.00%, 8/1/31, Pool #AY4707      100,723  
  1,761,043      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8195      1,773,669  
  721,818      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8208      726,790  
  574,487      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8193      578,355  
  3,606,739      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #BC4773      3,632,622  
  421,346      2.50%, 10/1/31, Pool #AS8009      424,183  
  498,904      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2631      502,192  
  414,353      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8240      417,204  
  376,018      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8241      378,550  
  244,118      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2628      245,867  
  260,202      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #BC2629      261,995  
  315,228      2.50%, 11/1/31, Pool #AS8245      317,491  
  897,238      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9318      903,152  
  724,303      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9321      729,501  
  945,250      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9319      950,813  
  570,878      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9316      574,810  
  462,936      2.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9317      466,079  
  1,900,000      5.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      1,942,453  
  4,000,000      2.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      3,913,906  
  200,000      4.50%, 7/25/32, TBA      204,563  
  9,280,000      3.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      9,524,325  
  6,185,700      2.50%, 7/25/32, TBA      6,217,837  
  199,450      5.50%, 1/1/33, Pool #676661      223,002  
  134,041      5.50%, 5/1/33, Pool #555424      150,002  
  1,120,779      5.00%, 2/1/35, Pool #735226      1,230,654  
  318,802      5.50%, 2/1/35, Pool #735989      356,838  
  78,915      5.00%, 3/1/35, Pool #735288      86,636  
  28,238      6.00%, 4/1/35, Pool #735504      32,241  
  149,655      5.00%, 9/1/35, Pool #889974      164,172  
  290,807      4.00%, 1/1/36, Pool #AB0686      307,644  
  745,873      5.50%, 9/1/36, Pool #995113      835,514  
  71,345      3.00%, 10/1/36, Pool #AL9227      72,574  
  208,646      3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8349      211,919  
  492,389      3.00%, 11/1/36, Pool #AS8348      500,111  
  598,280      3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #AS8553      607,663  
  2,574,790      3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #BE1895      2,615,171  
  488,359      3.00%, 12/1/36, Pool #BE1896      496,018  
  54,713      5.50%, 2/1/38, Pool #961545      60,984  
  24,154      6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889529      27,423  
  181,093      5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889692      201,972  
  136,000      5.50%, 5/1/38, Pool #889441      151,525  
  78,702      6.00%, 5/1/38, Pool #889466      89,703  
  121,520      5.50%, 6/1/38, Pool #995018      135,689  
  34,214      5.50%, 9/1/38, Pool #889995      38,143  
  83,331      6.00%, 10/1/38, Pool #889983      94,385  
  439,536      5.50%, 1/1/39, Pool #AB0200      489,047  
  171,224      4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #930922      185,246  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 179,073      4.50%, 5/1/39, Pool #AL1472    $ 194,298  
  1,837,510      5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7521      2,014,862  
  1,184,507      6.00%, 7/1/39, Pool #BF0056      1,322,470  
  89,668      5.50%, 10/1/39, Pool #AD0362      100,064  
  589,289      5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AC6680      654,744  
  84,836      5.50%, 12/1/39, Pool #AD0571      94,632  
  11,169,881      4.50%, 1/1/40, POOL #AC8568      12,075,714  
  66,791      5.50%, 3/1/40, Pool #AL5304      75,431  
  60,774      4.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #AD4038      65,972  
  554,092      6.00%, 4/1/40, Pool #AL4141      628,769  
  104,778      6.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL1704      117,233  
  247,593      4.00%, 7/1/40, Pool #AE0113      261,455  
  124,934      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AB1226      134,957  
  197,320      4.50%, 7/1/40, Pool #AD7127      212,225  
  6,550      4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #AD9136      6,919  
  442,671      4.00%, 8/1/40, Pool #AE0216      467,570  
  57,690      6.00%, 9/1/40, Pool #AE0823      65,160  
  490,176      4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #AE7535      517,627  
  1,174,537      4.00%, 10/1/40, Pool #AB1614      1,247,212  
  77,110      4.00%, 11/1/40, Pool #AE8407      81,436  
  53,318      4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH0006      56,288  
  361,765      4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AH0946      381,962  
  2,680,000      Class CY, Series 2010-136, 4.00%, 12/25/40      2,895,951  
  106,797      4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #AL7167      113,331  
  10,950,230      Class ZA, Series 2011-8, 4.00%, 2/25/41, Callable 10/25/30 @ 100      11,505,010  
  816,658      4.00%, 4/1/41, Pool #AI1186      861,836  
  125,625      6.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #AL4142      142,374  
  74,440      4.50%, 7/1/41, Pool #AB3314      80,442  
  1,425,934      5.00%, 7/1/41, Pool #AL7524      1,562,053  
  1,660,135      5.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AL8430      1,854,458  
  84,877      4.00%, 9/1/41, Pool #AI5228      89,561  
  69,199      4.50%, 9/1/41, Pool #AI8961      75,174  
  969,408      4.00%, 9/1/41, Pool #AJ1541      1,022,707  
  61,601      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #AC9312      65,001  
  4,316,927      4.00%, 11/1/41, Pool #AJ4701      4,582,816  
  68,354      4.00%, 12/1/41, Pool #AJ7684      73,044  
  202,378      4.00%, 12/1/41, Pool #AB4054      216,226  
  69,637      3.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #AK2073      71,937  
  429,277      3.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #AW8154      443,282  
  226,016      4.00%, 2/1/42, Pool #AB4530      238,498  
  86,985      3.50%, 4/1/42, Pool #AK7510      89,761  
  366,586      4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2961      386,832  
  122,685      4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #AT6144      131,080  
  26,437      3.50%, 5/1/42, Pool #AO2881      27,218  
  117,025      4.00%, 5/1/42, Pool #A02114      123,479  
  58,810      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO3107      60,733  
  30,837      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AO3048      31,822  
  58,489      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AL2168      60,483  
  51,251      3.50%, 6/1/42, Pool #AK9225      52,891  
  134,100      4.00%, 6/1/42, Pool #AL2003      141,472  
  265,594      4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL4244      283,796  
  99,467      4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL2607      104,955  
  4,527,148      4.00%, 7/1/42, Pool #AL2160      4,835,217  
  66,639      3.50%, 7/1/42, Pool #AO9707      68,767  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 116,743      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #AO7152    $ 120,459  
  1,558,645      4.00%, 8/1/42, Pool #AL2242      1,644,620  
  65,985      4.00%, 9/1/42, Pool #AX3706      69,619  
  454,599      4.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #AL2482      489,655  
  135,996      4.00%, 9/1/42, Pool #AL2901      143,471  
  620,157      3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6512      640,333  
  77,131      3.50%, 10/1/42, Pool #AQ0393      80,018  
  173,531      3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AP9726      174,770  
  564,542      3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AL8045      582,517  
  317,734      4.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AL6055      339,457  
  141,067      3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AQ7127      145,568  
  297,226      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7271      298,946  
  242,680      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7425      244,085  
  1,097,254      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7269      1,105,087  
  799,200      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7567      803,059  
  400,150      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7565      403,009  
  726,306      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7458      729,821  
  494,879      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7755      497,743  
  728,333      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7497      731,858  
  2,939,480      4.50%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL8206      3,179,193  
  209,072      4.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL7369      220,538  
  269,142      3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB7762      271,063  
  274,331      3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB8558      276,291  
  327,830      3.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AL2935      338,549  
  110,969      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7568      111,409  
  507,587      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8701      510,515  
  69,173      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8712      69,573  
  130,876      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7576      131,396  
  538,072      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9194      541,908  
  826,363      3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AL3409      852,048  
  184,770      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR9218      185,539  
  176,943      3.00%, 3/1/43, Pool #AB8830      177,963  
  479,104      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB9016      481,878  
  63,577      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB9033      63,945  
  213,025      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AR8630      213,894  
  248,812      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2040      249,847  
  141,702      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2043      142,284  
  141,421      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8923      141,991  
  77,737      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AT2037      78,061  
  136,529      3.00%, 4/1/43, Pool #AB8924      137,087  
  198,129      3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AL3759      199,537  
  250,032      3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AB9462      252,120  
  357,098      3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AB9173      359,650  
  529,406      3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AT2719      533,183  
  203,665      3.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #AT6654      205,114  
  99,180      3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AT7676      99,886  
  288,467      3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9662      290,875  
  18,084      3.00%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9564      18,235  
  31,980      3.50%, 6/1/43, Pool #AB9567      33,029  
  593,773      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AL4010      613,160  
  730,018      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT7940      757,308  
  254,677      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT4327      264,097  
  565,970      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT9667      582,923  
  260,152      3.50%, 7/1/43, Pool #AT8464      269,019  
  3,518,324      3.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #AB9940      3,543,360  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 770,076      3.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #AL5778    $ 773,256  
  151,309      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU0613      156,207  
  18,436      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU3032      19,064  
  74,436      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU3267      77,222  
  69,888      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU3270      72,174  
  637,879      3.00%, 8/1/43, Pool #AS0331      640,415  
  19,157      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AT7333      19,810  
  144,016      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AU0570      148,726  
  668,387      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AS0209      690,214  
  23,645      3.50%, 9/1/43, Pool #AT7267      24,451  
  157,157      4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #AL7577      165,792  
  27,802      3.50%, 10/1/43, Pool #AU7247      28,843  
  1,463,511      3.50%, 11/1/43, Pool #AL9745      1,510,105  
  2,067,806      5.00%, 12/1/43, Pool #AL7777      2,259,015  
  726,365      3.50%, 12/1/43, Pool #AL4682      753,485  
  972,661      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AL9422      1,008,969  
  130,919      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AS1703      135,371  
  129,442      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AS1539      133,847  
  78,008      3.50%, 1/1/44, Pool #AS1453      80,911  
  157,186      4.00%, 3/1/44, Pool #AV6577      166,981  
  5,165,722      4.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #AL6887      5,584,184  
  1,184,892      3.50%, 5/1/44, Pool #AL5554      1,229,130  
  16,595      3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #AS2591      17,159  
  37,244      3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #AW6405      38,510  
  6,243,209      3.50%, 6/1/44, Pool #AL9405      6,442,023  
  35,680      4.00%, 7/1/44, Pool #AW7055      37,716  
  2,177,525      4.00%, 8/1/44, Pool #AL5601      2,323,471  
  1,148,166      5.00%, 11/1/44, Pool #AL8878      1,255,819  
  21,276      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX6255      22,726  
  251,221      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX9372      267,718  
  24,477      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AY0299      26,144  
  81,950      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #AX8713      87,337  
  228,987      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #AY0367      244,039  
  227,274      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AS4308      241,471  
  642,131      3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #BM1100      662,618  
  32,935      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AY1866      35,180  
  157,853      4.00%, 2/1/45, Pool #AY2693      167,027  
  41,087      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY8218      43,437  
  85,983      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9770      91,852  
  1,532,943      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AS5453      1,581,728  
  67,559      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2877      71,480  
  131,979      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7442      140,957  
  179,921      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7443      191,697  
  55,212      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AZ9243      58,961  
  65,960      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2878      70,215  
  71,021      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #BA2879      75,437  
  61,193      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AZ9244      65,198  
  619,772      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AS5949      660,342  
  306,671      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #BA2905      326,520  
  24,869      4.50%, 11/1/45, Pool #AS6233      26,814  
  199,049      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #BA2904      211,295  
  171,945      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA4736      183,622  
  602,561      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6347      640,061  
  199,874      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA4737      212,959  
  84,930      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA2924      89,818  
 

 

Continued

 

17


AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 229,321      4.00%, 1/1/46, Pool #BA4781    $ 244,910  
  383,759      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #AS6662      407,665  
  702,133      3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #AS6823      724,593  
  8,619,712      3.50%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC5981      8,897,663  
  462,464      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #AL8570      477,257  
  2,371,847      4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9093      2,510,240  
  291,120      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7362      292,143  
  1,847,030      3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7353      1,906,199  
  2,322,666      3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7383      2,397,073  
  162,001      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7370      162,675  
  36,060      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AS7365      36,119  
  4,777,653      3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #BA7748      4,919,723  
  4,144,704      3.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC1450      4,151,448  
  41,611      4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD3933      44,440  
  48,936      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9031      49,140  
  994,083      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8952      1,025,928  
  4,796,617      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #AS7729      4,804,422  
  4,339,651      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BC1486      4,346,731  
  68,727      4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD4900      73,400  
  1,829,735      Class UF, Series 2016-48, 1.62%, 8/25/46(b)      1,834,428  
  344,254      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9045      345,249  
  458,285      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7878      459,910  
  3,627,614      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7847      3,633,547  
  445,219      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7999      446,474  
  958,579      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9214      960,146  
  912,810      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #AL9511      942,830  
  232,135      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7889      233,108  
  6,764,447      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1469      6,783,502  
  21,242      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BE0547      21,904  
  49,100      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD7826      52,438  
  147,147      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1481      157,150  
  1,270,432      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD8925      1,273,319  
  5,612,425      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD3309      5,625,325  
  977,737      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9215      979,988  
  758,686      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9266      759,930  
  2,210,563      4.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8379      2,360,834  
  8,415,171      4.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8374      8,939,445  
  842,356      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #AS8371      874,058  
  377,029      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9641      378,352  
  391,066      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9643      391,966  
  1,048,732      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9644      1,051,146  
  507,813      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD9645      508,644  
  41,503      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BC7299      42,835  
  1,098,055      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AL9325      1,100,582  
  59,371      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BE1932      61,273  
  343,394      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #AL9481      344,614  
  917,891      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8962      919,977  
  680,861      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8963      682,058  
  1,561,007      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8970      1,609,966  
  133,587      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BD8477      137,873  
  1,672,671      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #AS8493      1,727,649  
  2,089,291      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #AS8486      2,095,177  
  294,727      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BD8531      304,457  
  46,884,423      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #AS8650      46,854,251  
  2,531,683      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9725      2,626,894  

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 159,281      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE4913    $ 164,387  
  977,092      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AS8653      1,014,073  
  240,723      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #AS8589      241,578  
  446,991      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #BD5049      448,021  
  131,954      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #BD5056      132,439  
  1,233,968      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AS8792      1,237,448  
  399,895      3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE3188      413,654  
  964,032      3.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #AS8925      966,330  
  821,611      3.00%, 3/1/47, Pool #AS8936      823,011  
  881,455      3.50%, 5/1/47, Pool #BM1174      910,457  
  1,200,000      2.50%, 7/25/47, TBA      1,156,979  
  6,760,000      4.00%, 7/25/47, TBA      7,106,186  
  3,890,000      5.00%, 7/25/47, TBA      4,249,217  
  4,523,000      6.00%, 8/25/47, TBA      5,087,874  
     

 

 

 
        347,990,763  
     

 

 

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association (6.7%)

 
  29,650      4.50%, 9/15/33, Pool #615516      31,953  
  109,880      5.00%, 12/15/33, Pool #783571      120,753  
  31,033      6.50%, 8/20/38, Pool #4223      35,434  
  31,505      6.50%, 10/15/38, Pool #673213      35,836  
  17,171      6.50%, 11/20/38, Pool #4292      19,620  
  33,196      6.50%, 12/15/38, Pool #782510      37,397  
  349,965      5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #782557      384,680  
  144,594      5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #711939      159,103  
  238,424      5.00%, 4/15/39, Pool #782619      262,065  
  22,659      5.00%, 6/15/39, Pool #782696      24,956  
  98,190      4.00%, 7/20/39, Pool #4494      104,149  
  160,454      5.00%, 10/20/39, Pool #4559      174,441  
  18,279      4.50%, 12/20/39, Pool #G24598      19,715  
  49,189      4.50%, 1/15/40, Pool #728627      52,893  
  22,733      4.50%, 1/20/40, Pool #4617      24,519  
  18,097      4.50%, 2/20/40, Pool #G24636      19,447  
  124,768      5.00%, 5/15/40, Pool #782958      137,138  
  1,259      4.50%, 5/20/40, Pool #G24696      1,353  
  103,667      5.00%, 6/15/40, Pool #697862      115,018  
  121,324      4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #745793      130,443  
  1,053,937      4.50%, 7/15/40, Pool #733795      1,133,824  
  44,087      4.50%, 8/20/40, Pool #4771      47,588  
  26,296      4.00%, 9/20/40, Pool #G24800      28,051  
  216,405      4.50%, 10/15/40, Pool #783609      233,231  
  661,139      4.00%, 10/20/40, Pool #G24833      702,151  
  1,241,417      4.00%, 11/20/40, Pool #4853      1,309,485  
  600,456      4.00%, 12/20/40, Pool #G24882      637,297  
  284,468      4.00%, 1/15/41, Pool #759138      299,798  
  528,040      4.00%, 1/20/41, Pool #004922      560,745  
  69,528      4.50%, 2/15/41, Pool #738019      75,361  
  9,014      4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #4945      9,560  
  1,804,592      4.00%, 2/20/41, Pool #742887      1,909,709  
  200,797      4.00%, 3/15/41, Pool #762838      211,618  
  12,578      5.00%, 4/20/41, Pool #5018      13,792  
  210,929      4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #783590      226,654  
  27,280      5.00%, 6/20/41, Pool #5083      29,880  
  143,527      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #783584      154,221  
  964,242      4.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #742895      1,015,798  
  483,717      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #5115      519,760  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Government National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 14,318      5.00%, 7/20/41, Pool #5116    $ 15,701  
  82,580      4.50%, 7/20/41, Pool #754367      87,924  
  149,049      4.50%, 11/15/41, Pool #783610      160,637  
  65,460      4.50%, 11/20/41, Pool #5234      70,350  
  823,141      3.50%, 12/20/41, Pool #5258      855,444  
  410,773      3.50%, 1/15/42, Pool #553461      426,784  
  220,260      5.00%, 7/20/42, Pool #MA0223      239,642  
  56,001      3.50%, 9/20/42, Pool #MA0392      58,251  
  112,080      3.50%, 10/20/42, Pool #MA0462      116,583  
  166,484      3.50%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0699      173,173  
  640,234      3.50%, 4/15/43, Pool #AD2334      664,084  
  49,194      4.00%, 7/20/43, Pool #MA1158      52,020  
  1,070,518      4.50%, 6/20/44, Pool #MA1997      1,138,352  
  49,836      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ2723      52,823  
  23,563      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AJ4687      25,142  
  18,259      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4166      19,469  
  56,623      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #AI4167      59,981  
  1,963,614      4.00%, 8/20/44, Pool #MA2149      2,067,924  
  325,439      4.50%, 10/20/44, Pool #MA2305      346,060  
  1,641,636      4.50%, 11/20/44, Pool #MA2373      1,745,660  
  1,054,616      5.00%, 12/20/44, Pool #MA2448      1,131,741  
  1,437,217      Class ZD, Series 2015-3, 4.00%, 1/20/45      1,564,027  
  602,098      5.00%, 12/20/45, Pool #MA3313      646,130  
  198,264      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4341      206,544  
  49,442      4.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #AQ0542      52,263  
  186,129      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4342      193,741  
  398,232      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4345      413,847  
  474,158      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4344      492,895  
  161,473      3.50%, 10/20/46, Pool #AX4343      167,993  
  18,653,171      4.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4197      19,648,480  
  2,184,418      4.00%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4263      2,301,018  
  2,363,778      3.50%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4321      2,450,935  
  42,236,616      3.50%, 4/20/47, Pool #MA4382      43,793,959  
  3,400,000      3.50%, 6/20/47, TBA      3,525,364  
  3,098,000      4.00%, 6/20/47, Pool #MA4511      3,270,629  
  1,000,000      5.00%, 7/15/47, TBA      1,089,688  
  2,800,000      4.50%, 7/15/47, TBA      3,000,047  
  2,497,297      3.50%, 7/20/47, TBA      2,586,653  
  24,637,000      3.00%, 7/20/47, TBA      24,885,292  
     

 

 

 
        130,806,686  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $729,349,872)

     727,066,186  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (22.0%):

  
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (6.5%)

  
  4,105,000      5.38%, 2/15/31      5,517,054  
  20,525,000      4.75%, 2/15/37^      27,344,760  
  23,635,000      3.13%, 11/15/41^      25,027,243  
  3,455,000      3.75%, 11/15/43      4,061,380  
  1,205,000      3.13%, 8/15/44      1,273,110  
  15,000      2.50%, 2/15/45^      13,999  
  955,000      3.00%, 5/15/45^      984,061  
  1,770,000      2.88%, 8/15/45      1,779,887  
  2,248,100      2.50%, 2/15/46      2,092,489  
  43,010,000      2.88%, 11/15/46(e)      43,246,899  
  15,005,000      3.00%, 2/15/47^      15,478,588  
     

 

 

 
        126,819,470  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued

  
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (0.8%)

  
$ 15,649,000      0.38%, 1/15/27^    $ 15,558,077  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (14.7%)

  
  17,445,000      1.25%, 4/30/19      17,402,068  
  24,610,000      1.25%, 6/30/19      24,542,716  
  5,700,000      1.50%, 4/15/20      5,695,993  
  43,115,000      1.50%, 5/15/20^      43,066,149  
  10,020,000      1.50%, 6/15/20      10,005,912  
  20,020,000      1.63%, 6/30/20^      20,055,195  
  2,645,000      2.00%, 9/30/20(e)      2,677,237  
  25,615,000      1.38%, 5/31/21      25,259,797  
  2,975,000      2.00%, 12/31/21      2,996,500  
  56,690,000      1.88%, 4/30/22^      56,678,946  
  39,666,000      1.75%, 5/31/22^      39,433,597  
  3,085,000      2.00%, 5/31/24      3,060,175  
  46,000      2.00%, 11/15/26      44,854  
  31,571,000      2.38%, 5/15/27^      31,770,781  
  5,595,000      3.00%, 5/15/47      5,774,215  
     

 

 

 
        288,464,135  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $432,746,098)

     430,841,682  
     

 

 

 
 

Certificates of Deposit (8.0%):

  
  2,265,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY, 1.81%      2,266,787  
  7,000,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY, 1.55%      7,005,103  
  20,000,000      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY, 1.54%      20,014,504  
  1,485,000      Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, NY, 1.80%      1,486,026  
  1,858,000      BNP Paribas, NY, 1.47%      1,858,453  
  2,020,000      BNP Paribas, NY, 1.53%      2,020,811  
  2,150,000      Credit Industriel et Commercial, NY, 1.78%      2,151,580  
  1,462,000      Credit Suisse, NY, 1.60%      1,462,531  
  2,180,000      Credit Suisse, NY, 1.96%      2,182,112  
  2,535,000      Credit Suisse, NY, 1.98%      2,537,918  
  20,000,000      Credit Suisse, NY, 1.91%      20,019,601  
  24,500,000      Lloyds TSB Bank plc, NY, 1.40%      24,507,554  
  1,810,000      Mizuho Bank, Ltd., NY, 1.85%      1,813,321  
  25,000,000      Mizuho Bank, Ltd., NY, 1.92%      25,059,851  
  1,620,000      Mizuho Corp., NY, 1.90%      1,621,693  
  3,520,000      Natixis, NY, 1.53%      3,521,956  
  2,200,000      Natixis, NY, 1.56%      2,201,535  
  2,400,000      Norinchukin Bank, NY, 1.47%      2,400,591  
  2,170,000      Rabobank Nederland, NY, 1.68%      2,171,313  
  3,745,000      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.66%      3,747,206  
  2,050,000      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, NY, 1.49%(d)      2,050,055  
  3,535,000      Societe Generale, NY, 1.60%      3,537,312  
  2,350,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 1.60%      2,351,540  
  2,900,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, NY, 1.80%      2,902,103  
  3,090,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, NY, 1.98%      3,094,601  
  1,890,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, NY, 1.99%      1,893,058  
  2,295,000      Swedbank AB NY Branch, 1.38%      2,295,624  
  1,400,000      Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 1.68%      1,401,015  
  2,900,000      UBS AG Stamford CT, 1.73%      2,902,024  
  4,075,000      UBS AG Stamford CT, 1.57%      4,077,076  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Certificate of Deposit (Cost $156,405,000)

     156,554,854  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Paper (1.6%):

  
  1,270,000      Anz National International,
Ltd., 1.19%(d)
     1,268,405  
  4,300,000      AXA Financial, Inc., 1.49%(d)      4,282,961  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Fair Value  
 

Commercial Paper, continued

  
$ 1,410,000      BPCE, 1.21%(d)    $ 1,407,876  
  1,515,000      BPCE, 1.25%(d)      1,510,714  
  6,690,000      Energy Transfer Part, LP, 1.72%(d)      6,682,319  
  1,355,000      Mizuho Bank, NY, 1.20%(d)      1,352,875  
  1,485,000      Societe Generale, NY, 1.20%(d)      1,482,981  
  1,690,000      Standard Chartered Bank plc, 1.20%(d)      1,688,080  
  2,575,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, NY, 1.20%(d)      2,573,201  
  1,332,000      Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 1.21%(d)      1,330,205  
  3,855,000      Toronto Dominion Bank, NY, 1.25%(d)      3,842,047  
  3,650,000      Vodafone Group plc, 1.52%(d)      3,640,336  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $31,055,167)

     31,062,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (14.4%):

 
  281,849,150      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(f)      281,849,150  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $281,849,150)

     281,849,150  
     

 

 

 
    
    
Shares
   Fair Value  
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.8%):

  
  18,558,996      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)    $ 18,558,996  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $18,558,996)

     18,558,996  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $2,386,286,361)(g) — 121.2%

     2,379,541,003  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (21.2)%

     (423,604,765
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,955,936,238  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

MTN—Medium Term Note

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Re-REMIC—Restructured Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

TBA—To Be Announced Security

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $274,537,280.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.64% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(f) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(g) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Australia

    0.1

Canada

    0.5

Colombia

    0.3

France

    1.3

Germany

    0.2

Guernsey

    0.1

Ireland

    %^ 

Israel

    %^ 

Japan

    3.7

Jersey

    0.1

Luxembourg

    0.6

Mexico

    0.2
Country   Percentage  

Netherlands

    0.7

Panama

    0.1

Peru

    0.1

Spain

    %^ 

Sweden

    0.4

Switzerland

    1.6

United Kingdom

    1.9

United States

    88.0

Uruguay

    0.1
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Sold Short (-11.5%):

 

Security Description    Coupon
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Par
Amount
     Proceeds
Received
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
Deprecation
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, TBA

     3.00     7/15/32      $ (1,535,000    $ (1,580,570    $ (1,576,253    $ 4,317  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, TBA

     2.50     7/15/32        (1,582,000      (1,596,213      (1,591,022      5,191  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, TBA

     3.00     7/15/47        (76,359,584      (76,721,420      (76,192,547      528,873  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, TBA

     5.00     7/15/47        (2,500,000      (2,731,848      (2,715,449      16,399  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, TBA

     3.00     8/15/47        (68,795,000      (68,804,708      (68,537,018      267,690  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     5.50     7/25/47        (900,000      (999,703      (997,031      2,672  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     4.50     8/25/47        (927,000      (994,476      (993,139      1,337  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.50     7/25/32        (3,287,000      (3,437,733      (3,420,021      17,712  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.00     8/25/47        (2,900,000      (2,896,707      (2,891,605      5,102  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.00     7/25/47        (5,793,168      (5,826,373      (5,785,358      41,015  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.50     8/25/47        (2,800,000      (2,882,688      (2,870,959      11,729  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.50     7/25/47        (1,992,888      (2,056,046      (2,046,836      9,210  

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

     3.50     8/25/32        (1,400,000      (1,456,328      (1,455,590      738  

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA

     4.50     7/20/47        (3,022,000      (3,218,217      (3,211,819      6,398  

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA

     4.00     8/20/47        (15,085,000      (15,898,178      (15,852,216      45,962  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ (191,101,208    $ (190,136,863    $ 964,345  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Euro-OAT September Future

     Short        9/7/17        (41    $ (6,951,743    $ 82,734  

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bond September Futures

     Short        9/20/17        (14      (2,151,625      38,374  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note September Futures

     Short        9/29/17        (178      (20,974,797      85,937  

Ultra U.S. 10-Year September Future

     Short        9/20/17        (71      (9,571,688      43,486  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        584        73,310,250        (216,635

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/29/17        1,025        221,512,109        (174,729

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond September Futures

     Long        9/20/17        83        13,767,625        259,854  
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 119,021  
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 2,386,286,361
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 2,379,541,003

Cash

       2,662

Interest and dividends receivable

       9,900,253

Foreign currency, at value (cost $123,574)

       124,055

Receivable for capital shares issued

       5,431

Receivable for investments sold

       374,828,753

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       75,863
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       2,764,478,020
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       335,004,509

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       148,437

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       281,849,150

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $191,101,208)

       190,136,863

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       280,446

Manager fees payable

       564,515

Administration fees payable

       56,568

Distribution fees payable

       403,226

Custodian fees payable

       11,590

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       7,787

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,283

Trustee fees payable

       15,935

Other accrued liabilities

       61,473
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       808,541,782
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,955,936,238
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 1,937,861,615

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       39,748,701

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (16,012,567 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       (5,661,511 )
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,955,936,238
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       179,591,094

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.89
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $274,537,280.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 27,308,962

Dividends

       78,236

Income from securities lending

       680,184
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       28,067,382
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       3,487,669

Administration fees

       339,356

Distribution fees

       2,491,197

Custodian fees

       40,248

Administrative and compliance services fees

       16,672

Transfer agent fees

       4,486

Trustee fees

       53,933

Professional fees

       57,147

Shareholder reports

       15,522

Other expenses

       26,482
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       6,532,712
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       21,534,670
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       (5,518,349 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short

       (3,298,150 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       1,140,201

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       28,224,365
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       20,548,067
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 42,082,737
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 21,534,670         $ 18,408,356

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      (7,676,298 )           (7,781,591 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      28,224,365           (26,515,684 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      42,082,737           (15,888,919 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (14,423,627 )

From net realized gains

                (9,626,836 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (24,050,463 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      75,959,260           1,494,336,008

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                24,050,464

Value of shares redeemed

      (171,827,069 )           (150,994,846 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (95,867,809 )           1,367,391,626
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (53,785,072 )           1,327,452,244

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      2,009,721,310           682,269,066
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,955,936,238         $ 2,009,721,310
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 39,748,701         $ 18,214,031
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      7,073,433           136,696,292

Dividends reinvested

                2,200,408

Shares redeemed

      (15,883,983 )           (13,775,065 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (8,810,550 )           125,121,635
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.67     $ 10.78     $ 11.13     $ 10.67     $ 11.17     $ 11.02
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.12       0.09       0.27       0.14       0.05       0.09

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.10       0.16       (0.24 )       0.43       (0.31 )       0.38
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.22       0.25       0.03       0.57       (0.26 )       0.47
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.22 )       (0.24 )       (0.11 )       (0.12 )       (0.13 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.14 )       (0.14 )             (0.12 )       (0.19 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.36 )       (0.38 )       (0.11 )       (0.24 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.89     $ 10.67     $ 10.78     $ 11.13     $ 10.67     $ 11.17
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       2.06 %(b)       2.28 %       0.23 %       5.35 %       (2.32 )%       4.22 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,955,936     $ 2,009,721     $ 682,269     $ 949,426     $ 788,913     $ 503,548

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.16 %       1.93 %       1.65 %       1.49 %       1.14 %       1.35 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.66 %       0.67 %       0.66 %       0.65 %       0.66 %       0.68 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.66 %       0.67 %       0.66 %       0.65 %       0.66 %       0.68 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       120 %(b)       288 %       342 %       564 %       663 %       385 %

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $340 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $65,403 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
  

Less

than

30 Days

   Between
30 & 90
Days
  

Greater
than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

 

                   

Corporate Debt Securities

     $ 73,524,128      $      $      $      $ 73,524,128

Government Securities

       119,534,545        88,790,477                      208,325,022
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       193,058,673        88,790,477                      281,849,150
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 193,058,673      $ 88,790,477      $      $      $ 281,849,150
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 281,849,150
                        

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with the Rule. Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period, the Fund participated in the following crosstrade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 2,200,404        $ 1,067,228        $ (7,622 )

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $348.2 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $284.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total Fair

Value*

    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Total Fair

Value*

 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

     
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 510,385     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 391,364  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

     
Interest Rate Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments      1,140,201        190,714  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Financial”), BlackRock Financial provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

         0.35 %          0.70 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $12,138 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics,

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Asset Backed Securities

       $        $ 121,175,616        $ 121,175,616

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  92,802,980          92,802,980

Corporate Bonds+

                  421,145,514          421,145,514

Municipal Bonds

                  2,377,409          2,377,409

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  727,066,186          727,066,186

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  430,841,682          430,841,682

Yankee Dollars+

                  96,106,616          96,106,616

Certificate of Deposit

                  156,554,854          156,554,854

Commercial Paper

                  31,062,000          31,062,000

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  281,849,150          281,849,150

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         18,558,996                   18,558,996
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         18,558,996          2,360,982,007          2,379,541,003
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

                  (190,136,861 )          (190,136,861 )

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         119,021                   119,021
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 18,678,017        $ 2,170,845,146        $ 2,189,523,163
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 2,153,026,210        $ 2,218,815,696

For the period ended June 30, 2017, purchases and sales of long-term U.S. government securities were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 1,796,202,625        $ 1,916,708,121

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk of non-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $2,387,168,323. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,656,255  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (19,283,575
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ (7,627,320
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

       

Short Term

Amount

    

Long Term

Amount

    

Total

Amount

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 4,687,342        $        $ 4,687,342

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 20,069,143        $ 3,981,320        $ 24,050,463

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 18,214,031        $        $ (4,687,342 )        $ (37,534,803 )        $ (24,008,114 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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AZL® Gateway Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 7

Statement of Operations

Page 7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 8

Financial Highlights

Page 9

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 10

Other Information

Page 16

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Gateway Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Gateway Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,048.00     $ 5.64       1.11 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Gateway Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.29     $ 5.56       1.11 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      22.6 %

Financials

      14.7

Health Care

      14.3

Consumer Discretionary

      12.1

Industrials

      10.5

Consumer Staples

      8.6

Energy

      6.0

Utilities

      3.2

Materials

      2.6

Real Estate

      2.4

Telecommunication Services

      2.1
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.1

Money Market

      1.8

Purchased Put Options

      0.3
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      101.2

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (1.2 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+ (99.1%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (2.1%):

  
  8,647      Boeing Co. (The)    $ 1,709,944  
  6,919      Raytheon Co.      1,117,280  
  1,341      TransDigm Group, Inc.      360,555  
  11,881      United Technologies Corp.      1,450,789  
     

 

 

 
        4,638,568  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%):

  
  11,533      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,275,434  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.6%):

  
  2,929      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      262,907  
  10,249      American Airlines Group, Inc.      515,729  
  6,676      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      152,413  
  6,442      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      484,761  
     

 

 

 
        1,415,810  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.2%):

  
  1,016      Adient plc      66,426  
  2,054      Autoliv, Inc.      225,530  
  3,343      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.      120,682  
     

 

 

 
        412,638  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.4%):

  
  74,265      Ford Motor Co.      831,025  
  255      Tesla Motors, Inc.*      92,211  
     

 

 

 
        923,236  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (6.8%):

  
  11,574      Associated Banc-Corp.      291,665  
  121,040      Bank of America Corp.      2,936,430  
  35,568      Citigroup, Inc.      2,378,788  
  42,427      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      573,613  
  42,844      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3,915,941  
  8,353      Old National Bancorp      144,089  
  986      Signature Bank*      141,521  
  767      SVB Financial Group*      134,831  
  27,127      U.S. Bancorp      1,408,434  
  50,639      Wells Fargo & Co.      2,805,907  
     

 

 

 
        14,731,219  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (2.1%):

  
  47,175      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2,115,799  
  8,902      Monster Beverage Corp.*      442,251  
  18,180      PepsiCo, Inc.      2,099,608  
     

 

 

 
        4,657,658  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (3.4%):

  
  17,997      AbbVie, Inc.      1,304,962  
  3,711      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      451,517  
  8,847      Amgen, Inc.      1,523,720  
  3,268      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      886,804  
  2,459      Bioverativ, Inc.*      147,958  
  10,469      Celgene Corp.*      1,359,610  
  16,204      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      1,146,919  
  1,096      Shire plc, ADR      181,136  
  3,529      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      454,782  
     

 

 

 
        7,457,408  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.5%):

  
  7,372      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      480,949  
  14,427      Johnson Controls International plc      625,555  
     

 

 

 
        1,106,504  
     

 

 

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Capital Markets (2.4%):

  
  2,964      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.    $ 491,609  
  21,014      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      902,761  
  4,368      CME Group, Inc.      547,048  
  6,326      Eaton Vance Corp.      299,346  
  4,956      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,099,737  
  10,676      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      703,762  
  4,849      Legg Mason, Inc.      185,038  
  19,924      Morgan Stanley      887,813  
  1,318      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      56,661  
  4,443      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      83,884  
     

 

 

 
        5,257,659  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.0%):

  
  494      Advansix, Inc.*      15,433  
  2,614      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      172,289  
  2,339      Celanese Corp., Series A      222,065  
  16,264      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      1,025,769  
  10,448      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      843,258  
  5,256      Eastman Chemical Co.      441,451  
  683      Ingevity Corp.*      39,204  
  6,038      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      509,547  
  278      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      23,460  
  6,230      Monsanto Co.      737,383  
  2,771      Olin Corp.      83,906  
  5,252      RPM International, Inc.      286,497  
  6,275      Valvoline, Inc.      148,843  
     

 

 

 
        4,549,105  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

  
  8,144      Waste Management, Inc.      597,362  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.0%):

  
  59,157      Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,851,613  
  3,321      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      288,064  
  1,091      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      145,987  
     

 

 

 
        2,285,664  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.7%):

  
  5,263      Ally Financial, Inc.      109,997  
  11,263      American Express Co.      948,795  
  7,472      Discover Financial Services      464,684  
     

 

 

 
        1,523,476  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.4%):

  
  3,624      Avery Dennison Corp.      320,253  
  4,629      Sonoco Products Co.      238,023  
  6,148      WestRock Co.      348,346  
     

 

 

 
        906,622  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.2%):

  
  5,478      Genuine Parts Co.      508,139  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (1.8%):

  
  23,691      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      4,012,545  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%):

  
  66,970      AT&T, Inc.      2,526,778  
  44,545      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,989,380  
     

 

 

 
        4,516,158  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.7%):

  
  12,447      Alliant Energy Corp.      499,996  
  23,255      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      1,615,524  
 

 

Continued

 

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Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Electric Utilities, continued

  
  15,762      Duke Energy Corp.    $ 1,317,546  
  4,073      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      131,884  
  6,245      OGE Energy Corp.      217,264  
     

 

 

 
        3,782,214  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.5%):

  
  6,240      Eaton Corp. plc      485,659  
  9,879      Emerson Electric Co.      588,986  
  1,121      Hubbell, Inc.      126,864  
     

 

 

 
        1,201,509  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):

  
  19,634      Corning, Inc.      590,002  
  7,392      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      581,603  
     

 

 

 
        1,171,605  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.2%):

  
  6,207      Baker Hughes, Inc.      338,344  
  15,740      Halliburton Co.      672,255  
  10,483      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      211,652  
  18,755      Schlumberger, Ltd.      1,234,829  
     

 

 

 
        2,457,080  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.4%):

  
  4,615      Care Capital Properties, Inc.      123,221  
  6,343      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      716,442  
  26,402      Duke Realty Corp.      737,935  
  6,331      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      493,818  
  7,052      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      240,826  
  656      Kilroy Realty Corp.      49,298  
  8,242      Liberty Property Trust      335,532  
  4,221      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.      114,558  
  5,694      Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      153,510  
  11,540      Regency Centers Corp.      722,866  
  1,209      SBA Communications Corp.*      163,094  
  6,960      Senior Housing Properties Trust      142,262  
  16,042      UDR, Inc.      625,157  
  9,618      Ventas, Inc.      668,259  
     

 

 

 
        5,286,778  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%):

  
  14,734      CVS Health Corp.      1,185,498  
  12,810      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,003,151  
  16,698      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1,263,704  
     

 

 

 
        3,452,353  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.3%):

  
  2,376      Bunge, Ltd.      177,250  
  15,885      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      568,048  
  9,925      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      849,977  
  2,795      Lamb Weston Holding, Inc.      123,092  
  23,453      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      1,012,934  
     

 

 

 
        2,731,301  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

  
  2,742      National Fuel Gas Co.      153,113  
  110      ONE Gas, Inc.      7,679  
  1,281      WGL Holdings, Inc.      106,874  
     

 

 

 
        267,666  
     

 

 

 

    

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.7%):

  
  22,233      Abbott Laboratories    $ 1,080,746  
  771      Align Technology, Inc.*      115,743  
  9,317      Baxter International, Inc.      564,051  
  31,293      Boston Scientific Corp.*      867,442  
  11,099      Hologic, Inc.*      503,673  
  809      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      756,714  
  20,802      Medtronic plc      1,846,177  
  2,637      ResMed, Inc.      205,343  
     

 

 

 
        5,939,889  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.9%):

  
  6,295      Aetna, Inc.      955,770  
  4,830      Anthem, Inc.      908,668  
  10,901      Express Scripts Holding Co.*      695,920  
  6,104      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      532,269  
  4,215      Patterson Cos., Inc.      197,894  
  3,877      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      430,967  
  12,496      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,317,009  
  3,128      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      381,866  
     

 

 

 
        6,420,363  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.6%):

  
  1,249      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      264,201  
  2,391      Hilton Grand Vacations*      86,219  
  4,755      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      294,097  
  1,785      Las Vegas Sands Corp.      114,044  
  11,842      McDonald’s Corp.      1,813,720  
  3,287      Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR      73,793  
  6,237      MGM Resorts International      195,156  
  4,181      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      226,986  
  2,942      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      183,993  
  16,209      Wendy’s Co. (The)      251,402  
     

 

 

 
        3,503,611  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.7%):

  
  6,095      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      320,170  
  9,383      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      503,117  
  11,995      Toll Brothers, Inc.      473,922  
  703      Tupperware Brands Corp.      49,372  
  1,262      Whirlpool Corp.      241,824  
     

 

 

 
        1,588,405  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (1.8%):

  
  6,459      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      335,093  
  12,895      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      955,906  
  3,544      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      457,566  
  24,804      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      2,161,669  
     

 

 

 
        3,910,234  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.8%):

  
  8,585      3M Co., Class C      1,787,311  
  95,700      General Electric Co.      2,584,857  
  13,192      Honeywell International, Inc.      1,758,362  
     

 

 

 
        6,130,530  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (2.7%):

  
  7,493      Aflac, Inc.      582,056  
  7,316      Allstate Corp. (The)      647,027  
  13,686      American International Group, Inc.      855,649  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Insurance, continued

  
  5,468      Aon plc    $ 726,971  
  163      Aon plc      21,671  
  7,106      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      406,819  
  3,574      FNF Group      160,222  
  6,528      Lincoln National Corp.      441,162  
  11,016      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      858,807  
  7,283      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      466,622  
  4,688      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      593,173  
  5,780      XL Group, Ltd.      253,164  
     

 

 

 
        6,013,343  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.8%):

  
  4,515      Amazon.com, Inc.*      4,370,520  
  5,160      Netflix, Inc.*      770,956  
  571      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*      1,068,067  
     

 

 

 
        6,209,543  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (5.1%):

  
  3,724      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      3,462,128  
  3,012      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      2,737,095  
  597      Baidu, Inc., ADR*      106,779  
  15,165      eBay, Inc.*      529,562  
  26,546      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      4,007,915  
  3,480      VeriSign, Inc.*      323,501  
     

 

 

 
        11,166,980  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (3.6%):

  
  7,101      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      727,568  
  3,475      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      262,571  
  10,096      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      670,374  
  8,173      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      697,974  
  1,292      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      186,319  
  9,421      International Business Machines Corp.      1,449,233  
  7,233      Paychex, Inc.      411,847  
  15,296      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      820,936  
  24,932      Visa, Inc., Class A      2,338,124  
  11,595      Western Union Co.      220,885  
     

 

 

 
        7,785,831  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.2%):

  
  8,994      Mattel, Inc.      193,641  
  1,757      Polaris Industries, Inc.      162,048  
     

 

 

 
        355,689  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.2%):

  
  2,559      Illumina, Inc.*      444,038  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.9%):

  
  8,367      Caterpillar, Inc.      899,118  
  3,406      Cummins, Inc.      552,521  
  4,551      Deere & Co.      562,458  
  4,132      Parker Hannifin Corp.      660,376  
  5,043      Pentair plc      335,561  
  2,243      Snap-On, Inc.      354,394  
  4,316      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      607,391  
  870      Timken Co.      40,238  
     

 

 

 
        4,012,057  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.8%):

  
  57,023      Comcast Corp., Class A      2,219,335  
  4,457      Liberty Global plc, Series C*      138,969  

    

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Media, continued

  
  3,300      Liberty Global plc, LiLAC, Class C*    $ 70,653  
  7,431      News Corp., Class B      105,149  
  4,970      Omnicom Group, Inc.      412,013  
  51,458      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.      281,475  
  9,546      Time Warner, Inc.      958,514  
  1,561      Time, Inc.      22,400  
  18,750      Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,992,188  
     

 

 

 
        6,200,696  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.2%):

  
  5,511      Southern Copper Corp.      190,846  
  6,396      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      229,041  
  2,024      Worthington Industries, Inc.      101,645  
     

 

 

 
        521,532  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.3%):

  
  17,224      Agnc Investment Corp.      366,699  
  33,067      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      398,457  
     

 

 

 
        765,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.3%):

  
  3,368      Nordstrom, Inc.      161,091  
  10,585      Target Corp.      553,490  
     

 

 

 
        714,581  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.4%):

  
  9,421      Ameren Corp.      515,046  
  14,973      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      409,961  
  7,723      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      624,173  
  11,709      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      503,604  
  14,756      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      905,723  
     

 

 

 
        2,958,507  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.8%):

  
  3,407      Cheniere Energy, Inc.*      165,955  
  22,380      Chevron Corp.      2,334,905  
  6,315      Concho Resources, Inc.*      767,462  
  23,100      ConocoPhillips Co.      1,015,476  
  7,049      Continental Resources, Inc.*      227,894  
  46,445      Exxon Mobil Corp.      3,749,505  
  11,189      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      165,038  
  7,400      HollyFrontier Corp.      203,278  
  13,401      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      802,318  
  4,918      ONEOK, Inc.      256,523  
  9,602      Phillips 66      793,989  
     

 

 

 
        10,482,343  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.0%):

  
  809      Herbalife, Ltd.*      57,706  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (5.1%):

  
  5,317      Allergan plc      1,292,510  
  18,134      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,010,426  
  11,211      Eli Lilly & Co.      922,665  
  511      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*      79,461  
  29,273      Johnson & Johnson Co.      3,872,525  
  29,970      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,920,777  
  61,285      Pfizer, Inc.      2,058,563  
     

 

 

 
        11,156,927  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Professional Services (0.3%):

  
  1,457      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.    $ 157,575  
  5,969      Verisk Analytics, Inc.*      503,604  
     

 

 

 
        661,179  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.8%):

  
  5,143      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*      140,250  
  1,816      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.      292,031  
  23,034      CSX Corp.      1,256,734  
  4,753      Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*      54,660  
  1,812      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      172,575  
     

 

 

 
        1,916,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%):

  
  13,304      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      166,034  
  8,216      Analog Devices, Inc.      639,205  
  19,242      Applied Materials, Inc.      794,887  
  54,182      Intel Corp.      1,828,101  
  8,529      Microchip Technology, Inc.      658,268  
  7,470      NVIDIA Corp.      1,079,863  
  16,852      QUALCOMM, Inc.      930,567  
  3,717      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      356,646  
  16,158      Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,243,035  
     

 

 

 
        7,696,606  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (5.1%):

  
  11,660      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      671,266  
  8,571      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      1,212,282  
  1,415      ANSYS, Inc.*      172,177  
  1,842      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V*      112,565  
  85,534      Microsoft Corp.      5,895,859  
  9,231      Nuance Communications, Inc.*      160,712  
  37,393      Oracle Corp.      1,874,885  
  2,605      PTC, Inc.*      143,588  
  2,273      ServiceNow, Inc.*      240,938  
  12,060      Symantec Corp.      340,695  
  2,393      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      175,598  
  1,760      Workday, Inc., Class A*      170,720  
     

 

 

 
        11,171,285  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (2.4%):

  
  9,507      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      114,559  
  4,360      Foot Locker, Inc.      214,861  
Shares or
Contracts
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks+, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  5,433      Gap, Inc. (The)    $ 119,472  
  16,053      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,462,531  
  4,196      L Brands, Inc.      226,122  
  14,252      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,104,958  
  3,528      Tiffany & Co.      331,173  
  8,373      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      604,279  
     

 

 

 
        5,177,955  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (3.7%):

  
  56,356      Apple, Inc.      8,116,391  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%):

  
  3,909      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      233,250  
  7,497      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      271,766  
  16,065      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*      349,574  
  2,313      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*      46,630  
     

 

 

 
        901,220  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.8%):

  
  24,216      Altria Group, Inc.      1,803,366  
  17,324      Philip Morris International, Inc.      2,034,703  
  4,958      Vector Group, Ltd.      105,705  
     

 

 

 
        3,943,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):

  
  2,727      GATX Corp.      175,264  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

  
  1,676      Sprint Corp.*      13,760  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $148,068,692)

     217,237,356  
  

 

 

 
 

Purchased Options (0.3%):

  
 

Total Purchased Options (Cost $1,400,365)

     711,170  
  

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.8%):

  
  3,726,480      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(a)      3,726,480  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $3,726,480)

     3,726,480  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $153,195,537)(b) — 101.2%

     221,675,006  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.2)%

     (2,585,699
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 219,089,307  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

+ All or a portion of each common stock has been pledged as collateral for outstanding call options written.

 

(a) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(b) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

5


AZL Gateway Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Exchange-traded options purchased as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2175.00 USD        7/21/17        88      $ 8,140  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2225.00 USD        7/21/17        104        14,300  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2200.00 USD        8/18/17        104        49,400  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2225.00 USD        8/18/17        104        58,240  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2200.00 USD        9/15/17        128        118,400  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2225.00 USD        9/15/17        148        159,100  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2250.00 USD        9/15/17        106        133,030  

S&P 500 Index

     Put        2200.00 USD        10/20/17        104        170,560  
              

 

 

 

Total (Cost $1,400,365)

               $ 711,170  
              

 

 

 

Exchange-traded options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2450.00 USD        7/14/17        77      $ (30,030

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2390.00 USD        7/21/17        95        (422,750

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2400.00 USD        7/21/17        105        (384,300

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2425.00 USD        7/21/17        105        (201,075

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2440.00 USD        7/28/17        101        (143,925

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2375.00 USD        8/18/17        102        (677,280

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2425.00 USD        8/18/17        106        (320,650

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2450.00 USD        8/18/17        95        (157,700

S&P 500 Index

     Call        2450.00 USD        9/15/17        100        (267,500
              

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $3,153,342)

               $ (2,605,210
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Gateway Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 153,195,537
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

     $ 221,675,006

Cash

       3

Interest and dividends receivable

       207,610

Receivable for capital shares issued

       12,061

Receivable for investments sold

       141,700

Reclaims receivable

       874
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       222,037,254
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       136,193

Written Options (Premiums received $3,153,342)

       2,605,210

Manager fees payable

       144,278

Administration fees payable

       5,557

Distribution fees payable

       45,087

Custodian fees payable

       2,264

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       692

Transfer agent fees payable

       814

Trustee fees payable

       1,395

Other accrued liabilities

       6,457
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       2,947,947
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 219,089,307
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 183,697,945

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       3,169,763

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (36,806,002 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       69,027,601
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 219,089,307
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       17,008,874

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 12.88
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 2,064,190

Foreign withholding tax

       (450 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,063,740
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       774,323

Administration fees

       25,981

Distribution fees

       241,976

Custodian fees

       8,516

Administrative and compliance services fees

       1,670

Transfer agent fees

       3,121

Trustee fees

       5,414

Professional fees

       5,716

Shareholder reports

       3,080

Other expenses

       2,489
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,072,286
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       991,454
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       5,633,155

Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts

       (8,170,562 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       10,542,040
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       8,004,633
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 8,996,087
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Gateway Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 991,454         $ 2,240,277

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      (2,537,407 )           3,766,879

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      10,542,040           2,424,904
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      8,996,087           8,432,060
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (3,778,083 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (3,778,083 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      41,651,313           20,573,427

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                3,778,083

Value of shares redeemed

      (10,508,852 )           (50,762,419 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      31,142,461           (26,410,909 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      40,138,548           (21,756,932 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      178,950,759           200,707,691
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 219,089,307         $ 178,950,759
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,169,763         $ 2,178,309
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      3,281,867           1,701,718

Dividends reinvested

                316,688

Shares redeemed

      (833,604 )           (4,236,081 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      2,448,263           (2,217,675 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL Gateway Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 12.29     $ 11.96     $ 11.87     $ 11.65     $ 10.83     $ 10.44
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.04       0.17       0.15       0.13       0.13       0.06

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.55       0.40       0.08       0.23       0.78       0.37
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.59       0.57       0.23       0.36       0.91       0.43
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.24 )       (0.14 )       (0.14 )       (0.09 )       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.24 )       (0.14 )       (0.14 )       (0.09 )       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 12.88     $ 12.29     $ 11.96     $ 11.87     $ 11.65     $ 10.83
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       4.80 %(b)       4.84 %       1.98 %       3.09 %       8.44 %       4.15 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 219,089     $ 178,951     $ 200,708     $ 217,753     $ 212,164     $ 169,796

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.02 %       1.19 %       1.11 %       1.14 %       1.35 %       1.74 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.11 %       1.14 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.11 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       1.11 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %(e)       1.11 %(e)       1.14 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       4 %(b)       20 %       5 %       18 %       16 %       5 %

 

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a "commission recapture" program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Gateway Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

10


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

Purchased Options Contracts — The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Written Options Contracts — The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Cost

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         773        $ 1,109,843

Options purchased

         2,489          3,705,401

Options exercised

                 

Options expired

         (183 )          (367,998 )

Options closed

         (2,193 )          (3,046,881 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         886        $ 1,400,365
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
    

Premiums

Received

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         (773 )        $ (3,197,616 )

Options written

         (3,924 )          (11,436,513 )

Options exercised

                 

Options expired

         77          200,008

Options closed

         3,734          11,280,779
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         (886 )        $ (3,153,342 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

11


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Investment securities, at value (purchased options)   $ 711,170     Written options   $ 2,605,210  

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ (8,170,562    $ 496,221  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway”), Gateway provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Gateway Fund

         0.80 %          1.25 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

 

12


AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,101 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied. Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks+

       $ 217,237,356        $        $ 217,237,356

Purchased Put Options

         711,170                   711,170

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         3,726,480                   3,726,480
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         221,675,006                   221,675,006
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Written Options

         (2,605,210 )                   (2,605,210 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 219,069,796        $        $ 219,069,796
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.    

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 44,846,066        $ 6,808,858

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $154,759,196. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 70,963,302  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (4,047,492
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 66,915,810  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs subject to expiration:

 

        Expires
12/31/2018

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 10,170

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
     Total
Amount

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 30,601,415        $ 2,367,383        $ 32,968,798

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $1,344,469 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 3,778,083        $        $ 3,778,083

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Gateway Fund

       $ 2,178,308        $        $ (32,978,968 )        $ 57,195,935        $ 26,395,275

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL Gateway Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Government Money Market Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 4

Statement of Operations

Page 4

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 5

Financial Highlights

Page 6

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 7

Other Information

Page 11

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Government Money Market Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Government Money Market Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 3.67       0.74 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Government Money Market Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.13     $ 3.71       0.74 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      54.4 %

Repurchase Agreements

      40.1

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      4.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      98.9

Net other assets (liabilities)

      1.1
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (54.4%):

 
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (34.8%):

 
$ 9,000,000      1.14%, 7/7/17(a)    $ 9,000,000  
  4,940,000      0.85%, 7/14/17(b)      4,938,493  
  2,140,000      0.95%, 7/26/17(b)      2,138,591  
  3,665,000      0.97%, 7/28/17(b)      3,662,328  
  7,335,000      0.64%, 8/1/17(b)      7,330,958  
  10,000,000      0.94%, 8/9/17(b)      9,989,828  
  13,680,000      0.65%, 8/11/17(b)      13,669,967  
  3,500,000      1.15%, 8/22/17(a)      3,499,986  
  3,480,000      0.68%, 8/22/17(b)      3,476,582  
  3,500,000      0.70%, 8/23/17(b)      3,496,419  
  3,970,000      0.95%, 8/25/17(a)      3,970,000  
  3,845,000      0.68%, 8/25/17(b)      3,841,035  
  3,920,000      0.90%, 8/28/17(b)      3,914,348  
  8,000,000      0.70%, 8/30/17(b)      7,990,733  
  12,215,000      1.05%, 9/20/17(b)      12,187,863  
  2,500,000      0.91%, 9/22/17(b)      2,494,755  
  8,000,000      1.05%, 9/25/17(b)      7,979,933  
  6,500,000      1.04%, 9/27/17(b)      6,483,491  
  5,400,000      1.26%, 10/16/17(a)      5,400,000  
  4,955,000      0.75%, 10/18/17(b)      4,943,748  
  4,000,000      1.10%, 10/27/17(a)      3,999,908  
  2,000,000      1.00%, 11/8/17(a)      2,000,000  
  3,000,000      1.04%, 11/8/17(b)      2,988,744  
  1,500,000      1.01%, 12/4/17(b)      1,493,500  
  4,000,000      1.15%, 12/29/17(b)      3,977,073  
  4,000,000      1.06%, 2/5/18(a)      4,000,000  
  4,500,000      1.10%, 3/9/18      4,508,320  
  10,000,000      0.91%, 3/13/18(a)      10,000,000  
  5,000,000      1.10%, 3/19/18      4,991,884  
  12,520,000      0.99%, 4/13/18(a)      12,520,000  
  5,180,000      1.06%, 4/17/18(a)      5,180,000  
  3,000,000      0.83%, 5/9/18(a)      3,000,000  
  3,700,000      0.95%, 6/5/18(a)      3,700,000  
  4,500,000      1.11%, 10/3/18(a)      4,500,000  
  2,310,000      1.11%, 6/20/19(a)      2,310,000  
  1,895,000      1.11%, 6/20/19(a)      1,895,000  
  7,000,000      1.11%, 6/20/19(a)      7,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        198,473,487  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (7.9%):

 
  4,525,000      0.60%, 7/11/17(b)      4,524,246  
  7,000,000      1.14%, 9/12/17(a)      7,000,268  
  10,000,000      1.23%, 9/22/17(a)      9,999,885  
  10,000,000      1.23%, 9/25/17(a)      9,999,538  
  3,385,000      0.69%, 9/29/17(b)      3,379,161  
  4,205,000      0.87%, 1/11/18(b)      4,185,512  
  2,500,000      1.06%, 2/8/18(b)      2,483,812  
  3,365,000      1.27%, 4/4/18(a)      3,364,743  
     

 

 

 
        44,937,165  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (7.1%):

 
  2,000,000      0.63%, 7/14/17      2,000,083  
  3,400,000      1.35%, 7/21/17(a)      3,399,981  
  4,845,000      0.80%, 8/2/17(b)      4,841,555  
  9,355,000      0.83%, 8/3/17(b)      9,347,882  
  4,730,000      0.73%, 9/29/17      4,733,158  
  10,270,000      0.73%, 10/16/17(b)      10,247,717  
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., continued

  
$ 1,840,000      1.09%, 11/13/17(a)    $ 1,840,492  
  4,000,000      1.24%, 3/8/18(a)      4,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        40,410,868  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (4.6%):

 
  12,530,000      1.19%, 8/16/17(a)      12,529,808  
  1,500,000      0.97%, 9/27/17      1,500,100  
  5,000,000      1.10%, 10/5/17(a)      4,999,799  
  7,000,000      1.10%, 3/28/18      6,988,279  
     

 

 

 
        26,017,986  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $309,839,506)

     309,839,506  
  

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (4.4%):

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bills (1.9%)

 
  5,193,000      0.92%, 9/28/17(b)      5,181,381  
  6,200,000      0.97%, 10/12/17(b)      6,183,149  
     

 

 

 
        11,364,530  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (2.5%)

 
  3,960,000      0.73%, 10/15/17      3,961,614  
  4,000,000      1.30%, 1/31/18(a)      3,999,505  
  6,000,000      1.19%, 4/30/18(a)      6,000,250  
     

 

 

 
        13,961,369  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $25,325,899)

     25,325,899  
  

 

 

 
 

Repurchase Agreements (40.1%):

 
  20,000,000      Bank of Montreal, 1.07%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,594, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 1.25% - 4.50%, 10/31/21 - 5/1/47, fair value of $20,598,170)      20,000,000  
  20,000,000      Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.10%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,611, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.13% - 2.75%, 12/31/19 - 7/15/24, fair value of $20,395,607)      20,000,000  
  20,000,000      BNP Paribas, 1.12%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,622, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% - 4.50%, 2/15/18 - 9/1/44, fair value of $20,421,683)      20,000,000  
  20,000,000      Citigroup Global Markets, 1.10%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,589, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% - 6.00%, 12/31/18 - 12/1/46, fair value of $20,627,673)      20,000,000  
  20,000,000      HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., 1.09%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,606, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.63%, 5/15/26, fair value of $20,395,235)(b)      20,000,000  
  5,000,000      HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., 1.04%, 7/5/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $5,000,433, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00%, 7/31/17, fair value of $5,113,264)      5,000,000  
  20,000,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA, Inc., 1.05%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,583, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00% - 8.50%, 9/30/17 - 5/15/44 , fair value of $20,589,736)      20,000,000  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Repurchase Agreements, continued

 
$ 20,000,000      Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., 1.16%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $20,000,644, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% - 2.50%, 7/28/17 - 11/30/23, fair value of $20,418,276)    $ 20,000,000  
  5,000,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1.00%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $5,000,139, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00% - 2.25%, 9/14/17 - 8/15/46, fair value of $5,134,651)      5,000,000  
  15,000,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1.01%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $15,000,421, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 2.25% - 7.25%, 8/15/22 - 2/15/27, fair value of $15,562,963)      15,000,000  
  16,000,000      Natixis S.A., 1.08%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $16,000,480, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 1.00% - 8.13%, 8/15/20 -2/15/46, fair value of $16,320,060)      16,000,000  
  5,000,000      Natixis S.A., 1.10%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $5,000,153, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 2.45% - 3.16%, 1/1/32 - 4/1/47, fair value of $5,150,032)      5,000,000  
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Repurchase Agreements, continued

 
$ 15,000,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 1.07%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $15,000,446, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 0.00% - 4.00%, 1/1/26 - 6/1/47, fair value of $15,477,735)    $ 15,000,000  
  7,000,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 1.06%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $7,000,206, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.13% - 3.38%, 4/15/20 - 2/15/44, fair value of $7,155,314)      7,000,000  
  10,000,000      Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.15%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $10,000,319, Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations, 4.00%, 1/1/44, fair value of $10,307,226)      10,000,000  
  10,000,000      Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 1.13%, 7/3/17, (Purchased on 6/30/17, proceeds at maturity $10,000,314, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, 0.00% - 3.00%, 7/20/17 - 11/15/45, fair value of $10,206,972)      10,000,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $228,000,000)

     228,000,000  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $563,165,405)(c) — 98.9%

     563,165,405  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 1.1%

     6,022,314  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 569,187,719  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

(a) Variable Rate Security. The rate represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. These securities are deemed to have a maturity remaining until the next adjustment of the interest rate or the longer of the demand period or time to the next readjustment.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(c) Aggregate cost for federal income tax and financial reporting purposes is substantially the same.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 335,165,405
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value

     $ 335,165,405

Repurchase agreements, at value/cost

       228,000,000

Cash

       926,765

Interest and dividends receivable

       187,693

Receivable for capital shares issued

       9,868,419
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       574,148,282
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       4,500,000

Manager fees payable

       295,401

Administration fees payable

       14,254

Distribution fees payable

       114,418

Custodian fees payable

       2,443

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       2,702

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,096

Trustee fees payable

       5,027

Other accrued liabilities

       25,222
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       4,960,563
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 569,187,719
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 569,153,253

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       34,466
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 569,187,719
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       569,154,018

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 1.00
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 2,164,031
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,164,031
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,023,387

Administration fees

       77,714

Distribution fees

       730,992

Custodian fees

       8,227

Administrative and compliance services fees

       5,651

Transfer agent fees

       3,649

Trustee fees

       18,779

Professional fees

       19,367

Shareholder reports

       10,565

Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the manager

       318,366

Other expenses

       9,071
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       2,225,768

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (61,737 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,164,031
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       1,619
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1,619
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 1,619
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

    $ 1,619         $ 33,051
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      1,619           33,051
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net realized gains

                (45,885 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (45,885 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      133,496,970           466,951,287

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                45,885

Value of shares redeemed

      (227,314,380 )           (491,615,856 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (93,817,410 )           (24,618,684 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (93,815,791 )           (24,631,518 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      663,003,510           687,635,028
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 569,187,719         $ 663,003,510
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      133,496,970           466,951,287

Dividends reinvested

                45,885

Shares redeemed

      (227,314,380 )           (491,615,856 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (93,817,410 )           (24,618,684 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

             (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

             (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

                                    
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Realized Gains

             (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)       (a)
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       (c)       0.01 %       0.01 %       0.01 %            

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 569,188     $ 663,004     $ 687,635     $ 700,335     $ 806,642     $ 872,062

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

                                    

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       0.76 %       0.65 %       0.65 %       0.65 %       0.65 %       0.66 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.74 %(f)       0.44 %(f)       0.26 %(f)       0.20 %(f)       0.22 %(f)       0.29 %(f)

 

(a) Represents less than $0.005.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) The expense ratio for the period reflects the reduction of certain expenses to maintain a certain minimum yield.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below. Investments of the Fund are valued, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under the amortized cost method, discounts or premiums are amortized on a constant basis to the maturity of the security.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements with financial institutions such as member banks of the Federal Reserve System or from registered broker/dealers that the adviser deems creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed-upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. The seller under a repurchase agreement is required to maintain the value of collateral held pursuant to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). Securities subject to repurchase agreements are held by the Fund’s custodian, another qualified sub-custodian, or in the Federal Reserve book-entry system. Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset receivables under the MRA with collateral posted by the counterparty and create one net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund would recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly from the Fund. The net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock Advisors”), BlackRock Advisors provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Government Money Market Fund

         0.35 %          0.87 %

The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive, reimburse, or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum daily net investment income for the Fund of 0.00%. The Distributor may waive its Rule 12b-1 fees. The amount waived, reimbursed, or paid by the Manager and/or the Distributor will be repaid to the Manager and/or the Distributor subject to the following limitations:

 

1. The repayments will not cause the Fund’s net investment income to fall below 0.00%.
2. The repayments must be made no later than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the waiver, reimbursement, or payment took place.
3. Any expense recovery paid by the Fund will not cause its expense ratio to exceed 0.87%.

The ability of the Manager and/or Distributor to receive such payments could negatively affect the Fund’s future yield. Amounts waived under this agreement during the period ended June 30, 2017 are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager.”

Any amounts waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2017
    

Expires

12/31/2018

    

Expires

12/31/2019

     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 3,323,767        $ 2,615,420        $ 1,440,270        $ 61,737        $ 7,441,194

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers in addition to the amounts disclosed above.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $3,707 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Repurchase Agreements

       $        $ 228,000,000        $ 228,000,000

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  309,839,506          309,839,506

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  25,325,899          25,325,899
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $        $ 563,165,405        $ 563,165,405
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 43,861        $ 1,901        $ 123        $ 45,885

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Government Money Market Fund

       $ 32,847        $        $        $        $ 32,847

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

6. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had an individual shareholder account which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

7. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced

 

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AZL Government Money Market Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

8. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 14

Statement of Operations

Page 14

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 15

Financial Highlights

Page 16

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 17

Other Information

Page 23

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL International Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL International Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,147.00     $ 2.50       0.47 %

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,144.70     $ 3.83       0.72 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL International Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.46     $ 2.36       0.47 %

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.22     $ 3.61       0.72 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Japan

      23.2 %

United Kingdom

      16.6

France

      9.8

Germany

      9.4

Switzerland

      8.9

Australia

      6.9

Netherlands

      4.0

Spain

      3.4

Hong Kong

      3.3

Sweden

      2.9

All other countries

      10.5
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      98.9

Rights

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      2.4
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      101.3

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (1.3 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%.

 

1


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (98.4%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.2%):

  
  431,937      BAE Systems plc    $ 3,568,399  
  336,665      Cobham plc      569,395  
  321      Dassault Aviation SA      448,592  
  3,310      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      408,752  
  79,052      European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV      6,512,739  
  56,535      Finmeccanica SpA      944,245  
  108,817      Meggitt plc      676,809  
  241,939      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      2,811,171  
  42,814      Safran SA^      3,926,624  
  219,800      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      587,698  
  13,919      Thales SA      1,499,409  
  25,985      Zodiac Aerospace      706,511  
     

 

 

 
        22,660,344  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%):

  
  120,019      Bollore, Inc.      546,486  
  134,487      Deutsche Post AG      5,045,805  
  128,013      Royal Mail plc      702,580  
  49,400      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      1,003,521  
     

 

 

 
        7,298,392  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.1%):

  
  158,000      All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.      549,580  
  33,029      Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares      754,113  
  25,487      easyJet plc^      451,209  
  86,178      International Consolidated Airlines Group SA      686,149  
  13,970      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.      432,236  
  62,045      Qantas Airways, Ltd.      273,056  
  82,900      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.      609,652  
     

 

 

 
        3,755,995  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.3%):

  
  24,000      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      1,231,021  
  86,300      Bridgestone Corp.      3,727,118  
  23,174      Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B^      3,080,536  
  14,529      Continental AG      3,135,050  
  64,300      Denso Corp.      2,721,640  
  241,776      GKN plc      1,027,515  
  15,900      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      821,426  
  24,000      NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.      512,419  
  12,900      NOK Corp.      273,326  
  16,266      Nokian Renkaat OYJ      673,915  
  23,550      Schaeffler AG      337,278  
  18,000      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.      544,472  
  105,200      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      1,623,637  
  24,700      Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.^      417,775  
  7,200      Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.      172,210  
  23,000      Toyota Industries Corp.      1,213,564  
  32,347      Valeo SA      2,193,908  
  14,700      Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)^      295,798  
     

 

 

 
        24,002,608  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (3.3%):

  
  45,175      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)^      4,204,173  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Automobiles, continued

  
  130,437      Daimler AG, Registered Shares    $ 9,461,088  
  16,263      Ferrari NV      1,401,202  
  144,895      Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*      1,528,300  
  83,100      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.      2,809,185  
  233,100      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      6,369,855  
  74,700      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      924,033  
  73,600      Mazda Motor Corp.      1,030,181  
  91,600      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.      605,387  
  316,500      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      3,155,780  
  64,017      PSA Peugeot Citroen SA      1,277,742  
  24,037      Renault SA      2,180,195  
  46,600      Suzuki Motor Corp.      2,214,995  
  353,666      Toyota Motor Corp.      18,553,990  
  4,529      Volkswagen AG^      703,242  
  39,600      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      1,023,992  
     

 

 

 
        57,443,340  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (13.0%):

  
  36,271      ABN AMRO Group NV      969,095  
  170,000      Aozora Bank, Ltd.      648,419  
  397,954      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      8,769,296  
  910,177      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      7,606,076  
  765,781      Banco de Sabadell SA      1,567,256  
  1,989,636      Banco Santander SA      13,244,540  
  150,505      Bank Hapoalim BM      1,014,719  
  204,839      Bank Leumi Le-Israel Corp.      994,975  
  152,800      Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The)^      657,080  
  3,876,595      Bank of Ireland*      1,025,349  
  46,000      Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. (The)      434,862  
  51,449      Bank of Queensland, Ltd.      452,106  
  136,521      Bankia SA      660,347  
  95,023      Bankinter SA      879,184  
  2,293,780      Barclays plc      6,068,910  
  60,506      Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.      516,218  
  151,676      BNP Paribas SA      11,030,193  
  510,000      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      2,444,892  
  96,000      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      698,121  
  19,100      Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      286,220  
  43,503      Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      1,560,903  
  141,645      Commerzbank AG*      1,696,175  
  233,438      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      14,854,485  
  167,400      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      847,943  
  150,977      Credit Agricole SA      2,454,444  
  500,779      Criteria Caixacorp SA      2,396,707  
  99,947      Danske Bank A/S      3,858,745  
  241,800      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      3,643,857  
  127,458      DnB NOR ASA      2,176,074  
  40,047      Erste Group Bank AG      1,535,923  
  104,000      Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.      495,470  
  62,300      Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)      396,709  
  103,900      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      2,173,318  
  67,000      Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)      297,826  
  2,690,335      HSBC Holdings plc      24,967,120  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  525,428      ING Groep NV    $ 9,136,977  
  139,598      Intesa Sanpaolo      416,002  
  1,710,303      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      5,455,340  
  52,500      Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.      672,910  
  34,227      KBC Groep NV      2,597,861  
  52,200      Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.      330,471  
  9,680,651      Lloyds Banking Group plc      8,354,046  
  125,860      Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.      469,241  
  79,154      Mediobanca SpA      785,302  
  1,631,500      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      11,003,683  
  15,515      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      282,439  
  3,284,539      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      6,020,364  
  360,819      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      8,204,250  
  132,515      Natixis      898,500  
  409,231      Nordea Bank AB      5,224,463  
  436,399      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      3,421,329  
  20,053      Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG*      507,437  
  299,087      Resona Holdings, Inc.      1,652,947  
  469,882      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc*      1,513,950  
  83,400      Seven Bank, Ltd.^      299,100  
  200,000      Shinsei Bank, Ltd.      349,918  
  70,000      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      634,191  
  207,054      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      2,514,343  
  103,671      Societe Generale      5,635,908  
  438,842      Standard Chartered plc*      4,450,482  
  180,769      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      7,072,763  
  24,500      Suruga Bank, Ltd.      595,421  
  206,551      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      2,967,249  
  122,408      Swedbank AB, Class A      2,987,139  
  271,158      Unicredit SpA*      5,112,594  
  182,873      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      3,073,230  
  452,498      Westpac Banking Corp.      10,558,330  
  29,000      Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.      351,110  
     

 

 

 
        236,872,847  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (2.1%):

  
  103,432      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      11,443,739  
  51,600      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      1,942,982  
  14,237      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      1,524,321  
  79,912      Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.      566,243  
  28,330      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      1,150,433  
  23,561      Coca-Cola HBC AG      692,955  
  17,000      Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.      492,332  
  339,753      Diageo plc      10,041,657  
  14,252      Heineken Holding NV      1,309,646  
  31,182      Heineken NV      3,037,302  
  117,600      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      2,398,198  
  28,224      Pernod Ricard SA      3,783,126  
  3,551      Remy Cointreau SA      414,887  
  19,600      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      911,934  
  104,220      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      1,053,005  
     

 

 

 
        40,762,760  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Biotechnology (0.9%):

  
  61,736      CSL, Ltd.    $ 6,558,143  
  7,589      Genmab A/S*      1,624,970  
  43,198      Grifols SA      1,204,535  
  13,319      Idorsia, Ltd.      251,485  
  122,066      Shire plc      6,723,892  
     

 

 

 
        16,363,025  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.8%):

  
  28,600      Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.      1,207,139  
  137,035      Assa Abloy AB, Class B      3,013,532  
  66,463      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA      3,554,963  
  33,800      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      3,457,270  
  4,966      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      2,318,926  
  37,500      Lixil Group Corp.      938,991  
  20,100      TOTO, Ltd.      769,245  
     

 

 

 
        15,260,066  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.2%):

  
  128,648      3i Group plc      1,514,381  
  122,080      Aberdeen Asset Management plc      480,853  
  24,950      ASX, Ltd.      1,027,806  
  320,144      Credit Suisse Group AG      4,640,114  
  218,300      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      1,297,280  
  279,774      Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares      4,967,639  
  34,429      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      584,091  
  158,793      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      4,105,592  
  94,172      Investec plc      703,621  
  73,600      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      1,337,094  
  31,230      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      1,646,396  
  42,710      London Stock Exchange Group plc      2,029,524  
  43,802      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      2,978,845  
  491,200      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      2,956,557  
  2,300      Partners Group Holding AG      1,426,403  
  24,390      SBI Holdings, Inc.      331,186  
  17,609      Schroders plc      712,086  
  113,400      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      604,868  
  495,602      UBS Group AG      8,415,801  
     

 

 

 
        41,760,137  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (3.7%):

  
  52,744      Air Liquide SA      6,553,753  
  21,500      Air Water, Inc.      396,317  
  33,877      AkzoNobel NV      2,940,497  
  9,588      Arkema SA      1,023,703  
  176,000      Asahi Kasei Corp.      1,896,156  
  124,344      BASF SE      11,556,721  
  12,643      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      919,512  
  15,084      Covestro AG      1,089,078  
  18,560      Croda International plc      939,389  
  37,400      Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.      466,318  
  1,142      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      845,018  
  22,095      Evonik Industries AG      706,179  
  5,394      Frutarom Industries, Ltd.      377,412  
  9,840      Fuchs Petrolub AG      537,630  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

  
  1,255      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares    $ 2,512,235  
  15,500      Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.      463,416  
  237,562      Incitec Pivot, Ltd.      624,352  
  55,687      Israel Chemicals, Ltd.      262,514  
  27,305      Johnson Matthey plc      1,021,164  
  26,100      JSR Corp.      450,723  
  26,950      K+S AG, Registered Shares^      690,614  
  42,000      Kaneka Corp.      320,710  
  26,300      Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.      606,143  
  24,365      Koninklijke DSM NV      1,779,807  
  45,600      Kuraray Co., Ltd.      828,575  
  12,921      Lanxess AG^      978,411  
  25,342      Linde AG      4,812,968  
  191,600      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      1,591,409  
  26,100      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.      553,281  
  130,000      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      690,287  
  23,200      Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.^      880,363  
  17,300      Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.      572,340  
  22,100      Nitto Denko Corp.      1,823,330  
  30,453      Novozymes A/S, Class B      1,333,843  
  52,317      Orica, Ltd.      830,322  
  52,100      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      4,733,497  
  291      Sika AG, Class B      1,873,891  
  10,040      Solvay SA      1,347,874  
  203,000      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.      1,171,108  
  16,118      Symrise AG      1,141,861  
  18,300      Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.      206,074  
  25,200      Teijin, Ltd.      485,394  
  193,600      Toray Industries, Inc.      1,622,130  
  79,000      Tosoh Corp.      812,468  
  13,451      Umicore SA      937,028  
  22,846      Yara International ASA      859,009  
     

 

 

 
        69,064,824  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%):

  
  34,240      Babcock International Group plc      392,926  
  209,465      Brambles, Ltd.      1,566,107  
  68,000      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      756,869  
  30,200      Edenred^      788,183  
  215,567      G4S plc      917,005  
  23,588      ISS A/S      928,765  
  13,800      Park24 Co., Ltd.^      350,509  
  27,600      SECOM Co., Ltd.      2,097,324  
  45,229      Securitas AB, Class B      764,835  
  3,751      Societe BIC SA      445,122  
  9,500      Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.      428,293  
  72,000      Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.      791,099  
     

 

 

 
        10,227,037  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.5%):

  
  784,070      Nokia OYJ      4,818,162  
  415,062      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B      2,994,849  
     

 

 

 
        7,813,011  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Construction & Engineering (0.8%):

  
  32,931      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA    $ 1,273,565  
  29,227      Bouygues SA      1,233,654  
  11,842      Cimic Group, Ltd.      353,075  
  9,301      Eiffage SA      845,805  
  65,562      Ferrovial SA      1,457,069  
  2,435      Hochtief AG      446,403  
  27,400      JGC Corp.      445,060  
  127,000      Kajima Corp.      1,072,556  
  12,467      Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV      405,034  
  91,700      Obayashi Corp.      1,079,517  
  76,000      Shimizu Corp.      806,937  
  44,056      Skanska AB, Class B      1,048,834  
  140,000      TAISEI Corp.      1,279,540  
  67,576      Vinci SA      5,771,578  
     

 

 

 
        17,518,627  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.5%):

  
  151,866      Boral, Ltd.      811,058  
  114,410      CRH plc      4,058,819  
  100,052      Fletcher Building, Ltd.      586,484  
  19,767      HeidelbergCement AG      1,912,491  
  5,203      Imerys SA      452,903  
  56,667      James Hardie Industries SE      892,681  
  61,477      LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares      3,532,765  
  165,000      Taiheiyo Cement Corp.      602,755  
     

 

 

 
        12,849,956  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.0%):

  
  53,700      ACOM Co., Ltd.*      245,582  
  13,000      Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.      275,745  
  21,100      Credit Saison Co., Ltd.      412,938  
  20,973      Provident Financial plc      664,861  
     

 

 

 
        1,599,126  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  
  161,604      Amcor, Ltd.      2,012,961  
  23,200      Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.      392,401  
     

 

 

 
        2,405,362  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.0%):

  
  13,588      Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.      437,987  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):

  
  9,400      Benesse Holdings, Inc.      355,449  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%):

  
  392,965      AMP, Ltd.      1,565,593  
  79,769      Challenger, Ltd.      817,699  
  26,133      Deutsche Boerse AG      2,763,226  
  4,945      Eurazeo Se      371,086  
  15,176      EXOR NV      825,702  
  239,081      First Pacific Co., Ltd.      176,392  
  11,379      Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA      1,096,572  
  22,562      Industrivarden AB, Class C      541,367  
  61,017      Investor AB, Class B      2,952,689  
  33,224      Kinnevik AB      1,020,359  
 

 

Continued

 

4


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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Diversified Financial Services, continued

  
  5,351      L E Lundbergforetagen AB    $ 422,634  
  68,700      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.      376,620  
  181,100      ORIX Corp.      2,815,397  
  5,211      Pargesa Holding SA      397,808  
  3,885      Wendel      575,590  
     

 

 

 
        16,718,734  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.6%):

  
  21,724      Belgacom SA      759,871  
  272,655      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (The)      452,687  
  1,133,841      BT Group plc      4,353,286  
  443,505      Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares      7,969,466  
  20,638      Elisa OYJ^      799,902  
  270,433      France Telecom SA      4,307,278  
  527,525      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      691,923  
  3,760      Iliad SA      889,499  
  59,304      Inmarsat plc      594,600  
  453,992      Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV      1,456,581  
  92,352      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      4,369,190  
  617,000      PCCW, Ltd.      350,948  
  1,091,300      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      3,084,358  
  3,469      Swisscom AG, Registered Shares      1,675,739  
  114,334      TDC A/S      666,206  
  232,354      Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.      644,088  
  1,591,048      Telecom Italia SpA*^      1,474,384  
  828,154      Telecom Italia SpA      612,600  
  102,334      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG      511,335  
  618,942      Telefonica SA      6,398,728  
  100,585      Telenor ASA      1,668,805  
  345,906      Telia Co AB      1,596,343  
  555,426      Telstra Corp., Ltd.      1,838,687  
  45,014      TPG Telecom, Ltd.^      197,444  
     

 

 

 
        47,363,948  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.8%):

  
  262,481      AusNet Services      349,916  
  91,100      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      1,211,966  
  39,200      Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      432,408  
  94,570      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      794,034  
  214,500      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      2,269,643  
  102,132      Contact Energy, Ltd.      389,866  
  20,495      Dong Energy A/S      928,007  
  326,926      EDP — Energias de Portugal SA      1,069,464  
  74,288      Electricite de France^      811,199  
  44,867      Endesa SA^      1,036,094  
  1,101,821      Enel SpA      5,932,590  
  62,835      Fortum OYJ      988,052  
  370,000      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.      340,294  
  195,500      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.      1,725,387  
  787,618      Iberdrola SA      6,252,856  
  99,400      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      1,370,933  
  60,100      Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.      730,538  
  112,573      Mighty River Power, Ltd.      274,041  
  31,829      Red Electrica Corporacion SA^      666,446  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Electric Utilities, continued

  
  136,898      Scottish & Southern Energy plc    $ 2,588,514  
  190,605      Terna SpA      1,031,359  
  64,000      Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      886,746  
  204,400      Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)*      844,064  
     

 

 

 
        32,924,417  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (1.3%):

  
  270,027      ABB, Ltd.      6,682,607  
  81,000      Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.      428,184  
  35,901      Legrand SA      2,514,172  
  7,200      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.      359,202  
  256,800      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      3,704,461  
  32,200      Nidec Corp.      3,306,989  
  11,346      OSRAM Licht AG      906,219  
  27,217      Prysmian SpA      803,261  
  76,551      Schneider Electric SA      5,891,484  
  32,296      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy^      691,767  
  29,886      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      2,769,482  
     

 

 

 
        28,057,828  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%):

 
  26,300      ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.      762,450  
  20,100      Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.      618,579  
  34,400      Hexagon AB, Class B      1,637,004  
  4,395      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      627,877  
  9,900      Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.      385,701  
  658,100      Hitachi, Ltd.      4,047,625  
  7,914      Ingenico Group      717,979  
  13,040      Keyence Corp.      5,740,562  
  43,800      Kyocera Corp.      2,539,701  
  25,300      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      3,855,434  
  12,600      Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.      459,840  
  27,200      Omron Corp.      1,183,460  
  32,000      Shimadzu Corp.      610,095  
  17,400      TDK Corp.      1,148,249  
  33,200      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      705,536  
  30,900      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      496,805  
     

 

 

 
        25,536,897  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

  
  37,366      Petrofac, Ltd.      215,680  
  85,409      Saipem SpA*      315,665  
  60,791      Tenaris SA      947,899  
     

 

 

 
        1,479,244  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.5%):

  
  298,182      Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust      565,546  
  138,044      British Land Co. plc      1,089,053  
  297,100      CapitaCommercial Trust      358,321  
  346,100      CapitaMall Trust      496,630  
  180      Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.      427,190  
  136,646      Dexus Property Group      994,585  
  4,798      Fonciere des Regions SA      446,453  
  5,803      Gecina SA      910,352  
  253,839      GPT Group      933,451  
 

 

Continued

 

5


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

  
  111,293      Hammerson plc    $ 833,046  
  4,198      ICADE      353,589  
  110      Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.^      380,954  
  166      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.      825,128  
  360      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.      664,240  
  28,768      Klepierre      1,179,122  
  104,280      Land Securities Group plc      1,376,241  
  105,622      Liberty International plc      370,200  
  298,500      Link REIT (The)      2,271,207  
  250,987      Macquarie Goodman Group      1,516,393  
  522,397      Mirvac Group      856,923  
  183      Nippon Building Fund, Inc.      933,999  
  208      Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.      442,967  
  496      Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.      677,351  
  712,793      Scentre Group      2,216,055  
  140,274      SERGO plc      894,359  
  337,376      Stockland Trust Group      1,134,772  
  327,800      Suntec REIT      445,374  
  13,609      Unibail-Rodamco SE^      3,431,093  
  427      United Urban Investment Corp.      609,405  
  474,817      Vicinity Centres      937,203  
  267,442      Westfield Corp.      1,649,080  
     

 

 

 
        30,220,282  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.3%):

  
  82,700      Aeon Co., Ltd.      1,257,928  
  78,162      Carrefour SA      1,983,724  
  8,093      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA      479,472  
  7,160      Colruyt SA      377,229  
  97,013      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA^      605,735  
  11,300      FamilyMart Co., Ltd.      647,477  
  11,875      ICA Gruppen AB^      442,896  
  228,855      J Sainsbury plc      750,679  
  32,776      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      641,533  
  174,657      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      3,347,253  
  6,600      LAWSON, Inc.      461,298  
  22,671      Metro AG^      765,538  
  100,700      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      4,152,780  
  10,600      Sundrug Co., Ltd.      395,654  
  1,115,241      Tesco plc*      2,455,784  
  4,900      Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.      520,593  
  151,962      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      4,688,588  
  313,110      William Morrison Supermarkets plc^      984,277  
  173,324      Woolworths, Ltd.      3,404,835  
     

 

 

 
        28,363,273  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (3.2%):

  
  71,400      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      1,543,187  
  47,593      Associated British Foods plc      1,820,038  
  318      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares      437,679  
  11,500      Calbee, Inc.^      452,439  
  14      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered Shares      976,320  
  79,828      Danone SA      5,999,813  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Food Products, continued

  
  1,066,582      Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.    $ 290,606  
  22,318      Kerry Group plc, Class A      1,919,915  
  21,000      Kikkoman Corp.      671,857  
  129      Lindt & Spruengli AG      748,279  
  54,039      Marine Harvest      925,283  
  15,952      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      1,293,976  
  421,603      Nestle SA, Registered Shares      36,737,331  
  23,000      Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.      699,287  
  27,945      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      459,030  
  7,900      Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.      493,996  
  115,226      Orkla ASA, Class A      1,172,340  
  60,048      Tate & Lyle plc      518,052  
  11,700      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      448,766  
  1,134,388      WH Group, Ltd.      1,145,025  
  213,300      Wilmar International, Ltd.      519,179  
  12,200      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      831,026  
  18,000      Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.      358,853  
     

 

 

 
        60,462,277  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.4%):

  
  144,533      APA Group      1,017,640  
  11,387      Enagas SA      319,844  
  49,495      Gas Natural SDG SA      1,162,827  
  1,130,023      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.      2,123,629  
  265,000      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      1,084,520  
  53,000      Toho Gas Co., Ltd.      386,094  
  258,000      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      1,343,824  
     

 

 

 
        7,438,378  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.0%):

  
  8,100      Cochlear, Ltd.      968,275  
  15,676      Coloplast A/S, Class B      1,313,265  
  158,619      Convatec Group plc*      659,508  
  11,400      Cyberdyne, Inc.*^      151,866  
  28,281      Essilor International SA Compagnie Generale d’Optique      3,615,523  
  28,181      Getinge AB, Class B      553,175  
  52,500      HOYA Corp.      2,734,655  
  38,600      Olympus Co., Ltd.      1,410,885  
  117,368      Smith & Nephew plc      2,026,947  
  7,090      Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares      1,151,432  
  1,291      Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares      737,229  
  22,100      Sysmex Corp.      1,321,844  
  43,300      Terumo Corp.      1,707,136  
  17,288      William Demant Holding A/S*      448,966  
     

 

 

 
        18,800,706  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%):

  
  46,897      Al Noor Hospitals Group plc      452,745  
  24,800      Alfresa Holdings Corp.      478,999  
  28,989      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      2,788,486  
  56,234      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      4,834,815  
  227,520      Healthscope, Ltd.      386,878  
  24,400      Medipal Holdings Corp.      452,035  
 

 

Continued

 

6


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  
  8,200      Miraca Holdings, Inc.    $ 369,473  
  19,969      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      1,130,352  
  56,623      Ryman Healthcare, Ltd.      343,903  
  55,636      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      1,035,450  
  8,570      Suzuken Co., Ltd.      284,987  
     

 

 

 
        12,558,123  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.0%):

  
  27,400      M3, Inc.      756,652  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.3%):

  
  24,109      Accor SA      1,135,940  
  76,445      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      1,324,158  
  25,316      Carnival plc      1,675,970  
  211,709      Compass Group plc      4,469,292  
  51,862      Crown, Ltd.      489,377  
  8,337      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.^      333,645  
  6,187      Flight Centre, Ltd.^      182,220  
  313,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      1,900,483  
  851,457      Genting Singapore plc      671,420  
  25,368      Intercontinental Hotels Group plc      1,409,589  
  9,029      McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.      346,224  
  16,662      Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR^      374,062  
  99,934      Merlin Entertainments plc      625,738  
  133,873      MGM China Holdings, Ltd.      297,752  
  28,900      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      1,957,933  
  11,216      Paddy Power plc      1,197,145  
  316,732      Sands China, Ltd.      1,450,439  
  169,333      Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.      287,613  
  220,987      SJM Holdings, Ltd.      233,011  
  12,872      Sodexo SA      1,664,033  
  117,336      Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.      394,014  
  170,540      Tatts Group, Ltd.      548,540  
  59,644      TUI AG      870,292  
  25,786      Whitbread plc      1,332,212  
  223,600      Wynn Macau, Ltd.      522,689  
     

 

 

 
        25,693,791  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (1.1%):

  
  142,045      Barratt Developments plc      1,042,799  
  18,462      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)      775,926  
  24,800      Casio Computer Co., Ltd.      382,074  
  31,032      Electrolux AB, Series B      1,020,918  
  58,809      Husqvarna AB, Class B      586,709  
  21,200      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      353,458  
  49,100      Nikon Corp.      785,929  
  300,400      Panasonic Corp.      4,086,494  
  40,483      Persimmon plc      1,182,482  
  4,700      Rinnai Corp.      438,584  
  3,179      SEB SA      571,076  
  57,600      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      1,033,474  
  84,200      Sekisui House, Ltd.      1,484,995  
  199,000      Sharp Corp.*^      740,732  
  171,000      Sony Corp.      6,523,653  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Household Durables, continued

  
  425,451      Taylor Wimpey plc    $ 976,595  
  176,500      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      811,634  
     

 

 

 
        22,797,532  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.8%):

  
  82,953      Essity AB, Class B*      2,270,539  
  13,846      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      1,674,504  
  29,300      Lion Corp.      607,154  
  90,098      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      9,139,837  
  53,400      Unicharm Corp.      1,343,361  
     

 

 

 
        15,035,395  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):

 
  19,600      Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.      484,992  
  192,019      Meridian Energy, Ltd.      409,367  
     

 

 

 
        894,359  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.8%):

  
  362,244      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      4,548,242  
  11,584      DCC plc      1,055,498  
  29,000      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.      1,862,364  
  30,800      Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.      1,285,097  
  69,000      Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      439,182  
  186,300      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      851,453  
  127,106      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV      4,523,916  
  215,834      NWS Holdings, Ltd.      424,652  
  24,400      Seibu Holdings, Inc.      451,910  
  137,200      SembCorp Industries, Ltd.      307,104  
  103,634      Siemens AG, Registered Shares      14,247,461  
  55,720      Smiths Group plc      1,160,679  
  568,000      Toshiba Corp.*^      1,376,177  
     

 

 

 
        32,533,735  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (5.4%):

  
  26,944      Admiral Group plc      703,042  
  241,835      AEGON NV      1,242,527  
  25,300      Ageas NV      1,019,197  
  1,635,000      AIA Group, Ltd.      11,950,827  
  61,866      Allianz SE, Registered Shares+      12,190,220  
  169,053      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      2,793,004  
  549,300      Aviva plc      3,766,216  
  263,691      AXA SA      7,266,135  
  7,061      Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares      1,092,108  
  23,730      CNP Assurances SA      532,863  
  144,700      Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      2,627,724  
  194,086      Direct Line Insurance Group plc      898,895  
  28,271      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      482,666  
  8,522      Hannover Rueck SE      1,024,001  
  330,357      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.      1,719,279  
  63,800      Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.      792,206  
  780,882      Legal & General Group plc      2,627,784  
  150,399      MAPFRE SA      525,527  
  391,433      Medibank Private, Ltd.      841,652  
  64,311      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      2,168,702  
  21,501      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      4,337,294  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Insurance, continued

  
  46,825      NKSJ Holdings, Inc.    $ 1,816,688  
  40,826      NN Group NV      1,453,380  
  663,010      Old Mutual plc      1,670,389  
  73,563      Poste Italiane SpA      503,633  
  349,115      Prudential plc      8,018,838  
  185,809      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      1,686,271  
  143,820      RSA Insurance Group plc      1,153,581  
  61,255      Sampo OYJ, Class A      3,148,519  
  23,362      SCOR SA      926,613  
  24,300      Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.      416,251  
  74,320      St. James Place plc      1,144,395  
  259,963      Standard Life plc      1,351,521  
  172,822      Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.      1,965,725  
  4,246      Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares      1,434,930  
  43,468      Swiss Re AG      3,983,406  
  73,836      T&D Holdings, Inc.      1,131,249  
  90,700      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.      3,768,866  
  15,770      Tryg A/S      345,238  
  128,309      UnipolSai SpA      281,085  
  20,342      Zurich Insurance Group AG      5,925,291  
     

 

 

 
        102,727,738  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):

  
  123,300      Rakuten, Inc.      1,453,686  
  25,000      Start Today Co., Ltd.      616,370  
  15,073      Zalando SE*      690,902  
     

 

 

 
        2,760,958  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.1%):

  
  138,014      Auto Trader Group plc      683,229  
  14,900      DeNA Co., Ltd.      334,212  
  21,100      Kakaku.com, Inc.      303,363  
  5,200      mixi, Inc.      288,444  
  15,973      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      878,247  
  201,200      Yahoo! Japan Corp.      876,379  
     

 

 

 
        3,363,874  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.8%):

  
  59,874      Amadeus IT Holding SA      3,581,298  
  12,444      Atos Origin SA      1,745,801  
  21,838      Capgemini SA      2,268,815  
  61,335      Computershare, Ltd.      665,528  
  266,000      Fujitsu, Ltd.      1,964,066  
  18,546      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      732,028  
  89,000      NTT Data Corp.      992,022  
  8,700      OBIC Co., Ltd.      535,524  
  7,700      Otsuka Corp.      478,199  
  253,973      Worldpay Group plc      1,041,536  
     

 

 

 
        14,004,817  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.2%):

  
  28,200      Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.      962,402  
  6,300      Sankyo Co., Ltd.      213,727  
  27,100      Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.      365,380  
  9,900      Shimano, Inc.      1,569,317  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Leisure Products, continued

  
  23,700      Yamaha Corp.    $ 820,478  
     

 

 

 
        3,931,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.2%):

  
  1,543      Eurofins Scientific SE      869,803  
  9,937      Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares      2,149,700  
  30,210      Qiagen NV      1,005,781  
     

 

 

 
        4,025,284  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (2.7%):

  
  40,971      Alfa Laval AB      839,842  
  20,025      Alstom SA*^      700,681  
  44,900      AMADA Co., Ltd.      519,931  
  9,566      Andritz AG      576,865  
  88,700      Atlas Copco AB, Class A      3,417,664  
  52,014      Atlas Copco AB, Class B      1,801,115  
  135,962      CNH Industrial NV      1,547,212  
  26,300      FANUC Corp.      5,079,310  
  25,837      GEA Group AG      1,060,095  
  37,000      Hino Motors, Ltd.      411,585  
  16,400      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      410,747  
  7,000      Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.      633,743  
  209,000      IHI Corp.      713,505  
  38,298      IMI plc      596,344  
  29,900      JTEKT Corp.      439,013  
  200,000      Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.      592,822  
  124,800      Komatsu, Ltd.      3,181,998  
  44,801      Kone OYJ, Class B      2,284,363  
  143,700      Kubota Corp.      2,421,903  
  15,100      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      412,113  
  31,600      Makita Corp.      1,170,299  
  4,681      MAN AG      501,723  
  15,935      Metso Corp. OYJ      553,187  
  53,100      Minebea Co., Ltd.      857,159  
  447,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      1,834,336  
  15,200      Nabtesco Corp.      442,769  
  37,300      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      745,526  
  50,700      NSK, Ltd.      637,052  
  152,938      Sandvik AB      2,409,333  
  5,733      Schindler Holding AG      1,213,906  
  2,833      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares      587,706  
  51,092      SKF AB, Class B      1,040,482  
  7,500      SMC Corp.      2,284,452  
  80,000      Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.      529,536  
  17,900      THK Co., Ltd.      508,861  
  208,756      Volvo AB, Class B      3,567,217  
  19,324      Wartsila Corp. OYJ, Class B      1,142,105  
  27,883      Weir Group plc (The)      630,117  
  321,450      Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd.      277,949  
     

 

 

 
        48,574,566  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.2%):

  
  510      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A      974,828  
  906      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B      1,831,009  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Marine, continued

  
  7,050      Kuehne & Nagel International AG,
Registered Shares
   $ 1,178,834  
  166,000      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.      488,811  
  220,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha      410,190  
     

 

 

 
        4,883,672  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.2%):

  
  52,690      Altice NV, Class A*      1,225,142  
  12,498      Altice NV, Class B*      288,383  
  6,392      Axel Springer AG      383,939  
  30,177      Dentsu, Inc.      1,445,776  
  23,455      Eutelsat Communications SA      599,529  
  30,100      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      400,282  
  475,946      ITV plc      1,125,431  
  11,326      JCDecaux SA      371,947  
  16,468      Lagardere SCA      520,731  
  115,987      Pearson plc      1,044,454  
  33,048      ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG^      1,382,781  
  26,753      Publicis Groupe SA      2,004,027  
  6,156      REA Group, Ltd.      314,541  
  5,481      RTL Group      414,475  
  11,517      Schibsted ASA, Class A      278,492  
  13,208      Schibsted ASA, Class B      292,187  
  51,430      SES Global, Class A      1,205,858  
  126,768      Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.      297,522  
  138,234      Sky plc      1,789,300  
  7,593      Telenet Group Holding NV*      478,332  
  15,100      Toho Co., Ltd.      465,467  
  140,353      Vivendi Universal SA      3,123,975  
  170,187      WPP plc      3,580,060  
     

 

 

 
        23,032,631  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (2.8%):

  
  345,631      Alumina, Ltd.^      509,187  
  180,463      Anglo American plc*      2,418,083  
  57,992      Antofagasta plc      605,425  
  89,985      ArcelorMittal*      2,047,894  
  282,300      BHP Billiton plc      4,324,163  
  434,691      BHP Billiton, Ltd.      7,751,656  
  77,572      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      786,308  
  38,606      Boliden AB      1,055,401  
  219,833      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      880,258  
  28,344      Fresnillo plc      549,941  
  1,656,618      Glencore International plc      6,216,771  
  29,800      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.      415,945  
  68,100      JFE Holdings, Inc.      1,184,813  
  45,500      Kobe Steel, Ltd.*      469,106  
  7,500      Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.      218,268  
  15,800      Mitsubishi Materials Corp.      479,657  
  102,099      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      1,584,638  
  102,948      Nippon Steel Corp.      2,330,555  
  189,858      Norsk Hydro ASA      1,054,742  
  13,231      Randgold Resources, Ltd.      1,170,762  
  167,717      Rio Tinto plc      7,070,222  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Metals & Mining, continued

  
  57,208      Rio Tinto, Ltd.    $ 2,777,651  
  705,048      South32, Ltd.      1,449,194  
  69,000      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      923,830  
  48,349      ThyssenKrupp AG      1,374,160  
  15,868      Voestalpine AG      740,340  
     

 

 

 
        50,388,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.3%):

  
  15,100      Don Quijote Co., Ltd.      573,063  
  80,935      Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.^      237,421  
  44,800      Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.      450,156  
  32,600      J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.      501,814  
  228,905      Marks & Spencer Group plc      993,520  
  29,800      MARUI GROUP Co., Ltd.      440,044  
  19,494      Next plc      978,861  
  3,300      Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.      824,929  
  45,000      Takashimaya Co., Ltd.      428,970  
     

 

 

 
        5,428,778  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.1%):

  
  89,269      AGL Energy, Ltd.      1,750,502  
  731,481      Centrica plc      1,906,352  
  302,240      E.ON AG      2,851,992  
  230,935      Engie Group      3,505,541  
  19,623      Innogy Se      772,200  
  468,490      National Grid plc      5,813,676  
  69,134      RWE AG*      1,378,391  
  47,126      Suez Environnement Co.      873,260  
  60,973      Veolia Environnement SA      1,294,610  
     

 

 

 
        20,146,524  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.7%):

  
  2,649,824      BP plc      15,305,274  
  36,863      Caltex Australia, Ltd.      894,361  
  343,522      ENI SpA      5,183,379  
  65,749      Galp Energia SGPS SA      998,539  
  11,000      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      311,715  
  134,200      INPEX Corp.      1,294,421  
  408,820      JX Holdings, Inc.      1,788,968  
  9,900      Koninklijke Vopak NV      459,536  
  26,708      Lundin Petroleum AB*      514,771  
  18,211      Neste Oil OYJ      718,289  
  193,505      Oil Search, Ltd.      1,014,244  
  20,094      OMV AG      1,044,472  
  247,528      Origin Energy, Ltd.*      1,302,843  
  162,173      Repsol SA      2,487,606  
  597,313      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A      15,863,442  
  507,098      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B      13,617,689  
  236,820      Santos, Ltd.*      550,667  
  25,100      Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.^      233,255  
  347,063      Snam SpA      1,517,776  
  153,344      Statoil ASA      2,549,514  
  315,765      Total SA      15,642,947  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  99,297      Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.    $ 2,275,669  
     

 

 

 
        85,569,377  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.3%):

  
  51,815      Mondi plc      1,359,533  
  108,000      OYI Paper Co., Ltd.      558,933  
  72,099      Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares      932,160  
  69,977      UPM-Kymmene OYJ      1,995,473  
     

 

 

 
        4,846,099  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (2.1%):

  
  13,379      Beiersdorf AG      1,408,885  
  67,100      Kao Corp.      3,988,727  
  4,200      KOSE Corp.      459,588  
  34,237      L’Oreal SA      7,134,649  
  12,800      POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS, Inc.^      338,090  
  50,700      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      1,806,412  
  220,586      Unilever NV      12,189,042  
  174,502      Unilever plc      9,450,397  
     

 

 

 
        36,775,790  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (8.2%):

  
  293,100      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      3,589,247  
  171,201      AstraZeneca plc      11,471,532  
  111,993      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      14,488,155  
  31,600      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      1,184,389  
  76,800      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      1,811,479  
  22,800      Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.      311,517  
  35,200      Eisai Co., Ltd.      1,946,173  
  665,309      GlaxoSmithKline plc      14,169,145  
  9,371      H. Lundbeck A/S      527,818  
  20,280      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc^      388,351  
  8,500      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.      407,541  
  5,095      Ipsen SA      697,629  
  36,400      Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.^      677,460  
  17,479      Merck KGaA      2,115,699  
  30,400      Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.      704,208  
  302,510      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      25,270,202  
  245,377      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      10,527,153  
  58,200      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      1,271,538  
  14,355      Orion OYJ, Class B      916,501  
  51,900      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      2,213,698  
  14,165      Recordati SpA      576,277  
  95,176      Roche Holding AG      24,309,471  
  157,527      Sanofi-Aventis SA      15,138,205  
  53,100      Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      721,288  
  38,600      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      2,153,383  
  4,800      Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.      365,686  
  95,400      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.      4,851,095  
  2,004      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*      224,568  
  123,674      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR^      4,108,451  
  16,519      UCB SA      1,136,593  
  6,604      Vifor Pharma AG^      730,297  
     

 

 

 
        149,004,749  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Professional Services (1.0%):

  
  21,475      Adecco SA, Registered Shares    $ 1,635,421  
  34,289      Bureau Veritas SA      759,452  
  96,644      Capita Group plc      870,395  
  128,152      Experian plc      2,631,203  
  22,769      Intertek Group plc      1,252,080  
  16,794      Randstad Holding NV      981,938  
  150,000      Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.      2,581,692  
  146,997      Reed Elsevier plc      3,180,400  
  130,860      RELX NV      2,692,441  
  46,524      Seek, Ltd.      604,300  
  708      SGS SA, Registered Shares      1,716,962  
  42,126      Wolters Kluwer NV      1,784,947  
     

 

 

 
        20,691,231  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (2.1%):

  
  15,060      AEON Mall Co., Ltd.      296,768  
  3,607      Azrieli Group      200,440  
  74,028      BGP Holdings plc*(a)(b)      1,184  
  363,100      CapitaLand, Ltd.      923,388  
  352,744      Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.      2,763,165  
  57,700      City Developments, Ltd.      449,845  
  9,200      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      1,431,944  
  76,900      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      2,631,458  
  47,693      Deutsche Wohnen AG      1,825,373  
  373,900      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.      777,268  
  124,000      Hang Lung Group, Ltd.      513,039  
  274,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      684,417  
  170,089      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      948,832  
  154,400      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      1,113,224  
  40,900      Hulic Co., Ltd.      418,110  
  90,000      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.      429,882  
  99,775      Kerry Properties, Ltd.      338,695  
  78,059      Lend Lease Group      998,711  
  169,600      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      3,168,778  
  118,500      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      2,833,410  
  798,623      New World Development Co., Ltd.      1,013,794  
  16,100      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      315,541  
  444,601      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      728,983  
  46,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      1,422,016  
  195,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      2,865,026  
  67,464      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      658,914  
  157,000      Swire Properties, Ltd.      518,555  
  9,911      Swiss Prime Site AG      900,561  
  30,200      Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.      396,370  
  71,200      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.      421,630  
  71,796      UOL Group, Ltd.      398,687  
  61,695      Vonovia SE      2,451,102  
  164,300      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)      1,361,990  
  108,897      Wheelock & Co., Ltd.      821,774  
     

 

 

 
        37,022,874  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.2%):

  
  289,504      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      1,191,119  
  19,500      Central Japan Railway Co.      3,181,996  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Road & Rail, continued

  
  292,200      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.    $ 488,860  
  26,512      DSV A/S      1,634,142  
  44,113      East Japan Railway Co.      4,222,729  
  31,500      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      1,133,787  
  64,000      Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.      772,025  
  81,000      Keio Corp.      678,404  
  18,600      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      497,373  
  256,000      Kintetsu Corp.      987,258  
  21,700      Kyushu Railway Co.      704,509  
  207,994      MTR Corp., Ltd.      1,172,043  
  125,000      Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.      583,210  
  110,000      Nippon Express Co., Ltd.      689,636  
  41,600      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      839,924  
  124,000      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      676,979  
  150,000      Tokyu Corp.      1,145,659  
  21,800      West Japan Railway Co.      1,541,693  
     

 

 

 
        22,141,346  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.2%):

  
  35,900      ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.      484,666  
  50,687      ASML Holding NV      6,598,613  
  3,900      Disco Corp.      624,382  
  153,944      Infineon Technologies AG      3,261,873  
  46,873      NXP Semiconductors NV*      5,130,250  
  12,300      ROHM Co., Ltd.      947,709  
  86,194      STMicroelectronics NV      1,235,805  
  21,200      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      2,872,440  
     

 

 

 
        21,155,738  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.6%):

  
  18,277      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*^      1,993,655  
  17,134      Dassault Systemes SA      1,535,330  
  10,357      Gemalto NV      625,410  
  12,400      Konami Corp.      689,996  
  6,100      Line Corp.*^      211,662  
  27,035      Mobileye NV*      1,697,798  
  25,000      Nexon Co., Ltd.      495,078  
  8,416      NICE Systems, Ltd.      667,758  
  15,400      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      5,154,917  
  6,000      Oracle Corp.      389,978  
  152,405      Sage Group plc      1,366,424  
  132,984      SAP AG      13,897,502  
  14,700      Trend Micro, Inc.      758,523  
     

 

 

 
        29,484,031  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.9%):

  
  5,200      ABC-Mart, Inc.      306,427  
  127,741      Dixons Carphone plc      472,228  
  4,855      Dufry AG, Registered Shares*      799,162  
  7,200      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      2,402,171  
  128,620      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B      3,213,710  
  2,900      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.      305,433  
  147,774      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      5,689,912  
  299,670      Kingfisher plc      1,173,438  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  10,600      Nitori Co., Ltd.    $ 1,418,701  
  3,200      Shimamura Co., Ltd.      391,686  
  28,900      USS Co., Ltd.      575,027  
  94,400      Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.      469,152  
     

 

 

 
        17,217,047  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):

  
  32,900      Brother Industries, Ltd.      761,421  
  143,300      Canon, Inc.      4,877,062  
  55,800      Fujifilm Holdings Corp.      2,008,909  
  63,700      Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.      530,288  
  368,000      NEC Corp.      977,608  
  94,600      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      837,081  
  39,800      Seiko Epson Corp.      887,242  
     

 

 

 
        10,879,611  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.8%):

  
  25,334      Adidas AG      4,855,874  
  21,600      ASICS Corp.      401,143  
  58,998      Burberry Group plc      1,277,961  
  1,674      Christian Dior SE^      480,602  
  70,549      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA      5,823,353  
  2,860      Hermes International SA      1,414,103  
  9,329      Hugo Boss AG^      654,707  
  10,345      Kering      3,541,544  
  811,120      Li & Fung, Ltd.      295,504  
  22,380      Luxottica Group SpA      1,298,396  
  37,949      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      9,518,677  
  14,925      Pandora A/S      1,399,520  
  4,123      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      1,524,745  
  7,028      Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares      513,578  
  107,486      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      446,083  
     

 

 

 
        33,445,790  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.6%):

  
  252,566      British American Tobacco plc      17,191,964  
  129,889      Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Class A      5,839,630  
  147,900      Japan Tobacco, Inc.      5,199,047  
  26,689      Swedish Match AB, Class B      941,416  
     

 

 

 
        29,172,057  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.2%):

  
  19,135      AerCap Holdings NV*      888,438  
  69,660      Ashtead Group plc      1,444,673  
  21,805      Brenntag AG      1,262,367  
  44,364      Bunzl plc      1,323,084  
  202,300      ITOCHU Corp.      3,011,313  
  217,500      Marubeni Corp.      1,408,315  
  38,700      Misumi Group, Inc.      884,770  
  201,600      Mitsubishi Corp.      4,235,592  
  231,100      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      3,308,811  
  42,562      Rexel SA      697,490  
  161,000      Sumitomo Corp.      2,099,222  
  29,900      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      898,001  
  34,908      Travis Perkins plc      661,878  
 

 

Continued

 

11


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

  
  34,179      Wolseley plc    $ 2,101,512  
     

 

 

 
        24,225,466  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.6%):

  
  93,055      Abertis Infraestructuras SA      1,725,161  
  9,558      Aena SA      1,867,327  
  4,091      Aeroports de Paris      660,751  
  61,528      Atlantia SpA      1,737,396  
  121,970      Auckland International Airport, Ltd.      637,173  
  6,143      Fraport AG^      543,338  
  65,234      Groupe Eurotunnel SA      696,021  
  754,100      Hutchison Port Holdings Trust      324,279  
  5,100      Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.      195,384  
  32,000      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.      335,867  
  95,000      SATS, Ltd.      352,824  
  155,395      Sydney Airport      846,250  
  276,736      Transurban Group      2,518,095  
     

 

 

 
        12,439,866  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

  
  33,387      Severn Trent plc      949,354  
  89,639      United Utilities Group plc      1,013,322  
     

 

 

 
        1,962,676  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.6%):

  
  250,300      KDDI Corp.      6,631,854  
  8,973      Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR      530,927  
  185,500      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.      4,379,339  
  111,800      SoftBank Group Corp.      9,084,353  
  99,202      StarHub, Ltd.      196,292  
  48,913      Tele2 AB      514,244  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued

  
  3,592,157      Vodafone Group plc    $ 10,191,854  
     

 

 

 
        31,528,863  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,549,427,391)

     1,846,918,191  
  

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (0.5%):

  
 

Automobiles (0.3%):

  
  7,717      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 4.87%      636,657  
  21,617      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 2.05%      1,214,404  
  24,883      Volkswagen AG, 1.54%      3,794,612  
     

 

 

 
        5,645,673  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.2%):

  
  24,186      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 1.34%      3,328,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,442,075)

     8,973,977  
  

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

  
  18,386,799      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 7/05/17*(a)      23,943  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

  
  32,931      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires on 7/12/17*^      26,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $–)

     50,268  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (2.4%):

 
$ 45,245,167      AZL International Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      45,245,167  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $45,245,167)

     45,245,167  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,602,114,633)(d) — 101.3%

     1,901,187,603  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (1.3)%

     (24,073,389
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,877,114,214  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

Amounts shown as “—” are either $0 or rounds to less than $1.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $43,164,776.

 

+ Affiliated Securities

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

12


AZL International Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Australia

    6.8

Austria

    0.2

Belgium

    1.1

Bermuda

    0.2

China

    %^ 

Denmark

    1.8

Finland

    1.0

France

    9.6

Germany

    9.3

Hong Kong

    3.2

Ireland (Republic of)

    0.9

Israel

    0.7

Italy

    2.1

Japan

    22.9

Luxembourg

    0.4

Netherlands

    3.9

New Zealand

    0.2

Norway

    0.6

Portugal

    0.1

Singapore

    1.2

Spain

    3.4

Sweden

    2.8

Switzerland

    8.8

United Arab Emirates

    %^ 

United Kingdom

    16.4

United States

    2.4
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Futures Contracts

Cash of $995,742 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

ASX SPI 200 Index September Futures (Australian Dollar)

     Long        9/21/17        19      $ 2,061,821      $ (15,679

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)

     Long        9/15/17        168        6,582,555        (218,780

FTSE 100 Index September Futures (British Pounds)

     Long        9/15/17        47        4,432,663        (108,515

SGX Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japanese Yen)

     Long        9/7/17        48        4,268,184        (5,901
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (348,875
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

13


AZL International Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 1,593,390,407

Investments in affiliates, at cost

       8,724,226
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at cost

     $ 1,602,114,633
    

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 1,888,997,385

Investments in affiliates, at value

       12,190,218
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,901,187,603
    

 

 

 

Segregated cash for collateral

       1,008,512

Interest and dividends receivable

       3,820,115

Foreign currency, at value (cost $14,846,486)

       15,143,896

Receivable for investments sold

       139,248

Reclaims receivable

       3,911,716
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,925,211,090
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       1,140,045

Payable for investments purchased

       1,343

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       480,017

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       45,245,167

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       149,612

Manager fees payable

       545,044

Administration fees payable

       38,318

Distribution fees payable

       361,923

Custodian fees payable

       14,803

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,250

Transfer agent fees payable

       365

Trustee fees payable

       2,536

Other accrued liabilities

       116,453
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       48,096,876
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,877,114,214
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 1,542,493,506

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       44,346,435

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (8,881,696 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       299,155,969
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,877,114,214
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 131,968,272

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       11,428,721

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.55
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 1,745,145,942

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       108,095,842

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 16.14
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $43,164,776.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 40,007,341

Dividends from affiliates

       532,322

Income from securities lending

       563,064

Foreign withholding tax

       (4,692,363 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       36,410,364
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       3,164,252

Administration fees

       284,898

Distribution fees — Class 2

       2,100,291

Custodian fees

       287,181

Administrative and compliance services fees

       15,243

Transfer agent fees

       7,137

Trustee fees

       49,337

Professional fees

       52,131

Shareholder reports

       27,490

Other expenses

       376,569
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       6,364,529
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       30,045,835
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       8,298,560

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

       76,457

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       1,239,835

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       206,003,607
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       215,618,459
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 245,664,294
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


AZL International Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016*
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 30,045,835         $ 16,596,733

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      9,614,852           61,199,671

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      206,003,607           (69,297,090 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      245,664,294           8,499,314
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (15,359,017 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (15,359,017 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      301,943           128,504,865

Value of shares redeemed

      (8,991,911 )           (6,235,117 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (8,689,968 )           122,269,748
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      53,635,765           590,662,470

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

                526,478,321

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                15,359,017

Value of shares redeemed

      (142,205,965 )           (95,529,373 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (88,570,200 )           1,036,970,435
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (97,260,168 )           1,159,240,183
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      148,404,126           1,152,380,480

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,728,710,088           576,329,608
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,877,114,214         $ 1,728,710,088
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 44,346,435         $ 14,300,600
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      28,938           12,850,775

Shares redeemed

      (825,545 )           (625,447 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (796,607 )           12,225,328
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      3,464,520           42,216,948

Shares issued in merger

                37,338,888

Dividends reinvested

                1,091,615

Shares redeemed

      (9,217,986 )           (6,757,221 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (5,753,466 )           73,890,230
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (6,550,073 )           86,115,558
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

15


AZL International Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.07     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.26       0.12                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.22       (0.05 )                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.48       0.07                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.55     $ 10.07                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       14.70 %(b)       0.70 %                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 131,968     $ 123,158                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       3.58 %       1.19 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.47 %       0.40 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.47 %       0.40 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       4 %(b)       55 %(e)                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 14.10     $ 14.42     $ 15.28     $ 16.57     $ 13.93     $ 12.03
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.26       0.15       0.58       0.42       0.29       0.26

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.78       (0.10 )       (0.79 )       (1.43 )       2.65       1.89
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       2.04       0.05       (0.21 )       (0.99 )       2.94       2.15
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.37 )       (0.65 )       (0.30 )       (0.30 )       (0.25 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.37 )       (0.65 )       (0.30 )       (0.30 )       (0.25 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 16.14     $ 14.10     $ 14.42     $ 15.28     $ 16.57     $ 13.93
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       14.47 %(b)       0.37 %       (1.39 )%       (6.18 )%       21.36 %       18.04 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000's)

     $ 1,745,146     $ 1,605,552     $ 576,330     $ 863,302     $ 808,196     $ 567,238

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       3.35 %       2.11 %       2.16 %       2.88 %       2.23 %       2.66 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.72 %       0.71 %       0.75 %       0.75 %       0.76 %       0.80 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.72 %       0.71 %       0.74 %       0.75 %       0.76 %       0.77 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       4 %(b)       55 %(e)       13 %       3 %       2 %       3 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund's portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 55%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

16


AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL International Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $53 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $52,944 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 33,306,094      $ 11,939,073      $      $      $ 45,245,167
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       33,306,094        11,939,073                      45,245,167
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 33,306,094      $ 11,939,073      $      $      $ 45,245,167
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 45,245,167
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with the Rule. Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period, the Fund participated in the following crosstrade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales     

Realized

(Gain/Loss)

AZL International Index Fund

       $ 6,282,934        $        $

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $17.3 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $15.7 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 348,875  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 1,239,835      $ (617,929

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL International Index Fund Class 1

         0.35 %          0.52 %

AZL International Index Fund Class 2

         0.35 %          0.77 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

        Fair Value
12/31/2016
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
     Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Fair Value
6/30/2017
     Dividend
Income

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

       $ 10,663,491        $        $ (431,792 )        $ 76,454        $ 12,190,220        $ 522,322
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $ 10,663,491        $        $ (431,792 )        $ 76,454        $ 12,190,220        $ 522,322
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $10,680 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks

                           

Biotechnology

       $ 251,485        $ 16,111,540        $        $ 16,363,025

Capital Markets

         1,426,403          40,333,734                   41,760,137

Food Products

         976,320          59,485,957                   60,462,277

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       $ 374,062        $ 25,319,729        $        $ 25,693,791

Household Products

         2,270,539          12,764,856                   15,035,395

Pharmaceuticals

         4,333,019          144,671,730                   149,004,749

Real Estate Management & Development

         1,113,224          35,908,466          1,184          37,022,874

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         5,130,250          16,025,488                   21,155,738

Software

         3,691,453          25,792,578                   29,484,031

Trading Companies & Distributors

         888,438          23,337,028                   24,225,466

Other Common Stocks+

                  1,426,710,708                   1,426,710,708

Preferred Stocks+

                  8,973,977                   8,973,977

Rights

         26,325          23,943                   50,268

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  45,245,167                   45,245,167
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         20,481,518          1,880,704,901          1,184          1,901,187,603
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         (348,875 )                            (348,875 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 20,132,643        $ 1,880,704,901        $ 1,184        $ 1,900,838,728
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL International Index Fund

       $ 68,253,251        $ 137,569,900

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

 

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AZL International Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,641,707,050. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 320,500,273  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (61,019,720
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 259,480,553  
 

 

 

 

Capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $11,728,992 in capital loss carry forwards to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL International Index Fund

       $ 15,359,017        $        $ 15,359,017

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL International Index Fund

       $ 17,736,191        $ 15,399,459        $        $ 55,820,764        $ 88,956,414

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 9

Statement of Operations

Page 9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 10

Financial Highlights

Page 11

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Other Information

Page 19

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.90     $ 4.31       0.86 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.53     $ 4.31       0.86 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      34.6 %

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      31.8

Corporate Bonds

      24.1

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      9.9

Asset Backed Securities

      5.5

Money Markets

      2.8

Yankee Dollars

      2.0

Municipal Bonds

      1.1

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      111.9

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (11.9 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Asset Backed Securities (5.5%):

 
$ 884,539      Goal Capital Funding Trust, Class A3, Series 2005-2, 1.36%, 5/28/30(a)    $ 884,130  
  750,000      Magnetite CLO, Ltd., Class 2A3, Series 2015-12A, 2.49%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/18 @ 100(a)(b)      753,991  
  732,433      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2014-2, 1.86%, 3/25/83, Callable 9/25/33 @ 100(a)      720,732  
  710,360      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2014-3, 1.84%, 3/25/83, Callable 9/25/32 @ 100(a)      701,483  
  470,589      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2014-4, 1.84%, 3/25/83, Callable 12/25/32 @ 100(a)      464,718  
  919,187      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2016-1A, 1.92%, 2/25/70, Callable 8/25/33 @ 100(a)(b)      907,989  
  965,000      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series 2016-2, 2.72%, 6/25/65, Callable 7/25/29 @ 100(a)(b)      994,612  
  950,000      Navient Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series 2017-3A, 2.27%, 7/26/66(a)(b)      960,027  
  1,465,592      Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Class A2, Series 2015-2A, 1.82%, 9/25/47, Callable 10/25/32 @ 100(a)(b)      1,447,588  
  2,615,000      SLC Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2006-1, 1.41%, 3/15/55, Callable 3/15/30 @ 100(a)      2,400,413  
  1,492,507      SLC Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-1, 2.85%, 12/15/32, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100(a)      1,549,920  
  837,788      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2003-7, 1.82%, 9/15/39, Callable 9/15/28 @ 100(a)      787,176  
  794,600      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A3, Series 2003-10A, 1.72%, 12/15/27(a)(b)      795,649  
  235,686      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2003-11, 1.30%, 12/15/22, Callable 12/15/28 @ 100(a)(b)      235,368  
  181,956      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2007-1, 1.38%, 1/27/42, Callable 4/25/32 @ 100(a)      165,485  
  799,458      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A4, Series 2007-6, 1.54%, 10/25/24, Callable 7/25/33 @ 100(a)      797,505  
  1,220,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-5, 3.01%, 7/25/29, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(a)      1,190,879  
  240,000      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2008-9, 3.41%, 10/25/83, Callable 10/25/23 @ 100(a)      242,860  
  1,626,413      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A, Series 2009-3, 1.97%, 1/25/45, Callable 8/25/33 @ 100(a)(b)      1,610,697  
  683,459      SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A2, Series 2014-2, 1.57%, 10/25/21, Callable 10/25/25 @ 100(a)      683,769  
  1,970,000      Wachovia Student Loan Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2006-1, 1.33%, 4/25/40, Callable 1/25/27 @ 100(a)(b)      1,817,066  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $20,095,099)

     20,112,057  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (9.9%):

 
  88,377      7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust, Class A, Series 2012-7WTC, 4.08%, 3/13/31(b)      89,199  
  1,189,805      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Class M2, Series 2005-R5, 1.68%, 7/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      1,188,476  
  808,230      Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Class M2, Series 2005-R5, 1.94%, 4/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      807,862  
  210,000      Babson CLO, Ltd., Class A, Series 2015-IA, 2.59%, 4/20/27, Callable 7/20/17 @ 100(a)(b)      210,535  
    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

 
$ 360,000      Banc of America Merrill Lynch Large Loan, Class A, Series 2014-520M, 4.33%, 8/15/46(a)(b)    $ 382,869  
  844,882      Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Class 2A3, Series 2005-F, 3.45%, 7/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      797,273  
  340,000      Barclays Commercial Mortgages Securities, Class A2, Series 2013-TYSNC, 3.76%, 9/5/32(b)      357,069  
  497,847      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Class 2A3, Series 2006-WFH3, 1.46%, 10/25/36, Callable 7/25/19 @ 100(a)      496,244  
  1,584,393      Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Class 1A1A, Series 2007-AR5, 3.35%, 4/25/37, Callable 8/25/36 @ 100(a)      1,429,940  
  390,000      Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2014-277P, 3.73%, 8/10/49(a)(b)      407,060  
  360,000      Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1, Series 2013-300P, 4.35%, 8/10/30(b)      391,431  
  365,000      Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2016-787S, 3.54%, 2/10/36(a)(b)      375,673  
  1,237,793      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Class A2E, Series 2007-CB2, 4.29%, 2/25/37, Callable 12/25/22 @ 100(a)      896,525  
  860,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Class A3, Series K151, 3.51%, 4/25/30      893,182  
  1,574,373      Federal National Mortgage Association, Class A3, Series 2015-M2, 3.15%, 12/25/24(a)      1,622,956  
  4,408      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class M1, Series 2005-FFH3, 1.73%, 9/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      4,407  
  1,025,361      First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class M1, Series 2005-FF8, 1.71%, 9/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      1,024,441  
  1,420,783      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2005-AA12, 3.06%, 2/25/36, Callable 5/25/18 @ 100(a)      1,114,953  
  709,500      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2005-AR3, 3.14%, 8/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      611,142  
  1,505,579      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AA1, 3.09%, 3/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(a)      1,335,105  
  1,339,283      First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2006-AA1, 3.06%, 4/25/36, Callable 1/25/20 @ 100(a)      1,186,000  
  1,399,856      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AR1, 3.81%, 4/19/36, Callable 11/19/18 @ 100(a)      1,295,672  
  1,202,185      GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Class 3A1, Series 2005-AR5, 3.74%, 9/19/35, Callable 1/19/18 @ 100(a)      1,144,373  
  280,000      GRACE Mortgage Trust, Class A, Series 2014-GRCE, 3.37%, 6/10/28(b)      290,817  
  147,500      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A, Series 2012-ALOH, 3.55%, 4/10/34(b)      154,682  
  153,396      Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Class A2, Series 2015-4, 0.82%, 7/23/18, Callable 1/21/19 @ 100(a)      153,304  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, continued

 
$ 365,000      Liberty Street Trust, Class A, Series 2016-225L, 3.60%, 2/10/36(b)    $ 378,206  
  750,000      Magnetite IX, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2014-9A, 0.00%, 7/25/26, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)(b)      750,488  
  1,000,000      Magnetite XI, Ltd., Class A1R, Series 2014-11A, 2.28%, 1/18/27, Callable 7/18/17 @ 100(a)(b)      1,000,402  
  1,050,522      Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A2, Series 2007-4, 1.34%, 7/25/37, Callable 8/25/23 @ 100(a)      684,068  
  1,168,945      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Class A1A, Series 2007-C1, 6.02%, 6/12/50(a)      1,167,551  
  1,216,301      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A3, Series 2011-C1, 4.70%, 9/15/47(b)      1,254,000  
  345,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Class A, Series 2014-MP, 3.47%, 8/11/29(b)      358,872  
  1,300,421      Morgan Stanley Remic Trust, Class 3A, Series 2014-R8, 1.44%, 6/26/47(a)(b)      1,255,921  
  1,009,664      MortgageIT Trust, Class 2A3, Series 2005-2, 2.64%, 5/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      985,756  
  466,408      Newcastle Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A4, Series 2006-1, 1.50%, 3/25/36, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      465,645  
  202,212      Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Class A2A, Series 2015-C, 0.87%, 11/15/18, Callable 12/15/19 @ 100(a)      202,064  
  984,797      Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Class 3A1, Series 2005-AR3, 5.69%, 7/25/35, Callable 8/25/17 @ 100(a)      997,347  
  385,000      RBSCF Trust, Class A, Series 2013-GSP, 3.96%, 1/13/32(a)(b)      407,472  
  1,918,678      Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Class A2, Series 2006-QA10, 1.40%, 12/25/36, Callable 7/25/23 @ 100(a)      1,748,428  
  1,184,064      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class 2A1A, Series 2005-AR6, 1.45%, 4/25/45, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      1,129,221  
  1,348,448      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class 2A1A, Series 2005-AR8, 1.51%, 7/25/45, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      1,310,805  
  1,261,110      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class A2, Series 2005-AR3, 3.03%, 3/25/35, Callable 4/25/19 @ 100(a)      1,272,812  
  1,003,441      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Class 2A1, Series 2006-AR2, 3.11%, 3/25/36, Callable 12/25/18 @ 100(a)      1,010,202  
  999,138      Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Class 1A1, Series 2006-AR12, 3.28%, 9/25/36, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(a)      944,357  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $35,647,015)

     35,984,807  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (24.1%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.3%):

 
  960,000      United Technologies Corp., 1.78%, 5/4/18(a)      961,232  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.8%):

 
  1,366,808      Continental Airlines 2009-2, Series A, 7.25%, 11/10/19      1,513,740  
    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Airlines, continued

 
$ 302,715      U.S. Airways 2001-1G PTT, Class G, Series 2001, 7.08%, 9/20/22    $ 323,148  
  857,704      U.S. Airways 2010-1A PTT, Series A, 6.25%, 10/22/24      954,196  
     

 

 

 
        2,791,084  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.0%):

 
  66,000      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 4.88%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      66,990  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

 
  400,000      General Motors Co., 3.50%, 10/2/18      407,023  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (5.9%):

 
  650,000      Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, 9/1/17      654,471  
  1,415,000      Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/18, MTN      1,459,435  
  1,000,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.10%, 7/24/23      1,058,621  
  350,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.70%, 4/24/28, Callable 4/24/27 @ 100^(a)      352,564  
  2,000,000      Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 7.25%, 2/1/18      2,062,732  
  2,000,000      Citigroup, Inc., 1.89%, 11/24/17(a)      2,003,858  
  1,190,000      Citigroup, Inc., 1.75%, 5/1/18      1,189,474  
  700,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.89%, 1/10/28, Callable 1/10/27 @ 100(a)      711,385  
  2,265,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.00%, 1/15/18      2,315,890  
  960,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.22%, 3/1/25, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100(a)      961,804  
  750,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.54%, 5/1/28, Callable 5/1/27 @ 100(a)      752,271  
  2,485,000      Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.88%, 4/25/18, MTN      2,585,963  
  3,510,000      Wachovia Corp., 5.75%, 2/1/18      3,592,219  
  265,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.55%, 9/29/25, MTN      269,425  
  1,560,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 4/22/26      1,523,580  
  350,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA, 2.15%, 12/6/19      351,620  
     

 

 

 
        21,845,312  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.6%):

 
  1,689,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 3.65%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100      1,740,126  
  278,000      DS Services Holdings, Inc., 10.00%, 9/1/21, Callable 9/1/17 @ 105(b)      294,680  
     

 

 

 
        2,034,806  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.8%):

 
  300,000      AbbVie, Inc., 4.70%, 5/14/45,
Callable 11/14/44 @ 100
     318,792  
  300,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/1/45,
Callable 11/1/44 @ 100
     308,145  
  500,000      Amgen, Inc., 4.56%, 6/15/48,
Callable 12/15/47 @ 100
     526,080  
  660,000      Celgene Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/45,
Callable 2/15/45 @ 100
     743,157  
  500,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.75%, 3/1/46,
Callable 9/1/45 @ 100
     548,905  
  400,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.15%, 3/1/47,
Callable 9/1/46 @ 100
     401,865  
     

 

 

 
        2,846,944  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Capital Markets (2.8%):

 
$ 1,900,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.95%, 1/18/18    $ 1,942,461  
  1,000,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38%, 1/22/18      1,004,436  
  1,315,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.15%, 4/1/18      1,357,198  
  570,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series G, 7.50%, 2/15/19      618,281  
  400,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.85%, 7/8/24, Callable 4/8/24 @ 100      415,166  
  400,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.89%, 1/5/18(a)      401,158  
  2,000,000      Morgan Stanley, 6.63%, 4/1/18, MTN      2,071,019  
  780,000      Morgan Stanley, Series G, 7.30%, 5/13/19      852,747  
  1,200,000      Morgan Stanley, 1.98%, 2/14/20, Callable 2/14/19 @ 100(a)      1,204,920  
  500,000      Morgan Stanley, 5.50%, 7/24/20      545,907  
     

 

 

 
        10,413,293  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.1%):

 
  180,000      Axalta Coating Systems, 4.88%, 8/15/24, Callable 8/15/19 @ 103.66(b)      185,850  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

 
  200,000      Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.13%, 6/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.56      204,250  
  750,000      Republic Services, Inc., 3.80%, 5/15/18      763,254  
     

 

 

 
        967,504  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.7%):

 
  1,000,000      Discover Bank, 2.00%, 2/21/18      1,001,229  
  400,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.15%, 1/9/18      401,358  
  500,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.55%, 10/5/18      503,291  
  600,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.10%, 1/15/19, Callable 7/15/18 @ —      608,199  
     

 

 

 
        2,514,077  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

 
  600,000      Amcor Finance USA, Inc., 3.63%, 4/28/26, Callable 1/28/26 @ 100(b)      600,077  
  350,000      Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxemberg, 5.75%, 10/15/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.88      358,169  
     

 

 

 
        958,246  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

 
  400,000      Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.30%, 5/15/43      425,778  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.0%):

 
  500,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.80%, 3/15/22      517,517  
  835,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46,
Callable 11/15/45 @ 100
     818,804  
  900,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.45%, 3/1/47, Callable 9/1/46 @ 100      968,872  
  700,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.85%, 11/1/42, Callable 5/1/42 @ 100      610,333  
  800,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.86%, 8/21/46      800,136  
     

 

 

 
        3,715,662  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.9%):

 
  280,000      American Transmission Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/1/44, Callable 3/1/44 @ 100(b)      312,675  
  500,000      Appalachian Power Co., Series H, 5.95%, 5/15/33      590,551  
  400,000      Cleco Power LLC, 6.00%, 12/1/40      486,370  
  1,000,000      Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/44, Callable 6/1/44 @ 100      1,046,816  
    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Electric Utilities, continued

 
$ 936,000      Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 6.40%, 9/15/20(b)    $ 1,043,078  
  750,000      Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 6.40%, 5/15/36      898,621  
  300,000      Midamerican Energy Co., 4.25%, 5/1/46, Callable 11/1/45 @ 100      321,473  
  1,500,000      Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 4.10%, 6/1/22, Callable 3/1/22 @ 100      1,596,977  
  700,000      Public Service Oklahoma, 4.40%, 2/1/21      743,461  
     

 

 

 
        7,040,022  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.2%):

 
  110,000      Equinix, Inc., 5.38%, 5/15/27,
Callable 5/15/22 @ 102.69
     117,288  
  575,000      HCP, Inc., 4.00%, 12/1/22,
Callable 10/1/22 @ 100
     601,430  
  875,000      HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/23,
Callable 8/15/23 @ 100
     917,457  
  400,000      HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24,
Callable 5/17/24 @ 100
     407,791  
  175,000      HCP, Inc., 3.40%, 2/1/25,
Callable 11/1/24 @ 100
     172,322  
  750,000      Highwoods Realty LP, 7.50%, 4/15/18      780,611  
  170,000      SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 9/1/24, Callable 9/1/19 @ 103.66(b)      172,975  
  1,150,000      SL Green Realty Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/18,
Callable 6/15/18 @ 100
     1,180,288  
  1,000,000      Ventas Realty, LP, 2.00%, 2/15/18,
Callable 1/15/18 @ 100
     1,001,359  
  1,500,000      WEA Finance LLC, 2.70%, 9/17/19,
Callable 8/17/19 @ 100(b)
     1,512,395  
  1,440,000      Welltower, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/23,
Callable 12/15/22 @ 100
     1,494,189  
     

 

 

 
        8,358,105  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%):

 
  790,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.80%, 11/18/24, Callable 8/18/24 @ 100      820,497  
  300,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.80%, 11/18/44, Callable 5/18/44 @ 100      319,246  
     

 

 

 
        1,139,743  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.3%):

 
  90,000      Chobani LLC/Finance Corp., 7.50%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 105.63(b)      95,063  
  795,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.95%, 7/15/25,
Callable 4/15/25 @ 100
     817,474  
     

 

 

 
        912,537  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.3%):

 
  850,000      KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 4/1/41(b)      1,065,762  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%):

 
  190,000      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/1/23,
Callable 9/1/18 @ 104.31(b)
     199,975  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.2%):

 
  100,000      Aetna, Inc., 1.70%, 6/7/18      100,039  
  227,000      Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25,
Callable 1/15/20 @ 103.56
     233,243  
  500,000      City of Hope, Series 2013, 5.62%, 11/15/43      616,364  
 

 

Continued

 

4


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

 
$ 77,000      DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 102.5    $ 77,193  
  650,000      HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/20      709,312  
  850,000      Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.15%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100      850,534  
  96,000      Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100      101,640  
  320,000      Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 3.98%, 11/1/46, Callable 11/1/45 @ 100      305,387  
  350,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/20, Callable 7/14/17 @ 101(a)      353,500  
  35,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.38%, 10/1/21      35,525  
  129,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/20 @ 102.31(b)      129,161  
  162,000      Thc Escrow Corp. III, 4.63%, 7/15/24,
Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b)
     162,437  
  107,000      WellCare Health Plans, 5.25%, 4/1/25,
Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.94
     112,083  
  500,000      WellPoint, Inc., 3.50%, 8/15/24,
Callable 5/15/24 @ 100
     513,959  
     

 

 

 
        4,300,377  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%):

 
  118,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/1/26,
Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.38
     122,425  
  377,000      Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.38%, 12/15/21,
Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.03
     391,138  
  100,000      MGM Growth / MGM Finance, 5.63%, 5/1/24, Callable 2/1/24 @ 100      109,000  
     

 

 

 
        622,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.1%):

 
  90,000      Central Garden & Pet Co., 6.13%, 11/15/23, Callable 11/15/18 @ 104.59      95,850  
  100,000      Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25,
Callable 7/15/20 @ 102.88
     107,260  
     

 

 

 
        203,110  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.3%):

 
  1,000,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/18,
Callable 4/1/18 @ 100
     1,016,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

 
  273,000      General Electric Capital Corp., 5.88%, 1/14/38, MTN      353,296  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.9%):

 
  1,600,000      Farmers Exchange Capital III, 5.45%, 10/15/54, Callable 10/15/34 @ 100(a)(b)      1,740,432  
  1,000,000      Protective Life Global, 1.77%, 6/8/18(a)(b)      1,002,565  
  605,000      Protective Life Global, 2.70%, 11/25/20(b)      609,498  
     

 

 

 
        3,352,495  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.0%):

 
  163,000      First Data Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/24,
Callable 1/15/19 @ 102.5(b)
     167,634  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):

 
  200,000      Quintiles Transnational, 4.88%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 103.66(b)      204,750  
     

 

 

 
    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Media (0.6%):

 
$ 400,000      Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/18 @ 104.03(b)    $ 416,250  
  73,000      CCO Holdings LLC/Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/22 @ 102.56(b)      74,643  
  400,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC/Capital, 4.46%, 7/23/22, Callable 5/23/22 @ 100      426,186  
  500,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC/Capital, 6.48%, 10/23/45, Callable 4/23/45 @ 100      600,106  
  200,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/27,
Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.75(b)
     211,500  
  175,000      CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.63%, 2/15/19      191,788  
  200,000      Dish DBS Corp., 5.88%, 7/15/22      215,000  
  200,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20,
Callable 7/27/17 @ 101.06(b)
     202,295  
     

 

 

 
        2,337,768  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.9%):

 
  350,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 4.50%, 7/15/44, Callable 1/15/44 @ 100      320,740  
  300,000      Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, 4.95%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      317,814  
  75,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 6/30/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100(b)      76,875  
  108,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/24, Callable 11/1/19 @ 103.56(b)      107,460  
  700,000      Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.95%, 10/1/43, Callable 4/1/43 @ 100      741,565  
  475,000      Noble Energy, Inc., 5.05%, 11/15/44,
Callable 5/15/44 @ 100
     487,834  
  75,000      QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%, 10/1/22,
Callable 7/1/22 @ 100
     72,188  
  430,000      Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.85%, 7/15/18(b)      447,738  
  700,000      Williams Partners LP, 6.30%, 4/15/40      811,235  
     

 

 

 
        3,383,449  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.1%):

 
  215,000      Burlington North Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45, Callable 10/1/44 @ 100      224,744  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.2%):

 
  50,000      CDK Global, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/27,
Callable 6/1/22 @ 102.44(b)
     51,375  
  640,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.75%, 2/12/45,
Callable 8/12/44 @ 100
     636,077  
     

 

 

 
        687,452  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.3%):

 
  920,000      Apple, Inc., 4.65%, 2/23/46,
Callable 8/23/45 @ 100
     1,031,247  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):

 
  800,000      International Lease Finance Corp.,
7.13%, 9/1/18(b)
     846,678  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

 
  148,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/18(b)      160,626  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $86,581,109)

     87,742,384  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

5


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars (2.0%):

 
 

Banks (0.4%):

 
$ 1,100,000      HBOS plc, Series G, 6.75%, 5/21/18(b)    $ 1,144,143  
  635,000      Santander UK Group Holdings plc,
2.88%, 10/16/20
     644,069  
     

 

 

 
        1,788,212  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.2%):

 
  600,000      Shire Acq INV Ireland DA, 1.90%, 9/23/19      597,214  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

 
  610,000      Credit Suisse GP Funding, 3.13%, 12/10/20      621,472  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 
  110,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/21 @ 104.88(b)      109,863  
  400,000      Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.25%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/20 @ 102.63(b)      416,324  
     

 

 

 
        526,187  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

 
  180,000      1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13(b)      178,864  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%):

 
  1,441,000      GE Capital International Funding,
4.42%, 11/15/35
     1,568,367  
  465,000      Siemens Financieringsmat, 1.70%, 9/15/21(b)      454,244  
     

 

 

 
        2,022,611  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

 
  350,000      Shell International Finance BV, 4.38%, 5/11/45      366,287  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.4%):

 
  250,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.80%, 3/15/25,
Callable 12/15/24 @ 100
     258,586  
  200,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/35,
Callable 9/15/34 @ 100
     213,466  
  350,000      VRX Escrow Corp., 5.88%, 5/15/23,
Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.94(b)
     300,125  
  200,000      VRX Escrow Corp., 6.13%, 4/15/25,
Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.06^(b)
     169,250  
     

 

 

 
        941,427  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.0%):

 
  121,000      IHS Markit, Ltd., 5.00%, 11/1/22,
Callable 8/1/22 @ 100(b)
     130,604  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):

 
  200,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.13%, 6/1/21(b)      210,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $7,271,882)

     7,383,478  
     

 

 

 
 

Municipal Bonds (1.1%):

 
 

California (0.5%):

 
  615,000      The Regents of the University of California General Revenue Bonds, 6.27%, 5/15/31, Continuously Callable @ 100      655,750  
  800,000      California State, GO, 7.95%, 3/1/36, Continuously Callable @ 100      912,688  
     

 

 

 
        1,568,438  
     

 

 

 
 

New York (0.6%):

  
  1,125,000      New York NY, Build America Bonds, GO,
5.05%, 10/1/24
     1,270,338  
    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Municipal Bonds, continued

 
 

New York, continued

  
$ 750,000      New York City Municipal Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue,
5.95%, 6/15/42
   $ 1,012,643  
     

 

 

 
        2,282,981  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,802,661)

     3,851,419  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (31.8%):

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (10.9%)

  
  720,264      3.00%, 3/1/31, Pool #G18592      740,231  
  1,989,816      2.50%,12/1/31, Pool #G18622      2,002,635  
  2,201,512      3.50%, 4/1/44, Pool #G07848      2,280,201  
  3,131,437      3.50%, 4/1/45, Pool #G60023      3,243,556  
  2,989,713      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #G60344      3,176,573  
  1,124,752      4.00%, 3/1/46, Pool #G08699      1,183,810  
  1,006,302      3.50%, 3/1/46, Pool #G08698      1,034,609  
  4,520,738      3.50%, 4/1/46, Pool #G08702      4,647,906  
  2,432,697      4.00%, 5/1/46, Pool #G08707      2,560,432  
  2,899,249      3.50%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08711      2,980,805  
  2,854,955      3.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #G08710      2,850,630  
  1,404,823      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08715      1,402,694  
  2,730,465      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #G08716      2,807,273  
  774,568      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08722      796,356  
  376,538      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #G08721      375,968  
  1,874,673      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #G08726      1,871,833  
  2,018,453      3.00%, 11/1/46, Pool #G08732      2,015,396  
  1,183,595      Class HZ, Series 4639, 1.75%, 4/15/53(a)      1,096,045  
  2,278,950      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #G08741      2,275,497  
     

 

 

 
        39,342,450  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (14.5%)

  
  958,793      3.43%, 10/1/20, Pool #466386      1,000,724  
  1,685,663      3.42%, 10/1/20, Pool #FN0009      1,750,617  
  1,470,648      3.67%, 10/1/20, Pool #AE0918      1,543,391  
  2,235,223      3.76%, 12/1/20, Pool #FN0001      2,348,473  
  979,796      3.94%, 1/1/21, Pool #466969      1,039,690  
  1,245,000      3.06%, 5/1/22, Pool #471258      1,293,244  
  764,760      2.51%, 8/1/26, Pool #AN2270      751,688  
  1,609,575      2.50%, 9/1/26, Pool #MA2740      1,627,788  
  982,619      3.00%, 2/1/27, Pool #MA2915      1,010,982  
  1,376,568      2.97%, 5/1/27, Pool #AL6829      1,386,396  
  780,000      2.49%, 9/1/28, Pool #AN2840      744,218  
  797,861      3.13%, 4/1/29, Pool #AN5048      808,265  
  797,861      3.13%, 4/1/29, Pool #AN5049      808,265  
  710,037      3.53%, 12/1/30, Pool #AN0475      739,878  
  1,277,232      3.50%, 1/1/32, Pool #AB4262      1,333,890  
  1,825,000      3.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      1,873,049  
  768,133      3.00%, 10/1/33, Pool #MA1676      786,345  
  1,621,882      3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #MA1404      1,674,126  
  1,178,572      4.50%, 2/1/46, Pool #AL9106      1,265,785  
  1,699,774      4.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9105      1,823,703  
  2,085,000      3.00%, 7/25/47, TBA      2,082,189  
  9,600,000      4.00%, 7/25/47, TBA      10,091,625  
  1,770,000      3.50%, 7/25/47, TBA      1,817,914  
  12,060,000      4.50%, 8/25/47, TBA      12,920,452  
     

 

 

 
        52,522,697  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Government National Mortgage Association (6.4%)

  
$ 4,635,000      4.00%, 7/20/45, TBA    $ 4,877,250  
  1,269,685      3.50%, 3/20/46, Pool # MA3521      1,316,501  
  1,310,011      3.50%, 4/20/46, Pool # MA3597      1,358,314  
  1,574,494      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3663      1,632,549  
  526,200      3.50%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3937      545,602  
  2,598,974      3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126      2,627,919  
  2,123,643      3.50%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4196      2,201,946  
  1,780,000      3.00%, 7/20/47, TBA      1,797,939  
  2,820,000      3.50%, 7/20/47, TBA      2,920,903  
  4,215,000      4.50%, 7/20/47, TBA      4,479,755  
     

 

 

 
        23,758,678  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $116,589,376)

     115,623,825  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (34.6%):

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bills (6.0%)

 
  6,105,000      0.73%, 7/27/17(c)      6,101,661  
  6,875,000      0.81%, 8/10/17(c)      6,868,675  
  3,745,000      0.85%, 8/17/17(c)      3,740,768  
  4,600,000      0.88%, 8/31/17(c)      4,593,045  
  227,000      0.91%, 9/7/17(c)(d)      226,605  
     

 

 

 
        21,530,754  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (3.6%)

 
  12,665,000      3.00% 5/15/47      13,070,673  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (1.6%)

 
  3,733,000      0.88%, 2/15/47      3,669,627  
  2,070,000      0.13%, 4/15/18      2,181,712  
     

 

 

 
        5,851,339  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (2.6%)

 
  1,750,000      0.13%, 4/15/21      1,802,760  
  1,575,000      1.38%, 7/15/18      1,814,249  

Shares,

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes, continued

 
$ 910,000      0.13%, 4/15/22    $ 910,602  
  3,245,000      0.13%, 7/15/26      3,192,996  
  1,335,000      0.38%, 1/15/27      1,327,243  
     

 

 

 
        9,047,850  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (0.8%)

  
  840,000      0.75%, 10/31/17      839,042  
  3,985,000      1.00%, 12/31/17      3,981,880  
  7,005,000      1.25%, 5/31/19      6,988,034  
  2,610,000      1.88%, 4/30/22      2,609,491  
  3,550,000      1.88%, 5/31/22      3,549,862  
  24,255,000      1.75%, 5/31/22      24,112,890  
  23,115,000      1.75%, 6/30/22      22,965,122  
  11,205,000      2.38%, 5/15/27      11,275,905  
     

 

 

 
        76,322,226  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $125,853,995)

     125,822,842  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (0.1%):

  
  534,600      AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(e)      534,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $534,600)

     534,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.8%):

  
  10,258,691      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(c)      10,258,691  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $10,258,691)

     10,258,691  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $406,634,428)(f) — 111.9%

     407,314,103  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (11.9)%

     (43,350,351
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 363,963,752  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

GO—General Obligation

MTN—Medium Term Note

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

TBA—To Be Announced Security

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $516,596.

 

(a) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.
(d) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(e) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(f) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

90-Day Eurodollar September Futures

     Short        12/18/18        (90    $ (22,095,000    $ 22,718  

90-Day Eurodollar September Futures

     Long        12/19/17        90        22,168,125        (19,125

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/29/17        174        37,603,031        (52,375

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note September Futures

     Long        9/29/17        51        6,009,633        (14,021
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (62,803
              

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements were as follows:

 

Pay/ Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate Index    Fixed
Rate
   Expiration
Date
     Clearing Agent      Notional
Amount
(Local)
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pay

   3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR BBA    1.602%      6/30/19        Citibank        1,830,000      $      $ 1,503      $ 1,503  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     $ 1,503      $ 1,503  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 406,634,428
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 407,314,103

Cash

       10,919

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,679,619

Receivable for capital shares issued

       17,508

Receivable for investments sold

       14,963,561

Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements

       737

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       6,750
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       423,993,197
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       59,212,714

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       59

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       534,600

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       19,100

Manager fees payable

       165,141

Administration fees payable

       10,003

Distribution fees payable

       75,064

Custodian fees payable

       1,505

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,005

Transfer agent fees payable

       608

Trustee fees payable

       2,021

Other accrued liabilities

       7,625
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       60,029,445
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 363,963,752
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 352,897,758

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       8,507,565

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       1,940,054

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       618,375
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 363,963,752
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       35,409,351

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.28
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $516,596.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 4,443,418

Dividends

       25,418

Income from securities lending

       322
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       4,469,158
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,076,211

Administration fees

       65,060

Distribution fees

       448,419

Custodian fees

       7,510

Administrative and compliance services fees

       3,144

Transfer agent fees

       3,084

Trustee fees

       10,224

Professional fees

       10,784

Shareholder reports

       3,126

Other expenses

       4,822
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       1,632,384

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (89,686 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,542,698
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       2,926,460
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       859,552

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       173,273

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       3,548,472
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       4,581,297
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 7,507,757
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 2,926,460         $ 5,582,933

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      1,032,825           998,658

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      3,548,472           2,799,110
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      7,507,757           9,380,701
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (4,414,608 )

From net realized gains

                (2,155,528 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (6,570,136 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      4,196,444           48,657,852

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                6,570,136

Value of shares redeemed

      (6,992,975 )           (91,454,875 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (2,796,531 )           (36,226,887 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      4,711,226           (33,416,322 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      359,252,526           392,668,848
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 363,963,752         $ 359,252,526
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 8,507,565         $ 5,581,105
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      413,266           4,747,076

Dividends reinvested

                638,497

Shares redeemed

      (686,778 )           (8,920,718 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (273,512 )           (3,535,145 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
   November 14, 2014
to December 31,
2014(a)
     (Unaudited)             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.07     $ 10.01     $ 10.07      $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.08       0.16       0.11        0.01

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.13       0.07       (0.13 )        0.06
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.21       0.23       (0.02 )        0.07
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                 

Net Investment Income

             (0.11 )       (0.01 )       

Net Realized Gains

             (0.06 )       (0.03 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.17 )       (0.04 )       
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.28     $ 10.07     $ 10.01      $ 10.07
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       2.09 %(c)       2.30 %       (0.20 )%        0.70 %(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                 

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 363,964     $ 359,253     $ 392,669      $ 415,586

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       1.63 %       1.45 %       1.02 %        0.56 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       0.91 %       0.91 %       0.89 %        0.91 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.86 %       0.86 %       0.84 %        0.86 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       98 %(c)       185 %       256 %        27 %(c)

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $0 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $32 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
  

Greater
than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

 

                   

Corporate Debt Securities

     $ 534,600      $      $      $      $ 534,600
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       534,600                             534,600
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 534,600      $      $      $      $ 534,600
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 534,600
                        

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $87.9 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $52.4 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Swap Agreements

The Fund may invest in swap agreements. A swap is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). The Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage its exposure to market, interest rate, foreign currencies and credit risk. The value of swap agreements are equal to the Fund’s obligations (or rights) under swap agreements, which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the agreements based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreements. In connection with these arrangements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty.

Swaps are marked to market daily using pricing sources approved by the Trustees and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss. For OTC swaps, payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss upon termination or maturity of the OTC swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the OTC swap is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are included as part of realized gains (losses). Upon entering a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or assets determined to be liquid (the amount is subject to the clearing organization that clears the trade). Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable, as applicable, for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying instruments and the inability of counterparties or clearing house to perform. The counterparty risk for centrally cleared swap agreements is generally lower than for OTC swap agreements because generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a centrally cleared swap agreement and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to a clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.

The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure the Fund has under the swap agreement. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement (i.e., any unrealized appreciation) in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the swap agreement counterparty. The notional amount and related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each swap agreement at period end is disclosed in the swap tables in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Fund is a party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) with select counterparties that govern transactions, such as OTC swap contracts, entered into by the Fund, and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding OTC swap transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional amount and are subject to interest rate risk exposure. Interest rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest rate swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund entered into centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). The gross notional amount of interest rate swaps outstanding was $1.8 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average gross notional amount for interest rate swaps was $0.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Interest Rate Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 22,718     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 85,521  

Interest Rate Risk

       
Interest Rate Swap Agreements  

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

    1,503     Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements      

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and cumulative unrealized gain (loss) on these swap agreements as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only current day’s variation margin for both futures contracts and these swap agreements are reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
  

Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives

Recognized

    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Interest Rate Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 173,273      $ 11,218  

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

       
Interest Rate Swap Agreements  

Net realized gains/(losses) on swap agreements/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

            1,503  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a portfolio management agreement with Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (“MetWest”), MetWest provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

         0.60 %          0.91 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $2,165 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Asset Backed Securities

       $        $ 20,112,057        $ 20,112,057

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  35,984,807          35,984,807

Corporate Bonds+

                  87,742,384          87,742,384

Municipal Bonds

                  3,851,419          3,851,419

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  534,600          534,600

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  115,623,825          115,623,825

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  125,822,842          125,822,842

Yankee Dollars+

                  7,383,478          7,383,478

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         10,258,691                   10,258,691
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         10,258,691          397,055,412          407,314,103
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

                  1,503          1,503

Futures Contracts

         (62,803 )                   (62,803 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 10,195,888        $ 397,056,915        $ 407,252,803
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and swaps. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 329,202,418        $ 367,824,771

For the year ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term U.S. government securities included above were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 296,806,858        $ 332,158,237

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which are subject to certain additional risks. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund that holds mortgage-related securities may exhibit additional volatility. This is known as extension risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to call risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of a Fund because the Fund will have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. If a Fund purchases mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities that are subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, the Fund may receive payments only after the pool’s obligations to other investors have been satisfied. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may limit substantially the pool’s ability to make payments of principal or interest to the Fund as a holder of such subordinated securities, reducing the values of those securities or in some cases rendering them worthless. An unexpectedly high or low rate of prepayments on a pool’s underlying mortgages may have a similar effect on subordinated securities. A mortgage pool may issue securities subject to various levels of subordination. The risk of non-payment affects securities at each level, although the risk is greater in the case of more highly subordinated securities. A Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $406,634,428. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,074,558  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (2,394,883
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 679,675  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 6,537,404        $ 32,732        $ 6,570,136

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

       $ 6,146,483        $ 413,122        $        $ (3,001,368 )        $ 3,558,237

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which is affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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AZL® Mid Cap Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 8

Statement of Operations

Page 8

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 9

Financial Highlights

Page 10

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 11

Other Information

Page 17

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,060.60     $ 1.69       0.33 %

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,059.70     $ 2.96       0.58 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.16     $ 1.66       0.33 %

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.92     $ 2.91       0.58 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      18.8 %

Financials

      15.7

Industrials

      14.6

Consumer Discretionary

      11.7

Real Estate

      9.6

Health Care

      8.8

Materials

      7.6

Utilities

      5.4

Consumer Staples

      3.6

Energy

      2.8

Telecommunication Services

      0.3
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Private Placements

      98.9

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      23.8

Money Market

      1.3
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      124.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (24.0 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (97.3%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):

 
             31,059      Curtiss-Wright Corp.    $ 2,850,595  
  21,073      Esterline Technologies Corp.*      1,997,720  
  31,946      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      5,947,068  
  35,305      KLX, Inc.*      1,765,250  
  40,027      Orbital ATK, Inc.      3,937,056  
  24,714      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      3,154,742  
     

 

 

 
        19,652,431  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.4%):

 
  232,005      JetBlue Airways Corp.*      5,296,674  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.6%):

  
  37,526      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.^      1,354,689  
  100,005      Dana Holding Corp.      2,233,112  
  199,959      Gentex Corp.^      3,793,221  
     

 

 

 
        7,381,022  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.3%):

  
  33,460      Thor Industries, Inc.^      3,497,239  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (7.9%):

  
  106,638      Associated Banc-Corp.      2,687,278  
  59,631      BancorpSouth, Inc.      1,818,746  
  30,015      Bank of Hawaii Corp.^      2,490,345  
  84,718      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      3,970,732  
  53,099      Cathay General Bancorp      2,015,107  
  50,079      Chemical Financial Corp.      2,424,324  
  61,112      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^      3,472,995  
  39,639      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^      3,722,498  
  100,349      East West Bancorp, Inc.      5,878,443  
  224,270      F.N.B. Corp.      3,175,663  
  163,749      First Horizon National Corp.^      2,852,508  
  123,267      Fulton Financial Corp.^      2,342,073  
  59,303      Hancock Holding Co.      2,905,847  
  86,614      Home Bancshares, Inc.      2,156,689  
  39,492      International Bancshares Corp.      1,384,195  
  50,307      MB Financial, Inc.      2,215,520  
  83,609      PacWest Bancorp      3,904,540  
  50,288      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      3,158,086  
  48,598      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.^      3,121,936  
  37,313      Signature Bank*      5,355,534  
  36,420      SVB Financial Group*      6,402,271  
  85,435      Synovus Financial Corp.      3,779,644  
  121,375      TCF Financial Corp.      1,934,718  
  34,175      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      2,645,145  
  47,030      Trustmark Corp.^      1,512,485  
  30,888      UMB Financial Corp.^      2,312,276  
  154,678      Umpqua Holdings Corp.      2,839,888  
  73,548      United Bankshares, Inc.^      2,883,082  
  185,592      Valley National Bancorp^      2,191,842  
  64,486      Webster Financial Corp.^      3,367,459  
  39,031      Wintrust Financial Corp.      2,983,530  
     

 

 

 
        93,905,399  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.1%):

  
  6,804      Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*^      899,149  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Biotechnology (0.7%):

  
  73,705      Bioverativ, Inc.*    $ 4,434,830  
  31,434      United Therapeutics Corp.*      4,077,933  
     

 

 

 
        8,512,763  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.9%):

  
  102,311      A.O. Smith Corp.      5,763,179  
  26,925      Lennox International, Inc.^      4,944,507  
     

 

 

 
        10,707,686  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (3.0%):

  
  80,230      Eaton Vance Corp.      3,796,484  
  27,552      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^      4,578,591  
  25,410      Federated Investors, Inc., Class B^      717,833  
  125,827      Janus Henderson Group plc*      4,166,132  
  61,138      Legg Mason, Inc.      2,333,026  
  26,177      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      5,264,195  
  62,831      MSCI, Inc., Class A      6,470,964  
  93,059      SEI Investments Co.      5,004,713  
  48,056      Stifel Financial Corp.*      2,209,615  
     

 

 

 
        34,541,553  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.9%):

  
  43,229      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.^      2,849,223  
  43,717      Cabot Corp.      2,335,799  
  127,232      Chemours Co. (The)      4,824,637  
  24,906      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      1,823,119  
  6,481      NewMarket Corp.^      2,984,371  
  115,998      Olin Corp.^      3,512,419  
  58,063      PolyOne Corp.      2,249,361  
  92,929      RPM International, Inc.      5,069,278  
  31,031      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)^      2,776,033  
  31,192      Sensient Technologies Corp.      2,511,892  
  143,092      Valvoline, Inc.      3,394,142  
     

 

 

 
        34,330,274  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.5%):

  
  36,824      Clean Harbors, Inc.*      2,055,884  
  142,424      Copart, Inc.*      4,527,658  
  33,964      Deluxe Corp.^      2,350,988  
  42,946      Herman Miller, Inc.      1,305,558  
  30,384      HNI Corp.      1,211,410  
  21,568      MSA Safety, Inc.      1,750,675  
  130,317      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      1,967,787  
  67,453      Rollins, Inc.^      2,746,012  
     

 

 

 
        17,915,972  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.5%):

  
  133,005      ARRIS International plc*^      3,726,800  
  283,867      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      3,579,563  
  98,751      Ciena Corp.*^      2,470,750  
  24,547      InterDigital, Inc.      1,897,483  
  62,866      NetScout Systems, Inc.*^      2,162,590  
  24,047      Plantronics, Inc.      1,257,899  
  37,275      ViaSat, Inc.*      2,467,605  
     

 

 

 
        17,562,690  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Construction & Engineering (1.1%):

  
  108,838      Aecom Technology Corp.*^    $ 3,518,733  
  21,416      Dycom Industries, Inc.*^      1,917,160  
  41,619      Emcor Group, Inc.      2,721,050  
  27,717      Granite Construction, Inc.^      1,337,068  
  100,166      KBR, Inc.^      1,524,527  
  15,845      Valmont Industries, Inc.      2,370,412  
     

 

 

 
        13,388,950  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.3%):

  
  33,969      Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A      3,139,415  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.3%):

  
  299,442      SLM Corp.*      3,443,583  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (2.0%):

  
  43,579      AptarGroup, Inc.      3,785,272  
  64,709      Bemis Co., Inc.      2,992,791  
  18,824      Greif, Inc., Class A      1,050,003  
  113,889      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      2,724,225  
  65,375      Packaging Corp. of America      7,282,121  
  52,858      Silgan Holdings, Inc.^      1,679,827  
  69,298      Sonoco Products Co.^      3,563,303  
     

 

 

 
        23,077,542  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.3%):

  
  28,918      Pool Corp.      3,399,889  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.8%):

 
  40,428      Adtalem Global Education, Inc.      1,534,243  
  3,292      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      1,974,048  
  129,726      Service Corp. International      4,339,334  
  32,382      Sotheby’s*^      1,737,942  
     

 

 

 
        9,585,567  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 
  826,153      Frontier Communications Corp.^      958,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.9%):

 
  150,001      Great Plains Energy, Inc.      4,392,029  
  76,444      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      2,475,257  
  35,313      IDACORP, Inc.      3,013,965  
  138,983      OGE Energy Corp.      4,835,219  
  55,984      PNM Resources, Inc.      2,141,388  
  98,762      Westar Energy, Inc.      5,236,360  
     

 

 

 
        22,094,218  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.7%):

 
  30,336      EnerSys      2,197,843  
  35,915      Hubbell, Inc.      4,064,501  
  31,527      Regal-Beloit Corp.      2,571,027  
     

 

 

 
        8,833,371  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (4.7%):

 
  61,941      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      4,857,413  
  86,802      Avnet, Inc.      3,374,862  
  29,222      Belden, Inc.^      2,204,215  
  60,234      Cognex Corp.      5,113,867  
  17,109      Coherent, Inc.*      3,849,354  
  25,814      IPG Photonics Corp.*^      3,745,611  
    
    
    
    
     
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  127,255      Jabil, Inc.    $ 3,714,573  
  128,616      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      5,007,021  
  61,339      Knowles Corp.*^      1,037,856  
  15,961      Littlelfuse, Inc.      2,633,565  
  74,342      National Instruments Corp.      2,990,035  
  20,535      SYNNEX Corp.      2,463,379  
  24,383      Tech Data Corp.*      2,462,683  
  174,643      Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*      6,229,516  
  78,088      VeriFone Systems, Inc.*      1,413,393  
  95,112      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.^      1,578,859  
  36,290      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*^      3,647,871  
     

 

 

 
        56,324,073  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.9%):

 
  43,916      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*^      475,610  
  26,612      Dril-Quip, Inc.*^      1,298,666  
  215,146      Ensco plc, Class A, ADR^      1,110,153  
  200,979      Nabors Industries, Ltd.      1,635,969  
  69,851      Oceaneering International, Inc.^      1,595,397  
  37,455      Oil States International, Inc.*^      1,016,903  
  112,436      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      2,270,083  
  90,240      Rowan Cos. plc, Class A*      924,058  
  100,677      Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^      1,050,061  
     

 

 

 
        11,376,900  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (9.1%):

 
  92,741      American Campus Communities, Inc.      4,386,649  
  60,868      Camden Property Trust      5,204,823  
  59,794      Care Capital Properties, Inc.      1,596,500  
  82,681      Corecivic, Inc.^      2,280,342  
  69,523      Corporate Office Properties Trust      2,435,391  
  293,121      Cousins Properties, Inc.^      2,576,534  
  54,701      Cyrusone, Inc.      3,049,581  
  64,296      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.      3,435,978  
  102,486      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      3,915,990  
  245,515      Duke Realty Corp.      6,862,143  
  51,683      Education Realty Trust, Inc.^      2,002,716  
  44,824      EPR Properties      3,221,501  
  82,621      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.      2,364,613  
  87,416      Geo Group, Inc. (The)      2,584,891  
  80,887      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      2,762,291  
  70,994      Highwoods Properties, Inc.      3,600,106  
  112,153      Hospitality Properties Trust      3,269,260  
  67,983      Kilroy Realty Corp.      5,108,922  
  58,244      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A^      4,285,011  
  78,895      LaSalle Hotel Properties^      2,351,071  
  102,445      Liberty Property Trust      4,170,536  
  32,582      Life Storage, Inc.^      2,414,326  
  62,708      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.^      1,701,895  
  254,739      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.^      3,278,491  
  104,070      National Retail Properties, Inc.      4,069,137  
  136,886      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.^      4,519,976  
  29,156      Potlatch Corp.      1,332,429  
  66,770      Quality Care Properties*      1,222,559  
 

 

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  90,627      Rayonier, Inc.    $ 2,607,339  
  163,261      Senior Housing Properties Trust      3,337,055  
  67,903      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^      1,764,120  
  42,459      Taubman Centers, Inc.      2,528,433  
  110,766      Uniti Group, Inc.      2,784,657  
  70,378      Urban Edge Properties^      1,670,070  
  134,485      Washington Prime Group, Inc.^      1,125,639  
  83,055      Weingarten Realty Investors      2,499,956  
     

 

 

 
        108,320,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.5%):

 
  27,304      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.^      2,924,532  
  91,221      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*^      2,067,980  
  35,396      United Natural Foods, Inc.*^      1,299,033  
     

 

 

 
        6,291,545  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (2.3%):

 
  63,768      Dean Foods Co.^      1,084,056  
  129,788      Flowers Foods, Inc.^      2,246,630  
  72,626      Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*      2,819,341  
  49,827      Ingredion, Inc.      5,939,877  
  96,739      Lamb Weston Holding, Inc.      4,260,386  
  13,760      Lancaster Colony Corp.      1,687,251  
  46,262      Post Holdings, Inc.*^      3,592,244  
  60,360      Snyders-Lance, Inc.^      2,089,663  
  13,006      Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.^      453,259  
  39,650      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*^      3,239,009  
     

 

 

 
        27,411,716  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (2.2%):

 
  73,021      Atmos Energy Corp.      6,057,093  
  59,723      National Fuel Gas Co.^      3,334,932  
  60,807      New Jersey Resources Corp.      2,414,038  
  36,738      ONE Gas, Inc.      2,564,680  
  33,456      Southwest Gas Corp.      2,444,295  
  120,047      UGI Corp.      5,811,475  
  35,824      WGL Holdings, Inc.      2,988,796  
     

 

 

 
        25,615,309  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%):

 
  27,812      ABIOMED, Inc.*      3,985,460  
  50,562      Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*^      1,676,130  
  32,289      Halyard Health, Inc.*      1,268,312  
  41,685      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      3,318,543  
  30,903      LivaNova plc*^      1,891,573  
  31,059      Masimo Corp.*      2,831,960  
  35,282      NuVasive, Inc.*^      2,713,891  
  98,206      ResMed, Inc.^      7,647,301  
  59,198      STERIS plc^      4,824,637  
  31,158      Teleflex, Inc.      6,473,386  
  51,007      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      4,821,182  
     

 

 

 
        41,452,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%):

  
  53,833      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^      2,658,274  
  62,532      HealthSouth Corp.      3,026,549  
    
    
    
    
     
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  28,659      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^    $ 1,924,452  
  65,419      MEDNAX, Inc.*^      3,949,345  
  30,258      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      2,093,248  
  43,631      Owens & Minor, Inc.^      1,404,482  
  53,532      Tenet Healthcare Corp.*^      1,035,309  
  56,520      VCA Antech, Inc.*      5,217,361  
  30,836      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*      5,536,912  
     

 

 

 
        26,845,932  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.4%):

  
  124,505      Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*^      1,588,684  
  38,505      Medidata Solutions, Inc.*      3,011,091  
     

 

 

 
        4,599,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.8%):

  
  34,870      Brinker International, Inc.^      1,328,547  
  11,103      Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*      1,406,750  
  31,413      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)^      1,580,074  
  8,805      Churchill Downs, Inc.      1,613,957  
  16,886      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.^      2,824,184  
  33,353      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      7,055,159  
  64,081      Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.^      3,532,145  
  16,864      International Speedway Corp., Class A      633,243  
  20,777      Jack in the Box, Inc.      2,046,535  
  14,853      Panera Bread Co., Class A*      4,673,347  
  18,933      Papa John’s International, Inc.^      1,358,632  
  45,548      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.^      2,320,671  
  135,434      Wendy’s Co. (The)      2,100,581  
     

 

 

 
        32,473,825  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (1.8%):

 
  53,461      CalAtlantic Group, Inc.^      1,889,846  
  19,151      Helen of Troy, Ltd.*      1,802,109  
  57,454      KB Home^      1,377,172  
  2,421      NVR, Inc.*      5,836,088  
  32,473      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*^      1,733,733  
  103,199      Toll Brothers, Inc.      4,077,393  
  113,928      TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.*^      1,502,710  
  35,716      Tupperware Brands Corp.      2,508,335  
     

 

 

 
        20,727,386  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.2%):

 
  43,545      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      2,091,031  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%):

 
  44,918      Carlisle Cos., Inc.      4,285,177  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.9%):

 
  8,533      Alleghany Corp.*      5,075,428  
  51,207      American Financial Group, Inc.      5,088,440  
  42,258      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      2,106,562  
  80,252      Brown & Brown, Inc.      3,456,454  
  122,230      CNO Financial Group, Inc.      2,552,162  
  77,037      First American Financial Corp.      3,442,784  
  329,921      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      1,243,802  
  29,894      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      2,649,505  
 

 

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  34,903      Kemper Corp.    $ 1,347,256  
  26,031      Mercury General Corp.^      1,405,674  
  170,898      Old Republic International Corp.^      3,337,638  
  32,104      Primerica, Inc.^      2,431,878  
  44,678      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      5,736,208  
  11,228      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      1,561,253  
  67,503      W.R. Berkley Corp.      4,669,183  
     

 

 

 
        46,104,227  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):

 
  22,089      HSN, Inc.^      704,639  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.9%):

 
  51,472      Cars.com, Inc.*^      1,370,699  
  33,493      j2 Global, Inc.^      2,849,919  
  36,698      LogMeIn, Inc.      3,834,942  
  26,502      WebMD Health Corp.*^      1,554,342  
     

 

 

 
        9,609,902  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (3.3%):

 
  56,175      Acxiom Corp.*      1,459,427  
  82,146      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      6,206,951  
  67,049      Convergys Corp.^      1,594,425  
  59,366      CoreLogic, Inc.*      2,575,297  
  44,290      DST Systems, Inc.      2,732,693  
  53,966      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.^      5,605,448  
  99,288      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      5,132,197  
  45,498      Maximus, Inc.      2,849,540  
  12,323      NeuStar, Inc., Class A*      410,972  
  144,098      Sabre Corp.^      3,137,013  
  30,038      Science Applications International Corp.      2,085,238  
  92,065      Teradata Corp.*^      2,714,997  
  26,984      WEX, Inc.*      2,813,622  
     

 

 

 
        39,317,820  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.7%):

 
  62,223      Brunswick Corp.      3,903,249  
  40,935      Polaris Industries, Inc.^      3,775,435  
     

 

 

 
        7,678,684  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.3%):

 
  14,562      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      3,295,526  
  25,937      Bio-Techne Corp.      3,047,598  
  33,207      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      3,358,888  
  37,787      INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A*      2,210,540  
  35,785      PAREXEL International Corp.*      3,110,074  
     

 

 

 
        15,022,626  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (4.8%):

 
  46,834      AGCO Corp.      3,156,143  
  35,523      Crane Co.      2,819,816  
  92,094      Donaldson Co., Inc.      4,193,961  
  38,729      Graco, Inc.^      4,232,305  
  52,981      IDEX Corp.      5,987,382  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Machinery, continued

 
  62,431      ITT, Inc.    $ 2,508,478  
  55,827      Kennametal, Inc.      2,089,046  
  43,145      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      3,973,223  
  37,361      Nordson Corp.      4,532,637  
  51,818      OshKosh Corp.      3,569,224  
  67,138      Terex Corp.^      2,517,675  
  49,512      Timken Co.      2,289,930  
  75,295      Toro Co.      5,217,191  
  104,627      Trinity Industries, Inc.^      2,932,695  
  60,054      Wabtec Corp.^      5,494,940  
  38,759      Woodward, Inc.      2,619,333  
     

 

 

 
        58,133,979  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.2%):

 
  37,721      Kirby Corp.*^      2,521,649  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.5%):

 
  39,631      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*^      2,116,692  
  3,310      Cable One, Inc.      2,353,079  
  74,004      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.^      2,875,055  
  31,870      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      1,681,143  
  93,481      Live Nation, Inc.*      3,257,812  
  26,220      Meredith Corp.^      1,558,779  
  79,971      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      1,415,487  
  151,644      Tegna, Inc.^      2,185,190  
     

 

 

 
        17,443,237  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (2.0%):

 
  73,478      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.^      1,249,861  
  32,303      Carpenter Technology Corp.^      1,209,101  
  82,515      Commercial Metals Co.^      1,603,266  
  24,079      Compass Minerals International, Inc.^      1,572,359  
  50,827      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      3,700,714  
  45,681      Royal Gold, Inc.      3,570,884  
  167,917      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      6,013,107  
  118,368      United States Steel Corp.      2,620,668  
  31,351      Worthington Industries, Inc.^      1,574,447  
     

 

 

 
        23,114,407  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.2%):

 
  31,298      Big Lots, Inc.^      1,511,694  
  16,618      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A^      958,692  
     

 

 

 
        2,470,386  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.0%):

 
  37,543      Black Hills Corp.^      2,533,026  
  136,462      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      3,575,304  
  34,194      NorthWestern Corp.      2,086,518  
  58,006      Vectren Corp.      3,389,871  
     

 

 

 
        11,584,719  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.9%):

 
  124,782      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*^      1,864,243  
  67,707      Energen Corp.*      3,342,695  
  107,875      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      1,591,156  
  123,102      HollyFrontier Corp.^      3,381,613  
 

 

Continued

 

5


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

 
  66,520      Matador Resources Co.*^    $ 1,421,532  
  78,062      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A^      1,737,660  
  163,884      QEP Resources, Inc.*      1,655,228  
  65,356      SM Energy Co.^      1,080,335  
  344,740      Southwestern Energy Co.*^      2,096,019  
  49,052      World Fuel Services Corp.      1,886,049  
  273,829      WPX Energy, Inc.*      2,645,188  
     

 

 

 
        22,701,718  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%):

 
  43,955      Domtar Corp.      1,688,751  
  101,965      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*      2,458,376  
     

 

 

 
        4,147,127  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.5%):

 
  319,128      Avon Products, Inc.*^      1,212,686  
  40,272      Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^      3,061,478  
  35,143      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^      2,208,386  
     

 

 

 
        6,482,550  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%):

 
  59,033      Akorn, Inc.*      1,979,967  
  85,904      Catalent, Inc.*      3,015,231  
  141,918      Endo International plc*      1,585,224  
  36,987      Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*      1,953,283  
     

 

 

 
        8,533,705  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.8%):

 
  25,841      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.      2,794,704  
  29,672      FTI Consulting, Inc.*      1,037,333  
  47,070      Manpower, Inc.      5,255,366  
     

 

 

 
        9,087,403  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%):

 
  33,140      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      1,371,333  
  31,615      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      3,951,875  
     

 

 

 
        5,323,208  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.3%):

 
  59,359      Avis Budget Group, Inc.*^      1,618,720  
  43,164      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*      2,951,986  
  29,383      Landstar System, Inc.      2,515,185  
  48,237      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      4,594,092  
  37,696      Ryder System, Inc.      2,713,358  
  32,767      Werner Enterprises, Inc.^      961,711  
     

 

 

 
        15,355,052  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.4%):

 
  45,046      Cirrus Logic, Inc.*^      2,825,285  
  66,627      Cree, Inc.*^      1,642,356  
  223,966      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.^      3,057,136  
  52,937      First Solar, Inc.*^      2,111,128  
  90,826      Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*      2,342,403  
  79,886      Microsemi Corp.*      3,738,664  
  26,663      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      2,570,313  
  28,790      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*      1,967,797  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

 
  24,124      Synaptics, Inc.*^    $ 1,247,452  
  138,053      Teradyne, Inc.      4,145,731  
  76,584      Versum Materials, Inc.      2,488,980  
     

 

 

 
        28,137,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (3.9%):

 
  81,038      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*^      1,812,820  
  33,337      Blackbaud, Inc.      2,858,648  
  193,091      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      6,466,617  
  100,575      CDK Global, Inc.      6,241,685  
  28,515      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      1,609,672  
  21,788      Fair Isaac Corp.      3,037,465  
  102,951      Fortinet, Inc.*      3,854,485  
  48,950      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*^      2,352,537  
  79,497      PTC, Inc.*      4,381,875  
  72,132      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      5,293,046  
  23,398      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      4,110,327  
  20,657      Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)*^      4,339,209  
     

 

 

 
        46,358,386  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (1.8%):

 
  44,473      Aaron’s, Inc.      1,730,000  
  116,879      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.^      1,408,392  
  36,020      Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*      2,140,308  
  88,571      Chico’s FAS, Inc.^      834,339  
  61,093      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      2,433,333  
  71,088      GameStop Corp., Class A^      1,536,212  
  73,780      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*      1,366,406  
  24,392      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.*^      1,807,691  
  351,379      Office Depot, Inc.      1,981,778  
  98,599      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*^      1,996,630  
  60,031      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^      1,112,975  
  56,507      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^      2,740,589  
     

 

 

 
        21,088,653  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):

 
  71,229      3D Systems Corp.*^      1,331,982  
  50,870      Diebold, Inc.^      1,424,360  
  85,183      NCR Corp.*      3,478,874  
     

 

 

 
        6,235,216  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%):

 
  34,033      Carter’s, Inc.      3,027,235  
  22,247      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      1,518,580  
  88,446      Kate Spade & Co.*      1,635,367  
  93,902      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      2,770,109  
     

 

 

 
        8,951,291  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.6%):

 
  339,934      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^      4,463,334  
  63,181      Washington Federal, Inc.      2,097,609  
     

 

 

 
        6,560,943  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.8%):

 
  27,481      GATX Corp.^      1,766,204  
  31,325      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      2,692,697  
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors, continued

 
  72,390      NOW, Inc.*^    $ 1,164,031  
  21,283      Watsco, Inc.^      3,281,839  
     

 

 

 
        8,904,771  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.3%):

 
  123,875      Aqua America, Inc.^      4,125,038  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

 
  66,578      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      1,847,540  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $945,118,213)

     1,147,485,820  
     

 

 

 
 

Private Placements (1.6%):

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.1%):

 
$ 76,914      Airbnb, Inc., Series D, 0.00%(a)(b)      9,139,691  
  37,815      Flipkart, Series D, 0.00%(a)(b)      3,332,012  
     

 

 

 
        12,471,703  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.3%):

 
  245,606      DropBox, Inc., 0.00%(a)(b)      2,949,728  
  116,948      SurveyMonkey, Inc., 0.00%(a)(b)      1,070,074  
     

 

 

 
        4,019,802  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Private Placements, continued

 
 

Software (0.2%):

 
$ 229,712      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series G(a)(b)    $ 1,839,993  
  67,672      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H, 0.00%(a)(b)      542,052  
  67,672      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H1, 0.00%(a)(b)      542,053  
     

 

 

 
        2,924,098  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Private Placements (Cost $9,323,427)

     19,415,603  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (23.8%):

 
$ 280,647,864      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      280,647,864  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $280,647,864)

     280,647,864  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.3%):

 
  14,910,589      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)      14,910,589  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $14,910,589)

     14,910,589  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,250,000,093)(e) — 124.0%

     1,462,459,876  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (24.0)%

     (283,311,898
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,179,147,978  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $273,689,422.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 1.65% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 1.65% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $473,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type    Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

S&P Midcap 400 E-mini September Futures

       Long        9/15/17        78      $ 13,619,580      $ 79,351

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

7


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 1,250,000,093
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,462,459,876

Cash

       20

Segregated cash for collateral

       473,000

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,266,382

Receivable for investments sold

       32,000

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       9,360

Reclaims receivable

       8,966
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,464,249,604
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       2,984,428

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       659,612

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       280,647,864

Manager fees payable

       243,696

Administration fees payable

       27,331

Distribution fees payable

       232,357

Custodian fees payable

       6,700

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       5,065

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,926

Trustee fees payable

       10,039

Other accrued liabilities

       282,608
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       285,101,626
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,179,147,978
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 838,138,825

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       11,852,668

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       116,617,188

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       212,539,297
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,179,147,978
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 54,953,921

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       4,752,259

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.56
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 1,124,194,057

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       49,465,558

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 22.73
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $273,689,422.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 9,110,161

Income from securities lending

       509,171

Foreign withholding tax

       (741 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       9,618,591
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,543,592

Administration fees

       156,712

Distribution fees — Class 2

       1,475,334

Custodian fees

       25,340

Administrative and compliance services fees

       11,843

Transfer agent fees

       7,228

Trustee fees

       38,638

Professional fees

       40,520

Shareholder reports

       21,895

Other expenses

       173,290
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       3,494,392
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       6,124,199
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       60,628,555

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       530,155

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       5,811,815
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       66,970,525
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 73,094,724
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016*
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 6,124,199         $ 6,486,876

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      61,158,710           66,717,171

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      5,811,815           79,261,381
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      73,094,724           152,465,428
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (4,261,287 )

From net realized gains:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (57,736,235 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (61,997,522 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      58,111           51,600,599

Value of shares redeemed

      (2,640,228 )           (1,868,942 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (2,582,117 )           49,731,657
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,860,489           392,352,971

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

                371,150,604

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                61,997,522

Value of shares redeemed

      (171,075,918 )           (94,941,552 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (168,215,429 )           730,559,545
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (170,797,546 )           780,291,202
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (97,702,822 )           870,759,108

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,276,850,800           406,091,692
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,179,147,978         $ 1,276,850,800
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 11,852,668         $ 5,728,469
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      5,125           5,159,658

Shares redeemed

      (233,451 )           (179,073 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (228,326 )           4,980,585
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      128,664           19,931,749

Shares issued in merger

                19,109,902

Dividends reinvested

                3,156,696

Shares redeemed

      (7,648,771 )           (4,459,133 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (7,520,107 )           37,739,214
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (7,748,433 )           42,719,799
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.90     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.13       0.12                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.53       0.78                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.66       0.90                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.56     $ 10.90                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       6.06 %(b)       9.00 %                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 54,954     $ 54,300                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.27 %       1.26 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.33 %       0.31 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.33 %       0.31 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       10 %(b)       86 %(e)                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 21.45     $ 21.10     $ 23.49     $ 22.43     $ 17.27     $ 15.10
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.13       0.13       0.30       0.19       0.14       0.14

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.15       3.67       (0.91 )       1.85       5.47       2.45
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.28       3.80       (0.61 )       2.04       5.61       2.59
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.24 )       (0.27 )       (0.16 )       (0.14 )       (0.07 )

Net Realized Gains

             (3.21 )       (1.51 )       (0.82 )       (0.31 )       (0.35 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (3.45 )       (1.78 )       (0.98 )       (0.45 )       (0.42 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 22.73     $ 21.45     $ 21.10     $ 23.49     $ 22.43     $ 17.27
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       5.97 %(b)       19.52 %       (2.67 )%       9.21 %       32.71 %       17.22 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,124,194     $ 1,222,550     $ 406,092     $ 554,440     $ 492,994     $ 311,979

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.01 %       1.14 %       0.95 %       0.88 %       0.86 %       1.04 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.57 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.60 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.58 %       0.57 %       0.57 %       0.57 %       0.58 %       0.60 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       10 %(b)       86 %(e)       26 %       13 %       12 %       9 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 86%.

 

(f) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Mid Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $245 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $56,108 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
  

Less

than
30 Days

   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions
Common Stocks

     $ 278,824,975      $ 1,822,889      $      $      $ 280,647,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       278,824,975        1,822,889                      280,647,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 278,824,975      $ 1,822,889      $      $      $ 280,647,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 280,647,864
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund participated in following cross-trade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realilzed
(Gain/Loss)

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       $ 25,068,210        $ 56,076,157        $ 13,266,829

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional

 

12


AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

amount of futures contracts outstanding was $13.6 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $24.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 79,351     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

  

Realized Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

    

Change in Net Unrealized

Appreciation/Depreciation on

Derivatives Recognized

 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 530,155      $ 199,106  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund Class 1

         0.25 %          0.46 %

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund Class 2

         0.25 %          0.71 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $7,691 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 1,147,485,820        $        $        $ 1,147,485,820

Private Placements+

                           19,415,603          19,415,603

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  280,647,864                   280,647,864

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         14,910,589                            14,910,589
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,162,396,409          280,647,864          19,415,603          1,462,459,876
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         79,351                            79,351
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,162,475,760        $ 280,647,864        $ 19,415,603        $ 1,462,539,227
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       $ 120,931,617        $ 281,706,411

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

 

Security      Acquisition
Date(a)
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
    

Fair

Value

    

Percentage of

Net

Assets

Airbnb, Inc., Series D, 0.00%

         4/16/14          3,131,402          76,914          9,139,691          0.78 %

DropBox, Inc., 0.00%

         5/1/12          222,513          245,606          2,949,728          0.25 %

Flipkart, Series D, 0.00%

         10/4/13          867,741          37,815          3,332,012          0.28 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series G, 0.00%

         7/19/12          702,919          229,712          1,839,993          0.16 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H, 0.00%

         10/25/13          237,529          67,672          542,053          0.05 %

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series H1, 0.00%

         10/25/13          237,529          67,672          542,053          0.05 %

Survey Monkey, Inc., 0.00%

         11/25/14          1,923,795          116,948          1,070,074          0.09 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,255,457,895. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 238,116,287  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (31,114,306
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 207,001,981  
 

 

 

 

Capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or longterm. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $6,039,847 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

 

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AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       $ 5,707,139        $ 56,290,383        $ 61,997,522

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund

       $ 5,728,468        $ 62,070,074        $        $ 200,115,887        $ 267,914,429

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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AZL® Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 3

Statement of Operations

Page 3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 4

Financial Highlights

Page 5

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 6

Other Information

Page 10

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

    

Beginning

Account Value

1/1/17

 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/17

 

Expenses Paid

During Period

1/1/17 - 6/30/17*

 

Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period

1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,065.00     $ 0.56       0.11 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

    

Beginning

Account Value

1/1/17

 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/17

 

Expenses Paid
During Period

1/1/17 - 6/30/17*

 

Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period

1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.25     $ 0.55       0.11 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Affiliated Investment Companies

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      100.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

     
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Fair Value  
 

Affiliated Investment Companies (100.0%):

 
  2,886,669      AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2    $ 65,613,993  
  6,726,619      AZL International Index Fund, Class 2      108,567,636  
  26,200,628      AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund      285,324,836  
  2,267,419      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2      33,104,323  
  14,832,924      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2      227,537,047  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Affiliated Investment Company (Cost $661,195,044)

     720,147,835  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $661,195,044)(a) — 100.0%

     720,147,835  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — 0.0%

     (92,979
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 720,054,856  
     

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

(a) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost

     $ 661,195,044
    

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates, at value

     $ 720,147,835

Interest and dividends receivable

       6

Foreign currency, at value (cost $134,551)

       140,856

Receivable for investments sold

       447,051

Reclaims receivable

       165,704

Prepaid expenses

       2,163
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       720,903,615
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       375,807

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       353,406

Manager fees payable

       29,870

Administration fees payable

       13,061

Custodian fees payable

       851

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       6,175

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,087

Trustee fees payable

       12,311

Other accrued liabilities

       55,191
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       848,759
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 720,054,856
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 475,782,187

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       15,032,920

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       170,275,811

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       58,963,938
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 720,054,856
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       43,518,610

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 16.55
    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 28
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       28
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,440,911

Administration fees

       42,630

Custodian fees

       2,527

Administrative and compliance services fees

       10,164

Transfer agent fees

       5,511

Trustee fees

       33,094

Professional fees

       34,786

Shareholder reports

       17,193

Other expenses

       22,149
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       1,608,965

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (1,207,532 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       401,433
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (401,405 )
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       82,357

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

       5,473,656

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       40,391,578
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       45,947,591
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 45,546,186
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ (401,405 )         $ 14,269,887

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      5,556,013           173,812,372

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      40,391,578           (97,323,376 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      45,546,186           90,758,883
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (23,360,750 )

From net realized gains

                (39,514,827 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (62,875,577 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      2,674,050           32,714,418

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                62,875,577

Value of shares redeemed

      (49,099,028 )           (685,045,161 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (46,424,978 )           (589,455,166 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (878,792 )           (561,571,860 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      720,933,648           1,282,505,508
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 720,054,856         $ 720,933,648
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 15,032,920         $ 15,434,325
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      167,790           2,178,543

Dividends reinvested

                4,163,946

Shares redeemed

      (3,039,936 )           (45,256,962 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (2,872,146 )           (38,914,473 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 15.54     $ 15.03     $ 16.50     $ 15.73     $ 12.73     $ 11.54
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       (0.01 )^       0.32       0.19       0.23       0.11       0.15

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.02       1.00       (0.61 )       1.10       3.02       1.22
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.01       1.32       (0.42 )       1.33       3.13       1.37
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.30 )       (0.36 )       (0.13 )       (0.13 )       (0.18 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.51 )       (0.69 )       (0.43 )            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.81 )       (1.05 )       (0.56 )       (0.13 )       (0.18 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 16.55     $ 15.54     $ 15.03     $ 16.50     $ 15.73     $ 12.73
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       6.50 %(b)       8.91 %       (2.47 )%       8.50 %       24.67 %       11.91 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 720,055     $ 720,934     $ 1,282,506     $ 1,317,095     $ 1,072,014     $ 575,068

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       (0.11 )%       1.25 %       1.22 %       1.57 %       1.20 %       1.46 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.45 %       0.96 %       1.05 %       1.05 %       1.06 %       1.07 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.11 %       0.83 %       0.96 %       0.96 %       0.97 %       0.98 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       0.11 %       0.83 %       0.96 %       0.96 %(e)       0.97 %(e)       0.98 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       (f)       190 %       117 %       119 %       52 %       29 %

 

^ Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(f) Represents less than 0.5%

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund, and 11 are presented in separate reports.

The Fund is a “fund of funds,” which means that the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. Underlying Funds invest in stock, bonds, and other securities and reflect varying amounts of potential investment risk and reward. The Underlying Funds record their investments at fair value. Periodically, the Fund will adjust its asset allocation as it seeks to achieve its investment objective.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018. Expenses incurred for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.”

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

         0.40 %          0.20 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.05% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

        Fair Value
12/31/2016
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
    

Net
Realized

Gain/(Loss)

     Fair Value
6/30/2017
     Dividend
Income

AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund

       $ 277,668,274        $ 1,904,226                            285,324,836          285,324,836

AZL International Index Fund, Class 2

         107,138,700                   (13,581,939 )          1,366,201          108,567,636          108,567,636

AZL Mid Cap Index Fund, Class 2

         69,479,826                   (7,812,698 )          966,800          65,613,993          65,613,993

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

         37,055,527                   (4,814,931 )          703,953          33,104,323          33,104,323

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

         230,145,977                   (22,879,831 )          2,436,702          227,537,047          227,537,047
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $ 721,488,304        $ 1,904,226        $ (49,089,399 )        $ 5,473,656        $ 720,147,835        $ 720,147,835
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $4,372 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Investments in other investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (“NAV”). Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). The investments utilizing Level 1 valuations represent investments in open-end investment companies. Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Affiliated Investment Company

       $ 720,147,835        $        $ 720,147,835
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

       $ 720,147,835        $        $ 720,147,835
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 1,904,226        $ 49,089,399

6. Investment Risks

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $661,221,109. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 59,410,617  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (483,891
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 58,926,726  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 23,360,750        $ 39,514,827        $ 62,875,577

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Moderate Index Strategy Fund

       $ 30,962,487        $ 149,218,540        $        $ 18,545,456        $ 198,726,483

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 5

Statement of Operations

Page 5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 6

Financial Highlights

Page 7

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 8

Other Information

Page 13

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,036.80     $ 5.30       1.05 %

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,034.60     $ 6.56       1.30 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.59     $ 5.26       1.05 %

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.35     $ 6.51       1.30 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

United States

      54.1 %

Japan

      9.9

Hong Kong

      9.1

United Kingdom

      5.6

Australia

      4.7

France

      3.5

Germany

      1.9

Canada

      1.8

Bermuda

      1.8

Singapore

      1.2

All other countries

      4.5
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      98.1

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      17.2

Money Market

      1.3
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      116.6

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (16.6 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (98.1%):

 
 

Diversified Real Estate Activities (9.2%):

 
  57,091      CapitaLand, Ltd.    $ 145,186  
  22,521      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      56,255  
  88,621      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      494,368  
  158,211      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      2,955,987  
  125,998      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      3,012,691  
  658,801      New World Development Co., Ltd.      836,300  
  37,331      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      1,154,028  
  210,971      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      3,099,678  
  25,515      UOL Group, Ltd.      141,686  
  101,399      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)      840,562  
     

 

 

 
        12,736,741  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified REITs (7.2%):

 
  90      Activia Properties, Inc.      384,615  
  2,821      Fonciere des Regions SA      262,493  
  4,771      Gecina SA      748,455  
  201,749      GPT Group      741,898  
  12,773      H&R Real Estate Investment Trust      216,922  
  321,705      Hibernia REIT plc      505,173  
  14,802      Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SA      244,759  
  86      Hulic REIT, Inc.      134,208  
  6,602      ICADE      556,073  
  22      Kenedix Office Investment Corp.      117,369  
  151,974      Land Securities Group plc      2,005,686  
  5,595      Liberty Property Trust      227,772  
  42,789      Merlin Properties Socimi SA      540,844  
  213,790      Mirvac Group      350,694  
  521      Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.      711,492  
  15,096      Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.^      111,861  
  160,223      Stockland Trust Group      538,914  
  101,864      Suntec REIT      138,400  
  363      United Urban Investment Corp.      518,065  
  104,970      VEREIT, Inc.      854,456  
     

 

 

 
        9,910,149  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Facilities (0.1%):

 
  19,441      Extendicare, Inc.      155,186  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care REITs (4.5%):

 
  15,038      HCP, Inc.      480,614  
  37,341      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      1,275,195  
  21,183      Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A      659,003  
  18,836      Medequities Realty Trust, Inc.      237,710  
  32,007      Ventas, Inc.      2,223,846  
  17,625      Welltower, Inc.^      1,319,231  
     

 

 

 
        6,195,599  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotel & Resort REITs (4.1%):

 
  41,703      Chesapeake Lodging Trust      1,020,472  
  99,255      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^      1,813,389  
  985      Invincible Investment Corp.      423,441  
  273      Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.^      192,989  
  72,581      LaSalle Hotel Properties^      2,162,914  
     

 

 

 
        5,613,205  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (0.6%):

 
  13,100      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      810,235  
     

 

 

 
    
    
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Industrial REITs (4.6%):

 
  124,798      Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust    $ 236,698  
  17,211      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.      919,756  
  15,920      Duke Realty Corp.      444,964  
  62,600      Ec World REIT      36,840  
  246      GLP J-REIT      264,920  
  165,269      Macquarie Goodman Group      998,509  
  138      Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.      293,892  
  39,777      ProLogis, Inc.      2,332,523  
  18,797      Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.      515,790  
  50,619      SERGO plc      322,737  
     

 

 

 
        6,366,629  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage REITs (0.5%):

 
  11,916      Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A^      376,545  
  14,950      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^      334,731  
     

 

 

 
        711,276  
     

 

 

 
 

Office REITs (15.7%):

 
  5,400      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      650,538  
  34,812      Boston Properties, Inc.      4,282,573  
  321,840      CapitaCommercial Trust      388,159  
  137,000      Champion REIT      87,220  
  14,302      Columbia Property Trust, Inc.      320,079  
  6,078      Corporate Office Properties Trust      212,912  
  42,798      Cousins Properties, Inc.^      376,194  
  17      Daiwa Office Investment Corp.      85,738  
  29,853      Derwent Valley Holdings plc      1,031,812  
  62,305      Dexus Property Group      453,490  
  13,081      Douglas Emmett, Inc.^      499,825  
  117,158      Great Portland Estates plc      911,716  
  329,730      Green REIT plc      536,933  
  7,746      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.      264,836  
  61,265      Investa Office Fund      206,733  
  10      Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.      34,632  
  135      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.      671,038  
  230,881      Keppel REIT      192,087  
  11,336      Kilroy Realty Corp.      851,900  
  38,482      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.      1,044,401  
  117      Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp., Class C      143,800  
  21      Mori Trust Sogo REIT, Inc.      33,914  
  177      Nippon Building Fund, Inc.      903,377  
  174      ORIX JREIT, Inc.      256,685  
  87,386      Paramount Group, Inc.^      1,398,176  
  3,196      SL Green Realty Corp.      338,137  
  56,718      Vornado Realty Trust      5,325,821  
     

 

 

 
        21,502,726  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Development (2.5%):

 
  265,040      Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.      2,076,149  
  77,925      China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.      228,146  
  36,000      China Resources Land, Ltd.      104,940  
  39,000      China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H      110,404  
  80,068      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      131,282  
  78,065      St. Modwen Properties plc      364,798  
  104,669      Urban & Civic plc      358,693  
     

 

 

 
        3,374,412  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Real Estate Operating Companies (9.1%):

 
  5,217      ADO Properties SA    $ 220,729  
  26,941      Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd.      120,298  
  12,094      Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B      202,139  
  2,485,087      BGP Holdings plc*(a)(b)      39,731  
  10,157      BUWOG-Bauen Und Wohnen Gesellschaft mbH      291,911  
  22,973      Castellum AB      338,222  
  120,370      Citycon OYJ      316,454  
  22,032      Deutsche Wohnen AG      843,239  
  40,947      Entra ASA      510,831  
  38,432      First Capital Realty, Inc.      585,698  
  41,262      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.      85,776  
  328,152      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      2,415,303  
  24,541      Hufvudstaden AB      407,469  
  41,656      Hulic Co., Ltd.      425,839  
  241,669      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.      1,154,323  
  28,930      Inmobiliaria Colonial SA*      252,395  
  2,093      LEG Immobilien AG      196,883  
  214,000      LXB Retail Properties plc      88,105  
  61,964      Norwegian Property ASA      76,554  
  8,475      PSP Swiss Property AG      792,731  
  537,529      Swire Properties, Ltd.      1,775,405  
  1,119      Swiss Prime Site AG      101,678  
  33,334      Vonovia SE      1,324,339  
     

 

 

 
        12,566,052  
     

 

 

 
 

Residential REITs (9.4%):

 
  153      Advance Residence Investment      380,278  
  16,525      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      372,969  
  16,941      Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A      727,955  
  9,969      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      1,915,743  
  13,178      Boardwalk REIT      483,275  
  27,135      Camden Property Trust^      2,320,314  
  22,050      Colony Starwood Homes      756,536  
  3,547      Education Realty Trust, Inc.      137,446  
  1,545      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      133,395  
  54,810      Equity Residential Property Trust      3,608,142  
  6,409      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      1,648,843  
  1,000      Invitation Homes, Inc.      21,630  
  55      Japan Rental Housing Investment Corp.      40,585  
  16,790      Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.^      163,031  
  9      Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.      37,631  
  19,065      Unite Group plc      161,211  
     

 

 

 
        12,908,984  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail REITs (24.9%):

 
  198,311      British Land Co. plc      1,564,509  
  30,191      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.      539,815  
  144,665      Capital & Regional plc      105,987  
  186,652      CapitaMall Trust      267,833  
  3,224      CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.^      27,178  
  18,772      Crombie REIT      203,124  
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Retail REITs, continued

 
  26,140      DDR Corp.    $ 237,090  
  16,790      Eurocommercial Properties NV      670,880  
  1,373      Federal Realty Investment Trust      173,533  
  166,689      Ggp US^      3,927,193  
  73,171      Hammerson plc      547,697  
  237      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.      437,291  
  4,106      Kimco Realty Corp.^      75,345  
  21,832      Klepierre      894,834  
  87,348      Liberty International plc      306,150  
  214,884      Link REIT (The)      1,634,995  
  26,632      Macerich Co. (The)^      1,546,254  
  49,893      Mapletree Commercial Trust      57,817  
  12,842      Mercialys SA      251,310  
  18,673      National Retail Properties, Inc.^      730,114  
  19,291      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust^      218,374  
  50,742      Regency Centers Corp.      3,178,479  
  34,500      RioCan REIT      640,457  
  484,784      Scentre Group      1,507,182  
  60,499      Simon Property Group, Inc.      9,786,319  
  6,183      Smart Real Estate Investment Trust      153,168  
  19,934      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^      517,885  
  4,784      Taubman Centers, Inc.      284,887  
  8,364      Unibail-Rodamco SE^      2,108,728  
  1,656      Vastned Retail NV      69,313  
  149,206      Vicinity Centres      294,506  
  3,854      Wereldhave NV      188,996  
  217,410      Westfield Corp.      1,340,576  
     

 

 

 
        34,487,819  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialized REITs (5.7%):

 
  14,238      CubeSmart      342,282  
  8,550      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      965,723  
  14,922      Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.      562,112  
  11,720      Life Storage, Inc.^      868,452  
  21,126      Public Storage, Inc.^      4,405,406  
  15,491      QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A^      810,644  
     

 

 

 
        7,954,619  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $125,489,621)

     135,293,632  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (17.2%):

 
  $23,679,164      AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      23,679,164  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $23,679,164)

     23,679,164  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.3%):

 
  1,751,020      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)      1,751,020  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $1,751,020)

     1,751,020  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $150,919,805)(e) — 116.6%

     160,723,816  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (16.6)%

     (22,830,245
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 137,893,571  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $22,918,259.

 

Continued

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.03% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.03% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Australia

    4.0

Austria

    0.2

Bermuda

    1.5

Canada

    1.5

China

    0.1

Finland

    0.2

France

    3.0

Germany

    1.6

Hong Kong

    7.8

Ireland

    0.6

Japan

    8.5

Jersey

    0.1

Netherlands

    0.6

Norway

    0.4

Singapore

    1.1

Spain

    0.6

Sweden

    0.6

Switzerland

    0.6

United Kingdom

    4.8

United States

    62.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 150,919,805
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 160,723,816

Interest and dividends receivable

       484,229

Foreign currency, at value (cost $325,520)

       330,442

Receivable for investments sold

       726,904

Reclaims receivable

       133,130
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       162,398,521
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       579,667

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       54,855

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       23,679,164

Manager fees payable

       97,763

Administration fees payable

       8,700

Distribution fees payable

       23,192

Custodian fees payable

       33,345

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,277

Transfer agent fees payable

       3,515

Trustee fees payable

       2,567

Other accrued liabilities

       20,905
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       24,504,950
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 137,893,571
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 110,855,177

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       6,756,462

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       10,470,929

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       9,811,003
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 137,893,571
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 26,722,205

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       2,565,219

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.42
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 111,171,366

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       10,056,559

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.05
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $22,918,259.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 2,803,502

Income from securities lending

       13,076

Foreign withholding tax

       (123,344 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,693,234
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       630,623

Administration fees

       37,278

Distribution fees — Class 2

       141,498

Custodian fees

       68,266

Administrative and compliance services fees

       1,626

Transfer agent fees

       7,309

Trustee fees

       5,295

Professional fees

       5,589

Shareholder reports

       9,353

Other expenses

       2,225
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       909,062

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (35,035 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       874,027
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,819,207
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       6,704,397

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (3,541,820 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       3,162,577
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 4,981,784
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016*
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,819,207         $ 2,687,590

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      6,704,397           31,730,308

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (3,541,820 )           (29,229,799 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      4,981,784           5,188,099
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (2,169,052 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (2,169,052 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      410           28,447,922

Value of shares redeemed

      (1,564,548 )           (1,261,028 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (1,564,138 )           27,186,894
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      337,796           63,236,584

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                2,169,052

Value of shares redeemed

      (8,502,651 )           (112,791,976 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (8,164,855 )           (47,386,340 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (9,728,993 )           (20,199,446 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (4,747,209 )           (17,180,399 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      142,640,780           159,821,179
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 137,893,571         $ 142,640,780
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 6,756,462         $ 4,937,255
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      39           2,844,799

Shares redeemed

      (152,003 )           (127,616 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (151,964 )           2,717,183
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      30,783           5,948,478

Dividends reinvested

                198,087

Shares redeemed

      (777,660 )           (10,546,438 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (746,877 )           (4,399,873 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (898,841 )           (1,682,690 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

6


AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.05     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.17       ^+                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.20       0.05                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.37       0.05                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.42     $ 10.05                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       3.68 %(b)       0.50 %(b)                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 26,722     $ 27,302                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.80 %       0.13 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.10 %       1.04 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       1.05 %       1.03 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       18 %(b)       52 %                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.68     $ 10.51     $ 11.11     $ 9.86     $ 9.99     $ 7.82
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.17       0.20 ^       0.22       0.18       0.16       0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.20       0.13       (0.39 )       1.17       0.14       2.16
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.37       0.33       (0.17 )       1.35       0.30       2.32
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.16 )       (0.43 )       (0.10 )       (0.43 )       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.16 )       (0.43 )       (0.10 )       (0.43 )       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.05     $ 10.68     $ 10.51     $ 11.11     $ 9.86     $ 9.99
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       3.46 %(b)       3.14 %       (1.34 )%       13.77 %       3.02 %       29.86 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 111,171     $ 115,339     $ 159,821     $ 187,892     $ 181,795     $ 183,841

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.55 %       1.84 %       1.70 %       1.67 %       1.43 %       1.69 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.35 %       1.29 %       1.29 %       1.29 %       1.29 %       1.34 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       1.30 %       1.29 %       1.29 %       1.28 %       1.29 %       1.34 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       18 %(b)       52 %       25 %       32 %       29 %       34 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

^ Average shares method used in calculation.

 

+ Represents less than $0.005.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $19 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $1,300 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 21,550,907      $ 2,128,257      $      $      $ 23,679,164
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       21,550,907        2,128,257                      23,679,164
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 21,550,907      $ 2,128,257      $      $      $ 23,679,164
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 23,679,164
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (“MSIM”), MSIM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Class 1

         0.90 %          1.10 %

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund Class 2

         0.90 %          1.35 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.85% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2019
     Total

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

       $ 3,457        $ 3,457

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $855 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks

                           

Diversified Real Estate Activities

       $        $ 12,736,741        $        $ 12,736,741

Diversified REITs

         1,411,011          8,499,138                   9,910,149

Hotel & Resort REITs

         4,996,775          616,430                   5,613,205

Industrial REITs

         4,213,033          2,153,596                   6,366,629

Office REITs

         15,565,392          5,937,334                   21,502,726

Real Estate Development

                  3,374,412                   3,374,412

Real Estate Operating Companies

         585,698          11,940,623          39,731          12,566,052

Residential REITs

         12,289,279          619,705                   12,908,984

Retail REITs

         22,239,215          12,248,604                   34,487,819

Specialized REITs

         7,954,619                            7,954,619

Other Common Stocks+

         7,872,296                            7,872,296

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  23,679,164                   23,679,164

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         1,751,020                            1,751,020
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 78,878,338        $ 81,805,747        $ 39,731        $ 160,723,816
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

       $ 24,450,257        $ 32,135,257

6. Investment Risks

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $156,272,483. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,318,106  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (7,866,773
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 4,451,333  
 

 

 

 

 

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AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
    

Net

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

Distributions(a)

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

       $ 2,169,052        $        $ 2,169,052

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(a)

     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund

       $ 5,872,845        $ 9,677,067        $        $ 6,506,698        $ 22,056,610

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 13

Statement of Operations

Page 13

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 14

Financial Highlights

Page 15

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 16

Other Information

Page 22

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,184.80     $ 4.23       0.78 %

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,183.30     $ 5.58       1.03 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.90     $ 3.91       0.78 %

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.67     $ 5.16       1.03 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      26.3 %

Financials

      24.0

Consumer Discretionary

      10.3

Materials

      6.7

Consumer Staples

      6.8

Energy

      6.5

Industrials

      5.5

Telecommunication Services

      5.3

Real Estate

      2.7

Utilities

      2.6

Health Care

      2.3
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.0

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      4.9

Money Market

      0.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      104.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (4.1 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

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Common Stocks (97.3%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):

 
  14,149      Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS    $ 87,918  
  195,000      AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd.      114,397  
  50,270      Embraer SA      229,624  
  5,142      Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.      256,176  
  2,385      Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.*      92,922  
     

 

 

 
        781,037  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%):

 
  1,401      Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.      192,292  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.2%):

 
  126,000      Air China, Ltd.      129,881  
  131,900      AirAsia Berhad      99,927  
  89,000      China Airlines, Ltd.      27,010  
  126,000      China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H      106,540  
  140,000      Eva Airways Corp.      69,281  
  3,195      Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.*      108,095  
  23,018      Latam Airlines Group SA      256,249  
  38,206      Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi*      87,415  
     

 

 

 
        884,398  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.9%):

 
  7,250      Bharat Forge, Ltd.      122,719  
  562      Bosch, Ltd.      202,949  
  147,000      Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.      312,930  
  37,200      Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H      142,472  
  5,657      Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.      314,205  
  13,244      Hanon Systems      119,214  
  4,860      Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.      1,061,921  
  1,155      Hyundai Wia Corp.      70,512  
  48,000      Minth Group, Ltd.      203,574  
  29,194      Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.*      208,904  
     

 

 

 
        2,759,400  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (2.4%):

 
  6,314      Bajaj Auto, Ltd.      272,749  
  218,000      Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.      397,087  
  39,000      BYD Co., Ltd., Class H^      239,291  
  54,300      Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class B      71,648  
  188,000      Dongfeng Motor Corp., Series H      222,267  
  5,291      Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS      64,521  
  365,000      Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.      787,685  
  202,500      Great Wall Motor Co.      250,051  
  166,000      Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.      292,183  
  3,486      Hero MotoCorp, Ltd.      199,470  
  11,131      Hyundai Motor Co.      1,552,082  
  1,672      Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.      164,838  
  18,794      Kia Motors Corp.      628,293  
  28,058      Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.      585,767  
  7,746      Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.      865,565  
  1,454,200      PT Astra International TbK      972,390  
  27,538      Tata Motors, Ltd.      112,268  
  114,903      Tata Motors, Ltd.      765,559  
  8,708      Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS      71,425  
  32,400      UMW Holdings Berhad*      45,147  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Automobiles, continued

 
  60,000      Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.    $ 53,860  
     

 

 

 
        8,614,146  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (15.8%):

 
  152,680      Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank      290,077  
  1,792,000      Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd.      847,269  
  166,344      Akbank T.A.S.      463,329  
  6,260      Alior Bank SA*      104,412  
  71,600      Alliance Financial Group Berhad      64,104  
  101,827      Alpha Bank SA*      251,354  
  129,400      AMMB Holdings Berhad      147,216  
  121,287      Axis Bank, Ltd.      970,159  
  64,874      Banco Bradesco SA      542,918  
  215,628      Banco Bradesco SA      1,832,541  
  1,710,859      Banco de Chile      224,468  
  2,566      Banco de Credito e Inversiones      143,759  
  60,866      Banco do Brasil SA      492,838  
  29,173      Banco Santander Brasil SA      221,156  
  4,630,723      Banco Santander Chile      295,190  
  35,155      Bancolombia SA      391,596  
  13,323      Bancolombia SA      139,126  
  23,500      Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.      136,387  
  2,261      Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA      41,946  
  41,982      Bank Millennium SA*      84,331  
  5,731,000      Bank of China, Ltd.      2,812,648  
  613,000      Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H      432,648  
  52,000      Bank of the Philippine Islands      107,186  
  11,721      Bank Pekao SA      394,771  
  2,604      Bank Zachodni WBK SA      240,354  
  49,514      Barclays Africa Group, Ltd.      544,368  
  150,104      BDO Unibank, Inc.      369,116  
  19,788      BNK Financial Group, Inc.      189,114  
  2,795      Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.      177,606  
  342,000      Chang Hwa Commercial Bank      196,225  
  616,000      China Citic Bank Co., Ltd.      377,160  
  6,064,000      China Construction Bank      4,700,926  
  1,009,000      China Development Financial Holding Corp.      292,957  
  287,000      China Everbright Bank Co., Series H      134,202  
  283,500      China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.      855,526  
  408,500      China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.      407,615  
  1,347,000      Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      883,654  
  174,000      Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.      117,483  
  237,800      CIMB Group Holdings Berhad      364,753  
  17,658      Commercial Bank of Qatar Qsc (The)*      146,944  
  71,877      Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE      318,052  
  4,841      Credicorp, Ltd.      868,427  
  12,002      DGB Financial Group, Inc.      123,811  
  85,517      Dubai Islamic Bank      132,541  
  589,767      E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      362,323  
  128,606      Eurobank Ergasias SA*      143,805  
  682,000      First Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      456,329  
  242,735      Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores      100,098  
  172,614      Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V.      1,095,359  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  177,237      Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de C.V., Class O    $ 302,491  
  138,085      Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico Sab de C.V.      267,250  
  21,384      Hana Financial Holdings Group, Inc.      848,727  
  45,400      Hong Leong Bank Berhad      165,921  
  15,800      Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad      61,833  
  449,000      Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      260,573  
  171,742      ICICI Bank, Ltd.      772,552  
  86,731      IDFC Bank, Ltd.      73,285  
  5,365,000      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China      3,622,829  
  19,145      Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)      238,120  
  10,639,682      Itau Corpbanca      94,924  
  290,761      Itausa – Investimentos Itau SA      791,796  
  70,800      Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.      413,582  
  61,400      Kasikornbank Public Co., Ltd.      358,672  
  28,591      KB Financial Group, Inc.      1,439,949  
  5,261      Komercni Banka AS      211,200  
  299,200      Krung Thai Bank      165,574  
  273,401      Malayan Banking Berhad      613,717  
  28,544      Masraf Al Rayan      309,738  
  1,057      mBank SA*      131,796  
  824,000      Mega Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      685,510  
  44,020      Metropolitan Bank & Trust      76,380  
  33,191      Moneta Money Bank As      111,274  
  110,748      National Bank of Abu Dhabi      316,602  
  315,691      National Bank of Greece SA*      120,166  
  15,269      Nedcor, Ltd.      244,059  
  17,814      OTP Bank Nyrt      596,353  
  472,504      Piraeus Bank SA*      115,872  
  69,843      Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA      649,507  
  730,900      PT Bank Central Asia Tbk      996,028  
  229,000      PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk      88,717  
  693,400      PT Bank Mandiri Tbk      661,787  
  585,100      PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk      289,340  
  827,400      PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk      945,019  
  201,400      Public Bank Berhad      953,957  
  5,089      Qatar Islamic Bank      129,302  
  17,378      Qatar National Bank      611,092  
  56,400      RHB Capital Berhad      66,524  
  178,341      Sberbank of Russia, ADR      1,852,963  
  7,820      Security Bank Corp.      33,655  
  30,927      Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.      1,335,447  
  126,500      Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd.      579,011  
  758,000      SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      231,770  
  91,597      Standard Bank Group, Ltd.      1,010,198  
  123,556      State Bank of India      523,495  
  664,000      Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      301,911  
  268,000      Taiwan Business Bank      74,898  
  538,000      Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      285,684  
  969,900      TMB Bank PCL      65,717  
  158,309      Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS      440,506  
  43,823      Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS      163,332  
  126,787      Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C      268,466  
  51,287      Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O., Class D      94,314  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  196,612      VTB Bank OJSC, GDR    $ 413,768  
  23,673      Woori Bank      382,312  
  60,175      Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS*      76,792  
  24,314      Yes Bank, Ltd.      550,085  
     

 

 

 
        52,516,519  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (1.3%):

 
  338,299      Ambev SA Com Npv      1,878,247  
  14,344      Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS      89,052  
  29,000      Arca Continental SAB de C.V.      218,194  
  112,000      China Resources Enterprises, Ltd.      282,623  
  34,918      Coca-Cola Femsa      296,145  
  5,282      Coca-Cola Icecek AS      60,625  
  10,230      Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA      134,720  
  18,016      Embotelladora Andina SA      76,449  
  138,995      Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.      1,369,031  
  42      Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.      62,868  
  32,000      Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H      141,613  
  4,527      United Spirits, Ltd.*      167,928  
     

 

 

 
        4,777,495  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.2%):

 
  70,000      3sbio, Inc.*      92,891  
  5,952      Celltrion, Inc.*      598,765  
  282      Medy-Tox, Inc.      138,055  
  8,000      Obi Pharma, Inc.*      63,390  
  11,000      Taimed Biologics, Inc.*      66,735  
     

 

 

 
        959,836  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.0%):

 
  427      KCC Corp.      162,800  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.4%):

 
  151,342      BM&F Bovespa SA      895,999  
  23,625      Brait Se^      109,416  
  604,000      China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H      225,193  
  80,000      China Everbright, Ltd.      174,248  
  217,500      China Galaxy Securities Co.      195,067  
  469,000      China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H      182,071  
  160,500      Citic Securities Co., Ltd.      331,873  
  15,738      Coronation Fund Managers, Ltd.      78,483  
  25,202      Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.      243,465  
  98,600      Gf Securities Co., Ltd.      198,082  
  227,200      Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.      367,277  
  126,400      Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class H      242,868  
  17,141      Investec, Ltd.      126,563  
  2,765      Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.      169,026  
  9,973      NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.      129,476  
  4,611      Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.      166,485  
  96,161      The Moscow Exchange      170,531  
  731,000      Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      322,088  
     

 

 

 
        4,328,211  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.2%):

 
  21,878      Asian Paints, Ltd.      373,599  
  219,000      Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.      687,693  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Chemicals, continued

 
  298,000      Formosa Plastics Corp.    $ 908,358  
  3,089      Grupa Azoty SA, ADR      52,794  
  7,982      Hanwha Chemical Corp.      210,738  
  1,574      Hyosung Corp.      230,485  
  99,500      Indorama Ventures PCL      111,394  
  1,295      Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.      83,211  
  3,361      LG Chem, Ltd.      855,038  
  540      LG Chem, Ltd.      95,360  
  1,172      Lotte Chemical Corp.      352,805  
  73,938      Mexichem SAB de C.V.      198,066  
  344,000      Nan Ya Plastics Corp.      852,399  
  1,183      OCI Co., Ltd.      92,768  
  46,719      Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS      80,474  
  172,300      Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad      285,158  
  9,523      Phosagro OAO, GDR      126,799  
  153,700      PTT Global Chemical Public Co., Ltd.      309,982  
  39,391      Sasol, Ltd.      1,103,133  
  240,000      Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.      128,497  
  7,335      Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA      243,346  
  36,635      Synthos SA      47,938  
  46,000      Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.      61,093  
  26,865      UPL, Ltd.      350,109  
     

 

 

 
        7,841,237  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):

 
  168,000      China Everbright International, Ltd.      209,597  
  1,571      KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.      60,635  
  1,346      S1 Corp.      114,179  
     

 

 

 
        384,411  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  53,200      ZTE Corp., Class H      127,080  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.9%):

 
  309,000      China Communications Construction Co., Ltd.      398,335  
  117,000      China Railway Contstruction Corp., Ltd.      152,633  
  302,000      China Railway Group, Ltd.      237,985  
  144,000      China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.      246,494  
  2,084      Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.      162,148  
  8,837      Daewoo Engineering & Construct*      58,550  
  222,100      Dialog Group Berhad      99,401  
  145,100      Gamuda Berhad      186,022  
  3,522      GS Engineering & Construction Corp.*      93,998  
  4,047      Hyandai Development Co.      166,270  
  5,511      Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      221,862  
  203,700      IJM Corporation Berhad      164,393  
  23,897      Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.      624,823  
  83,500      Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd.      75,257  
  309,500      Waskita Karya Persero TBK PT      54,090  
     

 

 

 
        2,942,261  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (1.1%):

 
  3,118      ACC, Ltd.      75,607  
  41,230      Ambuja Cements, Ltd.      157,040  
  94,500      Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd.      328,648  
  178,000      Asia Cement Corp.      152,757  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Construction Materials, continued

 
  31,885      Cementos Argos SA    $ 124,048  
  1,059,402      Cemex Sab de C.V.*      997,161  
  216,000      China National Buildings Material Co., Ltd.      128,439  
  19,883      Grasim Industries, Ltd.      382,108  
  20,102      Grupo Argos SA      136,993  
  101,900      PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk      140,932  
  203,800      PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk      152,774  
  588      Shree Cement, Ltd.      154,320  
  18,700      Siam Cement PCL      276,405  
  237,000      Taiwan Cement Corp.      274,314  
  11,900      The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd.      176,602  
  3,201      Titan Cement Co. SA      90,516  
  6,738      Ultra Tech Cement, Ltd.      412,490  
     

 

 

 
        4,161,154  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.2%):

 
  12,891      Bajaj Finance, Ltd.*      273,675  
  68,100      Gentera SAB de C.V.      102,228  
  19,290      Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services      102,888  
  2,462      Samsung Card Co., Ltd.      83,952  
  9,961      Shriram Transport Finance      153,956  
     

 

 

 
        716,699  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

 
  41,904      Klabin SA      205,453  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.0%):

 
  11,293      Imperial Holdings, Ltd.      139,054  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.4%):

 
  104,037      Kroton Educacional SA      466,114  
  9,761      New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*      688,053  
  3,302      TAL Education Group, ADR      403,868  
     

 

 

 
        1,558,035  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (1.4%):

 
  17,170      Ayala Corp.      289,475  
  71,000      Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.      197,996  
  175,000      Far East Horizon, Ltd.      152,654  
  245,092      FirstRand, Ltd.      884,649  
  482,000      Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.      768,541  
  9,452      Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana      119,946  
  16,737      Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA      217,783  
  6,780      GT Capital Holdings, Inc.      162,767  
  65,901      Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS      204,441  
  1,157,500      Metro Pacific Investments Corp.      146,637  
  43,855      Power Finance Corp., Ltd.      83,146  
  6,390      PSG Group, Ltd.      117,386  
  39,572      Remgro, Ltd.      646,191  
  52,249      Rmb Holdings Limited      234,977  
  49,354      Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd.      131,299  
     

 

 

 
        4,357,888  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.6%):

 
  146,000      Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.*      52,460  
  41,476      Bharti Infratel, Ltd.      239,960  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

 
  166,000      China Communications Services Corp., Ltd.    $ 95,686  
  1,030,000      China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H      489,475  
  426,000      China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.*      635,479  
  275,000      Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.      975,924  
  132,639      Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC      624,074  
  16,963      Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE)      204,185  
  7,429      LG Uplus Corp.      101,518  
  4,302      O2 Czech Republic AS      51,081  
  6,681      Ooredoo Qsc      168,435  
  45,417      Orange Polska SA*      62,891  
  3,626,200      PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk      1,226,784  
  238,700      PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk      121,736  
  76,622      Rostelecom PJSC      92,959  
  31,346      Telefonica Brasil      424,628  
  78,100      Telekom Malaysia Berhad      121,191  
  18,236      Telkom SA SOC, Ltd.      85,920  
  681,200      True Corp. PCL*      124,286  
  31,492      Turk Telekomunikasyon AS*      55,827  
     

 

 

 
        5,954,499  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.2%):

 
  15,700      Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA      77,261  
  19,626      Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA*      73,946  
  11,133      CEZ      194,234  
  56,870      Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, ADR      138,557  
  7,100      Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel      52,516  
  14,100      Cpfl Energia SA      112,807  
  21,000      EDP — Energias do Brasil SA      89,521  
  2,199,622      ENEL Americas SA      417,932  
  1,359,159      ENEL Chile SA      149,464  
  13,700      Equatorial Energia SA      225,003  
  8,020,000      Federal Hydrogenerating Co. (Rushydro)      108,542  
  2,525,149      Inter Rao Ues PJSC      164,526  
  26,834      Interconexion Electrica SA ESP      117,623  
  18,358      Korea Electric Power Corp., Ltd.      655,280  
  61,642      PGE SA      201,307  
  76,751      Tata Power Co., Ltd.      95,598  
  72,780      Tauron Polska Energia SA*      70,288  
  237,900      Tenega Nasional Berhad      784,129  
  11,295      Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA      75,805  
     

 

 

 
        3,804,339  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

 
  40,658      Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd.      84,948  
  3,385      Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.      61,996  
  17,292      Havells India, Ltd.      123,221  
  186,000      Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H*      89,363  
  166,000      Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.      158,891  
  40,500      Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd.      198,757  
     

 

 

 
        717,176  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.0%):

 
  48,000      AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.      597,762  
  650,000      AU Optronics Corp.      297,120  
  35,300      Delta Electronics Thai PCL      90,273  
Shares           

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components, continued

 
  147,000      Delta Electronics, Inc.    $ 804,569  
  1,125,000      Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      4,301,203  
  600,000      Innolux Corp.      313,750  
  7,000      Largan Precision Co., Ltd.      1,112,712  
  16,614      LG Display Co., Ltd.      538,953  
  1,006      LG Innotek Co., Ltd.      145,115  
  3,963      Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Series L      353,390  
  3,938      Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.      588,868  
  54,000      Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.      483,813  
  130,000      Synnex Technology International Corp.      145,677  
  130,000      WPG Holdings, Ltd.      173,545  
  42,000      Zhen Ding Technology Holding, Ltd.      99,698  
     

 

 

 
        10,046,448  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

 
  136,000      China Oilfield Services, Ltd.      109,052  
  269,600      Sapurakencana Petroleum Berhad      99,900  
     

 

 

 
        208,952  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%):

 
  131,506      Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatiirim*      109,888  
  191,327      Fibra UNO Amdinistracion SA      362,071  
  52,652      Fortress Income Fund, Ltd.      139,815  
  65,874      Fortress Income Fund, Ltd., Class B      86,494  
  158,019      Growthpoint Properties Limited      295,998  
     
  16,836      Hyprop Investments, Ltd.      150,414  
  370,895      Redefine Properties, Ltd.      298,629  
  20,451      Resilient REIT, Ltd.      190,516  
     

 

 

 
        1,633,825  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.8%):

 
  1,536      Bgf Retail Co., Ltd.      135,651  
  23,649      Bid Corp., Ltd.      541,902  
  15,878      BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS      294,262  
  106,977      Cencosud SA      285,068  
  371,500      CP All PCL      686,687  
  2,473      Dongsuh Companies, Inc.      66,155  
  1,492      E-Mart Co., Ltd.      305,868  
  5,294      Eurocash SA      44,333  
  1,911      GS Retail Co., Ltd.      86,171  
  22,678      Magnit OJSC, Registered Shares, GDR      771,867  
  7,514      Massmart Holdings, Ltd.      60,684  
  25,356      Pickn Pay Stores, Ltd.      114,470  
  39,000      President Chain Store Corp.      349,621  
  17,666      Raia Drogasil SA      376,009  
  30,490      Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.      465,068  
  143,000      Sun Art Retail Group, Ltd.      113,930  
  15,245      The Spar Group, Ltd.      179,804  
  380,929      Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V.      883,357  
     

 

 

 
        5,760,907  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.7%):

 
  33,495      BRF-Brasil Foods SA      395,593  
  182,700      Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd.      133,442  
 

 

Continued

 

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Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Food Products, continued

 
  280,000      China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.^(a)    $ 15,063  
  188,000      China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.      368,745  
  609      CJ CheilJedang Corp.      192,402  
  87,700      Felda Global Ventures Holdings      35,008  
  16,400      Genting Plantations Berhad      42,260  
  16,512      Gruma, SAB de C.V., Class B      215,457  
  124,157      Grupo Bimbo SAB de C.V., Series A      312,957  
  42,800      Grupo Lala Sab de C.V.^      78,472  
  188,700      IOI Corp. Berhad      195,880  
  54,024      JBS SA      107,484  
  30,300      Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad      175,819  
  402      Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.      69,486  
  7,200      M Dias Branco SA      107,708  
  1,780      Nestle India, Ltd.      185,481  
  277      Orion Corp.(a)      193,238  
  84      Ottogi Corp.      57,969  
  8,845      Pioneer Foods, Ltd.      91,737  
  33,700      PPB Group Berhad      134,910  
  526,900      PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk      125,606  
  161,400      PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk      106,428  
  311,900      PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk      200,960  
  27,000      Standard Foods Corp.      72,569  
  185,600      Thai Union Frozen Products PCL      115,349  
  12,636      Tiger Brands, Ltd.^      355,838  
  148,000      Tingyi (Caymen Is) Holding Corp.      175,555  
  10,652      Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS      67,162  
  336,000      Uni-President Enterprises Corp.      673,965  
  70,140      Universal Robina Corp.      226,564  
  374,000      Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.^      252,473  
     

 

 

 
        5,481,580  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.5%):

 
  128,000      China Gas Holdings, Ltd.      258,415  
  70,000      China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.      239,518  
  57,000      ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.      344,754  
  34,648      Gail India, Ltd.      193,564  
  40,515      Infraestructura Energetica Nova, SAB de C.V.      215,970  
  1,962      Korea Gas Corp.*      91,269  
  49,300      Petronas Gas Berhad      213,293  
  755,000      PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk      127,528  
     

 

 

 
        1,684,311  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%):

 
  48,600      Hartalega Holdings Berhad      83,603  
  132,000      Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H      103,670  
     

 

 

 
        187,273  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.5%):

 
  5,296      Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.*      104,394  
  323,700      Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co., Ltd.      183,065  
  24,700      Bumrungrad Hospital PCL      124,756  
  174,900      IHH Healthcare Berhad      234,563  
  108,282      Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte, Ltd.^      212,381  
  65,752      Netcare, Ltd.      129,462  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

 
  18,400      OdontoPrev SA    $ 64,661  
  15,200      Qualicorp SA      132,391  
  36,900      Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.      109,895  
  81,600      Sinopharm Group Co., Series H      369,970  
     

 

 

 
        1,665,538  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.0%):

 
  244,000      Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.*      116,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%):

 
  331,249      Dxb Entertainments PJSC*      68,051  
  166,300      Genting Berhard      365,007  
  219,300      Genting Malaysia Berhad      281,395  
  29,670      Jollibee Foods Corp.      120,182  
  8,905      Kangwon Land, Inc.      271,372  
  179,400      Minor International PCL      212,627  
  18,914      OPAP SA      213,846  
  26,810      Yum China Holdings, Inc.*      1,057,119  
     

 

 

 
        2,589,599  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.7%):

 
  16,369      Arcelik AS      121,249  
  3,669      Coway Co., Ltd.      333,592  
  81,000      Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.      210,727  
  811      Hanssem Co., Ltd.      130,370  
  7,676      LG Electronics, Inc.      538,188  
  10,000      Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.      111,171  
  211,384      Steinhoff International Holdings NV      1,083,943  
     

 

 

 
        2,529,240  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.4%):

 
  47,211      Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.      788,322  
  105,600      Kimberl- Clark de Mexico SAB de C.V.      223,524  
  109,800      PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk      401,847  
     

 

 

 
        1,413,693  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.6%):

 
  107,100      Aboitiz Power Corp.      82,596  
  174,425      AES Gener SA      61,526  
  785,000      Cgn Power Co., Ltd., Class H      219,277  
  192,000      China Longyuan Power Group Corp.      139,690  
  228,000      China Power International Develpoment, Ltd.      80,908  
  140,000      China Resources Power Holdings Co.      274,741  
  546,185      Colbun SA      116,963  
  14,300      Electricity Genera PCL      90,114  
  224,748      ENEL Generacion Chile SA      169,878  
  673,400      Energy Development Corp.      80,766  
  11,300      Engie Brasil Energia SA      116,845  
  48,900      Glow Energy PCL      113,373  
  294,000      Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H      204,040  
  374,000      Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd.      115,483  
  108,844      NTPC, Ltd.      267,462  
     

 

 

 
        2,133,662  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.8%):

 
  141,120      Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.      212,623  
  232,536      Alfa SAB de C.V., Class A      329,978  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates, continued

 
  254,400      Alliance Global Group, Inc.    $ 72,118  
  37,500      Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.      180,847  
  24,068      Bidvest Group, Ltd.      290,124  
  409,000      Citic, Ltd.      615,131  
  1,098      CJ Corp.      181,900  
  275,700      DMCI Holdings, Inc.      77,047  
  240,000      Far Eastern New Century Corp.      194,870  
  187,500      Fosun International, Ltd.      293,013  
  34,601      Grupo Carso SAB de C.V.      146,213  
  3,187      Hanwha Corp.      132,064  
  56,800      Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad      122,250  
  12,436      Industries Qatar Q.S.C.      326,877  
  214,420      JG Summit Holdings, Inc.*      344,062  
  47,325      KOC Holdings AS      217,763  
  7,207      LG Corp.      485,920  
  5,436      Samsung C&T Corp.      703,346  
  33,000      Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.      97,874  
  4,930      Siemens, Ltd.      101,931  
  169,500      Sime Darby Berhad      375,351  
  2,252      SK C&C Co., Ltd.      546,472  
  18,970      SM Investments Corp.      303,317  
  49,661      Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS      64,983  
     

 

 

 
        6,416,074  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.6%):

 
  2,533      Bajaj Finserv, Ltd.*      161,322  
  48,959      BB Seguridade Participacoes SA      423,031  
  593,000      Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.      977,299  
  243,000      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      242,103  
  535,000      China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      1,636,555  
  187,000      China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H      764,131  
  121,400      China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.      307,715  
  27,004      Discovery, Ltd.      264,231  
  3,718      Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.      221,099  
  15,390      Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      93,717  
  4,703      Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.      161,901  
  7,924      Liberty Holding, Ltd.      68,228  
  70,805      MMI Holdings, Ltd.      109,742  
  58,200      New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      296,041  
  504,000      People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd.      211,752  
  320,000      Picc Property & Casuality Co., Ltd., Class H      534,505  
  376,000      Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.      2,479,100  
  7,800      Porto Seguro SA      72,106  
  44,600      Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA      536,289  
  11,109      Qatar Insurance Co.      205,661  
  46,206      Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, Ltd.      137,906  
  2,217      Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.      545,342  
  4,984      Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      509,161  
  99,116      Sanlam, Ltd.      491,368  
  692,000      Shin Kong Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.*      184,226  
  14,112      Sul America SA      75,624  
     

 

 

 
        11,710,155  
     

 

 

 
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.0%):

 
  26,825      Ctrip.com International, ADR*^    $ 1,444,795  
  47,976      JD.com, Inc., ADR*      1,881,619  
  28,064      Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., ADR*      296,075  
     

 

 

 
        3,622,489  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (10.1%):

 
  6,308      58.com, Inc., ADR*^      278,246  
  81,401      Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd., ADR*^      11,469,401  
  3,701      Autohome, Inc., ADR*^      167,877  
  19,641      Baidu, Inc., ADR*      3,512,989  
  2,580      Daum Kakao Corp.      228,847  
  6,342      Momo, Inc., ADR*^      234,400  
  5,698      NetEase, Inc., ADR^      1,712,990  
  2,046      NHN Corp.      1,494,564  
  3,890      SINA Corp.      330,533  
  409,700      Tencent Holdings, Ltd.      14,620,691  
  1,995      Weibo Corp. — Spon, ADR*^      132,608  
  2,228      YY, Inc., ADR*      129,291  
     

 

 

 
        34,312,437  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (1.6%):

 
  87,441      Cielo SA      652,052  
  42,340      HCL Technologies, Ltd.      557,195  
  132,283      Infosys, Ltd.      1,922,382  
  2,629      Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.      424,200  
  33,059      Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.      1,208,463  
  34,695      Tech Mahindra, Ltd.      205,034  
  68,000      Travelsky Technology, Ltd., Series H      200,455  
  91,360      Wipro, Ltd.      364,998  
     

 

 

 
        5,534,779  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.0%):

 
  15,000      Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      85,653  
  15,000      Merida Industry Co., Ltd.      80,481  
     

 

 

 
        166,134  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%):

 
  1,097      Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.*      280,039  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.7%):

 
  78,790      Ashok Leyland, Ltd.      114,149  
  110,000      China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd.      201,486  
  288,000      CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class H      259,019  
  2,340      Doosan Bobcat, Inc.      72,828  
  1,011      Eicher Motors, Ltd.*      422,173  
  44,000      Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.      123,433  
  15,000      Hiwin Technologies Corp.      101,694  
  2,054      Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.*      318,243  
  17,544      Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.*      190,954  
  43,013      WEG SA      230,109  
  132,000      Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H      115,702  
     

 

 

 
        2,149,790  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.0%):

 
  122,000      Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan), Ltd.*      61,984  
  80,100      MISC Berhad      139,292  
     

 

 

 
        201,276  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Media (2.3%):

 
  780,000      Alibaba Pictures Group, Ltd.*    $ 129,882  
  108,100      Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad      63,774  
  119,500      Bec World Public Co., Ltd.      73,891  
  4,891      Cheil Worldwide, Inc.      78,674  
  1,345      CJ E&M Corp.      89,146  
  13,280      Cyfrowy Polsat SA*      88,400  
  176,885      Grupo Televisa SAB      863,170  
  31,512      Naspers, Ltd.      6,133,922  
  345,400      PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk*      47,706  
  404,000      PT Surya Citra Media Tbk      78,421  
  39,393      ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.      299,657  
     

 

 

 
        7,946,643  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (2.9%):

 
  204,000      Alrosa PAO      300,126  
  288,000      Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd.*      148,526  
  3,733      Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.*      85,687  
  28,342      AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.      276,731  
  874,000      China Steel Corp.      711,267  
  13,170      Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR      151,455  
  43,200      Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA (CSN)*      93,905  
  96,899      Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.      194,162  
  63,020      Gold Fields      217,590  
  272,870      Grupo Mexico SAB de C.V., Series B      766,757  
  78,562      Hindalco Industries, Ltd.      231,549  
  5,877      Hyundai Steel Co.      320,655  
  47,615      Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.*      134,339  
  9,186      Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.      207,800  
  3,202      Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA*      63,916  
  108,000      Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.      177,436  
  58,560      Jsw Steel, Ltd.      184,153  
  10,258      KGHM Polska Miedz SA      305,898  
  627      Korea Zinc Co.      249,973  
  3,926      MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC      538,430  
  91,871      Novolipetsk Steel Pjsc      180,610  
  5,413      POSCO      1,356,041  
  11,606      Severstal      153,103  
  116,930      Sibanye Gold, Ltd.      134,540  
  6,321      Southern Copper Corp.^      218,896  
  20,514      Tata Steel, Ltd.      173,114  
  89,179      Vale SA      781,323  
  141,656      Vale SA      1,152,133  
  111,567      Vedanta, Ltd.      429,495  
  398,000      Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.      131,297  
     

 

 

 
        10,070,907  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.5%):

 
  12,985      El Puerto de Liverpool SAb de C.V.      102,550  
  1,129      Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.      109,063  
  14,525      Lojas Americanas SA      53,061  
  53,662      Lojas Renner SA      445,522  
  780      Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.      206,956  
  194,300      PT Matahari Department Store Tbk      206,486  
  34,100      Robinson Department Store Public Co., Ltd.      58,519  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Multiline Retail, continued

 
  42,126      S.A.C.I. Falabella    $ 345,381  
  522      Shinsegae Department Store Co.      104,642  
  74,723      Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.      352,614  
     

 

 

 
        1,984,794  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

 
  2,470      Qatar Electricity & Water Co.      128,854  
  215,800      YTL Corporation Berhad      73,444  
  140,200      YTL Power International Berhad      47,386  
     

 

 

 
        249,684  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.5%):

 
  107,200      Banpu Public Co., Ltd.      52,395  
  35,460      Bharat Pertoleum Corp., Ltd.      351,023  
  142,000      China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., Class H^      68,769  
  1,844,000      China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H      1,438,490  
  243,500      China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.      542,159  
  1,287,000      CNOOC, Ltd.      1,412,103  
  52,236      Coal India, Ltd.      197,450  
  11,930      Cosan sa industria e Comercio      124,224  
  413,161      Ecopetrol SA      187,348  
  35,664      Empresas Copec SA      390,739  
  79,400      Energy Absolute Public Co., Ltd.      80,652  
  13,204      Exxaro Resources, Ltd.      93,913  
  90,000      Formosa Petrochemical Corp.      310,761  
  780,605      Gazprom PJSC      1,572,268  
  6,397      Grupa Lotos SA*      88,042  
  3,997      GS Holdings      238,151  
  31,426      Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.      248,231  
  40,181      Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.      239,342  
  908,100      Irpc PCL      142,990  
  246,000      Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.      208,877  
  30,674      LUKOIL PJSC      1,497,811  
  3,484      MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc      274,372  
  6,495      NovaTek OAO, Registered Shares, GDR      725,214  
  95,290      Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.      231,701  
  1,548,000      PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H      948,444  
  276,084      Petroleo Brasileiro SA*      1,036,055  
  215,760      Petroleo Brasileiro SA*      864,395  
  19,700      Petronas Dagangan Berhad      110,742  
  21,318      Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA      643,262  
  143,139      Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA      243,941  
  996,300      PT Adaro Energy Tbk      118,750  
  131,900      PT United Tractors Tbk      271,767  
  103,700      PTT Exploration & Production PCL      263,150  
  69,100      PTT PCL      752,808  
  91,812      Reliance Industries, Ltd.*      1,956,582  
  86,310      Rosneft Oil Co., Registered Shares, GDR      469,465  
  4,654      SK Energy Co., Ltd.      644,883  
  3,093      S-Oil Corp.      256,337  
  582,640      Surgutneftegas OJSC      254,251  
  479,800      Surgutneftegas Prefernce      232,372  
  112,523      Tatneft PJSC      718,439  
  71,400      Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd.      166,081  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

 
  10,101      Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafine    $ 290,564  
  26,166      Ultrapar Participacoes SA      618,542  
  130,000      Yanzhou Coal Mining Co.*      116,591  
     

 

 

 
        21,694,446  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.3%):

  
  21,500      Duratex SA      52,642  
  86,517      Empresas CMPC SA      207,440  
  18,886      Fibria Celulose SA      193,290  
  9,010      Mondi, Ltd.      233,922  
  124,000      Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.      165,263  
  41,145      Sappi, Ltd.      274,283  
  28,000      Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Class A      120,037  
     

 

 

 
        1,246,877  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.8%):

  
  2,360      Amorepacific Corp.      627,190  
  635      Amorepacific Corp.      103,144  
  2,150      Amorepacific Group      244,123  
  40,742      Dabur India, Ltd.      184,283  
  18,516      Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.      277,477  
  53,500      Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.      394,730  
  148      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.      80,338  
  684      LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.      593,693  
  35,101      Marico, Ltd.      170,609  
  11,900      Natura Cosmeticos SA      91,936  
     

 

 

 
        2,767,523  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.5%):

  
  27,493      Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.      603,786  
  21,538      Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.      227,718  
  14,212      Cadila Healthcare, Ltd.      115,312  
  106,000      China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.      183,297  
  322,000      China Pharmaceutical Enterprise & Investment Corp.      470,339  
  26,108      Cipla, Ltd.      224,405  
  8,559      Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.      355,866  
  9,570      Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.      93,646  
  426      Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd.*      138,705  
  882      Hanmi Science Co., Ltd.*      64,948  
  22,628      Hypermarcas SA      189,301  
  16,627      Lupin, Ltd.      272,834  
  5,123      Piramal Enterprises, Ltd.*      221,562  
  1,460,000      PT Kalbe Farma Tbk      178,038  
  10,284      Richter Gedeon Nyrt      268,878  
  37,000      Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.*      143,498  
  262,000      Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, Ltd.      109,780  
  314,000      Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.      277,636  
  69,204      Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.      594,900  
  581      Yuhan Corp.      124,948  
     

 

 

 
        4,859,397  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (2.3%):

 
  217,681      Aldar Properties PJSC      135,843  
  546,900      Ayala Land, Inc.      431,020  
  10,148      Barwa Real Estate Co.      89,914  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

 
  49,343      BR Malls Participacoes SA*    $ 177,869  
  95,100      Central Pattana PCL      193,948  
  310,000      China Evergrande Group*      556,869  
  276,000      China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.      808,062  
  208,000      China Resources Land, Ltd.      606,320  
  81,300      China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H      230,151  
  383,000      Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.      444,174  
  82,389      Damac Properties Dubai Co. PJSC      70,671  
  135,116      Emaar Malls PJSC      92,691  
  268,206      Emaar Properties PJSC      565,584  
  64,021      Ezdan Holding Group      221,464  
  258,000      Franshion Properties China, Ltd.      106,412  
  517,500      Fullshare Holdings, Ltd.^      207,081  
  64,800      Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H      100,768  
  61,000      Highwealth Construction Corp.      101,088  
  205,600      IOI Properties Group BHD      105,699  
  101,000      Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.      217,158  
  770,000      Megaworld Corp.      65,647  
  5,904      Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA      116,358  
  16,645      New Europe Property Investment plc      210,691  
  570,800      PT Bumi Serpong Damai      78,311  
  670,000      PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk      33,183  
  1,266,300      PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk      58,297  
  699,000      PT Summarecon Agung Tbk      67,566  
  178,500      Robinsons Land Corp.      85,967  
  57,000      Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.*      64,390  
  60,100      Shanghai Lujiazue      96,417  
  65,000      Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.      111,239  
  218,500      Sino-Ocean Land Holdings, Ltd.      106,954  
  522,900      SM Prime Holdings, Inc.      342,078  
  204,000      Soho China, Ltd.      100,619  
  153,000      Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.^      319,858  
     

 

 

 
        7,320,361  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.1%):

  
  404,600      Bts Group Holdings PCL      101,275  
  484      CJ Korea Express Co., Ltd.*      76,372  
  2,868      Container Corporation of India, Ltd.      50,863  
  11,550      Localiza Rent a Car SA      157,891  
  56,464      Rumo SA*      147,114  
     

 

 

 
        533,515  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.4%):

  
  472,930      Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.      607,241  
  966,000      GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Ltd.*      105,191  
  11,000      Globalwafers Co., Ltd.      76,886  
  436      Hyundai Robotics Co., Ltd.*      147,316  
  109,000      MediaTek, Inc.      933,727  
  48,000      Nanya Technology Corp.      86,440  
  40,000      Novatek Microelectronics Corp.      161,694  
  10,000      Phison Electronics Corp.      123,481  
  45,000      Powertech Technology, Inc.      139,030  
  32,000      Realtek Semiconductor Corp.      114,588  
  209,800      Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*      243,314  
  132,000      Siliconware Precision Industries Co.      213,003  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  
  42,092      SK Hynix, Inc.    $ 2,481,808  
  1,777,000      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      12,127,738  
  828,000      United Microelectronics Corp.      401,519  
  62,000      Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.      122,444  
     

 

 

 
        18,085,420  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

  
  40,000      Kingsoft Corp., Ltd.      104,056  
  1,235      Ncsoft Corp.      409,882  
  1,056      Netmarble Games Corp.*      143,089  
     

 

 

 
        657,027  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.4%):

  
  2,316      FF Group*      56,569  
  651,000      GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.^      80,071  
  271,400      Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd.      76,735  
  17,000      Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.      212,330  
  2,364      Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.      117,929  
  7,383      Jumbo SA      134,922  
  18,258      Mr.Price Group, Ltd.      218,009  
  14,576      The Foschini Group, Ltd.      153,232  
  35,952      Truworths International, Ltd.      196,644  
     

 

 

 
        1,246,441  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (5.5%):

  
  203,000      Acer, Inc.      106,502  
  24,200      Advantech Co., Ltd.      171,157  
  54,000      Asustek Computer, Inc.      510,803  
  47,000      Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.      559,963  
  36,000      Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.      91,268  
  247,000      Compal Electronics, Inc.      166,165  
  75,000      Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.      226,391  
  45,000      High Tech Computer Corp.*      107,459  
  176,000      Inventec Corp.      143,654  
  538,000      Lenovo Group, Ltd.      339,745  
  129,000      Lite-On Technology Corp.      212,091  
  42,000      Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.      97,546  
  146,000      Pegatron Corp.      457,589  
  206,000      Quanta Computer, Inc.      486,225  
  7,076      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      14,684,370  
  14,000      Transcend Infromation, Inc.      46,834  
  210,000      Wistron Corp.      214,101  
     

 

 

 
        18,621,863  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%):

  
  81,000      Anta Sports Products, Ltd.^      267,682  
  456,000      Belle International Holdings, Ltd.      359,834  
  1,856      CCC SA      112,705  
  11,000      Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.      133,744  
  23,000      Feng Tay Enterprise Co., Ltd.      101,393  
  86,000      Formosta Taffeta Co., Ltd.      86,385  
  97      LPP SA      187,063  
  165,000      Pou Chen Corp.      228,093  
  39,000      Ruentex Industries, Ltd.      58,233  
  37,000      Shenzhou International Group      243,351  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  
  21,507      Titan Co., Ltd.*    $ 174,356  
     

 

 

 
        1,952,839  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.9%):

 
  109,218      Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.      2,723,806  
  22,583      Indiabulls Housing Finance, Ltd.      376,174  
  23,902      LIC Housing Finance, Ltd.      274,616  
     

 

 

 
        3,374,596  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.7%):

  
  9,900      British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad      100,186  
  233,661      ITC, Ltd.      1,170,770  
  8,468      KT&G Corp.      865,554  
  34,500      PT Gudang Garam Tbk      202,526  
  658,900      PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna TBK      190,053  
     

 

 

 
        2,529,089  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%):

  
  3,229      Daewoo International Corp.      62,950  
  124,300      PT AkR Corporindo Tbk      60,869  
  8,796      SK Network Co., Ltd.      48,060  
     

 

 

 
        171,879  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.1%):

  
  54,461      Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.*      306,489  
  322,600      Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd.      448,673  
  476,100      Bangkok Expressway & Metro      104,394  
  106,000      Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.      149,355  
  102,000      China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.      282,909  
  91,812      Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias      467,888  
  112,000      Cosco Pacific, Ltd.      131,653  
  13,016      Dp World, Ltd.      271,948  
  15,570      Grupo Aeroportuario de Sur      328,481  
  26,780      Grupo Aeroporturaio del Pacifico SAB de C.V.      301,801  
  35,200      International Container Terminal Services, Inc.      68,283  
  108,000      Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Series H      152,449  
  71,800      Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad      143,266  
  54,000      OHL Mexico SAB de C.V.      77,908  
  15,232      Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de C.V.      181,984  
  150,707      PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk      60,595  
  108,000      Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.      90,375  
  11,315      TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS      60,688  
  70,800      Westports Holding Berhad      60,074  
  106,000      Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.      138,495  
     

 

 

 
        3,827,708  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.3%):

  
  180,991      Aguas Andinas SA, Class A      106,283  
  328,000      Beijing Enterprises Water Group, Ltd.      254,673  
  26,858      Cia Saneamento Basico Do Estado de Sao Paulo      254,933  
  210,000      Guangdong Investment, Ltd.      289,456  
     

 

 

 
        905,345  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.7%):

  
  78,100      Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd.      408,325  
  2,406,587      America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L      1,930,989  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services, continued

  
  211,900      Axiata Group Berhad    $ 238,578  
  75,109      Bharti Airtel, Ltd.      441,291  
  445,500      China Mobile, Ltd.      4,718,714  
  217,200      DIGI.com Berhad      253,144  
  13,032      Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA      141,837  
  119,000      Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.      303,213  
  181,537      Global Telecom Holding*      69,721  
  2,300      Globe Telecom, Inc.      93,355  
  94,240      Idea Cellular, Ltd.      124,050  
  133,400      Maxis Berhad      172,582  
  36,188      Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR      303,256  
  120,060      MTN Group, Ltd.      1,047,830  
  6,165      Pldt, Inc.      219,628  
  248,500      PT XL Axiata Tbk*      63,521  
  15,973      Sistema Jsfc-REG S Sponsor, GDR      66,663  
  1,543      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      358,280  
  121,000      Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.      454,799  
  64,588      Tim Participacoes SA      192,070  
  64,877      Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS      213,262  
  35,268      Vodacom Group, Ltd.      443,191  
     

 

 

 
        12,258,299  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $276,532,376)

     331,034,546  
     

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (1.7%):

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

 
  2,775      Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd., 3.52%      282,626  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (0.7%):

 
  233,940      Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Series S, 0.48%      2,595,568  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Preferred Stocks, continued

 
 

Chemicals (0.0%):

 
  14,232      Braskem SA, Class A, 3.66%    $ 147,463  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

 
  12,045      Companhia Brasileira de Destribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, Series A, 0.02%*      236,914  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.1%):

 
  68,648      Gerdau SA, 0.49%      213,469  
  137,012      Vendanta, Ltd., 7.50%(a)      9,988  
     

 

 

 
        223,457  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.1%):

 
  54,743      Lojas Americanas SA, 0.11%      229,728  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):

 
  1,247      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 1.51%      2,027,415  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,210,952)

     5,743,171  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (4.9%):

 
$ 16,536,724      AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(b)      16,536,724  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $16,536,724)

     16,536,724  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.2%):

 
  566,573      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(c)      566,573  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $566,573)

     566,573  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $298,846,625)(d) — 104.1%

   $ 353,881,014  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (4.1)%

     (14,019,075
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 339,861,929  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $16,077,637.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.06% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(c) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country    Percentage  

Bermuda

     0.2

Brazil

     6.2

Cayman Islands

     2.1

Chile

     1.1

China

     18.5

Colombia

     0.4

Czech Republic

     0.2

Egypt

     0.1

Greece

     0.4

Hong Kong

     5.6

Hungary

     0.3

India

     8.4

Indonesia

     2.4

Korea, Republic Of

     0.1

Malaysia

     2.3

Malta

     %^ 

Mexico

     3.5

Peru

     %^ 

Philippines

     1.1

Poland

     1.2

Qatar

     0.7

Republic of Korea (South)

     14.8

Romania

     0.1

Russian Federation

     3.0

South Africa

     6.1

Switzerland

     0.2

Taiwan, Province Of China

     11.8

Thailand

     2.1

Turkey

     1.1

United Arab Emirates

     0.7

United States

     5.3
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Futures Contracts

Cash of $166,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type    Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

       Long        9/15/17        82      $ 4,134,030      $ 17,772

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

12


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 298,846,625
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 353,881,014

Segregated cash for collateral

       166,000

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,434,448

Foreign currency, at value (cost $437,857)

       437,810

Receivable for investments sold

       1,584,373

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       24,600

Reclaims receivable

       24,213
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       357,552,458
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       546

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       333,707

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       16,536,724

Accrued foreign taxes

       453,842

Manager fees payable

       126,926

Administration fees payable

       19,501

Distribution fees payable

       66,090

Custodian fees payable

       123,328

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,580

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,299

Trustee fees payable

       3,233

Other accrued liabilities

       22,753
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       17,690,529
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 339,861,929
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 270,311,750

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       3,262,774

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       11,690,302

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       54,597,103
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 339,861,929
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 21,476,759

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       2,747,435

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 7.82
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 318,385,170

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       40,769,117

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 7.81
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $16,077,637.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 3,847,294

Interest

       95,155

Income from securities lending

       10,334

Foreign withholding tax

       (441,761 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       3,511,022
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,286,593

Administration fees

       105,279

Distribution fees

       353,643

Custodian fees

       356,559

Administrative and compliance services fees

       2,981

Transfer agent fees

       6,897

Trustee fees

       9,615

Professional fees

       10,205

Shareholder reports

       12,829

Other expenses

       4,419
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       2,149,020

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (606,948 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,542,072
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,968,950
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       4,172,361

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       398,687

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       43,956,530

Net change in foreign taxes on unrealized gains/losses

       (415,893 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       48,111,685
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 50,080,635
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

For the
Six Months Ended

June 30, 2017

       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,968,950         $ 1,721,574

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      4,571,048           20,930,816

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      43,540,637           (7,870,303 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      50,080,635           14,782,087
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

                (177,036 )

Class 2

                (1,002,584 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (1,179,620 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      176,008           141,405

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                177,036

Value of shares redeemed

      (1,150,310 )           (3,606,577 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (974,302 )           (3,288,136 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      50,699,544           103,334,884

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                1,002,584

Value of shares redeemed

      (27,821,961 )           (39,516,903 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      22,877,583           64,820,565
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      21,903,281           61,532,429
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      71,983,916           75,134,896

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      267,878,013           192,743,117
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 339,861,929         $ 267,878,013
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 3,262,774         $ 1,293,824
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      23,715           21,440

Dividends reinvested

                26,189

Shares redeemed

      (156,520 )           (562,635 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (132,805 )           (515,006 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      6,777,942           15,054,324

Dividends reinvested

                148,311

Shares redeemed

      (3,717,370 )           (6,019,305 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      3,060,572           9,183,330
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      2,927,767           8,668,324
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
 

Year Ended

December 31,
2015

  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 6.60     $ 6.04     $ 7.35     $ 7.81     $ 8.05     $ 7.08
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.04       0.06       0.07       0.10       0.09       0.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.18       0.56       (1.00 )       (0.48 )       (0.25 )       1.39
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.22       0.62       (0.93 )       (0.38 )       (0.16 )       1.47
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholder From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.06 )       (0.10 )       (0.07 )       (0.08 )       (0.08 )

Net Realized Gains

                   (0.28 )       (0.01 )             (0.42 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.06 )       (0.38 )       (0.08 )       (0.08 )       (0.50 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 7.82     $ 6.60     $ 6.04     $ 7.35     $ 7.81     $ 8.05
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       18.48 %(b)        10.21 %       (12.69 )%       (4.96 )%       (1.96 )%       21.52 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 21,477     $ 19,006     $ 20,505     $ 26,194     $ 31,711     $ 36,970

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.46 %       1.05 %       0.86 %       1.14 %       1.04 %       0.99 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.19 %       1.41 %       1.49 %       1.46 %       1.45 %       1.43 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.78 %       1.14 %       1.33 %       1.31 %       1.30 %       1.28 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       0.78 %       1.14 %       1.33 %       1.31 %       1.30 %(e)       1.28 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       11 %(b)        115 %       45 %       58 %       49 %       51 %

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 6.60     $ 6.04     $ 7.34     $ 7.80     $ 8.03     $ 7.07
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.04       0.04       0.05       0.08       0.07       0.05

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.17       0.56       (1.00 )       (0.48 )       (0.24 )       1.39
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.21       0.60       (0.95 )       (0.40 )       (0.17 )       1.44
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholder From

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.04 )       (0.07 )       (0.05 )       (0.06 )       (0.06 )

Net Realized Gains

                   (0.28 )       (0.01 )             (0.42 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.04 )       (0.35 )       (0.06 )       (0.06 )       (0.48 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 7.81     $ 6.60     $ 6.04     $ 7.34     $ 7.80     $ 8.03
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       18.33 %(b)        9.89 %       (12.88 )%       (5.22 )%       (2.10 )%       21.04 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 318,385     $ 248,872     $ 172,238     $ 225,276     $ 266,951     $ 298,895

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.29 %       0.80 %       0.60 %       0.90 %       0.79 %       0.74 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.44 %       1.64 %       1.74 %       1.71 %       1.70 %       1.68 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       1.03 %       1.36 %       1.58 %       1.56 %       1.55 %       1.53 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       1.03 %       1.36 %       1.58 %       1.56 %(e)       1.55 %(e)       1.53 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       11 %(b)        115 %       45 %       58 %       49 %       51 %

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (formerly, AZL Emerging Markets Equity Fund) (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $13 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $1,030 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 15,834,460      $ 585,578      $      $ 116,686      $ 16,536,724
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       15,834,460        585,578               116,686        16,536,724
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 15,834,460      $ 585,578      $      $ 116,686      $ 16,536,724
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 16,536,724
         

 

 

 

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $4.1 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $2.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

 

17


AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 17,772     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 398,687        $41,646  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”), BlackRock provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Class 1

         0.85 %          0.85 %

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund Class 2

         0.85 %          1.10 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the Manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table above at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class 2, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $1,718 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks

                    

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 229,624        $ 551,413        $ 781,037

Airlines

         256,249          628,149          884,398

Banks

         9,656,900          42,859,619          52,516,519

Beverages

         3,972,786          804,709          4,777,495

Capital Markets

         895,999          3,432,212          4,328,211

Chemicals

         569,909          7,271,328          7,841,237

Construction Materials

         1,258,202          2,902,952          4,161,154

Consumer Finance

         102,228          614,471          716,699

Containers & Packaging

         205,453                   205,453

Diversified Consumer Services

         1,558,035                   1,558,035

Diversified Financial Services

         337,729          4,020,159          4,357,888

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         424,628          5,529,871          5,954,499

Electric Utilities

         1,530,435          2,273,904          3,804,339

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

         362,071          1,271,754          1,633,825

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Food & Staples Retailing

       $ 1,544,434        $ 4,216,473        $ 5,760,907

Food Products

         1,217,671          4,263,909          5,481,580

Gas Utilities

         215,970          1,468,341          1,684,311

Health Care Providers & Services

         197,052          1,468,486          1,665,538

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         1,057,119          1,532,480          2,589,599

Household Products

         223,524          1,190,169          1,413,693

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

         465,212          1,668,450          2,133,662

Industrial Conglomerates

         476,191          5,939,883          6,416,074

Insurance

         570,761          11,139,394          11,710,155

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

         3,622,489                   3,622,489

Internet Software & Services

         17,968,335          16,344,102          34,312,437

IT Services

         652,052          4,882,727          5,534,779

Machinery

         230,109          1,919,681          2,149,790

Media

         863,170          7,083,473          7,946,643

Metals & Mining

         3,372,269          6,698,638          10,070,907

Multiline Retail

         946,514          1,038,280          1,984,794

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         3,221,303          18,473,143          21,694,446

Paper & Forest Products

         573,409          673,468          1,246,877

Personal Products

         91,936          2,675,587          2,767,523

Pharmaceuticals

         189,301          4,670,096          4,859,397

Real Estate Management & Development

         294,227          7,026,134          7,320,361

Road & Rail

         305,005          228,510          533,515

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         147,316          17,938,104          18,085,420

Software

         143,089          513,938          657,027

Transportation Infrastructure

         1,358,062          2,469,646          3,827,708

Water Utilities

         361,216          544,129          905,345

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         2,637,873          9,620,426          12,258,299

Other Common Stocks+

                  58,880,481          58,880,481

Preferred Stocks

                    

Automobiles

                  282,626          282,626

Metals & Mining

         213,469          9,988          223,457

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                  2,027,415          2,027,415

Other Preferred Stocks+

         3,209,673                   3,209,673

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  16,536,724          16,536,724

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         566,573                   566,573
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         68,295,572          285,585,442          353,881,014
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         17,772                   17,772
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 68,313,344        $ 285,585,442        $ 353,898,786
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

       $ 55,156,650        $ 32,048,600

6. Investment Risks

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

 

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AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $300,472,903. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 62,148,258  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,740,147
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 53,408,111  
 

 

 

 

Capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or longterm. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund utilized $12,197,997 in CLCFs to offset capital gains.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

       $ 1,179,620        $        $ 1,179,620

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MSCI Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund

       $ 1,437,406        $ 8,471,785        $        $ 9,560,353        $ 19,469,544

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 21

Statement of Operations

Page 21

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 22

Financial Highlights

Page 23

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 24

Other Information

Page 31

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value
6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,109.00     $ 3.76       0.72 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.22     $ 3.61       0.72 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      19.2 %

Information Technology

      15.5

Health Care

      12.3

Consumer Discretionary

      12.3

Industrials

      10.7

Consumer Staples

      9.3

Energy

      6.4

Materials

      4.7

Real Estate

      3.2

Utilities

      3.1

Telecommunication Services

      2.6
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.3

Rights

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      5.6

Money Market

      0.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      105.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (5.1 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (99.1%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):

 
  1,624      Arconic, Inc.    $ 36,784  
  13,541      BAE Systems plc      111,867  
  2,324      Boeing Co. (The)      459,570  
  8,877      Bombardier, Inc., Class B*      16,157  
  946      CAE, Inc.      16,314  
  6,703      Cobham plc^      11,337  
  106      Elbit Systems, Ltd.      13,090  
  2,365      European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV      194,842  
  1,006      General Dynamics Corp.      199,289  
  210      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      39,094  
  309      L3 Technologies, Inc.      51,628  
  1,064      Lockheed Martin Corp.      295,376  
  3,047      Meggitt plc      18,951  
  689      Northrop Grumman Corp.      176,873  
  1,208      Raytheon Co.      195,068  
  657      Rockwell Collins, Inc.      69,038  
  7,614      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*      88,470  
  1,317      Safran SA      120,787  
  6,300      Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.      16,845  
  1,075      Textron, Inc.      50,633  
  422      Thales SA      45,459  
  233      TransDigm Group, Inc.^      62,647  
  3,060      United Technologies Corp.      373,656  
  798      Zodiac Aerospace      21,697  
     

 

 

 
        2,685,472  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.5%):

 
  3,854      Bollore, Inc.      17,549  
  562      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^      38,598  
  4,068      Deutsche Post AG      152,627  
  721      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^      40,722  
  1,047      FedEx Corp.      227,545  
  3,442      Royal Mail plc      18,891  
  2,718      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      300,583  
  1,300      Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.      26,408  
     

 

 

 
        822,923  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.1%):

 
  4,000      All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.      13,914  
  625      American Airlines Group, Inc.^      31,450  
  766      Delta Air Lines, Inc.      41,165  
  966      Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares      22,056  
  1,008      easyJet plc      17,845  
  1,222      International Consolidated Airlines Group SA      9,730  
  400      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.      12,376  
  1,928      Qantas Airways, Ltd.      8,485  
  2,200      Singapore Airlines, Ltd.      16,179  
  631      Southwest Airlines Co.      39,210  
  338      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      25,435  
     

 

 

 
        237,845  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.8%):

 
  700      Aisin Sieki Co., Ltd.      35,905  
  348      Autoliv, Inc.^      38,210  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Auto Components, continued

 
  852      BorgWarner, Inc.^    $ 36,091  
  2,800      Bridgestone Corp.      120,926  
  626      Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin SCA, Class B      83,215  
  441      Continental AG      95,158  
  998      Delphi Automotive plc      87,475  
  2,100      Denso Corp.      88,887  
  6,575      GKN plc      27,943  
  1,042      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.^      36,428  
  400      Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      20,665  
  297      Lear Corp.      42,198  
  304      Linamar Corp.      14,987  
  1,567      Magna Internationl      72,597  
  700      NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.      14,946  
  400      NOK Corp.      8,475  
  459      Nokian Renkaat OYJ      19,017  
  814      Schaeffler AG      11,658  
  600      Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.      18,149  
  2,900      Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.      44,758  
  700      Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.      11,840  
  300      Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.      7,175  
  600      Toyota Industries Corp.      31,658  
  956      Valeo SA      64,840  
  700      Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)      14,086  
     

 

 

 
        1,047,287  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (1.7%):

 
  1,359      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)^      126,474  
  3,972      Daimler AG, Registered Shares      288,104  
  507      Ferrari NV      43,683  
  3,647      Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*      38,467  
  15,121      Ford Motor Co.      169,204  
  2,600      Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.      87,893  
  5,215      General Motors Co.      182,160  
  717      Harley-Davidson, Inc.^      38,732  
  6,800      Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      185,822  
  2,400      Isuzu Motors, Ltd.      29,688  
  2,200      Mazda Motor Corp.      30,793  
  2,700      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.      17,844  
  9,700      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.      96,717  
  1,902      PSA Peugeot Citroen SA      37,963  
  650      Renault SA      58,956  
  1,300      Suzuki Motor Corp.      61,792  
  516      Tesla Motors, Inc.*^      186,591  
  10,700      Toyota Motor Corp.      561,342  
  130      Volkswagen AG^      20,186  
  1,100      Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.      28,444  
     

 

 

 
        2,290,855  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (10.6%):

 
  1,278      ABN AMRO Group NV      34,146  
  4,000      Aozora Bank, Ltd.      15,257  
  11,889      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.      261,985  
  27,693      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA      231,422  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  21,685      Banco de Sabadell SA    $ 44,381  
  59,985      Banco Santander SA      399,307  
  3,600      Bank Hapoalim BM      24,272  
  5,141      Bank Leumi Le-Israel Corp.      24,971  
  40,594      Bank of America Corp.      984,809  
  4,800      Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (The)^      20,641  
  101,515      Bank of Ireland*      26,850  
  2,609      Bank of Montreal      191,600  
  4,965      Bank of Nova Scotia      298,719  
  1,540      Bank of Queensland, Ltd.      13,533  
  4,962      Bankia SA      24,001  
  3,202      Bankinter SA      29,626  
  69,705      Barclays plc      184,426  
  3,338      BB&T Corp.      151,579  
  1,721      Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.      14,683  
  4,614      BNP Paribas SA      335,539  
  14,500      BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.      69,512  
  1,592      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      129,401  
  3,000      Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The)      21,816  
  900      Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (The)      13,487  
  1,300      Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.      46,644  
  464      CIT Group, Inc.^      22,597  
  11,193      Citigroup, Inc.      748,588  
  2,169      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      77,390  
  690      Comerica, Inc.      50,536  
  4,125      Commerzbank AG*      49,396  
  6,849      Commonwealth Bank of Australia      435,827  
  4,400      Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.      22,288  
  4,079      Credit Agricole SA      66,313  
  13,526      Criteria Caixacorp SA      64,735  
  3,011      Danske Bank A/S      116,248  
  6,900      DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.      103,980  
  3,962      DnB NOR ASA      67,643  
  589      East West Bancorp, Inc.      34,504  
  1,178      Erste Group Bank AG      45,180  
  3,269      Fifth Third Bancorp      84,863  
  566      First Republic Bank      56,657  
  3,000      Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.      14,292  
  2,300      Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)      14,646  
  3,000      Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.      62,752  
  3,000      Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)      13,336  
  79,390      HSBC Holdings plc      736,764  
  4,194      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      56,703  
  15,913      ING Groep NV      276,720  
  52,935      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA      168,846  
  1,600      Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.      20,508  
  14,491      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,324,476  
  1,024      KBC Groep NV      77,723  
  4,652      KeyCorp      87,178  
  1,900      Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.      12,029  
  291,773      Lloyds Banking Group plc      251,790  
  569      M&T Bank Corp.      92,150  
    
    
    
    
     
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Banks, continued

 
  3,600      Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.    $ 13,422  
  2,255      Mediobanca SpA      22,372  
  49,200      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      331,829  
  934      Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.      17,003  
  99,900      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.      183,111  
  11,002      National Australia Bank, Ltd.      250,162  
  1,326      National Bank of Canada      55,766  
  3,360      Natixis      22,782  
  12,526      Nordea Bank AB      159,914  
  12,100      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.      94,863  
  1,195      People’s United Financial, Inc.^      21,104  
  1,909      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      238,377  
  748      Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG*      18,928  
  5,134      Regions Financial Corp.      75,162  
  8,600      Resona Holdings, Inc.      47,529  
  5,917      Royal Bank of Canada      429,698  
  13,709      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc*      44,170  
  4,000      Seven Bank, Ltd.      14,345  
  4,000      Shinsei Bank, Ltd.      6,998  
  2,000      Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (The)      18,120  
  207      Signature Bank*      29,711  
  6,107      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A      74,160  
  3,139      Societe Generale      170,646  
  13,570      Standard Chartered plc*      137,619  
  5,500      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      215,192  
  2,014      SunTrust Banks, Inc.      114,234  
  600      Suruga Bank, Ltd.      14,582  
  214      SVB Financial Group*      37,619  
  6,543      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A      93,995  
  3,893      Swedbank AB, Class A      95,001  
  7,572      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)      381,637  
  6,727      U.S. Bancorp      349,266  
  7,713      Unicredit SpA*      145,426  
  5,004      United Overseas Bank, Ltd.      84,094  
  19,305      Wells Fargo & Co.      1,069,689  
  13,556      Westpac Banking Corp.      316,308  
  1,000      Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.      12,107  
  826      Zions Bancorp      36,270  
     

 

 

 
        14,292,476  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (2.0%):

 
  3,024      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      334,576  
  1,500      Asahi Breweries, Ltd.      56,482  
  864      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      41,990  
  425      Carlsberg A/S, Class B      45,504  
  2,188      Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.      15,504  
  16,466      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      738,501  
  782      Coca-Cola European Partners plc      31,756  
  698      Coca-Cola HBC AG      20,529  
  500      Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.      14,480  
  705      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      136,580  
  9,900      Diageo plc      292,602  
  756      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      68,879  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Beverages, continued

 
  423      Heineken Holding NV    $ 38,870  
  983      Heineken NV      95,750  
  3,400      Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.      69,336  
  768      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      66,309  
  1,705      Monster Beverage Corp.*      84,704  
  5,700      PepsiCo, Inc.      658,293  
  857      Pernod Ricard SA      114,872  
  74      Remy Cointreau SA      8,646  
  500      Suntory Beverage & Food, Ltd.      23,264  
  2,869      Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.      28,987  
     

 

 

 
        2,986,414  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (1.9%):

 
  6,508      AbbVie, Inc.      471,895  
  932      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      113,396  
  593      Alkermes plc*      34,376  
  3,000      Amgen, Inc.      516,691  
  847      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      229,842  
  650      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^      59,033  
  3,146      Celgene Corp.*      408,571  
  1,883      CSL, Ltd.      200,029  
  222      Genmab A/S*      47,535  
  5,360      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      379,381  
  1,265      Grifols SA      35,273  
  436      Idorsia, Ltd.      8,232  
  670      Incyte Corp.*      84,360  
  321      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      157,656  
  445      Seattle Genetics, Inc.*^      23,024  
  3,741      Shire plc      206,069  
  154      Tesaro, Inc.*^      21,538  
  176      United Therapeutics Corp.*      22,832  
  1,008      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      129,901  
     

 

 

 
        3,149,634  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.5%):

 
  583      A.O. Smith Corp.      32,840  
  390      Allegion plc      31,637  
  800      Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.      33,766  
  4,149      Assa Abloy AB, Class B      91,241  
  2,130      Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA      113,929  
  900      Daikin Industries, Ltd.      92,058  
  607      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^      39,601  
  133      Geberit AG, Registered Shares      62,106  
  3,879      Johnson Controls International plc^      168,194  
  158      Lennox International, Inc.^      29,015  
  1,000      Lixil Group Corp.      25,040  
  1,309      Masco Corp.      50,017  
  500      TOTO, Ltd.      19,135  
     

 

 

 
        788,579  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.7%):

 
  3,720      3i Group plc      43,790  
  3,558      Aberdeen Asset Management plc      14,014  
  210      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      34,831  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Capital Markets, continued

 
  647      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.    $ 82,357  
  768      ASX, Ltd.      31,637  
  4,195      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      214,029  
  501      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      211,627  
  3,414      Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A      133,995  
  412      CBOE Holdings, Inc.      37,657  
  4,940      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      212,222  
  879      CI Financial Corp.      18,738  
  1,395      CME Group, Inc.      174,710  
  9,624      Credit Suisse Group AG      139,489  
  7,000      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.      41,599  
  8,517      Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares      151,227  
  1,101      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*      41,871  
  451      Eaton Vance Corp.^      21,341  
  1,172      Franklin Resources, Inc.      52,494  
  1,412      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      313,322  
  1,005      Hargreaves Lansdown plc      17,050  
  4,900      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.      126,689  
  454      IGM Financial, Inc.      14,083  
  2,451      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      161,570  
  1,642      Invesco, Ltd.      57,782  
  2,442      Investec plc      18,246  
  2,000      Japan Exchange Group, Inc.      36,334  
  888      Julius Baer Group, Ltd.      46,814  
  1,238      London Stock Exchange Group plc      58,828  
  1,257      Macquarie Group, Ltd.      85,485  
  732      Moody’s Corp.      89,070  
  5,504      Morgan Stanley      245,258  
  316      MSCI, Inc., Class A      32,545  
  472      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      33,743  
  15,400      Nomura Holdings, Inc.      92,693  
  919      Northern Trust Corp.      89,336  
  73      Partners Group Holding AG      45,273  
  514      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      41,233  
  1,073      S&P Global, Inc.      156,647  
  1,100      SBI Holdings, Inc.      14,937  
  529      Schroders plc      21,392  
  544      SEI Investments Co.      29,256  
  3,200      Singapore Exchange, Ltd.      17,069  
  1,597      State Street Corp.      143,299  
  1,008      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^      74,804  
  1,046      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.^      44,968  
  1,188      Thomson Reuters Corp.      55,011  
  15,061      UBS Group AG      255,750  
     

 

 

 
        4,076,115  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.7%):

 
  514      Agrium, Inc.      46,591  
  1,606      Air Liquide SA      199,555  
  840      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      120,170  
  700      Air Water, Inc.      12,903  
  1,033      AkzoNobel NV^      89,664  
  441      Albemarle Corp.      46,543  
 

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Chemicals, continued

 
  263      Arkema SA    $ 28,080  
  6,000      Asahi Kasei Corp.      64,641  
  832      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      26,657  
  3,664      BASF SE      340,538  
  586      Celanese Corp., Series A      55,635  
  902      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.^      25,220  
  384      Christian Hansen Holding A/S      27,928  
  284      Covestro AG      20,505  
  512      Croda International plc      25,914  
  1,000      Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.      12,468  
  4,832      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      304,754  
  3,538      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      285,552  
  589      Eastman Chemical Co.      49,470  
  1,086      Ecolab, Inc.      144,167  
  34      EMS-Chemie Holding AG      25,158  
  653      Evonik Industries AG      20,871  
  522      FMC Corp.      38,132  
  172      Frutarom Industries, Ltd.      12,035  
  275      Fuchs Petrolub AG      15,025  
  36      Givaudan SA, Registered Shares      72,065  
  500      Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.      14,949  
  6,485      Incitec Pivot, Ltd.      17,044  
  319      International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.      43,065  
  3,372      Israel Chemicals, Ltd.      15,896  
  758      Johnson Matthey plc      28,348  
  800      JSR Corp.      13,815  
  747      K+S AG, Registered Shares^      19,142  
  1,000      Kaneka Corp.      7,636  
  900      Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.      20,743  
  738      Koninklijke DSM NV      53,909  
  1,300      Kuraray Co., Ltd.      23,622  
  362      Lanxess AG^      27,412  
  749      Linde AG      142,251  
  1,426      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      120,340  
  373      Methanex Corp.      16,469  
  5,800      Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.      48,174  
  800      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.      16,959  
  4,000      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.      21,240  
  1,790      Monsanto Co.      211,864  
  1,289      Mosaic Co. (The)      29,428  
  600      Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.      22,768  
  600      Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.      19,850  
  700      Nitto Denko Corp.      57,752  
  899      Novozymes A/S, Class B      39,376  
  1,427      Orica, Ltd.      22,648  
  3,670      Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.      59,865  
  1,086      PPG Industries, Inc.      119,417  
  1,154      Praxair, Inc.      152,963  
  327      Sherwin Williams Co.      114,764  
  1,600      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.      145,366  
  9      Sika AG, Class B      57,955  
  303      Solvay SA      40,678  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Chemicals, continued

 
  6,000      Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.    $ 34,614  
  485      Symrise AG      34,359  
  600      Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.      6,757  
  700      Teijin, Ltd.      13,483  
  6,000      Toray Industries, Inc.      50,273  
  2,000      Tosoh Corp.      20,569  
  388      Umicore SA      27,029  
  280      W.R. Grace & Co.      20,163  
  682      Yara International ASA      25,643  
     

 

 

 
        4,088,839  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

 
  1,000      Babcock International Group plc      11,476  
  7,131      Brambles, Ltd.      53,316  
  344      Cintas Corp.      43,358  
  2,000      Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.      22,261  
  805      Edenred      21,009  
  6,037      G4S plc      25,681  
  648      ISS A/S      25,515  
  400      Park24 Co., Ltd.      10,160  
  959      Republic Services, Inc., Class A      61,117  
  401      Rollins, Inc.^      16,325  
  900      SECOM Co., Ltd.      68,391  
  1,209      Securitas AB, Class B      20,445  
  109      Societe BIC SA      12,935  
  300      Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.      13,525  
  334      Stericycle, Inc.*^      25,491  
  2,000      Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.      21,975  
  1,128      Waste Connections, Inc.      72,666  
  1,666      Waste Management, Inc.      122,201  
     

 

 

 
        647,847  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.8%):

 
  188      Arista Networks, Inc.*^      28,161  
  20,209      Cisco Systems, Inc.      632,541  
  795      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      30,234  
  266      F5 Networks, Inc.*      33,798  
  501      Harris Corp.      54,649  
  1,365      Juniper Networks, Inc.      38,056  
  628      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      54,473  
  24,163      Nokia OYJ      148,483  
  382      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      51,115  
  12,374      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B      89,284  
     

 

 

 
        1,160,794  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.3%):

 
  788      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA      30,475  
  805      Bouygues SA      33,979  
  545      Cimic Group, Ltd.      16,249  
  227      Eiffage SA      20,643  
  1,842      Ferrovial SA      40,937  
  547      Fluor Corp.      25,042  
  89      Hochtief AG      16,316  
  481      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      26,161  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Construction & Engineering, continued

 
  800      JGC Corp.    $ 12,994  
  3,000      Kajima Corp.      25,336  
  389      Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV      12,638  
  2,600      Obayashi Corp.      30,608  
  2,000      Shimizu Corp.      21,235  
  1,213      Skanska AB, Class B      28,878  
  583      SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.      25,211  
  4,000      TAISEI Corp.      36,559  
  2,082      Vinci SA      177,820  
     

 

 

 
        581,081  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.3%):

 
  4,102      Boral, Ltd.      21,907  
  3,447      CRH plc      122,835  
  2,471      Fletcher Building, Ltd.      14,484  
  608      HeidelbergCement AG      58,825  
  174      Imerys SA      15,146  
  1,726      James Hardie Industries SE      27,190  
  1,868      LafargeHolcim, Ltd., Registered Shares      107,344  
  239      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      53,197  
  5,000      Taiheiyo Cement Corp.      18,265  
  555      Vulcan Materials Co.      70,307  
     

 

 

 
        509,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.4%):

 
  3,000      ACOM Co., Ltd.*      13,720  
  700      Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.      14,848  
  1,649      Ally Financial, Inc.      34,464  
  3,123      American Express Co.      263,081  
  1,838      Capital One Financial Corp.      151,856  
  700      Credit Saison Co., Ltd.      13,699  
  1,394      Discover Financial Services      86,693  
  1,386      Navient Corp.      23,077  
  552      Provident Financial plc      17,499  
  3,274      Synchrony Financial      97,631  
     

 

 

 
        716,568  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.2%):

 
  4,626      Amcor, Ltd.      57,622  
  351      Avery Dennison Corp.      31,018  
  1,412      Ball Corp.      59,601  
  545      CCL Industries, Inc.      27,578  
  559      Crown Holdings, Inc.*      33,350  
  1,607      International Paper Co.      90,973  
  370      Packaging Corp. of America      41,214  
  778      Sealed Air Corp.      34,823  
  600      Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.      10,148  
  987      WestRock Co.      55,923  
     

 

 

 
        442,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.1%):

 
  587      Genuine Parts Co.^      54,450  
  400      Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.      12,893  
  1,183      LKQ Corp.*      38,980  
     

 

 

 
        106,323  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):

 
  400      Benesse Holdings, Inc.    $ 15,126  
  876      H&R Block, Inc.      27,077  
     

 

 

 
        42,203  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%):

 
  11,633      AMP, Ltd.      46,346  
  5,023      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      850,745  
  2,251      Challenger, Ltd.      23,075  
  809      Deutsche Boerse AG      85,541  
  1,420      Element Fleet Management Corp.      9,747  
  222      Eurazeo Se      16,660  
  446      EXOR NV      24,266  
  12,000      First Pacific Co., Ltd.      8,853  
  326      Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA      31,416  
  681      Industrivarden AB, Class C      16,340  
  1,943      Investor AB, Class B      94,025  
  827      Kinnevik AB      25,398  
  171      L E Lundbergforetagen AB      13,506  
  1,211      Leucadia National Corp.      31,680  
  2,600      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.      14,253  
  317      Onex Corp.      25,380  
  5,500      ORIX Corp.      85,504  
  181      Pargesa Holding SA      13,818  
  812      Voya Financial, Inc.      29,955  
  105      Wendel      15,556  
     

 

 

 
        1,462,064  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.9%):

 
  24,849      AT&T, Inc.      937,553  
  597      BCE, Inc.      26,889  
  582      Belgacom SA      20,357  
  6,945      Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (The)      11,531  
  34,818      BT Group plc      133,681  
  2,185      CenturyLink, Inc.^      52,178  
  13,522      Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares      242,980  
  563      Elisa OYJ^      21,821  
  8,141      France Telecom SA      129,664  
  10,000      HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.      13,116  
  103      Iliad SA      24,367  
  1,746      Inmarsat plc      17,506  
  13,592      Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV      43,608  
  1,304      Level 3 Communications, Inc.*      77,327  
  2,800      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.      132,469  
  21,000      PCCW, Ltd.      11,945  
  35,800      Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.      101,182  
  105      Swisscom AG, Registered Shares      50,721  
  3,158      TDC A/S      18,401  
  6,633      Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.      18,387  
  41,770      Telecom Italia SpA*      38,707  
  21,887      Telecom Italia SpA      16,190  
  3,135      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG      15,665  
  19,029      Telefonica SA      196,725  
  2,866      Telenor ASA      47,550  
  10,107      Telia Co AB      46,643  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

 
  18,393      Telstra Corp., Ltd.    $ 60,888  
  752      TELUS Corp.      25,966  
  2,193      TPG Telecom, Ltd.^      9,619  
  16,387      Verizon Communications, Inc.      731,843  
  709      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*      21,908  
     

 

 

 
        3,297,387  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (2.1%):

  
  912      Alliant Energy Corp.      36,635  
  2,066      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      143,525  
  10,435      AusNet Services      13,911  
  2,500      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.      33,259  
  1,100      Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      12,134  
  3,000      CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.      25,189  
  6,500      CLP Holdings, Ltd.      68,777  
  3,442      Contact Energy, Ltd.      13,140  
  378      Dong Energy A/S      17,116  
  2,850      Duke Energy Corp.      238,231  
  1,295      Edison International      101,256  
  9,354      EDP — Energias de Portugal SA      30,599  
  1,400      Electricite de France      15,288  
  225      Emera, Inc.      8,366  
  1,282      Endesa SA^      29,605  
  31,366      Enel SpA      168,885  
  737      Entergy Corp.      56,579  
  1,363      Eversource Energy      82,748  
  3,823      Exelon Corp.      137,896  
  1,624      FirstEnergy Corp.      47,356  
  1,790      Fortis, Inc.      62,925  
  1,782      Fortum OYJ      28,021  
  7,500      HK Electric Investments, Ltd.      6,898  
  5,500      Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd.      48,540  
  1,223      Hydro One, Ltd.      21,911  
  23,762      Iberdrola SA      188,645  
  2,800      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)      38,618  
  1,700      Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.      20,664  
  3,588      Mighty River Power, Ltd.      8,734  
  1,922      NextEra Energy, Inc.      269,329  
  776      OGE Energy Corp.      26,997  
  2,100      PG&E Corp.      139,377  
  461      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      39,259  
  2,836      PPL Corp.      109,640  
  605      Red Electrica Corporacion SA^      12,668  
  4,242      Scottish & Southern Energy plc      80,209  
  4,062      Southern Co. (The)      194,489  
  6,778      Terna SpA      36,676  
  1,800      Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.      24,940  
  5,700      Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)*      23,538  
  567      Westar Energy, Inc.      30,062  
  2,085      Xcel Energy, Inc.      95,660  
     

 

 

 
        2,788,295  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.9%):

 
  7,723      ABB, Ltd.      191,128  
    
    
    
    
     
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Electrical Equipment, continued

 
  172      Acuity Brands, Inc.^    $ 34,964  
  933      AMETEK, Inc.      56,512  
  1,858      Eaton Corp. plc      144,608  
  2,616      Emerson Electric Co.^      155,966  
  2,000      Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,572  
  1,148      Legrand SA      80,395  
  200      Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.      9,978  
  8,100      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      116,847  
  900      Nidec Corp.      92,431  
  350      OSRAM Licht AG      27,955  
  801      Prysmian SpA      23,640  
  531      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      86,001  
  2,315      Schneider Electric SA      178,166  
  672      Sensata Technologies Holding NV*      28,708  
  973      Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy^      20,841  
  909      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      84,235  
     

 

 

 
        1,342,947  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.9%):

  
  700      ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.      20,293  
  1,269      Amphenol Corp., Class A      93,678  
  370      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      29,015  
  523      Avnet, Inc.      20,334  
  593      CDW Corp.      37,080  
  3,962      Corning, Inc.      119,059  
  2,085      Flextronics International, Ltd.*      34,006  
  543      FLIR Systems, Inc.      18,820  
  500      Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.      15,388  
  1,024      Hexagon AB, Class B      48,729  
  100      Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.      14,286  
  300      Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.      11,688  
  20,000      Hitachi, Ltd.      123,009  
  218      Ingenico Group      19,778  
  400      Keyence Corp.      176,091  
  1,400      Kyocera Corp.      81,178  
  800      Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      121,911  
  400      Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.      14,598  
  700      Omron Corp.      30,457  
  1,000      Shimadzu Corp.      19,065  
  500      TDK Corp.      32,996  
  1,471      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      115,738  
  984      Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*      35,099  
  1,000      Yaskawa Electric Corp.      21,251  
  900      Yokogawa Electric Corp.      14,470  
     

 

 

 
        1,268,017  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.5%):

  
  1,727      Baker Hughes, Inc.^      94,139  
  178      Core Laboratories NV      18,026  
  3,579      Halliburton Co.      152,859  
  427      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^      23,203  
  1,540      National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.^      50,728  
  1,258      Petrofac, Ltd.      7,261  
  2,937      Saipem SpA*      10,855  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services, continued

  
  5,499      Schlumberger, Ltd.    $ 362,055  
  864      Technipfmc plc*      23,487  
  901      Technipfmc plc*      24,507  
  1,915      Tenaris SA      29,860  
  3,456      Weatherford International plc*^      13,375  
     

 

 

 
        810,355  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.4%):

  
  297      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.^      35,780  
  1,771      American Tower Corp.      234,338  
  13,600      Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust      25,795  
  577      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      110,882  
  637      Boston Properties, Inc.      78,364  
  3,789      British Land Co. plc      29,892  
  1,163      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.      20,794  
  349      Camden Property Trust      29,843  
  10,600      CapitaCommercial Trust      12,784  
  10,000      CapitaMall Trust      14,349  
  2,235      Colony Northstar, Inc.^      31,491  
  1,476      Crown Castle International Corp.      147,865  
  5      Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.      11,866  
  3,890      Dexus Property Group      28,314  
  649      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      73,305  
  1,337      Duke Realty Corp.      37,369  
  325      Equinix, Inc.      139,476  
  1,437      Equity Residential Property Trust      94,598  
  279      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      71,778  
  492      Extra Space Storage, Inc.^      38,376  
  295      Federal Realty Investment Trust^      37,285  
  126      Fonciere des Regions SA      11,724  
  158      Gecina SA      24,786  
  2,344      Ggp US^      55,225  
  7,223      GPT Group      26,561  
  716      H&R Real Estate Investment Trust      12,160  
  3,070      Hammerson plc      22,979  
  2,044      HCP, Inc.      65,326  
  2,888      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^      52,764  
  168      ICADE      14,150  
  957      Iron Mountain, Inc.^      32,883  
  4      Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.      13,853  
  5      Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.      24,853  
  11      Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.      20,296  
  1,638      Kimco Realty Corp.^      30,057  
  844      Klepierre      34,594  
  3,079      Land Securities Group plc      40,636  
  3,609      Liberty International plc      12,649  
  566      Liberty Property Trust      23,042  
  9,000      Link REIT (The)      68,479  
  500      Macerich Co. (The)      29,030  
  6,849      Macquarie Goodman Group      41,380  
  510      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      53,744  
  14,289      Mirvac Group      23,439  
  661      National Retail Properties, Inc.^      25,845  
    
    
    
    
     
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

  
  5      Nippon Building Fund, Inc.    $ 25,520  
  6      Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.      12,778  
  15      Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.      20,484  
  2,189      ProLogis, Inc.      128,363  
  592      Public Storage, Inc.^      123,450  
  1,090      Realty Income Corp.^      60,146  
  394      Regency Centers Corp.      24,680  
  626      RioCan REIT      11,621  
  492      SBA Communications Corp.*      66,371  
  22,713      Scentre Group      70,615  
  3,901      SERGO plc      24,872  
  1,311      Simon Property Group, Inc.      212,066  
  397      SL Green Realty Corp.      42,003  
  11,394      Stockland Trust Group      38,324  
  8,200      Suntec REIT      11,141  
  1,048      UDR, Inc.      40,841  
  429      Unibail-Rodamco SE^      108,160  
  11      United Urban Investment Corp.      15,699  
  1,499      Ventas, Inc.      104,151  
  3,848      VEREIT, Inc.      31,323  
  12,778      Vicinity Centres      25,221  
  695      Vornado Realty Trust      65,261  
  1,538      Welltower, Inc.      115,119  
  8,947      Westfield Corp.      55,168  
  3,115      Weyerhaeuser Co.      104,353  
     

 

 

 
        3,602,729  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.8%):

  
  2,500      Aeon Co., Ltd.      38,027  
  1,791      Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.      85,861  
  2,258      Carrefour SA      57,307  
  240      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA      14,219  
  279      Colruyt SA      14,699  
  1,784      Costco Wholesale Corp.      285,315  
  4,188      CVS Health Corp.      336,966  
  2,597      Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA^      16,215  
  850      Empire Co., Ltd., Class A      14,501  
  300      FamilyMart Co., Ltd.      17,190  
  390      ICA Gruppen AB      14,546  
  6,388      J Sainsbury plc^      20,954  
  350      Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Class A      5,372  
  1,522      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA      29,791  
  5,239      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      100,404  
  3,619      Kroger Co. (The)^      84,395  
  200      LAWSON, Inc.      13,979  
  837      Loblaw Cos., Ltd.      46,569  
  706      Metro AG      23,840  
  906      Metro, Inc.      29,823  
  3,100      Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.      127,841  
  400      Sundrug Co., Ltd.      14,930  
  2,151      Sysco Corp.      108,260  
  32,655      Tesco plc*      71,906  
  100      Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.      10,624  
 

 

Continued

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing, continued

  
  3,653      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.    $ 286,066  
  6,266      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      474,212  
  4,683      Wesfarmers, Ltd.      144,488  
  218      Weston (George), Ltd.      19,737  
  1,256      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      52,890  
  8,734      William Morrison Supermarkets plc^      27,456  
  5,372      Woolworths, Ltd.      105,529  
     

 

 

 
        2,693,912  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.9%):

  
  2,400      Ajinomoto Co., Inc.      51,872  
  2,452      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      101,464  
  1,397      Associated British Foods plc      53,423  
  11      Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares      15,140  
  553      Bunge, Ltd.      41,254  
  300      Calbee, Inc.      11,803  
  795      Campbell Soup Co.^      41,459  
  1,725      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      61,686  
  2,410      Danone SA      181,134  
  2,433      General Mills, Inc.      134,788  
  45,600      Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.      12,424  
  618      Hershey Co. (The)      66,355  
  1,150      Hormel Foods Corp.^      39,227  
  288      Ingredion, Inc.      34,332  
  509      JM Smucker Co. (The)      60,230  
  1,121      Kellogg Co.^      77,865  
  593      Kerry Group plc, Class A      51,013  
  600      Kikkoman Corp.      19,196  
  2,520      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      215,813  
  4      Lindt & Spruengli AG      23,202  
  1,474      Marine Harvest      25,239  
  472      McCormick & Co.      46,025  
  500      Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.      40,558  
  6,115      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      264,106  
  12,677      Nestle SA, Registered Shares      1,104,639  
  1,000      Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.      30,404  
  800      Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.      13,141  
  200      Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.      12,506  
  3,107      Orkla ASA, Class A      31,611  
  1,007      Saputo, Inc.      32,037  
  1,836      Tate & Lyle plc      15,840  
  300      Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.      11,507  
  1,168      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      73,152  
  23,000      WH Group, Ltd.      23,216  
  7,700      Wilmar International, Ltd.      18,742  
  300      Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.      20,435  
  500      Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.      9,968  
     

 

 

 
        3,066,806  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.0%):

  
  4,450      APA Group      31,332  
  417      Atmos Energy Corp.      34,590  
  148      Enagas SA      4,157  
  1,377      Gas Natural SDG SA      32,351  
    
    
    
    
     
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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Gas Utilities, continued

  
  37,400      Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.    $ 70,285  
  8,000      Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.      32,740  
  7,000      Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.      36,461  
  697      UGI Corp.      33,742  
     

 

 

 
        275,658  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.0%):

  
  7,061      Abbott Laboratories      343,235  
  324      Align Technology, Inc.*      48,639  
  1,991      Baxter International, Inc.      120,535  
  894      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      174,428  
  5,595      Boston Scientific Corp.*      155,093  
  300      C.R. Bard, Inc.      94,833  
  263      Cochlear, Ltd.      31,439  
  461      Coloplast A/S, Class B      38,621  
  4,781      Convatec Group plc*      19,879  
  192      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      45,969  
  2,549      Danaher Corp.      215,110  
  906      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      58,745  
  377      Dexcom, Inc.*^      27,578  
  883      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      104,406  
  862      Essilor International SA Compagnie Generale d’Optique      110,201  
  747      Getinge AB, Class B      14,663  
  974      Hologic, Inc.*      44,200  
  1,700      HOYA Corp.      88,551  
  352      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      56,820  
  147      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      137,499  
  5,606      Medtronic plc      497,534  
  1,100      Olympus Co., Ltd.      40,207  
  548      ResMed, Inc.^      42,673  
  3,822      Smith & Nephew plc      66,006  
  211      Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares      34,267  
  39      Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares      22,271  
  1,394      Stryker Corp.^      193,459  
  600      Sysmex Corp.      35,887  
  198      Teleflex, Inc.      41,136  
  1,400      Terumo Corp.      55,196  
  379      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^      39,109  
  646      William Demant Holding A/S*      16,776  
  735      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      94,374  
     

 

 

 
        3,109,339  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.8%):

  
  1,441      Aetna, Inc.      218,786  
  1,356      Al Noor Hospitals Group plc      13,091  
  700      Alfresa Holdings Corp.      13,520  
  665      AmerisourceBergen Corp.^      62,862  
  1,090      Anthem, Inc.      205,062  
  1,325      Cardinal Health, Inc.      103,244  
  667      Centene Corp.*      53,280  
  1,063      Cigna Corp.      177,936  
  650      DaVita, Inc.*      42,094  
  240      Envision Healthcare Corp.*^      15,041  
 

 

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June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  
  2,542      Express Scripts Holding Co.*    $ 162,281  
  882      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA      84,841  
  1,748      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA      150,287  
  1,233      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      107,518  
  7,247      Healthscope, Ltd.      12,323  
  332      Henry Schein, Inc.*^      60,763  
  625      Humana, Inc.      150,388  
  409      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      63,043  
  866      McKesson Corp.      142,492  
  800      Medipal Holdings Corp.      14,821  
  366      MEDNAX, Inc.*^      22,095  
  300      Miraca Holdings, Inc.      13,517  
  324      Patterson Cos., Inc.^      15,212  
  569      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      63,250  
  548      Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.      31,020  
  1,923      Ryman Healthcare, Ltd.      11,679  
  1,491      Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.      27,749  
  400      Suzuken Co., Ltd.      13,302  
  3,866      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      716,833  
  359      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      43,827  
  332      VCA Antech, Inc.*      30,647  
     

 

 

 
        2,842,804  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.1%):

  
  1,083      Cerner Corp.*^      71,987  
  700      M3, Inc.      19,331  
  435      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      26,670  
     

 

 

 
        117,988  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.9%):

  
  683      Accor SA^      32,181  
  929      Aramark Holdings Corp.      38,070  
  2,102      Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.      36,410  
  1,447      Carnival Corp., Class A      94,880  
  863      Carnival plc      57,132  
  116      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*^      48,268  
  6,444      Compass Group plc      136,036  
  1,460      Crown, Ltd.      13,777  
  480      Darden Restaurants, Inc.^      43,411  
  255      Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Ltd.^      10,205  
  200      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.^      42,306  
  511      Flight Centre, Ltd.^      15,050  
  9,000      Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.      54,646  
  11,400      Genting Singapore plc      8,990  
  715      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      44,223  
  704      Intercontinental Hotels Group plc      39,118  
  1,621      Las Vegas Sands Corp.^      103,566  
  1,370      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      137,425  
  3,314      McDonald’s Corp.      507,571  
  400      McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.      15,338  
  763      Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR      17,129  
  2,822      Merlin Entertainments plc      17,670  
  2,400      MGM China Holdings, Ltd.      5,338  
  1,778      MGM Resorts International^      55,634  
    
    
    
    
     
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, continued

  
  621      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*    $ 33,714  
  900      Oriental Land Co., Ltd.      60,974  
  422      Paddy Power plc      45,042  
  873      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.      54,632  
  695      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.      75,915  
  9,600      Sands China, Ltd.      43,962  
  10,000      SJM Holdings, Ltd.      10,544  
  372      Sodexo SA      48,090  
  5,947      Starbucks Corp.      346,769  
  3,310      Tabcorp Holdings, Ltd.      11,115  
  5,782      Tatts Group, Ltd.      18,598  
  1,739      TUI AG      25,375  
  163      Vail Resorts, Inc.^      33,061  
  710      Whitbread plc      36,682  
  448      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      44,984  
  8,000      Wynn Macau, Ltd.      18,701  
  321      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.      43,053  
  1,338      Yum! Brands, Inc.      98,691  
     

 

 

 
        2,624,276  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.7%):

 
  3,899      Barratt Developments plc      28,624  
  503      Berkeley Group Holdings plc (The)      21,140  
  900      Casio Computer Co., Ltd.      13,866  
  1,387      D.R. Horton, Inc.      47,949  
  982      Electrolux AB, Series B      32,306  
  447      Garmin, Ltd.      22,810  
  1,713      Husqvarna AB, Class B      17,090  
  600      Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.      10,004  
  538      Leggett & Platt, Inc.^      28,261  
  726      Lennar Corp., Class A      38,710  
  254      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      61,389  
  1,786      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      95,766  
  1,300      Nikon Corp.      20,809  
  14      NVR, Inc.*      33,749  
  9,100      Panasonic Corp.      123,791  
  1,265      Persimmon plc      36,950  
  1,202      PulteGroup, Inc.^      29,485  
  100      Rinnai Corp.      9,332  
  92      SEB SA      16,527  
  2,000      Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.      35,885  
  2,800      Sekisui House, Ltd.      49,382  
  7,000      Sharp Corp.*      26,056  
  5,100      Sony Corp.      194,564  
  13,519      Taylor Wimpey plc      31,032  
  5,500      Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.      25,292  
  621      Toll Brothers, Inc.^      24,536  
  302      Whirlpool Corp.^      57,869  
     

 

 

 
        1,133,174  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (1.2%):

 
  1,025      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      53,177  
  530      Clorox Co. (The)      70,617  
  3,303      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      244,851  
 

 

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Household Products, continued

 
  2,567      Essity AB, Class B*    $ 70,262  
  405      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      48,980  
  1,483      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      191,470  
  1,000      Lion Corp.      20,722  
  10,319      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      899,302  
  2,586      Reckitt Benckiser Group plc      262,332  
  1,600      Unicharm Corp.      40,251  
     

 

 

 
        1,901,964  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):

 
  2,498      AES Corp. (The)      27,753  
  500      Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.      12,372  
  6,653      Meridian Energy, Ltd.      14,184  
     

 

 

 
        54,309  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (1.8%):

 
  2,434      3M Co., Class C      506,734  
  11,000      CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.      138,113  
  381      DCC plc      34,716  
  35,342      General Electric Co.      954,588  
  2,867      Honeywell International, Inc.      382,142  
  800      Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.      51,376  
  900      Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.      37,552  
  2,000      Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      12,730  
  4,300      Keppel Corp., Ltd.      19,653  
  3,639      Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV^      129,518  
  7,370      NWS Holdings, Ltd.      14,500  
  420      Roper Industries, Inc.      97,243  
  700      Seibu Holdings, Inc.      12,965  
  6,700      SembCorp Industries, Ltd.      14,997  
  3,118      Siemens AG, Registered Shares      428,658  
  1,528      Smiths Group plc      31,829  
  16,000      Toshiba Corp.*      38,765  
     

 

 

 
        2,906,079  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (4.6%):

 
  850      Admiral Group plc      22,179  
  7,322      AEGON NV      37,620  
  1,537      Aflac, Inc.      119,394  
  762      Ageas NV      30,697  
  50,000      AIA Group, Ltd.      365,469  
  38      Alleghany Corp.*      22,602  
  1,877      Allianz SE, Registered Shares+      369,849  
  1,500      Allstate Corp. (The)      132,660  
  304      American Financial Group, Inc.      30,208  
  4,000      American International Group, Inc.      250,081  
  1,072      Aon plc      142,522  
  502      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      46,831  
  733      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      41,964  
  4,785      Assicurazioni Generali SpA      79,055  
  244      Assurant, Inc.      25,300  
  311      Athene Holding, Ltd.*      15,429  
  15,816      Aviva plc      108,441  
  8,031      AXA SA      221,299  
    
    
    
    
     
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Insurance, continued

 
  387      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.    $ 25,023  
  209      Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares      32,326  
  1,927      Chubb, Ltd.      280,146  
  647      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      46,875  
  697      CNP Assurances SA      15,651  
  4,600      Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.      83,535  
  5,556      Direct Line Insurance Group plc      25,732  
  166      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      42,262  
  92      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.      39,877  
  928      FNF Group      41,602  
  727      Gjensidige Forsikring ASA      12,412  
  1,141      Great-West Lifeco, Inc.^      30,932  
  228      Hannover Rueck SE      27,396  
  1,532      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      80,537  
  396      Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.      17,183  
  9,685      Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.      50,404  
  551      Intact Financial Corp.      41,629  
  1,800      Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.      22,351  
  25,103      Legal & General Group plc      84,475  
  940      Lincoln National Corp.      63,525  
  1,142      Loews Corp.      53,457  
  8,040      Manulife Financial Corp.      150,741  
  4,960      MAPFRE SA      17,331  
  60      Markel Corp.*      58,552  
  2,135      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      166,445  
  10,769      Medibank Private, Ltd.      23,155  
  3,604      MetLife, Inc.      198,004  
  1,600      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.      53,955  
  663      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      133,744  
  1,400      NKSJ Holdings, Inc.      54,316  
  1,294      NN Group NV^      46,065  
  19,702      Old Mutual plc      49,637  
  2,312      Poste Italiane SpA      15,829  
  1,383      Power Corp. of Canada      31,551  
  922      Power Financial Corp.      23,658  
  1,177      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      75,410  
  2,306      Progressive Corp. (The)      101,672  
  1,792      Prudential Financial, Inc.      193,787  
  10,626      Prudential plc      244,069  
  5,450      QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.      49,460  
  288      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      36,976  
  4,071      RSA Insurance Group plc      32,654  
  1,809      Sampo OYJ, Class A      92,983  
  893      SCOR SA      35,419  
  900      Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.      15,417  
  1,995      St. James Place plc      30,719  
  7,642      Standard Life plc      39,730  
  2,439      Sun Life Financial, Inc.      87,207  
  5,252      Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.      59,738  
  130      Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares      43,933  
  1,323      Swiss Re AG      121,240  
  2,300      T&D Holdings, Inc.      35,239  
 

 

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Insurance, continued

 
  2,800      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.    $ 116,348  
  475      Torchmark Corp.      36,338  
  1,119      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      141,587  
  213      Tryg A/S      4,663  
  6,441      UnipolSai SpA^      14,110  
  930      UnumProvident Corp.      43,366  
  458      W.R. Berkley Corp.      31,680  
  533      Willis Towers Watson plc^      77,530  
  1,182      XL Group, Ltd.      51,772  
  577      Zurich Insurance Group AG      168,071  
     

 

 

 
        6,183,031  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.6%):

 
  1,632      Amazon.com, Inc.*      1,579,776  
  477      Expedia, Inc.^      71,049  
  1,663      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*      40,810  
  1,777      Netflix, Inc.*      265,502  
  195      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*      364,751  
  3,700      Rakuten, Inc.      43,623  
  700      Start Today Co., Ltd.      17,258  
  466      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^      17,801  
  340      Zalando SE*      15,585  
     

 

 

 
        2,416,155  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (2.7%):

 
  694      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      34,568  
  1,192      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      1,108,179  
  1,267      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      1,151,361  
  3,847      Auto Trader Group plc      19,044  
  147      CoStar Group, Inc.*      38,749  
  500      DeNA Co., Ltd.      11,215  
  4,346      eBay, Inc.*      151,762  
  9,551      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      1,442,010  
  700      Kakaku.com, Inc.      10,064  
  151      MercadoLibre, Inc.^      37,883  
  300      mixi, Inc.      16,641  
  300      Shopify, Inc., Class A*      26,070  
  2,197      Twitter, Inc.*^      39,260  
  475      United Internet AG, Registered Shares      26,117  
  386      VeriSign, Inc.*^      35,883  
  5,500      Yahoo! Japan Corp.      23,957  
  443      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^      21,711  
     

 

 

 
        4,194,474  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (2.7%):

 
  2,540      Accenture plc, Class C      314,148  
  201      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      51,595  
  1,872      Amadeus IT Holding SA      111,972  
  346      Atos Origin SA      48,541  
  1,819      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.^      186,375  
  467      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      35,287  
  715      Capgemini SA      74,284  
  859      CGI Group, Inc., Class A*      43,897  
  2,496      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      165,734  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

IT Services, continued

 
  1,800      Computershare, Ltd.    $ 19,531  
  1,217      Dxc Technology Co.      93,368  
  1,298      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      110,849  
  1,382      First Data Corp., Class A*      25,152  
  898      Fiserv, Inc.*      109,861  
  371      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      53,502  
  7,000      Fujitsu, Ltd.      51,686  
  324      Gartner, Inc.*      40,017  
  604      Global Payments, Inc.      54,553  
  3,617      International Business Machines Corp.      556,402  
  317      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.^      32,927  
  584      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      30,187  
  3,890      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      472,441  
  440      Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.      17,367  
  2,500      NTT Data Corp.      27,866  
  200      OBIC Co., Ltd.      12,311  
  200      Otsuka Corp.      12,421  
  1,291      Paychex, Inc.      73,510  
  4,456      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      239,154  
  802      Sabre Corp.^      17,460  
  647      Total System Services, Inc.      37,688  
  617      Vantive, Inc., Class A*      39,081  
  7,493      Visa, Inc., Class A^      702,693  
  1,873      Western Union Co.^      35,681  
  6,886      Worldpay Group plc      28,239  
     

 

 

 
        3,925,780  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.2%):

 
  443      Hasbro, Inc.      49,399  
  1,326      Mattel, Inc.^      28,549  
  800      Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.      27,302  
  239      Polaris Industries, Inc.^      22,043  
  300      Sankyo Co., Ltd.      10,177  
  800      Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.      10,786  
  300      Shimano, Inc.      47,555  
  600      Yamaha Corp.      20,772  
     

 

 

 
        216,583  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%):

 
  1,399      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      82,975  
  49      Eurofins Scientific SE      27,622  
  596      Illumina, Inc.*      103,418  
  306      Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares      66,198  
  108      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      63,562  
  839      Qiagen NV      27,933  
  583      Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.*      52,179  
  1,561      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      272,347  
  321      Waters Corp.*      59,013  
     

 

 

 
        755,247  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (2.0%):

 
  264      AGCO Corp.^      17,791  
  1,121      Alfa Laval AB      22,979  
  607      Alstom SA*      21,239  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Machinery, continued

 
  1,300      AMADA Co., Ltd.    $ 15,054  
  291      Andritz AG      17,548  
  3,019      Atlas Copco AB, Class A      116,324  
  1,444      Atlas Copco AB, Class B      50,002  
  2,423      Caterpillar, Inc.      260,375  
  4,138      CNH Industrial NV      47,089  
  662      Cummins, Inc.      107,390  
  1,090      Deere & Co.      134,713  
  617      Dover Corp.      49,496  
  800      FANUC Corp.      154,504  
  458      Flowserve Corp.^      21,265  
  1,241      Fortive Corp.      78,617  
  718      GEA Group AG^      29,459  
  1,200      Hino Motors, Ltd.      13,349  
  600      Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.      15,027  
  200      Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.      18,107  
  312      IDEX Corp.      35,259  
  6,000      IHI Corp.      20,483  
  1,217      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      174,335  
  1,011      IMI plc      15,742  
  1,063      Ingersoll-Rand plc      97,147  
  800      JTEKT Corp.      11,746  
  5,000      Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.      14,821  
  4,000      Komatsu, Ltd.      101,987  
  1,450      Kone OYJ, Class B      73,934  
  4,200      Kubota Corp.      70,786  
  500      Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.      13,646  
  800      Makita Corp.      29,628  
  156      MAN AG      16,721  
  472      Metso Corp. OYJ      16,386  
  259      Middleby Corp. (The)*^      31,471  
  1,400      Minebea Co., Ltd.      22,599  
  13,000      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.      53,348  
  400      Nabtesco Corp.      11,652  
  1,000      NGK Insulators, Ltd.      19,987  
  1,800      NSK, Ltd.      22,617  
  1,503      PACCAR, Inc.^      99,258  
  552      Parker Hannifin Corp.      88,221  
  670      Pentair plc      44,582  
  4,220      Sandvik AB      66,480  
  141      Schindler Holding AG      29,855  
  31      Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares      6,431  
  1,553      SKF AB, Class B      31,627  
  200      SMC Corp.      60,919  
  234      Snap-On, Inc.^      36,972  
  620      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      87,253  
  2,000      Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.      13,238  
  600      THK Co., Ltd.      17,057  
  5,811      Volvo AB, Class B      99,298  
  210      WABCO Holdings, Inc.*      26,777  
  356      Wabtec Corp.^      32,574  
  592      Wartsila Corp. OYJ, Class B      34,989  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Machinery, continued

 
  830      Weir Group plc (The)    $ 18,757  
  704      Xylem, Inc.      39,023  
     

 

 

 
        2,877,934  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.1%):

 
  17      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class A      32,494  
  30      A.P. Moeller — Maersk A/S, Class B      60,630  
  228      Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares      38,124  
  5,000      Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.      14,723  
  6,000      Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha      11,187  
     

 

 

 
        157,158  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.3%):

 
  1,500      Altice NV, Class A*      34,878  
  429      Altice NV, Class B*      9,899  
  245      Axel Springer AG      14,716  
  1,501      CBS Corp., Class B      95,734  
  854      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      287,670  
  18,954      Comcast Corp., Class A      737,689  
  800      Dentsu, Inc.      38,328  
  679      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^      17,539  
  836      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*      21,076  
  890      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      55,856  
  678      Eutelsat Communications SA      17,330  
  1,100      Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.      14,628  
  1,539      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)^      37,859  
  13,978      ITV plc      33,053  
  403      JCDecaux SA      13,235  
  470      Lagardere SCA      14,862  
  423      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*^      36,695  
  2,068      Liberty Global plc, Class C*      64,480  
  1,134      Liberty Global plc, Class A*      36,424  
  446      Liberty Global plc, Class C*      9,549  
  369      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*      15,491  
  773      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*      32,234  
  1,432      News Corp., Class A      19,618  
  970      Omnicom Group, Inc.^      80,413  
  3,978      Pearson plc      35,822  
  854      ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG      35,733  
  740      Publicis Groupe SA      55,432  
  318      REA Group, Ltd.      16,248  
  170      RTL Group      12,855  
  509      Schibsted ASA, Class A      12,308  
  534      Schibsted ASA, Class B      11,813  
  321      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      21,928  
  1,431      SES Global, Class A      33,552  
  1,928      Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B      42,066  
  1,500      Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.      3,520  
  7,135      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      39,028  
  3,978      Sky plc      51,490  
  227      Telenet Group Holding NV*      14,300  
  3,183      Time Warner, Inc.      319,605  
  400      Toho Co., Ltd.      12,330  
  4,426      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      125,433  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Media, continued

 
  1,709      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B    $ 47,630  
  1,493      Viacom, Inc., Class B^      50,120  
  4,248      Vivendi Universal SA      94,552  
  6,386      Walt Disney Co. (The)      678,513  
  5,272      WPP plc      110,902  
     

 

 

 
        3,564,436  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (1.4%):

 
  908      Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      40,953  
  10,099      Alumina, Ltd.^      14,878  
  5,723      Anglo American plc*      76,684  
  1,773      Antofagasta plc      18,510  
  2,681      ArcelorMittal*      61,015  
  4,826      Barrick Gold Corp.      76,785  
  8,849      BHP Billiton plc      135,546  
  12,549      BHP Billiton, Ltd.      223,782  
  2,338      BlueScope Steel, Ltd.      23,699  
  1,073      Boliden AB      29,333  
  2,679      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.      22,666  
  6,052      Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.      24,233  
  779      Franco-Nevada Corp.      56,217  
  5,129      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.*      61,599  
  837      Fresnillo plc      16,240  
  50,986      Glencore International plc      191,335  
  3,385      Goldcorp, Inc.      43,650  
  1,100      Hitachi Metals, Ltd.      15,354  
  2,000      JFE Holdings, Inc.      34,796  
  4,800      Kinross Gold Corp.*      19,509  
  1,500      Kobe Steel, Ltd.*      15,465  
  400      Maruichi Steel Tube, Ltd.      11,641  
  400      Mitsubishi Materials Corp.      12,143  
  2,928      Newcrest Mining, Ltd.      45,444  
  2,281      Newmont Mining Corp.      73,882  
  3,400      Nippon Steel Corp.      76,970  
  5,187      Norsk Hydro ASA      28,816  
  1,338      Nucor Corp.      77,430  
  380      Randgold Resources, Ltd.      33,625  
  5,090      Rio Tinto plc      214,572  
  1,687      Rio Tinto, Ltd.      81,911  
  20,869      South32, Ltd.      42,895  
  990      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      35,452  
  2,000      Sumitomo Metal & Mining Co., Ltd.      26,778  
  2,549      Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B      44,194  
  1,419      ThyssenKrupp AG      40,330  
  3,978      Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd.*      10,585  
  415      Voestalpine AG      19,362  
  1,722      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.      34,212  
  3,593      Yamana Gold, Inc.      8,674  
     

 

 

 
        2,121,165  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.0%):

  
  1,279      Agnc Investment Corp.      27,230  
  3,700      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.^      44,585  
     

 

 

 
        71,815  
     

 

 

 
    
    
    
    
     
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Multiline Retail (0.3%):

  
  274      Canadian Tire Corp., Class A    $ 31,183  
  1,129      Dollar General Corp.      81,390  
  1,013      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      70,829  
  450      Dollarama, Inc.      43,004  
  400      Don Quijote Co., Ltd.      15,180  
  3,176      Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.^      9,317  
  1,300      Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.      13,063  
  900      J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.      13,854  
  725      Kohl’s Corp.^      28,036  
  1,213      Macy’s, Inc.^      28,190  
  6,217      Marks & Spencer Group plc      26,984  
  900      MARUI GROUP Co., Ltd.      13,290  
  672      Next plc      33,743  
  511      Nordstrom, Inc.^      24,441  
  100      Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.      24,997  
  1,000      Takashimaya Co., Ltd.      9,533  
  2,194      Target Corp.^      114,724  
     

 

 

 
        581,758  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.0%):

  
  2,649      AGL Energy, Ltd.      51,945  
  986      Ameren Corp.      53,905  
  348      Atco, Ltd.      13,610  
  463      Canadian Utilities, Ltd., Class A      14,880  
  1,567      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      42,904  
  23,324      Centrica plc      60,786  
  1,140      CMS Energy Corp.      52,725  
  1,217      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      98,358  
  2,595      Dominion Energy, Inc.      198,854  
  735      DTE Energy Co.      77,756  
  8,601      E.ON AG      81,160  
  6,854      Engie Group      104,042  
  573      Innogy Se      22,549  
  14,284      National Grid plc      177,256  
  1,299      NiSource, Inc.      32,943  
  2,159      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      92,859  
  1,932      RWE AG*      38,520  
  563      SCANA Corp.      37,727  
  956      Sempra Energy^      107,788  
  1,255      Suez Environnement Co.      23,256  
  1,772      Veolia Environnement SA      37,624  
  1,315      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      80,715  
     

 

 

 
        1,502,162  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.9%):

  
  608      AltaGas, Ltd.      13,918  
  2,270      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      102,922  
  597      Antero Resources Corp.*^      12,901  
  1,592      Apache Corp.^      76,305  
  1,724      ARC Resources, Ltd.      22,551  
  78,348      BP plc      452,535  
  1,817      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      45,570  
  1,032      Caltex Australia, Ltd.      25,038  
  1,442      Cameco Corp.      13,134  
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  4,633      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.    $ 133,709  
  3,747      Cenovus Energy, Inc.      27,627  
  783      Cheniere Energy, Inc.*      38,140  
  7,694      Chevron Corp.      802,716  
  378      Cimarex Energy Co.      35,536  
  633      Concho Resources, Inc.*^      76,928  
  4,843      ConocoPhillips Co.      212,898  
  370      Continental Resources, Inc.*^      11,962  
  2,681      Crescent Point Energy Corp.      20,512  
  1,958      Devon Energy Corp.      62,597  
  351      Diamondback Energy, Inc.*      31,172  
  6,701      Enbridge, Inc.      266,985  
  4,312      EnCana Corp.      37,945  
  10,853      ENI SpA      163,760  
  2,387      EOG Resources, Inc.      216,071  
  682      EQT Corp.^      39,958  
  16,791      Exxon Mobil Corp.      1,355,538  
  1,200      Galp Energia SGPS SA      18,225  
  1,128      Hess Corp.^      49,485  
  657      HollyFrontier Corp.^      18,048  
  1,272      Husky Energy, Inc.*      14,441  
  500      Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.      14,169  
  1,189      Imperial Oil, Ltd.      34,663  
  3,800      INPEX Corp.      36,653  
  1,260      Inter Pipeline, Ltd.      24,683  
  10,850      JX Holdings, Inc.      47,479  
  705      Keyera Corp.      22,195  
  7,857      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      150,540  
  290      Koninklijke Vopak NV      13,461  
  750      Lundin Petroleum AB*      14,456  
  3,305      Marathon Oil Corp.^      39,164  
  2,142      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      112,091  
  632      Murphy Oil Corp.^      16,198  
  521      Neste Oil OYJ      20,550  
  781      Newfield Exploration Co.*^      22,227  
  1,879      Noble Energy, Inc.      53,176  
  3,176      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      190,147  
  5,352      Oil Search, Ltd.      28,052  
  488      OMV AG      25,366  
  828      ONEOK, Inc.^      43,188  
  6,801      Origin Energy, Ltd.*      35,797  
  686      Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*      19,037  
  1,763      Pembina Pipelines Corp.      58,400  
  635      Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.      11,519  
  1,797      Phillips 66      148,594  
  681      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      108,674  
  369      Plains GP Holdings, LP-CL A^      9,653  
  775      Prairiesky Royalty, Ltd.      17,651  
  726      Range Resources Corp.^      16,821  
  5,072      Repsol SA      77,800  
  17,716      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A      470,503  
  15,358      Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B      412,426  
    
    
    
    
     
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  6,196      Santos, Ltd.*    $ 14,407  
  1,158      Seven Generations Energy*      19,836  
  1,400      Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.      13,010  
  12,925      Snam SpA      56,524  
  4,749      Statoil ASA      78,957  
  6,773      Suncor Energy, Inc.      197,925  
  749      Targa Resources Corp.^      33,855  
  478      Tesoro Corp.      44,741  
  9,283      Total SA      459,877  
  813      Tourmaline Oil Corp.*      17,481  
  3,648      TransCanada Corp.      173,931  
  1,862      Valero Energy Corp.      125,611  
  1,273      Veresen, Inc.      18,006  
  444      Vermilion Energy, Inc.      14,088  
  3,383      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      102,437  
  3,014      Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.      69,074  
     

 

 

 
        8,134,220  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

  
  1,393      Mondi plc      36,550  
  3,000      OYI Paper Co., Ltd.      15,526  
  2,017      Stora Enso OYJ, Registered Shares      26,078  
  2,334      UPM-Kymmene OYJ      66,556  
  350      West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.      16,569  
     

 

 

 
        161,279  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.7%):

  
  413      Beiersdorf AG      43,491  
  1,897      Coty, Inc., Class A^      35,588  
  935      Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A      89,741  
  1,800      Kao Corp.      107,000  
  100      KOSE Corp.      10,943  
  1,047      L’Oreal SA      218,184  
  1,500      Shiseido Co., Ltd.      53,444  
  6,477      Unilever NV      357,903  
  5,280      Unilever plc      285,946  
     

 

 

 
        1,202,240  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (6.1%):

  
  1,335      Allergan plc      324,525  
  9,000      Astellas Pharma, Inc.      110,212  
  5,143      AstraZeneca plc      344,613  
  3,376      Bayer AG, Registered Shares      436,742  
  6,803      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      379,063  
  900      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      33,733  
  2,600      Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.      61,326  
  700      Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.      9,564  
  1,000      Eisai Co., Ltd.      55,289  
  4,018      Eli Lilly & Co.      330,681  
  19,895      GlaxoSmithKline plc      423,706  
  563      Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc^      10,781  
  200      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.      9,589  
  154      Ipsen SA      21,086  
       Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*       
 

 

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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

  
  237      Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc*    $ 36,854  
  10,988      Johnson & Johnson Co.      1,453,602  
  1,000      Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.      18,612  
  428      Mallinckrodt plc*      19,179  
  11,067      Merck & Co., Inc.      709,284  
  517      Merck KGaA      62,579  
  900      Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.      20,848  
  1,844      Mylan NV*      71,584  
  8,983      Novartis AG, Registered Shares      750,397  
  7,396      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      317,303  
  1,600      Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      34,956  
  411      Orion OYJ, Class B      26,240  
  1,500      Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.      63,980  
  562      Perrigo Co. plc^      42,442  
  23,857      Pfizer, Inc.      801,357  
  427      Recordati SpA      17,372  
  2,880      Roche Holding AG      735,598  
  4,795      Sanofi-Aventis SA      460,795  
  1,400      Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      19,017  
  1,200      Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      66,945  
  100      Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.      7,618  
  2,900      Takeda Pharmacuetical Co., Ltd.      147,465  
  54      Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*      6,051  
  3,885      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR^      129,059  
  502      UCB SA      34,540  
  1,267      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*      22,025  
  160      Vifor Pharma AG      17,693  
  1,957      Zoetis, Inc.      122,078  
     

 

 

 
        8,766,383  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.7%):

  
  655      Adecco SA, Registered Shares      49,881  
  996      Bureau Veritas SA      22,060  
  2,593      Capita Group plc      23,353  
  491      Equifax, Inc.      67,473  
  3,896      Experian plc      79,992  
  1,548      IHS Markit, Ltd.*      68,174  
  627      Intertek Group plc      34,479  
  282      Manpower, Inc.      31,485  
  1,524      Nielsen Holdings plc      58,918  
  465      Randstad Holding NV      27,188  
  4,500      Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.      77,451  
  4,424      Reed Elsevier plc      95,717  
  3,903      RELX NV      80,304  
  509      Robert Half International, Inc.^      24,396  
  1,229      Seek, Ltd.      15,963  
  22      SGS SA, Registered Shares      53,352  
  702      Verisk Analytics, Inc.*      59,228  
  1,199      Wolters Kluwer NV^      50,804  
     

 

 

 
        920,218  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.8%):

  
  800      AEON Mall Co., Ltd.      15,765  
  165      Azrieli Group      9,169  
    
    
    
    
     
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Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development, continued

  
  10,400      CapitaLand, Ltd.    $ 26,448  
  1,177      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      42,843  
  11,000      Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.      86,167  
  2,000      City Developments, Ltd.      15,593  
  300      Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.      46,694  
  2,400      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.      82,126  
  1,352      Deutsche Wohnen AG      51,746  
  760      First Capital Realty, Inc.      11,582  
  6,900      Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.      14,344  
  4,000      Hang Lung Group, Ltd.      16,550  
  8,000      Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.      19,983  
  4,400      Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.      24,545  
  5,100      Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.      37,538  
  1,400      Hulic Co., Ltd.      14,312  
  3,000      Hysan Development Co., Ltd.      14,329  
  178      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      22,250  
  4,000      Kerry Properties, Ltd.      13,578  
  2,148      Lend Lease Group      27,482  
  5,000      Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.      93,419  
  3,300      Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      78,905  
  22,308      New World Development Co., Ltd.      28,318  
  700      Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.      13,719  
  12,117      Sino Land Co., Ltd.      19,867  
  1,000      Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.      30,913  
  6,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.      88,155  
  2,000      Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A      19,534  
  4,800      Swire Properties, Ltd.      15,854  
  318      Swiss Prime Site AG      28,895  
  900      Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.      11,812  
  2,200      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.      13,028  
  3,069      UOL Group, Ltd.      17,042  
  1,889      Vonovia SE      75,048  
  5,000      Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The)      41,448  
  3,000      Wheelock & Co., Ltd.      22,639  
     

 

 

 
        1,191,640  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.1%):

  
  39      AMERCO, Inc.      14,276  
  7,972      Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.      32,800  
  3,160      Canadian National Railway Co.      256,437  
  565      Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.      90,920  
  600      Central Japan Railway Co.      97,908  
  12,700      ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.      21,248  
  3,587      CSX Corp.      195,707  
  737      DSV A/S      45,427  
  1,400      East Japan Railway Co.      134,014  
  900      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.      32,394  
  359      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      32,805  
  426      Kansas City Southern      44,581  
  2,000      Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.      24,126  
  2,000      Keio Corp.      16,751  
  500      Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      13,370  
  7,000      Kintetsu Corp.      26,995  
 

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Road & Rail, continued

  
  700      Kyushu Railway Co.    $ 22,726  
  7,000      MTR Corp., Ltd.      39,445  
  3,000      Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.      13,997  
  3,000      Nippon Express Co., Ltd.      18,808  
  1,209      Norfolk Southern Corp.      147,135  
  1,100      Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.      22,210  
  3,000      Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.      16,379  
  4,000      Tokyu Corp.      30,551  
  3,233      Union Pacific Corp.      352,107  
  700      West Japan Railway Co.      49,504  
     

 

 

 
        1,792,621  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.5%):

  
  3,346      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^      41,758  
  1,519      Analog Devices, Inc.      118,178  
  4,461      Applied Materials, Inc.      184,284  
  1,300      ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.      17,551  
  1,546      ASML Holding NV      201,264  
  1,602      Broadcom, Ltd.      373,346  
  100      Disco Corp.      16,010  
  4,690      Infineon Technologies AG      99,375  
  19,077      Intel Corp.      643,659  
  618      KLA-Tencor Corp.      56,553  
  652      Lam Research Corp.^      92,212  
  1,673      Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.      27,638  
  1,111      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      49,884  
  875      Microchip Technology, Inc.^      67,533  
  4,304      Micron Technology, Inc.*      128,517  
  2,131      NVIDIA Corp.      308,057  
  1,413      NXP Semiconductors NV*      154,653  
  500      Qorvo, Inc.*      31,660  
  6,037      QUALCOMM, Inc.      333,363  
  300      ROHM Co., Ltd.      23,115  
  677      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      64,958  
  2,574      STMicroelectronics NV      36,905  
  4,102      Texas Instruments, Inc.      315,567  
  600      Tokyo Electron, Ltd.      81,295  
  962      Xilinx, Inc.^      61,876  
     

 

 

 
        3,529,211  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (3.4%):

  
  2,883      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      165,974  
  2,005      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      283,587  
  353      ANSYS, Inc.*      42,953  
  845      Autodesk, Inc.*      85,193  
  1,224      CA, Inc.      42,191  
  1,174      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      39,317  
  520      CDK Global, Inc.      32,271  
  506      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.*^      55,194  
  700      Citrix Systems, Inc.*      55,706  
  76      Constellation Software, Inc./Canada      39,764  
  497      Dassault Systemes SA      44,535  
  879      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V*      53,716  
  1,235      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      130,564  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Software, continued

  
  566      Fortinet, Inc.*    $ 21,191  
  316      Gemalto NV      19,082  
  1,007      Intuit, Inc.      133,740  
  400      Konami Corp.      22,258  
  200      Line Corp.*      6,940  
  29,727      Microsoft Corp.      2,049,082  
  815      Mobileye NV*      51,182  
  700      Nexon Co., Ltd.      13,862  
  322      NICE Systems, Ltd.      25,549  
  400      Nintendo Co., Ltd.      133,894  
  948      Nuance Communications, Inc.*      16,505  
  946      Open Text Corp.      29,863  
  200      Oracle Corp.      12,999  
  12,377      Oracle Corp.      620,583  
  728      Red Hat, Inc.*      69,706  
  3,432      Sage Group plc      30,770  
  2,687      Salesforce.com, Inc.*      232,694  
  3,998      SAP AG      417,811  
  648      ServiceNow, Inc.*      68,688  
  515      Splunk, Inc.*^      29,298  
  708      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      27,194  
  2,450      Symantec Corp.      69,213  
  605      Synopsys, Inc.*      44,123  
  400      Trend Micro, Inc.      20,640  
  295      VMware, Inc., Class A*^      25,792  
  462      Workday, Inc., Class A*      44,814  
     

 

 

 
        5,308,438  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (1.6%):

  
  200      ABC-Mart, Inc.      11,786  
  290      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      33,811  
  287      AutoNation, Inc.*^      12,100  
  120      AutoZone, Inc.*^      68,455  
  597      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      18,149  
  1,143      Best Buy Co., Inc.^      65,528  
  756      CarMax, Inc.*^      47,673  
  350      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.^      13,941  
  3,672      Dixons Carphone plc      13,575  
  133      Dufry AG, Registered Shares*      21,893  
  200      Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.      66,726  
  534      Foot Locker, Inc.      26,316  
  935      Gap, Inc. (The)^      20,561  
  3,872      Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B      96,746  
  100      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.      10,532  
  4,899      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      751,506  
  4,461      Industria de Diseno Textil SA      171,767  
  8,807      Kingfisher plc      34,486  
  983      L Brands, Inc.^      52,974  
  3,479      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      269,726  
  300      Nitori Co., Ltd.      40,152  
  388      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      84,871  
  1,445      Ross Stores, Inc.      83,420  
  100      Shimamura Co., Ltd.      12,240  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  292      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.^    $ 18,466  
  2,397      Staples, Inc.      24,138  
  492      Tiffany & Co.      46,184  
  2,699      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      194,787  
  522      Tractor Supply Co.^      28,298  
  241      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*      69,249  
  800      USS Co., Ltd.      15,918  
  2,400      Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.      11,928  
     

 

 

 
        2,437,902  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.5%):

 
  21,186      Apple, Inc.      3,051,207  
  1,801      BlackBerry, Ltd.*      18,002  
  900      Brother Industries, Ltd.      20,829  
  4,600      Canon, Inc.      156,556  
  1,900      Fujifilm Holdings Corp.      68,404  
  6,822      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      113,177  
  6,492      HP, Inc.      113,480  
  1,800      Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.      14,985  
  10,000      NEC Corp.      26,565  
  1,134      NetApp, Inc.      45,417  
  2,600      Ricoh Co., Ltd.      23,006  
  1,172      Seagate Technology plc      45,415  
  1,100      Seiko Epson Corp.      24,522  
  1,213      Western Digital Corp.      107,472  
  809      Xerox Corp.      23,243  
     

 

 

 
        3,852,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.0%):

 
  773      Adidas AG      148,164  
  600      ASICS Corp.      11,143  
  1,799      Burberry Group plc      38,968  
  49      Christian Dior SE      14,068  
  1,086      Coach, Inc.      51,411  
  2,156      Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA      177,963  
  860      Gildan Activewear, Inc.      26,432  
  1,456      Hanesbrands, Inc.^      33,721  
  86      Hermes International SA      42,522  
  262      Hugo Boss AG^      18,387  
  323      Kering      110,577  
  26,000      Li & Fung, Ltd.      9,472  
  432      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      25,777  
  696      Luxottica Group SpA      40,379  
  1,132      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA      283,937  
  694      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*^      25,158  
  5,267      Nike, Inc., Class C      310,754  
  486      Pandora A/S      45,572  
  320      PVH Corp.      36,640  
  224      Ralph Lauren Corp.      16,531  
  120      Swatch Group AG (The), Class B      44,378  
  210      Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares      15,346  
  731      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^      15,907  
  702      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*^      14,152  
  1,359      VF Corp.^      78,278  
    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

 
  3,000      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.    $ 12,450  
     

 

 

 
        1,648,087  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%):

 
  1,773      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^      23,279  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.6%):

 
  7,815      Altria Group, Inc.      581,983  
  7,455      British American Tobacco plc      507,456  
  3,970      Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Class A      178,486  
  4,600      Japan Tobacco, Inc.      161,701  
  6,265      Philip Morris International, Inc.      735,824  
  3,497      Reynolds American, Inc.      227,445  
  739      Swedish Match AB, Class B      26,067  
     

 

 

 
        2,418,962  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%):

 
  659      AerCap Holdings NV*      30,597  
  1,988      Ashtead Group plc      41,230  
  606      Brenntag AG      35,083  
  1,312      Bunzl plc      39,128  
  1,131      Fastenal Co.^      49,233  
  660      Finning International, Inc.      12,939  
  824      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*      25,239  
  6,500      ITOCHU Corp.      96,755  
  6,400      Marubeni Corp.      41,440  
  1,200      Misumi Group, Inc.      27,435  
  6,400      Mitsubishi Corp.      134,463  
  7,200      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.      103,087  
  1,153      Rexel SA      18,895  
  4,700      Sumitomo Corp.      61,282  
  800      Toyota Tsushu Corp.      24,027  
  958      Travis Perkins plc      18,164  
  331      United Rentals, Inc.*^      37,307  
  231      W.W. Grainger, Inc.^      41,702  
  1,045      Wolseley plc      64,252  
     

 

 

 
        902,258  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.2%):

 
  2,991      Abertis Infraestructuras SA      55,451  
  290      Aena SA      56,656  
  121      Aeroports de Paris      19,543  
  1,830      Atlantia SpA      51,675  
  3,464      Auckland International Airport, Ltd.      18,096  
  182      Fraport AG      16,098  
  1,770      Groupe Eurotunnel SA      18,885  
  27,700      Hutchison Port Holdings Trust      11,911  
  300      Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.      11,493  
  1,000      Kamigumi Co., Ltd.      10,496  
  348      Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.      27,283  
  3,000      SATS, Ltd.      11,142  
  4,299      Sydney Airport      23,411  
  8,363      Transurban Group      76,098  
     

 

 

 
        408,238  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    
    
    
    
     
Shares
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Water Utilities (0.0%):

 
  703      American Water Works Co., Inc.    $ 54,799  
  930      Severn Trent plc      26,444  
  2,680      United Utilities Group plc      30,296  
     

 

 

 
        111,539  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.7%):

 
  7,600      KDDI Corp.      201,367  
  285      Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR      16,863  
  5,200      NTT DoCoMo, Inc.      122,763  
  1,431      Rogers Communications, Inc.      67,599  
  3,400      SoftBank Group Corp.      276,268  
  3,079      Sprint Corp.*^      25,279  
  5,000      StarHub, Ltd.      9,894  
  1,473      Tele2 AB      15,486  
  1,171      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      70,986  
  107,712      Vodafone Group plc      305,606  
     

 

 

 
        1,112,111  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $129,209,552)

     148,459,712  
     

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (0.2%):

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

 
  239      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), 4.87%      19,718  
  605      Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 2.05%      33,988  
  759      Volkswagen AG, 1.54%      115,746  
     

 

 

 
        169,452  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Preferred Stocks, continued

 
 

Household Products (0.1%):

 
  712      Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 1.34%    $ 97,980  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $238,807)

     267,432  
     

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

 
  540,594      Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Expires on 7/05/17*(a)      704  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

 
  788      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Expires on 7/12/17*^      630  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

     1,334  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (5.6%):

 
$ 8,400,429      AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(b)      8,400,429  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $8,400,429)

     8,400,429  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.2%):

 
  289,720      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(c)      289,720  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $289,720)

     289,720  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $138,138,508)(d) — 105.1%

     157,418,627  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (5.1)%

     (7,636,261
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 149,782,366  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

SDR—Swedish Depository Receipt

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $7,989,602.

 

+ Affiliated Securities

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(c) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country    Percentage  

Argentina

     %^ 

Australia

     2.5

Austria

     0.1

Belgium

     0.4

Bermuda

     0.2

Canada

     3.4

Denmark

     0.6

Finland

     0.4

France

     3.5

Germany

     3.4

Hong Kong

     1.2

Ireland (Republic of)

     0.9

Israel

     0.3

Italy

     0.7

Japan

     8.2

Liberia

    

Luxembourg

     0.1

Netherlands

     1.7

New Zealand

     0.1

Norway

     0.2

Panama

     0.1

Portugal

    

Singapore

     0.7

Spain

     1.2

Sweden

     1.0

Switzerland

     3.4

United Arab Emirates

     %^ 

United Kingdom

     6.0

United States

     59.7
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

Futures Contracts

Cash of $36,719 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

DJ EURO STOXX 50 September Futures (Euro)

     Long        9/15/17        4      $ 156,727      $ (5,153

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures (U.S. Dollar)

     Long        9/15/17        5        605,225        (1,511

SGX Nikkei 225 Index September Futures (Japanese Yen)

     Long        9/7/17        1        88,921        (377
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (7,041
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 137,680,414

Investments in affiliates, at cost

       458,094
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at cost

     $ 138,138,508
    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 156,837,151

Investments in affiliates, at value

       581,476
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at value*

     $ 157,418,627

Segregated cash for collateral

       36,719

Interest and dividends receivable

       214,110

Foreign currency, at value (cost $385,283)

       392,924

Receivable for investments sold

       2,142

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       225

Reclaims receivable

       151,503

Prepaid expenses

       39,594
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       158,255,844
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

       52

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       1,392

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       8,400,429

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       2,015

Manager fees payable

       38,523

Distribution fees payable

       31,067
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       8,473,478
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 149,782,366
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 142,644,142

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       4,413,408

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (16,561,178 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       19,285,994
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 149,782,366
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       14,423,337

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.38
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $7,989,602.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 2,192,235

Dividends from affiliates

       18,224

Income from securities lending

       8,205

Foreign withholding tax

       (126,611 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       2,092,053
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       520,048

Administration fees

       78,960

Distribution fees

       185,731

Custodian fees

       24,311

Administrative and compliance services fees

       1,110

Transfer agent fees

       2,505

Trustee fees

       3,616

Professional fees

       3,795

Shareholder reports

       1,078

Other expenses

       1,872
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       823,026

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (289,740 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       533,286
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       1,558,767
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       1,351,837

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

       3,469

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       112,304

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       12,469,640
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       13,937,250
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 15,496,017
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

For the

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2017

       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 1,558,767         $ 3,103,370

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      1,467,610           (11,071,989 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      12,469,640           8,959,236
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      15,496,017           990,617
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (3,055,401 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (3,055,401 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      915,735           145,799,062

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                3,055,401

Value of shares redeemed

      (13,894,746 )           (116,735,502 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (12,979,011 )           32,118,961
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      2,517,006           30,054,177

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      147,265,360           117,211,183
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 149,782,366         $ 147,265,360
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,413,408         $ 2,854,641
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      92,381           16,362,841

Dividends reinvested

                336,869

Shares redeemed

      (1,396,906 )           (13,037,308 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,304,525 )           3,662,402
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

22


AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 9.36     $ 9.71     $ 11.51     $ 12.88     $ 11.74     $ 12.14
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.12       0.20       0.23       0.28       0.25       0.19

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.90       (0.30 )       (1.66 )       (0.89 )       1.11       2.14
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.02       (0.10 )       (1.43 )       (0.61 )       1.36       2.33
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.25 )       (0.31 )       (0.25 )       (0.22 )       (0.35 )

Net Realized Gains

                   (0.06 )       (0.51 )             (2.38 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.25 )       (0.37 )       (0.76 )       (0.22 )       (2.73 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 10.38     $ 9.36     $ 9.71     $ 11.51     $ 12.88     $ 11.74
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       10.90 %(b)        (0.93 )%       (12.57 )%       (5.26 )%       11.66 %       20.55 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 149,782     $ 147,265     $ 117,211     $ 147,054     $ 151,096     $ 135,156

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.10       2.75 %       1.80 %       2.35 %       2.10       2.25 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.11       1.20 %       1.24 %       1.24 %       1.23       1.25 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.72       1.10 %       1.24 %       1.24 %       1.22       1.24 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       0.72       1.10 %       1.24 %       1.24 %(e)       1.23 %(e)        1.25 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       1 %(b)        135 %       50 %       20 %       24       21 %

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund (formerly, AZL Global Equity Index Fund) (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $6 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $810 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
  

Less

than

30 Days

   Between
30 & 90
Days
  

Greater
than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 8,223,144      $ 177,825      $      $      $ 8,400,429
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       8,223,144        177,825                      8,400,429
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 8,223,144      $ 177,825      $      $      $ 8,400,429
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 8,400,429
                        

 

 

 

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price. During the period ended June 30, 2017 the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $.9 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $1.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $ 7,041  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure    Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts    Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 112,304      $ (8,203

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”), BlackRock provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

         0.70 %          0.80 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.31% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

        Fair Value
12/31/2016
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
     Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Fair Value
6/30/2017
     Dividend
Income

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

       $ 331,550        $        $ (22,612 )        $ 2,875        $ 369,849        $ 15,669

BlackRock Inc., Class A

         208,536                   (10,207 )          594          211,627          2,555
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $ 540,086        $        $ (32,819 )        $ 3,469        $ 581,476        $ 18,224
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $898 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead

Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks

                    

Aerospace & Defense

       $ 2,042,127        $ 643,345        $ 2,685,472

Air Freight & Logistics

         607,448          215,475          822,923

Airlines

         137,260          100,585          237,845

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Auto Components

       $ 327,986        $ 719,301        $ 1,047,287

Automobiles

         576,687          1,714,168          2,290,855

Banks

         7,230,283          7,062,193          14,292,476

Beverages

         1,795,256          1,191,158          2,986,414

Biotechnology

         2,660,728          488,906          3,149,634

Building Products

         351,304          437,275          788,579

Capital Markets

         2,863,072          1,213,043          4,076,115

Chemicals

         2,031,229          2,057,610          4,088,839

Commercial Services & Supplies

         341,158          306,689          647,847

Communications Equipment

         923,027          237,767          1,160,794

Construction & Engineering

         76,414          504,667          581,081

Construction Materials

         123,504          385,996          509,500

Consumer Finance

         656,802          59,766          716,568

Containers & Packaging

         374,480          67,770          442,250

Distributors

         93,430          12,893          106,323

Diversified Consumer Services

         27,077          15,126          42,203

Diversified Financial Services

         947,507          514,557          1,462,064

Diversified Telecommunication Services

         1,873,664          1,423,723          3,297,387

Electric Utilities

         1,842,241          946,054          2,788,295

Electrical Equipment

         506,759          836,188          1,342,947

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

         502,829          765,188          1,268,017

Energy Equipment & Services

         738,892          71,463          810,355

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

         2,691,368          911,361          3,602,729

Food & Staples Retailing

         1,829,967          863,945          2,693,912

Food Products

         1,289,793          1,777,013          3,066,806

Gas Utilities

         68,332          207,326          275,658

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

         2,535,375          573,964          3,109,339

Health Care Providers & Services

         2,456,654          386,150          2,842,804

Health Care Technology

         98,657          19,331          117,988

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

         1,863,302          760,974          2,624,276

Household Durables

         440,524          692,650          1,133,174

Household Products

         1,529,679          372,285          1,901,964

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

         27,753          26,556          54,309

Industrial Conglomerates

         1,940,707          965,372          2,906,079

Insurance

         3,096,315          3,086,716          6,183,031

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

         2,339,689          76,466          2,416,155

Internet Software & Services

         4,087,436          107,038          4,194,474

IT Services

         3,521,562          404,218          3,925,780

Leisure Products

         99,991          116,592          216,583

Life Sciences Tools & Services

         633,494          121,753          755,247

Machinery

         1,462,519          1,415,415          2,877,934

Marine

                  157,158          157,158

Media

         2,872,650          691,786          3,564,436

Metals & Mining

         605,808          1,515,357          2,121,165

Multiline Retail

         421,797          159,961          581,758

Multi-Utilities

         905,024          597,138          1,502,162

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         5,586,101          2,548,119          8,134,220

Paper & Forest Products

         16,569          144,710          161,279

Personal Products

         125,329          1,076,911          1,202,240

Pharmaceuticals

         4,447,784          4,318,599          8,766,383

Professional Services

         309,674          610,544          920,218

Real Estate Management & Development

         76,675          1,114,965          1,191,640

Road & Rail

         1,133,968          658,653          1,792,621

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

         3,053,696          475,515          3,529,211

Software

         4,560,098          748,340          5,308,438

Specialty Retail

         1,930,153          507,749          2,437,902

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

         3,517,413          334,867          3,852,280

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

         634,761          1,013,326          1,648,087

Tobacco

         1,545,252          873,710          2,418,962

Trading Companies & Distributors

         197,017          705,241          902,258

Transportation Infrastructure

         27,283          380,955          408,238

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Water Utilities

       $ 54,799        $ 56,740        $ 111,539

Wireless Telecommunication Services

         163,864          948,247          1,112,111

Other Common Stocks+

         95,094                   95,094

Preferred Stocks+

                  267,432          267,432

Rights

         630          704          1,334

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  8,400,429          8,400,429

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         289,720                   289,720
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         94,235,440          63,183,187          157,418,627
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (7,041 )                   (7,041 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 94,228,399        $ 63,183,187        $ 157,411,586
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

       $ 1,584,612        $ 13,606,215

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $138,531,771. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 21,098,636  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (2,211,780
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 18,886,856  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

 

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AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short Term
Amount
     Long Term
Amount
    

Total

Amount

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

       $ 11,151,078        $ 6,454,327        $ 17,605,405

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

       $ 3,055,401        $        $ 3,055,401

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL MSCI Global Equity Index Fund

       $ 2,869,088        $        $ (17,605,405 )        $ 6,378,524        $ (8,357,793 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 15

Statement of Operations

Page 15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 16

Financial Highlights

Page 17

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 18

Other Information

Page 25

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.90     $ 3.60       0.71 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.28     $ 3.56       0.71 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      39.1 %

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      19.1

Corporate Bonds

      16.2

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      13.7

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      12.8

Yankee Dollars

      7.7

Money Markets

      4.9

Municipal Bonds

      1.1

Asset Backed Securities

      0.5

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      0.4

Convertible Preferred Stocks

      —  ^

Foreign Bonds

      —  ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      115.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (15.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (39.1%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.3%):

 
  13,569      Boeing Co. (The)    $ 2,683,269  
  4,617      General Dynamics Corp.      914,628  
  901      Lockheed Martin Corp.      250,127  
  4,770      Moog, Inc., Class A*      342,104  
  4,049      Northrop Grumman Corp.      1,039,419  
  7,899      Raytheon Co.      1,275,531  
  1,525      Rockwell Collins, Inc.      160,247  
  21,499      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A^      1,245,652  
  3,943      United Technologies Corp.      481,480  
     

 

 

 
        8,392,457  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):

 
  230      CEVA Group plc*(a)      57,413  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.3%):

 
  6,324      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*^      296,912  
  4,146      Southwest Airlines Co.      257,632  
  16,723      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      1,258,406  
     

 

 

 
        1,812,950  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.3%):

 
  5,167      Gentex Corp.^      98,018  
  9,109      Lear Corp.      1,294,207  
  9,168      Tenneco, Inc.^      530,185  
     

 

 

 
        1,922,410  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

 
  27,306      Ford Motor Co.      305,554  
  9,722      General Motors Co.      339,590  
     

 

 

 
        645,144  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (2.5%):

 
  176,084      Bank of America Corp.      4,271,798  
  37,915      Citigroup, Inc.      2,535,755  
  58,323      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      5,330,722  
  3,585      U.S. Bancorp      186,133  
  78,131      Wells Fargo & Co.      4,329,239  
     

 

 

 
        16,653,647  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.9%):

 
  49,392      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2,215,231  
  28,823      PepsiCo, Inc.      3,328,768  
     

 

 

 
        5,543,999  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (1.6%):

 
  24,408      AbbVie, Inc.      1,769,824  
  16,841      Amgen, Inc.      2,900,526  
  6,612      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      1,794,232  
  35,094      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,483,953  
  7,907      United Therapeutics Corp.*^      1,025,775  
     

 

 

 
        9,974,310  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.2%):

 
  15,232      Owens Corning, Inc.      1,019,325  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.8%):

 
  916      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)^      46,734  
  10,344      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      2,295,334  

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Capital Markets, continued

  
  44,404      Morgan Stanley    $ 1,978,642  
  17,815      Thomson Reuters Corp.      824,656  
     

 

 

 
        5,145,366  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.6%):

 
  8,715      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      549,656  
  6,226      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      502,500  
  19,802      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      1,671,091  
  3,034      Monsanto Co.      359,104  
  1,426      Sherwin Williams Co.      500,469  
  1,600      Trinseo SA      109,920  
     

 

 

 
        3,692,740  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%):

 
  6,283      LSC Communications, Inc.      134,456  
  4,148      MSA Safety, Inc.^      336,693  
     

 

 

 
        471,149  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.8%):

 
  100,242      Cisco Systems, Inc.      3,137,574  
  2,517      F5 Networks, Inc.*      319,810  
  48,879      Juniper Networks, Inc.      1,362,747  
     

 

 

 
        4,820,131  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.4%):

 
  9,139      American Express Co.      769,869  
  5,567      Capital One Financial Corp.      459,946  
  21,119      Discover Financial Services      1,313,391  
     

 

 

 
        2,543,206  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%):

 
  51      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      30,582  
  40,107      H&R Block, Inc.      1,239,708  
     

 

 

 
        1,270,290  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.6%):

 
  22,880      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      3,875,186  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%):

 
  106,597      AT&T, Inc.      4,021,905  
  22,868      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,021,285  
     

 

 

 
        5,043,190  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.8%):

 
  3,688      Duke Energy Corp.      308,280  
  9,474      Eversource Energy      575,167  
  20,309      Exelon Corp.      732,546  
  14,895      NextEra Energy, Inc.      2,087,236  
  35,488      PPL Corp.      1,371,966  
     

 

 

 
        5,075,195  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.2%):

 
  18,584      Eaton Corp. plc      1,446,393  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%):

 
  53,627      Corning, Inc.      1,611,491  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

 
  484      Baker Hughes, Inc.^    $ 26,383  
  248      Schlumberger, Ltd.      16,328  
  6,467      Technipfmc plc*      175,902  
     

 

 

 
        218,613  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%):

 
  45,451      Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      1,225,359  
  47,763      Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,600,060  
     

 

 

 
        2,825,419  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.3%):

 
  28,808      CVS Health Corp.^      2,317,892  
  67,120      Kroger Co. (The)^      1,565,238  
  25,334      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,983,906  
  35,265      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      2,668,855  
     

 

 

 
        8,535,891  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.7%):

 
  6,611      Bunge, Ltd.      493,181  
  23,799      Campbell Soup Co.^      1,241,118  
  512      Hershey Co. (The)      54,973  
  6,960      JM Smucker Co. (The)      823,577  
  25,180      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      1,577,023  
     

 

 

 
        4,189,872  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

 
  10,488      UGI Corp.      507,724  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.6%):

 
  28,389      Baxter International, Inc.      1,718,670  
  860      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      167,795  
  56      C.R. Bard, Inc.      17,702  
  1,693      Danaher Corp.      142,872  
  13,249      Masimo Corp.*^      1,208,044  
  8,433      Medtronic plc      748,429  
     

 

 

 
        4,003,512  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.8%):

 
  13,024      Aetna, Inc.      1,977,434  
  10,400      Anthem, Inc.      1,956,552  
  10,046      Centene Corp.*      802,474  
  1,219      Cigna Corp.      204,048  
  28,141      Express Scripts Holding Co.*      1,796,521  
  7,243      Humana, Inc.      1,742,811  
  19,012      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3,525,206  
     

 

 

 
        12,005,046  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%):

 
  25,815      Carnival Corp., Class A      1,692,690  
  9,265      Darden Restaurants, Inc.^      837,927  
  919      McDonald’s Corp.      140,754  
     

 

 

 
        2,671,371  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.3%):

 
  3,592      CalAtlantic Group, Inc.^      126,977  
  150      NVR, Inc.*^      361,592  

    

    

    

    

    

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Household Durables, continued

  
  31,878      Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A*^    $ 765,391  
  16,097      Toll Brothers, Inc.      635,992  
     

 

 

 
        1,889,952  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.7%):

 
  7,282      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      539,815  
  45,942      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4,003,845  
     

 

 

 
        4,543,660  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):

 
  2,489      Vistra Energy Corp.^      41,790  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.8%):

 
  13,636      3M Co., Class C      2,838,879  
  64,037      General Electric Co.      1,729,639  
  2,395      Honeywell International, Inc.      319,230  
     

 

 

 
        4,887,748  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.3%):

 
  10,342      Aflac, Inc.      803,367  
  123      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      15,384  
  192      FNF Group      8,607  
  10,747      Prudential Financial, Inc.      1,162,180  
     

 

 

 
        1,989,538  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.0%):

 
  6,082      Amazon.com, Inc.*      5,887,376  
  31,807      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*      780,544  
     

 

 

 
        6,667,920  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (1.7%):

 
  3,583      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      3,331,043  
  2,463      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      2,238,202  
  50,374      eBay, Inc.*      1,759,060  
  23,428      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      3,537,160  
     

 

 

 
        10,865,465  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.9%):

 
  15,287      Accenture plc, Class C      1,890,696  
  18,109      International Business Machines Corp.      2,785,707  
  335      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      40,686  
  7,969      Visa, Inc., Class A^      747,333  
     

 

 

 
        5,464,422  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.8%):

 
  9,683      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.^      363,209  
  10,331      Cummins, Inc.      1,675,895  
  13,747      Deere & Co.      1,698,992  
  1,713      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      245,387  
  13,508      Ingersoll-Rand plc      1,234,496  
  877      Toro Co.      60,767  
     

 

 

 
        5,278,746  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.6%):

 
  88,528      Comcast Corp., Class A      3,445,510  
  32,131      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*      810,023  
  16,548      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      1,130,394  
  55,132      Tegna, Inc.^      794,452  
 

 

Continued

 

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           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Media, continued

 
  6,791      Time Warner, Inc.    $ 681,884  
  29,508      Walt Disney Co. (The)      3,135,225  
     

 

 

 
        9,997,488  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.2%):

 
  10,199      Nucor Corp.      590,216  
  23,401      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      400,863  
     

 

 

 
        991,079  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.3%):

 
  20,650      Agnc Investment Corp.      439,639  
  103,879      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.^      1,251,741  
     

 

 

 
        1,691,380  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.3%):

 
  31,077      Target Corp.^      1,625,016  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.6%):

 
  10,779      Chevron Corp.      1,124,573  
  38,040      ConocoPhillips Co.      1,672,238  
  54,631      Exxon Mobil Corp.      4,410,360  
  6,520      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      341,192  
  14,583      ONEOK, Inc.^      760,649  
  25,112      Valero Energy Corp.^      1,694,056  
  6,057      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      183,406  
     

 

 

 
        10,186,474  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%):

 
  22,014      Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*      530,758  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%):

 
  2,903      Allergan plc      705,690  
  23,034      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,283,454  
  1,003      Eli Lilly & Co.      82,547  
  42,477      Johnson & Johnson Co.      5,619,283  
  53,716      Merck & Co., Inc.      3,442,658  
  111,727      Pfizer, Inc.      3,752,910  
     

 

 

 
        14,886,542  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.0%):

 
  1,279      Manpower, Inc.      142,800  
  3,683      Robert Half International, Inc.^      176,527  
     

 

 

 
        319,327  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.4%):

 
  21,310      Union Pacific Corp.      2,320,872  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.8%):

 
  41,360      Applied Materials, Inc.      1,708,582  
  93,718      Intel Corp.      3,162,044  
  14,655      KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,341,079  
  71,746      Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.      1,185,244  
  15,533      Micron Technology, Inc.*      463,815  
  24,098      QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,330,692  
  28,435      Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,187,505  
     

 

 

 
        11,378,961  
     

 

 

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Software (1.7%):

 
  6,522      Adobe Systems, Inc.*    $ 922,472  
  9,831      Citrix Systems, Inc.*      782,351  
  2,836      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      299,822  
  3,982      Intuit, Inc.      528,849  
  110,669      Microsoft Corp.      7,628,414  
  8,994      Oracle Corp.      450,959  
     

 

 

 
        10,612,867  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (1.0%):

 
  31,253      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      950,091  
  25,681      Best Buy Co., Inc.^      1,472,292  
  17,668      GameStop Corp., Class A^      381,805  
  37,831      Gap, Inc. (The)^      831,904  
  17,058      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,616,697  
  70,250      Office Depot, Inc.      396,210  
     

 

 

 
        6,648,999  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.3%):

  
  71,669      Apple, Inc.      10,321,770  
  92,605      HP, Inc.      1,618,735  
  25,142      NetApp, Inc.^      1,006,937  
  31,707      Seagate Technology plc^      1,228,646  
  44,269      Xerox Corp.      1,271,848  
     

 

 

 
        15,447,936  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%):

  
  3,163      Carter’s, Inc.^      281,349  
  31,810      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      1,153,113  
     

 

 

 
        1,434,462  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.7%):

  
  41,028      Altria Group, Inc.      3,055,355  
  8,120      Philip Morris International, Inc.      953,694  
  6,170      Reynolds American, Inc.      401,297  
     

 

 

 
        4,410,346  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $225,157,780)

     250,085,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.0%):

  
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):

  
  49      CEVA Group plc, Series A-2(a)      13,594  
  6      CEVA Group plc, Series A-1(a)      2,250  
     

 

 

 
        15,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $11,360)

     15,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Asset Backed Securities (0.5%):

  
$ 1,736,000      Aaset Trust, Class A, Series 2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(b)      1,738,699  
     

 

 

 
  755,792      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A,
Series 2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)
     774,464  
     

 

 

 
  236,979      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA,
Series 2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)
     236,104  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Asset Backed Securities, continued

  
$ 411,536      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd., Class A,
Series 2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(b)(c)
   $ 419,964  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $3,140,275)

     3,169,231  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (0.4%):

  
  1,900,000      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class DFX, Series 2015-NRF, 3.38%, 12/15/34(b)      1,927,734  
     

 

 

 
  103,000      MSCG Trust, Class C, Series 2016-SNR, 5.21%, 11/15/34(b)      103,694  
     

 

 

 
  146,000      MSCG Trust, Class B, Series 2016-SNR, 4.18%, 11/15/34(b)      146,613  
     

 

 

 
  414,000      MSCG Trust, Class A, Series 2016-SNR, 3.46%, 11/15/34(b)(c)      415,107  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $2,594,402)

     2,593,148  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (16.2%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.1%):

  
  400,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/25, Callable 11/15/20 @ 102.5(b)      429,500  
  500,000      KLX, Inc., 5.88%, 12/1/22, Callable 12/1/17 @ 104.41(b)      525,000  
     

 

 

 
        954,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  
  330,000      General Motors Co., 3.50%, 10/2/18      335,794  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (1.4%):

  
  640,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24      664,387  
  410,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25      415,429  
  516,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/25, MTN      533,808  
  66,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 4.45%, 3/3/26      68,689  
  396,000      Bank of America Corp., Series G, 3.50%, 4/19/26      397,349  
  397,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.25%, 10/22/26      408,821  
  200,000      CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/22      215,500  
  730,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.05%, 7/30/22      763,133  
  1,000,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26^      1,027,141  
  250,000      Citizens Bank NA/RI, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100      250,138  
  2,005,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24      2,068,644  
  231,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100      222,938  
  1,422,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.13%, 12/15/26      1,472,888  
  550,000      Regions Financial Corp., 3.20%, 2/8/21, Callable 1/8/21 @ 100      562,326  
     

 

 

 
        9,071,191  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.5%):

  
  992,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 3.30%, 2/1/23, Callable 12/1/22 @ 100      1,021,493  
  939,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      1,033,504  
  1,074,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100      1,212,160  
     

 

 

 
        3,267,157  
     

 

 

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

  
$ 399,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.55%, 10/23/19    $ 403,354  
  154,000      IntercontinentalExchange, 2.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100      156,997  
  157,000      Moody’s Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100(b)      154,587  
  523,000      Morgan Stanley, 4.88%, 11/1/22      567,846  
  114,000      Tiaa Asset Management Finance LLC, 2.95%, 11/1/19(b)      115,629  
     

 

 

 
        1,398,413  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.2%):

 
  350,000      CF Industries Holdings, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/23^      330,750  
  350,000      CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/43      300,125  
  135,000      Chemours Co., 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      139,373  
  200,000      Platform Specialty Products, 6.50%, 2/1/22, Callable 2/1/18 @ 103.25^(b)      206,500  
  40,000      Venator Finance SARL/Venator Materials Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 104.31(d)      40,400  
  200,000      W R Grace & Co., 5.63%, 10/1/24(b)      213,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,230,898  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):

 
  500,000      ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/21      544,375  
  500,000      Prime Securities Services Borrower/Finance, 9.25%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/19 @ 104.63(b)      543,330  
     

 

 

 
        1,087,705  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 4.63%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 102.31^      205,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Aecom, 5.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      200,750  
  110,000      Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(b)      111,925  
     

 

 

 
        312,675  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (2.0%):

 
  150,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.75%, 11/18/19      153,375  
  300,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100^      315,750  
  320,000      Capital One Financial Co., 2.45%, 4/24/19, Callable 3/24/19 @ 100      321,711  
  534,000      Capital One NA, 2.95%, 7/23/21, Callable 6/23/21 @ 100      537,944  
  1,000,000      Discover Bank, 3.20%, 8/9/21, Callable 7/9/21 @ 100      1,018,494  
  1,000,000      Discover Financial Services, 5.20%, 4/27/22      1,088,550  
  600,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18      615,347  
  533,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.24%, 6/15/18      534,298  
  600,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.88%, 10/1/18      605,949  
  1,000,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.60%, 11/4/19^      1,006,647  
  751,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.88%, 8/2/21      837,466  
  200,000      General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/31      245,000  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Consumer Finance, continued

  
$ 383,000      General Motors Financial Co., 3.50%, 7/10/19    $ 391,902  
  500,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.20%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100^      524,433  
  2,003,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.38%, 9/25/21      2,111,295  
  200,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.25%, 5/15/23      209,089  
  161,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.88%, 8/9/18(b)      162,324  
  378,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.55%, 2/6/19(b)      379,418  
  500,000      SLM Corp., 5.50%, 1/15/19      520,625  
  510,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100      523,834  
  610,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      623,058  
     

 

 

 
        12,726,509  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/19 @ 102.56(b)      207,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%):

 
  536,000      Apx Group, Inc., 6.38%, 12/1/19, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.19^      550,740  
  500,000      Apx Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.38      516,250  
  125,000      Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19(d)      134,063  
  200,000      Service Master Co. LLC, 5.13%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 103.84(b)      207,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,408,053  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

 
  148,000      Moody’s Corp., 4.88%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100      162,930  
  500,000      Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(b)      507,396  
  185,000      Voya Financial, Inc., 3.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      182,688  
     

 

 

 
        853,014  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%):

 
  322,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/20, Callable 5/30/20 @ 100      323,653  
  614,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.60%, 2/17/23, Callable 12/17/22 @ 100^      628,404  
  200,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/24, Callable 1/15/19 @ 102.69      208,750  
  200,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 102.69^      210,500  
  200,000      Qwest Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/21      220,953  
  130,000      Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25      144,362  
  130,000      Qwest Corp., 6.88%, 9/15/33, Callable 8/7/17 @ 100.68^      127,919  
  400,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.31^(b)      400,000  
  100,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 3/16/47^      109,316  
  603,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 4/15/49(b)      608,974  
  930,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 8/21/54      915,229  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services, continued

  
$ 500,000      Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, 6.38%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.19^    $ 539,685  
     

 

 

 
        4,437,745  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.3%):

 
  110,000      Emera US Finance LP, 2.15%, 6/15/19      109,898  
  109,000      Emera US Finance LP, 2.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100      109,167  
  174,000      Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      174,403  
  436,000      Exelon Corp., 3.95%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      451,190  
  305,000      FirstEnergy Solutions Co., 6.05%, 8/15/21      125,813  
  679,000      FirstEnergy, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/18      683,328  
  168,734      NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(b)      181,389  
  117,000      NV Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/20^      131,623  
  2,581,000      Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.50%, 10/1/20(d)(e)      6,453  
     

 

 

 
        1,973,264  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

 
  234,000      Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25, Callable 8/15/25 @ 100^      239,809  
  205,000      Halliburton Co., 4.85%, 11/15/35, Callable 5/15/35 @ 100      219,168  
     

 

 

 
        458,977  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.7%):

 
  500,000      American Tower Corp., 2.80%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100^      506,795  
  1,000,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      1,003,440  
  279,000      Brandywine Realty Trust, 4.95%, 4/15/18, Callable 3/15/18 @ 100      285,067  
  528,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.25%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100      516,081  
  1,000,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.85%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      986,871  
  20,000      Corrections Corp. of America, 5.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100      20,800  
  1,114,000      DDR Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100^      1,166,366  
  173,000      DDR Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100^      169,614  
  315,000      Digital Realty Trust, LP, 3.95%, 7/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100      330,194  
  900,000      Digital Realty Trust, LP, 4.75%, 10/1/25, Callable 7/1/25 @ 100      968,018  
  183,000      Duke Realty LP, 3.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100      187,386  
  500,000      Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/1/25, Callable 1/1/20 @ 102.88^      538,125  
  500,000      HCP, Inc., 3.15%, 8/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100      503,229  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

  
$ 800,000      HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/17/24 @ 100    $ 815,582  
  500,000      Health Care REIT, Inc., 4.13%, 4/1/19, Callable 1/1/19 @ 100      514,914  
  735,000      Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      736,164  
  200,000      MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.63      207,918  
  549,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100      562,972  
  101,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100^      102,269  
  526,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      558,761  
  1,628,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100^      1,627,568  
  494,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100      493,161  
  600,000      Sabra Health/Capital Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.13      624,000  
  700,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.88%, 12/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100      714,215  
  275,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      275,928  
  200,000      Uniti Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/23, Callable 4/15/18 @ 104.5^(b)      208,124  
  111,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 4/30/19, Callable 1/30/19 @ 100      114,080  
  118,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100      117,300  
  1,361,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.50%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      1,352,178  
  151,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      155,295  
     

 

 

 
        16,362,415  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.1%):

 
  200,000      Albertsons Cos. LLC, 6.63%, 6/15/24, Callable 6/15/19 @ 104.97^(b)      198,500  
  244,000      CVS Health, 3.50%, 7/20/22, Callable
5/20/22 @ 100
     253,043  
  271,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.30%, 11/18/21, Callable 9/18/21 @ 100      279,425  
     

 

 

 
        730,968  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Post Holding, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.5(b)      199,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.8%):

 
  300,000      Community Health System, Inc., 6.88%, 2/1/22, Callable 2/1/18 @ 103.44^      262,125  
  120,000      Community Health System, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23, Callable 3/31/20 @ 103.13      123,882  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

 
$ 400,000      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/19 @ 102.56    $ 406,000  
  355,000      HCA, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/19      362,100  
  1,900,000      HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/20      2,073,375  
  25,000      HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 3/15/22      27,719  
  20,000      HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/23      21,150  
  300,000      HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25      316,440  
  320,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25^      344,000  
  200,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26, Callable
12/15/25 @ 100
     215,700  
  200,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.50%, 4/1/21      203,250  
  400,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.13%, 4/1/22      424,500  
  200,000      WellCare Health Plans, 5.25%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.94      209,500  
     

 

 

 
        4,989,741  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.0%):

 
  200,000      IMS Health, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.5(b)      206,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%):

 
  200,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.75(b)      211,250  
  500,000      Landry’s, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/19 @ 103.38(b)      511,875  
  86,000      McDonald’s Corp., 2.75%, 12/9/20, Callable 11/9/20 @ 100      87,559  
  227,000      McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 1/30/26, Callable 10/30/25 @ 100      235,086  
  200,000      MGM Growth Properties LLC, 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100^      201,250  
  400,000      Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.00%, 12/1/22, Callable 12/1/18 @ 105      438,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,685,520  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Energizer Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 102.75(b)      209,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%):

 
  200,000      AES Corp., 5.50%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/19 @ 102.75      208,250  
  200,000      Calpine Corp., 5.38%, 1/15/23, Callable 10/15/18 @ 102.69^      195,000  
  200,000      Dynegy, Inc., 7.38%, 11/1/22, Callable 11/1/18 @ 103.69^      197,500  
  500,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.45%, 7/15/20, Callable 6/15/20 @ 100      506,250  
  230,000      NRG Energy, 6.25%, 5/1/24, Callable 5/1/19 @ 103.13      232,300  
     

 

 

 
        1,339,300  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

 
  200,000      Icahn Enterprises LP, 6.00%, 8/1/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103      205,875  
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Industrial Conglomerates, continued

 
$ 200,000      Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.88%, 2/1/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.41    $ 204,750  
     

 

 

 
        410,625  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.7%):

 
  218,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.30%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100      224,285  
  809,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/25, Callable 4/10/25 @ 100^      824,031  
  500,000      Pacific Life Insurance Co., 9.25%, 6/15/39(b)      815,014  
  436,000      Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(b)      486,643  
  497,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44(b)      556,283  
  1,042,000      Unum Group, 5.75%, 8/15/42      1,235,770  
  120,000      USIS Merger Sub, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 103.44(b)      122,100  
     

 

 

 
        4,264,126  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Netflix, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/25      221,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.1%):

 
  350,000      Genesys/Greeneden LUX/US, 10.00%, 11/30/24, Callable 11/30/19 @ 107.5(b)      393,313  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.0%):

 
  300,000      First Data Corp., 5.38%, 8/15/23, Callable 8/15/18 @ 102.69(b)      313,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

 
  66,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2.40%, 2/1/19      66,489  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.0%):

 
  34,000      Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd., 2.88%, 1/15/19      34,496  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.6%):

 
  395,000      21st Century Fox America, 7.75%, 12/1/45      572,408  
  500,000      Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/18 @ 104.03(b)      520,313  
  400,000      AMC Networks, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/24, Callable 4/1/20 @ 102.5      409,500  
  400,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26, Callable 2/15/21 @ 102.88(b)      428,000  
  400,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.94^(b)      427,500  
  200,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      211,500  
  200,000      Dish DBS Corp., 5.88%, 7/15/22      215,000  
  200,000      Dish DBS Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23^      205,000  
  450,000      MHGE Parent LLC/Finance, 8.50%, 8/1/19, Callable 8/7/17 @ 100^(b)      450,000  
  500,000      Neptune Finco Corp., 6.63%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31(b)      550,050  
  200,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.31^(b)      205,750  
  600,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.69^(b)      620,250  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Media, continued

  
$ 716,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/19    $ 789,858  
  1,000,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.13%, 2/15/21, Callable 11/15/20 @ 100^      1,045,705  
  623,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/21, Callable 6/1/21 @ 100      651,226  
  155,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37      185,088  
  280,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38      357,881  
  1,500,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 6/15/39      1,836,001  
  69,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100      74,152  
  200,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.56(b)      201,936  
     

 

 

 
        9,957,118  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100^      187,436  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.1%):

  
  339,000      Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39      429,092  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.7%):

  
  800,000      Access Midstream Partner, 4.88%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/19 @ 102.44      838,335  
  149,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 4.85%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100^      159,034  
  308,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100^      344,192  
  738,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31      922,222  
  78,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36      91,813  
  410,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      506,363  
  300,000      Antero Resources Corp., 5.13%, 12/1/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.84^      300,654  
  282,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22, Callable 12/15/18 @ 104^(b)      298,215  
  200,000      Citgo Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22, Callable 8/15/17 @ 104.69(b)      203,000  
  88,000      Columbia Pipeline Group, 2.45%, 6/1/18      88,404  
  132,000      Columbia Pipeline Group, 4.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      140,512  
  200,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 5.35%, 3/15/20(b)      208,000  
  400,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 8.13%, 8/16/30      471,000  
  125,000      Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 102.31      66,250  
  117,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 2.40%, 5/15/19, Callable 4/15/19 @ 100      116,541  
  124,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      122,969  
  400,000      Endeavor Energy Resource, 7.00%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.25(b)      414,000  
  200,000      Energy Transfer Equity, 5.88%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100      212,000  
 

 

Continued

 

8


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
$ 165,000      Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 11/29/24, Callable 11/30/19 @ 106(b)    $ 164,588  
  200,000      Global Partners LP, 6.25%, 7/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.69      201,000  
  205,000      Hilcorp Energy LP, 5.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 6/1/19 @ 102.5(b)      188,600  
  111,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 3.05%, 12/1/19, Callable 11/1/19 @ 100      112,929  
  112,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46, Callable 8/15/45 @ 100^      112,471  
  195,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 2.65%, 2/1/19      196,325  
  42,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.55%, 9/15/40      48,040  
  979,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.50%, 3/1/44, Callable 9/1/43 @ 100      1,010,468  
  200,000      NuStar Logistics LP, 5.63%, 4/28/27, Callable 1/28/27 @ 100^      210,000  
  200,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 11/15/18 @ 105.25^      197,000  
  38,000      Phillips 66 Partners LP, 2.65%, 2/15/20, Callable 1/15/20 @ 100      38,132  
  200,000      Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100(b)      196,500  
  200,000      Rose Rock Midstream LP, 5.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 7/24/17 @ 104.22^      192,500  
  200,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      222,702  
  233,000      Southwestern Energy Co., 6.70%, 1/23/25, Callable 10/23/24 @ 100^(c)      227,758  
  200,000      Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 104.31      201,000  
  400,000      Sunoco LP/Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/21, Callable 4/15/18 @ 103.13      418,000  
  135,000      Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.13      131,794  
  103,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100^      105,434  
  299,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 3.70%, 1/15/23, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100      294,515  
  265,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/24, Callable 3/24/24 @ 100^      272,288  
  239,000      Williams Partners LP, 3.60%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      244,176  
  162,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      171,614  
  285,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable 12/4/23 @ 100      296,450  
     

 

 

 
        10,957,788  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

  
  200,000      Ceridian Hcm Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.5(b)      211,250  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Professional Services, continued

  
$ 200,000      Tempo Finance, Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/25, Callable 6/1/20 @ 103.38(b)    $ 204,500  
     

 

 

 
        415,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%):

  
  1,625,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 3/15/18 @ 102.5^      1,693,026  
  200,000      Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.38%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 104.03(b)      204,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,897,526  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):

  
  400,000      QORVO, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/25, Callable 12/1/20 @ 103.5      454,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.3%):

  
  900,000      Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 106.47^(b)      958,500  
  500,000      Solera LLC, 10.50%, 3/1/24, Callable 3/1/19 @ 107.88(b)      574,375  
  250,000      Sophia LP/Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23, Callable 9/30/18 @ 104.5(b)      260,000  
  125,000      Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.5^(b)      130,820  
  125,000      Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda, Ltd., 10.50%, 2/1/24, Callable 2/1/19 @ 107.88(b)      136,563  
     

 

 

 
        2,060,258  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.0%):

  
  200,000      L Brands, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/36      192,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%):

  
  441,000      HP Enterprise Co., 3.60%, 10/15/20, Callable 9/15/20 @ 100      454,715  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.4%):

  
  212,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.00%, 1/31/24      226,182  
  94,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20      96,777  
  320,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.00%, 6/12/22^      339,091  
  232,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100      248,553  
  120,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100      142,200  
  923,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100      1,130,490  
  600,000      Vector Group, Ltd., 6.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.06(b)      623,250  
     

 

 

 
        2,806,543  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):

  
  200,000      Air Lease Corp., 2.13%, 1/15/18      200,354  
  442,000      Air Lease Corp., 2.63%, 9/4/18, Callable 8/4/18 @ 100^      445,283  
  471,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.75%, 2/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100^      491,505  
     

 

 

 
        1,137,142  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

9


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%):

  
$ 200,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.25%, 9/15/21    $ 222,250  
  200,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 9/15/23      230,000  
  280,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.13%, 6/15/24^      311,500  
  200,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/28      222,314  
  400,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.56^      420,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,406,064  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $103,569,429)

     103,711,820  
     

 

 

 
 

Foreign Bond (0.0%):

  
 

Sovereign Bond (0.0%):

  
  50,000      Korea Treasury Bond, Series 2103, 2.00%, 3/10/21+      44  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bond (Cost $44)

     44  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (7.7%):

  
 

Banks (1.7%):

  
  430,000      Barclays Bank plc, 3.25%, 1/12/21      437,296  
  200,000      Barclays Bank plc, 7.63%, 11/21/22      228,750  
  585,000      Barclays Bank plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26      607,883  
  205,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24      212,075  
  656,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(b)      692,627  
  530,000      Rabobank Nederland NY, 4.38%, 8/4/25      555,792  
  2,550,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22      2,791,831  
  452,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23      498,037  
  1,959,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23      2,157,774  
  2,212,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 5.13%, 5/28/24      2,323,640  
     

 

 

 
        10,505,705  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.0%):

  
  80,000      Cott Corp., 5.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.13(b)      81,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.9%):

  
  470,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 2.75%, 3/26/20      473,696  
  670,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22      696,117  
  787,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 6/9/23      811,361  
  470,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25      474,866  
  42,000      Credit Suisse New York, 6.00%, 2/15/18      43,063  
  860,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 2.85%, 5/10/19      869,168  
  979,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25      972,450  
  314,000      Thomson Reuters Corp., 3.85%, 9/29/24, Callable 6/29/24 @ 100      323,492  
  491,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(b)      514,683  
     

 

 

 
        5,178,896  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.0%):

  
  150,000      Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.88%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 105.16^(b)      154,500  
  160,000      Nova Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 6/1/24, Callable 3/3/24 @ 100(b)      159,400  
     

 

 

 
        313,900  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

  
  165,000      Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 6/12/27      167,991  
     

 

 

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Containers & Packaging (0.0%):

  
$ 200,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/24, Callable
5/15/19 @ 105.44(b)
   $ 218,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.3%):

  
  200,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 4.00%, 4/14/19(b)      201,834  
  126,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 6.50%, 6/10/19(b)      133,719  
  966,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 5.50%, 7/12/20^(b)      1,012,484  
  334,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 5.75%, 9/26/23(b)      352,784  
  120,000      Camelot Finance SA, 7.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/19 @ 103.94(b)      129,300  
  308,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.75%, 3/1/18      315,191  
     

 

 

 
        2,145,312  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

  
  200,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.50%, 9/30/22(b)      239,000  
  200,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104(b)      215,500  
  200,000      Sable International Finance, Ltd., 6.88%, 8/1/22, Callable 8/1/18 @ 105.16(b)      216,000  
  400,000      SFR Group SA, 7.38%, 5/1/26, Callable
5/1/21 @ 103.69(b)
     434,000  
  500,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(b)      536,250  
  300,000      Telesat Canada, 8.88%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 106.66(b)      336,750  
  200,000      Ziggo Secured Finance BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      204,250  
     

 

 

 
        2,181,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 4.88%, 10/15/23(b)      204,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Ensco plc, 8.00%, 1/31/24, Callable 10/31/23 @ 100^      188,000  
  200,000      Noble Holding International, Ltd., 7.75%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100^      158,250  
     

 

 

 
        346,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Fage International/Fage USA, 5.63%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.81(b)      205,960  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.0%):

  
  5,000      LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 103.44(b)      5,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%):

  
  115,000      1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13^(b)      114,274  
  200,000      Studio City Co., Ltd., 7.25%, 11/30/21, Callable 11/30/18 @ 103.63(b)      217,250  
     

 

 

 
        331,524  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

10


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Media (0.2%):

  
$ 400,000      Altice Finco SA, 8.13%, 1/15/24, Callable 12/15/18 @ 104.06(b)    $ 435,000  
  400,000      Altice SA, 7.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.81^(b)      438,500  
  125,000      LG Financeco Corp., 5.88%, 11/1/24, Callable 11/1/19 @ 104.41(b)      131,563  
  525,000      MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24, Callable 5/1/19 @ 104.88^(b)      523,687  
     

 

 

 
        1,528,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.1%):

 
  200,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.25%, 10/19/75, Callable 10/19/20 @ 100^(b)(c)      218,000  
  456,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.75%, 10/19/75, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100^(b)(c)      521,021  
  200,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.44^(b)      204,500  
     

 

 

 
        943,521  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

 
  23,000      InterGen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 6/30/18 @ 103.5(b)      22,138  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.2%):

 
  164,000      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 1.75%, 1/15/18      163,987  
  28,000      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 5.85%, 2/1/35      31,054  
  158,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.70%, 10/15/19      166,752  
  348,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100^(b)      331,513  
  330,000      Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(b)      343,333  
  135,000      Enbridge, Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 9/1/26 @ 100      140,690  
  156,000      Enbridge, Inc., 5.50%, 12/1/46, Callable 5/29/46 @ 100^      174,488  
  823,000      Petrobras Global Finance Co., 5.63%, 5/20/43      682,884  
  1,793,000      Petrobras Global Finance Co., 7.25%, 3/17/44^      1,762,967  
  1,081,000      Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.38%, 1/27/21      1,099,053  
  234,000      Petrobras International Finance Co., 4.38%, 5/20/23^      220,662  
  450,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 7/18/18      455,445  
  237,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 8.00%, 5/3/19      259,219  
  151,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.00%, 3/5/20      161,872  
  515,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 7/23/20      520,408  
  285,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23      273,173  
  650,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23^      657,800  
  1,169,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 1/18/24      1,184,079  
  694,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.50%, 1/23/26^      674,589  
  256,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27(b)      275,008  
  696,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 6/2/41      691,128  
  563,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44      497,692  
  673,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46      596,615  
  1,123,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      1,134,095  
  200,000      Teine Energy, Ltd., 6.88%, 9/30/22, Callable 9/30/17 @ 105.16(b)      202,750  
  300,000      Transocean, Inc., 6.80%, 3/15/38^      219,000  
     

 

 

 
        12,920,256  
     

 

 

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.8%):

 
$ 230,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 2.45%, 6/15/19    $ 231,397  
  820,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      845,270  
  225,000      Mylan NV, 2.50%, 6/7/19      226,798  
  459,000      Mylan NV, 3.15%, 6/15/21, Callable
5/15/21 @ 100^
     466,959  
  226,000      Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable
3/15/26 @ 100^
     228,992  
  600,000      Perrigo Finance plc, 3.90%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      609,232  
  324,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.20%, 7/21/21      318,058  
  232,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.80%, 7/21/23      225,654  
  276,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 3.15%, 10/1/26^      262,111  
  200,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/22, Callable 3/15/19 @ 103.25(b)      209,750  
  270,000      VRX Escrow Corp., 6.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.06^(b)      228,488  
     

 

 

 
        3,852,709  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

 
  520,000      Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARLl (The), 5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.75^(d)      533,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%):

 
  200,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.63%, 6/1/23(b)      215,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.1%):

 
  350,000      Open Text Corp., 5.63%, 1/15/23, Callable
1/15/18 @ 104.22(b)
     364,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bonds (0.3%):

 
  900,000      Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(b)      929,250  
  1,500,000      Republic of Belarus, 8.95%, 1/26/18(b)      1,538,373  
     

 

 

 
        2,467,623  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.2%):

 
  462,000      Imperial Tobacco Finance, 3.75%, 7/21/22, Callable 5/21/22 @ 100(b)      481,005  
  700,000      Imperial Tobacco Finance, 4.25%, 7/21/25, Callable 4/21/25 @ 100(b)      738,850  
     

 

 

 
        1,219,855  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%):

 
  900,000      AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 5.00%, 10/1/21      974,006  
  1,450,000      AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%, 7/1/22      1,554,008  
  200,000      Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.38%, 10/15/21, Callable
10/15/17 @ 104.78
     209,750  
     

 

 

 
        2,737,764  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

 
  200,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.00%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103(b)      209,884  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $47,714,189)

     48,902,951  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

11


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

Municipal Bonds (1.1%):

 
 

California (0.3%):

 
$ 1,150,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.50%, 4/1/34    $ 1,726,710  
     

 

 

 
 

Illinois (0.8%):

 
  5,315,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.43%, 1/1/42      5,026,696  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $6,838,650)

     6,753,406  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (12.8%):

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (8.0%)

 
  15,890      4.50%, 4/1/25      17,043  
  194,928      3.00%, 11/1/27      200,623  
  1,460,166      3.00%, 6/1/29      1,499,688  
  750,110      2.50%, 12/1/31      754,525  
  387,452      2.50%, 1/1/32      389,733  
  193,504      3.00%, 3/1/32      198,876  
  85,860      3.00%, 3/1/32      88,239  
  575,000      3.00%, 4/1/32      590,563  
  30,072      3.00%, 6/1/32      30,886  
  700,000      3.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      718,430  
  183,826      3.50%, 8/1/33      191,299  
  1,051,431      6.00%, 5/1/36      1,200,705  
  526,579      6.00%, 7/1/39      591,463  
  49,873      3.50%, 12/1/40      51,509  
  4,063,636      5.50%, 9/1/41      4,551,029  
  24,949      3.50%, 6/1/42      25,727  
  687,537      3.00%, 9/1/42      690,452  
  1,012,222      3.00%, 10/1/42      1,016,513  
  559,211      3.00%, 10/1/42      561,582  
  49,580      3.50%, 11/1/42      51,188  
  1,036,427      3.00%, 11/1/42      1,040,821  
  354,937      3.00%, 12/1/42      356,441  
  1,576,288      3.00%, 1/1/43      1,582,948  
  24,394      3.50%, 3/1/43      25,137  
  24,978      3.50%, 3/1/43      25,732  
  72,107      3.50%, 7/1/43      74,319  
  98,235      3.50%, 11/1/43      101,297  
  1,426,052      4.50%, 3/1/44      1,532,161  
  1,164,258      4.50%, 7/1/44      1,249,963  
  359,556      4.50%, 10/1/44      385,762  
  5,644      4.50%, 11/1/44      6,053  
  665,608      4.50%, 12/1/44      714,216  
  148,384      3.50%, 2/1/45      153,000  
  3,442,087      3.50%, 2/1/45      3,544,050  
  209,350      4.00%, 5/1/45      220,176  
  305,271      4.00%, 6/1/45      321,057  
  562,619      4.00%, 6/1/45      591,715  
  897,105      3.50%, 7/1/45      923,674  
  571,301      3.50%, 8/1/45      588,224  
  987,988      4.50%, 12/1/45      1,060,152  
  58,411      4.50%, 1/1/46      62,675  
  1,421,722      4.00%, 2/1/46      1,495,245  
  4,289,164      4.00%, 4/1/46      4,541,450  
  204,743      4.50%, 6/1/46      220,649  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

 
$ 768,041      4.00%, 6/1/46    $ 807,759  
  475,584      3.50%, 7/1/46      489,726  
  746,717      3.50%, 7/1/46      768,921  
  1,179,264      3.00%, 8/1/46      1,179,242  
  388,941      3.00%, 8/1/46      388,690  
  31,774      3.50%, 8/1/46      32,791  
  1,088,441      3.00%, 9/1/46      1,088,421  
  119,905      4.00%, 9/1/46      126,106  
  23,000      3.50%, 9/1/46      23,737  
  51,807      3.50%, 9/1/46      53,467  
  394,900      3.50%, 10/1/46      405,838  
  36,593      4.00%, 10/1/46      38,485  
  115,622      4.50%, 10/1/46      124,517  
  2,084,839      3.50%, 10/1/46      2,151,630  
  113,664      4.50%, 11/1/46      122,848  
  1,260,450      3.50%, 12/1/46      1,300,887  
  98,002      3.00%, 12/1/46      97,939  
  755,673      3.50%, 12/1/46      778,176  
  45,616      3.50%, 12/1/46      47,081  
  165,098      4.50%, 12/1/46      178,541  
  1,215,581      3.00%, 12/1/46      1,214,799  
  494,130      3.00%, 12/1/46      494,122  
  480,576      3.50%, 1/1/47      494,855  
  525,257      3.50%, 1/1/47      540,899  
  461,225      3.50%, 1/1/47      474,929  
  148,604      4.50%, 1/1/47      160,744  
  118,481      4.50%, 1/1/47      127,687  
  29,031      3.50%, 1/1/47      29,963  
  130,472      4.50%, 2/1/47      140,609  
  323,541      3.50%, 2/1/47      333,183  
  1,154,672      4.00%, 2/1/47      1,222,582  
  478,428      4.50%, 3/1/47      515,323  
  589,652      4.50%, 3/1/47      635,465  
  150,000      3.50%, 7/25/47, TBA      154,061  
     

 

 

 
        50,981,013  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (2.6%)

 
  1,885,950      3.00%, 3/1/32      1,938,531  
  604,489      3.50%, 3/1/32      631,156  
  1,596,803      3.50%, 7/1/32      1,669,173  
  1,442,624      4.00%, 5/1/37      1,532,533  
  529,682      5.00%, 2/1/38      580,656  
  1,800,000      4.00%, 7/15/46, TBA      1,893,044  
  395,066      3.50%, 9/1/46      407,557  
  3,893,829      3.00%, 12/1/46      3,887,930  
  782,443      3.00%, 1/1/47      781,257  
  902,784      4.00%, 6/1/47      956,408  
  2,200,000      3.50%, 7/15/47, TBA      2,260,097  
     

 

 

 
        16,538,342  
     

 

 

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association (2.2%)

 
  197,771      4.00%, 8/15/41      208,788  
  36,908      4.00%, 11/20/42      39,276  
  4,601,636      3.50%, 1/20/43      4,786,495  
 

 

Continued

 

12


AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 842,964      3.00%, 7/20/46    $ 852,353  
  991,914      3.00%, 9/20/46      1,002,961  
  198,454      3.00%, 11/20/46      200,664  
  1,233,135      3.00%, 12/20/46      1,246,869  
  3,847,347      3.00%, 1/20/47      3,890,195  
  298,292      3.00%, 2/20/47      301,614  
  214,151      4.00%, 4/20/47      229,702  
  246,786      4.00%, 4/20/47      262,316  
  1,000,000      3.50%, 7/20/47, TBA      1,035,781  
     

 

 

 
        14,057,014  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $81,831,659)

     81,576,369  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (19.1%):

  
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (1.5%)

  
  1,430,000      1.38%, 2/15/44      1,632,052  
  6,447,000      0.75%, 2/15/45      6,278,303  
  1,150,000      1.00%, 2/15/46      1,185,724  
     

 

 

 
        9,096,079  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (1.9%)

  
  1,029,000      3.00%, 11/15/45      1,059,830  
  10,721,000      3.00%, 2/15/47^      11,059,376  
     

 

 

 
        12,119,206  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (14.0%)

  
  11,592,000      0.75%, 9/30/18      11,510,045  
  4,655,000      1.50%, 5/15/20      4,649,726  
  23,734,000      1.75%, 12/31/20      23,801,688  
  2,851,000      1.25%, 3/31/21      2,803,782  
  910,000      1.38%, 4/30/21^      898,377  
  13,364,000      1.13%, 9/30/21^      12,999,617  
  4,686,000      2.00%, 12/31/21      4,719,866  
  14,576,000      1.88%, 3/31/22^      14,584,541  

Contracts,

Shares,

Notional

Amount or

Principal

Amount

           Fair Value  
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations, continued

  
 

U.S. Treasury Notes, continued

  
$ 1,431,000      1.75%, 6/30/22    $ 1,421,721  
  1,027,000      2.13%, 3/31/24      1,027,762  
  4,642,000      2.00%, 6/30/24      4,601,020  
  3,900,800      1.50%, 8/15/26      3,649,230  
  2,128,000      2.00%, 11/15/26      2,074,966  
  1,020,000      3.00%, 5/15/47      1,052,672  
     

 

 

 
        89,795,013  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (1.7%)

  
  2,238,000      0.25%, 1/15/25      2,269,433  
  5,000,000      0.63%, 1/15/26      5,178,000  
  3,330,000      0.13%, 7/15/26      3,276,634  
     

 

 

 
        10,724,067  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Bills (0.0%)

  
  250,000      0.85%, 8/17/17(f)(g)      249,718  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $124,233,379)

     121,984,083  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (13.7%):

 
  87,735,823      AZL Pyramis Multi-Strategy Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(h)      87,735,823  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $87,735,823)

     87,735,823  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (4.9%):

  
 
31,222,932
 
   Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(f)      31,222,932  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $31,222,932)

     31,222,932  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $714,049,922)(i) — 115.5%

     737,750,839  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (15.5)%

     (98,945,424
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 638,805,415  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

GO—General Obligation

MTN—Medium Term Note

TBA—To Be Announced Security

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $85,207,593.

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.01% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(d) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.11% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(e) Defaulted bond.

 

(f) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(g) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(h) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(i) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        37      $ 4,478,665      $ (13,768

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 714,049,922
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 737,750,839

Cash

       41,535

Interest and dividends receivable

       3,000,354

Receivable for investments sold

       13,590,681

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       1,665

Reclaims receivable

       166,477
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       754,551,551
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       27,027,240

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       359,678

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       87,735,823

Manager fees payable

       178,212

Administration fees payable

       54,565

Distribution fees payable

       132,439

Custodian fees payable

       38,834

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       16,828

Transfer agent fees payable

       6,228

Trustee fees payable

       33,327

Other accrued liabilities

       162,962
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       115,746,136
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 638,805,415
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 578,670,344

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       6,878,168

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       29,454,101

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       23,802,802
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 638,805,415
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       49,126,211

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 13.00
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $85,207,593.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 5,583,462

Dividends

       3,115,690

Income from securities lending

       72,933

Foreign withholding tax

       (2,663 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       8,769,422
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,264,738

Administration fees

       165,846

Distribution fees

       808,833

Custodian fees

       56,605

Administrative and compliance services fees

       15,431

Transfer agent fees

       9,144

Trustee fees

       50,341

Professional fees

       52,820

Shareholder reports

       32,106

Other expenses

       18,433
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       3,474,297

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (808,832 )

Less expense contractually waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (368,685 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,296,780
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       6,472,642
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       8,440,974

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short

       (21,654 )

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       399,760

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       14,352,701
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       23,171,781
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 29,644,423
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 6,472,642         $ 17,020,046

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      8,819,080           9,805,217

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      14,352,701           15,349,957
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      29,644,423           42,175,220
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (9,919,576 )

From net realized gains

                (12,249,273 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (22,168,849 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      1,134,104           5,635,660

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                22,168,849

Value of shares redeemed

      (49,700,479 )           (125,514,703 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (48,566,375 )           (97,710,194 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (18,921,952 )           (77,703,823 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      657,727,367           735,431,190
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 638,805,415         $ 657,727,367
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 6,878,168         $ 405,526
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      87,926           465,828

Dividends reinvested

                1,814,145

Shares redeemed

      (3,881,405 )           (10,357,832 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (3,793,479 )           (8,077,859 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
 

Year Ended
December 31,

2016

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2015

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2014

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2013

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2012

     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 12.43     $ 12.06     $ 13.72     $ 13.86     $ 12.01     $ 10.75
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.13       0.34       0.32       0.32       0.15       0.27

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.44       0.44       (1.07 )       (0.01 )       2.01       1.31
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.57       0.78       (0.75 )       0.31       2.16       1.58
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.18 )       (0.56 )       (0.22 )       (0.22 )       (0.27 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.23 )       (0.35 )       (0.23 )       (0.09 )       (0.05 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.41 )       (0.91 )       (0.45 )       (0.31 )       (0.32 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 13.00     $ 12.43     $ 12.06     $ 13.72     $ 13.86     $ 12.01
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       4.59 %(b)       6.52 %       (5.46 )%       2.14 %       18.12 %       14.78 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 638,805     $ 657,727     $ 735,431     $ 795,513     $ 711,214     $ 409,883

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.00 %       2.48 %       2.31 %       2.51 %       2.10 %       2.80 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.07 %       1.04 %       1.04 %       1.04 %       1.05 %       1.09 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.71 %       0.97 %       1.04 %       1.04 %       1.05 %       1.09 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       50 %(b)       148 %       35 %       23 %       24 %       19 %

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Floating Rate Loans

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are typically senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure. Coupon rates are variable and are tied to a benchmark lending rate. Loans involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. A Fund records an investment when the borrower withdraws money and records the interest as earned.

Structured Notes

The Fund may invest in structured notes, the values of which are based on the price movements of a reference security or index. Structured notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The terms of the structured notes may provide that in certain circumstances no principal is due at maturity and therefore, may result in a loss of invested capital. Structured notes may be positively or negatively indexed, so that appreciation of the reference may produce an increase or a decrease in the interest rate or the value of the structured note at maturity may be calculated as a specified multiple of the change in the value of the reference; therefore, the value of such security may be very volatile. Structured notes may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference. Structured notes may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $59 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $6,963 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
  

Greater

than

90 Days

   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

 

                   

Common Stocks

     $ 23,924,377      $      $      $      $ 23,924,377

Corporate Debt Securities

       24,831,802                             24,831,802

Government Securities

       38,979,644                             38,979,644
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       87,735,823                             87,735,823
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 87,735,823      $      $      $      $ 87,735,823
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 87,735,823
         

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in market conditions or foreign exchange rates. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $4.5 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $4.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation margin on futures contracts   $ 13,768  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 399,760      $ 15,933  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained two independent money management organizations (the “Subadviser”), FIAM LLC (“FIAM”) and Geode Capital Management, LLC (“Geode”) to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to subadvisory agreements with the Manager and FIAM, and the Manager and Geode provide investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

         0.70 %          0.71 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.45% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the period are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.”

At June 30, 2017, the contractual reimbursements subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years were as follows:

 

        Expires
12/31/2019
     Expires
12/31/2020
     Total

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 134,642        $ 368,685        $ 503,327

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $3,955 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Asset Backed Securities

       $        $ 3,169,231        $ 3,169,231

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  2,593,148          2,593,148

Common Stocks

                    

Air Freight & Logistics

                  57,413          57,413

Other Common Stocks+

         250,027,775                   250,027,775

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                  15,844          15,844

Corporate Bonds+

                  103,711,820          103,711,820

Foreign Bond

                  44          44

Municipal Bonds

                  6,753,406          6,753,406

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  81,576,369          81,576,369

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  121,984,083          121,984,083

Yankee Dollars

                  48,902,951          48,902,951

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  87,735,823          87,735,823

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         31,222,932                   31,222,932
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         281,250,707          456,500,132          737,750,839
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (13,768 )                   (13,768 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 281,236,939        $ 456,500,132        $ 737,737,071
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 310,584,283        $ 338,106,242

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

 

Security     

Acquisition

Date(a)

    

Acquisition

Cost

    

Shares or
Principal

Amount

    

Fair

Value

    

Percentage of
Net

Assets

                                    

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25,
Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19

         5/31/17        $ 131,875        $ 125,000        $ 134,063          0.02 %

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARLl (The),
5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.75

         5/1/17          526,100          520,000          533,000          0.08 %

Venator Finance SARL/Venator Materials Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 104.31

         6/29/17          40,000          40,000          40,400          0.01 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets may have less developed trading markets and exchanges which may make it more difficult to sell securities at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the Fund may not receive the proceeds of a sale of a security on a timely basis. Emerging countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems and investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Federal Tax Information, continued

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $714,449,479. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 31,622,506  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,321,146
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 23,301,360  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 9,919,612        $ 12,249,237        $ 22,168,849

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Pyramis® Multi-Strategy Fund

       $ 21,250,075        $        $        $ 9,240,573        $ 30,490,648

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 15

Statement of Operations

Page 15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 16

Financial Highlights

Page 17

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 18

Other Information

Page 24

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,028.70     $ 2.77       0.55 %

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,027.90     $ 4.02       0.80 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.04     $ 2.76       0.55 %

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.80     $ 4.01       0.80 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

U.S. Treasury Obligations

      31.1 %

Corporate Bonds

      27.6

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

      21.6

Yankee Dollars

      12.4

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      5.6

Money Markets

      5.4

Municipal Bonds

      2.4

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

      1.3

Asset Backed Securities

      0.7

Warrants

      — ^
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      108.1

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (8.1 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Asset Backed Securities (0.7%):

 
$ 2,664,000      AASET Trust, Class A, Series 2017-1A, 3.97%, 5/16/42(a)    $ 2,668,140  
  236,979      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class AA, Series 2016-1A, 2.49%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      236,104  
  789,880      Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Class A, Series 2016-1A, 4.21%, 12/16/41, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      809,395  
  43,442      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Class AF5, Series 2004-7, 5.07%, 1/25/35, Callable 7/25/17 @ 100(b)      44,157  
  623,268      Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd., Class A, Series 2017-A, 4.21%, 5/17/32, Callable 4/15/24 @ 100(a)(b)      636,033  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $4,359,218)

     4,393,829  
     

 

 

 
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (1.3%):

 
  168,058      CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class DPA, Series 2014-BXCH, 4.13%, 12/15/27(a)(b)      168,686  
  88,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Class B, Series 2015-TOWN, 3.03%, 3/15/28(a)(b)      87,930  
  85,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Class C, Series 2015-TOWN, 3.38%, 3/15/28(a)(b)      84,963  
  129,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Class D, Series 2015-TOWN, 4.33%, 3/15/28(a)(b)      129,000  
  581,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Class E, Series 2015-TOWN, 5.28%, 3/15/28(a)(b)      581,725  
  2,000,000      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class BFX, Series 2015-NRF, 3.49%, 12/15/34(a)(b)      2,045,844  
  390,000      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class CFX, Series 2015-NRF, 3.38%, 12/15/34(a)      397,080  
  2,930,000      GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class DFX, Series 2015-NRF, 3.38%, 12/15/34(a)      2,972,768  
  127,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class C, Series 2014-BXH, 2.81%, 4/15/27(a)(b)      125,201  
  271,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Class D, Series 2014-BXH, 3.41%, 4/15/27(a)(b)      265,837  
  667,000      Mscg Trust, Class A, Series 2016-SNR, 3.46%, 11/15/34(a)(b)      668,784  
  235,000      Mscg Trust, Class B, Series 2016-SNR, 4.18%, 11/15/34(a)      235,987  
  165,000      Mscg Trust, Class C, Series 2016-SNR, 5.21%, 11/15/34(a)      166,112  
  16,368      Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1A, Series 2006-C26, 6.01%, 6/15/45(b)      16,335  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $7,936,558)

     7,946,252  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (27.6%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%):

 
  600,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/25, Callable 11/15/20 @ 102.5(a)      644,250  
  747,000      KLX, Inc., 5.88%, 12/1/22, Callable 12/1/17 @ 104.41(a)      784,350  
     

 

 

 
        1,428,600  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.0%):

 
  18,375      Continental Airlines, Inc., Class A, Series 1998-1, 6.65%, 3/15/19      18,535  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

 
  493,000      General Motors Co., 3.50%, 10/2/18      501,656  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Banks (2.4%):

 
$ 656,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.20%, 8/26/24    $ 680,996  
  612,000      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 3.95%, 4/21/25      620,103  
  771,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.88%, 8/1/25, MTN      797,608  
  690,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.50%, 4/19/26      692,350  
  593,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.25%, 10/22/26      610,658  
  300,000      CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/22      323,250  
  1,090,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.05%, 7/30/22      1,139,473  
  1,493,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.30%, 11/20/26      1,533,521  
  250,000      Citizens Bank NA/RI, 2.55%, 5/13/21, Callable 4/13/21 @ 100      250,138  
  253,000      Citizens Bank of Rhode Island, 2.50%, 3/14/19, Callable 2/14/19 @ 100, MTN      254,854  
  2,994,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.88%, 9/10/24      3,089,038  
  759,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100      732,512  
  1,109,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.13%, 12/15/26^      1,148,687  
  1,278,000      Regions Bank, Series BKNT, 7.50%, 5/15/18      1,337,902  
  500,000      Regions Bank, 6.45%, 6/26/37      602,332  
  260,000      Regions Financial Corp., 3.20%, 2/8/21, Callable 1/8/21 @ 100      265,827  
     

 

 

 
        14,079,249  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.7%):

 
  1,481,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 3.30%, 2/1/23, Callable 12/1/22 @ 100      1,525,032  
  1,402,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.70%, 2/1/36, Callable 8/1/35 @ 100      1,543,102  
  854,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 4.90%, 2/1/46, Callable 8/1/45 @ 100      963,859  
     

 

 

 
        4,031,993  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.6%):

 
  282,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/24      295,174  
  572,000      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 3.50%, 8/1/25      570,696  
  596,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.55%, 10/23/19      602,504  
  230,000      IntercontinentalExchange, 2.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 11/1/20 @ 100      234,476  
  464,000      Lazard Group LLC, 4.25%, 11/14/20      489,526  
  227,000      Moody’s Corp., 4.88%, 2/15/24, Callable 11/15/23 @ 100      249,899  
  242,000      Moody’s Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100(a)      238,281  
  781,000      Morgan Stanley, 4.88%, 11/1/22      847,968  
  114,000      Tiaa Asset Management Finance LLC, 2.95%, 11/1/19(a)      115,629  
  165,000      Tiaa Asset Management Finance LLC, 4.13%, 11/1/24(a)      170,709  
     

 

 

 
        3,814,862  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.3%):

 
  550,000      CF Industries Holdings, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/23^      519,750  
  550,000      CF Industries Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/43      471,625  
  200,000      Chemours Co., 5.38%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      206,478  
  347,000      Platform Specialty Products, 6.50%, 2/1/22, Callable 2/1/18 @ 103.25^(a)      358,278  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Chemicals, continued

 
$ 60,000      Venator Finance SARL/Venator Materials Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 104.31(c)    $ 60,600  
  300,000      W R Grace & Co., 5.63%, 10/1/24(a)      320,625  
     

 

 

 
        1,937,356  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

 
  747,000      Adt Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/21      813,296  
  747,000      Prime Securities Services Borrower/Finance, 9.25%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/19 @ 104.63(a)      811,735  
     

 

 

 
        1,625,031  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 4.63%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 102.31      308,625  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Aecom Technology Corp., 5.13%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      301,125  
  170,000      Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.88%, 8/1/25, Callable 8/1/20 @ 103.44(a)      172,975  
     

 

 

 
        474,100  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (2.9%):

 
  206,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.75%, 11/18/19      210,635  
  500,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100^      526,250  
  478,000      Capital One Financial Co., 2.45%, 4/24/19, Callable 3/24/19 @ 100      480,556  
  797,000      Capital One NA, Series BNKT, 2.95%, 7/23/21, Callable 6/23/21 @ 100      802,886  
  250,000      Discover Bank, 7.00%, 4/15/20      277,487  
  644,000      Discover Bank, Series BKNT, 3.20%, 8/9/21, Callable 7/9/21 @ 100      655,910  
  1,000,000      Discover Financial Services, 5.20%, 4/27/22      1,088,550  
  896,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18      918,919  
  796,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.24%, 6/15/18      797,938  
  896,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.88%, 10/1/18      904,884  
  1,493,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.60%, 11/4/19^      1,502,923  
  1,121,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.88%, 8/2/21      1,250,064  
  300,000      General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/1/31      367,500  
  572,000      General Motors Financial Co., 3.50%, 7/10/19      585,296  
  747,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.20%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100^      783,503  
  2,968,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.38%, 9/25/21      3,128,470  
  299,000      General Motors Financial Co., 4.25%, 5/15/23      312,589  
  110,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.63%, 7/10/17      110,011  
  269,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/17      269,917  
  175,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.25%, 5/15/18      177,051  
  240,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.88%, 8/9/18(a)      241,974  
  564,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.55%, 2/6/19(a)      566,116  
  747,000      Navient Corp., 8.00%, 3/25/20, MTN      834,773  
  206,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.00%, 8/15/19, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100      208,904  
  510,000      Synchrony Financial, 3.75%, 8/15/21, Callable 6/15/21 @ 100      523,834  
  314,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      320,721  
     

 

 

 
        17,847,661  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

 
$ 300,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/19 @ 102.56(a)    $ 311,625  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.4%):

  
  716,000      APX Group, Inc., 6.38%, 12/1/19, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.19      735,690  
  1,000,000      APX Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.38      1,032,500  
  190,000      Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19(c)      203,775  
  300,000      Service Master Co. LLC, 5.13%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 103.84(a)      310,500  
     

 

 

 
        2,282,465  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%):

  
  500,000      Peachtree Funding Trust, 3.98%, 2/15/25(a)      507,396  
  285,000      Voya Financial, Inc., 3.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 5/15/24 @ 100      281,438  
     

 

 

 
        788,834  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.1%):

  
  481,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/20, Callable 5/30/20 @ 100      483,470  
  917,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.60%, 2/17/23, Callable 12/17/22 @ 100^      938,514  
  300,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/24, Callable 1/15/19 @ 102.69      313,125  
  300,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.38%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 102.69      315,750  
  300,000      Qwest Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/21      331,429  
  200,000      Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/25      222,095  
  200,000      Qwest Corp., 6.88%, 9/15/33, Callable 8/7/17 @ 100.68      196,799  
  600,000      Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.31^(a)      600,000  
  441,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 3/16/47^      482,085  
  900,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 4/15/49(a)      908,916  
  889,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.01%, 8/21/54      874,879  
  747,000      Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, 6.38%, 5/15/25, Callable 5/15/20 @ 103.19^      806,289  
     

 

 

 
        6,473,351  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.0%):

  
  300,000      Ceridian Hcm Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.5(a)      316,875  
  164,000      Emera US Finance LP, 2.15%, 6/15/19      163,847  
  163,000      Emera US Finance LP, 2.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100      163,250  
  260,000      Emera US Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      260,602  
  651,000      Exelon Corp., 3.95%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      673,681  
  455,000      FirstEnergy Solutions Co., 6.05%, 8/15/21      187,688  
  1,014,000      FirstEnergy, Inc., Series A, 2.75%, 3/15/18      1,020,464  
  2,306,000      FirstEnergy, Inc., Series B, 4.25%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100      2,425,591  
  253,100      NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(a)      272,083  
  175,000      NV Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/20      196,873  
  56,000      PG&E Corp., 2.40%, 3/1/19, Callable 2/1/19 @ 100^      56,275  
     

 

 

 
        5,737,229  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

  
$ 349,000      Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25, Callable 8/15/25 @ 100    $ 357,663  
  306,000      Halliburton Co., 4.85%, 11/15/35, Callable 5/15/35 @ 100      327,149  
     

 

 

 
        684,812  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (4.2%):

  
  82,000      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 2.75%, 1/15/20, Callable 12/15/19 @ 100      82,563  
  152,000      American Campus Communities, Inc., 3.75%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100      156,384  
  747,000      American Tower Corp., 2.80%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100      757,151  
  161,000      AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.63%, 10/1/20, Callable 7/1/20 @ 100      166,875  
  514,000      BPG Subsidiary, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/22, Callable 6/15/22 @ 100      525,570  
  394,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.10%, 10/1/24, Callable 7/1/24 @ 100      395,355  
  426,000      Brandywine Operating Partners LP, 4.55%, 10/1/29, Callable 7/1/29 @ 100      430,252  
  279,000      Brandywine Realty Trust, 4.95%, 4/15/18, Callable 3/15/18 @ 100^      285,067  
  439,000      Brandywine Realty Trust, 3.95%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100      441,631  
  788,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.25%, 9/15/23, Callable 7/15/23 @ 100      770,212  
  300,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 3.85%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      296,061  
  279,000      Brixmor Operating Partners LP, 4.13%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100      277,381  
  134,000      Camden Property Trust, 2.95%, 12/15/22, Callable 9/15/22 @ 100      133,058  
  381,000      Corporate Office Properties Trust, 3.70%, 6/15/21, Callable 4/15/21 @ 100      390,283  
  334,000      Corporate Office Properties Trust, 5.00%, 7/1/25, Callable 4/1/25 @ 100      352,799  
  25,000      Corrections Corp. of America, 5.00%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100      26,000  
  1,114,000      DDR Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 4/15/22 @ 100^      1,166,366  
  277,000      DDR Corp., 3.63%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100^      263,516  
  258,000      DDR Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100^      252,950  
  458,000      Digital Realty Trust, Inc., 3.40%, 10/1/20, Callable 9/1/20 @ 100      469,732  
  484,000      Digital Realty Trust, LP, 3.95%, 7/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100^      507,345  
  491,000      Digital Realty Trust, LP, 4.75%, 10/1/25, Callable 7/1/25 @ 100      528,107  
  256,000      Duke Realty LP, 3.88%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100      266,277  
  273,000      Duke Realty LP, 3.63%, 4/15/23, Callable 1/15/23 @ 100      279,544  
  146,000      Duke Realty LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      149,943  
  747,000      Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/1/25, Callable 1/1/20 @ 102.88      803,959  

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

  
$ 70,000      Equity Commonwealth, 5.88%, 9/15/20, Callable 3/15/20 @ 100    $ 74,860  
  500,000      Equity One, Inc., 3.75%, 11/15/22, Callable 8/15/22 @ 100      517,404  
  1,000,000      Government Properties Income Trust, 3.75%, 8/15/19, Callable 7/15/19 @ 100      1,007,787  
  747,000      HCP, Inc., 3.15%, 8/1/22, Callable 5/1/22 @ 100      751,823  
  800,000      HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24, Callable 5/17/24 @ 100      815,582  
  143,000      Health Care REIT, Inc., 2.25%, 3/15/18      143,376  
  500,000      Health Care REIT, Inc., 4.13%, 4/1/19, Callable 1/1/19 @ 100      514,914  
  135,000      Lexington Realty Trust, 4.40%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100      135,214  
  250,000      Mack-Cali Realty LP, 2.50%, 12/15/17, Callable 11/15/17 @ 100      250,374  
  500,000      Mack-Cali Realty LP, 4.50%, 4/18/22, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100      510,781  
  401,000      Mack-Cali Realty LP, 3.15%, 5/15/23, Callable 2/15/23 @ 100      378,814  
  300,000      MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26, Callable 8/1/21 @ 102.63      311,877  
  820,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.38%, 8/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100      840,869  
  126,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.95%, 4/1/24, Callable 1/1/24 @ 100      131,970  
  281,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25, Callable 10/15/24 @ 100^      284,530  
  785,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      833,893  
  2,431,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/27, Callable 1/1/27 @ 100      2,430,356  
  748,000      OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28, Callable 10/15/27 @ 100      746,730  
  70,000      Post Apartment Homes LP, 3.38%, 12/1/22, Callable 9/1/22 @ 100      71,160  
  68,000      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100      70,545  
  104,000      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., 4.00%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      100,722  
  900,000      Sabra Health/Capital Corp., 5.50%, 2/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.13      936,000  
  161,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.88%, 12/1/23, Callable 9/1/23 @ 100      164,269  
  411,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.75%, 12/1/24, Callable 9/1/24 @ 100      412,387  
  342,000      Tanger Properties LP, 3.13%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100      320,498  
  300,000      Uniti Group, Inc., 6.00%, 4/15/23, Callable 4/15/18 @ 104.5^(a)      312,186  
  111,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.00%, 4/30/19, Callable 1/30/19 @ 100      114,080  
  118,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.13%, 6/15/23, Callable 3/15/23 @ 100      117,300  
  240,000      Ventas Realty LP, 3.50%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      238,445  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

  
$ 225,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100    $ 231,400  
  118,000      Ventas Realty LP, 4.38%, 2/1/45, Callable 8/1/44 @ 100      116,797  
  750,000      Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp., 4.25%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100      792,308  
  67,000      Weingarten Realty Investors, 3.38%, 10/15/22, Callable 7/15/22 @ 100      67,772  
  814,000      WP Carey, Inc., 4.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 11/1/24 @ 100      814,908  
     

 

 

 
        25,736,312  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%):

  
  300,000      Albertsons Cos. LLC, 6.63%, 6/15/24, Callable 6/15/19 @ 104.97^(a)      297,750  
  364,000      CVS Health, 3.50%, 7/20/22, Callable 5/20/22 @ 100      377,491  
  405,000      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.30%, 11/18/21, Callable 9/18/21 @ 100      417,591  
     

 

 

 
        1,092,832  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.1%):

  
  300,000      Post Holding, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.5(a)      299,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.3%):

  
  443,000      Community Health System, Inc., 6.88%, 2/1/22, Callable 2/1/18 @ 103.44^      387,071  
  180,000      Community Health System, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23, Callable 3/31/20 @ 103.13      185,823  
  600,000      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/19 @ 102.56      609,000  
  530,000      HCA, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/19      540,600  
  2,837,000      HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/20      3,095,877  
  37,000      HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 3/15/22      41,024  
  30,000      HCA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/23      31,725  
  500,000      HCA, Inc., 5.38%, 2/1/25      527,400  
  480,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/25^      516,000  
  300,000      HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      323,550  
  300,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.50%, 4/1/21      304,875  
  637,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.13%, 4/1/22^      676,016  
  300,000      WellCare Health Plans, 5.25%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.94      314,250  
     

 

 

 
        7,553,211  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.1%):

  
  300,000      IMS Health, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26, Callable 10/15/21 @ 102.5(a)      309,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.4%):

  
  300,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.75(a)      316,875  
  747,000      Landry’s, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/19 @ 103.38(a)      764,741  
  128,000      McDonald’s Corp., 2.75%, 12/9/20, Callable 11/9/20 @ 100      130,321  
  339,000      McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 1/30/26, Callable 10/30/25 @ 100      351,076  
  600,000      Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.00%, 12/1/22, Callable 12/1/18 @ 105      657,750  
     

 

 

 
        2,220,763  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Household Products (0.1%):

  
$ 300,000      Energizer Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 102.75(a)    $ 313,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
(0.3%):

  
  300,000      AES Corp., 5.50%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/19 @ 102.75      312,375  
  300,000      Calpine Corp., 5.38%, 1/15/23, Callable 10/15/18 @ 102.69^      292,500  
  300,000      Dynegy, Inc., 7.38%, 11/1/22, Callable 11/1/18 @ 103.69^      296,250  
  763,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 3.45%, 7/15/20, Callable 6/15/20 @ 100      772,538  
  391,000      NRG Energy, 6.25%, 5/1/24, Callable 5/1/19 @ 103.13      394,910  
     

 

 

 
        2,068,573  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%):

  
  300,000      Icahn Enterprises LP, 6.00%, 8/1/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103      308,813  
  300,000      Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.88%, 2/1/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.41      307,125  
     

 

 

 
        615,938  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (1.3%):

  
  326,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.30%, 3/1/21, Callable 2/1/21 @ 100      335,399  
  1,208,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/25, Callable 4/10/25 @ 100      1,230,445  
  180,000      Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/23(a)      191,499  
  500,000      Pacific Life Insurance Co., 9.25%, 6/15/39(a)      815,014  
  1,136,000      Pacific Lifecorp, 6.00%, 2/10/20(a)      1,231,155  
  651,000      Pacific Lifecorp, 5.13%, 1/30/43(a)      726,616  
  497,000      Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44(a)      556,283  
  463,000      Unum Group, 3.88%, 11/5/25      469,316  
  1,556,000      Unum Group, 5.75%, 8/15/42      1,845,353  
  180,000      Usis Merger Sub, Inc., 6.88%, 5/1/25, Callable 5/1/20 @ 103.44(a)      183,150  
     

 

 

 
        7,584,230  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Netflix, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/25^      332,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.4%):

 
  550,000      Genesys/Greeneden Lux/US, 10.00%, 11/30/24, Callable 11/30/19 @ 107.5(a)      618,063  
  1,400,000      Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 106.47^(a)      1,491,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,109,063  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.1%):

 
  447,000      First Data Corp., 5.38%, 8/15/23, Callable 8/15/18 @ 102.69(a)      467,115  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%):

 
  99,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.40%, 2/1/19      99,734  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.0%):

 
  51,000      Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd., 2.88%, 1/15/19      51,744  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

5


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Media (2.5%):

 
$ 390,000      21st Century Fox America, 7.75%, 12/1/45    $ 565,162  
  747,000      Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/18 @ 104.03(a)      777,347  
  747,000      AMC Networks, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/24, Callable 4/1/20 @ 102.5      764,741  
  747,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 4/1/24, Callable 4/1/19 @ 104.41(a)      797,423  
  700,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 5/1/27, Callable 5/1/21 @ 102.94^(a)      748,125  
  300,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.75^(a)      317,250  
  300,000      Dish DBS Corp., 5.88%, 7/15/22      322,500  
  300,000      Dish DBS Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23^      307,500  
  650,000      MHGE Parent LLC/Finance, 8.50%, 8/1/19, Callable 8/7/17 @ 100^(a)      650,000  
  500,000      Neptune Finco Corp., 6.63%, 10/15/25, Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31(a)      550,050  
  300,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.31(a)      308,625  
  947,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.69^(a)      978,961  
  1,069,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/19      1,179,270  
  1,493,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.13%, 2/15/21, Callable 11/15/20 @ 100      1,561,237  
  930,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/21, Callable 6/1/21 @ 100      972,136  
  231,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/1/37      275,841  
  418,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38      534,266  
  2,240,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 6/15/39      2,741,761  
  103,000      Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/41, Callable 3/1/41 @ 100      110,691  
  200,000      Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.56(a)      201,936  
     

 

 

 
        14,664,822  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.0%):

  
  300,000      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100^      281,154  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.3%):

  
  1,371,000      Dominion Resources, Inc., Series 06-B, 3.60%, 9/30/66, Callable 7/28/17 @ 100(b)      1,185,915  
  49,000      Puget Energy, Inc., 6.00%, 9/1/21      55,028  
  506,000      Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39      640,473  
     

 

 

 
        1,881,416  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.9%):

  
  1,195,000      Access Midstream Partner, 4.88%, 3/15/24, Callable 3/15/19 @ 102.44      1,252,264  
  222,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 4.85%, 3/15/21, Callable 2/15/21 @ 100      236,949  
  460,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100^      514,052  
  722,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Series B, 7.50%, 5/1/31      902,229  
  122,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36      143,605  
  612,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46, Callable 9/15/45 @ 100      755,839  

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
$ 400,000      Antero Resources Corp., 5.13%, 12/1/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.84    $ 400,872  
  339,000      Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22, Callable 12/15/18 @ 104^(a)      358,493  
  300,000      Citgo Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22, Callable 8/15/17 @ 104.69(a)      304,500  
  131,000      Columbia Pipeline Group, 2.45%, 6/1/18      131,601  
  434,000      Columbia Pipeline Group, 3.30%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100      444,683  
  197,000      Columbia Pipeline Group, 4.50%, 6/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100      209,704  
  341,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 4.75%, 9/30/21, Callable 6/30/21 @ 100(a)      347,820  
  163,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 3.88%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100^      157,295  
  600,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 8.13%, 8/16/30      706,500  
  185,000      DCP Midstream Operating LLC, 5.60%, 4/1/44, Callable 10/1/43 @ 100      174,363  
  190,000      Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 102.31      100,700  
  175,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 2.40%, 5/15/19, Callable 4/15/19 @ 100      174,314  
  124,000      Enable Midstream Partners LP, 3.90%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100^      122,969  
  600,000      Endeavor Energy Resource, 7.00%, 8/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.25(a)      621,000  
  300,000      Energy Transfer Equity, 5.88%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100      318,000  
  250,000      Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 11/29/24, Callable 11/30/19 @ 106(a)      249,375  
  300,000      Global Partners LP, 6.25%, 7/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 104.69      301,500  
  310,000      Hilcorp Energy LP, 5.00%, 12/1/24, Callable 6/1/19 @ 102.5(a)      285,200  
  49,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 3.05%, 12/1/19, Callable 11/1/19 @ 100      49,851  
  167,000      Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 5.05%, 2/15/46, Callable 8/15/45 @ 100^      167,702  
  63,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.55%, 9/15/40      72,060  
  1,462,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.50%, 3/1/44, Callable 9/1/43 @ 100      1,508,995  
  1,163,000      Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc., 10.75%, 10/1/20(d)(e)       
  300,000      NuStar Logistics LP, 5.63%, 4/28/27, Callable 1/28/27 @ 100^      315,000  
  300,000      PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 11/15/18 @ 105.25^      295,500  
  460,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.75%, 3/1/18      470,740  
  57,000      Phillips 66 Partners LP, 2.65%, 2/15/20, Callable 1/15/20 @ 100      57,197  
  300,000      Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100(a)      294,750  
  300,000      Rose Rock Midstream LP, 5.63%, 7/15/22, Callable 7/24/17 @ 104.22      288,750  
  347,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24, Callable 2/15/24 @ 100      386,389  
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
$ 346,000      Southeast Supply Header LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/24, Callable 3/15/24 @ 100(a)    $ 355,695  
  348,000      Southwestern Energy Co., 6.70%, 1/23/25, Callable 10/23/24 @ 100^(b)      340,170  
  300,000      Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 104.31      301,500  
  747,000      Sunoco LP/Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/21, Callable 4/15/18 @ 103.13      780,615  
  205,000      Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.13      200,131  
  574,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100      616,206  
  154,000      Western Gas Partners LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26, Callable 4/1/26 @ 100      157,640  
  446,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 3.70%, 1/15/23, Callable 10/15/22 @ 100      439,310  
  297,000      Williams Companies, Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/24, Callable 3/24/24 @ 100^      305,168  
  222,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.00%, 11/15/21, Callable 8/15/21 @ 100      230,988  
  357,000      Williams Partners LP, 3.60%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      364,732  
  242,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.50%, 11/15/23, Callable 8/15/23 @ 100      256,361  
  426,000      Williams Partners LP, 4.30%, 3/4/24, Callable 12/4/23 @ 100      443,114  
     

 

 

 
        17,912,391  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

  
  85,000      Zoetis, Inc., 1.88%, 2/1/18      85,052  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Tempo Finance, Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/25, Callable 6/1/20 @ 103.38(a)      306,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%):

  
  2,426,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 3/15/18 @ 102.5      2,527,557  
  300,000      Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.38%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 104.03(a)      306,750  
     

 

 

 
        2,834,307  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):

  
  650,000      Qorvo, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/25, Callable 12/1/20 @ 103.5      737,750  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.3%):

  
  700,000      Solera LLC, 10.50%, 3/1/24, Callable 3/1/19 @ 107.88(a)      804,125  
  300,000      Sophia LP/Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23, Callable 9/30/18 @ 104.5(a)      312,000  
  190,000      Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.5^(a)      198,846  
  190,000      Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda, Ltd., 10.50%, 2/1/24, Callable 2/1/19 @ 107.88(a)      207,575  
     

 

 

 
        1,522,546  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bonds (0.1%):

  
  300,000      MGM Growth Properties LLC, 4.50%, 9/1/26, Callable 6/1/26 @ 100      301,875  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail (0.0%):

  
$ 300,000      L Brands, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/36    $ 288,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.0%):

  
  134,000      HP Enterprise Co., 6.35%, 10/15/45, Callable 4/15/45 @ 100      141,622  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.7%):

  
  317,000      Altria Group, Inc., 4.00%, 1/31/24      338,207  
  140,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/20      144,135  
  478,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.00%, 6/12/22^      506,517  
  346,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/25, Callable 3/12/25 @ 100      370,687  
  179,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.70%, 8/15/35, Callable 2/15/35 @ 100      212,116  
  600,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/37      820,332  
  478,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/45, Callable 2/15/45 @ 100      585,454  
  1,000,000      Vector Group, Ltd., 6.13%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.06(a)      1,038,750  
        4,016,198  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%):

 
  299,000      Air Lease Corp., 2.13%, 1/15/18      299,530  
  442,000      Air Lease Corp., 2.63%, 9/4/18, Callable 8/4/18 @ 100      445,283  
  499,000      Air Lease Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/20      529,410  
  379,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.88%, 4/1/21, Callable 3/1/21 @ 100^      395,344  
  348,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.38%, 6/1/21, Callable 5/1/21 @ 100      357,237  
  703,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.75%, 2/1/22, Callable 12/1/21 @ 100^      733,604  
     

 

 

 
        2,760,408  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

 
  300,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.25%, 9/15/21      333,375  
  300,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 9/15/23      345,000  
  420,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.13%, 6/15/24^      467,250  
  300,000      Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/28      333,471  
  600,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 102.56^      630,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,109,096  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $159,881,296)

     163,043,636  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (12.4%):

 
 

Banks (2.8%):

 
  642,000      Barclays Bank plc, 3.25%, 1/12/21      652,893  
  300,000      Barclays Bank plc, 7.63%, 11/21/22      343,125  
  874,000      Barclays Bank plc, 4.38%, 1/12/26      908,187  
  205,000      HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24      212,075  
  980,000      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(a)      1,034,717  
  791,000      Rabobank Nederland NY, 4.38%, 8/4/25      829,493  
  200,000      RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 4.15%, 9/28/22(a)      208,530  
  3,808,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.13%, 12/15/22      4,169,136  
  675,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.10%, 6/10/23      743,749  
  2,977,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 6.00%, 12/19/23      3,279,068  
  3,303,000      Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 5.13%, 5/28/24      3,469,703  
     

 

 

 
        15,850,676  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Beverages (0.0%):

 
$ 125,000      Cott Corp., 5.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 104.13(a)    $ 127,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.3%):

 
  720,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 2.75%, 3/26/20      725,661  
  1,000,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 9/15/22      1,038,981  
  1,175,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.80%, 6/9/23      1,211,373  
  720,000      Credit Suisse Group Fun, Ltd., 3.75%, 3/26/25      727,454  
  63,000      Credit Suisse New York, 6.00%, 2/15/18      64,594  
  1,284,000      Deutsche Bank AG, Series G, 2.85%, 5/10/19      1,297,689  
  1,462,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/1/25      1,452,217  
  469,000      Thomson Reuters Corp., 3.85%, 9/29/24, Callable 6/29/24 @ 100      483,177  
  733,000      UBS Group AG, 4.13%, 9/24/25(a)      768,356  
     

 

 

 
        7,769,502  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.0%):

  
  200,000      Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.88%, 6/15/25, Callable 6/15/20 @ 105.16^(a)      206,000  
  240,000      Nova Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 6/1/24, Callable 3/3/24 @ 100^(a)      239,100  
     

 

 

 
        445,100  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  255,000      Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 6/12/27      259,623  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Ardagh Packaging Finance plc/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/19 @ 105.44(a)      328,125  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%):

 
  200,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 4.00%, 4/14/19(a)      201,834  
  326,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 6.50%, 6/10/19(a)      345,971  
  1,442,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 5.50%, 7/12/20(a)      1,511,389  
  334,000      Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico, 5.75%, 9/26/23^(a)      352,784  
  180,000      Camelot Finance SA, 7.88%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/19 @ 103.94(a)      193,950  
     

 

 

 
        2,605,928  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.6%):

 
  300,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.50%, 9/30/22(a)      358,500  
  300,000      Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104(a)      323,250  
  300,000      Sable International Finance, Ltd., 6.88%, 8/1/22, Callable 8/1/18 @ 105.16(a)      324,000  
  600,000      SFR Group SA, 7.38%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 103.69(a)      651,000  
  800,000      Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(a)      858,000  
  300,000      Telesat Canada, 8.88%, 11/15/24, Callable 11/15/19 @ 106.66(a)      336,750  
  300,000      Ziggo Secured Finance BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.75(a)      306,375  
     

 

 

 
        3,157,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.1%):

 
  300,000      Sensata Technologies BV, 4.88%, 10/15/23(a)      306,000  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%):

 
$ 300,000      Ensco plc, 8.00%, 1/31/24, Callable 10/31/23 @ 100^    $ 282,000  
  300,000      Noble Holding International, Ltd., 7.75%, 1/15/24, Callable 10/15/23 @ 100^      237,375  
  400,000      Transocean, Inc., 6.80%, 3/15/38^      292,000  
     

 

 

 
        811,375  
     

 

 

 
  300,000      Fage International/Fage USA, 5.63%, 8/15/26, Callable 8/15/21 @ 102.81(a)      308,940  
     

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities (0.0%):        
  5,000      LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, 6.88%, 5/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 103.44(a)      5,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%):

  
  175,000      1011778 BC ULC New Red Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/20 @ 102.13^(a)      173,896  
  300,000      Studio City Co., Ltd., 7.25%, 11/30/21, Callable 11/30/18 @ 103.63(a)      325,875  
     

 

 

 
        499,771  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.0%):

  
  200,000      AIA Group, Ltd., 2.25%, 3/11/19(a)      199,878  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.0%):

  
  107,000      Ingersoll-Rand Lux Financial Holding, 2.63%, 5/1/20, Callable 4/1/20 @ 100      108,058  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.4%):

  
  500,000      Altice Financing SA, 7.50%, 5/15/26, Callable 5/15/21 @ 103.75(a)      555,000  
  500,000      Altice Finco SA, 8.13%, 1/15/24, Callable 12/15/18 @ 104.06(a)      543,750  
  600,000      Altice SA, 7.63%, 2/15/25, Callable 2/15/20 @ 103.81^(a)      657,750  
  190,000      LG Financeco Corp., 5.88%, 11/1/24, Callable 11/1/19 @ 104.41(a)      199,975  
  790,000      MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/24, Callable 5/1/19 @ 104.88^(a)      788,025  
     

 

 

 
        2,744,500  
     

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining (0.3%):        
  400,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.25%, 10/19/75, Callable 10/19/20 @ 100^(a)(b)      436,000  
  681,000      BHP Billiton Finance USA, Ltd., 6.75%, 10/19/75, Callable 10/20/25 @ 100^(a)(b)      778,104  
  300,000      First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.44^(a)      306,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,520,854  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%):

  
  30,000      Intergen NV, 7.00%, 6/30/23, Callable 6/30/18 @ 103.5(a)      28,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.4%):

  
  164,000      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 1.75%, 1/15/18      163,987  
  309,000      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 5.85%, 2/1/35      342,703  
  235,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.70%, 10/15/19      248,017  
  536,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 4/15/27, Callable 1/15/27 @ 100^(a)      510,607  
 

 

Continued

 

8


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

 
$ 330,000      Empresa Nacional del Pet, 4.38%, 10/30/24(a)    $ 343,333  
  218,000      Enbridge, Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26, Callable 9/1/26 @ 100      227,188  
  252,000      Enbridge, Inc., 5.50%, 12/1/46, Callable 5/29/46 @ 100      281,865  
  244,000      Navios Maritime Holdings/Finance, 7.38%, 1/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.53(a)      188,490  
  349,000      Petrobras Global Finance Co., 4.38%, 5/20/23^      329,107  
  1,229,000      Petrobras Global Finance Co., 5.63%, 5/20/43      1,019,763  
  2,677,000      Petrobras Global Finance Co., 7.25%, 3/17/44^      2,632,159  
  1,910,000      Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.38%, 1/27/21^      1,941,897  
  672,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 7/18/18      680,131  
  354,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 8.00%, 5/3/19      387,188  
  225,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.00%, 3/5/20      241,200  
  769,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 7/23/20      777,075  
  426,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23      408,321  
  971,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.63%, 9/21/23^      982,652  
  1,746,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.88%, 1/18/24      1,768,522  
  1,036,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.50%, 1/23/26^      1,007,023  
  1,220,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27(a)      1,310,585  
  1,039,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 6/2/41      1,031,727  
  841,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44      743,444  
  1,005,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46      890,933  
  1,677,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/47      1,693,569  
  347,000      Teine Energy, Ltd., 6.88%, 9/30/22, Callable 9/30/17 @ 105.16(a)      351,771  
     

 

 

 
        20,503,257  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.9%):

  
  865,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 2.45%, 6/15/19      870,252  
  624,000      Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/22, Callable 1/15/22 @ 100      643,230  
  336,000      Mylan NV, 2.50%, 6/7/19      338,685  
  685,000      Mylan NV, 3.15%, 6/15/21, Callable 5/15/21 @ 100      696,880  
  337,000      Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100^      341,462  
  400,000      Perrigo Finance plc, 3.90%, 12/15/24, Callable 9/15/24 @ 100      406,154  
  484,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.20%, 7/21/21      475,123  
  346,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2.80%, 7/21/23      336,535  
  412,000      Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 3.15%, 10/1/26^      391,267  
  305,000      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/22, Callable 3/15/19 @ 103.25^(a)      319,869  
  407,000      VRX Escrow Corp., 6.13%, 4/15/25, Callable 4/15/20 @ 103.06^(a)      344,424  
     

 

 

 
        5,163,881  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.2%):

  
  880,000      Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARLl (The), 5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.75^(c)      902,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%):

  
  300,000      NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.63%, 6/1/23(a)      323,625  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

  
 

Software (0.1%):

  
$ 550,000      Open Text Corp., 5.63%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 104.22^(a)    $ 573,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Sovereign Bond (0.5%):

 
  1,344,000      Dominican Republic, 5.50%, 1/27/25(a)      1,387,680  
  1,500,000      Republic of Belarus, 8.95%, 1/26/18(a)      1,538,373  
     

 

 

 
        2,926,053  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.2%):

  
  690,000      Imperial Tobacco Finance, 3.75%, 7/21/22, Callable 5/21/22 @ 100(a)      718,385  
  690,000      Imperial Tobacco Finance, 4.25%, 7/21/25, Callable 4/21/25 @ 100(a)      728,295  
     

 

 

 
        1,446,680  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%):

  
  1,344,000      AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 5.00%, 10/1/21      1,454,516  
  2,165,000      AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%, 7/1/22      2,320,296  
  347,000      FLY Leasing, Ltd., 6.38%, 10/15/21, Callable 10/15/17 @ 104.78      363,916  
     

 

 

 
        4,138,728  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  
  300,000      Millicom International Cellular SA, 6.00%, 3/15/25, Callable 3/15/20 @ 103(a)      314,826  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $71,653,537)

     73,370,193  
     

 

 

 
 

Municipal Bonds (2.4%):

  
 

California (0.4%):

  
  460,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39      671,973  
  10,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 11/1/39      14,693  
  400,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.50%, 4/1/34      582,244  
  965,000      California State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39      1,473,284  
     

 

 

 
        2,742,194  
     

 

 

 
 

Illinois (2.0%):

  
  220,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.20%, 7/1/21      227,115  
  10,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, Series 3, 5.55%, 4/1/19      10,263  
  425,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, Series 3, 6.73%, 4/1/35      428,885  
  1,935,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 7/1/35      2,070,430  
  420,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.00%, 12/1/20      414,200  
  1,340,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.88%, 3/1/19      1,386,605  
  645,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.67%, 3/1/18      655,546  
 

 

Continued

 

9


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

Municipal Bonds, continued

  
 

Illinois, continued

  
$ 315,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 6.63%, 2/1/35    $ 323,288  
  105,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.43%, 1/1/42      89,287  
  395,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series C1, 7.78%, 1/1/35      400,984  
  80,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 5.63%, 1/1/22      79,737  
  770,000      Chicago Illinois, Taxable Project, Build America Bonds, GO, Series B, 6.31%, 1/1/44      714,545  
  4,440,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 5.10%, 6/1/33      4,156,372  
  125,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.95%, 6/1/23      125,491  
  96,000      Illinois State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.35%, 6/1/18      96,252  
     

 

 

 
        11,179,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $14,188,862)

     13,921,194  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (21.6%):

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (6.2%)

  
  86,561      3.00%, 2/1/31, Pool #G15741      88,961  
  434,656      3.00%, 4/1/31, Pool #G15799      446,706  
  23,150      3.00%, 5/1/31, Pool #J34616      23,800  
  74,777      3.00%, 6/1/31, Pool #J34680      76,850  
  168,307      2.50%, 7/1/31, Pool #J34888      169,449  
  824,303      3.50%, 3/1/32, Pool #C91403      860,667  
  794,084      3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #G16113      816,223  
  2,177,459      3.50%, 7/1/32, Pool #C91467      2,276,145  
  413,192      4.00%, 6/1/33, Pool #G30718      439,053  
  1,803,280      4.00%, 5/1/37, Pool #C91938      1,915,667  
  2,736,679      5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #G60365      3,000,047  
  140,415      3.50%, 4/1/40, Pool #V81744      144,899  
  159,286      3.50%, 5/1/40, Pool #V81750      164,373  
  257,681      3.50%, 6/1/40, Pool #V81792      265,917  
  113,938      3.50%, 8/1/40, Pool #V81886      117,568  
  102,357      3.50%, 9/1/40, Pool #V81958      105,616  
  1,023,106      4.00%, 1/1/41, Pool #A96413      1,080,386  
  851,190      4.00%, 2/1/41, Pool #A96807      898,830  
  104,628      4.50%, 3/1/41, Pool #A97673      112,514  
  172,733      4.50%, 4/1/41, Pool #A97942      185,745  
  455,324      5.00%, 6/1/41, Pool #G06596      503,862  
  2,331,981      4.50%, 1/1/42, Pool #G60517      2,507,311  
  64,307      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10392      66,355  
  85,951      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10434      88,689  
  87,884      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10047      90,684  
  79,892      3.50%, 8/1/42, Pool #Q10164      82,436  
  90,873      3.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #Q11244      93,766  
  72,890      4.00%, 11/1/42, Pool #Q13121      77,400  
  58,004      3.50%, 11/1/42, Pool #G07231      59,851  
  184,683      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #C04320      185,370  
  773,520      3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #G07921      798,124  
  705,822      3.50%, 4/1/43, Pool #Q17209      728,300  
  125,876      4.00%, 5/1/43, Pool #Q18481      133,107  
  62,258      4.00%, 7/1/43, Pool #Q19597      66,104  

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, continued

  
$ 76,624      4.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #Q22499    $ 81,072  
  790,812      3.00%, 10/1/43, Pool #G08553      792,368  
  155,228      4.00%, 1/1/44, Pool #V80950      164,231  
  497,372      4.00%, 1/1/45, Pool #Q30720      523,488  
  84,141      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q31974      86,816  
  163,275      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32008      168,465  
  81,054      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #Q32328      83,631  
  53,550      3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33468      53,607  
  438,295      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #Q33547      451,314  
  335,695      3.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34156      336,151  
  511,598      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34311      527,861  
  78,140      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q33791      80,460  
  484,254      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #Q34164      498,638  
  29,208      3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34979      29,325  
  88,812      3.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #Q34759      89,092  
  140,275      4.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #Q35845      147,677  
  30,875      4.00%, 9/1/45, Pool #Q37853      32,639  
  32,591      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #Q38812      34,302  
  27,421      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38782      28,991  
  17,201      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38879      18,111  
  38,541      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #Q38783      40,565  
  599,704      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60553      619,895  
  189,174      3.50%, 5/1/46, Pool #G60603      195,154  
  592,599      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #Q43257      611,335  
  975,366      3.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #Q43734      973,889  
  3,366,781      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #G08737      3,361,680  
  52,467      3.00%, 12/1/46, Pool #Q44977      52,387  
  2,481,296      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #G08741      2,477,537  
  1,481,966      3.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #G08747^      1,479,721  
  3,000,000      3.50%, 7/15/47, TBA      3,081,951  
     

 

 

 
        35,793,128  
     

 

 

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (10.7%)

  
  75,315      2.50%, 10/1/28, Pool #AU2669      76,181  
  29,061      3.00%, 8/1/29, Pool #AW9071      29,847  
  549,241      3.50%, 9/1/29, Pool #AL5878      574,576  
  2,189,854      3.50%, 11/1/30, Pool #AL7688      2,285,860  
  31,871      3.00%, 12/1/30, Pool #BC3672      32,733  
  23,368      3.00%, 5/1/31, Pool #BA7510      24,000  
  23,519      3.00%, 6/1/31, Pool #BD1758      24,156  
  285,538      3.00%, 7/1/31, Pool #BC1464      293,415  
  995,808      3.00%, 7/1/31, Pool #AS7629      1,022,761  
  350,959      3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #AS9334      360,458  
  200,338      3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #BM1099      205,890  
  451,511      3.00%, 3/1/32, Pool #BM1045      464,046  
  750,000      3.00%, 4/1/32, Pool #AS9509      770,300  
  620,939      3.00%, 4/1/32, Pool #BE6636      637,746  
  149,041      3.00%, 6/1/32, Pool #MA3029      153,075  
  3,950,000      3.00%, 7/25/32, TBA      4,053,997  
  12,608      4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #729327      13,650  
  6,765      4.50%, 7/1/33, Pool #720240      7,270  
  13,802      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729713      14,958  
  60,652      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #729380      65,777  
  12,112      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727160      13,137  
  18,567      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726928      20,137  
  8,079      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #723124      8,678  
 

 

Continued

 

10


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 9,442      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #727029    $ 10,198  
  22,313      4.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #726956      24,195  
  367,652      3.50%, 8/1/33, Pool #AL4227      382,598  
  17,764      4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #734922      19,267  
  45,771      4.50%, 9/1/33, Pool #727147      49,641  
  53,693      4.50%, 12/1/33, Pool #AL5321      58,264  
  27,810      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1614      29,030  
  194,872      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1611      203,406  
  137,864      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1612      143,916  
  60,297      3.50%, 1/1/34, Pool #AS1406      62,943  
  48,900      6.00%, 10/1/34, Pool #AL2130      56,460  
  308,001      5.50%, 11/1/34, Pool #725946      345,027  
  149,504      5.50%, 1/1/35, Pool #735141      167,475  
  109,847      4.50%, 9/1/35, Pool #AB8198      119,090  
  1,051,431      6.00%, 5/1/36, Pool #745512      1,200,705  
  76,699      5.50%, 9/1/36, Pool #AD0500      85,908  
  546,074      6.00%, 1/1/37, Pool #932030      622,388  
  102,746      6.00%, 3/1/37, Pool #889506      116,853  
  137,306      6.00%, 1/1/38, Pool #889371      158,346  
  393,499      5.00%, 2/1/38, Pool #310165      431,850  
  47,780      6.00%, 3/1/38, Pool #889219      54,960  
  25,725      6.00%, 7/1/38, Pool #889733      29,643  
  157,010      4.50%, 3/1/39, Pool #AB0051      170,330  
  707,944      4.50%, 4/1/39, Pool #AB0043      768,045  
  258,097      5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7550      282,982  
  713,325      5.00%, 6/1/39, Pool #AL7521      782,174  
  921,514      6.00%, 7/1/39, Pool #BF0030      1,035,061  
  184,876      6.00%, 5/1/40, Pool #AL2129      213,966  
  43,995      4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AE7856      46,389  
  100,819      4.00%, 12/1/40, Pool #AA4757      106,438  
  146,686      4.00%, 9/1/41, Pool #AJ0784      154,772  
  526,921      4.00%, 10/1/41, Pool #AL2512      556,228  
  16,711      6.00%, 1/1/42, Pool #AL2128      19,233  
  337,282      3.00%, 9/1/42, Pool #AB6126      338,712  
  139,369      3.50%, 9/1/42, Pool #AP4100      143,762  
  496,562      3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6504      498,667  
  274,330      3.00%, 10/1/42, Pool #AB6509      275,493  
  508,436      3.00%, 11/1/42, Pool #AB6976      510,591  
  174,120      3.00%, 12/1/42, Pool #AB7282      174,858  
  27,506      3.50%, 12/1/42, Pool #AQ9054      28,304  
  956,377      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AL3181      960,983  
  167,102      3.50%, 1/1/43, Pool #AQ9328      172,420  
  773,273      3.00%, 1/1/43, Pool #AB7586      776,540  
  303,653      3.00%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB7846      305,121  
  384,222      2.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AB8465      372,284  
  34,438      3.50%, 2/1/43, Pool #AR1797      35,494  
  41,565      3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR7567      42,828  
  40,651      3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AR6751      41,902  
  108,677      3.50%, 3/1/43, Pool #AL3409      112,055  
  205,790      3.50%, 8/1/43, Pool #AL7261      212,356  
  450,288      3.00%, 9/1/43, Pool #AL5059      452,462  
  544,696      4.50%, 3/1/44, Pool #AL5082      585,237  
  546,908      3.00%, 6/1/44, Pool #AL7195      549,551  
  565,692      5.00%, 11/1/44, Pool #AL7307      620,378  
  228,353      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AX8459      241,811  

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 58,600      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AW9502    $ 61,630  
  30,556      4.00%, 12/1/44, Pool #AY0045      32,136  
  3,110,227      3.50%, 2/1/45, Pool #AS4469      3,202,359  
  431,440      4.00%, 3/1/45, Pool #AL6541      456,892  
  118,485      3.50%, 3/1/45, Pool #AY5352      122,254  
  76,692      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1876      81,030  
  130,067      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9074      134,205  
  133,415      3.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AS4972      133,650  
  171,667      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1207      180,544  
  152,429      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ1192      157,278  
  126,751      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ0727      130,785  
  81,346      4.00%, 5/1/45, Pool #AZ2992      85,553  
  161,217      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9324      166,348  
  216,402      3.50%, 5/1/45, Pool #AY9287      223,289  
  1,454,282      3.50%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY5622      1,500,548  
  461,348      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8096      485,206  
  250,322      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AY8126      263,268  
  87,034      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ2719      91,954  
  332,753      5.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3448      363,871  
  83,830      4.00%, 6/1/45, Pool #AZ3341      88,564  
  723,062      4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0833      763,831  
  384,783      4.00%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ1783      404,681  
  232,336      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ3198      239,720  
  35,887      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AS5312      37,029  
  935,764      3.50%, 7/1/45, Pool #AZ0814      963,477  
  50,832      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ3728      50,921  
  298,440      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AS5634      298,955  
  258,037      3.50%, 8/1/45, Pool #AY8424      265,681  
  130,272      3.00%, 8/1/45, Pool #AZ8288      130,486  
  208,239      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7413      220,471  
  1,052,075      4.00%, 10/1/45, Pool #AL7593      1,113,878  
  100,601      4.00%, 11/1/45, Pool #AZ0560      105,803  
  141,820      3.50%, 12/1/45, Pool #AL7890      146,333  
  43,050      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BC0997      45,276  
  77,067      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #AS6350      81,601  
  139,331      4.00%, 12/1/45, Pool #BA6404      146,537  
  1,903,738      4.00%, 2/1/46, Pool #BC1578      2,002,189  
  65,669      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC3920      69,065  
  90,773      4.00%, 4/1/46, Pool #BC7809      95,467  
  24,607      4.00%, 5/1/46, Pool #BC2276      25,879  
  864,046      4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #AL9282      908,729  
  649,129      4.00%, 6/1/46, Pool #BC0960      682,698  
  165,828      4.00%, 7/1/46, Pool #BC6148      174,403  
  840,056      3.50%, 7/1/46, Pool #AL9515      865,036  
  47,659      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD5247      49,186  
  167,845      4.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL9111      180,187  
  138,035      4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BD1451      145,174  
  273,858      4.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8881      289,336  
  2,063,722      3.00%, 8/1/46, Pool #BC1509      2,063,683  
  298,129      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8990      307,679  
  166,390      3.50%, 8/1/46, Pool #AL8970      171,720  
  1,781,083      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #AS7844      1,781,049  
  31,321      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD0711      32,325  
  149,881      4.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD1489      157,632  
  77,711      3.50%, 9/1/46, Pool #BD7792      80,201  
 

 

Continued

 

11


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 


Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, continued

  
$ 1,633,216      3.00%, 9/1/46, Pool #BC2817    $ 1,633,190  
  473,828      3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #BC4760      489,007  
  394,900      3.50%, 10/1/46, Pool #AL9285      405,838  
  45,494      4.00%, 10/1/46, Pool #BD7599      47,846  
  191,421      3.50%, 11/1/46, Pool #BC9014      197,554  
  1,939,154      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BD8504      2,001,364  
  944,589      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BC9077      972,718  
  68,425      3.50%, 12/1/46, Pool #BE5877      70,622  
  43,547      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #BE7834      44,945  
  1,482,288      3.00%, 1/1/47, Pool #MA2863      1,481,334  
  830,206      3.50%, 1/1/47, Pool #AL9776      854,873  
  198,832      3.50%, 2/1/47, Pool #BE5696      204,758  
  3,560,238      4.00%, 2/1/47, Pool #AL9779      3,769,630  
  536,047      4.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #BE9261      577,695  
  434,934      4.50%, 3/1/47, Pool #BE9260      468,476  
  2,000,000      4.50%, 7/25/47, TBA      2,145,391  
  200,000      4.00%, 7/25/47, TBA      210,242  
     

 

 

 
        65,745,403  
     

 

 

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association (4.7%)

  
  15,825      5.00%, 6/15/34, Pool #629493      17,357  
  13,222      5.00%, 3/15/38, Pool #676766      14,542  
  5,614      5.00%, 4/15/38, Pool #672672      6,155  
  25,435      5.00%, 8/15/38, Pool #687818      27,759  
  174,320      5.00%, 1/15/39, Pool #705997      191,019  
  322,769      5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #646746      354,849  
  2,205      5.00%, 3/15/39, Pool #697946      2,424  
  367,064      4.00%, 10/15/40, Pool #783143      387,404  
  848,992      4.50%, 3/20/41, Pool #4978      912,307  
  303,961      4.50%, 5/20/41, Pool #005055      326,611  
  613,282      4.00%, 5/20/41, Pool #5054      650,207  
  301,445      4.50%, 6/15/41, Pool #366975      328,990  
  198,496      4.50%, 6/20/41, Pool #005082      213,293  
  695,472      4.00%, 10/20/41, Pool #5203      736,241  
  740,164      3.50%, 12/20/41, Pool #5258      769,210  
  81,199      4.00%, 11/20/42, Pool #AB9233      86,408  
  428,565      3.00%, 12/20/42, Pool #MA0624      434,551  
  76,351      3.00%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0698      77,417  
  4,201,494      3.50%, 1/20/43, Pool #MA0699      4,370,278  
  933,678      3.50%, 2/20/43, Pool #MA0783      971,187  
  793,092      3.50%, 4/20/43, Pool #783976      824,953  
  545,517      4.00%, 4/15/46, Pool #784232      575,324  
  957,331      3.00%, 4/20/46, Pool #MA3596      967,993  
  47,105      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AS4272      48,915  
  33,747      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AR9166      35,079  
  44,817      3.50%, 5/20/46, Pool #AR9028      46,588  
  122,899      3.00%, 5/20/46, Pool #MA3662      124,268  
  172,766      3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AT4139      179,579  
  112,527      3.00%, 6/20/46, Pool #MA3735      113,780  
  59,639      3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AS4285      61,942  
  37,297      3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AT4134      38,766  
  59,008      3.50%, 6/20/46, Pool #AT4133      61,420  
  842,964      3.00%, 7/20/46, Pool #MA3802      852,353  
  387,325      3.00%, 8/20/46, Pool #MA3873      391,638  
  1,982,632      3.00%, 9/20/46, Pool #MA3936      2,004,712  
  57,452      3.00%, 10/20/46, Pool #MA4003      58,092  

Shares

Principal
Amount

           Fair Value  
         
 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages, continued

  
 

Government National Mortgage Association, continued

 
$ 347,295      3.00%, 11/20/46, Pool #MA4068    $ 351,163  
  3,671,391      3.00%, 12/20/46, Pool #MA4126      3,712,280  
  1,526,245      3.00%, 1/20/47, Pool #MA4195      1,543,243  
  497,153      3.00%, 2/20/47, Pool #MA4261      502,690  
  542,928      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784304      577,094  
  471,135      4.00%, 4/20/47, Pool #784303      505,347  
  100,000      4.00%, 7/20/47, TBA      105,227  
  1,400,000      3.50%, 7/20/47, TBA      1,450,094  
  530,897      Class JA, Series 2015-H21, 2.50%,   
   6/20/65, Callable 7/20/21 @ 100      535,191  
     

 

 

 
        26,545,940  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgages (Cost $128,425,123)

     128,084,471  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations (31.1%):

  
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (2.9%)

  
  3,620,000      2.25%, 8/15/46      3,187,015  
  13,490,000      3.00%, 2/15/47      13,915,771  
     

 

 

 
        17,102,786  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds (2.7%)

  
  4,362,000      1.38%, 2/15/44      4,978,330  
  9,627,000      0.75%, 2/15/45      9,375,093  
  1,717,000      1.00%, 2/15/46      1,770,337  
     

 

 

 
        16,123,760  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (2.7%)

  
  3,342,000      0.25%, 1/15/25      3,388,938  
  7,466,000      0.63%, 1/15/26      7,731,790  
  4,972,000      0.13%, 7/15/26      4,892,319  
     

 

 

 
        16,013,047  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes (22.8%)

  
  11,200,000      0.75%, 10/31/17      11,187,232  
  14,000,000      0.75%, 10/31/18      13,891,724  
  20,537,000      1.75%, 12/31/20      20,595,572  
  17,547,000      1.25%, 3/31/21      17,256,387  
  5,324,000      1.38%, 4/30/21      5,255,997  
  33,191,000      1.88%, 3/31/22      33,210,451  
  5,498,000      1.75%, 6/30/22      5,462,351  
  3,417,000      2.13%, 3/31/24      3,419,535  
  15,445,000      2.00%, 6/30/24      15,308,652  
  7,699,000      1.50%, 8/15/26      7,202,476  
  1,840,000      3.00%, 5/15/47      1,898,937  
     

 

 

 
        134,689,314  
     

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $186,289,053)

     183,928,907  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (5.6%):

  
  33,229,775     

AZL Pyramis Total Bond Fund Securities

Lending Collateral Account(f)

     33,229,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $33,229,775)

     33,229,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (5.4%):

  
  31,949,726      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(g)      31,949,726  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $31,949,726)

     31,949,726  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

12


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
         
 

Warrant(0.0%):

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%):

  
  3,749      Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc., 4/21/20(d)(e)    $ 8,435  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Warrant (Cost $8,435)

     8,435  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $637,921,582)(h) — 108.1%

   $ 639,876,418  

Net other assets (liabilities) — (8.1)%

     (48,196,220
  

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 591,680,198  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

GO—General Obligation

MTN—Medium Term Note

TBA—To Be Announced Security

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $32,055,732.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(b) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(c) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.20% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(d) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(e) Defaulted bond.

 

(f) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(g) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(h) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The following represents the concentrations by country of risk (based on the domicile of the security issuer) relative to the total fair value of investments as of June 30, 2017:

 

Country   Percentage  

Australia

    0.2

Belarus

    0.2

Bermuda

    0.1

Brazil

    0.4

Canada

    0.9

Cayman Islands

    0.4

Chile

    0.1

Dominican Republic

    0.2

Finland

    %^ 

France

    0.1

Germany

    0.4

Guernsey

    0.6

Hong Kong

    %^ 

Ireland

    0.7

Italy

    0.3

Jersey

    0.1

Luxembourg

    0.9

Marshall Islands

    %^ 

Mexico

    1.9

Netherlands

    1.3

Switzerland

    %^ 

United Kingdom

    2.5

United States

    88.6

Virgin Islands, British

    0.1
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

Continued

 

13


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Sold Short (-0.3%):

 

Security Description

   Coupon
Rate
  Maturity
Date
   Par Amount    Proceeds
Received
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
Deprecation

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA

       3.00%       7/25/32      $ (1,450,000 )      $ (1,491,348 )      $ 1,488,176      $ 2,979,524
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                   $ (1,491,348 )      $ 1,488,176      $ 2,979,524
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

14


AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 637,921,582
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 639,876,418

Cash

       1

Interest and dividends receivable

       4,295,418

Receivable for investments sold

       11,972,125
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       656,143,962
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       29,257,127

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       85,698

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       33,229,775

Securities sold short (Proceeds received $1,491,348)

       1,488,176

Interest payable on securities sold short

       4,250

Manager fees payable

       244,821

Administration fees payable

       16,891

Distribution fees payable

       117,275

Custodian fees payable

       1,407

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       1,243

Transfer agent fees payable

       895

Trustee fees payable

       2,492

Other accrued liabilities

       13,714
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       64,463,764
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 591,680,198
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 576,236,290

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       18,861,219

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       (5,375,319 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       1,958,008
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 591,680,198
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 24,806,009

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       2,467,995

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.05
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 566,874,189

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       54,893,137

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 10.33
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $32,055,732.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest

     $ 7,029,106

Dividends

       80,509

Income from securities lending

       133,537
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       7,243,152
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,476,283

Administration fees

       120,011

Distribution fees — Class 2

       706,689

Custodian fees

       8,929

Administrative and compliance services fees

       4,834

Transfer agent fees

       5,625

Trustee fees

       15,732

Professional fees

       16,574

Shareholder reports

       11,861

Other expenses

       7,643
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       2,374,181
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       4,868,971
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       3,104,643

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities held short

       (43,124 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       8,131,371
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       11,192,890
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 16,061,861
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016*
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,868,971         $ 13,992,304

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      3,061,519           (8,275,746 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      8,131,371           12,855,018
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      16,061,861           18,571,576
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (13,963,456 )

From net realized gains:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (291,097 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (14,254,553 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      61,261           27,626,424

Value of shares redeemed

      (1,951,283 )           (1,019,113 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (1,890,022 )           26,607,311
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,826,869           247,759,920

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                14,254,553

Value of shares redeemed

      (22,515,000 )           (131,947,402 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (16,688,131 )           130,067,071
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (18,578,153 )           156,674,382
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (2,516,292 )           160,991,405

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      594,196,490           433,205,085
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 591,680,198         $ 594,196,490
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 18,861,219         $ 13,992,248
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      6,159           2,762,699

Shares redeemed

      (196,876 )           (103,987 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (190,717 )           2,658,712
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      571,485           24,088,225

Dividends reinvested

                1,390,688

Shares redeemed

      (2,202,521 )           (12,936,249 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (1,631,036 )           12,542,664
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (1,821,753 )           15,201,376
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 31, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016(a)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  September 4, 2012
to December 31,
2012(a)
    (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 9.77     $ 10.00                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09       0.24                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      0.19       (0.47 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

      0.28       (0.23 )                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 10.05     $ 9.77                
   

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(b)

      2.87 %(c)       (2.30 )%                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 24,806     $ 25,981                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.91 %       3.03 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.55 %       0.59 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.55 %       0.59 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      53 %(c)       119 %(f)                

Class 2

                       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $ 10.05     $ 9.85     $ 10.14     $ 9.78     $ 10.06     $ 10.00
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                       

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

      0.09       0.26       0.31       0.18       0.12       0.02

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

      0.19       0.29       (0.40 )       0.34       (0.34 )       0.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

      0.28       0.55       (0.09 )       0.52       (0.22 )       0.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                       

Net Investment Income

            (0.34 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )       (0.04 )      

Net Realized Gains

            (0.01 )                   (0.02 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.35 )       (0.20 )       (0.16 )       (0.06 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $ 10.33     $ 10.05     $ 9.85     $ 10.14     $ 9.78     $ 10.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

      2.79 %(c)       5.51 %       (0.89 )%       5.37 %       (2.20 )%       0.60 %(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                       

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

    $ 566,874     $ 568,216     $ 433,205     $ 457,287     $ 370,623     $ 357,699

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

      1.64 %       3.06 %       2.93 %       2.11 %       1.24 %       0.78 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

      0.80 %       0.83 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.81 %       0.80 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

      0.80 %       0.83 %       0.82 %       0.81 %       0.81 %       0.80 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

      53 %(c)       119 %(f)       123 %       421 %       488 %       303 %(c)

 

(a) Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 31, 2016. Class 2 Shares commenced operations on September 4, 2012.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 119%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued securities are securities purchased for delivery beyond the normal settlement date at a stated price and yield and thereby involve risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will be less than that available in the market when the delivery takes place. A Fund will not pay for such securities or start earning interest on them until they are received. When a Fund agrees to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, the Fund will segregate or designate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are recorded as an asset and are subject to changes in the value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

Short Sales

The Fund may engage in short sales against the box (i.e., where the Fund owns or has an unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost a security substantially similar to the security sold short) for hedging purposes to limit exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities. In a short sale, the Fund sells a borrowed security and has a corresponding obligation to the lender to return the identical security. The Fund may also incur an interest expense if a security that has been sold short has an interest payment. When a Fund engages in a short sale, the Fund records a liability for securities sold short and records an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. To borrow the security, a Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $39 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $13,103 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Corporate Debt Securities

     $ 31,713,696      $      $      $      $ 31,713,696

Government Securities

       1,516,079                             1,516,079
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       33,229,775                             33,229,775
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 33,229,775      $      $      $      $ 33,229,775
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 33,229,775
                        

 

 

 

TBA Purchase and Sale Commitments

The Fund may enter into to-be-announced (TBA) purchase or sale commitments, pursuant to which it agrees to purchase or sell, respectively, mortgage-backed securities for a fixed unit price, with payment and delivery at a scheduled future date beyond the customary settlement period for such securities. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate, and mortgage term, and be within industry-accepted “good delivery” standards. The Fund may enter into TBA purchase transactions with the intention of taking possession of the underlying securities, may elect to extend the settlement by “rolling” the transaction, and/or may use TBAs to gain interim exposure to underlying securities. Until settlement, the Fund maintains liquid assets sufficient to settle its TBA commitments.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into agreements with TBA counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

gain or loss on all TBA commitments with a particular counterparty. At any time, the Fund’s risk of loss from a particular counterparty related to its TBA commitments is the aggregate unrealized gain on appreciated TBAs in excess of unrealized loss on depreciated TBAs and collateral held, if any, by such counterparty. As of June 30, 2017, no collateral had been posted by the Fund to counterparties for TBAs.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with FIAM LLC (“FIAM”), FIAM provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund Class 1

         0.50 %          0.70 %

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund Class 2

         0.50 %          0.95 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $3,579 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Asset Backed Securities

       $        $ 4,393,829        $        $ 4,393,829

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                  7,946,252                   7,946,252

Corporate Bonds+

                  163,043,636          ^          163,043,636

Municipal Bonds

                  13,921,194                   13,921,194

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  33,229,775                   33,229,775

U.S. Government Agency Mortgages

                  128,084,471                   128,084,471

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                  183,928,907                   183,928,907

Warrant

                  8,435                   8,435

Yankee Dollars+

                  73,370,193                   73,370,193

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         31,949,726                            31,949,726
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         31,949,726          607,926,692                   639,876,418
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

         1,488,176                            1,488,176
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 33,437,902        $ 607,926,692        $ ^        $ 641,364,594
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

^ Represents the interest in securities that were determined to have a value of zero at June 30, 2017.

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       $ 292,755,395        $ 303,884,189

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term U.S. government securities included above were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       $ 247,680,678        $ 207,494,562

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

 

Security     

Acquisition

Date(a)

    

Acquisition

Cost

    

Shares or
Principal

Amount

    

Fair

Value

    

Percentage of
Net

Assets

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/25,
Callable 5/1/20 @ 106.19

         5/31/17        $ 200,450        $ 190,000        $ 203,775          0.04 %

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARLl (The),
5.00%, 2/1/25, Callable 2/1/20 @ 103.75

         5/1/17          889,775          880,000          902,000          0.15 %

Venator Finance SARL/Venator Materials Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/25, Callable 7/15/20 @ 104.31

         6/29/17          60,000          60,000          60,600          0.01 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $638,713,353. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 6,915,332  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (5,752,267
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 1,163,065  
 

 

 

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund has capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized in the table below. CLCFs subject to expiration are applied as short-term capital loss regardless of whether the originating capital loss was short-term or long-term. CLCFs that are not subject to expiration must be utilized before those that are subject to expiration. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

CLCFs not subject to expiration:

 

        Short
Term Amount
     Long
Term Amount
    

Total

Amount

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       $ 5,467,140        $ 1,873,453        $ 7,340,593

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       $ 13,963,471        $ 291,082        $ 14,254,553

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

       $ 13,992,246        $        $ (7,340,593 )        $ (7,269,606 )        $ (617,953 )

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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AZL Pyramis® Total Bond Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net CLCFs will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 10

Statement of Operations

Page 10

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 11

Financial Highlights

Page 12

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 13

Other Information

Page 19

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,136.20     $ 2.49       0.47 %

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,134.70     $ 3.81       0.72 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
 

Ending

Account Value

6/30/17

  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.46     $ 2.36       0.47 %

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.22     $ 3.61       0.72 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      36.6 %

Consumer Discretionary

      18.3

Health Care

      13.5

Industrials

      12.3

Consumer Staples

      7.6

Materials

      3.8

Financials

      3.2

Real Estate

      2.5

Telecommunication Services

      0.9

Energy

      0.8

Utilities

      — ^
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks

      99.5

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      12.4

Money Market

      0.6
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      112.5

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (12.5 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks (98.9%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (2.7%):

  
  57,049      Boeing Co. (The)    $ 11,281,440  
  9,107      BWX Technologies, Inc.      443,966  
  10,662      General Dynamics Corp.      2,112,142  
  2,452      HEICO Corp.^      176,152  
  4,940      HEICO Corp., Class A      306,527  
  6,167      Hexcel Corp.^      325,556  
  3,713      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      691,212  
  22,642      Lockheed Martin Corp.      6,285,646  
  16,175      Northrop Grumman Corp.      4,152,284  
  10,777      Raytheon Co.      1,740,270  
  16,245      Rockwell Collins, Inc.^      1,707,025  
  4,813      TransDigm Group, Inc.^      1,294,071  
     

 

 

 
        30,516,291  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.3%):

  
  14,053      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^      965,160  
  12,733      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^      719,160  
  24,831      FedEx Corp.      5,396,521  
  69,140      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      7,646,193  
  8,116      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      524,537  
     

 

 

 
        15,251,571  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.5%):

  
  9,901      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      888,714  
  19,224      American Airlines Group, Inc.^      967,352  
  201      Copa Holdings SA, Class A      23,517  
  56,299      Southwest Airlines Co.      3,498,419  
     

 

 

 
        5,378,002  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.3%):

  
  2,291      BorgWarner, Inc.^      97,047  
  26,792      Delphi Automotive plc      2,348,319  
  17,676      Gentex Corp.^      335,314  
  5,699      Lear Corp.      809,713  
  3,298      Visteon Corp.*      336,594  
     

 

 

 
        3,926,987  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  
  12,821      Harley-Davidson, Inc.^      692,590  
  13,021      Tesla Motors, Inc.*^      4,708,524  
  4,938      Thor Industries, Inc.^      516,120  
     

 

 

 
        5,917,234  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (0.3%):

  
  5,148      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      241,287  
  884      East West Bancorp, Inc.      51,785  
  12,587      First Republic Bank^      1,259,958  
  2,091      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      131,315  
  3,175      Signature Bank*      455,708  
  3,884      SVB Financial Group*      682,768  
  5,455      Western Alliance Bancorp*      268,386  
     

 

 

 
        3,091,207  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (3.1%):

  
  4,807      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      236,985  
  16,829      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      817,889  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Beverages, continued

  
  287,945      Coca-Cola Co. (The)    $ 12,914,333  
  16,235      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      3,145,207  
  18,314      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      1,668,589  
  41,341      Monster Beverage Corp.*      2,053,821  
  124,556      PepsiCo, Inc.      14,384,972  
     

 

 

 
        35,221,796  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (4.9%):

  
  159,611      AbbVie, Inc.      11,573,394  
  9,937      Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      277,143  
  3,801      Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      195,561  
  17,583      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      2,139,324  
  15,227      Alkermes plc*      882,709  
  6,547      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      522,189  
  21,240      Amgen, Inc.      3,658,165  
  19,969      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      5,418,788  
  17,407      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^      1,580,904  
  10,808      Bioverativ, Inc.*^      650,317  
  77,641      Celgene Corp.*      10,083,237  
  28,771      Exelixis, Inc.*^      708,630  
  93,223      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      6,598,324  
  16,852      Incyte Corp.*      2,121,835  
  1,872      Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      226,643  
  3,875      Intrexon Corp.*^      93,349  
  12,314      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      626,413  
  8,812      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*^      405,352  
  3,854      OPKO Health, Inc.*^      25,359  
  7,845      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,852,993  
  9,534      Seattle Genetics, Inc.*^      493,289  
  3,704      Tesaro, Inc.*^      518,041  
  24,886      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,207,059  
     

 

 

 
        55,859,018  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.4%):

  
  14,408      A.O. Smith Corp.      811,603  
  9,524      Allegion plc      772,587  
  4,284      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*^      197,064  
  14,236      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^      928,757  
  3,605      Lennox International, Inc.^      662,022  
  20,577      Masco Corp.      786,247  
     

 

 

 
        4,158,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.8%):

  
  13,712      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1,745,400  
  5,397      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      68,218  
  11,059      CBOE Holdings, Inc.      1,010,793  
  94,364      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)^      4,053,878  
  11,324      Eaton Vance Corp.      535,852  
  3,796      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^      630,819  
  879      Federated Investors, Inc., Class B^      24,832  
  27,947      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      1,842,266  
  6,031      Invesco, Ltd.      212,231  
  10,763      Lazard, Ltd., Class A      498,650  
  1,984      Legg Mason, Inc.      75,709  
  8,759      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.^      371,907  
 

 

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  3,677      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.    $ 739,445  
  16,634      Moody’s Corp.      2,024,025  
  1,831      Morningstar, Inc.^      143,441  
  8,870      MSCI, Inc., Class A      913,521  
  3,327      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      266,892  
  25,835      S&P Global, Inc.      3,771,652  
  13,599      SEI Investments Co.      731,354  
  1,933      State Street Corp.      173,448  
  3,783      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^      280,736  
  22,602      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.^      971,660  
     

 

 

 
        21,086,729  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.8%):

  
  2,075      Albemarle Corp.      218,996  
  21,124      Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.*      676,813  
  8,307      Celanese Corp., Series A      788,667  
  18,533      Chemours Co. (The)      702,771  
  86,952      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      7,017,897  
  25,733      Ecolab, Inc.      3,416,056  
  13,383      FMC Corp.      977,628  
  9,707      Huntsman Corp.      250,829  
  7,905      International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.      1,067,175  
  14,421      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      1,216,988  
  43,893      Monsanto Co.      5,195,175  
  702      NewMarket Corp.^      323,257  
  9,899      Platform Speciality Products Corp.*      125,519  
  23,897      PPG Industries, Inc.      2,627,714  
  25,103      Praxair, Inc.      3,327,403  
  11,977      RPM International, Inc.      653,345  
  4,028      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)^      360,345  
  8,200      Sherwin Williams Co.      2,877,872  
  6,732      W.R. Grace & Co.      484,771  
  1,778      Westlake Chemical Corp.      117,721  
     

 

 

 
        32,426,942  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%):

  
  8,526      Cintas Corp.      1,074,617  
  3,613      Clean Harbors, Inc.*^      201,714  
  19,786      Copart, Inc.*^      628,997  
  13,660      KAR Auction Services, Inc.      573,310  
  9,788      Rollins, Inc.^      398,469  
  36,624      Waste Management, Inc.      2,686,371  
     

 

 

 
        5,563,478  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.3%):

  
  5,308      Arista Networks, Inc.*^      795,085  
  9,720      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      369,652  
  6,444      F5 Networks, Inc.*      818,775  
  3,142      Harris Corp.      342,729  
  1,513      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      131,238  
  8,902      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      1,191,176  
     

 

 

 
        3,648,655  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.0%):

  
  4,076      Quanta Services, Inc.*      134,182  
     

 

 

 
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Construction Materials (0.3%):

  
  4,595      Eagle Materials, Inc., Class A    $ 424,670  
  5,689      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,266,258  
  12,235      Vulcan Materials Co.      1,549,929  
     

 

 

 
        3,240,857  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.0%):

  
  3,010      Capital One Financial Corp.      248,686  
  1,008      Credit Acceptance Corp.*^      259,197  
     

 

 

 
        507,883  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.6%):

  
  1,629      AptarGroup, Inc.^      141,495  
  1,040      Ardagh Group SA      23,514  
  8,331      Avery Dennison Corp.      736,210  
  19,265      Ball Corp.      813,176  
  12,944      Berry Global Group, Inc.*      737,937  
  9,204      Crown Holdings, Inc.*      549,111  
  21,476      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.^      295,939  
  37,379      International Paper Co.      2,116,026  
  12,880      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      308,090  
  9,373      Packaging Corp. of America      1,044,058  
  10,020      Sealed Air Corp.      448,495  
  7,557      Silgan Holdings, Inc.^      240,161  
     

 

 

 
        7,454,212  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.1%):

  
  5,513      Genuine Parts Co.^      511,386  
  4,637      LKQ Corp.*      152,789  
  3,967      Pool Corp.^      466,400  
     

 

 

 
        1,130,575  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  
  4,984      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*      384,815  
  3,128      H&R Block, Inc.      96,686  
  17,750      Service Corp. International^      593,738  
  13,332      ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.*      522,481  
     

 

 

 
        1,597,720  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.0%):

  
  7,612      Leucadia National Corp.      199,130  
  1,048      Voya Financial, Inc.      38,661  
     

 

 

 
        237,791  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%):

  
  204,634      Verizon Communications, Inc.      9,138,954  
  18,560      Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*      573,504  
     

 

 

 
        9,712,458  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.3%):

  
  3,002      Acuity Brands, Inc.^      610,247  
  3,640      AMETEK, Inc.      220,475  
  9,242      Emerson Electric Co.^      551,008  
  3,435      Hubbell, Inc.      388,739  
  12,866      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,083,777  
  8,526      Sensata Technologies Holding NV*      364,231  
     

 

 

 
        4,218,477  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%):

  
  29,927      Amphenol Corp., Class A    $ 2,209,210  
  15,253      CDW Corp.      953,770  
  8,318      Cognex Corp.      706,198  
  2,443      Coherent, Inc.*      549,651  
  5,236      Corning, Inc.      157,342  
  7,063      FLIR Systems, Inc.      244,804  
  3,584      IPG Photonics Corp.*^      520,038  
  8,322      National Instruments Corp.      334,711  
  19,806      Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*      706,480  
  4,147      Universal Display Corp.^      453,060  
  5,223      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*^      525,016  
     

 

 

 
        7,360,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%):

  
  58,739      Halliburton Co.      2,508,742  
  5,460      RPC, Inc.^      110,347  
     

 

 

 
        2,619,089  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.5%):

  
  42,327      American Tower Corp.      5,600,710  
  2,322      Boston Properties, Inc.      285,652  
  3,353      Coresite Realty Corp.      347,136  
  36,585      Crown Castle International Corp.      3,665,086  
  12,512      CubeSmart      300,788  
  7,561      Cyrusone, Inc.^      421,526  
  11,218      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      1,267,073  
  11,437      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      437,008  
  7,668      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.      468,975  
  7,781      Equinix, Inc.      3,339,294  
  8,066      Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.^      696,418  
  10,393      Extra Space Storage, Inc.^      810,654  
  2,844      Federal Realty Investment Trust      359,453  
  6,763      Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.      254,762  
  1,534      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.      52,447  
  23,223      Iron Mountain, Inc.^      797,942  
  7,531      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A^      554,056  
  1,919      Outfront Media, Inc.      44,367  
  14,773      Public Storage, Inc.^      3,080,614  
  12,040      SBA Communications Corp.*      1,624,196  
  28,153      Simon Property Group, Inc.      4,554,030  
  780      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^      20,264  
  2,608      Taubman Centers, Inc.      155,306  
     

 

 

 
        29,137,757  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.1%):

  
  43,702      Costco Wholesale Corp.      6,989,260  
  49,399      Kroger Co. (The)^      1,151,985  
  49,209      Rite Aid Corp.*      145,167  
  13,450      Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*^      304,912  
  49,421      Sysco Corp.      2,487,358  
  17,422      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,364,317  
  4,919      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      207,139  
     

 

 

 
        12,650,138  
     

 

 

 
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Food Products (0.7%):

  
  9,224      Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.*^    $ 210,399  
  11,798      Campbell Soup Co.^      615,266  
  41,105      General Mills, Inc.      2,277,218  
  12,548      Hershey Co. (The)      1,347,279  
  22,853      Kellogg Co.^      1,587,369  
  3,523      Lamb Weston Holding, Inc.      155,153  
  11,344      McCormick & Co.      1,106,153  
  4,675      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*^      102,476  
  1,786      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*^      145,898  
     

 

 

 
        7,547,211  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.7%):

  
  4,030      ABIOMED, Inc.*      577,499  
  7,955      Align Technology, Inc.*      1,194,205  
  4,753      Baxter International, Inc.      287,747  
  22,380      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      4,366,562  
  137,005      Boston Scientific Corp.*      3,797,779  
  7,267      C.R. Bard, Inc.      2,297,171  
  3,763      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      900,937  
  8,547      Dexcom, Inc.*^      625,213  
  20,922      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      2,473,817  
  6,249      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.^      497,483  
  15,914      Hologic, Inc.*      722,177  
  8,749      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      1,412,264  
  3,660      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      3,423,454  
  9,966      Medtronic plc      884,483  
  13,931      ResMed, Inc.^      1,084,807  
  34,036      Stryker Corp.^      4,723,516  
  719      Teleflex, Inc.      149,379  
  9,155      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^      944,704  
  7,304      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      690,374  
     

 

 

 
        31,053,571  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%):

  
  10,426      Aetna, Inc.      1,582,980  
  15,816      AmerisourceBergen Corp.^      1,495,086  
  2,221      Centene Corp.*      177,413  
  21,747      Cigna Corp.      3,640,230  
  4,125      Express Scripts Holding Co.*      263,340  
  2,191      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      191,055  
  7,860      Henry Schein, Inc.*^      1,438,537  
  13,596      Humana, Inc.      3,271,470  
  572      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^      38,410  
  2,228      McKesson Corp.      366,595  
  862      Patterson Cos., Inc.^      40,471  
  1,223      Premier, Inc., Class A*      44,028  
  96,118      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      17,822,200  
  7,834      VCA Antech, Inc.*      723,157  
  4,114      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*      738,710  
     

 

 

 
        31,833,682  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.3%):

  
  3,966      athenahealth, Inc.*^      557,421  
  28,796      Cerner Corp.*^      1,914,071  
 

 

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  10,717      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*    $ 657,059  
     

 

 

 
        3,128,551  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.5%):

  
  10,117      Aramark Holdings Corp.      414,595  
  2,538      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*^      1,056,062  
  3,278      Choice Hotels International, Inc.      210,612  
  12,484      Darden Restaurants, Inc.^      1,129,053  
  4,792      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.^      1,013,652  
  9,017      Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.^      497,017  
  9,148      Extended Stay America, Inc.      177,105  
  5,816      Hilton Grand Vacations*      209,725  
  16,916      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      1,046,255  
  36,131      Las Vegas Sands Corp.^      2,308,410  
  31,647      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      3,174,511  
  81,820      McDonald’s Corp.      12,531,550  
  3,743      MGM Resorts International      117,118  
  2,124      Panera Bread Co., Class A*      668,295  
  6,999      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      417,210  
  141,427      Starbucks Corp.      8,246,607  
  3,958      Vail Resorts, Inc.      802,801  
  18,284      Wendy’s Co. (The)^      283,585  
  10,221      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      1,026,291  
  7,996      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.      1,072,424  
  32,046      Yum China Holdings, Inc.*      1,263,574  
  34,939      Yum! Brands, Inc.      2,577,101  
     

 

 

 
        40,243,553  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.3%):

  
  18,896      D.R. Horton, Inc.      653,235  
  10,721      Leggett & Platt, Inc.^      563,174  
  435      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      105,135  
  333      NVR, Inc.*      802,733  
  8,297      PulteGroup, Inc.^      203,525  
  1,795      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*^      95,835  
  6,912      Toll Brothers, Inc.^      273,093  
  5,111      Tupperware Brands Corp.      358,946  
  584      Whirlpool Corp.^      111,906  
     

 

 

 
        3,167,582  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.8%):

  
  25,076      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,300,943  
  11,003      Clorox Co. (The)      1,466,040  
  13,672      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,013,505  
  6,138      Energizer Holdings, Inc.^      294,747  
  30,199      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      3,898,993  
  13,013      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1,134,083  
  2,378      Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.^      297,345  
     

 

 

 
        9,405,656  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%):

 
  5,796      NRG Energy, Inc.      99,807  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.1%):

  
  58,116      3M Co., Class C      12,099,170  
  151,706      General Electric Co.      4,097,579  
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  44,659      Honeywell International, Inc.    $ 5,952,598  
  9,504      Roper Industries, Inc.^      2,200,461  
     

 

 

 
        24,349,808  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (1.1%):

  
  10,111      Allstate Corp. (The)      894,217  
  11,217      American International Group, Inc.      701,287  
  26,085      Aon plc      3,468,001  
  1,705      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      159,060  
  12,213      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      699,194  
  1,859      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.      92,671  
  1,136      Assurant, Inc.      117,792  
  1,839      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A^      230,004  
  51,502      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      4,015,095  
  57,912      Progressive Corp. (The)      2,553,340  
  8,374      XL Group, Ltd.      366,781  
     

 

 

 
        13,297,442  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (4.9%):

  
  39,836      Amazon.com, Inc.*      38,561,248  
  12,154      Expedia, Inc.^      1,810,338  
  1,049      Liberty Expedia Holdings, Class A*      56,667  
  23,578      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*      578,604  
  41,133      Netflix, Inc.*      6,145,682  
  4,919      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*^      9,201,088  
  5,177      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^      197,761  
  3,820      Wayfair, Inc., Class A*      293,682  
     

 

 

 
        56,845,070  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (8.3%):

  
  29,841      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      27,742,581  
  30,315      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      27,548,150  
  3,205      CoStar Group, Inc.*^      844,838  
  234,026      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      35,333,246  
  7,737      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*^      328,204  
  6,965      IAC/InterActiveCorp*      719,067  
  3,233      LogMeIn, Inc.      337,849  
  3,622      Match Group, Inc.*^      62,950  
  22,257      Pandora Media, Inc.*^      198,532  
  4,298      Twitter, Inc.*^      76,805  
  8,845      VeriSign, Inc.*^      822,231  
  3,665      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*^      178,999  
  7,244      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*      355,028  
     

 

 

 
        94,548,480  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (7.1%):

  
  62,110      Accenture plc, Class C      7,681,765  
  4,864      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      1,248,540  
  44,816      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.^      4,591,847  
  3,091      Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A*^      126,576  
  13,631      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      443,553  
  11,698      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      883,901  
  58,572      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      3,889,181  
  4,814      CoreLogic, Inc.*^      208,831  
  16,052      CSRA, Inc.      509,651  
 

 

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  733      DST Systems, Inc.    $ 45,226  
  28,337      Dxc Technology Co.      2,174,015  
  5,123      Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*      447,597  
  18,724      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,599,030  
  36,605      First Data Corp., Class A*      666,211  
  21,330      Fiserv, Inc.*      2,609,512  
  9,189      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      1,325,146  
  8,747      Gartner, Inc.*      1,080,342  
  13,966      Genpact, Ltd.^      388,674  
  15,211      Global Payments, Inc.      1,373,858  
  59,152      International Business Machines Corp.      9,099,351  
  7,734      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.^      803,331  
  94,430      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      11,468,523  
  32,088      Paychex, Inc.      1,827,091  
  113,461      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      6,089,452  
  16,289      Sabre Corp.^      354,612  
  22,183      Square, Inc., Class A*^      520,413  
  18,128      Total System Services, Inc.      1,055,956  
  16,032      Vantive, Inc., Class A*      1,015,467  
  185,230      Visa, Inc., Class A^      17,370,868  
  47,275      Western Union Co.^      900,589  
  3,166      WEX, Inc.*^      330,119  
     

 

 

 
        82,129,228  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.2%):

  
  7,188      Brunswick Corp.      450,903  
  8,617      Hasbro, Inc.      960,882  
  6,579      Mattel, Inc.^      141,646  
  5,945      Polaris Industries, Inc.^      548,307  
     

 

 

 
        2,101,738  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.9%):

  
  7,911      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      469,201  
  3,766      Bio-Techne Corp.^      442,505  
  3,942      Bruker Corp.      113,687  
  4,797      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      485,217  
  14,585      Illumina, Inc.*      2,530,789  
  2,521      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,483,709  
  3,332      Patheon NV*      116,220  
  2,022      PerkinElmer, Inc.      137,779  
  7,434      Qiagen NV*      249,262  
  8,314      Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.*      744,103  
  17,626      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,075,209  
  7,630      Waters Corp.*      1,402,699  
     

 

 

 
        11,250,380  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (2.3%):

  
  13,119      Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.^      492,094  
  51,554      Caterpillar, Inc.      5,539,992  
  5,121      Cummins, Inc.      830,729  
  31,874      Deere & Co.      3,939,308  
  12,168      Donaldson Co., Inc.^      554,131  
  1,756      Dover Corp.      140,866  
  27,772      Fortive Corp.      1,759,356  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Machinery, continued

  
  3,900      Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*    $ 84,279  
  5,513      Graco, Inc.^      602,461  
  7,126      IDEX Corp.      805,309  
  30,519      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.^      4,371,846  
  12,892      Ingersoll-Rand plc      1,178,200  
  5,876      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.^      541,121  
  5,652      Middleby Corp. (The)*^      686,775  
  5,761      Nordson Corp.      698,925  
  11,438      Parker Hannifin Corp.      1,828,021  
  822      Snap-On, Inc.^      129,876  
  1,529      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      215,176  
  10,603      Toro Co.      734,682  
  5,006      WABCO Holdings, Inc.*^      638,315  
  2,860      Wabtec Corp.^      261,690  
  12,493      Welbilt, Inc.*^      235,493  
  9,575      Xylem, Inc.      530,742  
     

 

 

 
        26,799,387  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (3.6%):

  
  5,260      AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*^      280,937  
  478      Cable One, Inc.^      339,810  
  35,625      CBS Corp., Class B^      2,272,163  
  13,378      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      4,506,379  
  436,709      Comcast Corp., Class A      16,996,713  
  17,020      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      1,068,175  
  33,553      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)^      825,404  
  3,124      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*^      88,159  
  6,748      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*      177,338  
  13,343      Live Nation, Inc.*^      465,004  
  197      Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A*      38,789  
  23,091      Omnicom Group, Inc.^      1,914,244  
  2,903      Regal Entertainment Group, Class A^      59,395  
  4,770      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      325,839  
  141,022      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      771,390  
  7,846      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      222,356  
  11      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      307  
  107,203      Walt Disney Co. (The)      11,390,319  
     

 

 

 
        41,742,721  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.1%):

  
  27,835      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.*      334,299  
  2,402      Royal Gold, Inc.^      187,764  
  7,195      Southern Copper Corp.^      249,163  
  3,136      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      112,300  
     

 

 

 
        883,526  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.2%):

  
  10,570      Dollar General Corp.^      761,991  
  21,779      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      1,522,788  
  11,671      Nordstrom, Inc.^      558,224  
     

 

 

 
        2,843,003  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%):

  
  11,724      Antero Resources Corp.*^      253,356  
  2,415      Apache Corp.^      115,751  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  32,890      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.    $ 824,881  
  13,675      Cheniere Energy, Inc.*      666,109  
  5,035      Chesapeake Energy Corp.*^      25,024  
  8,879      Cimarex Energy Co.      834,715  
  3,990      Continental Resources, Inc.*^      128,997  
  4,232      Devon Energy Corp.      135,297  
  2,392      Diamondback Energy, Inc.*      212,434  
  5,831      EOG Resources, Inc.      527,822  
  1,818      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      26,816  
  16,549      Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.*      174,095  
  20,133      Newfield Exploration Co.*^      572,985  
  21,376      ONEOK, Inc.^      1,114,971  
  15,649      Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*      434,260  
  6,892      RSP Permian, Inc.*      222,405  
  12,546      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      379,893  
     

 

 

 
        6,649,811  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.2%):

  
  21,845      Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A^      2,096,683  
  6,873      Herbalife, Ltd.*^      490,251  
  1,299      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^      81,629  
     

 

 

 
        2,668,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.9%):

  
  8,687      Akorn, Inc.*      291,362  
  81,273      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      4,528,532  
  97,884      Eli Lilly & Co.      8,055,853  
  41,394      Johnson & Johnson Co.      5,476,012  
  15,041      Merck & Co., Inc.      963,978  
  49,232      Zoetis, Inc.      3,071,092  
     

 

 

 
        22,386,829  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.6%):

  
  1,520      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.^      164,388  
  11,914      Equifax, Inc.      1,637,223  
  22,299      IHS Markit, Ltd.*      982,047  
  12,066      Robert Half International, Inc.^      578,323  
  12,759      TransUnion*      552,592  
  15,135      Verisk Analytics, Inc.*^      1,276,940  
     

 

 

 
        5,191,513  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%):

  
  13,138      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      478,223  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (1.2%):

  
  79,208      CSX Corp.      4,321,588  
  8,512      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      777,827  
  4,074      Landstar System, Inc.      348,734  
  3,794      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      361,341  
  73,422      Union Pacific Corp.      7,996,390  
     

 

 

 
        13,805,880  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.4%):

  
  82,458      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^      1,029,076  
  36,182      Analog Devices, Inc.      2,814,960  
  108,204      Applied Materials, Inc.      4,469,907  
  39,998      Broadcom, Ltd.      9,321,534  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, continued

  
  6,547      Cavium, Inc.*    $ 406,765  
  2,616      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.^      35,708  
  15,723      KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,438,812  
  16,174      Lam Research Corp.      2,287,489  
  28,151      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      1,263,980  
  21,248      Microchip Technology, Inc.^      1,639,921  
  79,289      Micron Technology, Inc.*      2,367,570  
  9,267      Microsemi Corp.*      433,696  
  57,002      NVIDIA Corp.      8,240,208  
  18,920      NXP Semiconductors NV*      2,070,794  
  39,123      ON Semiconductor Corp.*^      549,287  
  6,593      Qorvo, Inc.*^      417,469  
  18,461      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.^      1,771,333  
  18,460      Teradyne, Inc.      554,354  
  100,039      Texas Instruments, Inc.      7,695,999  
  1,178      Versum Materials, Inc.      38,285  
  23,537      Xilinx, Inc.^      1,513,900  
     

 

 

 
        50,361,047  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (8.5%):

  
  74,116      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      4,266,858  
  49,508      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      7,002,412  
  8,513      ANSYS, Inc.*      1,035,862  
  7,284      Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A*^      256,251  
  17,008      Autodesk, Inc.*      1,714,747  
  27,720      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      928,343  
  13,554      CDK Global, Inc.      841,161  
  15,169      Citrix Systems, Inc.*      1,207,149  
  20,480      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V*      1,251,533  
  30,044      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      3,176,252  
  14,857      Fortinet, Inc.*      556,246  
  3,004      Guidewire Software, Inc.*^      206,405  
  24,356      Intuit, Inc.      3,234,720  
  6,922      Manhattan Associates, Inc.*^      332,671  
  752,012      Microsoft Corp.      51,836,187  
  23,427      Oracle Corp.      1,174,630  
  11,436      PTC, Inc.*      630,352  
  17,717      Red Hat, Inc.*      1,696,403  
  67,736      Salesforce.com, Inc.*      5,865,938  
  16,745      ServiceNow, Inc.*      1,774,970  
  13,744      Splunk, Inc.*^      781,896  
  15,801      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      606,916  
  61,708      Symantec Corp.      1,743,251  
  1,261      Synopsys, Inc.*      91,965  
  5,960      Tableau Software, Inc., Class A*^      365,169  
  9,928      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      728,517  
  3,451      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*^      606,237  
  2,837      Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)*^      595,940  
  7,144      VMware, Inc., Class A*^      624,600  
  13,050      Workday, Inc., Class A*^      1,265,850  
     

 

 

 
        96,399,431  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (3.5%):

  
  1,923      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      224,203  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  2,429      AutoZone, Inc.*^    $ 1,385,647  
  3,892      Burlington Stores, Inc.*^      358,025  
  18,565      CarMax, Inc.*^      1,170,709  
  6,546      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.^      260,727  
  991      Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*      38,907  
  965      Foot Locker, Inc.      47,555  
  1,344      Gap, Inc. (The)^      29,555  
  120,470      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      18,480,098  
  3,645      L Brands, Inc.^      196,429  
  86,093      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      6,674,790  
  8,735      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*^      161,772  
  8,950      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      1,957,723  
  38,378      Ross Stores, Inc.      2,215,562  
  4,780      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*^      96,795  
  64,544      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      4,658,140  
  12,818      Tractor Supply Co.^      694,864  
  5,916      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*      1,699,903  
  1,727      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^      83,760  
     

 

 

 
        40,435,164  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (6.8%):

  
  523,162      Apple, Inc.      75,345,791  
  12,147      NCR Corp.*      496,083  
  23,212      NetApp, Inc.      929,641  
  4,188      Western Digital Corp.      371,057  
     

 

 

 
        77,142,572  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%):

  
  4,917      Carter’s, Inc.^      437,367  
  4,964      Coach, Inc.      234,996  
  36,102      Hanesbrands, Inc.^      836,122  
  12,198      Kate Spade & Co.*^      225,541  
  9,554      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      570,087  
  1,246      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      45,168  
  132,443      Nike, Inc., Class C      7,814,138  
  5,743      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      169,419  
  13,583      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^      295,566  
  13,390      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*^      269,942  
  24,669      VF Corp.^      1,420,934  
     

 

 

 
        12,319,280  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Tobacco (1.7%):

  
  193,693      Altria Group, Inc.    $ 14,424,318  
  14,040      Philip Morris International, Inc.      1,648,998  
  50,905      Reynolds American, Inc.      3,310,861  
     

 

 

 
        19,384,177  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%):

  
  729      Air Lease Corp.^      27,235  
  28,890      Fastenal Co.^      1,257,583  
  20,133      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*      616,674  
  1,806      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      155,244  
  8,456      United Rentals, Inc.*^      953,076  
  10,237      Univar, Inc.*      298,920  
  4,963      W.W. Grainger, Inc.^      895,970  
  2,987      Watsco, Inc.^      460,595  
     

 

 

 
        4,665,297  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  
  18,179      T-Mobile US, Inc.*^      1,102,011  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $940,361,940)

     1,138,307,803  
  

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stock (0.6%):

  
 

Software (0.6%):

  
  841,419      Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I*(a)(b)      6,739,766  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost $5,157,898)

     6,739,766  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (12.4%):

  
$ 143,199,968      AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      143,199,968  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $143,199,968)

     143,199,968  
  

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.6%):

  
  6,552,878      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)      6,552,878  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $6,552,878)

     6,552,878  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,095,272,684)(e) — 112.5%

     1,294,800,415  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (12.5)%

     (143,389,198
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,151,411,217  
  

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $140,566,240.

 

(a) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.59% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.59% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Continued

 

8


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

Cash of $259,200 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        28      $ 3,165,540      $ (113,653

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        35        4,236,575        (15,272
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (128,925
              

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 1,095,272,684
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,294,800,415

Cash

       2

Segregated cash for collateral

       259,200

Interest and dividends receivable

       773,972

Receivable for investments sold

       37,331

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       1,575
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,295,872,495
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       296,750

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       143,199,968

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       140

Manager fees payable

       375,342

Administration fees payable

       25,206

Distribution fees payable

       229,586

Custodian fees payable

       6,772

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       5,280

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,163

Trustee fees payable

       10,646

Other accrued liabilities

       309,425
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       144,461,278
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,151,411,217
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 817,926,501

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       7,613,853

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       126,472,057

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       199,398,806
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,151,411,217
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 52,732,785

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       4,516,085

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.68
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 1,098,678,432

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       74,550,336

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 14.74
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $140,566,240.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 8,775,491

Interest

       469

Income from securities lending

       281,955
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       9,057,915
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,521,132

Administration fees

       147,467

Distribution fees — Class 2

       1,367,806

Custodian fees

       23,824

Administrative and compliance services fees

       11,765

Transfer agent fees

       7,721

Trustee fees

       38,160

Professional fees

       42,557

Shareholder reports

       23,581

Other expenses

       170,801
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       4,354,814

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (286,500 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       4,068,314
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       4,989,601
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       28,249,120

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       2,597,538

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       109,864,400
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       140,711,058
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 145,700,659
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016*
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 4,989,601         $ 2,997,334

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      30,846,658           97,792,406

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      109,864,400           (70,716,720 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      145,700,659           30,073,020
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (985,572 )

From net realized gains:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (19,179,274 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (20,164,846 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      130,248           49,657,962

Value of shares redeemed

      (3,287,110 )           (1,702,381 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (3,156,862 )           47,955,581
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      5,482,609           412,589,929

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

                579,445,361

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                20,164,846

Value of shares redeemed

      (111,234,045 )           (56,974,870 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (105,751,436 )           955,225,266
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (108,908,298 )           1,003,180,847
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      36,792,361           1,013,089,021

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,114,618,856           101,529,835
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,151,411,217         $ 1,114,618,856
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 7,613,853         $ 2,624,252
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      11,293           4,965,790

Shares redeemed

      (292,437 )           (168,561 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (281,144 )           4,797,229
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      388,953           32,588,598

Shares issued in merger

                45,518,096

Dividends reinvested

                1,601,656

Shares redeemed

      (7,875,975 )           (4,298,679 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (7,487,022 )           75,409,671
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (7,768,166 )           80,206,900
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.28     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.07       0.03                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.33       0.25                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.40       0.28                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.68     $ 10.28                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       13.62 %(b)       2.80 %                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 52,733     $ 49,297                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.11 %       1.26 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.52 %       0.50 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.47 %       0.45 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       12 %(b)       158 %(e)                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 12.99     $ 15.32     $ 17.11     $ 16.55     $ 12.63     $ 11.10
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.07       0.04       0.19       0.17       0.18       0.12

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.68       0.84       0.54       1.80       3.90       1.48
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.75       0.88       0.73       1.97       4.08       1.60
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.16 )       (0.19 )       (0.17 )       (0.16 )       (0.07 )

Net Realized Gains

             (3.05 )       (2.33 )       (1.24 )            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (3.21 )       (2.52 )       (1.41 )       (0.16 )       (0.07 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 14.74     $ 12.99     $ 15.32     $ 17.11     $ 16.55     $ 12.63
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       13.47 %(b)       6.43 %       4.86 %       12.21 %       32.48 %       14.40 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,098,678     $ 1,065,322     $ 101,530     $ 130,259     $ 144,335     $ 145,865

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       0.86 %       0.99 %       0.86 %       0.83 %       0.89 %       1.09 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.77 %       0.77 %       0.78 %       0.78 %       0.78 %       0.80 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.72 %       0.72 %       0.78 %       0.78 %       0.78 %       0.80 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       12 %(b)       158 %(e)       14 %       13 %       13 %       16 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 158%.

 

(f) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities).

 

13


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $154 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $27,654 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

 

                   

Common Stocks

     $ 143,199,968      $      $      $      $ 143,199,968
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       143,199,968                             143,199,968
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 143,199,968      $      $      $      $ 143,199,968
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 143,199,968
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund participated in following cross-trade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realilzed
(Gain/Loss)

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       $        $ 296,613        $ 43,779

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $7.4 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $16.6 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

 

14


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total
Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $ 128,925  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 2,597,538      $ (197,810

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Class 1

         0.44 %          0.59 %

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Class 2

         0.44 %          0.84 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.39% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

 

15


AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $6,888 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                             

Common Stocks+

       $ 1,138,307,803        $        $        $ 1,138,307,803

Preferred Stock

                           6,739,766          6,739,766

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  143,199,968                   143,199,968

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         6,552,878                            6,552,878
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,144,860,681          143,199,968          6,739,766          1,294,800,415
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                           

Futures Contracts

         (128,925 )                            (128,925 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,144,731,756        $ 143,199,968        $ 6,739,766        $ 1,294,671,490
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       $ 130,808,266        $ 217,489,307

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

 

Security      Acquisition
Date(a)
     Acquisition
Cost
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Net
Assets

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Series I

         2/7/14        $ 5,157,899        $ 841,419        $ 6,739,766          0.59 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,099,652,450. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 207,590,229  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (12,442,264
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 195,147,965  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       $ 985,572        $ 19,179,274        $ 20,164,846

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

       $ 13,766,981        $ 89,986,804        $        $ 84,030,272        $ 187,784,057

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 11

Statement of Operations

Page 11

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 12

Financial Highlights

Page 13

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 14

Other Information

Page 20

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.40     $ 2.43       0.48 %

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,043.30     $ 3.70       0.73 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.44     $ 2.41       0.48 %

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.20     $ 3.66       0.73 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Financials

      24.9 %

Health Care

      13.9

Energy

      10.3

Consumer Staples

      9.0

Industrials

      8.5

Information Technology

      7.9

Consumer Discretionary

      6.7

Utilities

      6.0

Real Estate

      4.9

Telecommunication Services

      3.0

Materials

      2.6
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      97.7

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      10.7

Money Market

      2.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      110.6

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (10.6 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks (97.7%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.7%):

  
  37,441      Arconic, Inc.    $ 848,039  
  14,645      General Dynamics Corp.      2,901,174  
  2,533      Hexcel Corp.      133,717  
  704      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      131,057  
  7,448      L3 Technologies, Inc.      1,244,412  
  2,271      Lockheed Martin Corp.      630,452  
  5,596      Orbital ATK, Inc.      550,423  
  17,544      Raytheon Co.      2,833,005  
  11,315      Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A^      655,591  
  3,064      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      391,120  
  25,247      Textron, Inc.      1,189,134  
  71,485      United Technologies Corp.      8,729,032  
     

 

 

 
        20,237,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%):

  
  5,182      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^      292,679  
  2,650      XPO Logistics, Inc.*      171,270  
     

 

 

 
        463,949  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.7%):

  
  2,017      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      181,046  
  24,270      American Airlines Group, Inc.^      1,221,266  
  3,067      Copa Holdings SA, Class A      358,839  
  64,239      Delta Air Lines, Inc.      3,452,204  
  30,883      JetBlue Airways Corp.*^      705,059  
  6,616      Spirit Airlines, Inc.*      341,716  
  26,855      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      2,020,839  
     

 

 

 
        8,280,969  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.2%):

  
  8,821      Adient plc      576,717  
  18,425      BorgWarner, Inc.^      780,483  
  10,868      Gentex Corp.      206,166  
  24,355      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.^      851,451  
  1,185      Lear Corp.      168,365  
     

 

 

 
        2,583,182  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.8%):

  
  374,635      Ford Motor Co.      4,192,166  
  131,322      General Motors Co.      4,587,077  
  4,366      Harley-Davidson, Inc.^      235,851  
     

 

 

 
        9,015,094  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (11.8%):

  
  14,406      Associated Banc-Corp.^      363,031  
  952,921      Bank of America Corp.      23,117,863  
  4,586      Bank of Hawaii Corp.^      380,500  
  5,435      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      254,738  
  9,334      BankUnited, Inc.      314,649  
  77,777      BB&T Corp.      3,531,854  
  2,498      BOK Financial Corp.^      210,157  
  19,429      CIT Group, Inc.^      946,192  
  263,501      Citigroup, Inc.      17,622,947  
  47,277      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      1,686,843  
  16,907      Comerica, Inc.      1,238,269  
  8,842      Commerce Bancshares, Inc.^      502,491  
  5,372      Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.^      504,485  
  13,251      East West Bancorp, Inc.      776,244  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  26,641      F.N.B. Corp.    $ 377,237  
  72,315      Fifth Third Bancorp      1,877,297  
  3,531      First Hawaiian, Inc.      108,119  
  23,770      First Horizon National Corp.^      414,073  
  3,113      First Republic Bank      311,611  
  105,187      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      1,422,128  
  338,334      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      30,923,729  
  105,362      KeyCorp      1,974,484  
  13,882      M&T Bank Corp.      2,248,190  
  12,158      PacWest Bancorp      567,779  
  32,421      People’s United Financial, Inc.^      572,555  
  3,973      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      249,504  
  46,312      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      5,782,979  
  9,902      Popular, Inc.      413,012  
  5,253      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.^      337,453  
  116,277      Regions Financial Corp.      1,702,295  
  2,092      Signature Bank*      300,265  
  46,351      SunTrust Banks, Inc.      2,629,029  
  1,309      SVB Financial Group*      230,109  
  12,119      Synovus Financial Corp.      536,145  
  17,001      TCF Financial Corp.      270,996  
  151,635      U.S. Bancorp      7,872,889  
  7,663      Webster Financial Corp.      400,162  
  430,003      Wells Fargo & Co.      23,826,467  
  4,401      Western Alliance Bancorp*      216,529  
  19,351      Zions Bancorp^      849,702  
     

 

 

 
        137,865,001  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.7%):

  
  370      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A^      18,241  
  1,226      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      59,584  
  93,033      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      4,172,530  
  16,527      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      1,426,941  
  17,822      PepsiCo, Inc.      2,058,263  
     

 

 

 
        7,735,559  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (1.1%):

  
  430      Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      22,124  
  4,030      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      490,330  
  1,128      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      89,969  
  49,980      Amgen, Inc.      8,608,056  
  1,215      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      329,702  
  35,400      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,505,612  
  1,324      Intrexon Corp.*      31,895  
  5,987      Juno Therapeutics, Inc.*^      178,951  
  26,948      OPKO Health, Inc.*^      177,318  
  4,242      United Therapeutics Corp.*^      550,315  
     

 

 

 
        12,984,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.5%):

  
  841      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      54,867  
  88,960      Johnson Controls International plc^      3,857,305  
  322      Lennox International, Inc.^      59,132  
  10,750      Masco Corp.      410,758  
  10,716      Owens Corning, Inc.      717,115  
  8,664      USG Corp.*^      251,429  
     

 

 

 
        5,350,606  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Capital Markets (3.8%):

  
  5,293      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.^    $ 877,897  
  1,599      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      203,537  
  96,593      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      4,928,175  
  13,616      BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      172,106  
  11,917      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      5,033,860  
  23,309      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      1,001,355  
  32,426      CME Group, Inc.      4,061,032  
  26,459      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*      1,006,236  
  32,434      Franklin Resources, Inc.      1,452,719  
  35,113      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      7,791,574  
  6,055      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A^      226,578  
  29,386      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      1,937,125  
  33,015      Invesco, Ltd.      1,161,798  
  1,618      Lazard, Ltd., Class A      74,962  
  6,692      Legg Mason, Inc.^      255,367  
  126,279      Morgan Stanley      5,626,991  
  110      Morningstar, Inc.      8,617  
  10,924      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      780,957  
  20,023      Northern Trust Corp.      1,946,436  
  9,278      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      744,281  
  34,079      State Street Corp.      3,057,909  
  18,713      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^      1,388,692  
  2,931      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.^      126,004  
     

 

 

 
        43,864,208  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (1.6%):

  
  20,169      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      2,885,377  
  8,666      Albemarle Corp.^      914,610  
  5,967      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.^      393,285  
  6,021      Cabot Corp.      321,702  
  5,589      Celanese Corp., Series A      530,620  
  22,455      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.^      627,842  
  116,402      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      7,341,474  
  14,079      Eastman Chemical Co.      1,182,495  
  10,344      Huntsman Corp.      267,289  
  17,865      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      1,507,627  
  33,856      Mosaic Co. (The)^      772,932  
  55      NewMarket Corp.^      25,326  
  15,250      Olin Corp.      461,770  
  12,316      Platform Speciality Products Corp.*^      156,167  
  1,600      PPG Industries, Inc.      175,936  
  3,312      Praxair, Inc.      439,006  
  766      RPM International, Inc.      41,785  
  436      Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)^      39,005  
  20,007      Valvoline, Inc.^      474,566  
  1,882      Westlake Chemical Corp.      124,607  
     

 

 

 
        18,683,421  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%):

  
  1,931      Clean Harbors, Inc.*^      107,808  
  16,800      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      253,680  
  21,901      Republic Services, Inc., Class A      1,395,750  
  7,633      Stericycle, Inc.*^      582,551  
  7,318      Waste Management, Inc.      536,775  
     

 

 

 
        2,876,564  
     

 

 

 
Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Communications Equipment (1.7%):

  
  17,043      ARRIS International plc*^    $ 477,545  
  39,377      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      496,544  
  479,733      Cisco Systems, Inc.      15,015,642  
  8,787      CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*      334,170  
  4,513      EchoStar Corp., Class A*      273,939  
  8,746      Harris Corp.      954,014  
  35,751      Juniper Networks, Inc.      996,738  
  14,215      Motorola Solutions, Inc.^      1,233,009  
     

 

 

 
        19,781,601  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%):

  
  15,153      Aecom Technology Corp.*^      489,896  
  13,619      Fluor Corp.      623,478  
  11,618      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      631,903  
  10,289      Quanta Services, Inc.*      338,714  
  1,953      Valmont Industries, Inc.      292,169  
     

 

 

 
        2,376,160  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.0%):

  
  554      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      123,309  
  810      Vulcan Materials Co.      102,611  
     

 

 

 
        225,920  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (1.4%):

  
  44,069      Ally Financial, Inc.^      921,042  
  71,072      American Express Co.      5,987,105  
  43,156      Capital One Financial Corp.      3,565,549  
  94      Credit Acceptance Corp.*^      24,171  
  36,011      Discover Financial Services      2,239,524  
  31,640      Navient Corp.      526,806  
  5,724      Onemain Holdings, Inc.*^      140,753  
  13,405      Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.*^      171,048  
  35,191      SLM Corp.*      404,697  
  77,961      Synchrony Financial      2,324,797  
     

 

 

 
        16,305,492  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.4%):

  
  4,692      AptarGroup, Inc.^      407,547  
  1,027      Ardagh Group SA      23,220  
  564      Avery Dennison Corp.      49,841  
  14,434      Ball Corp.      609,259  
  8,404      Bemis Co., Inc.      388,685  
  3,546      Crown Holdings, Inc.*      211,554  
  10,243      Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      141,149  
  3,825      International Paper Co.      216,533  
  2,924      Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      69,942  
  8,682      Sealed Air Corp.      388,606  
  9,524      Sonoco Products Co.^      489,724  
  23,712      WestRock Co.      1,343,522  
     

 

 

 
        4,339,582  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.1%):

  
  8,063      Genuine Parts Co.^      747,924  
  24,259      LKQ Corp.*      799,334  
     

 

 

 
        1,547,258  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

  
  429      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      257,250  
  16,982      H&R Block, Inc.      524,913  
     

 

 

 
        782,163  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  184,105      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*    $ 31,181,864  
  24,363      Leucadia National Corp.      637,336  
  17,100      Voya Financial, Inc.      630,819  
     

 

 

 
        32,450,019  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.9%):

  
  588,898      AT&T, Inc.^      22,219,122  
  51,618      CenturyLink, Inc.^      1,232,638  
  28,303      Level 3 Communications, Inc.*      1,678,368  
  195,496      Verizon Communications, Inc.      8,730,851  
     

 

 

 
        33,860,979  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (3.6%):

  
  21,970      Alliant Energy Corp.      882,535  
  46,944      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      3,261,200  
  5,331      Avangrid, Inc.^      235,364  
  66,873      Duke Energy Corp.      5,589,913  
  30,277      Edison International      2,367,359  
  17,230      Entergy Corp.      1,322,747  
  30,267      Eversource Energy      1,837,510  
  88,533      Exelon Corp.      3,193,385  
  42,400      FirstEnergy Corp.      1,236,384  
  21,006      Great Plains Energy, Inc.      615,056  
  10,255      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.^      332,057  
  44,674      NextEra Energy, Inc.      6,260,167  
  19,468      OGE Energy Corp.      677,292  
  48,811      PG&E Corp.      3,239,586  
  10,629      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      905,166  
  65,509      PPL Corp.      2,532,578  
  95,232      Southern Co. (The)      4,559,707  
  13,740      Westar Energy, Inc.      728,495  
  48,462      Xcel Energy, Inc.      2,223,437  
     

 

 

 
        41,999,938  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.8%):

  
  1,297      Acuity Brands, Inc.^      263,654  
  18,224      AMETEK, Inc.^      1,103,828  
  42,746      Eaton Corp. plc      3,326,921  
  52,762      Emerson Electric Co.^      3,145,671  
  1,929      Hubbell, Inc.      218,305  
  4,226      Regal-Beloit Corp.^      344,630  
  7,584      Sensata Technologies Holding NV*      323,988  
     

 

 

 
        8,726,997  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.5%):

 
  8,585      Arrow Electronics, Inc.*      673,236  
  12,088      Avnet, Inc.      469,981  
  81,908      Corning, Inc.      2,461,336  
  5,493      Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      268,937  
  7,064      FLIR Systems, Inc.      244,838  
  17,207      Jabil, Inc.^      502,272  
  17,928      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      697,937  
  2,367      National Instruments Corp.      95,201  
  5,072      Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*      180,918  
     

 

 

 
        5,594,656  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.3%):

  
  40,584      Baker Hughes, Inc.^      2,212,233  
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  27,098      Halliburton Co.    $ 1,157,356  
  9,738      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^      529,163  
  26,768      Nabors Industries, Ltd.      217,892  
  36,358      National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.^      1,197,633  
  9,765      Oceaneering International, Inc.^      223,033  
  18,706      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.^      377,674  
  1,016      RPC, Inc.^      20,533  
  133,225      Schlumberger, Ltd.      8,771,535  
  35,731      Transocean, Ltd.*^      294,066  
  85,534      Weatherford International plc*^      331,017  
     

 

 

 
        15,332,135  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (4.7%):

  
  8,362      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      1,007,370  
  13,230      American Campus Communities, Inc.^      625,779  
  20,395      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A      460,315  
  15,321      Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A      658,343  
  17,788      Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.      332,813  
  13,239      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      2,544,139  
  12,627      Boston Properties, Inc.      1,553,374  
  18,625      Brandywine Realty Trust^      326,496  
  27,831      Brixmor Property Group, Inc.      497,618  
  8,546      Camden Property Trust      730,768  
  50,589      Colony Northstar, Inc.      712,799  
  12,199      Columbia Property Trust, Inc.      273,014  
  11,645      Corecivic, Inc.^      321,169  
  10,226      Corporate Office Properties Trust      358,217  
  6,144      CubeSmart      147,702  
  957      Cyrusone, Inc.^      53,353  
  9,080      DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.      485,235  
  29,372      DDR Corp.      266,404  
  4,568      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.^      515,956  
  3,840      Douglas Emmett, Inc.      146,726  
  34,644      Duke Realty Corp.^      968,300  
  10,329      Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A^      214,533  
  6,351      EPR Properties      456,446  
  12,308      Equity Commonwealth*      388,933  
  34,264      Equity Residential Property Trust      2,255,599  
  6,087      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      1,566,002  
  1,587      Extra Space Storage, Inc.      123,786  
  3,954      Federal Realty Investment Trust      499,746  
  22,542      Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Class A      544,840  
  11,881      Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.      447,557  
  57,859      Ggp US^      1,363,158  
  45,450      HCP, Inc.      1,452,582  
  16,949      Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A      527,283  
  9,556      Highwoods Properties, Inc.      484,585  
  14,632      Hospitality Properties Trust      426,523  
  70,553      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^      1,289,003  
  12,387      Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.      423,512  
  7,988      Invitation Homes, Inc.      172,780  
  2,180      Iron Mountain, Inc.^      74,905  
  9,491      Kilroy Realty Corp.      713,249  
  40,420      Kimco Realty Corp.^      741,707  
  465      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A^      34,210  
  14,638      Liberty Property Trust      595,913  
 

 

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  4,121      Life Storage, Inc.^    $ 305,366  
  13,439      Macerich Co. (The)^      780,268  
  30,658      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.      394,568  
  11,004      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      1,159,602  
  14,984      National Retail Properties, Inc.^      585,874  
  17,628      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.^      582,077  
  11,614      Outfront Media, Inc.      268,516  
  19,511      Paramount Group, Inc.^      312,176  
  11,675      Parks Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      314,758  
  15,668      Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A^      330,281  
  50,463      ProLogis, Inc.      2,959,151  
  11,606      Rayonier, Inc.^      333,905  
  26,422      Realty Income Corp.^      1,457,966  
  13,994      Regency Centers Corp.      876,584  
  25,698      Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A^      313,773  
  22,380      Senior Housing Properties Trust      457,447  
  2,853      Simon Property Group, Inc.      461,501  
  9,574      SL Green Realty Corp.      1,012,929  
  47,973      Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.^      355,480  
  16,336      STORE Capital Corp.      366,743  
  6,765      Sun Communities, Inc.      593,223  
  7,740      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.^      201,085  
  3,165      Taubman Centers, Inc.      188,476  
  25,876      UDR, Inc.      1,008,388  
  15,354      Uniti Group, Inc.^      386,000  
  33,039      Ventas, Inc.      2,295,550  
  96,761      VEREIT, Inc.      787,635  
  16,606      Vornado Realty Trust      1,559,303  
  11,181      Weingarten Realty Investors^      336,548  
  35,087      Welltower, Inc.^      2,626,263  
  71,454      Weyerhaeuser Co.      2,393,709  
  10,437      WP Carey, Inc.^      688,946  
     

 

 

 
        54,476,833  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%):

  
  3,623      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.^      388,060  
  97,059      CVS Health Corp.^      7,809,367  
  39,347      Kroger Co. (The)      917,572  
  52,157      Rite Aid Corp.*      153,863  
  12,227      US Foods Holding Corp.*      332,819  
  72,753      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      5,697,287  
  139,487      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      10,556,376  
  25,927      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,091,786  
     

 

 

 
        26,947,130  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (2.1%):

  
  53,458      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      2,212,092  
  13,455      Bunge, Ltd.      1,003,743  
  5,706      Campbell Soup Co.^      297,568  
  38,107      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      1,362,706  
  15,913      Flowers Foods, Inc.^      275,454  
  15,713      General Mills, Inc.      870,500  
  9,602      Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*      372,750  
  1,308      Hershey Co. (The)      140,440  
  25,178      Hormel Foods Corp.^      858,822  
  6,700      Ingredion, Inc.      798,707  
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  10,901      JM Smucker Co. (The)    $ 1,289,915  
  2,071      Kellogg Co.^      143,852  
  57,323      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      4,909,142  
  10,386      Lamb Weston Holding, Inc.      457,399  
  140,547      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      6,070,224  
  1,195      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*^      26,194  
  11,461      Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      680,783  
  6,144      Post Holdings, Inc.*^      477,082  
  17      Seaboard Corp.      67,915  
  3,788      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*^      309,442  
  26,504      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      1,659,946  
     

 

 

 
        24,284,676  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.2%):

  
  9,818      Atmos Energy Corp.      814,402  
  7,576      National Fuel Gas Co.^      423,044  
  16,511      UGI Corp.      799,298  
     

 

 

 
        2,036,744  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.8%):

  
  161,446      Abbott Laboratories      7,847,890  
  8,155      Alere, Inc.*^      409,299  
  43,335      Baxter International, Inc.      2,623,501  
  1,055      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      252,588  
  58,391      Danaher Corp.      4,927,616  
  21,800      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      1,413,512  
  559      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      44,502  
  11,272      Hologic, Inc.*      511,523  
  121,870      Medtronic plc      10,815,964  
  7,761      STERIS plc^      632,522  
  3,619      Teleflex, Inc.      751,883  
  19,233      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      2,469,517  
     

 

 

 
        32,700,317  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.4%):

  
  7,451      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*^      367,930  
  21,026      Aetna, Inc.      3,192,378  
  25,135      Anthem, Inc.      4,728,648  
  18,350      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*^      269,929  
  29,975      Cardinal Health, Inc.      2,335,652  
  14,105      Centene Corp.*      1,126,707  
  3,045      Cigna Corp.      509,703  
  14,817      DaVita, Inc.*      959,549  
  11,016      Envision Healthcare Corp.*^      690,373  
  53,373      Express Scripts Holding Co.*^      3,407,332  
  26,139      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      2,279,321  
  826      Humana, Inc.      198,752  
  9,727      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      1,499,320  
  3,243      LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*^      217,767  
  18,108      McKesson Corp.      2,979,490  
  8,592      MEDNAX, Inc.*^      518,699  
  6,853      Patterson Cos., Inc.^      321,748  
  3,430      Premier, Inc., Class A*      123,480  
  13,132      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.^      1,459,753  
  8,249      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      1,007,038  
  389      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*      69,849  
     

 

 

 
        28,263,418  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.7%):

  
  13,824      Aramark Holdings Corp.    $ 566,508  
  38,985      Carnival Corp., Class A      2,556,246  
  6,866      Extended Stay America, Inc.      132,926  
  2,267      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.^      140,214  
  2,966      Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*^      166,719  
  10,186      International Game Technology plc      186,404  
  44,836      MGM Resorts International^      1,402,917  
  15,134      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.*      821,625  
  16,424      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.      1,793,994  
  4,551      Yum China Holdings, Inc.*      179,446  
     

 

 

 
        7,946,999  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.7%):

  
  7,086      CalAtlantic Group, Inc.^      250,490  
  15,122      D.R. Horton, Inc.      522,768  
  11,623      Garmin, Ltd.^      593,122  
  2,033      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      106,793  
  18,810      Lennar Corp., Class A      1,002,949  
  690      Lennar Corp., Class B      31,029  
  5,406      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      1,306,576  
  45,597      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      2,444,912  
  20,458      PulteGroup, Inc.^      501,835  
  2,721      Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*^      145,274  
  7,991      Toll Brothers, Inc.^      315,724  
  6,426      Whirlpool Corp.^      1,231,350  
     

 

 

 
        8,452,822  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (2.3%):

  
  1,879      Clorox Co. (The)      250,358  
  69,433      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      5,147,068  
  5,023      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      648,520  
  232,534      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      20,265,338  
     

 

 

 
        26,311,284  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.2%):

 
  65,771      AES Corp. (The)      730,715  
  34,928      Calpine Corp.*^      472,576  
  23,241      NRG Energy, Inc.      400,210  
  21,192      Vistra Energy Corp.^      355,814  
     

 

 

 
        1,959,315  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.0%):

  
  5,885      Carlisle Cos., Inc.^      561,429  
  687,267      General Electric Co.      18,563,082  
  29,954      Honeywell International, Inc.      3,992,569  
  629      Roper Industries, Inc.^      145,632  
     

 

 

 
        23,262,712  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (4.7%):

  
  37,348      Aflac, Inc.      2,901,193  
  1,006      Alleghany Corp.*      598,369  
  8,571      Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      453,406  
  25,475      Allstate Corp. (The)      2,253,009  
  6,863      American Financial Group, Inc.      681,976  
  77,918      American International Group, Inc.      4,871,434  
  796      American National Insurance Co.^      92,726  
  9,885      Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*      922,172  
  5,500      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      314,875  
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  4,475      Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.    $ 223,079  
  4,455      Assurant, Inc.      461,939  
  11,794      Assured Guaranty, Ltd.      492,282  
  3,961      Athene Holding, Ltd.*      196,505  
  8,403      Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      543,338  
  11,033      Brown & Brown, Inc.      475,191  
  44,644      Chubb, Ltd.      6,490,344  
  14,875      Cincinnati Financial Corp.^      1,077,694  
  2,937      CNA Financial Corp.^      143,179  
  696      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A^      87,049  
  3,877      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      987,044  
  10,763      First American Financial Corp.      480,998  
  25,356      FNF Group      1,136,709  
  4,309      Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      381,907  
  35,090      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      1,844,681  
  20,964      Lincoln National Corp.      1,416,747  
  27,103      Loews Corp.      1,268,691  
  1,344      Markel Corp.*      1,311,556  
  2,855      Mercury General Corp.^      154,170  
  87,531      MetLife, Inc.      4,808,954  
  24,624      Old Republic International Corp.^      480,907  
  25,545      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      1,636,668  
  5,320      ProAssurance Corp.      323,456  
  41,006      Prudential Financial, Inc.      4,434,389  
  6,359      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      816,432  
  776      RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.      107,903  
  11,364      Torchmark Corp.      869,346  
  26,891      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      3,402,518  
  22,051      UnumProvident Corp.      1,028,238  
  7,723      Validus Holdings, Ltd.      401,364  
  9,618      W.R. Berkley Corp.^      665,277  
  418      White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.      363,087  
  11,866      Willis Towers Watson plc^      1,726,028  
  17,011      XL Group, Ltd.      745,082  
     

 

 

 
        54,071,912  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.1%):

  
  4,261      Liberty Expedia Holdings, Class A*      230,179  
  17,690      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*      434,113  
  7,477      Liberty Ventures, Series A, Class A*^      390,972  
  5,553      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^      212,125  
     

 

 

 
        1,267,389  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (0.5%):

  
  15,997      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*^      796,811  
  96,358      eBay, Inc.*      3,364,821  
  1,771      LogMeIn, Inc.      185,070  
  59,662      Twitter, Inc.*^      1,066,160  
  1,704      Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*^      83,223  
  2,937      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*^      143,942  
     

 

 

 
        5,640,027  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.7%):

  
  14,208      Amdocs, Ltd.      915,848  
  885      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      28,798  
  18,658      Conduent, Inc.*      297,409  
  3,398      CoreLogic, Inc.*      147,405  
 

 

Continued

 

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Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

IT Services, continued

  
  4,930      DST Systems, Inc.    $ 304,181  
  13,589      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,160,501  
  25,778      International Business Machines Corp.      3,965,429  
  13,199      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      682,256  
  4,189      Sabre Corp.^      91,195  
  12,064      Teradata Corp.*^      355,767  
  691      WEX, Inc.*      72,051  
     

 

 

 
        8,020,840  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.1%):

  
  1,822      Brunswick Corp.      114,294  
  2,549      Hasbro, Inc.      284,239  
  25,958      Mattel, Inc.^      558,876  
     

 

 

 
        957,409  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.6%):

  
  23,460      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      1,391,413  
  2,050      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      463,936  
  5,879      Bruker Corp.      169,550  
  8,640      PerkinElmer, Inc.      588,730  
  15,059      Qiagen NV*      504,928  
  4,164      Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.*      372,678  
  20,514      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,579,077  
  7,940      VWR Corp.*      262,099  
     

 

 

 
        7,332,411  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.3%):

  
  6,454      AGCO Corp.^      434,935  
  5,164      Caterpillar, Inc.^      554,923  
  8,808      Colfax Corp.*      346,771  
  4,739      Crane Co.      376,182  
  10,367      Cummins, Inc.      1,681,735  
  1,120      Donaldson Co., Inc.^      51,005  
  13,296      Dover Corp.      1,066,605  
  11,908      Flowserve Corp.^      552,888  
  3,032      Fortive Corp.      192,077  
  573      IDEX Corp.      64,755  
  12,172      Ingersoll-Rand plc      1,112,399  
  8,807      ITT, Inc.      353,865  
  7,127      OshKosh Corp.      490,908  
  32,425      PACCAR, Inc.^      2,141,347  
  1,855      Parker Hannifin Corp.      296,466  
  15,965      Pentair plc      1,062,311  
  4,592      Snap-On, Inc.^      725,536  
  13,132      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      1,848,066  
  8,682      Terex Corp.^      325,575  
  6,537      Timken Co.      302,336  
  14,488      Trinity Industries, Inc.^      406,099  
  5,315      Wabtec Corp.^      486,323  
  8,396      Xylem, Inc.      465,390  
     

 

 

 
        15,338,497  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.0%):

  
  5,226      Kirby Corp.*^      349,358  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.4%):

  
  6,178      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      2,081,059  
  9,694      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.^      376,612  
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Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Media, continued

  
  33,993      Comcast Corp., Class A    $ 1,323,008  
  15,102      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^      390,085  
  18,682      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*      470,973  
  4,889      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      306,834  
  5,076      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)^      124,870  
  4,381      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A^      231,098  
  2,212      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*      189,767  
  10,119      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*^      877,823  
  692      Liberty Media Group, Class A*      24,241  
  8,687      Liberty Media Group, Class C*^      318,118  
  9,184      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A*      385,544  
  19,226      Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C*      801,724  
  1,807      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*^      50,994  
  2,954      Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*      77,631  
  1,892      Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A*      372,535  
  37,169      News Corp., Class A      509,215  
  11,497      News Corp., Class B^      162,683  
  7,645      Regal Entertainment Group, Class A^      156,417  
  3,685      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      251,722  
  4,553      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.^      24,905  
  20,977      Tegna, Inc.^      302,279  
  73,904      Time Warner, Inc.      7,420,700  
  7,078      Tribune Media Co., Class A      288,570  
  94,424      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      2,675,976  
  40,041      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      1,115,943  
  219      Viacom, Inc., Class A^      8,333  
  34,122      Viacom, Inc., Class B      1,145,476  
  47,293      Walt Disney Co. (The)      5,024,880  
     

 

 

 
        27,490,015  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.6%):

  
  17,283      Alcoa Corp.*      564,290  
  104,308      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.*^      1,252,739  
  50,912      Newmont Mining Corp.      1,649,040  
  30,589      Nucor Corp.      1,770,185  
  6,869      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.^      500,132  
  3,992      Royal Gold, Inc.^      312,055  
  1,168      Southern Copper Corp.^      40,448  
  19,405      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      694,893  
  29,792      Tahoe Resources, Inc.      256,807  
  16,008      United States Steel Corp.^      354,417  
     

 

 

 
        7,395,006  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.3%):

  
  34,621      Agnc Investment Corp.      737,081  
  98,921      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.^      1,191,999  
  18,722      Chimera Investment Corp.      348,791  
  40,055      MFA Financial, Inc.      336,061  
  27,212      New Residential Investment Corp.      423,419  
  25,103      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^      562,056  
  35,273      Two Harbors Investment Corp.^      349,555  
     

 

 

 
        3,948,962  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.5%):

  
  16,131      Dollar General Corp.      1,162,884  
  1,189      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      83,135  
  16,637      Kohl’s Corp.^      643,353  
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Multiline Retail, continued

  
  29,475      Macy’s, Inc.^    $ 684,999  
  52,741      Target Corp.^      2,757,826  
     

 

 

 
        5,332,197  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.9%):

  
  23,065      Ameren Corp.      1,260,964  
  41,123      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      1,125,948  
  26,656      CMS Energy Corp.      1,232,840  
  29,130      Consolidated Edison, Inc.^      2,354,287  
  59,589      Dominion Energy, Inc.^      4,566,304  
  17,004      DTE Energy Co.      1,798,853  
  18,501      MDU Resources Group, Inc.^      484,726  
  33,765      NiSource, Inc.      856,280  
  48,335      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      2,078,888  
  12,586      SCANA Corp.^      843,388  
  23,938      Sempra Energy      2,699,010  
  8,006      Vectren Corp.      467,871  
  30,260      WEC Energy Group, Inc.^      1,857,359  
     

 

 

 
        21,626,718  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (9.0%):

  
  53,709      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      2,435,166  
  12,026      Antero Resources Corp.*^      259,882  
  34,067      Apache Corp.^      1,632,831  
  13,464      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      337,677  
  9,612      Centennial Resources Development*^      152,062  
  6,869      Cheniere Energy, Inc.*      334,589  
  79,040      Chesapeake Energy Corp.*^      392,829  
  180,916      Chevron Corp.      18,874,966  
  808      Cimarex Energy Co.      75,960  
  14,132      Concho Resources, Inc.*      1,717,462  
  118,597      ConocoPhillips Co.      5,213,524  
  22,557      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*^      337,002  
  5,211      Continental Resources, Inc.*^      168,472  
  46,862      Devon Energy Corp.      1,498,178  
  7,124      Diamondback Energy, Inc.*^      632,682  
  9,378      Energen Corp.*      462,992  
  50,039      EOG Resources, Inc.      4,529,530  
  16,720      EQT Corp.^      979,625  
  10,721      Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*^      144,197  
  405,772      Exxon Mobil Corp.      32,757,974  
  14,572      Gulfport Energy Corp.*      214,937  
  27,082      Hess Corp.^      1,188,087  
  16,807      HollyFrontier Corp.^      461,688  
  184,258      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      3,530,383  
  16,977      Kosmos Energy LLC*^      108,823  
  81,687      Marathon Oil Corp.^      967,991  
  49,184      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      2,573,799  
  15,524      Murphy Oil Corp.^      397,880  
  45,717      Noble Energy, Inc.      1,293,791  
  73,166      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4,380,448  
  8,230      Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*      228,383  
  10,573      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A^      235,355  
  41,703      Phillips 66      3,448,421  
  16,224      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      2,589,026  
  23,822      QEP Resources, Inc.*^      240,602  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, continued

  
  21,539      Range Resources Corp.^    $ 499,059  
  7,797      Rice Energy, Inc.*      207,634  
  5,965      RSP Permian, Inc.*      192,491  
  10,739      SM Energy Co.^      177,516  
  47,221      Southwestern Energy Co.*      287,104  
  18,699      Targa Resources Corp.^      845,195  
  14,676      Tesoro Corp.      1,373,674  
  42,730      Valero Energy Corp.^      2,882,566  
  33,227      Whiting Petroleum Corp.*^      183,081  
  67,187      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      2,034,422  
  6,809      World Fuel Services Corp.^      261,806  
  37,858      WPX Energy, Inc.*      365,708  
     

 

 

 
        104,107,470  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%):

  
  6,106      Domtar Corp.^      234,593  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.1%):

  
  43,642      Coty, Inc., Class A^      818,724  
  5,629      Edgewell Personal Care Co.*^      427,917  
  3,691      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A^      231,942  
     

 

 

 
        1,478,583  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (6.9%):

  
  680      Akorn, Inc.*      22,807  
  32,092      Allergan plc      7,801,244  
  79,875      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      4,450,635  
  20,716      Endo International plc*      231,398  
  218,614      Johnson & Johnson Co.      28,920,446  
  9,686      Mallinckrodt plc*      434,030  
  247,698      Merck & Co., Inc.      15,874,965  
  50,807      Mylan NV*      1,972,328  
  12,327      Perrigo Co. plc^      930,935  
  566,376      Pfizer, Inc.      19,024,570  
     

 

 

 
        79,663,358  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.3%):

  
  2,347      Dun & Bradstreet Corp.      253,828  
  15,797      IHS Markit, Ltd.*^      695,700  
  6,467      Manpower, Inc.      722,041  
  33,763      Nielsen Holdings plc      1,305,277  
     

 

 

 
        2,976,846  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.2%):

  
  15,121      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      550,404  
  3,318      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*      407,583  
  4,446      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      555,751  
  13,501      Realogy Holdings Corp.^      438,107  
     

 

 

 
        1,951,845  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.6%):

  
  435      AMERCO, Inc.^      159,236  
  8,632      CSX Corp.      470,962  
  5,824      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*^      398,303  
  10,137      Kansas City Southern      1,060,837  
  27,637      Norfolk Southern Corp.      3,363,423  
  2,274      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.^      216,576  
  5,195      Ryder System, Inc.^      373,936  
  7,397      Union Pacific Corp.      805,607  
     

 

 

 
        6,848,880  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.4%):

  
  29,687      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.^    $ 405,228  
  7,487      First Solar, Inc.*^      298,582  
  450,218      Intel Corp.      15,190,354  
  38,799      Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.      640,959  
  24,542      Micron Technology, Inc.*      732,824  
  1,874      Microsemi Corp.*      87,703  
  13,706      NXP Semiconductors NV*      1,500,122  
  3,520      ON Semiconductor Corp.*^      49,421  
  5,943      Qorvo, Inc.*      376,311  
  141,145      QUALCOMM, Inc.      7,794,027  
  1,642      Teradyne, Inc.      49,309  
  8,771      Versum Materials, Inc.      285,058  
  1,412      Xilinx, Inc.^      90,820  
     

 

 

 
        27,500,718  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.4%):

  
  3,604      Autodesk, Inc.*      363,355  
  29,339      CA, Inc.^      1,011,315  
  16,518      FireEye, Inc.*^      251,239  
  4,100      Guidewire Software, Inc.*^      281,711  
  26,206      Nuance Communications, Inc.*^      456,246  
  253,137      Oracle Corp.      12,692,290  
  1,476      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      56,693  
  13,289      Synopsys, Inc.*      969,167  
  72,170      Zynga, Inc.*      262,699  
     

 

 

 
        16,344,715  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.7%):

  
  4,928      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      574,556  
  5,961      AutoNation, Inc.*^      251,316  
  395      AutoZone, Inc.*^      225,332  
  13,856      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      421,222  
  25,219      Best Buy Co., Inc.^      1,445,805  
  2,863      Burlington Stores, Inc.*^      263,367  
  4,743      Cabela’s, Inc., Class A*^      281,829  
  2,060      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.^      82,050  
  11,458      Foot Locker, Inc.      564,650  
  9,970      GameStop Corp., Class A^      215,452  
  21,621      Gap, Inc. (The)^      475,446  
  19,393      L Brands, Inc.^      1,045,089  
  2,320      Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*^      42,966  
  3,198      Murphy U.S.A., Inc.*^      237,004  
  3,599      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.^      158,032  
  8,401      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*^      170,120  
  6,504      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.^      411,313  
  63,716      Staples, Inc.      641,620  
  10,342      Tiffany & Co.      970,804  
  7,969      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*^      147,745  
  6,536      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.^      316,996  
     

 

 

 
        8,942,714  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.7%):

  
  158,641      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      2,631,854  
  162,334      HP, Inc.      2,837,599  
  3,968      NetApp, Inc.^      158,918  
  23,864      Western Digital Corp.      2,114,350  
  22,192      Xerox Corp.      637,576  
     

 

 

 
        8,380,297  
     

 

 

 
Shares or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
         
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.3%):

  
  22,316      Coach, Inc.    $ 1,056,440  
  13,505      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*^      489,556  
  7,488      PVH Corp.      857,376  
  5,539      Ralph Lauren Corp.^      408,778  
  6,892      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*      203,314  
  4,674      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^      101,706  
  4,889      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*^      98,562  
  7,915      VF Corp.^      455,904  
     

 

 

 
        3,671,636  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%):

  
  48,016      New York Community Bancorp, Inc.^      630,450  
  6,165      TFS Financial Corp.^      95,373  
     

 

 

 
        725,823  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.5%):

  
  135,167      Philip Morris International, Inc.      15,875,364  
  30,391      Reynolds American, Inc.      1,976,631  
     

 

 

 
        17,851,995  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.1%):

  
  8,259      Air Lease Corp.^      308,557  
  2,689      MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A^      231,146  
  292      W.W. Grainger, Inc.^      52,715  
  4,714      WESCO International, Inc.*      270,112  
     

 

 

 
        862,530  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure (0.1%):

  
  7,451      Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.      584,158  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.2%):

  
  16,918      American Water Works Co., Inc.^      1,318,758  
  17,436      Aqua America, Inc.^      580,619  
     

 

 

 
        1,899,377  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

  
  60,546      Sprint Corp.*^      497,082  
  9,426      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.^      261,572  
  10,690      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      648,027  
  1,461      United States Cellular Corp.*^      55,986  
     

 

 

 
        1,462,667  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $986,986,814)

     1,134,164,077  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (10.7%):

 
$ 124,752,775      AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(a)      124,752,775  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $124,752,775)

     124,752,775  
  

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (2.2%):

 
  25,773,207      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(b)      25,773,207  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $25,773,207)

     25,773,207  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,137,512,796)(c) — 110.6%

     1,284,690,059  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (10.6)%

     (123,493,282
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,161,196,777  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $120,436,379.

 

+ Affiliated Securities

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Cash of $993,200 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

 

 

Description    Type    Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

   Long      9/15/17        234      $ 28,324,530      $ (154,192

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 1,133,621,043

Investments in affiliates, at cost

       3,891,753
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at cost

     $ 1,137,512,796
    

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 1,279,656,199

Investments in affiliates, at value

       5,033,860
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,284,690,059

Cash

       4

Segregated cash for collateral

       993,200

Interest and dividends receivable

       1,685,031

Receivable for investments sold

       39,000

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       10,530

Reclaims receivable

       188,249
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,287,606,073
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       697,620

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       124,752,775

Manager fees payable

       374,012

Administration fees payable

       29,505

Distribution fees payable

       201,738

Custodian fees payable

       6,344

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       5,481

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,247

Trustee fees payable

       10,796

Other accrued liabilities

       328,778
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       126,409,296
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,161,196,777
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 844,811,532

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       15,685,516

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       153,673,532

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       147,026,197
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,161,196,777
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 184,575,315

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       16,364,574

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.28
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 976,621,462

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       69,883,619

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 13.97
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $120,436,379.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 11,408,157

Dividends from affiliates

       64,365

Interest

       192

Income from securities lending

       226,779

Foreign withholding tax

       (4,859 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       11,694,634
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,565,838

Administration fees

       151,181

Distribution fees — Class 2

       1,225,977

Custodian fees

       23,728

Administrative and compliance services fees

       12,947

Transfer agent fees

       8,424

Trustee fees

       42,261

Professional fees

       44,244

Shareholder reports

       25,355

Other expenses

       189,353
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       4,289,308

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (291,580 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       3,997,728
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       7,696,906
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       49,598,701

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

       55,537

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       1,191,266

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (7,802,301 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       43,043,203
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 50,740,109
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

For the

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2017

      

For the

Year Ended
December 31, 2016*

    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 7,696,906         $ 7,701,916

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      50,845,504           111,938,020

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (7,802,301 )           (18,283,699 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      50,740,109           101,356,237
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (3,330,450 )

From net realized gains:

           

Class 1

               

Class 2

                (16,584,572 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (19,915,022 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      69,698           179,845,573

Value of shares redeemed

      (10,967,630 )           (6,633,985 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (10,897,932 )           173,211,588
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      9,391,160           341,647,288

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

                469,916,200

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                19,915,022

Value of shares redeemed

      (66,581,472 )           (100,680,118 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (57,190,312 )           730,798,392
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (68,088,244 )           904,009,980
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      (17,348,135 )           985,451,195

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      1,178,544,912           193,093,717
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,161,196,777         $ 1,178,544,912
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 15,685,516         $ 7,988,610
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      6,305           17,984,628

Shares redeemed

      (988,033 )           (638,326 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (981,728 )           17,346,302
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      681,714           27,252,060

Shares issued in merger

                37,981,927

Dividends reinvested

                1,608,645

Shares redeemed

      (4,821,109 )           (7,774,069 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (4,139,395 )           59,068,563
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (5,121,123 )           76,414,865
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 10.79     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.08                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.40       0.71                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.49       0.79                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.28     $ 10.79                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       4.54 %(b)       7.90 %(b)                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 184,575     $ 187,248                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       2.03 %       2.11 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.53 %       0.51 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.48 %       0.46 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       11 %(b)       131 %(f)                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 13.39     $ 12.91     $ 14.82     $ 14.70     $ 11.84     $ 10.36
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.11       0.22       0.24       0.31       0.20

Net Realized and Unrealized

                        

Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.49       1.85       (0.92 )       1.55       3.35       1.52
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.58       1.96       (0.70 )       1.79       3.66       1.72
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.25 )       (0.23 )       (0.23 )       (0.29 )       (0.15 )

Net Realized Gains

             (1.23 )       (0.98 )       (1.44 )       (0.51 )       (0.09 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (1.48 )       (1.21 )       (1.67 )       (0.80 )       (0.24 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 13.97     $ 13.39     $ 12.91     $ 14.82     $ 14.70     $ 11.84
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       4.33 %(b)       16.15 %       (4.42 )%       12.59 %       31.52 %       16.63 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 976,621     $ 991,296     $ 193,094     $ 219,158     $ 205,807     $ 224,382

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.79 %       2.05 %       1.54 %       1.60 %       1.54 %       1.85 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.78 %       0.77 %       0.77 %       0.76 %       0.77 %       0.78 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.73 %       0.72 %       0.77 %       0.76 %       0.77 %       0.78 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)

       11 %(b)       131 %(f)       16 %       16 %       11 %       18 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(f) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 131%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

14


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $130 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $22,180 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

 

                   

Common Stocks

     $ 124,669,040      $ 83,735      $      $      $ 124,752,775
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       124,669,040        83,735                     
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 124,669,040      $ 83,735      $      $      $ 124,752,775
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 124,752,775
         

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with the Rule. Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period, the Fund participated in the following crosstrade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       $ 114,461,848        $ 86,074,960        $ 17,651,314

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin

 

15


AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $28.3 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $19.8 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $ 154,192  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 1,191,266      $ (195,831

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Class 1

         0.44 %          0.59 %

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Class 2

         0.44 %          0.84 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.39% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

        Fair Value
12/31/2016
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
    

Net
Realized

Gain(Loss)

     Fair Value
6/30/2017
     Dividend
Income
                                           

BlackRock, Inc., Class A

       $ 4,999,535        $        $ (104,153 )        $ 283,212        $ 5,033,860        $ 64,365
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $ 4,999,535        $        $ (104,153 )        $ 283,212        $ 5,033,860        $ 64,365
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $7,126 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 1,134,164,077        $        $ 1,134,164,077

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  124,752,775          124,752,775

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         25,773,207                   25,773,207
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         1,159,937,284          124,752,775          1,284,690,059
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (154,192 )                   (154,192 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 1,159,783,092        $ 124,752,775        $ 1,284,535,867
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       $ 132,496,543        $ 196,248,598

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,145,273,430. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 165,289,188  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (25,872,559
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 139,416,629  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       $ 4,243,651        $ 15,671,371        $ 19,915,022

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

       $ 9,110,751        $ 112,440,095        $        $ 144,094,290        $ 265,645,136

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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AZL Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® S&P 500 Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

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Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 9

Statement of Operations

Page 9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 10

Financial Highlights

Page 11

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Other Information

Page 18

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,091.90     $ 1.30       0.25 %

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,091.00     $ 2.59       0.50 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.55     $ 1.25       0.25 %

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.32     $ 2.51       0.50 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Information Technology

      21.8 %

Financials

      14.2

Health Care

      14.2

Consumer Discretionary

      12.0

Industrials

      10.1

Consumer Staples

      8.9

Energy

      5.9

Utilities

      3.1

Real Estate

      2.9

Materials

      2.8

Telecommunication Services

      2.1
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      98.0

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      8.4

Money Market

      1.9
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      108.3

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (8.3 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (98.0%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (2.3%):

  
  56,740      Arconic, Inc.    $ 1,285,161  
  72,069      Boeing Co. (The)      14,251,646  
  36,420      General Dynamics Corp.      7,214,802  
  10,023      L3 Technologies, Inc.      1,674,643  
  31,965      Lockheed Martin Corp.      8,873,804  
  22,424      Northrop Grumman Corp.      5,756,465  
  37,388      Raytheon Co.      6,037,414  
  21,263      Rockwell Collins, Inc.      2,234,316  
  34,883      Textron, Inc.      1,642,989  
  6,294      TransDigm Group, Inc.^      1,692,268  
  95,675      United Technologies Corp.      11,682,874  
     

 

 

 
        62,346,382  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%):

  
  18,672      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^      1,282,393  
  23,198      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      1,310,223  
  31,594      FedEx Corp.      6,866,324  
  88,443      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      9,780,911  
     

 

 

 
        19,239,851  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.6%):

  
  15,917      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      1,428,710  
  63,316      American Airlines Group, Inc.^      3,186,061  
  94,558      Delta Air Lines, Inc.      5,081,547  
  77,685      Southwest Airlines Co.      4,827,346  
  36,227      United Continental Holdings, Inc.*      2,726,082  
     

 

 

 
        17,249,746  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (0.2%):

  
  1,155      Adient plc      75,514  
  25,654      BorgWarner, Inc.^      1,086,703  
  34,437      Delphi Automotive plc      3,018,404  
  33,446      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.^      1,169,272  
     

 

 

 
        5,349,893  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.5%):

  
  502,390      Ford Motor Co.      5,621,744  
  176,386      General Motors Co.      6,161,163  
  22,552      Harley-Davidson, Inc.^      1,218,259  
     

 

 

 
        13,001,166  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (6.3%):

  
  1,277,478      Bank of America Corp.      30,991,616  
  104,241      BB&T Corp.      4,733,584  
  353,441      Citigroup, Inc.      23,638,134  
  65,140      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      2,324,195  
  22,772      Comerica, Inc.      1,667,821  
  97,842      Fifth Third Bancorp      2,539,978  
  141,041      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      1,906,874  
  456,040      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      41,682,057  
  140,140      KeyCorp      2,626,224  
  19,777      M&T Bank Corp.      3,202,885  
  41,326      People’s United Financial, Inc.^      729,817  
  62,145      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      7,760,046  
  156,587      Regions Financial Corp.      2,292,434  

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Banks, continued

 
  62,135      SunTrust Banks, Inc.    $ 3,524,297  
  203,409      U.S. Bancorp      10,560,995  
  577,331      Wells Fargo & Co.      31,989,911  
  26,054      Zions Bancorp^      1,144,031  
     

 

 

 
        173,314,899  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (2.1%):

  
  23,193      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,127,180  
  493,631      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      22,139,349  
  22,031      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class C      4,268,066  
  23,879      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      2,175,616  
  23,753      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      2,050,834  
  52,207      Monster Beverage Corp.*      2,593,644  
  183,382      PepsiCo, Inc.      21,178,787  
     

 

 

 
        55,533,476  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (2.9%):

  
  204,335      AbbVie, Inc.      14,816,331  
  28,864      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,511,883  
  94,477      Amgen, Inc.      16,271,773  
  27,435      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      7,444,762  
  100,255      Celgene Corp.*      13,020,117  
  167,785      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      11,875,822  
  21,854      Incyte Corp.*      2,751,637  
  9,790      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      4,808,261  
  32,200      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      4,149,614  
     

 

 

 
        78,650,200  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.3%):

  
  12,765      Allegion plc^      1,035,497  
  19,636      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.^      1,281,053  
  120,514      Johnson Controls International plc      5,225,487  
  42,154      Masco Corp.      1,610,704  
     

 

 

 
        9,152,741  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.9%):

  
  7,520      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      1,247,267  
  19,604      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      2,495,393  
  133,558      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      6,814,129  
  15,572      BlackRock, Inc., Class A+      6,577,769  
  12,218      CBOE Holdings, Inc.^      1,116,725  
  156,281      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)^      6,713,832  
  43,648      CME Group, Inc.      5,466,476  
  35,379      E*TRADE Financial Corp.*      1,345,463  
  44,473      Franklin Resources, Inc.      1,991,946  
  47,006      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      10,430,631  
  76,062      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      5,014,007  
  52,217      Invesco, Ltd.      1,837,516  
  21,589      Moody’s Corp.      2,626,950  
  182,910      Morgan Stanley      8,150,470  
  14,694      NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      1,050,474  
  27,749      Northern Trust Corp.      2,697,480  
  16,860      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,352,509  
  33,120      S&P Global, Inc.      4,835,189  
 

 

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  45,444      State Street Corp.    $ 4,077,690  
  31,402      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^      2,330,342  
     

 

 

 
        78,172,258  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (2.2%):

  
  27,976      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      4,002,247  
  14,256      Albemarle Corp.^      1,504,578  
  29,186      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.^      816,041  
  144,328      Dow Chemical Co. (The)      9,102,766  
  111,336      E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      8,985,928  
  18,987      Eastman Chemical Co.      1,594,718  
  33,538      Ecolab, Inc.^      4,452,170  
  17,260      FMC Corp.      1,260,843  
  10,194      International Flavor & Fragrances, Inc.      1,376,190  
  42,449      Lyondellbasell Industries NV      3,582,271  
  56,359      Monsanto Co.      6,670,651  
  44,877      Mosaic Co. (The)      1,024,542  
  32,924      PPG Industries, Inc.      3,620,323  
  36,724      Praxair, Inc.      4,867,766  
  10,412      Sherwin Williams Co.      3,654,196  
     

 

 

 
        56,515,230  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%):

  
  11,122      Cintas Corp.      1,401,817  
  29,904      Republic Services, Inc., Class A      1,905,782  
  10,669      Stericycle, Inc.*      814,258  
  52,231      Waste Management, Inc.      3,831,144  
     

 

 

 
        7,953,001  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.0%):

  
  641,882      Cisco Systems, Inc.      20,090,907  
  8,341      F5 Networks, Inc.*      1,059,807  
  15,690      Harris Corp.      1,711,465  
  49,234      Juniper Networks, Inc.      1,372,644  
  21,035      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      1,824,576  
     

 

 

 
        26,059,399  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.1%):

  
  17,618      Fluor Corp.      806,552  
  15,258      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      829,883  
  20,308      Quanta Services, Inc.*      668,539  
     

 

 

 
        2,304,974  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.1%):

  
  8,219      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,829,385  
  16,997      Vulcan Materials Co.      2,153,180  
     

 

 

 
        3,982,565  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.7%):

  
  96,417      American Express Co.      8,122,167  
  62,045      Capital One Financial Corp.      5,126,158  
  48,872      Discover Financial Services      3,039,350  
  38,644      Navient Corp.      643,423  
  99,019      Synchrony Financial      2,952,747  
     

 

 

 
        19,883,845  
     

 

 

 

    

    

    

    

    

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Containers & Packaging (0.3%):

  
  11,863      Avery Dennison Corp.    $ 1,048,333  
  45,049      Ball Corp.      1,901,518  
  53,352      International Paper Co.      3,020,258  
  25,054      Sealed Air Corp.^      1,121,417  
  32,181      WestRock Co.      1,823,375  
     

 

 

 
        8,914,901  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.1%):

  
  18,967      Genuine Parts Co.^      1,759,379  
  40,931      LKQ Corp.*      1,348,676  
     

 

 

 
        3,108,055  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%):

  
  25,663      H&R Block, Inc.      793,243  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services (1.6%):

  
  243,818      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      41,295,455  
  41,457      Leucadia National Corp.      1,084,515  
     

 

 

 
        42,379,970  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%):

  
  789,189      AT&T, Inc.      29,776,101  
  67,667      CenturyLink, Inc.^      1,615,888  
  37,365      Level 3 Communications, Inc.*      2,215,745  
  523,670      Verizon Communications, Inc.      23,387,102  
     

 

 

 
        56,994,836  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.9%):

  
  29,353      Alliant Energy Corp.      1,179,110  
  63,174      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      4,388,698  
  89,882      Duke Energy Corp.      7,513,236  
  41,875      Edison International      3,274,206  
  23,128      Entergy Corp.      1,775,537  
  40,960      Eversource Energy      2,486,682  
  118,988      Exelon Corp.      4,291,897  
  56,721      FirstEnergy Corp.      1,653,984  
  60,120      NextEra Energy, Inc.      8,424,617  
  65,604      PG&E Corp.      4,354,137  
  14,782      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      1,258,835  
  87,802      PPL Corp.      3,394,425  
  127,744      Southern Co. (The)      6,116,383  
  65,268      Xcel Energy, Inc.^      2,994,496  
     

 

 

 
        53,106,243  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.6%):

  
  5,849      Acuity Brands, Inc.^      1,188,985  
  29,613      AMETEK, Inc.^      1,793,659  
  57,471      Eaton Corp. plc      4,472,968  
  82,793      Emerson Electric Co.^      4,936,119  
  16,565      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,682,867  
     

 

 

 
        15,074,598  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%):

  
  39,286      Amphenol Corp., Class A      2,900,093  
  118,266      Corning, Inc.      3,553,893  
  16,858      FLIR Systems, Inc.      584,298  
  45,626      TE Connectivity, Ltd.      3,589,854  
     

 

 

 
        10,628,138  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Energy Equipment & Services (0.9%):

  
  55,353      Baker Hughes, Inc.^    $ 3,017,292  
  111,489      Halliburton Co.      4,761,695  
  14,372      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^      780,974  
  48,868      National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.^      1,609,712  
  178,401      Schlumberger, Ltd.      11,745,923  
  60,047      Technipfmc plc*^      1,633,278  
  50,073      Transocean, Ltd.*^      412,101  
     

 

 

 
        23,960,975  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.8%):

  
  11,389      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.^      1,372,033  
  54,584      American Tower Corp.      7,222,555  
  20,835      Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A      895,280  
  17,709      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      3,403,139  
  19,784      Boston Properties, Inc.      2,433,828  
  47,057      Crown Castle International Corp.      4,714,170  
  20,547      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.^      2,320,784  
  10,011      Equinix, Inc.      4,296,321  
  47,193      Equity Residential Property Trust      3,106,715  
  8,438      Essex Property Trust, Inc.      2,170,844  
  16,223      Extra Space Storage, Inc.^      1,265,394  
  9,418      Federal Realty Investment Trust^      1,190,341  
  75,447      Ggp US^      1,777,531  
  60,454      HCP, Inc.      1,932,110  
  96,112      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.^      1,755,966  
  32,569      Iron Mountain, Inc.^      1,119,071  
  53,682      Kimco Realty Corp.      985,065  
  15,262      Macerich Co. (The)^      886,112  
  14,620      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.^      1,540,656  
  68,696      ProLogis, Inc.      4,028,333  
  19,211      Public Storage, Inc.^      4,006,070  
  35,269      Realty Income Corp.^      1,946,143  
  18,846      Regency Centers Corp.      1,180,513  
  40,099      Simon Property Group, Inc.      6,486,414  
  12,853      SL Green Realty Corp.^      1,359,847  
  34,436      UDR, Inc.      1,341,971  
  45,615      Ventas, Inc.      3,169,330  
  22,158      Vornado Realty Trust      2,080,636  
  46,917      Welltower, Inc.^      3,511,737  
  97,271      Weyerhaeuser Co.      3,258,579  
     

 

 

 
        76,757,488  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.9%):

  
  56,318      Costco Wholesale Corp.^      9,006,938  
  130,817      CVS Health Corp.^      10,525,536  
  117,282      Kroger Co. (The)^      2,735,016  
  63,280      Sysco Corp.      3,184,882  
  109,658      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      8,587,318  
  189,639      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      14,351,880  
  40,795      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,717,877  
     

 

 

 
        50,109,447  
     

 

 

 

    

    

    

    

    

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  73,353      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.    $ 3,035,347  
  25,056      Campbell Soup Co.^      1,306,670  
  52,001      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      1,859,556  
  74,025      General Mills, Inc.      4,100,985  
  18,009      Hershey Co. (The)      1,933,626  
  34,575      Hormel Foods Corp.^      1,179,353  
  14,980      JM Smucker Co. (The)      1,772,583  
  32,433      Kellogg Co.^      2,252,796  
  76,627      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      6,562,337  
  14,804      McCormick & Co.^      1,443,538  
  194,838      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      8,415,054  
  37,063      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      2,321,256  
     

 

 

 
        36,183,101  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.8%):

  
  222,813      Abbott Laboratories      10,830,940  
  9,695      Align Technology, Inc.*      1,455,413  
  62,683      Baxter International, Inc.      3,794,829  
  29,204      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      5,697,992  
  175,924      Boston Scientific Corp.*      4,876,613  
  9,310      C.R. Bard, Inc.      2,942,984  
  6,290      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      1,505,952  
  78,453      Danaher Corp.      6,620,649  
  29,776      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      1,930,676  
  26,968      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      3,188,696  
  36,043      Hologic, Inc.*      1,635,631  
  11,532      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      1,861,495  
  4,734      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*^      4,428,042  
  175,744      Medtronic plc      15,597,281  
  39,849      Stryker Corp.^      5,530,244  
  11,844      Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^      1,222,182  
  25,864      Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      3,320,938  
     

 

 

 
        76,440,557  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%):

  
  42,604      Aetna, Inc.      6,468,565  
  21,764      AmerisourceBergen Corp.^      2,057,351  
  34,035      Anthem, Inc.      6,403,005  
  40,605      Cardinal Health, Inc.      3,163,942  
  22,171      Centene Corp.*      1,771,019  
  32,887      Cigna Corp.      5,504,955  
  20,281      DaVita, Inc.*      1,313,398  
  15,651      Envision Healthcare Corp.*^      980,848  
  76,251      Express Scripts Holding Co.*^      4,867,864  
  36,786      HCA Holdings, Inc.*      3,207,739  
  10,348      Henry Schein, Inc.*^      1,893,891  
  18,543      Humana, Inc.      4,461,817  
  13,163      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*      2,028,945  
  27,098      McKesson Corp.      4,458,705  
  9,982      Patterson Cos., Inc.^      468,655  
  17,604      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      1,956,861  
  123,708      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      22,937,936  
  11,565      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      1,411,855  
     

 

 

 
        75,357,351  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Health Care Technology (0.1%):

  
  37,804      Cerner Corp.*    $ 2,512,832  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.7%):

  
  53,793      Carnival Corp., Class A      3,527,207  
  3,713      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*^      1,544,979  
  16,011      Darden Restaurants, Inc.^      1,448,035  
  25,261      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.^      1,562,393  
  39,921      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      4,004,476  
  104,642      McDonald’s Corp.      16,026,968  
  21,574      Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.      2,356,528  
  185,934      Starbucks Corp.      10,841,812  
  13,708      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      1,376,420  
  10,283      Wynn Resorts, Ltd.      1,379,156  
  42,524      Yum! Brands, Inc.      3,136,570  
     

 

 

 
        47,204,544  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (0.5%):

  
  44,954      D.R. Horton, Inc.      1,554,060  
  14,413      Garmin, Ltd.^      735,495  
  17,070      Leggett & Platt, Inc.^      896,687  
  26,651      Lennar Corp., Class A      1,421,031  
  8,128      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      1,964,456  
  62,742      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      3,364,227  
  37,565      PulteGroup, Inc.^      921,469  
  9,646      Whirlpool Corp.^      1,848,367  
     

 

 

 
        12,705,792  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (1.7%):

  
  32,079      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,664,259  
  16,692      Clorox Co. (The)      2,224,042  
  113,429      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      8,408,492  
  45,590      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      5,886,125  
  328,312      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      28,612,390  
     

 

 

 
        46,795,308  
     

 

 

 
 

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%):

 
  83,384      AES Corp. (The)      926,396  
  38,863      NRG Energy, Inc.      669,221  
     

 

 

 
        1,595,617  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.3%):

  
  76,722      3M Co., Class C      15,972,753  
  1,117,889      General Electric Co.      30,194,182  
  97,878      Honeywell International, Inc.      13,046,159  
  13,116      Roper Industries, Inc.      3,036,747  
     

 

 

 
        62,249,841  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (2.7%):

  
  50,994      Aflac, Inc.      3,961,214  
  46,838      Allstate Corp. (The)      4,142,353  
  112,951      American International Group, Inc.      7,061,696  
  33,671      Aon plc      4,476,559  
  23,606      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      1,351,444  
  7,233      Assurant, Inc.      749,990  
  59,960      Chubb, Ltd.      8,716,984  
  19,299      Cincinnati Financial Corp.^      1,398,213  
  5,272      Everest Re Group, Ltd.      1,342,198  

    

    

    

    

    

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  47,240      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)    $ 2,483,407  
  28,853      Lincoln National Corp.      1,949,886  
  35,534      Loews Corp.      1,663,347  
  66,201      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      5,161,030  
  138,758      MetLife, Inc.      7,623,364  
  34,474      Principal Financial Group, Inc.^      2,208,749  
  75,533      Progressive Corp. (The)      3,330,250  
  55,104      Prudential Financial, Inc.      5,958,947  
  14,024      Torchmark Corp.      1,072,836  
  35,899      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      4,542,300  
  29,803      UnumProvident Corp.      1,389,714  
  16,342      Willis Towers Watson plc^      2,377,107  
  34,582      XL Group, Ltd.      1,514,692  
     

 

 

 
        74,476,280  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.7%):

  
  50,922      Amazon.com, Inc.*      49,292,496  
  15,635      Expedia, Inc.^      2,328,833  
  55,348      Netflix, Inc.*      8,269,545  
  6,314      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)*^      11,810,463  
  13,938      TripAdvisor, Inc.*^      532,432  
     

 

 

 
        72,233,769  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (4.5%):

  
  22,896      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*^      1,140,450  
  38,205      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      35,518,424  
  38,303      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      34,807,085  
  129,325      eBay, Inc.*      4,516,029  
  303,407      Facebook, Inc., Class A*      45,808,389  
  11,461      VeriSign, Inc.*^      1,065,415  
     

 

 

 
        122,855,792  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (3.8%):

  
  79,622      Accenture plc, Class C      9,847,649  
  7,264      Alliance Data Systems Corp.      1,864,596  
  57,469      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      5,888,274  
  75,666      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      5,024,222  
  19,223      CSRA, Inc.      610,330  
  36,405      Dxc Technology Co.      2,792,992  
  42,484      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      3,628,134  
  27,296      Fiserv, Inc.*      3,339,393  
  11,790      Gartner, Inc.*      1,456,183  
  19,821      Global Payments, Inc.      1,790,233  
  109,759      International Business Machines Corp.      16,884,227  
  120,425      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      14,625,616  
  41,441      Paychex, Inc.      2,359,651  
  143,474      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      7,700,250  
  21,336      Total System Services, Inc.      1,242,822  
  237,007      Visa, Inc., Class A^      22,226,515  
  62,709      Western Union Co.^      1,194,606  
     

 

 

 
        102,475,693  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Leisure Products (0.1%):

  
  14,458      Hasbro, Inc.    $ 1,612,212  
  43,391      Mattel, Inc.^      934,208  
     

 

 

 
        2,546,420  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.7%):

  
  41,971      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,489,300  
  18,766      Illumina, Inc.*      3,256,276  
  3,371      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,983,968  
  14,633      PerkinElmer, Inc.      997,093  
  50,238      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      8,765,024  
  10,433      Waters Corp.*      1,918,003  
     

 

 

 
        19,409,664  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.5%):

  
  75,660      Caterpillar, Inc.^      8,130,423  
  19,864      Cummins, Inc.      3,222,338  
  37,806      Deere & Co.      4,672,444  
  20,036      Dover Corp.      1,607,288  
  16,269      Flowserve Corp.^      755,370  
  38,774      Fortive Corp.      2,456,333  
  39,936      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.^      5,720,831  
  32,912      Ingersoll-Rand plc      3,007,828  
  45,429      PACCAR, Inc.^      3,000,131  
  17,123      Parker Hannifin Corp.      2,736,598  
  21,363      Pentair plc      1,421,494  
  7,467      Snap-On, Inc.^      1,179,786  
  19,667      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      2,767,737  
  23,153      Xylem, Inc.^      1,283,371  
     

 

 

 
        41,961,972  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (2.9%):

  
  47,353      CBS Corp., Class B^      3,020,174  
  27,696      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      9,329,398  
  607,536      Comcast Corp., Class A      23,645,301  
  18,092      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*^      467,316  
  27,242      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C*      686,771  
  29,606      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      1,858,073  
  51,386      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)^      1,264,096  
  50,669      News Corp., Class A      694,165  
  15,698      News Corp., Class B^      222,127  
  29,929      Omnicom Group, Inc.^      2,481,114  
  12,714      Scripps Networks Interactive, Class C^      868,493  
  99,584      Time Warner, Inc.      9,999,229  
  135,229      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      3,832,390  
  61,669      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      1,718,715  
  45,001      Viacom, Inc., Class B      1,510,684  
  186,755      Walt Disney Co. (The)      19,842,719  
     

 

 

 
        81,440,765  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (0.2%):

  
  173,845      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.*      2,087,878  
  68,573      Newmont Mining Corp.      2,221,079  
  41,026      Nucor Corp.      2,374,176  
     

 

 

 
        6,683,133  
     

 

 

 

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.4%):

  
  32,442      Dollar General Corp.^    $ 2,338,744  
  30,440      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      2,128,365  
  22,269      Kohl’s Corp.^      861,142  
  38,822      Macy’s, Inc.^      902,223  
  14,300      Nordstrom, Inc.^      683,969  
  70,891      Target Corp.^      3,706,890  
     

 

 

 
        10,621,333  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (1.0%):

  
  31,224      Ameren Corp.      1,707,016  
  55,478      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      1,518,988  
  36,094      CMS Energy Corp.      1,669,348  
  39,251      Consolidated Edison, Inc.^      3,172,266  
  80,787      Dominion Energy, Inc.      6,190,707  
  23,067      DTE Energy Co.      2,440,258  
  42,750      NiSource, Inc.      1,084,140  
  65,033      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      2,797,069  
  18,410      SCANA Corp.      1,233,654  
  32,234      Sempra Energy      3,634,384  
  40,577      WEC Energy Group, Inc.^      2,490,616  
     

 

 

 
        27,938,446  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.0%):

  
  72,012      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      3,265,024  
  48,914      Apache Corp.^      2,344,448  
  59,947      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      1,503,471  
  97,564      Chesapeake Energy Corp.*^      484,893  
  243,202      Chevron Corp.      25,373,264  
  12,253      Cimarex Energy Co.      1,151,905  
  19,054      Concho Resources, Inc.*^      2,315,633  
  158,877      ConocoPhillips Co.      6,984,233  
  68,035      Devon Energy Corp.      2,175,079  
  74,142      EOG Resources, Inc.      6,711,334  
  22,325      EQT Corp.^      1,308,022  
  543,372      Exxon Mobil Corp.      43,866,421  
  34,274      Hess Corp.^      1,503,600  
  246,653      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      4,725,871  
  109,548      Marathon Oil Corp.^      1,298,144  
  66,663      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      3,488,475  
  21,642      Murphy Oil Corp.^      554,684  
  26,494      Newfield Exploration Co.*^      754,019  
  56,730      Noble Energy, Inc.      1,605,459  
  98,207      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      5,879,653  
  48,813      ONEOK, Inc.^      2,546,086  
  56,361      Phillips 66      4,660,491  
  21,859      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.^      3,488,259  
  25,098      Range Resources Corp.^      581,521  
  19,800      Tesoro Corp.      1,853,280  
  57,471      Valero Energy Corp.^      3,876,994  
  106,207      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      3,215,948  
     

 

 

 
        137,516,211  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

    

    

    

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Personal Products (0.1%):

  
  60,160      Coty, Inc., Class A^    $ 1,128,602  
  29,181      Estee Lauder Co., Inc. (The), Class A^      2,800,792  
     

 

 

 
        3,929,394  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (4.9%):

  
  43,128      Allergan plc      10,483,986  
  211,527      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      11,786,284  
  124,679      Eli Lilly & Co.      10,261,082  
  345,777      Johnson & Johnson Co.      45,742,839  
  13,271      Mallinckrodt plc*^      594,674  
  351,120      Merck & Co., Inc.      22,503,281  
  59,284      Mylan NV*      2,301,405  
  18,423      Perrigo Co. plc^      1,391,305  
  766,090      Pfizer, Inc.      25,732,963  
  63,067      Zoetis, Inc.      3,934,119  
     

 

 

 
        134,731,938  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.3%):

  
  15,462      Equifax, Inc.      2,124,788  
  41,561      IHS Markit, Ltd.*^      1,830,346  
  43,051      Nielsen Holdings plc^      1,664,352  
  16,316      Robert Half International, Inc.^      782,026  
  20,017      Verisk Analytics, Inc.*      1,688,834  
     

 

 

 
        8,090,346  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

  
  39,585      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      1,440,894  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.9%):

  
  118,510      CSX Corp.      6,465,906  
  11,222      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      1,025,466  
  13,805      Kansas City Southern      1,444,693  
  37,231      Norfolk Southern Corp.      4,531,013  
  103,673      Union Pacific Corp.      11,291,026  
     

 

 

 
        24,758,104  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.3%):

  
  100,957      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*^      1,259,943  
  47,429      Analog Devices, Inc.      3,689,976  
  138,028      Applied Materials, Inc.      5,701,937  
  51,533      Broadcom, Ltd.      12,009,765  
  604,509      Intel Corp.      20,396,133  
  20,230      KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,851,247  
  20,734      Lam Research Corp.^      2,932,410  
  27,999      Microchip Technology, Inc.^      2,160,963  
  134,690      Micron Technology, Inc.*      4,021,843  
  76,397      NVIDIA Corp.      11,043,950  
  16,308      Qorvo, Inc.*      1,032,623  
  189,704      QUALCOMM, Inc.      10,475,455  
  23,728      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      2,276,702  
  127,932      Texas Instruments, Inc.      9,841,809  
  31,908      Xilinx, Inc.^      2,052,323  
     

 

 

 
        90,747,079  
     

 

 

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Software (4.7%):

  
  89,072      Activision Blizzard, Inc.    $ 5,127,875  
  63,526      Adobe Systems, Inc.*      8,985,117  
  10,977      ANSYS, Inc.*      1,335,681  
  24,936      Autodesk, Inc.*      2,514,048  
  40,305      CA, Inc.^      1,389,313  
  19,457      Citrix Systems, Inc.*      1,548,388  
  39,834      Electronic Arts, Inc.*      4,211,250  
  31,274      Intuit, Inc.      4,153,500  
  990,960      Microsoft Corp.      68,306,873  
  385,618      Oracle Corp.      19,334,887  
  23,184      Red Hat, Inc.*      2,219,868  
  85,843      Salesforce.com, Inc.*      7,434,004  
  78,224      Symantec Corp.      2,209,828  
  19,775      Synopsys, Inc.*      1,442,191  
     

 

 

 
        130,212,823  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (2.2%):

  
  9,793      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.^      1,141,766  
  8,860      AutoNation, Inc.*^      373,538  
  3,622      AutoZone, Inc.*^      2,066,206  
  19,397      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.^      589,669  
  34,133      Best Buy Co., Inc.^      1,956,845  
  24,360      CarMax, Inc.*^      1,536,142  
  17,382      Foot Locker, Inc.      856,585  
  29,407      Gap, Inc. (The)^      646,660  
  153,475      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      23,543,064  
  31,007      L Brands, Inc.^      1,670,967  
  110,187      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      8,542,798  
  11,700      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      2,559,258  
  50,387      Ross Stores, Inc.      2,908,842  
  8,828      Signet Jewelers, Ltd.^      558,283  
  86,349      Staples, Inc.      869,534  
  13,801      Tiffany & Co.      1,295,500  
  82,625      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      5,963,046  
  16,713      Tractor Supply Co.^      906,012  
  7,500      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*      2,155,050  
     

 

 

 
        60,139,765  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (4.1%):

  
  669,206      Apple, Inc.      96,379,049  
  213,948      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      3,549,397  
  216,311      HP, Inc.      3,781,116  
  35,295      NetApp, Inc.^      1,413,565  
  38,169      Seagate Technology plc^      1,479,049  
  37,834      Western Digital Corp.      3,352,092  
  28,407      Xerox Corp.      816,133  
     

 

 

 
        110,770,401  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%):

  
  36,183      Coach, Inc.      1,712,903  
  48,120      Hanesbrands, Inc.^      1,114,459  
  20,521      Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.*      743,886  
  170,173      Nike, Inc., Class C      10,040,208  
  10,056      PVH Corp.      1,151,412  
  6,918      Ralph Lauren Corp.^      510,548  
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, continued

  
  24,437      Under Armour, Inc., Class A*^    $ 531,749  
  24,570      Under Armour, Inc., Class C*^      495,331  
  41,201      VF Corp.^      2,373,178  
     

 

 

 
        18,673,674  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (1.8%):

  
  247,981      Altria Group, Inc.      18,467,145  
  199,379      Philip Morris International, Inc.      23,417,064  
  106,277      Reynolds American, Inc.      6,912,256  
     

 

 

 
        48,796,465  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%):

  
  37,438      Fastenal Co.^      1,629,676  
  10,880      United Rentals, Inc.*^      1,226,285  
  7,016      W.W. Grainger, Inc.^      1,266,598  
     

 

 

 
        4,122,559  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Water Utilities (0.1%):

 
  23,413      American Water Works Co., Inc.    $ 1,825,042  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,801,314,947)

     2,669,980,425  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (8.4%):

 
  $    229,487,561      AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(a)      229,487,561  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $229,487,561)

     229,487,561  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (1.9%):

  
  52,013,752      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(b)      52,013,752  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company
(Cost $52,013,752)

     52,013,752  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities
(Cost $2,082,816,260)(c) — 108.3%

     2,951,481,738  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (8.3)%

     (226,453,496
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,725,028,242  
     

 

 

 
 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $225,464,959.

 

+ Affiliated Securities

 

(a) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(b) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $1,926,000 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        454      $ 54,954,430      $ (206,022

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at cost

     $ 2,079,208,641

Investments in affiliates, at cost

       3,607,619
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at cost

     $ 2,082,816,260
    

 

 

 

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 2,944,903,969

Investments in affiliates, at value

       6,577,769
    

 

 

 

Total Investment securities, at value*

     $ 2,951,481,738
    

 

 

 

Cash

       6

Segregated cash for collateral

       1,926,000

Interest and dividends receivable

       2,741,481

Receivable for capital shares issued

       1,212,952

Receivable for investments sold

       159,000

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       21,902

Reclaims receivable

       2,165
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       2,957,545,244
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       1,087,700

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       289,839

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       229,487,561

Manager fees payable

       383,817

Administration fees payable

       63,084

Distribution fees payable

       549,088

Custodian fees payable

       12,483

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       10,769

Transfer agent fees payable

       2,333

Trustee fees payable

       21,687

Other accrued liabilities

       608,641
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       232,517,002
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,725,028,242
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 1,666,179,735

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       45,779,451

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       144,609,591

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       868,459,465
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 2,725,028,242
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 74,100,495

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       4,794,880

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 15.45
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 2,650,927,747

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       172,797,588

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 15.34
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $225,464,959.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 26,657,627

Dividends from affiliates

       79,395

Interest

       4,704

Income from securities lending

       259,753

Foreign withholding tax

       (553 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       27,000,926
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       2,283,331

Administration fees

       338,940

Distribution fees — Class 2

       3,265,909

Custodian fees

       47,812

Administrative and compliance services fees

       26,087

Transfer agent fees

       9,037

Trustee fees

       84,622

Professional fees

       89,142

Shareholder reports

       35,359

Other expenses

       381,486
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       6,561,725
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       20,439,201
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       47,384,041

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions from affiliates

       164,331

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       1,867,001

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       164,845,595
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       214,260,968
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 234,700,169
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 20,439,201         $ 26,116,190

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      49,415,373           118,985,130

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      164,845,595           59,736,496
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      234,700,169           204,837,816
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income:

           

Class 1

                (437,996 )

Class 2

                (22,169,172 )

From net realized gains:

           

Class 1

                (2,013,892 )

Class 2

                (118,029,175 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (142,650,235 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      9,449           52,913,478

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                2,451,888

Value of shares redeemed

      (5,042,814 )           (5,383,908 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (5,033,365 )           49,981,458
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      18,265,190           869,201,268

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

                448,802,807

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                140,198,347

Value of shares redeemed

      (157,726,098 )           (179,136,993 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (139,460,908 )           1,279,065,429
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (144,494,273 )           1,329,046,887
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      90,205,896           1,391,234,468

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      2,634,822,346           1,243,587,878
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,725,028,242         $ 2,634,822,346
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 45,779,451         $ 25,340,250
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class 1

           

Shares issued

      573           3,930,237

Dividends reinvested

                183,387

Shares redeemed

      (337,082 )           (380,983 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

      (336,509 )           3,732,641
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Class 2

           

Shares issued

      1,226,880           64,967,103

Shares issued in merger

                33,492,747

Dividends reinvested

                10,541,229

Shares redeemed

      (10,623,596 )           (12,789,292 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

      (9,396,716 )           96,211,787
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (9,733,225 )           99,944,428
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2017

  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 14.15     $ 14.31     $ 14.50     $ 12.96     $ 9.95     $ 8.71
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.13 (a)       0.28 (a)       0.27 (a)       0.24 (a)       0.21 (a)       0.19 (a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.17       1.30       (0.12 )       1.49       2.96       1.17
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.30       1.58       0.15       1.73       3.17       1.36
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.31 )       (0.34 )       (0.19 )       (0.16 )       (0.12 )

Net Realized Gains

             (1.43 )                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (1.74 )       (0.34 )       (0.19 )       (0.16 )       (0.12 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 15.45     $ 14.15     $ 14.31     $ 14.50     $ 12.96     $ 9.95
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       9.19 %(c)       11.79 %       1.16 %       13.41 %       32.02 %       15.66 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 74,100     $ 72,604     $ 20,022     $ 21,304     $ 19,334     $ 14,828

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       1.71 %       1.98 %       1.86 %       1.76 %       1.81 %       2.00 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       0.25 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.26 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.25 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.24 %       0.26 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       1 %(c)       23 %       8 %       3 %       4 %       3 %

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 14.06     $ 14.23     $ 14.40     $ 12.88     $ 9.90     $ 8.67
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.11 (a)       0.24 (a)       0.23 (a)       0.20 (a)       0.18 (a)       0.17 (a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.17       1.29       (0.11 )       1.48       2.94       1.17
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.28       1.53       0.12       1.68       3.12       1.34
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.27 )       (0.29 )       (0.16 )       (0.14 )       (0.11 )

Net Realized Gains

             (1.43 )                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (1.70 )       (0.29 )       (0.16 )       (0.14 )       (0.11 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 15.34     $ 14.06     $ 14.23     $ 14.40     $ 12.88     $ 9.90
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

       9.10 %(c)       11.45 %       0.95 %       13.12 %       31.66 %       15.42 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 2,650,928     $ 2,562,218     $ 1,223,566     $ 1,743,919     $ 1,547,689     $ 1,019,853

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(d)

       1.46 %       1.75 %       1.58 %       1.51 %       1.56 %       1.77 %

Expenses Before Reductions(d)(e)

       0.50 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.51 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(d)

       0.50 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.49 %       0.51 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

       1 %(c)       23 %       8 %       3 %       4 %       3 %

 

(a) Average shares method used in calculation.

 

(b) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(c) Not annualized.

 

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(e) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(f) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Each class of shares bears its pro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

12


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $256 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $25,555 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 229,487,561      $      $      $      $ 229,487,561
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       229,487,561                             229,487,561
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 229,487,561      $      $      $      $ 229,487,561
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 229,487,561
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with the Rule. Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period, the Fund participated in the following crosstrade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

       $ 15,420,525        $ 6,320,447        $ (2,060,407 )

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional

 

13


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

amount of futures contracts outstanding was $55.0 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $35.7 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $ 206,022  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 1,867,001      $ (324,117

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 1

         0.17 %          0.46 %

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund Class 2

         0.17 %          0.71 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June, 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager serves as the investment adviser of certain underlying funds in which the Fund invests. At June 30, 2017, these underlying funds are noted as Affiliated Investment Companies in the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager is paid a separate fee from the underlying funds for such services. A summary of the Fund’s investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended June 30, 2017 is as follows:

 

        Fair Value
12/31/2016
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
    

Net
Realized

Gain(Loss)

     Fair Value
6/30/2017
     Dividend
Income

BlackRock Inc., Class A

       $ 6,185,678        $        $ (149,572 )        $ 164,331        $ 6,577,769        $ 79,395
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $ 6,185,678        $        $ (149,572 )        $ 164,331        $ 6,577,769        $ 79,395
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

 

14


AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $16,149 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Common Stocks+

       $ 2,669,980,425        $        $ 2,669,980,425

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  229,487,561          229,487,561

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         52,013,752                   52,013,752
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         2,721,994,177          229,487,561          2,951,481,738
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

       $ (206,022 )        $        $ (206,022 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 2,721,788,155        $ 229,487,561        $ 2,951,275,716
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

       $ 38,391,530        $ 159,636,169

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $2,106,662,195. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 890,582,108  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (45,762,565
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 844,819,543  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

       $ 22,607,168        $ 120,043,067        $ 142,650,235

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

       $ 31,177,960        $ 118,704,190        $        $ 674,266,188        $ 824,148,338

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

 

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AZL S&P 500 Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


AZL® Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 10

Statement of Operations

Page 10

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 11

Financial Highlights

Page 12

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 13

Other Information

Page 19

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,027.20     $ 1.71       0.34 %

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,026.00     $ 2.96       0.59 %

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 -  6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 1

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.11     $ 1.71       0.34 %

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund, Class 2

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.87     $ 2.96       0.59 %

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Industrials

      19.1 %

Consumer Discretionary

      15.9

Financials

      15.9

Information Technology

      14.3

Health Care

      12.7

Real Estate

      6.4

Materials

      5.4

Consumer Staples

      3.1

Energy

      2.9

Utilities

      2.8

Telecommunication Services

      0.9
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

      99.4

Rights

      ^

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      27.2

Money Market

      0.2
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      126.8

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (26.8 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents less than 0.05%

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks (99.4%):

  
 

Aerospace & Defense (1.8%):

  
  38,952      AAR Corp.^    $ 1,353,972  
  91,971      Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*^      1,912,997  
  24,432      AeroVironment, Inc.*^      933,302  
  63,751      Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^      1,602,700  
  30,296      Cubic Corp.^      1,402,705  
  21,624      Engility Holdings, Inc.*      614,122  
  58,705      Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*^      2,470,893  
  39,453      Moog, Inc., Class A*      2,829,569  
  6,352      National Presto Industries, Inc.^      701,896  
  61,035      Triumph Group, Inc.^      1,928,706  
     

 

 

 
        15,750,862  
     

 

 

 
 

Air Freight & Logistics (0.7%):

  
  30,936      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*^      1,613,312  
  32,460      Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*^      645,954  
  36,535      Forward Air Corp.^      1,946,585  
  40,839      Hub Group, Inc.*      1,566,176  
     

 

 

 
        5,772,027  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.8%):

  
  15,894      Allegiant Travel Co.^      2,155,226  
  64,654      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*^      3,035,506  
  62,444      SkyWest, Inc.^      2,191,784  
     

 

 

 
        7,382,516  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.8%):

  
  103,192      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*^      1,609,795  
  21,638      Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.*^      2,182,625  
  35,860      Dorman Products, Inc.*^      2,968,132  
  40,925      Fox Factory Holding Corp.*      1,456,930  
  44,090      Gentherm, Inc.*^      1,710,692  
  30,046      LCI Industries^      3,076,710  
  22,096      Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*^      623,991  
  23,781      Standard Motor Products, Inc.^      1,241,844  
  27,121      Superior Industries International, Inc.^      557,337  
     

 

 

 
        15,428,056  
     

 

 

 
 

Automobiles (0.1%):

  
  32,088      Winnebago Industries, Inc.^      1,123,080  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (8.0%):

  
  45,660      Ameris Bancorp^      2,200,812  
  62,240      Banc of California, Inc.^      1,338,160  
  32,564      Banner Corp.^      1,840,192  
  104,621      Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.^      1,605,932  
  95,190      Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      1,389,774  
  38,393      Central Pacific Financial Corp.^      1,208,228  
  19,459      City Holding Co.^      1,281,764  
  71,842      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      2,862,904  
  60,030      Community Bank System, Inc.^      3,347,873  
  36,222      Customers Bancorp, Inc.*^      1,024,358  
  124,640      CVB Financial Corp.^      2,795,675  
  27,603      Fidelity Southern Corp.      631,005  
  197,485      First Bancorp*      1,143,438  
  109,453      First Commonwealth Financial Corp.^      1,387,864  
  76,836      First Financial Bancorp^      2,128,357  
  81,460      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.^      3,600,533  
  100,422      First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.^      2,340,837  

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Banks, continued

  
  94,337      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.^    $ 3,453,678  
  72,389      Great Western Bancorp, Inc.^      2,954,195  
  40,036      Hanmi Financial Corp.      1,139,024  
  156,894      Hope BanCorp, Inc.^      2,926,073  
  33,389      Independent Bank Corp.^      2,225,377  
  51,706      LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.^      1,971,550  
  33,284      National Bank Holdings Corp.      1,102,033  
  53,571      NBT Bancorp, Inc.^      1,979,448  
  55,858      OFG Bancorp      558,580  
  166,924      Old National Bancorp^      2,879,439  
  23,767      Opus Bank^      575,161  
  42,953      S & T Bancorp, Inc.^      1,540,295  
  54,345      ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.^      2,004,787  
  36,779      Simmons First National Corp., Class A^      1,945,609  
  33,762      Southside Bancshares, Inc.^      1,179,644  
  165,244      Sterling Bancorp^      3,841,924  
  15,213      Tompkins Financial Corp.^      1,197,567  
  87,888      United Community Banks, Inc.      2,443,286  
  32,300      Westamerica Bancorp^      1,810,092  
     

 

 

 
        69,855,468  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (0.2%):

  
  5,784      Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated^      1,323,784  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (1.9%):

  
  58,053      Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*^      1,143,644  
  44,779      AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      823,934  
  57,034      Cytokinetics, Inc.*^      690,111  
  9,978      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      787,164  
  43,200      Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*^      1,464,912  
  17,694      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      636,630  
  23,184      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class B*^      2,814,537  
  124,460      Mimedx Group, Inc.*^      1,863,166  
  81,915      Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      1,384,364  
  84,046      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*^      2,171,749  
  87,226      Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      592,265  
  41,768      Repligen Corp.*^      1,730,866  
  88,324      Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      658,014  
     

 

 

 
        16,761,356  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (2.1%):

  
  46,380      AAON, Inc.^      1,709,103  
  16,960      American Woodmark Corp.*      1,620,528  
  35,071      Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^      1,993,436  
  37,672      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*^      1,343,007  
  38,842      Griffon Corp.^      852,582  
  19,779      Insteel Industries, Inc.^      652,114  
  19,744      Patrick Industries, Inc.*^      1,438,350  
  63,169      PGT, Inc.*^      808,563  
  43,019      Quanex Building Products Corp.^      909,852  
  48,873      Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.^      2,136,239  
  35,922      Trex Co., Inc.*^      2,430,482  
  25,232      Universal Forest Products, Inc.      2,203,006  
     

 

 

 
        18,097,262  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (1.5%):

  
  39,586      Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*      908,895  
  70,648      Financial Engines, Inc.^      2,585,716  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Capital Markets, continued

  
  34,994      Greenhill & Co., Inc.^    $ 703,379  
  83,123      Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A^      3,110,462  
  19,517      INTL FCStone, Inc.*      736,962  
  14,503      Investment Technology Group, Inc.      308,044  
  18,065      Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.      1,082,997  
  8,263      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.^      916,780  
  70,998      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A^      1,340,442  
  131,150      WisdomTree Investments, Inc.^      1,333,796  
     

 

 

 
        13,027,473  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (3.0%):

  
  36,705      A. Schulman, Inc.      1,174,560  
  37,425      Advansix, Inc.*      1,169,157  
  31,673      American Vanguard Corp.^      546,359  
  38,911      Balchem Corp.^      3,023,774  
  62,231      Calgon Carbon Corp.^      939,688  
  67,518      Flotek Industries, Inc.*^      603,611  
  27,988      Futurefuel Corp.      422,339  
  61,939      H.B. Fuller Co.^      3,165,702  
  11,296      Hawkins, Inc.      523,570  
  51,674      Ingevity Corp.*      2,966,088  
  24,435      Innophos Holdings, Inc.      1,071,230  
  29,515      Innospec, Inc.      1,934,708  
  26,132      Koppers Holdings, Inc.*      944,672  
  38,637      Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*^      1,330,658  
  26,610      LSB Industries, Inc.*^      274,881  
  16,267      Quaker Chemical Corp.      2,362,456  
  54,348      Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.^      854,351  
  23,978      Stepan Co.      2,089,443  
  30,662      Tredegar Corp.^      467,596  
     

 

 

 
        25,864,843  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.6%):

  
  68,544      ABM Industries, Inc.^      2,845,947  
  57,898      Brady Corp., Class A^      1,962,742  
  55,463      Brink’s Co. (The)      3,716,021  
  47,049      Essendant, Inc.^      697,737  
  88,360      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.^      4,137,898  
  76,352      Interface, Inc.^      1,500,317  
  42,934      LSC Communications, Inc.      918,788  
  39,361      Matthews International Corp., Class A^      2,410,861  
  53,726      Mobile Mini, Inc.^      1,603,721  
  16,284      Multi-Color Corp.^      1,328,774  
  87,837      RR Donnelley & Sons Co.^      1,101,476  
  36,458      Team, Inc.*^      854,940  
  70,138      Tetra Tech, Inc.^      3,208,814  
  18,858      UniFirst Corp.^      2,653,321  
  27,153      US Ecology, Inc.^      1,371,227  
  25,277      Viad Corp.      1,194,338  
     

 

 

 
        31,506,922  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (1.7%):

  
  60,277      ADTRAN, Inc.      1,244,720  
  21,727      Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.*^      1,342,511  
  10,189      Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B^      251,668  
  18,439      Black Box Corp.^      157,653  
  42,435      CalAmp Corp.*^      862,704  

    

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  30,713      Comtech Telecommunications Corp.^    $ 582,626  
  31,539      Digi International, Inc.*      320,121  
  97,618      Harmonic, Inc.*^      512,495  
  67,447      Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*^      3,847,850  
  40,491      NETGEAR, Inc.*      1,745,162  
  156,987      Oclaro, Inc.*^      1,466,259  
  276,337      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*^      2,909,829  
     

 

 

 
        15,243,598  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering (0.4%):

  
  41,842      Aegion Corp.*^      915,503  
  45,998      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.^      1,706,526  
  20,863      MYR Group, Inc.*      647,170  
  36,556      Orion Marine Group, Inc.*      273,073  
     

 

 

 
        3,542,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction Materials (0.2%):

  
  18,556      U.S. Concrete, Inc.*^      1,457,574  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (1.2%):

  
  20,515      Encore Capital Group, Inc.*^      823,677  
  31,364      Enova International, Inc.*^      465,755  
  63,102      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*^      485,885  
  58,997      Firstcash, Inc.      3,439,526  
  53,874      Green Dot Corp., Class A*^      2,075,765  
  57,718      PRA Group, Inc.*^      2,187,513  
  8,017      World Acceptance Corp.*^      600,553  
     

 

 

 
        10,078,674  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%):

  
  26,600      Myers Industries, Inc.      477,470  
     

 

 

 
 

Distributors (0.2%):

  
  56,894      Core Markt Holdngs Co., Inc.^      1,880,916  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.5%):

  
  19,551      American Public Education, Inc.*      462,381  
  14,056      Capella Education Co.^      1,203,194  
  78,874      Career Education Corp.*^      757,190  
  42,668      Regis Corp.*      438,200  
  12,712      Strayer Education, Inc.^      1,185,013  
     

 

 

 
        4,045,978  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.9%):

  
  13,210      ATN International, Inc.^      904,092  
  53,093      Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*^      1,037,968  
  50,405      Cogent Communications Group, Inc.^      2,021,240  
  63,229      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.^      1,357,527  
  32,765      General Communication, Inc., Class A*      1,200,510  
  99,814      Iridium Communications, Inc.*^      1,102,945  
  29,845      Lumos Networks Corp.*      533,330  
     

 

 

 
        8,157,612  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.8%):

  
  61,895      ALLETE, Inc.^      4,436,634  
  50,157      El Paso Electric Co.^      2,593,117  
     

 

 

 
        7,029,751  
     

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment (0.5%):

  
  31,815      AZZ, Inc.^      1,775,277  
  25,601      Encore Wire Corp.^      1,093,163  
 

 

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  62,613      General Cable Corp.^    $ 1,023,723  
  10,977      Powell Industries, Inc.^      351,154  
  20,027      Vicor Corp.*      358,483  
     

 

 

 
        4,601,800  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (4.0%):

 
  14,693      Agilysys, Inc.*      148,693  
  35,177      Anixter International, Inc.*      2,750,841  
  36,080      Badger Meter, Inc.^      1,437,788  
  61,154      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*^      1,975,274  
  40,012      CTS Corp.      864,259  
  47,022      Daktronics, Inc.^      452,822  
  39,834      Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*      328,232  
  16,211      ePlus, Inc.*      1,201,235  
  45,865      Fabrinet*      1,956,601  
  20,185      FARO Technologies, Inc.*^      762,993  
  66,822      II-VI, Inc.*      2,291,995  
  43,209      Insight Enterprises, Inc.*      1,727,928  
  41,048      Itron, Inc.*      2,781,002  
  45,393      Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A      1,870,192  
  20,985      MTS Systems Corp.^      1,087,023  
  21,845      OSI Systems, Inc.*^      1,641,652  
  23,817      Park Electrochemical Corp.^      438,709  
  41,317      Plexus Corp.*      2,172,035  
  22,154      Rogers Corp.*^      2,406,367  
  92,151      Sanmina Corp.*^      3,510,954  
  30,941      ScanSource, Inc.*      1,246,922  
  104,867      TTM Technologies, Inc.*^      1,820,491  
     

 

 

 
        34,874,008  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services (1.8%):

  
  87,051      Archrock, Inc.      992,381  
  95,224      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*^      776,076  
  42,472      Bristow Group, Inc.^      324,911  
  28,603      CARBO Ceramics, Inc.*^      195,931  
  21,560      Era Group, Inc.*^      203,958  
  38,316      Exterran Corp.*      1,023,037  
  15,891      Geospace Technologies Corp.*^      219,773  
  12,801      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      148,492  
  169,428      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      955,574  
  32,528      Matrix Service Co.*      304,137  
  342,776      McDermott International, Inc.*      2,457,704  
  106,503      Newpark Resources, Inc.*^      782,797  
  305,108      Noble Corp. plc^      1,104,491  
  95,042      Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*      194,836  
  19,693      SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*^      675,470  
  19,798      SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*^      403,087  
  52,721      Tesco Corp.*      234,608  
  142,568      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      397,765  
  89,214      U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.^      3,166,204  
  64,628      Unit Corp.*^      1,210,481  
     

 

 

 
        15,771,713  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (6.0%):

  
  104,382      Acadia Realty Trust^      2,901,820  
  34,119      Agree Realty Corp.      1,565,039  
  50,664      American Assets Trust, Inc.      1,995,655  

    

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  54,374      Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.^    $ 704,143  
  89,756      CareTrust REIT, Inc.^      1,664,076  
  211,995      CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.^      1,787,118  
  100,495      Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.^      487,401  
  74,881      Chesapeake Lodging Trust^      1,832,338  
  41,723      Coresite Realty Corp.^      4,319,582  
  247,339      DiamondRock Hospitality, Co.^      2,708,362  
  41,366      EastGroup Properties, Inc.^      3,466,471  
  74,650      Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.^      1,874,462  
  133,907      Franklin Street Properties Corp.      1,483,690  
  34,413      Getty Realty Corp.^      863,766  
  30,376      Government Properties Income Trust^      556,185  
  52,990      Hersha Hospitality Trust^      980,845  
  103,568      Kite Realty Group Trust^      1,960,542  
  267,189      Lexington Realty Trust      2,647,843  
  49,010      LTC Properties, Inc.^      2,518,624  
  53,511      National Storage Affiliates      1,236,639  
  54,080      Parkway, Inc.^      1,237,891  
  87,332      Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust^      988,598  
  24,116      PS Business Parks, Inc.^      3,192,717  
  24,174      Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust^      311,845  
  134,894      Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.^      2,588,616  
  80,886      Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.      1,949,353  
  14,985      Saul Centers, Inc.      868,830  
  127,913      Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.      2,385,577  
  14,861      Universal Health Realty Income Trust^      1,182,044  
  14,839      Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A      293,812  
     

 

 

 
        52,553,884  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.4%):

  
  47,054      SpartanNash Co.^      1,221,522  
  334,017      Supervalu, Inc.*      1,098,916  
  32,812      The Andersons, Inc.      1,120,530  
     

 

 

 
        3,440,968  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.7%):

  
  81,818      B&G Foods, Inc.^      2,912,721  
  19,170      Calavo Growers, Inc.^      1,323,689  
  36,989      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*^      1,464,764  
  202,281      Darling International, Inc.*^      3,183,902  
  18,368      J & J Snack Foods Corp.^      2,425,862  
  10,903      John B Sanfilippo And Son, Inc.^      688,088  
  24,535      Sanderson Farms, Inc.^      2,837,473  
  7,933      Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*^      246,320  
     

 

 

 
        15,082,819  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (1.1%):

  
  35,233      Northwest Natural Gas Co.^      2,108,695  
  96,972      South Jersey Industries, Inc.      3,313,533  
  58,769      Spire, Inc.      4,099,138  
     

 

 

 
        9,521,366  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.2%):

  
  28,152      Abaxis, Inc.^      1,492,619  
  15,582      Analogic Corp.^      1,132,032  
  42,983      AngioDynamics, Inc.*^      696,754  
  17,998      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*^      888,021  
  44,489      Cantel Medical Corp.^      3,466,138  
 

 

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  30,533      CONMED Corp.^    $ 1,555,351  
  34,294      CryoLife, Inc.*      684,165  
  64,135      Haemonetics Corp.*^      2,532,691  
  18,396      ICU Medical, Inc.*^      3,173,310  
  20,004      Inogen, Inc.*^      1,908,782  
  34,359      Integer Holdings Corp.*^      1,486,027  
  73,719      Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*^      4,018,422  
  40,619      Invacare Corp.^      536,171  
  35,547      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      627,405  
  15,719      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      490,747  
  53,776      Meridian Bioscience, Inc.^      846,972  
  61,045      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*^      2,328,867  
  41,094      Natus Medical, Inc.*^      1,532,806  
  46,574      Neogen Corp.*^      3,218,729  
  71,114      OraSure Technologies, Inc.*^      1,227,428  
  22,726      Orthofix International NV*^      1,056,304  
  16,605      Surmodics, Inc.*      467,431  
  45,897      Varex Imaging Corp.*^      1,551,319  
     

 

 

 
        36,918,491  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.4%):

  
  36,850      Aceto Corp.^      569,333  
  14,545      Almost Family, Inc.*      896,699  
  33,804      Amedisys, Inc.*^      2,123,229  
  58,855      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*^      2,298,288  
  34,748      BioTelemetry, Inc.*      1,162,321  
  19,591      Chemed Corp.^      4,006,946  
  141,791      Community Health Systems, Inc.*^      1,412,238  
  12,663      CorVel Corp.*      600,859  
  40,037      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*^      516,878  
  52,828      Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*^      781,854  
  57,785      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)^      1,257,979  
  53,776      HealthEquity, Inc.*^      2,679,658  
  106,918      Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      1,245,595  
  12,435      Landauer, Inc.^      650,351  
  17,974      LHC Group, Inc.*^      1,220,255  
  28,705      Magellan Health Services, Inc.*      2,092,595  
  38,512      PharMerica Corp.*      1,010,940  
  14,520      Providence Service Corp.*      734,857  
  37,092      Quorum Health Corp.*^      153,932  
  132,403      Select Medical Holdings Corp.*^      2,032,386  
  40,855      Tivity Health, Inc.*^      1,628,072  
  15,348      U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.^      927,019  
     

 

 

 
        30,002,284  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.7%):

  
  13,422      Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.^      440,242  
  30,987      HealthStream, Inc.*^      815,578  
  103,754      HMS Holdings Corp.*      1,919,449  
  44,699      Omnicell, Inc.*^      1,926,527  
  55,516      Quality Systems, Inc.*      955,430  
     

 

 

 
        6,057,226  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.4%):

  
  105,408      Belmond, Ltd., Class A*^      1,401,926  
  1,235      Biglari Holdings, Inc.*^      493,679  
  21,813      BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*      812,534  

    

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  24,132      Bob Evans Farms, Inc.    $ 1,733,402  
  102,304      Boyd Gaming Corp.^      2,538,162  
  19,314      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*^      451,948  
  45,705      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*^      3,039,839  
  21,162      DineEquity, Inc.^      932,186  
  26,076      El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*^      361,153  
  32,749      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*^      676,267  
  129,657      Ilg, Inc.      3,564,270  
  24,325      Marcus Corp.      734,615  
  29,808      Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.^      3,509,891  
  14,665      Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*^      443,616  
  101,592      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*^      2,174,069  
  15,707      Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*^      1,024,882  
  67,456      Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*^      135,587  
  35,082      Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      763,034  
  63,330      Scientific Games Corp., Class A*^      1,652,913  
  23,496      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*^      819,540  
  52,630      Sonic Corp.^      1,394,169  
  36,365      Wingstop, Inc.^      1,123,679  
     

 

 

 
        29,781,361  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Durables (2.1%):

  
  10,396      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      1,347,841  
  31,278      Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^      1,010,279  
  24,719      Installed Building Products, Inc.*^      1,308,871  
  33,322      iRobot Corp.*^      2,803,714  
  59,720      La-Z-Boy, Inc.      1,940,900  
  22,016      LGI Homes, Inc.*^      884,603  
  51,589      M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^      1,822,639  
  31,200      M/I Homes, Inc.*^      890,760  
  46,963      Meritage Corp.*^      1,981,839  
  45,464      TopBuild Corp.*^      2,412,775  
  17,499      Universal Electronics, Inc.*^      1,169,808  
  29,837      William Lyon Homes, Class A*^      720,265  
     

 

 

 
        18,294,294  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.4%):

  
  12,663      Central Garden & Pet Co.*^      402,557  
  41,776      Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*      1,254,116  
  17,343      WD-40 Co.^      1,913,799  
     

 

 

 
        3,570,472  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%):

  
  43,835      Raven Industries, Inc.      1,459,706  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.0%):

  
  42,217      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.^      1,109,463  
  24,047      Amerisafe, Inc.^      1,369,477  
  21,909      eHealth, Inc.*      411,889  
  40,197      Employers Holdings, Inc.^      1,700,333  
  11,079      HCI Group, Inc.^      520,491  
  50,157      Horace Mann Educators Corp.^      1,895,935  
  13,864      Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      1,303,216  
  92,687      Maiden Holdings, Ltd.^      1,028,826  
  27,758      Navigators Group, Inc.      1,523,914  
  65,411      ProAssurance Corp.      3,976,988  
  47,306      RLI Corp.^      2,583,854  
  17,929      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      1,224,551  
 

 

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  71,034      Selective Insurance Group, Inc.^    $ 3,555,252  
  29,368      Stewart Information Services Corp.^      1,332,720  
  27,319      United Fire Group, Inc.      1,203,675  
  24,180      United Insurance Holdings Co.^      380,351  
  41,673      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.^      1,050,160  
     

 

 

 
        26,171,095  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.6%):

  
  21,177      FTD Cos., Inc.*^      423,540  
  36,436      Nutri/System, Inc.^      1,896,494  
  24,637      PetMed Express, Inc.^      1,000,262  
  41,589      Shutterfly, Inc.*^      1,975,478  
     

 

 

 
        5,295,774  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (1.1%):

  
  49,188      Blucora, Inc.*      1,042,786  
  62,074      DHI Group, Inc.*      176,911  
  29,545      Liquidity Services, Inc.*^      187,611  
  64,765      LivePerson, Inc.*^      712,415  
  75,917      NIC, Inc.^      1,438,626  
  43,416      QuinStreet, Inc.*      181,045  
  23,656      Shutterstock, Inc.*^      1,042,756  
  21,080      Sps Commerce, Inc.*^      1,344,061  
  19,356      Stamps.com, Inc.*^      2,997,760  
  30,175      XO Group, Inc.*      531,684  
     

 

 

 
        9,655,655  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (1.7%):

  
  30,036      CACI International, Inc., Class A*^      3,756,001  
  55,492      Cardtronics plc*^      1,823,467  
  41,165      CSG Systems International, Inc.      1,670,476  
  40,396      Exlservice Holdings, Inc.*      2,245,209  
  11,377      Forrester Research, Inc.^      445,410  
  30,561      ManTech International Corp., Class A      1,264,614  
  41,868      Perficient, Inc.*^      780,420  
  47,369      Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*      1,588,283  
  18,445      TeleTech Holdings, Inc.^      752,556  
  33,579      Virtusa Corp.*      987,223  
     

 

 

 
        15,313,659  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Products (0.6%):

  
  115,262      Callaway Golf Co.      1,473,048  
  37,634      Nautilus Group, Inc.*^      720,691  
  22,238      Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.^      1,382,092  
  70,116      Vista Outdoor, Inc.*^      1,578,311  
     

 

 

 
        5,154,142  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%):

  
  27,811      Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*^      603,499  
  39,722      Cambrex Corp.*^      2,373,389  
  49,907      Luminex Corp.^      1,054,036  
     

 

 

 
        4,030,924  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (5.4%):

  
  72,257      Actuant Corp., Class A^      1,777,522  
  11,299      Alamo Group, Inc.      1,026,062  
  35,553      Albany International Corp., Class A^      1,898,530  
  23,145      Astec Industries, Inc.^      1,284,779  
  60,062      Barnes Group, Inc.^      3,515,428  

    

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  51,820      Briggs & Stratton Corp.^    $ 1,248,862  
  37,557      Chart Industries, Inc.*^      1,304,355  
  19,821      CIRCOR International, Inc.^      1,176,971  
  26,128      EnPro Industries, Inc.^      1,864,755  
  31,329      ESCO Technologies, Inc.      1,868,775  
  72,326      Federal Signal Corp.^      1,255,579  
  47,836      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.^      1,980,410  
  35,466      Greenbrier Cos, Inc.^      1,640,303  
  98,209      Harsco Corp.*      1,581,165  
  77,526      Hillenbrand, Inc.^      2,798,689  
  38,411      John Bean Technologies Corp.^      3,764,277  
  12,889      Lindsay Corp.^      1,150,343  
  20,688      Lydall, Inc.*      1,069,570  
  68,784      Mueller Industries, Inc.      2,094,473  
  29,672      Proto Labs, Inc.*^      1,995,442  
  49,926      SPX Corp.*      1,256,138  
  51,908      SPX FLOW, Inc.*^      1,914,367  
  15,378      Standex International Corp.      1,394,785  
  21,172      Tennant Co.^      1,562,494  
  57,876      Titan International, Inc.^      695,091  
  73,473      Wabash National Corp.^      1,614,937  
  33,770      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A^      2,134,264  
     

 

 

 
        46,868,366  
     

 

 

 
 

Marine (0.2%):

  
  53,192      Matson, Inc.^      1,597,888  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.9%):

  
  70,060      E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A*^      1,247,769  
  141,368      Gannett Co., Inc.^      1,232,729  
  66,559      New Media Investment Group, Inc.^      897,215  
  33,744      Scholastic Corp.^      1,470,901  
  123,013      Time, Inc.      1,765,237  
  48,028      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A^      978,330  
     

 

 

 
        7,592,181  
     

 

 

 
 

Metals & Mining (1.0%):

  
  385,419      AK Steel Holding Corp.*^      2,532,203  
  60,265      Century Aluminum Co.*^      938,929  
  14,098      Haynes International, Inc.^      511,898  
  20,748      Kaiser Aluminum Corp.^      1,836,613  
  23,010      Materion Corp.      860,574  
  9,886      Olympic Steel, Inc.      192,579  
  82,013      SunCoke Energy, Inc.*^      893,942  
  46,852      TimkenSteel Corp.*^      720,115  
     

 

 

 
        8,486,853  
     

 

 

 
 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%):

  
  116,000      Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.^      2,151,800  
  120,724      Capstead Mortgage Corp.^      1,259,151  
     

 

 

 
        3,410,951  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.5%):

  
  43,158      Fred’s, Inc.^      398,348  
  382,570      J.C. Penney Co., Inc.*^      1,778,951  
  58,789      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*^      2,504,411  
     

 

 

 
        4,681,710  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

6


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Multi-Utilities (0.4%):

  
  79,225      Avista Corp.^    $ 3,363,894  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%):

  
  95,690      Bill Barrett Corp.*^      293,768  
  92,594      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*^      1,612,987  
  93,783      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*^      331,054  
  26,564      Contango Oil & Gas Co.*      176,385  
  494,710      Denbury Resources, Inc.*^      756,906  
  46,727      Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.^      960,240  
  53,974      Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.*^      75,564  
  68,225      PDC Energy, Inc.*^      2,941,180  
  7,054      REX American Resources Corp.*^      681,134  
  245,867      SRC Energy, Inc.*^      1,654,685  
     

 

 

 
        9,483,903  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products (1.1%):

  
  46,797      Boise Cascade Co.*      1,422,629  
  20,755      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      970,296  
  13,314      Deltic Timber Corp.^      994,023  
  108,548      KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp.      2,239,345  
  20,782      Neenah Paper, Inc.^      1,667,756  
  54,784      P.H. Glatfelter Co.^      1,070,479  
  38,165      Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      1,420,883  
     

 

 

 
        9,785,411  
     

 

 

 
 

Personal Products (0.2%):

  
  20,946      Inter Parfums, Inc.      767,671  
  14,558      Medifast, Inc.      603,720  
     

 

 

 
        1,371,391  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (2.0%):

  
  43,782      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      781,947  
  10,097      ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      472,540  
  78,920      DepoMed, Inc.*^      847,601  
  7,910      Heska Corp.*^      807,374  
  90,563      Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^      1,458,064  
  95,643      Innoviva, Inc.*^      1,224,230  
  37,050      Lannett Co., Inc.*^      755,820  
  88,079      Medicines Co. (The)*^      3,347,883  
  188,143      Nektar Therapeutics*^      3,678,195  
  23,310      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      863,636  
  61,723      Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      678,953  
  32,644      Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*^      342,762  
  61,094      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^      2,633,151  
     

 

 

 
        17,892,156  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (1.9%):

  
  12,911      CDI Corp.*^      75,529  
  30,961      Exponent, Inc.^      1,805,026  
  22,687      Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      493,442  
  23,068      Insperity, Inc.      1,637,828  
  35,522      Kelly Services, Inc., Class A^      797,469  
  70,815      Korn/Ferry International^      2,445,242  
  56,904      Navigant Consulting, Inc.*^      1,124,423  
  59,676      On Assignment, Inc.*      3,231,456  
  34,552      Resources Connection, Inc.^      473,362  
  51,942      Trueblue, Inc.*      1,376,463  
  45,548      Wageworks, Inc.*^      3,060,826  
     

 

 

 
        16,521,066  
     

 

 

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.4%):

  
  39,019      Forestar Group, Inc.*    $ 669,176  
  44,289      HFF, Inc., Class A^      1,539,929  
  22,128      RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A^      1,240,274  
     

 

 

 
        3,449,379  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.8%):

  
  29,189      ArcBest Corp.^      601,293  
  52,672      Heartland Express, Inc.^      1,096,631  
  82,144      Knight Transportation, Inc.^      3,043,436  
  27,571      Marten Transport, Ltd.^      755,445  
  36,726      Roadrunner Transportation System, Inc.*^      266,998  
  31,047      Saia, Inc.*^      1,592,711  
     

 

 

 
        7,356,514  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%):

  
  48,683      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*^      3,149,303  
  84,660      Brooks Automation, Inc.      1,836,275  
  30,636      Cabot Microelectronics Corp.^      2,261,856  
  25,329      CEVA, Inc.*      1,151,203  
  30,145      Cohu, Inc.      474,482  
  45,959      Diodes, Inc.*      1,104,395  
  24,364      DSP Group, Inc.*      282,622  
  71,233      Kopin Corp.*^      264,274  
  86,062      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*      1,636,899  
  64,549      MaxLinear, Inc., Class A*^      1,800,272  
  65,926      MKS Instruments, Inc.^      4,436,820  
  30,773      Nanometrics, Inc.*^      778,249  
  35,614      Power Integrations, Inc.^      2,596,261  
  135,050      Rambus, Inc.*^      1,543,622  
  38,361      Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*      876,549  
  79,971      Semtech Corp.*^      2,858,963  
  57,575      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      1,603,464  
  60,319      Xperi Corp.^      1,797,506  
     

 

 

 
        30,453,015  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (1.8%):

  
  110,130      8x8, Inc.*      1,602,392  
  43,282      Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*^      1,111,915  
  26,427      Ebix, Inc.^      1,424,415  
  38,476      Gigamon, Inc.*^      1,514,031  
  11,341      MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*^      2,173,729  
  50,231      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.^      919,227  
  59,199      Progress Software Corp.      1,828,657  
  36,092      Qualys, Inc.*      1,472,554  
  52,160      Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^      858,032  
  147,552      TiVo Corp.      2,751,844  
  35,812      VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*^      513,902  
     

 

 

 
        16,170,698  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (3.9%):

  
  85,131      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A^      1,059,030  
  23,446      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*^      1,325,871  
  212,527      Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*^      456,933  
  45,651      Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*^      485,270  
  72,816      Barnes & Noble, Inc.      553,402  
  21,885      Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.^      285,599  
  52,777      Caleres, Inc.      1,466,145  
  30,838      Cato Corp., Class A^      542,440  
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    

Shares

           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Specialty Retail, continued

  
  21,681      Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)^    $ 2,213,630  
  83,842      DSW, Inc., Class A^      1,484,003  
  98,114      Express, Inc.*^      662,270  
  50,412      Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A^      714,338  
  67,060      Five Below, Inc.*^      3,310,752  
  46,354      Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*      507,113  
  24,485      Genesco, Inc.*^      830,042  
  24,576      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.^      1,556,152  
  77,447      Guess?, Inc.^      989,773  
  23,021      Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.^      577,827  
  25,364      Hibbett Sports, Inc.*^      526,303  
  16,738      Kirkland’s, Inc.*      172,067  
  29,193      Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A^      2,750,856  
  35,216      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*^      882,513  
  29,440      MarineMax, Inc.*^      575,552  
  40,307      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.^      1,682,817  
  67,614      Rent-A-Center, Inc.^      792,436  
  38,226      RH*^      2,466,342  
  50,442      Select Comfort Corp.*^      1,790,187  
  15,606      Shoe Carnival, Inc.^      325,853  
  32,571      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A^      633,506  
  57,070      Stein Mart, Inc.^      96,448  
  61,469      Tailored Brands, Inc.^      685,994  
  36,660      The Buckle, Inc.^      652,548  
  39,886      The Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.^      823,646  
  29,492      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*^      343,582  
  21,452      Zumiez, Inc.*^      264,932  
     

 

 

 
        34,486,172  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%):

  
  50,315      Cray, Inc.*^      925,796  
  56,832      Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*^      2,692,700  
  47,321      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*^      1,166,463  
     

 

 

 
        4,784,959  
     

 

 

 
 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%):

  
  88,116      Crocs, Inc.*^      679,374  
  52,011      Fossil Group, Inc.*^      538,314  
  53,364      G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*^      1,331,432  
  68,480      Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*^      473,197  
  19,243      Movado Group, Inc.^      485,886  
  18,787      Oxford Industries, Inc.^      1,174,000  
  13,350      Perry Ellis International, Inc.*^      259,791  
  64,967      Steven Madden, Ltd.*^      2,595,431  
  18,307      Unifi, Inc.*^      563,856  
  21,308      Vera Bradley, Inc.*^      208,392  
  118,176      Wolverine World Wide, Inc.^      3,310,109  
     

 

 

 
        11,619,782  
     

 

 

 
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.8%):

  
  112,921      Astoria Financial Corp.      2,275,357  
  54,677      Bank Mutual Corp.      500,295  
  71,676      BofI Holding, Inc.*^      1,700,155  
  39,918      Dime Community Bancshares      782,393  
  34,277      HomeStreet, Inc.*      948,616  
  9,121      LendingTree, Inc.*^      1,570,636  
  56,835      Northfield Bancorp, Inc.^      974,720  
Shares or
Principal
Amount
           Fair Value  
 

Common Stocks, continued

  
 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, continued

  
  126,369      Northwest Bancshares, Inc.^    $ 1,972,619  
  49,274      Oritani Financial Corp.^      840,122  
  75,225      Provident Financial Services, Inc.      1,909,211  
  122,049      TrustCo Bank Corp.      945,880  
  34,731      Wawlker & Dunlop, Inc.*^      1,695,915  
     

 

 

 
        16,115,919  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.2%):

  
  30,948      Universal Corp.^      2,002,336  
     

 

 

 
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.7%):

  
  47,580      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.^      2,809,599  
  19,007      DXP Enterprises, Inc.*^      655,742  
  33,328      Kaman Corp., Class A^      1,662,067  
  14,478      Veritiv Corp.*      651,510  
     

 

 

 
        5,778,918  
     

 

 

 
 

Water Utilities (0.5%):

  
  44,968      American States Water Co.^      2,131,933  
  58,993      California Water Service Group^      2,170,942  
     

 

 

 
        4,302,875  
     

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%):

  
  24,679      Spok Holdings, Inc.^      436,818  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $707,768,945)

     869,372,290  
  

 

 

 
 

Rights (0.0%):

  
 

Biotechnology (0.0%):

  
  25,050      Dyax Corp. CVR, Expires on 12/31/19*(a)(b)      27,806  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.0%):

  
  10,537      Gerber Scientific, Inc.*(a)(b)       
     

 

 

 
 

Total Rights (Cost $—)

     27,806  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (27.2%):

 
$ 237,574,181      AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(c)      237,574,181  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan
(Cost $237,574,181)

     237,574,181  
  

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (0.2%):

  
  1,325,861      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(d)      1,325,861  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $1,325,861)

     1,325,861  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $946,668,987)(e) — 126.8%

     1,108,300,138  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (26.8)%

     (234,025,693
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 874,274,445  
  

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

8


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

CVR—Contingency Valued Rights

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $231,862,732.

 

(a) Security was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017. The total of all such securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(b) The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.00% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

(c) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(d) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(e) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Amounts shown as “—“ are $0 or rounds to less than $1.

Futures Contracts

Cash of $274,600 has been segregated to cover margin requirements for the following open contracts as of June 30, 2017:

 

Description    Type      Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Mini Index September Futures

     Long        9/15/17        81      $ 5,727,915      $ (5,140

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 946,668,987
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,108,300,138

Segregated cash for collateral

       274,600

Interest and dividends receivable

       968,148

Receivable for investments sold

       5,256,935

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts

       1,850

Reclaims receivable

       414
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,114,802,085
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       1,587,897

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       734,638

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       237,574,181

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts

       18,357

Manager fees payable

       187,266

Administration fees payable

       21,252

Distribution fees payable

       169,273

Custodian fees payable

       7,774

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       3,862

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,905

Trustee fees payable

       7,521

Other accrued liabilities

       213,714
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       240,527,640
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 874,274,445
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 597,064,283

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       9,068,460

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       106,515,691

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       161,626,011
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 874,274,445
    

 

 

 

Class 1

    

Net Assets

     $ 52,539,478

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       4,495,155

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 11.69
    

 

 

 

Class 2

    

Net Assets

     $ 821,734,967

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       56,283,346

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 14.60
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $231,862,732

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 6,555,293

Interest

       835

Income from securities lending

       728,464

Foreign withholding tax

       (416 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       7,284,176
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       1,182,287

Administration fees

       117,549

Distribution fees — Class 2

       1,070,873

Custodian fees

       28,189

Administrative and compliance services fees

       8,812

Transfer agent fees

       6,980

Trustee fees

       28,915

Professional fees

       30,185

Shareholder reports

       20,064

Other expenses

       128,404
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       2,622,258
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       4,661,918
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       54,570,504

Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts

       141,268

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (36,134,704 )
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       18,577,068
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 23,238,986
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     

For the

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017

  

For the

Year Ended
December 31, 2016*

     (Unaudited)     

Change In Net Assets:

         

Operations:

         

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ 4,661,918      $ 4,770,924

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

       54,711,772        59,741,688

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       (36,134,704 )        92,843,996
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       23,238,986        157,356,608
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

         

From net investment income:

         

Class 1

             

Class 2

              (3,054,147 )

From net realized gains:

         

Class 1

             

Class 2

              (42,610,276 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

              (45,664,423 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

         

Class 1

         

Proceeds from shares issued

       288,415        49,908,811

Value of shares redeemed

       (3,822,487 )        (1,979,738 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

       (3,534,072 )        47,929,073
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class 2

         

Proceeds from shares issued

       1,712,763        214,993,554

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

              334,705,111

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

              45,664,423

Value of shares redeemed

       (111,794,166 )        (66,339,645 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

       (110,081,403 )        529,023,443
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       (113,615,475 )        576,952,516
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets

       (90,376,489 )        688,644,701

Net Assets:

         

Beginning of period

       964,650,934        276,006,233
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 874,274,445      $ 964,650,934
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     $ 9,068,460      $ 4,406,542
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

         

Class 1

         

Shares issued

       24,680        4,990,882

Shares redeemed

       (333,984 )        (186,423 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class 1 Shares

       (309,304 )        4,804,459
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class 2

         

Shares issued

       120,010        17,244,601

Shares issued in merger

              27,406,989

Dividends reinvested

              3,661,942

Shares redeemed

       (7,775,822 )        (4,841,918 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class 2 Shares

       (7,655,812 )        43,471,614
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares

       (7,965,116 )        48,276,073
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Class 1 activity is for the period October 17, 2016 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016*
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Class 1

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.38     $ 10.00                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.06                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.22       1.32                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.31       1.38                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.69     $ 11.38                
    

 

 

     

 

 

                 

Total Return(a)

       2.72 %(b)       13.80 %                

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 52,539     $ 54,672                

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.26 %       1.46 %                

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.34 %       0.32 %                

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.34 %       0.32 %                

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)(f)

       8 %(b)       86 %(g)                

Class 2

                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 14.23     $ 13.49     $ 15.43     $ 15.65     $ 11.39     $ 9.87
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.07       0.19       0.12       0.09       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       0.28       3.06       (0.58 )       0.65       4.50       1.43
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       0.37       3.13       (0.39 )       0.77       4.59       1.56
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.16 )       (0.17 )       (0.09 )       (0.14 )       (0.04 )

Net Realized Gains

             (2.23 )       (1.38 )       (0.90 )       (0.19 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (2.39 )       (1.55 )       (0.99 )       (0.33 )       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 14.60     $ 14.23     $ 13.49     $ 15.43     $ 15.65     $ 11.39
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       2.60 %(b)       25.71 %       (2.49 )%       5.23 %       40.62 %       15.82 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 821,735     $ 909,979     $ 276,006     $ 381,585     $ 383,152     $ 267,053

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.01 %       1.19 %       0.96 %       0.81 %       0.71 %       1.33 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       0.59 %       0.58 %       0.59 %       0.59 %       0.59 %       0.61 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       0.59 %       0.58 %       0.59 %       0.59 %       0.59 %       0.61 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)(f)

       8 %(b)       86 %(g)       16 %       14 %       17 %       10 %

 

* Period from commencement of operations. Class 1 Shares commenced operations on October 17, 2016.

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Portfolio turnover rate can be volatile due to the amount and timing of purchases and sales of fund shares during the period.

 

(f) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. Not annualized for periods less than a year.

 

(g) Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities incurred to realign the Fund’s portfolio after the fund merger are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 86%.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $250 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $71,504 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

     

Overnight

and
Continuous

   Less
than
30 Days
   Between
30 & 90
Days
   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 237,574,181      $      $      $      $ 237,574,181
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       237,574,181                             237,574,181
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 237,574,181      $      $      $      $ 237,574,181
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 237,574,181
                        

 

 

 

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in such affiliated transactions at the current market price.

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“crosstrade”) from and to other Allianz Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees in compliance with the Rule. Each crosstrade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period, the Fund participated in the following crosstrade transactions:

 

        Purchases      Sales      Realized
(Gain/Loss)

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

       $ 10,047,193        $ 39,732,678        $ 14,534,403

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

Futures Contracts

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund used futures contracts to provide market exposure on the Fund’s cash balances. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to segregate liquid assets in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and a payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the variation margin

 

14


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in fair value of the underlying securities and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding was $5.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The monthly average notional amount for these contracts was $11.6 million for the period ended June 30, 2017. Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts on the Statement of Operations.

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value*
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts   $     Payable for variation on futures contracts   $ 5,140  

 

* For futures contracts, the amounts represent the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of these futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure  

Location of Gains/(Losses)

on Derivatives

Recognized

   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on futures contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 141,268      $ 4,504  

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), BlackRock Investment provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate      Annual Expense Limit

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund Class 1

         0.26 %          0.46 %

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund Class 2

         0.26 %          0.71 %

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the year can be found on the Statement of Operations. During the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no voluntary waivers.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

 

15


AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable of Class 2 shares, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $5,701 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the primary exchange and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total

Common Stocks+

       $ 869,372,290        $        $ 869,372,290

Rights

                  27,806          27,806

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  237,574,181          237,574,181

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         1,325,861                   1,325,861
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         870,698,151          237,601,987          1,108,300,138
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Futures Contracts

         (5,140 )                   (5,140 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 870,693,011        $ 237,601,987        $ 1,108,294,998
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as futures contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

       $ 75,913,056        $ 187,192,588

6. Investment Risks

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

7. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $953,535,016. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 189,970,628  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (35,205,506
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 154,765,122  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

       $ 3,054,147        $ 42,610,276        $ 45,664,423

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)

    

Total
Accumulated

Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

       $ 16,806,149        $ 47,740,673        $        $ 189,424,354        $ 253,971,176

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

8. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

9. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

 

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AZL Small Cap Stock Index Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

10. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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AZL® T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO


Table of Contents

 

Expense Examples and Portfolio Composition

Page 1

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Page 2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Page 9

Statement of Operations

Page 9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Page 10

Financial Highlights

Page 11

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 12

Other Information

Page 20

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholder of the Fund. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which contains details concerning the sales charges and other pertinent information.


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in each table do not reflect expenses that apply to the subaccount or the insurance contract. If the expenses that apply to the subaccount of the insurance contract were included, your costs would have been higher.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the periods presented below.

The Actual Expense table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,089.80     $ 5.23       1.01 %
               

The Hypothetical Expense table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
1/1/17
  Ending
Account Value
6/30/17
  Expenses Paid
During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17*
  Annualized Expense
Ratio During Period
1/1/17 - 6/30/17

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.79     $ 5.06       1.01 %
               

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one half year period).

Portfolio Composition

(Unaudited)

 

Investments   Percent of Net Assets

Common Stocks

      61.5 %

Corporate Bonds

      18.4

Money Markets

      13.7

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

      10.8

Yankee Dollars

      2.3

Preferred Stocks

      1.6

Convertible Preferred Stocks

      1.3

Bank Loans

      1.1

Asset Backed Securities

      0.2

Foreign Bond

      0.1
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

      111.0

Net other assets (liabilities)

      (11.0 )
   

 

 

 

Net Assets

      100.0 %
   

 

 

 

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks (61.5%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.5%):

 
  27,200      Boeing Co. (The)(a)    $ 5,378,800  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components (1.1%):

 
  92,308      Adient plc      6,035,097  
  120,743      Magna International, Inc., ADR      5,594,023  
     

 

 

 
        11,629,120  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (1.5%):

 
  57,303      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      7,155,426  
  161,300      Wells Fargo & Co.      8,937,633  
     

 

 

 
        16,093,059  
     

 

 

 
 

Beverages (2.0%):

 
  157,730      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      14,370,780  
  60,133      PepsiCo, Inc.      6,944,760  
     

 

 

 
        21,315,540  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology (0.4%):

 
  17,025      Biogen Idec, Inc.*      4,619,904  
  1,855      Bioverativ, Inc.*      111,615  
     

 

 

 
        4,731,519  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (1.2%):

 
  304,387      Johnson Controls International plc      13,198,220  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (2.9%):

 
  458,434      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      23,389,303  
  89,948      State Street Corp.      8,071,034  
     

 

 

 
        31,460,337  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.5%):

 
  136,836      Ball Corp.      5,775,848  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (1.7%):

 
  275,462      PG&E Corp.      18,282,413  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.8%):

 
  62,249      American Tower Corp.      8,236,788  
  82,554      SBA Communications Corp.*      11,136,534  
     

 

 

 
        19,373,322  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.8%):

 
  48,900      CVS Health Corp.      3,934,494  
  61,885      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      4,846,214  
     

 

 

 
        8,780,708  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (1.2%):

 
  29,952      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      2,565,089  
  188,759      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      8,152,501  
  35,671      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      2,234,075  
     

 

 

 
        12,951,665  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.4%):

 
  446,448      Abbott Laboratories      21,701,837  
  109,641      Becton, Dickinson & Co.^      21,392,056  
  189,412      Danaher Corp.      15,984,479  
     

 

 

 
        59,078,372  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (4.7%):

  
  64,154      Aetna, Inc.      9,740,502  
  39,754      Anthem, Inc.      7,478,920  
Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services, continued

  
  52,586      Cigna Corp.    $ 8,802,371  
  49,970      Humana, Inc.      12,023,781  
  72,200      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      13,387,324  
     

 

 

 
        51,432,898  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.3%):

 
  309,730      Aramark Holdings Corp.      12,692,736  
  163,845      Yum! Brands, Inc.      12,085,207  
     

 

 

 
        24,777,943  
     

 

 

 
 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%):

 
  34,654      Roper Industries, Inc.^      8,023,441  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (3.0%):

 
  368,319      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      28,714,149  
  32,601      Willis Towers Watson plc^      4,742,141  
     

 

 

 
        33,456,290  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (1.9%):

 
  21,392      Amazon.com, Inc.*      20,707,456  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services (2.1%):

 
  2,400      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      2,231,232  
  22,500      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      20,446,425  
     

 

 

 
        22,677,657  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (6.3%):

 
  112,839      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      9,636,451  
  204,250      Fiserv, Inc.*      24,987,945  
  78,685      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a)      9,556,293  
  271,800      Visa, Inc., Class A^      25,489,405  
     

 

 

 
        69,670,094  
     

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.9%):

 
  299,824      PerkinElmer, Inc.      20,430,007  
  62,151      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      10,843,485  
     

 

 

 
        31,273,492  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (1.0%):

 
  82,867      Fortive Corp.      5,249,624  
  74,566      Pentair plc^      4,961,622  
     

 

 

 
        10,211,246  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.5%):

 
  161,130      Liberty Global plc, Series C*      5,024,033  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.3%):

 
  25,700      DTE Energy Co.      2,718,803  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%):

 
  313,700      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      9,047,108  
  138,699      Total SA^      6,871,126  
     

 

 

 
        15,918,234  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%):

 
  175,749      GlaxoSmithKline plc      3,742,942  
  79,600      Perrigo Co. plc^      6,011,392  
  243,999      Zoetis, Inc.(a)      15,220,658  
     

 

 

 
        24,974,992  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares           

Fair Value

 
 

Common Stocks, continued

 
 

Professional Services (0.8%):

 
  25,561      Equifax, Inc.    $ 3,512,593  
  250,384      Reed Elsevier plc      5,417,262  
     

 

 

 
        8,929,855  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (2.6%):

 
  34,209      Intuit, Inc.      4,543,297  
  336,500      Microsoft Corp.      23,194,945  
     

 

 

 
        27,738,242  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (3.4%):

 
  12,351      AutoZone, Inc.*^      7,045,751  
  35,794      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      5,490,800  
  112,754      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      8,741,818  
  69,338      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*^      15,166,994  
     

 

 

 
        36,445,363  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%):

 
  41,800      Apple, Inc.      6,020,036  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (3.8%):

 
  102,471      Altria Group, Inc.      7,631,015  
  124,115      British American Tobacco plc      8,448,408  
  205,300      Philip Morris International, Inc.      24,112,485  
     

 

 

 
        40,191,908  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $544,535,809)

     668,240,906  
     

 

 

 
 

Preferred Stocks (1.6%):

 
 

Banks (0.0%):

 
  7,099      U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 6.50%^      210,769  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.2%):

 
  55,900      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series C, 6.00%      1,518,244  
  3,600      Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series D, 5.95%^      98,172  
  13,840      State Street Corp., Series G, 5.35%^      379,631  
  14,574      State Street Corp., Series E, 6.00%      390,146  
     

 

 

 
        2,386,193  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.4%):

 
  107,700      SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.38%      3,042,525  
  18,000      SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45%^      520,200  
  25,000      SCE Trust VI, 5.00%      621,500  
     

 

 

 
        4,184,225  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.0%):

 
  190,269      Becton Dickinson And Co., Series A, 6.13%^      10,422,936  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $15,768,226)

     17,204,123  
     

 

 

 
 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (1.3%):

 
 

Banks (0.2%):

 
  1,765      Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.50%      2,314,356  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.2%):

 
  38,515      Nextra Energy, Inc., 6.12%^      2,080,195  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.5%):

 
  51,271      American Tower Corp., 5.50%^      6,215,584  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.4%):

 
  74,139      DTE Energy Co., 6.50%^      4,016,851  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $12,954,578)

     14,626,986  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Asset Backed Securities (0.2%):

 
  271,745      DB Master Finance LLC, Class A2I,
Series 2015-1A, 3.26%, 2/20/45(b)
   $ 273,373  
     

 

 

 
  947,838      Taco Bell Funding LLC, Class A2I,
Series 16-1A, 3.83%, 5/25/46(b)(c)
     968,983  
     

 

 

 
  675,960      Wendys Funding LLC, Class A2I,
Series 2015-1A, 3.37%, 6/15/45(b)
     681,760  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $1,895,543)

     1,924,116  
     

 

 

 
 

Bank Loans (1.1%):

 
 

Food Products (0.2%):

 
$ 1,969,750      Chobani LLC, 5.56%, 10/7/23, Callable 8/6/17 @ 101(c)      1,980,840  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.0%):

 
  487,802      DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., 3.50%, 6/24/21, Callable 8/6/17 @ 100(c)      488,412  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.5%):

 
  5,757,158      Hub International, Ltd., 4.25%, 10/2/20, Callable 8/6/17 @ 100(c)      5,768,556  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.2%):

 
  1,776,282      Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., 4.22%, 3/3/23, Callable 8/6/17 @ 101(c)      1,791,825  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (0.1%):

 
  636,735      Charter Communications Operating LLC, 3.31%, 1/3/21(c)      638,409  
  354,545      Kasima LLC, 3.68%, 5/17/21, Callable 8/6/17 @ 100(c)      355,432  
     

 

 

 
        993,841  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.0%):

 
  100,000      Dollar Tree, Inc., 4.25%, 7/6/22(c)      101,188  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%):

 
  1,250,000      Eagleclaw Midstream, 2.59%, 6/8/24(c)      1,234,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%):

 
  126,013      Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.92%, 1/20/24, Callable 7/26/17 @ 100(c)      126,468  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Bank Loans (Cost $12,292,050)

     12,485,505  
     

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds (18.4%):

 
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%):

 
  145,000      Moog, Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/22, Callable 12/1/17 @ 103.94(b)      150,800  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines (0.0%):

 
  328,378      U.S. Airways 2010-1A PTT, Series A, 6.25%, 10/22/24      365,321  
     

 

 

 
 

Banks (0.5%):

 
  2,410,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Z, 5.30%, 12/31/49, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100(c)      2,509,413  
  2,145,000      PNC Financial Services, Series S, 5.00%, 12/31/49, Callable 11/1/26 @ 100^(c)      2,209,350  
  875,000      US BanCorp, 5.30%, 12/31/49, Callable 4/15/27 @ 100(c)      931,875  
     

 

 

 
        5,650,638  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Beverages (0.3%):

 
$ 720,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 1.90%, 2/1/19    $ 721,611  
  440,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 2.65%, 2/1/21, Callable 1/1/21 @ 100      445,900  
  930,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 2.43%, 2/1/21(c)      963,169  
  625,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 3.30%, 2/1/23, Callable 12/1/22 @ 100      643,582  
  465,000      PepsiCo, Inc., 1.25%, 4/30/18^      464,241  
     

 

 

 
        3,238,503  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Products (0.0%):

 
  280,000      Lennox International, Inc., 3.00%, 11/15/23, Callable 9/15/23 @ 100      279,579  
     

 

 

 
 

Capital Markets (0.6%):

 
  1,865,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series E, 4.95%, 12/29/49, Callable 6/20/20 @ 100(c)      1,945,195  
  1,060,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.62%, 12/29/49, Callable 9/20/26 @ 100(c)      1,069,116  
  970,000      MSCI, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/24,
Callable 11/15/19 @ 102.63(b)
     1,028,200  
  810,000      MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/25,
Callable 8/15/20 @ 102.88(b)
     877,327  
  1,355,000      State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25%, 12/31/49, Callable 9/15/20 @ 100(c)      1,429,525  
     

 

 

 
        6,349,363  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals (0.2%):

 
  1,400,000      Cytec Industries, Inc., 3.95%, 5/1/25,
Callable 2/1/25 @ 100
     1,408,851  
  570,000      Ecolab, Inc., 2.00%, 1/14/19^      572,483  
     

 

 

 
        1,981,334  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment (0.0%):

 
  260,000      Harris Corp., 2.00%, 4/27/18      260,355  
     

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance (0.8%):

 
  360,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.63%, 8/15/17      361,972  
  1,150,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.74%, 9/8/17(c)      1,150,344  
  700,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.72%, 12/6/17      700,049  
  1,435,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.79%, 12/6/17(c)      1,436,176  
  835,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.15%, 1/9/18      837,836  
  1,165,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.00%, 5/15/18      1,194,800  
  1,420,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.38%, 3/12/19      1,426,433  
  1,865,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.60%, 11/4/19^      1,877,396  
     

 

 

 
        8,985,006  
     

 

 

 
 

Containers & Packaging (0.5%):

 
  3,225,000      Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxemberg, 5.75%, 10/15/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.88      3,300,272  
  233,329      Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxemberg, 6.87%, 2/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.29(c)      239,745  
  1,560,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 4.66%, 7/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102^(b)(c)      1,585,350  
  105,000      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/19 @ 102.56(b)      109,069  
     

 

 

 
        5,234,436  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%):

 
$ 937,000      Service Corp. International, 5.38%, 5/15/24, Callable 5/15/19 @ 102.69    $ 989,613  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

 
  970,000      Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/22, Callable 8/15/17 @ 102.69      999,100  
  1,310,000      Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.63%, 2/1/23,
Callable 2/1/18 @ 102.81^
     1,362,400  
  1,225,000      Verizon Communications, 3.13%, 3/16/22^      1,243,080  
  1,225,000      Verizon Communications, 2.25%, 3/16/22(c)      1,239,383  
     

 

 

 
        4,843,963  
     

 

 

 
 

Electric Utilities (0.7%):

 
  1,225,000      Edison International, 2.13%, 4/15/20      1,226,352  
  500,000      NSTAR Electric Co., 3.20%, 5/15/27,
Callable 2/15/27 @ 100
     503,260  
  1,240,000      Pacific Gas & Electric, 3.30%, 3/15/27,
Callable 12/15/26 @ 100
     1,267,660  
  15,575      SCE Trust I, 0.90%, 12/31/49, Perpetual Bond^      391,244  
  2,130      SCE Trust II, 0.80%, 12/31/49, Perpetual Bond^      53,996  
  23,272      SCE Trust III, Series H, 0.82%, 12/31/49, Perpetual Bond^      653,478  
  1,140,000      Southern Co., 1.55%, 7/1/18      1,137,000  
  610,000      Southern Co., 1.85%, 7/1/19      607,636  
  365,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.15%, 1/15/26, Callable 10/15/25 @ 100      367,037  
  855,000      Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.50%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      879,150  
     

 

 

 
        7,086,813  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%):

 
  260,000      Amphenol Corp., 1.55%, 9/15/17      259,939  
  750,000      Amphenol Corp., 2.20%, 4/1/20      751,975  
  375,000      Amphenol Corp., 3.20%, 4/1/24,
Callable 2/1/24 @ 100
     378,821  
     

 

 

 
        1,390,735  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.0%):

 
  1,420,000      American Tower Corp., 3.30%, 2/15/21,
Callable 1/15/21 @ 100
     1,457,096  
  2,530,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 4.88%, 4/15/22      2,763,838  
  3,895,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23      4,326,717  
  2,335,000      Iron Mountain, Inc., 6.00%, 10/1/20,
Callable 10/1/17 @ 103(b)
     2,416,725  
  815,000      Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.38%, 6/1/21, Callable 6/1/18 @ 102.19(b)      845,563  
  325,000      Iron Mountain, Inc., 6.00%, 8/15/23, Callable 8/15/18 @ 103^      345,313  
  1,773,000      Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/24, Callable 8/15/17 @ 102.88      1,808,460  
  3,620,000      SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.66      3,728,599  
 

 

Continued

 

4


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, continued

 
$ 4,175,000      SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 9/1/24, Callable 9/1/19 @ 103.66    $ 4,248,062  
     

 

 

 
        21,940,373  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%):

 
  340,000      Kroger Co. (The), 2.00%, 1/15/19      339,688  
     

 

 

 
 

Food Products (0.1%):

 
  645,000      B&G Foods, Inc., 4.63%, 6/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.31      658,706  
  145,000      TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104.5(b)      154,425  
     

 

 

 
        813,131  
     

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities (0.1%):

 
  825,000      Southern Calif Gas Co., 3.20%, 6/15/25, Callable 3/15/25 @ 100      842,803  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%):

 
  1,080,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 2.25%, 6/6/22(c)      1,082,461  
  1,105,000      Becton Dickinson & Co., 3.36%, 6/6/24, Callable 4/6/24 @ 100      1,107,526  
  706,000      Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2.68%, 12/15/19      714,644  
  3,145,000      Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/22, Callable 7/15/18 @ 102.63      3,302,250  
  1,185,000      Medtronic plc, 1.50%, 3/15/18      1,185,254  
  570,000      Medtronic plc, 2.50%, 3/15/20      578,260  
  270,000      Teleflex, Inc., 4.88%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.44      276,075  
     

 

 

 
        8,246,470  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers & Services (2.3%):

 
  3,695,000      Centene Corp., 5.63%, 2/15/21, Callable 2/15/18 @ 102.81      3,852,037  
  1,285,000      Centene Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/22, Callable 5/15/19 @ 102.38      1,341,219  
  2,102,000      Centene Corp., 6.13%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 104.59      2,272,640  
  1,350,000      Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/15/20 @ 103.56      1,387,125  
  2,623,000      Fresenius Medical Care, 5.63%, 7/31/19(b)      2,773,822  
  1,510,000      Fresenius Medical Care, 5.88%, 1/31/22(b)      1,672,325  
  305,000      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 5.75%, 2/15/21(b)      333,594  
  2,295,000      HCA, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/18      2,467,125  
  900,000      HCA, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/19      918,000  
  1,185,000      HCA, Inc., 4.25%, 10/15/19      1,229,438  
  5,655,000      HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/20      6,171,018  
  340,000      UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 1.40%, 12/15/17      339,900  
  150,000      Universal Health Services, 3.75%, 8/1/19(b)      153,000  
     

 

 

 
        24,911,243  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Technology (0.2%):

 
  2,628,413      Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 3.97%, 2/3/24, Callable 8/6/17 @ 101(c)      2,627,309  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.3%):

 
$ 3,085,000      Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25, Callable 4/1/20 @ 103.75(b)    $ 3,258,530  
  385,000      Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp / Millennium Op, 5.38%, 4/15/27, Callable 4/15/22 @ 102.69(b)      406,175  
  751,000      Cedar Fair, LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co., 5.38%, 6/1/24, Callable 6/1/19 @ 102.69      784,795  
  360,000      Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/24, Callable 9/1/19 @ 102.13(b)      364,950  
  375,000      KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.00%, 6/1/24, Callable 6/1/19 @ 103.75^(b)      390,938  
  375,000      KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/21 @ 102.63(b)      394,688  
  2,570,000      KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 6/1/27, Callable 6/1/22 @ 102.38(b)      2,624,612  
  135,000      McDonald’s Corp., 2.10%, 12/7/18      135,760  
  585,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/18      602,550  
  425,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.30%, 9/15/19      448,375  
  1,270,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/20, Callable 8/1/20 @ 100      1,309,688  
  2,425,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 11/1/21, Callable 8/1/21 @ 100^      2,485,624  
  1,065,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/1/23, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100^      1,051,688  
  100,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/37      108,000  
  165,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.35%, 11/1/43, Callable 5/1/43 @ 100      148,913  
     

 

 

 
        14,515,286  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.1%):

 
  750,000      Spectrum Brand, Inc., 6.63%, 11/15/22, Callable 11/15/17 @ 103.31      785,625  
  350,000      Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.13%, 12/15/24, Callable 12/15/19 @ 103.06      374,938  
     

 

 

 
        1,160,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.4%):

 
  2,835,000      Hub International, Ltd., 7.88%, 10/1/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 105.91(b)      2,955,487  
  530,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.35%, 3/6/20, Callable 2/6/20 @ 100      532,716  
  530,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.75%, 1/30/22, Callable 12/30/21 @ 100^      535,178  
  200,000      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.30%, 3/14/23, Callable 1/14/23 @ 100      205,544  
     

 

 

 
        4,228,925  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.4%):

 
  1,800,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 2.60%, 12/5/19, Callable 11/5/19 @ 100^      1,833,898  
  255,000      Netflix, Inc., 5.88%, 2/15/25^      282,413  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, continued

 
$ 2,715,000      Netflix, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/26^(b)    $ 2,708,212  
     

 

 

 
        4,824,523  
     

 

 

 
 

IT Services (0.4%):

 
  1,190,000      Fiserv, Inc., 2.70%, 6/1/20, Callable 5/1/20 @ 100      1,204,021  
  200,000      Fiserv, Inc. TL Unsec, 1.63%, 10/25/18(c)(d)      199,000  
  3,125,000      Visa, Inc., 1.20%, 12/14/17      3,123,428  
     

 

 

 
        4,526,449  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery (0.3%):

 
  595,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Series G, 1.25%, 11/6/17^      594,583  
  695,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 2.25%, 12/1/19, MTN      702,173  
  1,060,000      CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 3.63%, 4/15/18^      1,069,328  
  465,000      CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 3.88%, 7/16/18^      472,673  
  105,000      Fortive Corp., 1.80%, 6/15/19      104,247  
  125,000      Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., 9.50%, 2/15/24, Callable 2/15/19 @ 107.13^      145,000  
  200,000      Xylem, Inc., 3.25%, 11/1/26, Callable 8/1/26 @ 100      199,158  
     

 

 

 
        3,287,162  
     

 

 

 
 

Media (1.6%):

 
  450,000      Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23, Callable 7/15/18 @ 104.03(b)      468,281  
  275,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 3/15/21, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.63      282,563  
  2,035,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 9/30/22, Callable 9/30/17 @ 102.63      2,094,828  
  1,525,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 2/15/23, Callable 2/15/18 @ 102.56      1,573,609  
  350,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 5/1/23, Callable 5/1/18 @ 103.84(b)      367,500  
  970,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 9/1/23, Callable 3/1/18 @ 102.88      1,011,225  
  875,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/24, Callable 7/15/18 @ 102.88      922,031  
  810,000      CCO Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 4/1/24, Callable 4/1/19 @ 104.41(b)      864,675  
  1,584,000      Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC, 6.38%, 9/15/20, Callable 8/7/17 @ 103.19(b)      1,615,680  
  488,550      Charter Communications Operating LLC, 3.31%, 7/1/20(c)      489,771  
  720,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC, 3.58%, 7/23/20, Callable 6/23/20 @ 100      744,030  
  55,000      COX Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/18(b)      57,028  
  1,450,000      Dish DBS Corp., 4.63%, 7/15/17      1,448,188  
  160,000      Dish DBS Corp., 4.25%, 4/1/18      162,051  
  395,000      Lamar Media Corp., 5.88%, 2/1/22, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.94      407,838  
  85,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20, Callable 7/27/17 @ 101.06(b)      85,975  
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Media, continued

 
$ 810,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.75%, 8/1/21, Callable 8/4/17 @ 102.88(b)    $ 836,325  
  1,850,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/24, Callable 7/15/19 @ 103(b)      1,965,625  
  1,385,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/18      1,448,998  
     

 

 

 
        16,846,221  
     

 

 

 
 

Multiline Retail (0.2%):

 
  1,800,000      Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/23, Callable 3/1/18 @ 104.31      1,899,540  
     

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities (0.7%):

 
  1,020,000      Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 2.40%, 2/1/20, Callable 1/1/20 @ 100      1,028,873  
  325,000      CMS Energy Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/19      365,062  
  150,000      Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.96%, 7/1/19(c)      152,243  
  2,625,000      DTE Energy Co., 3.80%, 3/15/27, Callable 12/15/26 @ 100      2,683,429  
  1,895,000      NiSource Finance Corp., 3.49%, 5/15/27, Callable 2/15/27 @ 100      1,908,040  
  1,305,000      NiSource Finance Corp., 4.38%, 5/15/47, Callable 11/15/46 @ 100      1,345,569  
     

 

 

 
        7,483,216  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.2%):

 
  1,390,000      Chevron Corp., 1.37%, 3/2/18      1,389,644  
  1,005,000      Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 10/1/22, Callable 10/1/17 @ 102.75      1,031,381  
  2,965,000      Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/23, Callable 10/1/17 @ 102.75^      3,046,537  
  350,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/24, Callable 11/1/19 @ 103.56(b)      348,250  
  100,000      Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Series B, 6.50%, 4/15/18      103,547  
  150,000      EQT Corp., 6.50%, 4/1/18      154,900  
  305,000      EQT Corp., 8.13%, 6/1/19      336,562  
  860,000      Matador Resources Co., 6.88%, 4/15/23, Callable 4/15/18 @ 105.16      892,250  
  630,000      Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/22, Callable 5/15/22 @ 100(b)      618,975  
  2,030,000      Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 12/15/22 @ 100^(b)      1,984,325  
  990,000      Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/25, Callable 2/15/25 @ 100^      940,500  
  395,000      Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.13%, 11/15/19, Callable 8/7/17 @ 102.06^      399,444  
  755,000      Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.25%, 5/1/23, Callable 11/1/17 @ 102.63      773,875  
  1,510,000      Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23, Callable 5/15/18 @ 102.13      1,474,138  
     

 

 

 
        13,494,328  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals (0.4%):

 
  705,000      Eli Lilly & Co., 1.25%, 3/1/18      704,278  
  505,000      Johnson & Johnson, 1.13%, 11/21/17^      504,650  
 

 

Continued

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Corporate Bonds, continued

 
 

Pharmaceuticals, continued

 
$ 2,672,000      Pfizer, Inc., 1.20%, 6/1/18^    $ 2,667,003  
     

 

 

 
        3,875,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%):

 
  790,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/23, Callable 3/15/18 @ 102.5      823,071  
     

 

 

 
 

Road & Rail (0.1%):

 
  860,000      Burlington North Santa Fe, 3.25%, 6/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100^      878,559  
     

 

 

 
 

Software (0.9%):

 
  9,250,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.30%, 2/6/27, Callable 11/6/26 @ 100^      9,528,157  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail (0.3%):

 
  130,000      AutoZone, Inc., 1.63%, 4/21/19      129,198  
  540,000      AutoZone, Inc., 2.50%, 4/15/21, Callable 3/15/21 @ 100      538,590  
  2,055,000      L Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19      2,283,619  
     

 

 

 
        2,951,407  
     

 

 

 
 

Tobacco (0.3%):

 
  1,000,000      Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.00%, 2/21/20      1,002,134  
  660,000      Philip Morris International, Inc., 1.59%, 2/21/20(c)      663,112  
  1,230,000      Philip Morris International, Inc., 2.63%, 2/18/22, Callable 1/18/22 @ 100^      1,238,366  
     

 

 

 
        2,903,612  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $196,196,447)

     199,754,426  
     

 

 

 
 

Foreign Bond (0.1%):

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%):

 
  1,365,000      UPC Holding BV, 6.38%, 9/15/22+(b)      1,628,410  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Bond (Cost $1,537,995)

     1,628,410  
     

 

 

 
 

Yankee Dollars (2.3%):

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%):

 
  1,255,000      Virgin Media Communications, Ltd., 6.00%, 10/15/24, Callable 10/15/19 @ 103(b)      1,330,299  
  810,000      Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.25%, 1/15/26, Callable 1/15/20 @ 102.63(b)      843,056  
  2,190,000      Ziggo Secured Finance BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27, Callable 1/15/22 @ 102.75(b)      2,236,538  
     

 

 

 
        4,409,893  
     

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.2%):

 
  1,225,000      Medtronic Global Holdings, 1.70%, 3/28/19      1,225,776  
  715,000      Medtronic Global Holdings, 3.35%, 4/1/27      728,920  
     

 

 

 
        1,954,696  
     

 

 

 
 

Household Products (0.1%):

 
  1,200,000      Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc, 1.86%, 6/24/22(b)(c)      1,201,175  
     

 

 

 
 

Insurance (0.1%):

 
  735,000      Trinity Acquistion plc, 4.40%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100      767,500  
     

 

 

 
Contracts,
Shares,
Notional
Amount or
Principal
Amount
          

Fair Value

 
 

Yankee Dollars, continued

 
 

Media (0.6%):

 
$ 4,293,000      Unitymedia Hessen, 5.50%, 1/15/23, Callable 1/15/18 @ 102.75(b)    $ 4,453,988  
  1,690,000      Unitymedia Kabelbw GMBH, 6.13%, 1/15/25, Callable 1/15/20 @ 103.06(b)      1,812,525  
     

 

 

 
        6,266,513  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%):

 
  260,000      Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 1.75%, 1/15/18      259,979  
  1,650,000      Shell International Finance BV, 1.63%, 5/11/20(c)      1,664,952  
     

 

 

 
        1,924,931  
     

 

 

 
 

Professional Services (0.2%):

 
  1,580,000      IHS Markit, Ltd., 5.00%, 11/1/22, Callable 8/1/22 @ 100(b)      1,705,405  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.5%):

 
  6,555,000      NXP Funding BV/NXP Funding LLC, 3.75%, 6/1/18(b)      6,653,324  
  200,000      NXP Funding BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.13%, 6/15/20(b)      210,064  
     

 

 

 
        6,863,388  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Yankee Dollars (Cost $24,580,223)

     25,093,501  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan (10.8%):

 
  117,197,814      AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Securities Lending Collateral Account(e)      117,197,814  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Securities Held as Collateral for


Securities on Loan (Cost $117,197,814)

     117,197,814  
     

 

 

 
 

Unaffiliated Investment Company (13.7%):

 
  149,475,023      Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.75%(f)      149,475,023  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Unaffiliated Investment Company (Cost $149,475,023)

     149,475,023  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investment Securities (Cost $1,076,433,708)(g) — 111.0%

     1,207,630,810  
 

Net other assets (liabilities) — (11.0)%

     (120,796,014
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 1,086,834,796  
     

 

 

 
 

 

Continued

 

7


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets as of June 30, 2017.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

^ This security or a partial position of this security was on loan as of June 30, 2017. The total value of securities on loan as of June 30, 2017, was $114,464,738.

 

+ The principal amount is disclosed in local currency and the fair value is disclosed in U.S. Dollars.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for open derivative positions.

 

(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c) Variable rate security. The rate presented represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2017. The date presented represents the final maturity date.

 

(d) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted to resale to institutional investors. The sub-adviser has deemed these securities to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2017, these securities represent 0.02% of the net assets of the fund.

 

(e) Purchased with cash collateral held from securities lending. The value of the collateral could include collateral held for securities that were sold on or before June 30, 2017.

 

(f) The rate represents the effective yield at June 30, 2017.

 

(g) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

Over-the-counter options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty   

Put/

Call

   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

Alphabet, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      840.00        USD        1/19/18        5      $ (53,669

Alphabet, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      860.00        USD        1/19/18        5        (46,893

Alphabet, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      880.00        USD        1/19/18        28        (227,345

Alphabet, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Citibank    Call      900.00        USD        1/19/18        30/17        (327,266

Alphabet, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Citibank    Call      920.00        USD        1/19/18        17/35        (307,491

Alphabet, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Citibank    Call      940.00        USD        1/19/18        17/35        (258,584

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    Call      950.00        USD        1/19/18        50        (439,911

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Citibank    Call      1000.00        USD        1/19/18        15/14        (184,369

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    Call      1080.00        USD        1/19/18        22        (78,107

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    Call      1100.00        USD        1/19/18        22        (66,839

American Tower Corp.

   Citibank    Call      115.00        USD        1/19/18        97        (191,723

American Tower Corp.

   Citibank    Call      120.00        USD        1/19/18        97        (151,446

Apple, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      175.00        USD        1/19/18        158        (24,962

Apple, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      180.00        USD        1/19/18        158        (18,322

Biogen Idec, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      350.00        USD        1/19/18        37        (8,376

Boeing Co. (The)

   Merrill Lynch    Call      175.00        USD        1/19/18        272        (721,699

Danaher Corp.

   Deutsche Bank/Citibank    Call      90.00        USD        1/19/18        559/72        (100,928

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   Credit Suisse First Boston/Royal Bank of Canada    Call      135.00        USD        1/19/18        208/88        (94,375

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Royal Bank of Canada    Call      180.00        USD        1/19/18        255        (343,547

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      90.00        USD        1/19/18        453        (349,767

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      95.00        USD        1/19/18        917        (436,377

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      105.00        USD        1/19/18        272        (37,489

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      105.00        USD        1/18/19        57        (30,240

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      110.00        USD        1/18/19        57        (22,169

Visa, Inc.

   Citibank    Call      115.00        USD        1/18/19        57        (16,271

Wells Fargo

   JPMorgan Chase    Call      65.00        USD        1/19/18        459        (21,283

Zoetis, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Goldman Sachs    Call      60.00        USD        1/19/18        469/227        (343,909

Zoetis, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank/Goldman Sachs    Call      62.50        USD        1/19/18        225/227        (155,436

Zoetis, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    Call      65.00        USD        1/19/18        225        (50,536
                    

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $2,811,194)

 

            $ (5,109,329
                    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded options written as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Strike Price      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Fair Value  

MasterCard, Inc.

   Call    120.00      USD        1/19/18        16      $ (12,680

MasterCard, Inc.

   Call    125.00      USD        1/19/18        7        (3,640
                 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums $10,174)

            $ (16,320
                 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

8


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

    

Investment securities, at cost

     $ 1,076,433,708
    

 

 

 

Investment securities, at value*

     $ 1,207,630,810

Cash

       46,737

Interest and dividends receivable

       3,828,926

Foreign currency, at value (cost $84)

       91

Receivable for capital shares issued

       875,961

Receivable for investments sold

       6,810,146

Reclaims receivable

       34,167

Prepaid expenses

       685
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,219,227,523
    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

       8,599,897

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       507,939

Payable for collateral received on loaned securities

       117,197,814

Written options (Premiums received $2,821,368)

       5,125,649

Manager fees payable

       626,623

Administration fees payable

       30,588

Distribution fees payable

       223,795

Custodian fees payable

       8,388

Administrative and compliance services fees payable

       5,341

Transfer agent fees payable

       1,355

Trustee fees payable

       10,939

Other accrued liabilities

       54,399
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       132,392,727
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,086,834,796
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital

     $ 874,680,415

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

       20,184,941

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) from investment transactions

       63,075,020

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       128,894,420
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,086,834,796
    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)

       60,513,369

Net Asset Value (offering and redemption price per share)

     $ 17.96
    

 

 

 

 

* Includes securities on loan of $114,464,738.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

    

Dividends

     $ 5,988,030

Interest

       4,536,652

Income from securities lending

       87,958

Foreign withholding tax

       (55,102 )
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       10,557,538
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Manager fees

       3,907,500

Administration fees

       149,240

Distribution fees

       1,302,500

Custodian fees

       27,713

Administrative and compliance services fees

       10,616

Transfer agent fees

       4,350

Trustee fees

       34,289

Professional fees

       36,322

Shareholder reports

       25,180

Other expenses

       16,008
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

       5,513,718

Less expenses voluntarily waived/reimbursed by the Manager

       (260,508 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       5,253,210
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       5,304,328
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

    

Net realized gains/(losses) on securities transactions

       24,224,416

Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts

       4,115,718

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

       56,248,351
    

 

 

 

Net Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       84,588,485
    

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 89,892,813
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

9


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    (Unaudited)        

Change In Net Assets:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

    $ 5,304,328         $ 13,264,138

Net realized gains/(losses) on investment transactions

      28,340,134           38,064,595

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

      56,248,351           37,441,240
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      89,892,813           88,769,973
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

                (9,617,172 )

From net realized gains

                (53,194,286 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

                (62,811,458 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      35,255,254           198,754,078

Proceeds from dividends reinvested

                62,811,458

Value of shares redeemed

      (35,659,107 )           (441,083,789 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      (403,853 )           (179,518,253 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in net assets

      89,488,960           (153,559,738 )

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of period

      997,345,836           1,150,905,574
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,086,834,796         $ 997,345,836
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss)

    $ 20,184,941         $ 14,880,613
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares issued

      2,030,610           12,142,622

Dividends reinvested

                3,877,250

Shares redeemed

      (2,048,788 )           (27,237,130 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Change in shares

      (18,178 )           (11,217,258 )
   

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

10


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Financial Highlights

(Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

      Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
  Year Ended
December 31,
2016
  Year Ended
December 31,
2015
  Year Ended
December 31,
2014
  Year Ended
December 31,
2013
  Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     (Unaudited)                    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 16.48     $ 16.04     $ 15.90     $ 15.84     $ 12.29     $ 10.98
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investment Activities:

                        

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

       0.09       0.21       0.11       0.11       0.07       0.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments

       1.39       1.03       0.68       1.69       3.60       1.22
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Investment Activities

       1.48       1.24       0.79       1.80       3.67       1.35
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From:

                        

Net Investment Income

             (0.12 )       (0.10 )       (0.06 )       (0.12 )       (0.04 )

Net Realized Gains

             (0.68 )       (0.55 )       (1.68 )            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Dividends

             (0.80 )       (0.65 )       (1.74 )       (0.12 )       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 17.96     $ 16.48     $ 16.04     $ 15.90     $ 15.84     $ 12.29
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(a)

       8.98 %(b)       7.84 %       5.07 %       11.7 7%       29.94 %       12.32 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

                        

Net Assets, End of Period (000’s)

     $ 1,086,835     $ 997,346     $ 1,150,906     $ 787,57 0     $ 519,24 8     $ 420,994

Net Investment Income/(Loss)(c)

       1.02 %       1.10 %       0.98 %       0.9 3%       0.44 %       1.14 %

Expenses Before Reductions(c)(d)

       1.06 %       1.05 %       1.05 %       1.0 5%       1.06 %       1.07 %

Expenses Net of Reductions(c)

       1.01 %       1.00 %       1.00 %       1.0 0%       1.01 %       1.02 %

Expenses Net of Reductions, Excluding Expenses Paid Indirectly(c)

       1.01 %       1.00 %       1.00 %       1.0 0%       1.01 %(e)       1.03 %(e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       27 %(b)       89 %       73 %       7 2%       122 %       24 %

 

(a) The returns include reinvested dividends and fund level expenses, but exclude insurance contract charges. If these charges were included, the returns would have been lower.

 

(b) Not annualized.

 

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Excludes fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

 

(e) Expenses net of reductions excludes expenses paid indirectly, pursuant to a “commission recapture” program, under which brokers remit a portion of the brokerage commission which is used to pay certain Fund expenses. See note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

11


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

The Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 13, 1999. The Trust is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and thus is determined to be an investment company, and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.” The Trust consists of 23 separate investment portfolios (individually a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), of which one is included in this report, the AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”), and 22 are presented in separate reports.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Fund without par value. Shares of the Fund are available through the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered through the separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Currently, the Fund only offers its shares to separate accounts of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, affiliates of the Trust and the Manager, as defined below.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund records its investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described in Note 4 below.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are recorded not later than on the business day following trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Net realized gains and losses on investments sold and on foreign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available. Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding or similar taxes imposed by such countries. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

The Fund may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the period, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange to determine the fair value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments and foreign currencies.

Dividends to Shareholders

Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distributes its dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The amount of dividends from net investment income and from net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales and differing treatment on certain investments) do not require reclassification. Dividends to shareholders that exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.

Expense Allocation

Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund, while expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets or some other reasonable method. Expenses which are attributable to more than one Trust are allocated across the Allianz Variable Insurance Products and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trusts based upon relative net assets or another reasonable basis. Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), serves as the investment manager for the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Bank Loans

The Fund may invest in bank loans, which generally have interest rates which are reset periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate and, secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Bank loans often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the anticipated or actual maturity may be considerably earlier than the stated maturity shown in the Schedule of Portfolio of Investments.

All or a portion of any bank loans may be unfunded. The Schedule of Portfolio is obligated to fund any commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the Schedule of Portfolio must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation.

Securities Lending

To generate additional income, the Fund may lend up to 33  1/3% of its assets pursuant to agreements requiring that the loan be continuously secured by any combination of cash, U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities, equal initially to at least 102% of the fair value plus accrued interest on the securities loaned (105% for foreign securities). The borrower of securities is at all times required to post collateral to the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the fair value of the securities loaned based on the previous day’s fair value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. The Fund bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The Fund receives payments from borrowers equivalent to the dividends and interest that would have been earned on securities lent while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral received. In extremely low interest rate environments, the broker rebate fee may exceed the interest earned or the cash collateral which would result in a loss to the Fund. The investment of cash collateral deposited by the borrower is subject to inherent market risks such as interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and other risks that are present in the market, and as such, the value of these investments may not be sufficient, when liquidated, to repay the borrower when the loaned security is returned. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers, such as broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities, deemed by the Manager to be of good standing and credit worthy and when in its judgment, the consideration which can be earned currently from such securities loans justifies the attendant risks. Loans are subject to termination by the Trust or the borrower at any time, and are, therefore, not considered to be illiquid investments. Securities on loan at June 30, 2017 are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The average outstanding amount of securities on loan was $79 million for the period ended June 30, 2017.

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in a collateral account on behalf of the Fund managed by the Dreyfus Corporation, an affiliate of the Custodian and Securities Lending Agent. The collateral account invests in short-term investments that have a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund pays the Securities Lending Agent 9% of the gross revenues received from securities lending activities and keeps 91%. The Fund paid securities lending fees of $8,765 during the period ended June 30, 2017. These fees have been netted against “Income from securities lending” on the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11 (“ASU No. 2014-11”), “Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures”. ASU No. 2014-11 is intended to provide increased transparency about the types of collateral pledged in securities lending transactions and other similar transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowing.

The following table displays a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of June 30, 2017.

 

     

Overnight

and
Continuous

  

Less

than
30 Days

  

Between

30 & 90

Days

   Greater
than
90 Days
   Total

Securities Lending Transactions

                        

Common Stocks

     $ 85,954,950      $      $      $      $ 85,954,950

Corporate Debt Securities

       31,242,864                             31,242,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Transactions

       117,197,814                             117,197,814
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

     $ 117,197,814      $      $      $      $ 117,197,814
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities for Securities Lending Transactions

                         $ 117,197,814
                        

 

 

 

Commission Recapture

Certain Funds of the Trust participate in a commission recapture program. The Fund will utilize the recaptured commissions to pay for, in whole or part, certain expenses of the Fund, excluding investment advisory fees. Any amounts received by the Fund, if applicable, are disclosed as “Expenses paid indirectly” on the Statement of Operations. The Fund ceased participation in the program in June 2014.

Affiliated Securities Transactions

Pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may engage in securities transactions with affiliated investment companies and advisory accounts managed by the Manager and sub-adviser. Any such purchase or sale transaction must be effected without a brokerage commission or other remuneration, except for customary transfer fees. The transaction must be effected at the current market price, which is either the security’s last sale price on an exchange or, if there are no transactions in the security that day, at the average of the highest bid and lowest asked price. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any Rule 17a-7 transactions under the 1940 Act.

Derivative Instruments

All open derivative positions at period end are reflected on the Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

 

13


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Options Contracts

The Fund may purchase or write put and call options on a security or an index of securities. During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund purchased and wrote call and put options to increase or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

Purchased Options Contracts — The Fund pays a premium which is included in “Investments, at value” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. When a put option is exercised or closed, premiums paid for purchasing options are offset against proceeds to determine the realized gain/loss on the transaction. The Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

Written Options Contracts — The Fund receives a premium which is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are either exercised or closed are offset against the proceeds received or the amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses. The risk associated with writing an option is that the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of an underlying asset and is required to buy or sell an underlying asset under the contractual terms of the option at a price different from the current value.

Realized gains and losses are reported as “Net realized gains/(losses) on options contracts” on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund had the following transactions in purchased call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Cost

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         606        $ 163,263

Options purchased

                 

Options exercised

                 

Options expired

                 

Options closed

         (606 )          (163,263 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

                $
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

The Fund had the following transactions in written call and put options during the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

        Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

         (19,633 )        $ (5,477,360 )

Options written

         (5,503 )          (2,035,838 )

Options exercised

                 

Options expired

         42          5,772

Options closed

         19,113          4,686,058

Options outstanding at June 30, 2017

         (5,981 )        $ (2,821,368 )

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Primary Risk Exposure   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Total Fair
Value
 

Equity Risk Exposure

       
Equity Contracts   Investment Securities, at value (purchased options)   $     Written Options   $ (5,125,649

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations, categorized by risk exposure, for the period ended June 30, 2017:

 

Primary Risk Exposure   Location of Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
   Realized Gains/(Losses)
on Derivatives
Recognized
     Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation on
Derivatives Recognized
 

Equity Risk Exposure

     
Equity Contracts   Net Realized gains/(losses) on options contracts/ Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    $ 4,115,718        $(2,824,109)  

The Fund is generally subject to master netting agreements that allow for amounts owed between the Fund and the counterparty to be netted. The party that has the larger payable pays the excess of the larger amount over the smaller amount to the other party. The master netting agreements do not apply to amounts owed to/from different counterparties. The amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities do not take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to reflect the Fund’s ability to transact net amounts in accordance with the master netting

 

14


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

agreements at June 30, 2017. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. This table also summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, categorized by risk exposure, as of June 30, 2017.

At June 30, 2017, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by type were as follows:

 

        Assets      Liabilities

Derivative Financial Instruments:

             

Option contracts

       $        $ 5,125,649
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

                  5,125,649

Derivatives not subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

                  (16,320 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total assets and liabilities subject to a MNA

       $        $ 5,109,329
      

 

 

        

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund as of June 30, 2017:

 

Counterparty    Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MNA
by Counterparty
   Derivatives
Available
for Offset
   Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
   Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

Citibank

     $ 2,214,956      $      $      $      $ 2,214,956

Credit Suisse

       66,318                             66,318

Deutsche Bank

       1,523,241                             1,523,241

Goldman Sachs

       190,228                             190,228

JPMorgan Chase

       21,283                             21,283

Merrill Lynch

       721,699                             721,699

Royal Bank of Canada

       371,604                             371,604
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 5,109,329      $      $      $      $ 5,109,329
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
* The actual collateral received or pledged may be in excess of the amounts shown in the table. The table only reflects collateral amounts up to the amount of the financial instrument disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates and Other Parties

The Manager provides investment advisory and management services for the Fund. The Manager has retained an independent money management organization (the “Subadviser”), to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to an amended and restated subadvisory agreement, effective November 15, 2013, with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), T. Rowe Price provides investment advisory services as the Subadviser for the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Trustees and the Manager. Prior to November 15, 2013, the Fund was subadvised by Davis Selected Advisors, L.P. The Manager is entitled to a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund for investment advisory and management services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Manager fees.” For its services, the Subadviser is entitled to a fee payable by the Manager. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses, excluding interest expense (e.g., cash overdraft fees), taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, based on the daily net assets of the Fund, through April 30, 2018.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, the annual rate due to the Manager and the annual expense limit were as follows:

 

        Annual Rate*      Annual Expense Limit

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

         0.75 %          1.20 %

 

* The Manager voluntarily reduced the management fee to 0.70% on all assets. After April 30, 2018 the manager reserves the right to increase the management fee to the amount shown in the table at any time.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Manager in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Manager to the extent that from time to time through the next three fiscal years the repayment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the lesser of the stated limit at the time of the waiver or the current stated limit. Any amounts recouped by the Manager during the year are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the Manager.” At June 30, 2017, there were no remaining contractual reimbursements that are subject to repayment by the Fund in subsequent years.

In addition, the Manager may voluntarily waive or reimburse additional fees in order to maintain more competitive expense ratios. Any voluntary waivers or reimbursements are not subject to repayment in subsequent years. Information on the total amount waived/reimbursed by the Manager or repaid to the Manager by the Fund during the period can be found on the Statement of Operations.

Pursuant to separate agreements between the Funds and the Manager, the Manager provides a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and certain compliance oversight and regulatory filing services to the Trust. Under these agreements the Manager is entitled to an amount equal to a portion of the compensation and certain other expenses related to the individuals performing the CCO and compliance oversight services, as well as $100 per hour for time incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of certain documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The fees are paid to the Manager on a quarterly basis. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administrative and compliance services fees.”

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi” or the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., with which an officer of the Trust is affiliated, serves as the Trust’s administrator and fund accountant, and assists the Trust in all aspects of its administration and operation. The Administrator is entitled to a Trust-wide asset-based fee, which is based on the following schedule: 0.05% of daily average net assets on the

first $4 billion, 0.04% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion, 0.02% of daily average net assets on the next $2 billion and 0.01% of daily average net assets over $8 billion. The overall Trust-wide fees are accrued daily and paid monthly and are subject to a minimum annual fee. The Administrator is entitled to an annual fee for each additional class of shares of any Fund, certain annual fees in supporting fair value services, and a Trust-wide annual fee for providing infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Fund’s compliance program. The Administrator is also reimbursed for certain expenses incurred. The total expenses incurred by the Fund for these services are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees.”

FIS Investor Services LLC (“FIS”) serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the Transfer Agent Agreement, the Trust pays FIS a fee for its services and reimburses FIS for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing these services.

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s custodian and securities lending agent. For these services as custodian, the Funds pay BNY Mellon a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Funds, plus certain out-of-pocket charges.

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (“ALFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as distributor of the Fund. ALFS receives an annual 12b-1 fee in the maximum amount of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus a Trust-wide annual fee of $42,500 paid by the Manager from its profits and not by the Trust, for recordkeeping and reporting services.

In addition, certain legal fees and expenses are paid to a law firm, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of which the Secretary of the Fund is Senior Counsel. During the period ended June 30, 2017, $6,173 was paid from the Fund relating to these fees and expenses.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Manager or the Administrator. Such Officers (except for the Trust’s CCO as noted above) and Trustees receive no compensation from the Trust for serving in their respective roles. For their service to the Trust and to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, each non-interested Trustee receives a $170,000 annual Board retainer and the Lead Director receives an additional $42,500 annually. In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for certain expenses associated with attending Board meetings. Compensation to the Trustees is allocated between the Trust and the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust in proportion to the assets under management of each trust. During the period ended June 30, 2017, actual Trustee compensation was $435,200 in total for both trusts.

During the period ended June 30, 2017, the Fund paid approximately 336 to affiliated broker/dealers of the Subadvisor on the execution of purchases and sales of the Fund’s portfolio investments.

4. Investment Valuation Summary

The valuation techniques employed by the Fund, as described below, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Fund determines transfers between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Security prices are generally provided by an independent third party pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 pm Eastern Time). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if there is no sale, the last quoted bid price is used for long securities and the last quoted ask price is used for securities sold short. Securities listed on NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the official closing price as reported by NASDAQ. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset value as reported by such companies and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Debt and other fixed income securities are generally valued at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing source approved by the Trustees. To value debt securities, pricing services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as market activity, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, call features, credit ratings and other data, as well as broker quotes. Short term securities of sufficient credit quality with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

16


AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Options are generally valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, which are then typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund generally values index options at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the principal exchange on which the option is traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For options where market quotations are not readily available, fair value procedures as described below may be applied.

Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustees or persons acting on the behalf of the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used for significant events such as securities whose trading has been suspended, whose price has become stale or for which there is no currently available price at the close of the NYSE. Depending on the source and relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund utilizes a pricing service to assist in determining the fair value of securities when certain significant events occur that may affect the value of foreign securities.

In accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees, fair value pricing may be used if events materially affecting the value of foreign securities occur between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. Management identifies possible fluctuation in international securities by monitoring the increase or decrease in the value of a designated benchmark index. In the event of an increase or decrease greater than predetermined levels, the Fund may use a systematic valuation model provided by an independent third party to fair value its international equity securities which are then typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of June 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund’s investments based upon the three levels defined above:

 

Investment Securities:      Level 1      Level 2      Total
                      

Asset Backed Securities

       $        $ 1,924,116        $ 1,924,116

Bank Loans

                  12,485,505          12,485,505

Common Stocks

                    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

         9,047,108          6,871,126          15,918,234

Pharmaceuticals

         21,232,050          3,742,942          24,974,992

Professional Services

         3,512,593          5,417,262          8,929,855

Tobacco

         31,743,500          8,448,408          40,191,908

Other Common Stocks+

         578,225,917                   578,225,917

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                    

Banks

                  2,314,356          2,314,356

Multi-Utilities

                  4,016,851          4,016,851

Other Convertible Preferred Stocks+

         8,295,779                   8,295,779

Corporate Bonds

                    

Electric Utilities

         1,098,718          5,988,095          7,086,813

Other Corporate Bonds+

                  192,667,613          192,667,613

Foreign Bond

                  1,628,410          1,628,410

Preferred Stocks

         17,204,123                   17,204,123

Yankee Dollars+

                  25,093,501          25,093,501

Securities Held as Collateral for Securities on Loan

                  117,197,814          117,197,814

Unaffiliated Investment Company

         149,475,023                   149,475,023
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investment Securities

         819,834,811          387,795,999          1,207,630,810
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:*

                    

Written Options

       $ (16,320 )        $ (5,109,329 )        $ (5,125,649 )
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       $ 819,818,491        $ 382,686,670        $ 1,202,505,161
      

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

+ For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

* Other Financial Instruments would include any derivative instruments, such as written options contracts. These investments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the investment.

5. Security Purchases and Sales

For the period ended June 30, 2017, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) were as follows:

 

        Purchases      Sales

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       $ 246,210,967        $ 305,588,216

6. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid. The illiquid restricted securities held as of June 30, 2017 are identified below.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

Security     

Acquisition

Date(a)

    

Acquisition

Cost

    

Shares or
Principal

Amount

    

Fair

Value

    

Percentage of
Net

Assets

                                    

Fiserv, Inc. TL Unsec, 10/25/18

         3/22/17        $ 200,014        $ 200,000        $ 199,000          0.02 %

 

(a) Acquisition date represents the initial purchase date of the security.

7. Investment Risks

Bank Loan Risk: There are a number of risks associated with an investment in bank loans including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and prepayment risk. Lack of an active trading market, restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. The risk of holding bank loans is also directly tied to the risk of insolvency or bankruptcy of the issuing banks. These risks could cause the Fund to lose income or principal on a particular investment, which in turn could affect the Fund’s returns. The value of bank loans can be affected by and sensitive to changes in government regulation and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad. Bank loans generally are floating rate loans, which are subject to interest rate risk as the interest paid on the floating rate loans adjusts periodically based on changes in widely accepted reference rates.

Derivatives Risk: The Fund may invest in derivatives as a principal strategy. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or risk. Use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances. The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default. As required by applicable law, a Fund that invests in derivatives segregates cash or liquid securities, or both, to the extent that its obligations under the instrument are not covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments, and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those securities.

8. Federal Tax Information

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are required in the financial statements.

Management of the Fund has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken.

Cost for federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2017 is $1,080,761,618. The gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 134,928,094  

Unrealized (depreciation)

    (8,058,902
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

  $ 126,869,192  
 

 

 

 

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total
Distributions(a)

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       $ 22,575,788        $ 40,235,670        $ 62,811,458

 

(a) Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because dividends are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of the latest tax year end December 31 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation(a)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficit)

AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       $ 14,880,613        $ 39,425,916        $        $ 67,955,039        $ 122,261,568

 

(a) The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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AZL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of current year distributions paid and the tax basis of the current components of accumulated earnings and any net capital loss carry forwards will be determined at the end of the current tax year ending December 31, 2017.

9. Ownership and Principal Holders

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumptions of control of the fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2017, the Fund had multiple shareholder accounts which are affiliated with the Investment Adviser representing ownership in excess of 25% of the Fund.

10. Investment Company Reporting Modernization

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules which introduce two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contain amendments to Regulation S-X which require standardized, enhanced disclosures about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The amendments are effective for filings made with the SEC after August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments on the fund’s financial statements. The adoption will have no effect on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

11. Subsequent Events

Management of the Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures or adjustments resulting from events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, there were no subsequent events to report that would have material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (‘‘Commission’’) website at www.sec.gov, or by calling 800-624-0197.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-624-0197; (ii) on the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust’s website at https://www.allianzlife.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Schedules of Portfolio Holdings for the Fund in this report are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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LOGO

 

The Allianz VIP Fund of Funds are distributed by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.   
These Funds are not FDIC Insured.    SARRPT0617 08/17


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only for annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) The Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

(b) 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.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable – only for annual reports.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.

 


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant) Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Brian Muench

  Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer                                                     

Date 8/25/17

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 (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Brian Muench

  Brian Muench, Principal Executive Officer                                                     

Date 8/25/17

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Bashir C. Asad

  Bashir C. Asad, Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer

Date 8/25/17